Qi Xuansu had no desire to engage. The Water Palace had its own Spirit Guards, and they would never dare harm an Old Sage. But if that elder ignored protocol and forced his way in by brute strength, that would be another matter entirely.0

These Old Sages were certainly not of the Longevity stage. Those who had reached immortality would have been a Virtuous Great Sage. In essence, Old Sages were equivalent to second-rank Taiyi Daoists, but they were granted the honorary title of Great Sage as recognition for retiring voluntarily at their peak. Thus, their cultivation could only fall within two levels—Pseudo-Immortal or Zaohua stage.0

The Daoist Order’s retirement scheme was not created because its elders grew weak or feeble, but because mundane affairs hindered their cultivation. Even in old age, they still strove forward. Pseudo-Immortals sought true immortality, while others simply wished to live a few years longer. A Heavenly Tribulation every century did not necessarily mean one’s life ended at a hundred years. With proper methods to suppress the Three Corpses, one’s lifespan could be extended by ten or twenty years,...0