Foundation Establishment cultivators were different from Qi Refining cultivators.
Though Qi Refining cultivators had magic power protecting their bodies, remained immune to illness, and could naturally live to the end of their lifespans.
Their physiques did not differ greatly from those of mortals. Much like mortals, once they passed thirty, they began going downhill, and their chances of achieving Foundation Establishment declined along with them.
Once they passed sixty, even with a Foundation Establishment Pill to assist them, their chances of breaking through became absurdly small.
Foundation Establishment cultivators were different. Having cleansed their bodies and marrow during their breakthrough and established their Dao foundations, they still suffered some effects of age when attempting breakthroughs, but nowhere near as much as Qi Refining cultivators did.
That was why Qi Hanmo had successfully formed his Golden Core at the advanced age of two hundred and twenty.
After all, he had taken a Core Formation middle-stage cultivator as his master and was himself a core disciple of the Academy. He also practiced an orthodox cultivation method of the Confucian School, which emphasized self-cultivation and nurturing righteous vitality more than innate aptitude.
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That night, a grand banquet was held on Azure Dragon Mountain to celebrate True Person Li's return from his travels.
Before everyone present, Ji Shuwen made a point of introducing Li Ping's identity, his relationship with them, and his Core Formation middle-stage cultivation.
She did this partly to welcome Uncle Li home and wash away the dust of his travels, and partly to borrow the prestige of his cultivation to demonstrate the Immortal City's strength to outsiders.
Since Huang Yunzi's passing, neither the Three Sects led by Purple Cloud Valley nor even the alliance of the Western Regions had produced another Core Formation late-stage cultivator. Their strongest cultivators were just