Cultivators Are So Weak in This World-Chapter 212 - 196, Part 2

"Hehehe... I’ve lived for over ninety years, what haven’t I seen?" Yue Dewen chuckled twice.

"I can also see that there is still a talismanic skill you haven’t fully practiced. To merge with the secret medicine and step into the Super Grade, you must master this final talismanic skill."

"Master’s insight is remarkable, I am convinced!" Zhang Rongfang bowed earnestly.

"As it should be. Otherwise, how could I be your master?" Yue Dewen said with a smile.

He waved his hand and sat down cross-legged.

"Next, I will not change your age, and we’ll publicly claim that you are still thirty-five.

This is the rule of our Great Dao Teaching. We usually increase the age of slightly talented disciples to protect and conceal them."

He looked at Zhang Rongfang and continued.

"So in the Dao Palace, you will encounter many young disciples, but those with some talent will have a higher recorded age. No need to mind it."

"Yes...." Zhang Rongfang’s mouth twitched, nodding.

He actually sensed something was off before, when he returned. Upon careful reflection, he understood many things.

However, it wasn’t appropriate to expose it in front of his master.

"Furthermore, from today on, you must abandon martial arts cultivation and focus entirely on the cultivation of literature. This must continue until you are thirty." Yue Dewen continued.

"This.... May I ask, Master, why is that?" Zhang Rongfang’s mind stirred with confusion.

"Did the young Celestial Maiden from the Golden Wing Pavilion not tell you?" Yue Dewen said indifferently.

"She did not..." Zhang Rongfang shook his head.

"I see." Yue Dewen sighed, "That little girl probably hopes to find some solace, or a hope. But the Extreme Realm is not easily tread."

"Master, between the worship of deities and the Extreme Realm, which is better? Why does our Great Dao Teaching focus on the cultivation of literature? Is there a connection between these distinctions?" Zhang Rongfang squinted and inquired.

"That’s a good question." Yue Dewen said with a smile.

"The Extreme Realm, many years ago, was created by someone named Meng Qian, a path that belongs to humans. Unable to achieve desires, one turns demonic, and through the demonic enters the way, abandoning everything else to focus on one point.

It concentrates all of a person’s potential onto one point to combat the Spirit Guard and Spiritual Veins."

"But such a path is inherently heretical. Thus, those in the Extreme Realm have only two outcomes. Madness, or death." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Madness, or death...." Zhang Rongfang took a deep breath, ultimately abandoning his own thought of treading the Extreme Realm.

"What about the Spiritual Veins?" he asked again.

"The Spiritual Veins generally use the worship of deities as a transformation ceremony. It’s divided into Spirit Guard, Spiritual Veins, and Spirit General.

You, as a Spiritual Envoy of the Golden Wing Pavilion, though your tenure was short, you’ve accessed quite a bit of information. You should know that the Iron Daoist you encountered was a Spiritual Vein."

Yue Dewen organized all the information available to Zhang Rongfang.

As he spoke, he detailed everything meticulously.

"Then have you thought, since Spiritual Veins are divided into three types, who can become a Spirit Guard, who can become Spiritual Veins, and who can become a Spirit General?"

Zhang Rongfang already regarded the other as a prominent figure, and knowing these apparent facts seemed only natural.

He wasn’t surprised, contemplating.

"Could it be related to the cultivation of literature?"

"Exactly!" Yue Dewen laughed.

"The higher the cultivation of literature, the stronger the fundamental life force, allowing for transformation to a higher level."

"Master.... What about this boundary?" Zhang Rongfang had already got a vague idea.

"The boundary is such that ordinary people, through worship, can only become Spirit Guards. Those with a cultivation of literature Golden Core or martial arts above the fifth rank can become Spiritual Veins.

And those whose cultivation of literature reaches the Refining God level can become Spirit Generals." Yue Dewen softly explained.

"A Spirit General is less constrained, and can live an extra hundred years. Their essence, qi, and spirit are amplified far more than those of Spiritual Veins.

This is the true foundation for our long life path of cultivation."

Zhang Rongfang was silent upon hearing this.

He hadn’t imagined that the cultivation of literature had such effects.

"So, are the many disciples in our Great Dao Teaching who cultivate literature doing so to enhance their level when they transform through deity worship?" he asked solemnly.

"What else? Reaching the Spirit General allows for living an extra hundred years after transformation.

The Spiritual Veins can also extend life by fifty years, and Spirit Guards by twenty.

Besides deity worship, what other path straightforwardly leads to longevity?" Yue Dewen said matter-of-factly.

"But.... Isn’t the Celestial Maiden of the Eastern Sect living for a long time too?" Zhang Rongfang hesitated.

"That’s because she hasn’t entered the Extreme Realm yet." Yue Dewen was reluctant to elaborate. "Anyway, too much talk is pointless. You’ll understand the benefits once you’ve seen more in the future. Now, your task is to diligently cultivate literature until you reach the Refining God level.

Given your current age, stage, and talent, it will not take twenty years to step into Refining God. By then, a hundred years of lifespan will be at your fingertips!"

"Alright, if you insist on practicing martial arts, you may, but you must not let it hinder your cultivation of literature. The secret medicine and Super Grade secret method will be available to you once you break through the final talismanic skill. But remember, martial arts is merely a preliminary path protection method, while the true Great Dao is in the cultivation of literature.

Once you become a Spirit General, you will understand that so-called martial arts is only the choice of those lacking literary aptitude, and in the future, it will seem as insignificant as ants to you... utterly worthless, mere waste of time." Yue Dewen earnestly reminded.

"Disciple, I comply!" Zhang Rongfang responded earnestly.

Judging from Chongxuan Daoist’s words, it was clear that the Great Dao Teaching also follows the path of deity worship, but in a very high level manner.