This can't really be blamed on Old Qin.
He's spent his whole life as a staunch atheist, and now that he's old, asking him to believe in metaphysics is a pretty tough hurdle to overcome just psychologically.
His situation is much like Professor Chen's.
Old Chen has been in the game for quite some time now, but when it comes to Psychic Spells, he's only managed to learn "Fossil into Mud," and even then he uses it terribly. It's not that they can't learn, though.
"All the traps in this area have been cleared! The next zone is no longer part of the mission area. There shouldn't be any traps over there, and these annoying things won't appear on the following roads either. Mission accomplished, boys!"
About ten minutes later, Deep-fried Sweet Potato shouted this out. Old Qin decisively gathered the team, carrying back a batch of explosive materials to the Pioneering Group's camp where they were resting.