Chapter 2123: 2126: Everyone Has Extraordinary Talent

In the basement, the delicate and beautiful fairy Qin Yurou, with her beautiful eyes filled with joy and anticipation, looked at the women and transmitted to Shen Qiang: "It's indeed the legendary Foundation Establishment Pill. I can now clearly feel the spiritual energy surging around them, and what's even more surprising is that the spiritual energy around each of them is very strong, especially around Miao Xiaoxia—her spiritual energy fluctuations are the strongest!"Listening to the words of the beautiful fairy Qin Yurou, Shen Qiang smiled slightly and said: "She is the number one beauty in the parkour scene with a strong talent for sports, so cultivation should not be much of a problem for her."

With earnest eyes, Qin Yurou nodded and then said: "Indeed, I feel that, but her age…"

Shen Qiang laughed and said: "Don't look at things with those worldly eyes. I only started contact with cultivation last spring, but now, I'm already the Medicine King. Not only did I establish Heshenghe, but my cultivation has also reached the late stage of the Mixed Element Realm."

"A prodigy!" Qin Yurou's beautiful eyes looked charmingly at Shen Qiang and commented: "You're absolutely brilliant; this will be an unrivaled legend."

Shen Qiang laughed, raised his eyebrows calmly, and said: "But in fact, before cultivation, in the eyes of those around me, I was useless. They described me as a bookworm, reading myself silly, with no common sense, or simply a waste."

This statement left the always-excellent Qin Yurou dumbfounded: "How is that possible?"

"Why is it impossible?" Shen Qiang smiled at Qin Yurou and transmitted: "In the eyes of those who worship money, those without money or those not as rich as them are worthless. In the eyes of those who value knowledge, those without as much learning are rubbish, and in the eyes of those who value power, those of lower rank are also worthless."

Qin Yurou was stunned.

Looking at her dazed expression, Shen Qiang smiled and said: "In the eyes of cultivators, those with lower cultivation are worthless, and in the eyes of alchemists, pills inferior to theirs are worthless. Isn't it true? This is how the world is. For example, let me say hypothetically, if I couldn't even refine Qi Refining Powder, would you fall in love with me?"

Qin Yurou was surprised, then lightly frowned and said: "I don't like hearing that. I like you for you, for many reasons, not just because you can refine pills well. If it were that simple, I would have chosen a boyfriend from the top ten alchemy masters already."

Shen Qiang chuckled upon hearing this and said: "Sorry, my analogy wasn't quite right, but this thing called talent—it's invisible and intangible. For instance, many people clearly have athletic talent yet are forced to read classics all day, which results in accomplishing nothing in the end."

"For example, Abi." Shen Qiang raised his eyebrows at Qin Yurou with a smile and said: "She stays with you as a listener during your studies; you absorb medical knowledge with relish, but for her, it is extremely dull. As a result, she has achieved nothing academically or martially now."

Qin Yurou pouted, unhappy, and said: "Are you saying I've harmed Abi?"

Shen Qiang's eyes curved into a smile, and he said: "That's not what I meant. Talent is essentially an innate instinct. Let's say you let someone who loves activity stay home all day, or keep a person who loves peace at the marketplace daily—in that case, it is torment for them. Every minute they wish to escape, and under such circumstances, if you expect them to succeed in these areas, it's mere wishful thinking."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yurou remained silent for a moment and said: "Since childhood, I noticed that Abi excels at gathering various pieces of gossip. Among the disciples in Medicine King Valley, she knows perfectly well who's dealing with whom. If it were a time of war, she'd surely become an excellent intelligence officer. From this perspective, I might instead be the incompetent one."

Smiling, Shen Qiang looked at Qin Yurou and said: "Therefore, everyone has outstanding aspects, and also incompetent ones. As long as we enhance strengths and avoid weaknesses, we can certainly become elitists, thus making age never the real problem."

"Is it true that older people can't learn new things? Are younger ones certainly fast learners? Are young people always stronger than middle-aged ones? Such notions have preconditions, but many ignore those preconditions and adopt preconceived ideas."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yurou smiled gently, nestled against Shen Qiang's side, and placed her gaze on Miao Xiaoxia, saying: "She has good talent; I can already confirm that once she successfully establishes her foundation, she might proceed far on the path of cultivation."

Shen Qiang smiled and said: "Perhaps, but what's most important is whether she can understand her own talent. If she can leverage her talent to the fullest, she might also have the chance to become a peerless powerhouse."

Qin Yurou smiled too and said: "Talking about talent feels like discussing metaphysics; gold will shine eventually, and you're just worrying needlessly."

Shen Qiang laughed upon hearing that and said: "Do you know what absolute uniformity means? For example, if I were to throw you into Qingyun Sword Pavilion to train in Qingyun Sword Technique from childhood, what do you think your achievements would be?"

Qin Yurou was left stupefied, sinking into prolonged silence, then said: "I think that would be a nightmare; I'd be mocked as a waste by them."

Shen Qiang chuckled and said: "But in reality, many talented people are homogenized. In kindergarten, primary school, middle school, and university, they learn the same knowledge, do the same things. Those with talent in these areas succeed brilliantly, while those without work hard with nothing to show for it."

Qin Yurou replied: "Your words are too profound; I don't understand."

Shen Qiang laughed and said: "Everyone has incompetent aspects; finding what you excel at and maximizing your talent ensures success, essentially meaning everyone has a side of extraordinary talent."

Looking at the daydreaming Qin Yurou, Shen Qiang smiled and continued: "That's why I haven't told them that most cultivators use swords or that real techniques can only be used after reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, so they are now blank sheets of paper, and what kind of picture they become is up to them."

Qin Yurou's eyes, full of charm and warmth, gazed at Shen Qiang and said: "You are a good teacher. Now I am very much looking forward to their future."

Shen Qiang smiled calmly and said: "They will succeed because their knowledge of cultivation is limited, so they won't chase it deliberately. This implies they will follow their hearts and find their best talent; as long as they continue on this path, they are bound to shine."

"Mm." Qin Yurou seriously nodded in agreement.

Almost simultaneously, in the basement, the spiritual energy fluctuation paused momentarily, and Shen Qiang and Qin Yurou both saw the capable Su Xiaonuan already opening her eyes.