2000 mazda protege burning oil

I have 2000 Mazda protege 1.8 L burning allot of oil. I burn the whole amount of oil every 5000kms when I need to get an oil change. There is no oil leaking anywhere. The muffler is quite black inside. How bad is this problem and is there anything that I can do to preserve the vehicle longer ?

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