Chapter 172 (1/2)

Chapter 172

Wood Element

Master Lang started to speak. “The wood element is very rare and not many can awaken it. For every element, there are unique fighting styles. Each one is different and adapted to the specific element.”

“Fire’s fighting style is oriented towards explosiveness, suddenly las.h.i.+ng out at full force. Wind is excellent for speed and quick attacks. Earth is meant for defense or overwhelming might. However, elements are not just useful for fighting.”

“Take the water element. It can be used to end droughts or heal. The earth element can be used to stop volcanoes or revitalize farming land. The fire element can purify objects and be used to forge. Every element has many uses, but wood is one that surpa.s.ses all of them in terms of importance.”

“What is required for pills? Rare herbs that have grown with Qi are necessary ingredients. Many sects have herb gardens where they grow these herbs for the pills. However, they need time to grow. Often a hundred years will pa.s.s before a herb reaches maturity and the rarest herbs can require a thousand years.”

“However, there is one instance in which herbs that should take hundreds of years can mature in months. Rare herbs can be cultivated when they shouldn’t grow and dead herbs can be revitalized. That is the mysteriousness of the wood element.”

“If your mom has the wood element, then they most likely kidnapped her to help cultivate their herb gardens. In order to support their geniuses and raise the prowess of their sect, they would do anything to capture a wood element.”

Chu Shen was stunned at this revelation. Just how strong was the wood element? A Natural realm cultivator was the powerhouse of a sect. However, a wood element cultivator at the Natural realm could allow dozens of disciples to reach the Natural realm. How terrifying was that?!

It is said that what one fears the most is not one sharp spear, but a storm of dull blades. Raising disciples levels through pills would make them weaker than genuine Natural realm geniuses. With the wood element though, they would be able to create many dozens of Natural realm experts. They would be able to overwhelm the cultivating world with numbers alone!

Of course, this was based upon there being an alchemist to create the pills. Without such an alchemist, the herbs would be next to useless. As Chu Shen was lost in thought, Master Ti Wu appeared in front of him.

“What your master spoke is the truth. The wood element is a very rare element indeed. Even in my dimension, it would appear every thousand years. Any sect that could gain such a genius would be destined for greatness.”

“There was a time when one of the major sects was able to gain a wood element genius. This sect later became the hegemony of my cultivation world for over a millennia because of the wood element genius. They had over a hundred times the amount of people at all power levels any other sect had at the time and was able to rule because of this. If your mom truly is a wood element genius, then I can only say that she is both fortunate and unfortunate.”

Master Lang had been studying Chu Shen and saw how his face had changed as he realized all of the implications this had. “Chu Shen. I am sure you are aware now just how desperate all of the sects will be because of your mom. The Huore Laohu sect will never stop until you’re mom is imprisoned and all who have heard of her ability are dead.”

Chu Shen sighed. “I know Master Lang. I am aware of how impossible this task will be. However, she is my mom. I cannot stop just because of how important she is.”