"As you said, the four Heavenly Immortals of the Immortal Court who perished in the hands of Senior Suo were once famous legendary figures of our Daoism before the Great Calamity. However, they are all very ancient existences."
Feng Yunsheng said, "If a Virtual Immortal does not have the protection of a stronger expert, he will perish during the change of the epoch. However, even if he manages to avoid the change of the epoch, the lifespan of a Virtual Immortal is limited to one yuan. Those four existences became famous during the Investiture of the Gods era."
The number of one yuan was 129,600 years.
However, it was not possible to reach this lifespan just by using the Five Qis Unification. One needed to have the Two Flowers Converged Crown on one's head. Only then could one's lifespan reach the limit of one yuan.
In this way, as long as he didn't suffer any serious injuries, he would be able to enjoy a lifespan of 129,600 years.
However, this was also the limit of Virtual Immortals. If they didn't suffer a calamity of slaughter, if they didn't experience the changes of eras, they would at most live this lifespan. It was impossible for them to break through this limit.
The only exception was Lord Longevity God who was in charge of the lifespan of the human world.
It was in accordance with the principle of the Heavenly Dao and the forty-nine years of Dayan that Taiyi did not use. However, he was the only exception. Other than Lord Longevity God, no one, regardless of whether they were human or demon, regardless of what mystical art they cultivated, regardless of what miraculous medicine they consumed, would break through the limit of one yuan of lifespan.
The four Grand Heavenly Immortals of the Immortal Court who perished in Suo Mingzhang's hands were all Heavenly Monarchs of the Daoism before they joined the heretics.
However, whether it was Zhao Jiang, Heavenly Lord of Zhao, Cao Bao, Black Killing Star Lord Gao Jineng, or Main Smallpox Emerald Cloud Progenitor Yu Hualong, they were all Heavenly Lords who had attained Dao in the Apotheosized Era.
Although the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace and the Investiture of the Gods had allowed them to safely survive two changes of eras, time was always ruthless.
"When those four were on the Divine Seal Decree, their situation was a bit special." Yan Zhaoge answered, "Unable to cultivate, unable to improve in strength, the flow of one's lifespan has also slowed down greatly."
"However, after they left the Divine Seal Decree, everything returned to normal. It's just that they suffered a calamity in the past and their origin energy was greatly damaged. This will definitely affect their remaining lifespans."
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "However, if one hopes to increase one's longevity through the treasured light imbued with the power of faith, that would be very difficult."
"Of course, it's not a problem to improve my strength, although it's still far from being able to cultivate on my own."
"Oh?" Feng Yunsheng was a little surprised.
Yan Zhaoge said, "You weren't able to share the Exalted Rahu Luminary's memories, so your understanding of the Immortal Court is limited. When we returned from the Blessed Lands, we didn't talk much about this."
"Actually, I only need to say one thing, and you'll understand. The reason why we call the Immortal Court and the Blessed Lands the Outer Dao, in a certain sense, is precisely because the essence of their cultivation is outside and not inside."
Feng Yunsheng's current strength and knowledge couldn't be compared to before.
It was just that her understanding of the Immortal Court heretics was limited. After hearing Yan Zhaoge's words, she immediately understood.
"As one's cultivation increases, so does one's lifespan. This is because we martial artists cultivate the Dao and practice martial arts, and our control over our bodies becomes more and more exquisite. We constantly improve and polish our bodies, eliminate our flaws, and repair the wear and tear accumulated over the years. At the same time, our bodies become more and more refined, but also more and more powerful, and we can resist the corrosion of time for a longer period of time."
Feng Yunsheng came to a sudden realization, "Heretic martial artists can't do what we do at the same realm, so it's naturally impossible for them to reach the same lifespan as us?"
Even after pushing open the Immortal Door and ceasing to be a human, the Immortal qi would cleanse their bodies and allow them to be reborn. However, they would only forcefully change their bodies.
