"Coming here is both an opportunity and a disaster for you. This is a world of the strong. If you're strong enough, you'll naturally rise above others. If you aren't, you can only let others prey on you!" Xuantian said.
"Senior, please accept me as your disciple!" In a flash of inspiration, Xiao Chen knelt before Xuantian.
"You and I do have some affinity, but teachings cannot be passed on lightly. If you're willing, you can first become my nominal disciple.
"Once you reach this world's sovereign realm through your own efforts, it won't be too late to formally become my disciple!" Xuantian said after a moment's thought.
"The sovereign realm?" Xiao Chen asked, puzzled.
"The Longevity World is boundless, with countless races, and that has given rise to a multitude of cultivation systems.
"For instance, there are Curse Masters who can draw on the power of deities, ancient and mysterious Beast Soul Warriors, Spirit Masters born with powerful mental energy and supernatural abilities, terrifying natural-born demigods among certain minor races that are nearly extinct, martial artists, qi cultivators... Without a unified standard for dividing realms, it was difficult to clearly compare the combat strength of different cultivation systems.
"Over the long years, a unified standard for dividing realms eventually emerged. However, it skipped straight past so-called 'ordinary cultivators' and established five major realms for the strong.
"Transcendent mortal, consciousness treasury, sky control, nirvana, and longevity!
"Only those who enter these five realms can be called strong.
"Cultivators in the transcendent mortal realm can commune with the vital energy of heaven and earth and temper their bodies. Their own vital energy replenishes itself endlessly, and they have a lifespan of one hundred and sixty years.
"In the consciousness treasury realm, they begin to sense the treasures of their divine sense.