The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

The more Li Changxiao pondered, the more he felt something was wrong. The Divine Calculation Sect had made all the calculations and had long ago predicted that the recovery of spiritual energy would be a long way off. But Li Xundao told the public that this crisis would only last for a hundred years.

During those hundred years, many cultivators believed his words, did not cherish the spiritual energy, and abused it everywhere. Some sought revenge, some robbed the sect's treasures, some fought with others, and some went on expeditions... When all was counted, the losses were not small.

If Li Xundao is really sick, he may not know it. He has the deepest cultivation, but the symptoms are the most serious. Li Changxiao thought, Li Xundao is determined to become a saint, cut off the seven emotions and six desires, leaving only the roots of desire, and his talent for cultivation is unique in the world. Such people will have the opportunity to reach a higher level in the future, and they are really saintly. But he cultivated too fast, and I am afraid that he has already developed a demon in his heart, but this demon is very hidden. This demon was accidentally passed on to Venerable Fengxue during the sermon, causing Venerable Fengxue to be infected with a mental illness.

Later, the spiritual energy dried up and there was no hope for the Great Dao. For ordinary people, it was just a loss of the opportunity to practice and live a few years less. For cultivators, it was just a pause, but they still had hundreds or thousands of years to live. But for Li Xundao, he lost the opportunity to become a saint, and lost the opportunity to reach a higher realm that no one had ever reached before and might not be surpassed in the future.

How could this loss be compared to others? Li Changxiao suddenly realized: "I thought that the spiritual energy was exhausted and all cultivators in the world were hopeless. The losses were all equally great. But... today I know that the spiritual energy is exhausted and the losses of the whole world, added together, are not as great as those of Li Xundao, nor are they as great as those of the leader of the Dao Sect."

Li Changxiao murmured, "I don't look at it from the perspective of the world's honor and shame, I only look at it from the perspective of personal loss."

"For a foundation-building cultivator, his spiritual energy is exhausted at the beginning of his practice. It is regrettable, but he has just started his practice and has not yet truly experienced the beauty of the path. For a Jindan cultivator, after taking a few steps, his spiritual energy is exhausted. Although it is also regrettable, it is much better than for a foundation-building cultivator. At least he has a long lifespan to use."

"Nascent Soul cultivators have been struggling in the cultivation world for a long time. They are aware of their talents and potential. They must know who can go further and who will stop here for life. The exhaustion of spiritual energy is certainly heartbreaking. But most people should stop here."

"The Spiritual Transformation cultivators are already masters of the world, with long life spans, and are the backbone of various sects. The depletion of spiritual energy is indeed a great loss. They lose the opportunity to advance to the Void Refining Stage. Needless to say, there are very few cultivators in the Void Refining Stage who have the potential to enter the Body Fusion Stage. Most cultivators can only stay in the Void Refining Stage for their entire lives, and can no longer make any further progress. It seems that the depletion of spiritual energy has the least impact on the Void Refining Stage cultivators. As for the Body Fusion cultivators... there are only a dozen or twenty people at this level. Those who are qualified to enter the Mahayana Stage are probably even fewer. Whether the spiritual energy is depleted or not, most Body Fusion cultivators will stay in their original stage."

"As for the five Mahayana masters, the Southern Buddha is already old. Mahayana is the limit. Although Su Qingmei and Bei Shenwu are powerful, they also needed Li Xundao's help to achieve the Mahayana position, which was a tricky thing to do. Therefore, the talents of the three are not much different. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to make further progress. Whether the spiritual energy is exhausted or not, for the three of them, it's just a matter of living longer or shorter. They have already seen the highest peak, so they are more indifferent. Jidi... mysterious, but I have seen him once, with white hair and old. He is a little younger than the Southern Buddha, but not much different. Only Li Xundao... has reached the peak of Mahayana cultivation."

"The spiritual energy was exhausted, and he lost a real opportunity to achieve a higher level of enlightenment. How can the loss here be generalized? Who wouldn't care? If Li Xundao hadn't taken the initiative to tell me that he had reached the peak of Mahayana, how could I have thought of this."

Li Changxiao was just analyzing the gains and losses rationally, and he had no intention of belittling the heroes of the world. It was precisely because he felt that the heroes of the world were all brilliant in their own ways that he had never thought of this.

Now, after being enlightened by Bian Huo, I realized that although we are both facing the depletion of spiritual energy, the losses are very different due to different cultivation, different status, and different prospects. The gap is also very different. Li Xundao's loss is immeasurable and cannot be compared. The depletion of spiritual energy is the result of the world getting worse, and it is easier to distort the symptoms. The evil entanglement of Jiuxiang Temple Wuqing was not directly infected, but started from the hatred entanglement. After the spiritual energy was exhausted, it further evolved and worsened, and finally turned into a weird evil entanglement.

The same is true for Li Xundao's longevity disease. However, the source of the disease is different, and the ability, degree of influence, and degree of entanglement are also different.

Li Changxiao imagined that Li Xundao might have seen something long before the spiritual energy was officially exhausted, guessed that he had no hope of becoming a great master, and thus unknowingly contracted a strange disease. At that time, there happened to be a sermon, and Venerable Fengxue was in the sermon hall.

At that time, this strange disease was not easily transmitted to people. But Venerable Fengxue was unlucky and accidentally got the disease. At that time, the spiritual energy was not exhausted. Venerable Fengxue contracted the disease and sought treatment from Bian Huo. However, it was indeed incurable, and he knew that there was no hope for cultivation. In desperation, he planned to take over another body. Unfortunately, before the plan could succeed, the spiritual energy was exhausted. A generation of heroes died.

Li Xundao was ill without knowing it. The symptoms of this disease were not obvious at first, but only affected the words and deeds of one or two people at certain times. Li Xundao's cultivation was very high, and he suppressed it completely without intending to, so naturally no one noticed.

After the spiritual energy was exhausted, the disease had a more profound impact. Li Xundao knew that he had no hope of achieving the Great Dao, and this was bound to be the biggest blow. He suffered the most losses in the world. He could have made further progress, he could have made further progress. But the spiritual energy was exhausted, and all of this was in vain. His path was distorted, and the disease became more serious.

The leader of Panlong Sect was the product of his seven emotions and six desires. Under his influence, he naturally developed strange diseases. In this way, the prototype of the longevity disease was formed here. Ironically, Li Xundao, the source of the disease, was ordinary because of his high cultivation level and looked normal.

He may not know that he has contracted a strange disease. He is still working hard to plan for the world. But this plan is mixed with some "it should be done this way but it is not done this way" behavior, which is very difficult for outsiders to know. For example, does Ling Tian really have to die?

The Extreme Evil Sect has been incarnated as farmers, harvesting all living things for hundreds of years and using them as bargaining chips. Among the tens of millions of people who have been scattered around, how many of them do not need to die?

Did Li Xundao intentionally condone the evil deeds of the Jie Sect?

All of this is unknown.

(A cousin of mine is getting married, so I took some time off to attend the wedding. The updates have been a bit unstable during this period, so please forgive me.

Actually, writing up to here is already in the middle or late stage, or even the late stage. I have to update slower, so that I can stay with you guys longer. At least I won’t stop updating. Normally, there are two chapters, but no matter how busy I am, I will find time to write one chapter. Actually, I also want to find time to write some drafts, but firstly, it becomes harder to write as I get older, and secondly, my energy is limited.)