Chapter 203: 138. Prove to the heavens how capable you are of living!
The cultivation level is the fundamental strength of a practitioner and encompasses divine skills, destiny, mana, and more. The stronger the cultivation level, the more powerful the divine skills and destiny become, and naturally, the mana is even more formidable.
In the Jiawu Realm, once a practitioner's cultivation prowess breaks through the hundred-year limit, it essentially becomes a reduced version of the cultivation level.
In the early stages, this is not apparent and accumulates easily. As one enters the middle and later stages, the difficulty of increasing this cultivation prowess becomes increasingly evident. Without relying on malevolent ghosts to carry the lotus, Tan Shuchang would have found it impossible to accumulate a thousand years of cultivation prowess.
However, at this moment, Tan Shuchang did not have a thousand years of cultivation prowess to convert into cultivation level, as the nine hundred years of his cultivation prowess had been used to obtain an opportunity for immortality and to quell the wrath of the heavens.
But Tan Shuchang's strength had not diminished in the slightest.
He had successfully attained enlightenment.
He comprehended his essence, expounded on cultivation, and duly welcomed the will of heaven!
From this moment on, long life was his to behold!
Tan Shuchang could already feel the vigorous life force within his body, not in the ordinary sense, but rather forming a wonderful cycle.
It remained constant without increase or decrease.
This meant that as long as this cycle was not broken, Tan Shuchang would have no more concerns about his lifespan.
To achieve enlightenment is essentially to prove to the heavens one's vitality!
The will of heaven had already dissipated because it had never favored Tan Shuchang. The divine favor in his previous cultivation prowess was something he had forcefully gathered himself.
"A hundred years of cultivation prowess, converted into a hundred years of cultivation level, my conversion rate is quite good," Tan Shuchang nodded slightly with satisfaction. After all, it was rare for most cultivators to have twenty or thirty years of increased cultivation level after achieving enlightenment, and there were even some with single-digit cultivation levels.
Considering the cultivation talent of his former "senior sister," Xue Ning'er, even though she had reached enlightenment in the Ghost Path two years earlier than he had, her current cultivation level was most likely inferior to his!
And if her cultivation level was weaker than his, even if her cultivation talent was still remarkable after death, her accumulation of mana would not match his.
Cultivation level is both strength and the upper limit.
If one cannot break through the cultivation level, no matter how hard one cultivates, the mana and divine skills cannot increase at all, and even one's destiny may begin to diminish if not careful.
The so-called depth of fortune refers to the high upper limit of one's cultivation level!
Then, Tan Shuchang, looking at the blood-colored veil that was dissipating between heaven and earth, began to understand why Hong Jun preached three times after his enlightenment.
Putting aside various bizarre conspiracy theories, isn't not preaching akin to walking in brocade at night without being seen?
So, after mulling over it for a moment, Tan Shuchang also decided to preach.
After all, the Sacred Sect was weak, and he was the only one left. Although he had no intention of expanding the organization of the Sacred Sect, spreading its doctrines was an undeniable duty of the Sect Leader!
Thus, a series of "Blood Gods," capable of shuttling through the void, arrived in the twenty-five provinces of the Jiawu Realm, temporarily acting as Tan Shuchang's mouthpiece.
Then, a shocking voice spread throughout the Jiawu Realm's cultivation world, resonating like rolling thunder: "Tan Someone labored in cultivation for four periods of years, and today I have fortunately achieved enlightenment and long life. I have deep sympathy for fellow cultivators who have long suffered from not being able to attain immortality.
After much deliberation, I have decided to set aside sectarian differences and will expound the method of enlightenment and long life in the Jingzhou imperial palace. Any cultivators who wish for immortality are welcome to come to the Jingzhou imperial palace to learn about the method of long life," Experience more tales on empire
Choosing the Jingzhou imperial palace and not the Black Heart Mountain in Yuezhou was a deliberate decision for Tan Shuchang. When he had encountered the disciples of Mount of Swords, he happened to witness the anxiety of the commoners and loose cultivators from Yuezhou toward the cultivators who had come for the Sword Awarding ceremony.
The more established mundane clans were so disturbed that they took their important family members to other provinces overnight.
So, something like preaching, for cultivators, is undoubtedly a grand event.
But for the common people, it might not be the case.
This is just as a high-ranking official arriving in a place would lead the County Magistrate to have the bailiffs block the roads and prevent the public from offending the official, not to mention the various patrols and inspections. Such actions undoubtedly have a significant impact on the lives of the local people.
Therefore, after some thought, Tan Shuchang decided to preach in the Jingzhou imperial palace.
First, it was already a gathering place for a large number of cultivators, and second, all the major Immortal Sects, after the incident with Emperor Yi, paid great attention to the security of Jingzhou.
There were as many as six or seven long-term residents discovered by the "Blood Gods" who had cultivated for a hundred years!
This was an unprecedented number.
So, even if the number of cultivators going to Jingzhou increased, with its capacity to accommodate, there would be no problem at all.
At this time, as Tan Shuchang's voice spread throughout this realm, all the major Immortal Sects, whether they were Sect Leaders or elders, or the young disciples within the sects, were stunned.
"Enlightenment and long life? Someone has actually succeeded in achieving enlightenment?" This was the reaction of the Immortal Sect disciples.
"Is this the realm close to the Immortal Realm that lies above the cultivation realm? Worthy of being close to the Immortal Realm indeed, to be able to live forever!" This was the reaction of loose cultivators who were completely unaware of the realm above the cultivation realm.
"Tan? Could it be Tan Shuchang? He achieved enlightenment and long life after just four years of cultivation?" These were the Immortal Sect elders.
"The Sect Leader?" This was from that stubborn girl who was as obstinate as a donkey.
"The one previously embracing the will of heaven... Brother, when will you descend the mountain to show the power of the righteous path?" This was Ning Shuqi.
"The Sect Leader has achieved enlightenment and long life? Cursed my luck, I should never have left Black Heart Mountain!" These were Tan Shuchang's former junior brothers and sisters, who, by now, had all used the "Sevenfold Demonic Body Scripture" to secure a good position for themselves.
However, upon seeing Tan Shuchang achieve enlightenment and immortality, at this very moment, they couldn't help but feel regret.