Forging the body, nourishing the qi, and strengthening the inner strength, the Zhoutian is but a mortal realm, and the life expectancy is comparable to that of a mortal, with a maximum of around one hundred and twenty years.
Although the two realms of Qi Eating and Dao Foundation have increased, they can only extend the life span by a total of one Azi, while the life span of Inner Strength Master and Dharma Phase Grand Master has only increased by about one Azi each.
Although there are various life-prolonging pills in the cultivation world, they have always been precious, and the number of monks and congee is scarce, so they are extremely rare.
Therefore, if one does not attain the Dharma Body, one's life expectancy will only be around 300 years, and even if it fluctuates, it will not be too much.
After attaining the Dharma Body, one's life expectancy is not worry-free, although it is much higher than that of the Inner Vision and Dharma Stream, it is only a thousand years.
Five years ago, Shen Suming, a Dharma-body master of the Jiu Xuan School, died at the end of his life, causing a lot of disturbances in the world. Although it is well documented in the texts of many sects that in ancient times, even mortals had a lifespan of three years or more.
The life span of a cultivator was much longer than today, and even a Dharma Master could live for more than a thousand years, not to mention a Dharma body. In the Middle Ages, however, it was as if the longevity of cultivators had been cut down by someone from the underworld, and it was considered to have plummeted.
This made countless people who were not able to make a breakthrough in their life expectancy cry out, hating themselves for not being born in the ancient times. The ten continents of the world were spread out over the vast ocean, each of which was far larger than the planet where Li Xuan lived in his previous life.
Among the ten continents, the Ancestral Continent has been in a fog since the beginning of time, making it difficult for immortals and devils to find it, while the Ying Continent is in a better condition but there is no trace of it. The Phoenix and Qilin continents are mostly inhabited by the Phoenix and Qilin beasts, so the human race can rarely enter them, while the Grotto State is the home base of the demon race.
The Yuan Continent, where the Guijin School is located, is one of the top continents, where cultivation is very popular, with many sects and a mixture of immortals and demons.
There are countless sects on the Yuan Continent, and only sects with Dharma-bodied senior figures or those that have produced Dharma-bodied senior figures are considered to be in the top tier.
Although the Guijin Sect does not have a Dharma body to suppress the sect, it has five Dharma bodies, including the ancestor Guijinzi, and has three divine weapons and magic treasures to suppress the sect, which, combined with the great mountain protection formation, can be feared even if a Dharma body comes.
Therefore, although there are no Dharma Bodies, there are several great masters at the Dharma phase level, and the overall strength of the sect can still be ranked among the top in the world. Therefore, Li Xuan was not dissatisfied with the environment he was living in today.
The sect was not weak, he was still a true disciple, and the atmosphere in the sect was harmonious.
The Li family has fallen into decline, but he still has a great-grandfather who serves as an elder in the sect, and his cultivation is even that of a late inner-view patriarch, so Li Xuan is also given a lot of shelter.
Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of his grandfather, who had sheltered Li Xuan and the Li family for many years.
Apart from this grandfather, Li Xuan was the only one with the highest cultivation level in the Li family, although there were still a few Li family disciples in the outer sect, but their qualifications were still inferior to Li Xuan's, and it was difficult to say what they would achieve in the future.
As his blood relative in this life, and having enjoyed the family's resources for so many years, Li Xuan cannot leave the family unattended, and will have to take care of them when he achieves something in the future.
The aroma of the goddess incense is still there, Li Xuan to remove distracting thoughts and began to comprehend the "He Sha Qi Shu", of course, did not intend to immediately cultivate, after all, three days later is the day he was included in the true tradition, it is not too late to do anything.
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The three days of work passed in a flash.
The first of these is a new one.
In the Hall of Returning Truth, with the words of the elder who passed on his powers, Li Xuan respectfully received from the hand of the head teacher the things that symbolize the status of a true disciple, but the vestments, the jade plate of identity, etc.
There were twelve true disciples of Li Xuan's generation, the oldest of whom was nearly a hundred years old, and his cultivation was far superior to Li Xuan's. I heard that he had already reached the level of inner-view perfection and was now out on a training trip to break through to the Dharma phase as soon as possible.
The head teacher, Miao Le Sanren, had been practising for over 200 years and his cultivation had reached the level of Dharma Perfection, just half a step away from Dharma Body, but it was this half step that had trapped him for over 60 years.
He smiled at Li Xuan with satisfaction and said, "The seventh grade of the Dao Foundation is expected to become a Dharma body in the future, but remember not to slacken off, you still need to cultivate diligently and abide by your heart. You are a hundred and thirty-two generation disciple of the Qing generation, and the word you were given previously was 'Wei', so now you will be given the daoist name Qing Wei."
Li Xuan was stunned, but still went forward and bowed, and he was henceforth the Daoist Master of Qing Wei of the Guijin School.
Seeing his solemn expression, he replied respectfully, "I follow the teachings of the Master, thank you for giving me the name!"
He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then go with Elder Chuan Gong to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion."
Having been given the title of Daoist and received the status of True Disciple, Li Xuan, or Qing Wei, was now in a very different position in the sect. A true disciple was a fundamental part of a sect's heritage, and his status was already on par with that of an ordinary elder in the sect, with many other conveniences.
For example, if an outer disciple or inner disciple is oppressed outside, the sect will seek justice for them, but it is not possible to say how far they can go. If a true disciple was bullied and killed, it would be enough for a sect to send a dharma body master with a divine weapon to seek justice for him.
Although Qing Wei did not want to be in need of the sect's help to seek justice, she had the sect's backing, so she would have the courage to go out for training. Under the guidance of the Elder, Qing Wei quickly arrived at the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, where another great master of the sect was sitting, but Qing Wei's previous generation uncle, who was now in his prime and the strongest in the Guijin sect, was sitting here on duty this year.
The scripture collection building is simple and simple, with only four floors, one of which is filled with miscellaneous cultivation topics and basic techniques and texts prior to Qi-eating.
The first floor corresponds to the two realms of Qi-eating and Dao-foundation, while the third floor corresponds to the Inner Scene and Dharma-phase levels. Earlier, as a disciple of the inner sect, Qing Wei could read the first level of the canon at will and the second level by virtue of the sect's merit.
Now that he has been promoted to the rank of true heir, he is able to read the first two levels at will.
As for the third floor, it still requires merit, but it is extremely cheap and is one of the privileges of a true disciple.
On the fourth floor of the Scripture Collection Building is the fundamental inheritance of the Guijin School, where the complete Guijin Scripture and the Heavenly River True Dharma are inherited, as well as the secret divine abilities, immortal formations and secret arts of the school.
This is a place where ordinary people are not allowed to enter easily, and now only the three Dharma Masters, the Transmission Elders and the true disciples who need to receive the inheritance are allowed to enter.