From trail to XC

I have a 2020 XL Rocky Mountain Instinct (which is for sale😜 ) that is a trail bike with 150mm fork and 140mm rear. I've been mountain biking for about 6ish years now and have never ridden any mountain bike that is less than this other than a hardtail when I first started. I don't really count that because it was embarrassing ha. I mostly do Road but have really enjoyed getting more into mountain biking and cyclocross. I don't do big jumps or anything like that and I live in Kansas. I believe my fitness makes me good at MTB. I'm going to test ride a Santa Cruz blur TR this weekend to see if I like this bike. Doing all the research it seems that cross country bikes are a lot more jumpy and less cush. I like climbing and I'm not the greatest mountain bike rider. Not many Kansas trails have tons of climbing but I'm more for a good workout and increasing my technical skills. Has anyone gone from a trail bike to a cross-country bike and think that it was a great choice?