Chapter 41: The Drawbacks of Innate Divine Abilities

Qin Ming nodded and continued to ask,

"Then, do you usually use your Innate Divine Ability for Alchemy?"

"Of course!" Elder Qing answered without hesitation.

"Then do you know the reason why Innate Divine Abilities are formed?" Qin Ming smiled and said.

Elder Qing organized his thoughts and said,

"Based on my understanding, an Innate Divine Ability resides within a person's Soul; it is an ability one is born with."

"Everyone's fate is predetermined from birth—some are good, some are poor, some have them, and some do not."

Qin Ming smiled and nodded, then shook his head.

"You are right, but also wrong."

"First, Innate Divine Abilities are indeed within the Soul. Although this is just a conjecture, it is a fact."

"Second, Innate Divine Abilities are not predetermined."

"Not predetermined?" Elder Qing's eyes widened as he looked at Qin Ming in surprise.

"They are indeed not predetermined."

"Not only are Innate Divine Abilities not predetermined, but they can also be obtained through Cultivation or by plundering."

"Plundering?" Elder Qing was completely stunned. This was the first time he had heard such a shocking statement.

"Yes!" Qin Ming nodded without hesitation, his eyes filled with hatred.

He thought of that woman who was hell-bent on plundering his God-level Innate Divine Ability.

"But you don't need to worry. Plundering an Innate Divine Ability is extremely difficult, and ordinary Heaven-Grade Innate Divine Abilities are not worth plundering."

"Innate Divine Abilities are not innate; they are gifts from heaven and earth."

"Gifts from heaven and earth?"

These were such profound words; it was the first time Elder Qing had heard them.

"Do you know about God-level Innate Divine Abilities?" Qin Ming asked mysteriously.

"God-level Innate Divine Ability? I've never heard of that. I only know of Yellow-Grade, Black-Grade, Earth-Grade, and Heaven-Grade. I've never heard of a God-level Innate Divine Ability."

Elder Qing's inner world was in turmoil. He hadn't expected to receive such precious knowledge from his first teaching session with Qin Ming.

Qin Ming smiled and said,

"It's normal that you don't know. This secret generally only circulates among Martial Saints and Martial Gods."

"A God-level Innate Divine Ability is the only way to advance to the rank of Martial God."

"Martial God?" Elder Qing was scared silly. To think that God-level Innate Divine Abilities actually involved the Martial God level—it was simply inconceivable.

"Alright, those things are too far off. Let's talk about the impact of Innate Divine Abilities on the Pill Dao!" Qin Ming changed the subject.

Elder Qing had not yet recovered from his shock. This was the first time he had heard such a secret matter.

"Innate Divine Abilities have both benefits and drawbacks for Alchemy?"

"Drawbacks?" Elder Qing was startled by this conclusion.

"Yes, drawbacks!" Qin Ming looked at Elder Qing, smiled, and continued,

"Innate Divine Abilities hinder the progress of one's Pill Dao Strength."

"Hinder? Impossible. Without an Earth-Grade Innate Divine Ability, I couldn't have become a Pill King. My Innate Divine Ability was a huge help when I made a Breakthrough to the Pill King Realm."

Elder Qing shook his head, denying what Qin Ming said.

"Then what about advancing to Pill Emperor? If you continue to rely on your Pill Dao Innate Divine Ability for the rest of your life, will you ever be able to advance to Pill Emperor?"

"It's impossible. Even if you practice Alchemy until you die, you will never be able to advance to Pill Emperor."

"This… this might be because my Talent is insufficient!" Elder Qing said after some thought.

Qin Ming shook his head and said with a smile,

"Elder Qing, you are a Loose Cultivator. You advanced to Pill King without relying on resources from any Power. If your Pill Dao Talent is considered poor, then whose Talent is good?"

Elder Qing's Talent was much better than Qin Ming's in his previous life. However, because he had always relied on his Innate Divine Ability for Alchemy, he had been delayed in breaking through to the Pill Emperor Realm.