Chapter 15 The Realm of Cultivation
The boat is walking very quickly, like a silverfish jumping on the water. The sea and sky are the same in the distance, the sky is connected to the distant water, and the water connects to the distant sky, with ups and downs and magnificent.
Zheng Xingping divided the 250 outer disciples into five teams. Together with Qin Di, several disciples with the upper third-grade spiritual roots were evenly distributed, and each team had one person, standing in five teams.
Then, he called out the five inner disciples following behind him, and asked them to each take a team and stand in front of the square formation.
These inner disciples are not very old and look young and middle-aged. They are all wearing blue shirts and are all stunning, and are obviously not ordinary people.
In addition, Zheng Xingping called five elderly monks from the cabin and asked them to stand next to the square. These people were older and their hair was a little gray.
Qin Di did not know much about the situation of cultivators, so he could not judge their true age.
At this time, the five square formations were neatly arranged. Zheng Xingping walked to the bow of the boat and started to speak to everyone. His voice was a little excited: "Our Jindan Sect recruits a group of disciples every ten years, and recruits half of them in the southern and northern Wei Kingdoms. I am responsible for the test of the Yue Kingdom, and another outer sect elder named Gu is responsible for the selection of the Wei Kingdom. Except for the serious disciples, the rest are outer sect disciples, with a total of 500 people, divided into ten teams, each with fifty, led by a ten-story Qi Refining Qi.
Leader, the young man standing in front of you. These people are not only responsible for teaching and preaching, but also taking you out for experience and protecting your safety. In addition to the Leader, there is also an experienced elder who also has the cultivation level of the late stage of Qi Refining, specializing in daily life, helping to answer questions and solve problems, and is your enlightenment teacher. This elder is considered an inspector, and only cares about great things. When encountering problems that the Leader and Master Meng cannot solve, you can come to me!"
Speaking of this, Zheng Xingping laughed twice: "However, you can't find this elder! Because everyone has to practice, including your senior brother, I am very busy, so I am even busier and don't have much time to teach you. The disciples of this sect are loosely managed, and it depends on you to practice."
More than two hundred young men stood on the deck and listened quietly to the elders.
Zheng Xingping looked at everyone and said, "Although the management is loose, there are still assessments that should be held, and they are quite strict! You must remember that every spring, you must assess the progress of your skills; every three years, there is a sect competition. If the test fails, you can be whipped at the least, and you can be expelled from the sect at the worst!"
Everyone was nervous, not sure what was considered qualified and what was not.
Elder Zheng continued: "The entire Qi Refining Period has a total of thirteen levels. The first four levels belong to the early stage of Qi Refining, the fifth to eighth levels are the middle stage of Qi Refining, and the ninth to twelfth levels belong to the late stage of Qi Refining. The twelfth level of Qi Refining is also called the 'Qi Peak', and it is only the 'Great Perfection of Qi Refining' when it reaches the thirteenth level. According to the regulations of the sect: one year of entry, you must improve the basics of cultivation, the spirit is complete, the qi is full, the qi and blood are full, the muscles and bones are strong, and you must find the sense of qi, step into the first level of Qi Refining; three years of entry, enter the second level; five years of entry, step into the third level; seven years of entry, enter the fourth level; ten years of entry, enter the middle stage of Qi Refining; thirty years of entry, enter the late stage of Qi Refining, and you can become an inner disciple. These are all dead rules, and there are the lowest standards for each time. If you cannot complete it, you will be sent back to your original home. "
Speaking of this, the light in his eyes radiated, which made everyone feel awe-inspiring, and then said, "Don't think sending back to his hometown is a very light punishment! Is it bad to be able to go home? No! Cultivating the truth does not build the foundation, and it will be empty until old age! Cultivating the truth is like sailing against the current, without building the foundation, there will be no solid foundation. If you return to Yue Kingdom, your spiritual energy is scarce and there is no support for spirit stones, and within two or three years, your skills will be null! Think about it, after working hard to practice, you will eventually become a mortal. Isn't this the biggest punishment?"
Hearing this, someone below couldn't help it and began to whisper: "It's so scary! One step a year, why are you stuck so tightly?"
"I'm really dying. I'm not qualified. Can I meet the standard code?"
"It's very difficult! My uncle was driven home! Later, I was completely ruined!"
Most disciples have just passed three levels in a row, and they are full of confidence, so they don’t care much. Some people have good spiritual roots and feel that they are superior to others, so they straighten their chests and show a proud look on their faces.
"Hehe, I'm just a little bit. I've been practicing for more than ten years, and now I'm at the second level of Qi Refining!"
"I have practiced for five years and refine Qi first..."
"No problem. Although I haven't practiced, we have good qualifications and are faster than others!"
"I heard that some people have reached the peak of Qi refining for twenty years. How could there be such a low standard? It takes thirty years to reach the late stage of Qi refining?"
"Don't worry, that standard is for people with poor qualifications..."
As the whispers were whispering, Zheng Xingping's words continued to float into everyone's ears: "I said that before thirty years later, I will send back my hometown to my hometown, and the ending will be miserable. If I pass this level, I will be much better all of a sudden. After entering the late stage of Qi Refining, according to regulations, I will practice for a hundred thousand years to reach the peak of Qi Refining. Even if I cannot practice, I can still go to the dense forest of Xishan to plant spiritual herbs, or go to the surrounding islands to guard the spiritual fields. I can continue to practice, which is much better than sending back my hometown."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and said, "If you step into the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, even if you practice two Jiazi and cannot build a foundation for 120 years, you can still hire a deacon to operate the industries of this sect. While enjoying sufficient spiritual energy, while having elixirs to prolong your life, you can live to a very high life. You must know that every level of skill increases, you will increase your lifespan a lot. Ordinary people live to seventy years old, one hundred years old in the early stage of Qi Refining, one hundred years old in the middle stage, one hundred and thirty years old in the late stage, one hundred and sixty years old in the late stage, and two hundred years old in the peak of Qi Refining. If you reach the thirteenth level, you can live to two hundred and fifty years old. Think about how free, free and prosperous it is, and the second half of your life is!"
Many disciples were fascinated by the hearing, and some asked boldly: "Elder, how old can you live in foundation building?"
Zheng Xingping smiled: "The foundation building is over 400 years old, the golden elixir is 800 to 1,000 years old. If it is the True Lord of the Nascent Soul, it can be at least 1,500 years old, or even 3,000 years old. As for the Nascent Soul, I don't know it. I just listen to legends that Bu Xu has been ten thousand years old and has been in harmony with the Tao for 100,000 years old. Then we dare not say that the spiritual immortals, celestial immortals, golden immortals, and Taoist ancestors are behind us! Listen, the higher the skill, the longer you live! You children all have good spiritual roots. As long as you practice well, everyone has a chance. Not to mention living with heaven, it is still possible to live for thousands of years!"
After hearing this, the disciples were overjoyed and wished they could arrive at the sect's headquarters earlier and start practicing immediately.
Chapter completed!