The subsequent polishing, maintenance, and detailed control would be similar to their understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth. Compared to their current realm, they would only have a smattering of knowledge.
"Without any differences in the martial arts cultivated, medicinal herbs, and treasures consumed, the heretic martial artists' lifespan is generally lower than our Three Clear Lineage martial artists. In fact, it's much shorter." Yan Zhaoge shrugged, "Even if their cultivation is higher, their lifespan might not be as long as ours."
"The Blessed Lands are slightly stronger. However, that's because Buddhism's martial arts are sturdy and indestructible, and the true meaning of the impermanence of life and death."
"The Dim Radiant Emperor had once said this to the heretic True Immortal Emperor." When mentioning Yin Tianxia, Yan Zhaoge let out a sigh, "His original words were 'Although you've pushed open the Immortal Door, the one who pushed open the Immortal Door isn't you.' It might sound contradictory, but it had already explained a lot of things."
Feng Yunsheng nodded, "Although you've ascended to the Immortal Realm and stepped into the Immortal Door, being brought in by others would naturally cause you to lose out on many things."
"However, it's not completely without benefits." Yan Zhaoge said calmly, "For example, Heavenly Monarch Zhao and the other three had successfully passed through the Origin Heavenly Tribulation. Although they aren't as undying and unrestrained as our orthodox Daoism's Grand Heavenly Immortals, their strength has definitely improved."
"Of course, this isn't the main point. After all, their strength can't compare to our orthodox Daoism's Grand Heavenly Immortals. The main point is that after their Three Flowers Converged Crown transformed their Immortal Essence into Immortal Splendor, the Immortal Essence of a Grand Virtual Immortal wouldn't be able to harm them."
A Grand Heavenly Immortal wouldn't be able to harm a Virtual Immortal.
This was also the reason why Zhao Jiang, Gao Jineng, and the others were so confident when they besieged Suo Mingzhang when he was still a Virtual Immortal.
If the situation required it, they could even block Suo Mingzhang's attack with their own bodies in hopes of intercepting and killing him.
Compared to when they were still Virtual Immortals, the situation was naturally different.
From another perspective, although their natural lifespan didn't change, the possibility of encountering fatal tribulations was greatly reduced. From a certain perspective, it could be considered as a huge increase in their lifespan.
For Immortal Realm experts of different realms, every stage was like a heavenly chasm.
"As such, even if one's lifespan reaches its limit, it doesn't mean that there are no benefits to it." Yan Zhaoge stroked his chin, "Although a Grand Heavenly Immortal heretic wouldn't truly be undying and unrestrained."
"If a Virtual Immortal was nurtured by a heretic's lineage, after passing through the Origin Heavenly Tribulation, their lifespan would still increase. After all, they didn't have enough lifespan to begin with."
Feng Yunsheng pondered for a while and said, "If they were gravely injured in the past, causing their vitality to be greatly damaged, causing their lifespan to be reduced to a normal person's. If they join the heretics and improve their cultivation, there might be hope for them to recover their lost lifespan."
"That's right. Furthermore …" Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Only those who have a certain level of understanding towards the heretics would be able to understand these things. If they don't have much contact with those who don't know their limits, it's hard to say if they wouldn't be tricked into joining the heretics."
"Hehe, if they want to come back down after going up, they'll be dreaming."
As for the natives of the Immortal Court cosmos, they had always been taught by the heretics.
"Although I personally don't acknowledge the heretics, there's still hope for them to improve their cultivation speed and breakthrough their bottlenecks. As such, there's always a trade-off. I'm not surprised that a situation like Heavenly Monarch Zhao and the others appeared."
The smile on Yan Zhaoge's face disappeared, "Only, I have some doubts."
"Let's not talk about the Maitreya Buddha for now. The Immeasurable Heavenly Lord used this method to attain the Grand Heavenly Immortal realm," said Yan Zhaoge softly. "However, if he wanted to improve further, what should he do?"
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