There are only more than 2,000 new disciples in this batch, which is nearly 20% less than the previous batch.

There are hundreds of thousands of people who come to Xuantian Sect to participate in the disciple selection, but in the end, only a very small number of people can successfully enter Xuantian Sect and become disciples of Xuantian Sect.

The first thing disciples who want to participate in the selection need to do is to test their spiritual roots. Even if their spiritual roots are tested, it does not mean that they can enter the Xuantian Sect. Spiritual roots only prove that they have the talent for cultivation. Only those who pass the sect entrance examination can become disciples of the Xuantian Sect.

Not everyone in the cultivation world has spiritual roots. There are more people without spiritual roots. On average, only one person with spiritual roots can be found in every hundred people. People without spiritual roots are ordinary people, living the same life as people in the secular world.

On this day, the new disciples came to listen to the lectures as usual.

Their teacher is not a monk, but an ordinary mortal.

As for why an ordinary person could teach these new disciples, it was because what they learned was not the knowledge of cultivating immortals, but just simple literacy.

Simple teaching content like this can be taught even without monks, so there is no need to waste their talents by bothering monks to come and teach in person.

After all, for a cultivator, cultivation is the top priority, and they should not waste time on such ordinary things.

Therefore, the teachers who teach the novice disciples to read and write are ordinary mortals with knowledge recruited from the town.

Most of Xuantian Sect's disciples are people from nearby towns under the jurisdiction of Xuantian Sect.

Different from the mortal world which is governed by the royal family, the world of cultivation is divided into five major regions, each governed by five major sects. Within the jurisdiction of the five major sects, there are countless small sects and small families. Those small sects and small families can only rely on the big sects to survive.

In the world of cultivation, no one wishes to possess spiritual roots. With spiritual roots, one can cultivate immortality, change one's own destiny, allow the whole family to live a good life, and increase one's lifespan.

The reason why the world of cultivation is different from the mortal world is that the mortal world has no spiritual energy, while the world of cultivation has spiritual energy. Perhaps because of this reason, even ordinary people living in the world of cultivation generally have a longer lifespan than ordinary people in the mortal world.

The lifespan of monks will also increase as their cultivation level increases.

The lifespan of a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage can reach 120 years, that of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage can reach 200 years, that of a cultivator in the Golden Core Stage can reach 400 years, that of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage can reach 800 years, that of a cultivator in the Out-of-Body Stage can reach 1200 years, that of a cultivator in the Spirit Severing Stage can reach 2000 years, that of a cultivator in the Fusion Stage can reach over 5000 years, that of a cultivator in the Tribulation Stage can reach years, and that of a cultivator in the Mahayana Stage can reach years.

Breaking through the Mahayana stage is the legendary realm of immortals, reaching the state of ascension.

However, as early as fifty thousand years ago, the path to ascension in the world of cultivation had been cut off, and no immortals had ascended to heaven anymore. Even for unknown reasons, the spiritual energy in the world of cultivation had become thinner than before. In the past, the world of cultivation could be said to be filled with Nascent Souls and Golden Pills.

Because of this reason, there were not many high-level cultivators to begin with, and five thousand years later, the world of cultivation experienced another great catastrophe, in which nearly 80% of the high-level cultivators died, shaking the foundations of the entire cultivation world.

Nowadays, the most powerful person in a third-rate small sect is only at the Nascent Soul stage, while those second-rate sects are of course more powerful than third-rate small sects. Not only do they have more Nascent Soul cultivators than third-rate sects, they also have Out-of-Body stage cultivators.

Only the five major sects have a relatively deep foundation, and there are several ancestors with profound cultivation in the sects.

It is precisely because of their existence that the five major sects are able to maintain their status.

Among the disciples who came to take this course, the youngest was just six years old and the oldest was already sixteen years old. Most of these disciples were children from poor backgrounds. If they did not have the qualifications to practice cultivation, they would have no chance to learn to read. Therefore, they especially cherished this opportunity and listened to the teachers' lectures very seriously. They did not look down on the teachers who were ordinary mortals just because they could become cultivators.

What's more, the world of cultivation has always emphasized respecting teachers, and they are not allowed to disrespect their teachers.

Even though they haven't become disciples yet and the teachers are not their real masters, now that they are learning from them, they have to respect them.

What's more, some of their disciples have not yet truly embarked on the path to immortality, and have not even succeeded in drawing Qi into their bodies, making them no different from ordinary people.

It's not yet time for class, so the teacher hasn't come yet.

The disciples were of different ages. The older ones were more sensible. Seeing that the teacher had not arrived yet, they reviewed the previous content on their own. The younger disciples, however, could not sit still and started chasing and playing together.

"Instructor Lin is here!" A disciple ran in from outside, shouting as he ran back to his seat.

The disciples who heard the sound returned to their seats and sat quietly.

After a while, an old man with gray hair walked in from the door. He was the Instructor Lin that the disciples were talking about.

Teacher Lin is a teacher in Yuntian City, the nearest city to the foot of Xuantian Sect Mountain. Although there is no so-called imperial examination in the world of cultivation like in the mortal world, there are also many academies that teach knowledge. After all, the people in the world of cultivation are not born literate.

The disciples had been staring at the door before Instructor Lin entered, so they immediately noticed Lilia following Instructor Lin.

I don’t know if it’s because the food in Xuantian Sect is better, or because she started practicing, but Lilia has grown a little taller now. However, when she stands next to Instructor Lin, she is only up to his knees.

Even though she was not tall, she was still very eye-catching and everyone's attention was drawn to her.