Chapter 158 The Lifespan of Mortals

"I see! So, you practice to wait until you reach the Spiritual Transformation Stage, and then benefit yourself?"

Coral just thought that she understood the truth and looked as if she had suddenly realized something.

Unexpectedly, the players around him all started laughing, their smiles were bright and natural, and they all said at once:

"It would be great if it could really benefit itself!"

"Isn't it said that our game is endorsed by Dad? Maybe we can really have some spiritual energy revival?"

"You're dreaming!"

"If this is really a good thing, would it be your turn to play the game first? Use your brain!"

"Hey! I think living over a hundred years old is too long! Living to 70 or 80 years old is enough. If you are older, you will get all kinds of diseases, which is quite painful!"

"I'm different. I'd rather live a miserable life than die a good death. As long as I can live, I will definitely keep living!"

"Don't worry. The evil will last for a thousand years. But you, with a lifespan of one thousand and one years, are even more evil than the evil itself!"

…

Just as the players were chattering non-stop, a voice amplified by spiritual power suddenly came from outside the crowd: "This fellow Daoist is from the Quanxian tribe. I'm afraid he doesn't know much about us humans. Daoist fellow, do you know what the average lifespan of mortals in the Guixu world is?"

The players were very familiar with this sound, so the noise in front of the barbecue restaurant became even louder—

"Master Sister is here too!"

"Big sister!"

"Oh my goodness! Even the senior sister was alarmed! If this wasn't a hidden plot, I would have chewed up this table!"

"If you want to get free food and drinks, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush!"

"You kid—"

Amid the players' continuous chatter, Baili Shuang saw Shanhu looking over and said politely, "Daoyou, you are polite. I am Baili Shuang, a disciple of Taiyin Sect. I heard that Daoyou was visiting Taiyin Sect and was afraid that my fellow disciples might be impolite, so I came uninvited. I hope you can forgive me!"

Baili Shuang's temperament was completely different from other Taiyin Sect disciples. Shanhu was moved and responded, "You are too polite, my name is Shanhu, and I am from the Xiling family. The disciples of Taiyin Sect are lively and straightforward, and I am not being rude..."

"So she's the descendant of Lei Zu!"

When Coral heard these words, she felt a sense of familiarity in her heart - ordinary human cultivators would not know the history of the Quanxian tribe!

"Brother Baili, you are actually well versed in the history of my predecessor, Quan Xian?"

"I can't say I'm proficient in it, but I know a little bit."

Baili Shuang said as she glanced at Zhao Qing, who suddenly moved her butt and squeezed towards Bai Chenxue to make room for Baili Shuang. She even wiped the seat with her sleeve and said flatteringly, "Big Sister, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Junior Sister!"

Baili Shuang smiled slightly, sat down, and continued the previous topic with Shanhu: "Fellow Daoist Shanhu, do you know how long the average human lifespan is?"

Coral answered uncertainly: "About... a hundred years?"

Although it is extremely difficult for the Quanxian tribe to reproduce, their lifespan is relatively long. Under natural conditions, mermaids can live for thousands of years without becoming old and frail like humans or most animals. There is not much difference in appearance between a 900-year-old mermaid and a 100-year-old mermaid. Only in the last few months, when the spiritual energy can no longer flow through the body, will they show signs of aging until they run out of energy and die.

Although Coral had dealt with human monks, he had hardly ever seen ordinary mortals, so he could only guess based on what the cat demon had just said.

Baili Shuang shook her head, with pity in her eyes, and said, "No more than twenty years."

"How is this possible?!"

Not only Shanhu couldn't believe it, but even the players and monks around her began to question it - apart from anything else, most of the mortals in Chang'an City were definitely over 20 years old!

The voices of rebuttal and doubt were so loud that Baili Shuang had to speak again with her spiritual power: "It is indeed the case... because many mortals have a hard time even growing up. The disciples of Taiyin Sect in Blue Star Realm may not know this, but if it is the human cultivators in Guixu Realm, those who have cultivated from mortals, do they still have memories of the mortal world? How many brothers and sisters have you had in your family, and how many of them have lived?"

There was silence for a moment, and then faint sobbing sounds were heard.

"I...I lost three brothers and one sister..."

"My mother died of complications during childbirth..."

"There are more than a dozen people in my family. I am the only one who survived the monster attack..."

"My two younger brothers died of starvation..."

Ever since the Taiyin Sect's grand ceremony, Chang'an City has become famous, and news of the treatment and "recruitment" of various research institutes has spread throughout the southern part of Zhongzhou like wings, attracting many cultivators who are mediocre in various sects and forces.

In their own sects or forces, the knowledge of cultivation was kept hidden, and if one wanted to learn, one had to look up the elders for their opinions. And for those of them who had ordinary talents and no family background, the monthly salary was not even enough for food and drink, let alone buying spiritual materials to assist in their cultivation.

Therefore, many such monks are scrambling to settle down in Chang'an City and enter various research institutes - they don't have to bear the stigma of changing their allegiance, and they can get money to improve their lives. They can even freely browse various martial arts secrets in the library. This is simply a life like a god!

Therefore, during this period of time, Chang'an City has absorbed quite a few cultivators with poor backgrounds, most of whom are ordinary mortals.

And they have been practicing for so many years that they may have become indifferent to things that happened decades or hundreds of years ago, but they will never forget them.

However, among these deep sighs, a very discordant and powerful voice suddenly appeared -

"I'm going to kill the dog planner!"

A player rubbed his eyes and said through gritted teeth.

Baili Shuang looked at the player with red eyes lovingly and said, “Actually, it’s the same in the Blue Star Realm.

"Take the flower-growing countries as an example. The average life expectancy during the Qin and Han dynasties was only 20 years old. Even during the prosperous Tang and Song dynasties, which were touted in history, the average life expectancy did not exceed 30. Even in the early 20th century, the average life expectancy was only 35 years old. The real qualitative leap was after 1981.

"If it is Europe, it is even more pitiful. In ancient Europe before Christ, the average life expectancy was around 20 years old. It was not until the Industrial Revolution, in the middle of the 19th century, that the average life expectancy reached 40 years old.

"People in the Blue Star Realm, life has only been good for less than two hundred years!"

When she said this, she sighed and said, "But in the Guixu Realm, even more people don't even have a chance to survive. Being able to practice cultivation and join various sects is a rare blessing!"

"Meow, it's like this,"

The mountain civet cat officer who had been listening quietly shook his ears and said, "Most of us cat demons can only live for three years. Many die of starvation and freezing. During my years of training, many, many of my fellow cat demons have died!"

It narrowed its eyes, and although its tone was still calm, it emphasized it once more: "A lot, a lot, a lot!"