Junior sister, I really need to control you.

Inside the grotto, Li Yinsheng sat cross-legged in meditation, circulating his energy throughout the body.

Achieving true immortality is the beginning of defying one's innate nature, shedding one's mortal form, and acquiring immortal bones—an extremely perilous and dangerous undertaking! Beware, beware!

Each senior's notes contain different insights and descriptions of breaking through to the level of a true master.

This is the only sentence that is repeatedly emphasized.

It is a generally accepted fact in the cultivation world that cultivators are all mortals before they become True Immortals.

It's simply a difference between "ordinary people without cultivation", "ordinary people with cultivation", and "ordinary people with profound cultivation".

Although cultivators can cast spells, eat only once every few days or even months, and body-refining cultivators can even possess immense strength, appearing to be like immortals to ordinary mortals, they are still ultimately still within the realm of mortal flesh.

The most important point is that the lifespan of a cultivator who has not yet become a True Person will not increase due to their cultivation level.

Cultivation can only guarantee that ordinary cultivators can live a long and healthy life without illness or pain.

However, in terms of lifespan, most cultivators can only live to be a hundred years old, while some can live to be a hundred and twenty years old or even longer.

This lifespan is certainly very long for mortals, but it's not like no mortal has ever lived to this age.

Not only in terms of "death," the lifespan limit of cultivators is no different from that of mortals in theory, but even in terms of "aging," cultivators are only slightly better off than mortals.

For ordinary people who have not cultivated themselves, their bodies will begin to decline noticeably from the age of thirty.

At this point, no matter how hard ordinary people try to exercise and maintain their health, it is difficult for their bodies to get better. It is already very difficult to maintain their health without declining.

For cultivators who have not yet achieved true immortality, once their bodies begin to decline, their cultivation will also find it difficult to make any further progress.

However, compared to ordinary people, cultivators with higher cultivation levels can postpone the onset of physical decline until after the age of fifty.

Those with profound cultivation can extend this time to sixty or even seventy years old.

Like the person who came to Li Yinsheng a month ago to ask him to go into business, the "Uncle Miaoyin" he mentioned was already over eighty years old, but had not yet become a true master.

Even if one can maintain a youthful appearance through special cultivation techniques, their internal meridians and organs have already deteriorated, making it difficult to improve their cultivation level.

However, if she succeeds in reversing her innate nature and becomes a True Person, then her entire being will be rejuvenated from the inside out, including her internal organs and meridians. Not only will her cultivation not decline, but it will also continue to improve.

However, given her circumstances, it's impossible for her to become a real person.

Because becoming a True Person requires not only profound cultivation to a certain degree, but also that the cultivator's body cannot be too old.

The older one gets, the more difficult and dangerous it becomes to break through to the level of a true immortal, and the more severe the consequences of failure.

After breaking through to the True Person realm, cultivators experience rejuvenation, a significant increase in lifespan, and their bodies are no longer mortal. Furthermore, the power of their spells is several times stronger than those of similar cultivation levels who have not yet achieved the True Person realm.

Moreover, once one becomes a True Person, their three souls and seven spirits naturally unite, and they are no longer as muddled as ordinary people. After that, their minds become clear, their five senses become extraordinary, and they can see ghosts and gods with their naked eyes and observe geomancy.

At that time, when one uses a true human soul to manipulate magic, one can do as one pleases, achieving everything one desires, far surpassing cultivators who have not yet become true humans.

In addition, it has many other benefits, such as being able to move as lightly as a swallow without needing magic, being able to heal easily when injured, and not drowning in water or burning in fire.

However, with so many benefits, the cost of a failed breakthrough would naturally be extraordinary.

The best outcome is merely a shortened lifespan and a significant reduction in cultivation, allowing them to linger on for a few more days.

Most losers die on the spot.

Some who knowingly attempt the impossible may even lose control of their magical power during the breakthrough, leaving behind not even a complete corpse.

Therefore, although most Taoist temples under the Zhengyang lineage have hundreds of disciples, the number of true masters in each temple is very small.

According to the notes that Li Yinsheng had read, if a cultivator is under fifty years old when breaking through to the True Person realm, age will not be a hindrance.

As long as one's cultivation level reaches the equivalent of the tenth level of the Qingxuan True Scripture, the success rate of breaking through to the True Person level is as high as 70% to 80%.

