As for this living ancestor of the The Carter Family, it’s said that currently, there are no more than five people in the entire clan who possess the token that allows them to consult him at any time, and the total number of times it’s been used doesn’t exceed ten. You have to realize, this is something that has accumulated over more than a hundred years. The only one who holds the right to consult three times at will is Shawn Carter's father, James Carter. Henry Carter also found it strange, because at Shawn Carter’s age, what could possibly require him to use a token that even the nine great elders and the clan head envy, just to ask him something?

Normally, any clan steward or deacon, or at most an ordinary elder, would be able to answer all his questions.

“Absolutely sure, Ancestor, could you help me check my Ren Spring... to see if there’s any problem?” As soon as the ancestor asked, Shawn Carter nodded quickly. Although this ancestor is the true living ancestor of the The Carter Family and gives off a great sense of pressure, Shawn Carter is usually lively and cheerful, and is quite casual in this regard. He’s always been calm and easygoing even when meeting the clan elders or the clan head. Now, worried about the golden vortex next to his Ren Spring, he didn’t think much of it. As soon as Ancestor Henry Carter asked, he hurried forward to ask for help.

“Oh? Did something go wrong with your cultivation? Was it a mistake, or did you suffer a deviation, or encounter something unusual...” Shawn Carter stepped forward directly, and Henry Carter turned around as well. He could sense Shawn Carter’s urgency and thought something serious had happened. Among the Three Springs Realm—Heaven, Earth, and Human Springs—although the Human Spring is the most basic, at Henry Carter’s level, he knew it was also the most important. If the foundation had any issues, it would cause problems later on.

In his view, maybe this was something James Carter already knew and had specifically instructed Shawn Carter about. So as he turned, he used his spiritual sense to examine Shawn Carter, and at the same time, raised his hand. Instantly, a ball of flame enveloped Shawn Carter.

“Boom...” In that instant, Shawn Carter felt as if he was being swallowed by fire, standing at the center of the flames. Yet it also felt like returning to the womb—extremely warm and comfortable. The family’s Nine-Turn True Fire began to circulate on its own. The Ren Spring in his lower dantian kept flowing, and the power surging out instantly coursed through his whole body.

“Hm?” Upon this examination, the The Carter Family’s ancestor Henry Carter was immediately stunned. Because Shawn Carter’s cultivation had no problems, no mistakes, and certainly no deviation. Everything was completely normal—absolutely normal, not a single issue. The Ren Spring flowed gently, and the first turn of the The Carter Family’s Nine-Turn True Fire had already reached its peak. If there was any problem, it was that Shawn Carter’s Ren Spring had already reached its absolute limit and saturation.

But is that even a problem? This is the most basic knowledge: when the Ren Spring reaches saturation, it means the first minor realm of the Three Springs Realm—the peak of the Ren Spring Realm, also known as the bottleneck. After that comes a period of bottleneck that everyone must go through. The bottleneck period can be short or long, but for most people, it lasts from three months to a year, after which they break through, open the Earth Spring in the middle dantian, and reach the Earth Spring Realm within the Three Springs Realm.

This is basic knowledge that should be taught from the very beginning of cultivation!

Henry Carter thought he might have made a mistake, so he carefully checked again. With his cultivation and level, he could sense every change in Shawn Carter’s internal power, but still found nothing wrong.

“A... Ancestor, please check carefully, especially at the Ren Spring. I really feel like something’s not right there.” At this moment, in Shawn Carter’s own view, beneath his Ren Spring, which had already reached its saturated peak, a golden vortex was slowly spinning, constantly emitting faint sounds of wind and thunder, which made him very anxious. He was holding his father’s most important token, hoping the ancestor could help solve this problem.

Although he’s usually lively and cheerful, after all, having a vortex suddenly appear in your Ren Spring, in your body, it’s only natural to feel worried and scared. Right now, he just wanted to quickly figure out what was going on.

“Not right? What’s not right? Thirteen and a half years old at the Ren Spring Realm—while not a genius, you’re definitely among the outstanding talents. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with you. If there’s any issue, it’s just that your Ren Spring has reached saturation and the peak of the Ren Spring Realm. After that, you’ll enter the bottleneck period of the Ren Spring Realm. Did you really use the token just for this?” Henry Carter checked again, and at this point couldn’t help but look up at Shawn Carter.

The The Carter Family is so huge that, as the living ancestor, he really couldn’t know all the clan’s descendants. But because James Carter was so exceptional back then—especially after receiving his three tokens in succession—he couldn’t help but take a closer look at Shawn Carter. If it were anyone else, he would have kicked them out long ago. What did they take his token for? Even the clan head and the grand elders longed for it but couldn’t get it.

“Hm? No problem...” Hearing the ancestor say this, Shawn Carter was at a loss for words. He didn’t have spiritual sense yet, but with his eyes, he could see that at the location of his lower dantian, beneath the already saturated Ren Spring, there was a golden vortex slowly spinning. How could the ancestor not hear the faint wind and thunder, or fail to detect it?