Magecrafter
You have nice world setting and can explore a lot more than this. Its feels like Chinese clan or sect type of story in western fantasy setting. He wants allies for what? Just because he didn't have anyone in previous life and new lessons taught about how important people in life are ? Seriously need a solid reason to find allies other than this. No convincing motive here.
Its so annoying, creepy old guy in child's body acting as he really is a child, he calls himself great sage, shouldn't he expect 100 points in knowledge? in spells he saw the spells of top 2 students and their score, again he should expect 100 points, and expect zero in cultivation stage test, yet he says he hasn't expected his score near 200?, its BS, plus he eavesdrop on everyone every time yet this time he didn't, and was dying of embarrassment, didn't he went through this stuff before as well?