Chapter 199

After a full day of cultivation, Lin Yufei sensed the presence of heaven and earth spiritual energy and was already able to absorb it for her own use. Such talent stunned both Gaga and Steward Gong; only Xiao Yang was not surprised. When he first began cultivating, it had taken him only the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn to absorb the energy, and he had even been scolded by the old Taoist for being a waste for taking that long. Xiao Yang would never tell the old Taoist that, on that very same night, he had seen the old man drawing circles in the corner of the courtyard wall, muttering curses to himself. The gist of the rant was the old Taoist’s envy, jealousy, and hatred toward Xiao Yang’s innate talent. Determining whether a person has talent is based on how long it takes them to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Within one day marks a genius; two days is considered superior; three days is average; four days means the talent is lacking, though cultivation is still possible; if one has not succeeded by the fifth day, it is advised to give up as early as possible. Someone like Xiao Yang, who only took the time of a single incense stick, was an outlier.