Chapter 244: Multi-Attribute Test
Li Lang had been told it was a challenging task for cultivators to maintain control of Qi of different attributes at the same time. It was much easier to either focus on one attribute or none at all. Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators normally went with the former. That was because non-attributed Qi was the jack of all trades and master of none. It had no strengths to speak of.
Just like with selecting beast cores for artificing, specializing in an attribute was much more powerful while non-attribute only had the advantage of being flexible.
Due to that, almost all weapon artifacts were made using beast cores specialized in a certain attribute. The non-attributed ones were only used in utility artifacts or certain defensive artifacts. The resulting armors weren’t able to block the attacks entirely, but they could weaken attacks of various elements, making them useful in many situations.
However, when it came to the cultivators themselves, being the weaker party in almost all situations was unacceptable. Almost all Earth-grade techniques specialized in a particular element for that reason. Some of the rarer ones made use of multiple attributes, but they required talented individuals who could multitask between the different types of Qi.
Right now, Li Lang found himself wanting to tackle the challenge of controlling three different types of Qi at the same time.
He grabbed another heavenly material from his pile, a common alchemy material by the name of Lighthorn. While continuing to absorb the energies from the Yellow Wind Flower and Ashen Clover, he began his attempt on the third material of the day. He assigned one of his remaining three spiritual roots to this task, and a new type of Qi began to travel toward his dantian.
“It’s—it’s working?”
This time, Li Lang was truly befuddled. There was barely any additional strain. It was completely different from what he had heard. Surely, he couldn’t have lucked out and possessed tremendous talent.
While thousands of things raced across his mind, he mechanically repeated the same steps of bringing the new Qi into his dantian. The Qi of light attribute didn’t seem to react in any particular way with the existing energies. Li Lang didn’t have the capacity to dwell on that as he completely focused on his little test.
Several moments passed, and he found he could maintain the connection with the three heavenly materials without any issue. Three constant streams of energy flowed into his dantian with no issue. Seeing this, his ambition began to grow as he reached out again for his pile of heavenly resources.
Just as he was rummaging through the pile, he abruptly came to a stop and took a deep breath.
I’m getting ahead of myself. I may have five spiritual roots, but there’s only three meridian channels that lead into my dantian. If I keep pushing, the different types of Qi will have to clash within my channels. I can’t believe I almost did something so dangerous without taking proper precautions.