"I happened to read these two words in a book, and found it strange. I asked others in the Divine Capture Bureau, but none of them had heard of it, so I'm asking you, sir, if you know."
Chen Xuan had already thought of the reason.
"Hmm," Zhuge Potian nodded, then smiled, "It's normal that they don't know. Spirit Cultivators are basically extinct now. Even I have only seen a handful over the years."
"Why so few?" Chen Xuan asked.
"I don't know the specifics. It's just that the cultivation techniques of Spirit Cultivators have almost all disappeared. The remaining ones are either in the hands of the court or privately held."
"Moreover, even with a cultivation technique, it's very difficult to get started as a Spirit Cultivator. Without talent, one has no opportunity in a lifetime, which is unlike Martial Cultivators."
"So, Spirit Cultivators are very, very rare!"
...
After getting the answer he wanted, Chen Xuan took his leave from Zhuge Potian.