If one reaches the tenth level of the Qingxuan True Scripture when they are in their sixties or seventies, the success rate of breaking through will only be one in ten.

If you wait until you're over eighty, your cultivation will start to decline, and if you try to break through then, it's a matter of "one in a hundred coming, ninety-nine dying".

Of course, age and cultivation level are not everything; other factors also affect the success rate.

For example, the quality of the cultivation technique, whether one is compatible with the technique, the quality of one's own innate talent, and whether there are rare and precious materials to assist in the breakthrough, etc.

So Li Yinsheng was actually quite curious.

When someone like him, who is only twenty-two years old but has already reached the tenth level of the Pure Profound True Scripture, breaks through, will he have an advantage over a fifty-year-old cultivator, or will it be about the same as a fifty-year-old?

Logically speaking, if a cultivator can reach the tenth level of the Qingxuan True Scripture at the age of twenty-two, then in terms of innate talent, he must be a genius, and breaking through to the True Person level would probably be a natural outcome.

However, Li Yinsheng's mastery of the tenth level of the Qingxuan True Scripture was achieved through arduous cultivation; he himself was merely of ordinary, inferior aptitude.

In reality, cultivators who passed the imperial examinations in their handbooks and possessed cultivation comparable to the tenth level of the Qingxuan True Scripture before the age of fifty, and then broke through to the True Person level, must have extraordinary potential.

Therefore, the claim of 70-80% must have taken into account the factor of exceptional innate talent.

Therefore, Li Yinsheng was quite unsure of himself.

If it were someone with his talent and potential, that "70-80%" would probably be halved, becoming 30-40%.

Fortunately, the notes of the seniors all mentioned that the higher one's cultivation level, the easier it is to break through, and the greater the chance of success.

Moreover, cultivators who primarily focus on Qi cultivation supplement their physical cultivation, while those who primarily focus on physical cultivation supplement their Qi cultivation. Once they have mastered the auxiliary cultivation methods, it greatly helps them break through to the True Person realm.

For most monks, this kind of knowledge is of little use.

Everyone knows that the higher one's cultivation level, the easier it is to break through. However, the older one gets, the harder it is to improve one's cultivation level, and the difficulty of breaking through increases dramatically with age.

The same applies to minors.

Where would you find so much time for supplementary studies? By the time you've mastered the basics, you might have already missed the optimal age for a breakthrough, and the benefits of supplementary studies would outweigh the gains.

But Li Yinsheng didn't have such concerns.

He still has fifty years of rewards left to "claim"!

At worst, he could use the first forty-nine years to improve the Pure Profound Scripture and the True Blood Secret Manual, and then use the remaining cultivation time to break through.

In any case, breaking through to the level of a true immortal is a dangerous and difficult process, but it doesn't necessarily take a long time.

Having made up his mind, Li Yinsheng temporarily put aside the matter of breaking through to the True Person realm and devoted himself entirely to cultivation.

This was the longest he had ever trained.

When Li Yinsheng opened his eyes again, although his pupils were black, the light within them had completely turned azure.

"Forty-eight years...nearly one hundred and fifty years of cultivation." Li Yinsheng slowly exhaled and muttered to himself.

"The Pure Profound Scripture has reached its eleventh level, and it's already a stable eleventh level."

"The True Blood Scripture... this technique is really a bit too much."

"Although minor cultivation is inevitably slower than major cultivation, even with more than eighty years of hard training, I have only barely reached the seventh level."

"The Pure Profound True Scripture only requires fifty years of arduous practice to reach the eighth level, and the ninth level only requires about seventy years of arduous cultivation. Although this True Blood Secret Scripture is powerful, it is far too difficult to master."

But then Li Yinsheng shook his head again.

"However... different cultivation techniques have their own system of dividing levels, and this True Blood Scripture only has a seventh level..."

He casually swung his hand, leaving several white streaks in the air along the edge of his fair palm. The palm force exploded in front of him and slammed into the lake surface dozens of feet away.

Amidst a violent explosion, a wave as tall as a four- or five-story building shot skyward, then turned into a light drizzle and fell back into the lake.

"A casual strike from the seventh level of the True Blood Secret Manual is no less powerful than the close-quarters combat technique from the ninth level of the Pure Profound True Scripture..."

