Chapter 1 Lin Xuan (1/2)

”Ugh!”

Sighed an average looking boy with a stiff expression after he failed again.

This is the 49th time in the past 3 months that has ended in failure.

Even with Lin Xuan's mental fortitude, frustration and despair are beginning to overwhelm him.

A corner of his mouth showed a trace of a bitter smile.

He shook his head and looked at his hand ” Is my innate talent really so low?”

Lin Xuan tightly clenched his fists, fingernails cutting into his palm, but he didn't seem to feel the pain.

Lin Xuan who is 17 years old, has been a member of the Whirlwind Cloud Valley Sect for the past three years. Whirlwind Cloud Valley is a small martial sect with nearly a thousand disciples, and Lin Xuan is an Outer Sect Disciple.

It's been three years, and the other apprentice disciples that entered the sect with him had already entered the mid-level of gathering spirit,  even a few geniuses had entered the fifth layer, but Lin Xuan is still hovering in the first layer.

Lin Xuan's progress is slow, but not for lack of efforts, in reality he put in the most effort among the outer sect disciples. When the others practiced twice, he practiced three times, and when the others meditated for an hour, Lin Xuan meditated for three hours, but even with all his hard work, his results are small and was left far behind by the others, which filled Lin Xuan with frustration.

Cultivation is divided into Qi Condensation, foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Separation and Reunion , Profound Grotto, Spirit Severing, Tribulation Ascension, each stage is divided into seven layers, the first two for early-stage, the third and fourth layer being mid-stage, fifth and sixth are considered late-stage, and the seventh layer is considered peak-stage, who are one step away from the next stage.

Although Immortality is difficult, it is something that can be achieved with time, For example, for the first 2 layers of gathering spirit are simply crossing the threshold, and people with good talent can pass it with the first two months of practice, and if the talent is low three to five months is fine, however this only applies to people who have spiritual roots, even if he put two times no ten times the effort, he can't compare to people with Spirit Roots.

Simply put it is a wasted effort.

and unfortunately, Lin Xuan has no spirit roots.

In the beginning ordinary people like Lin Xuan with no spirit roots, even if they wanted to set foot on the path of cultivation, there would be no sect willing to take them in, but Lin Xuan is a special exception because three years ago he happened to save a Whirlwind Cloud Valley Elder who was seriously injured. The Elder in gratitude recommended Lin Xuan to become a disciple of Whirlwind Cloud Valley Sect.

For three years, Lin Xuan practices and never slacking off, training in the winter, dog days of summer training, sweating much more than the others, but even so he is left behind by the others.

For those that pursue Immortality, talent in the most important thing, it is something impossible to make up for with efforts alone.