Human Realm.
Millennia have transford what was once a newly established Mortal Realm into a completely altered landscape.
Cultivation flourished imnsely.
Especially in the Nine States, divided by the na of Nine Cauldrons, which is considered the sacred land in every cultivator's heart.
Almost every citizen of the Nine States possesses the art of longevity, living up to a thousand years.
Those among them who have verified the Immortal Path can easily live over ten thousand years.
At this ti, Alkaid was walking in a city governed by Qingzhou, one of the Nine States.
The city's na is White Cloud.
In the six-tiered cities of the Nine States, it's only the fifth tier, nearly the last.
Yet even so, this city still has tens of millions of inhabitants, with tens of thousands who have attained the Immortal Path.
Although they are mostly Void Immortals and True Immortals, with Heavenly Immortals being extrely rare, the number of tens of thousands of immortals has opened up nurous cave mansions, still making the entire White Cloud City extraordinarily magnificent.
The city is built against mountains, extending 18,000 li vertically and 13,000 li horizontally, with visible towers and palaces dotted among green mountains and waters.
Sotis, formations are activated, causing immortal qi to curl up around certain spots.
There are also man-made mountains rising from the ground prepared for formations, like unparalleled Divine Swords piercing the clouds, towering into the sky.
Among the enveloping mists, many immortal cranes and mystical birds can be seen soaring with spread wings.
So immortals are seen controlling swords with light, riding cranes and chariots, commuting back and forth among the mountains.
Displaying the grandeur of a cultivation civilization in all its glory.
"Refining Essence to Qi, Qi Refinent into Divine, Divine Refinent and Returning Void, Refining Void to Integrate Dao, upon reaching Dao, heavenly tribulations befall, cleansing virtues and sins, success makes one a True Immortal, then passing through Heavenly Immortal, Profound Immortal cultivation, ultimately aspiring to beco a Great Dao Golden Immortal, enjoying 129,600 years of life, failure turns one into a Void Immortal, also known as a Loose Immortal. However, the heavens cycle every forty-nine, excluding one, even if one becos a Void Immortal, there's still a sliver of chance for survival, every thousand years a tribulation, if one survives nine layers of thunder tribulation, one can ascend to the heavens and verify as a Golden Immortal."
Alkaid walked through the city streets, with his personally devised Cultivation thod flowing through his mind.
In his sight, there were many cultivators who had attained substantial accomplishnts.
The least among them had achieved Qi Refining into Divine.
Only Divine Refinent and Returning Void are considered modest successes.
After all, the land of Nine States is directly governed by the sacred Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Even though White Cloud City is just a fifth-tier city, theoretically guarded only by a Heavenly Immortal at most, the travelers here, if placed elsewhere, are renowned experts in their own right.
Especially in subservient planes outside the main plane, among those initiated in the Cultivation thod of Refining Essence to Qi in one realm, it's probably one in a thousand who can accomplish Qi Refinent into Divine, capable of serving as a Sect Elder.
And in the fifth-tier city of White Cloud, those who can Refining Void to Integrate Dao, considered middle layer in society, are truly pivotal mighty arms, old ancestors of the Immortal Path.
"Millennia, to ordinary beings, truly span a lengthy era, even though people in the Nine States generally achieve significant cultivation and live up to a thousand years, it's no exception. The earliest Alkaid Realm I was in, its oldest civilization was rely ten thousand years..."
Alkaid pondered, his gaze continuously observing around this city.
At that mont, there seed to be a commotion ahead.
Subsequently, many cultivators rushed towards one direction.
So who had achieved sothing significant and obtained the "qualification" to fly within the city were even controlling swords, rushing towards the source of the noise.
Alkaid did not activate his Divine Sense to investigate but followed the crowd, getting used to the hustle and bustle.
But from the conversations along the way, he quickly understood what was happening.
"The Nine States Genius List has been updated!"
"Isn't the Heavenly Pride List updated only every ten years? The last update was six years ago, right? Only six years, and a new list is out?"
"It is said that if especially stunning figures erge or there's a significant change in the rankings, the Heavenly chanism Palace will issue an extra printing! A new list has been created! Wonder what happened this ti! Has an extraordinary talent appeared? Or are the rankings changed significantly?"
Listening to these discussions, Alkaid gradually arrived at a tall tower.
This building is filled with a classical aura, with carved railings and jade fittings.
At the top of the building, there was a flow of radiant light, and soon, a display similar to a virtual projection screen in a sci-fi world appeared.
This screen displayed a leaderboard.
Engraved on it—Nine States Genius List.
Beneath it, one hundred and eight nas were listed.
The first na Alkaid saw was ranked number one.
Nad Luo Xianyu.
Cultivated for one thousand and thirty years!
Cultivation...
Great Dao Golden Immortal!
And at the sight of this na being displayed, the surrounding onlookers exploded as if a pot had been stirred.
"Great Dao Golden Immortal! Luo Xianyu has actually beco a Great Dao Golden Immortal!?"
"No wonder the Heavenly chanism Palace even decided to print an extra issue of the Heavenly Pride List for her! A thousand and thirty-year-old Great Dao Golden Immortal, that's... defying the heavens!"
"The Nine States Genius List includes geniuses from within ten thousand years of cultivation ti, and most of these talents are in the Mystic Immortal Realm! During special periods, so Heavenly Immortals can make the list! But now Luo Xianyu has left them far behind, even their shadows can't be seen."
Various exclamations continuously ca from the crowd, accompanied by nearly overflowing envy and longing.
Looking at the na on the leaderboard, Alkaid was initially surprised.
Isn't it just a Great Dao Golden Immortal?
But then he also realized, although in the Nine Cauldrons Sect, a Great Dao Golden Immortal is rely the basic standard for official disciples, a thousand and thirty-year-old Great Dao Golden Immortal...
Is indeed rare.
A millennium to beco a Great Dao Golden Immortal, there's a great chance in the future to verify immortality, truly achieving undying and everlasting life.
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