Li Yinsheng muttered to himself, "It seems that although the True Blood Scripture and the Pure Profound Scripture each have their own merits, the True Blood Scripture has a higher potential."

Of course, a high ceiling doesn't necessarily mean you can actually use it.

Compared to cultivation techniques with higher ceilings that allow cultivators to cultivate for the same amount of time but achieve greater strength and higher cultivation levels, those are more practical.

After all, how many cultivators can actually reach the limit of their cultivation techniques? Ordinary people don't need to consider this kind of question at all.

But Li Yinsheng had to consider it.

The Pure Mystery Scripture has reached its eleventh level.

There's still fifty years of cultivation left to claim the reward of 300,000 talisman coins.

Reaching the twelfth floor shouldn't be too difficult at that time.

Then the Qingxuan True Scripture reaches its peak.

While continuing to practice is not out of the question, the reason why the techniques are divided into levels is that each level represents a small qualitative change.

Once you reach the peak of your cultivation, and there's no better technique to switch to, you can only focus on accumulating more cultivation points.

Does this mean we'll have to focus our main efforts on the True Blood Manual and reverse the roles of primary and secondary cultivation?

That would be too contrary to the principles of Heavenly Stems and Gods, wouldn't it?

However, he only thought about it for a moment and then put the issue aside for the time being.

Compared to what to train in the future, breaking through the current barrier is more important.

Li Yinsheng adjusted his mindset slightly, and the techniques and methods for breaking through to the True Person level recorded in the Qingxuan True Scripture naturally came to mind.

He originally intended to recall the technique for breaking through to the True Person realm once more, as a way to clear his mind of distractions.

But as the incantation appeared in his mind, he felt the cultivation of the Qingxuan True Scripture within his body begin to flow and circulate spontaneously.

Moreover, he inexplicably felt a sense of exhilaration and blissful relaxation.

The incantation naturally appeared in his mind one after another, and then the Qingxuan True Scripture also circulated smoothly in accordance with the incantation.

A moment later, all sensations faded, and the cultivation technique stopped. Li Yinsheng opened his eyes in confusion.

He first looked down at himself, then looked around, and then closed his eyes to focus his mind and introspect.

After examining himself, he opened his eyes again, pinched his face, and rubbed his limbs.

Then he stood up, bent his knees and jumped slightly. He didn't exert any force or use any magic power; he just felt as light as a swallow.

With his body refined through physical training, he leaped ten zhang as if taking a leisurely stroll. However, when he landed, his magical power and blood energy did not circulate. With just a thought, his descent speed was greatly reduced, and he finally landed lightly on the white jade platform.

He raised his hand again and flicked his finger.

A blade of light, ten feet wide, swept across hundreds of feet, clearing a waterway in a sea of ​​lotus flowers, wide enough for large ships to navigate.

Moreover, the waterway made three turns in succession, winding and twisting, yet the path showed no signs of stiffness.

After a moment of contemplation, he raised both hands again. With a slight movement of his left fingertips, a tiny blade of light pierced through his right palm, leaving a penetrating wound about an inch long in the center of his hand.

Clear, fresh blood oozed from the wound. With a thought, Li Yinsheng channeled his magic power, and the bleeding stopped instantly. A few breaths later, the wound healed completely.

After his hands healed, he used the Burning Wind Technique, and a large fire quietly burned in front of him. Li Yinsheng put his hand into the fire, but still did not use his magic power or blood energy to protect himself.

A moment later, he withdrew his hand. His palm remained fair and white, without even a hint of redness. Only the traces of blood that had just been left were burned away.

He sat back down on the ground, scratching his head.

"My mind was crystal clear, and I could see colors in minute detail. My internal organs, meridians, and acupoints were all completely refreshed."

"Without any magic power or vital energy, one can make oneself as light as a swallow, or even as light as a falling feather."

"The power of the spell increases greatly when casting, but the energy consumption remains the same. Moreover, it is extremely easy to control, and it can even perform subtle manipulations that are theoretically impossible."

"With the support of magical power or vital energy, the body's recovery ability is greatly enhanced..."

"I haven't tried being able to avoid drowning in water, but I haven't tried being able to avoid burning in fire... Anyway, I really don't feel anything from ordinary fire."

The confusion in Li Yinsheng's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a state of mixed understanding and doubt.

"Judging from this, I should have already broken through to the True Person realm, right?"

"But I haven't even started my breakthrough yet..."