Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 168 - 120 Ancient Prince
Chapter 168: Chapter 120 Ancient Prince
Whenever Chen Qing didn’t understand what they were talking about, Hu Yao would always kindly help Chen Qing ask.
“What do you mean, Ghost Face Realm, Death Realm, what are all these?”
Xu Yaofeng explained: “The Ghost Face Realm is the third major realm in cultivation.”
“This realm requires an understanding of life and death to transcend the heavens and earth, gaining a longevity far surpassing ordinary people.”
Hu Yao asked: “Doesn’t Foundation Establishment have a life span of two hundred years?”
Xu Yaofeng said: “Ordinary mortals, if they are free from illness and disaster, can also live over a hundred years.”
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“With precious medicines and proper management, the longest one has lived to one hundred and eighty years.”
“Foundation Establishment is just because their bodies are better than mortals, so they can easily reach this life span.”
“Foundation Establishment is not truly transcending the mundane world; it’s because of living too long and being detached from the secular world, that they seem transcendent.”
Ji Ru continued: “It is said that the cultivation method of the Ghost Face Realm, before the emergence of the Jiguang Sect, was not like this.”
“But after the Jiguang Sect opened the Ghost Gate, it became this way.”
Chen Qing suddenly thought of more; the Jiguang Sect opened the Ghost Gate, changing the cultivation method of a realm.
He was also a gate; what would he open?
Xu Yaofeng said: “Foundation Establishment is divided into four stages: early stage, middle stage, late stage, and completion.”
“The peak of cultivation is called Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.”
“After reaching Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, one must borrow power from Heaven to sever life span in order to enter the Death Realm.”
“Born from death, die first and then live, transcend the Great Dao, through this breakthrough the confinement of life and death, obtaining immense fortune and prolonged life span.”
“The cultivation method of the Ghost Face Realm is said to be through subduing evil spirits to obtain merit and enlightenment, seeking to see through life and death, suddenly comprehending Xuanming.”
“And this requires entering the Death Realm.”
“Because only the Ghost Face Realm exists in the Death Realm, and because of severing life span, everyone’s life span is not long, the competition in the Death Realm is also where cultivators have the highest ratio of perishing.”
“In the Ghost Face Realm, almost no one dies of old age; they either die in battle or succeed in their breakthrough.”
“But you all need not worry, our Jiguang Sect has great influence in the Death Realm, much more advantageous than others.”
“The reason why the Jiguang Sect has survived to this day after many declines is because of the Death Realm.”
“The Sect Hierarch once said: ‘I open one realm, eternal Jiguang!'”
“This is the foundation of our Jiguang Sect!”
After hearing all this, Chen Qing also felt the strength of the Jiguang Sect.
They actually controlled a realm!
Of course, that was when the Jiguang Sect was at its peak.
Nowadays, the control over the Death Realm is likely not that exclusive.
Ji Ru continued: “At the end of the Ancient Era, the Jiguang Sect lost control of the Death Realm, and it was from that time that the Jiguang Sect began to split.”
“The entire sect disintegrated, and the Sect Hierarch perished.”
“The most recent historical record is of the Master of Mortal World three hundred years ago, who once unified the Death Realm.”
“At that time, the Jiguang Sect also started to flourish again.”
“Everyone who wanted to cultivate in the Ghost Face Realm and break through to the Mystic Gate Realm had to buy qualifications from the Jiguang Sect.”
“Only with the complete qualifications could one peacefully cultivate in the Death Realm.”
“That Master of Mortal World controlled the entire Ghost Face Realm for sixty years, and all promotions required his approval.”
“Unfortunately, it did not last many years.”
“After that Master of Mortal World left the Death Realm, he faced a fierce backlash from the great powers of the whole world.”
“Especially the dragon race, which put out a large number of precious treasures as a bounty for the head of the Master of Mortal World.”
“Despite Jiguang Sect’s many efforts, unfortunately, they failed to protect this outstanding person who dominated the Ghost Face Realm.”
Chen Qing thought to himself, you control a realm and even implement a taxation system; it’s not strange that people hold grudges against you.
When you were in the Death Realm, no one could touch you, but upon returning to the main world, you wouldn’t know how you’d die.
Chen Qing also began to understand more about the Jiguang Sect. The predecessor of an organization that could fully control the ascendance or otherwise of an entire realm must have been terrifying, right?
To put it unpleasantly, if the Master of Mortal World had an even worse temper, he could make it so that only the Jiguang Sect could break through to the Third Realm.
In this way, Jiguang Sect could even control other major forces for many years, preventing them from cultivating.
It’s like, if a force controlled the Qi Refining Realm, you would have to pay taxes on time to cultivate normally.
Failing to pay taxes would label you an Evil Sect, making you a target for extermination.
Controlling the entire heaven and earth, similar to the Heavenly Court?
That’s quite absurd.
At that time, Jiguang Sect was probably attempting to control the entire authority of heaven and earth and even succeeded for a while.
Chen Qing increasingly felt that this world was not without its unifications, it’s just that something later went wrong, leading to the disintegration of Jiguang Sect.
It was then that Chen Qing truly understood how terrifying and vast the predecessor of Jiguang Sect was.
It was a colossal entity that enveloped all the heavens.
A terrifying force that once fully controlled a realm.
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Unfortunately, the Master of Mortal World failed to understand the situation. It’s no longer the Ancient Times, yet he dared to play this game.
Trying to restore the glory of Jiguang Sect is simply courting death.
Chen Qing was different. Even if he truly became the Master of Mortal World in the future, he would operate covertly.
Why make it so obvious?
Isn’t that clearly seeking death?
The dwellers of the Mystic Gate Realm have at least several hundred years of Life Span, and naturally, those from higher realms have even longer lifespans.
Sixty years of preventing someone from advancing would only create a sixty-year gap and would not even impact that duration fully.
This would only affect the lower-level Cultivators of other forces, and it was useless against the true powers.
Instead, it would incite countless resentments.
Actually, apart from the Ghost Face Realm, Cultivators from other realms cannot enter the Death Realm, but there is a way to regain control of this realm.
That is by ensuring the position of the Master of Mortal World can be passed down through generations.
For example, say Chen Qing stayed in the Death Realm for thirty years and firmly established its structure, and then chose a successor who could suppress everyone.
Then he could continue to preside over it for decades.
Even after leaving the Death Realm, control would still be in his hands, and other major forces would not dare to move against him.
Of course, this is just a restraining effect.
Ji Ru continued, “By the way, there was an Ancient Prince in Da Yan who has awakened from the slumbering pages of history books.”
“This Ancient Prince is extraordinarily talented. The former Emperor Donghua once said, if there’s no one in the royal family to inherit the throne, this Ancient Prince should be awakened.”
“To take over Emperor Donghua’s position. Nowadays, although the royal family cannot be said to be brimming with talent, several princes are quite gifted, not amounting to a break in succession.”
“It is very likely that the reason this Ancient Prince has awakened is to counter the unknown Master of Mortal World.”
Xu Yaofeng exclaimed, “Has Da Yan already made a move?”
“It seems that it’s not just us who can deduce this.”
“After experiencing the last great calamity of the Master of Mortal World, this time, many major forces might send the Heavenly Prides preserved in the pages of history books to prevent the Master of Mortal World from attempting to control the Death Realm.”
Chen Qing instantly felt a tingling on his scalp; he was still only at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm, yet those targeting him were already emerging constantly.
Is it really so necessary?
