Chapter 1156: The Problem of Growth

Ye Zan's two apprentices, Shi Lin and Wu Liao, can't be said to be little guys now, they have already changed from teenagers to youths. After all, it took Ye Zanguang a full ten years to transform the war fortress, and it is naturally impossible for the two apprentices to stagnate. Among the two apprentices, the one who has changed the most is Wu Liao brought from the Great Desolation Territory.

Back then, when Ye Zan took Wu Liao as his apprentice, Wu Liao still looked thinner and shorter even compared with other human children of the same age, let alone compared with normal children of the Wu race. It is precisely because of this that when Wu Liao was in the tribe, even though he was the grandson of the patriarch, he was often teased by his peers.

But today's Wu Liao, although compared with the Wu tribe youths of the same age, his figure still looks a bit thin. Moreover, in fact, Wu Liao is not really thin, but more well-proportioned than ordinary Wu youths. Of course, compared with the youths of the human race, Wu Liao's figure can still be said to be tall and mighty.

As for why Wu Liao appeared to be so malnourished when he was in the tribe, Ye Zan later did a detailed examination of him. The reason is actually very simple, that is, Wu Liao was really malnourished at the time, so it seemed that his development was slower than that of children of the same age.

As for the cause of malnutrition, it originated from Wu Liao's blood of the Wu clan, not from any abuse in the tribe. When he was in the tribe, although he did not enjoy special treatment, he was no worse than other peers in terms of food distribution. It's just that his blood of the Wu clan is stronger, so that his need for "nutrition" is actually greater than that of his peers.

It is said that the bloodline contains powerful power, but it is more accurate to say that it contains the law of the great way. That is to say, the blood itself has no energy, only the method and skill of how to use energy, and the method and skill are turned into instinct. In order for the blood to exert its strength, it must provide the blood with a large amount of "energy", which is the so-called "nutrition".

For blood, "nutrition" is of course aura, just like ascetics need to breathe out aura. Reiki can be regarded as the most basic energy, which can become true qi, true energy, and mana for ascetics, demon power for monster clans, and bloodline power for witch clans.

Before Ye Zan brought thousands of miles of vividness and guns, the life of the creatures in the Great Desolation Realm could be said to be quite difficult. Therefore, even the grandson of the Wu Clan patriarch can't get too special treatment, only the same food share as other people of the same age. The blood has a greater need for "nutrition", but the food is the same as that of other people, so it is no wonder that Wu Liao is malnourished.

After paying homage to Master Ye Zan, although Wu Liao didn't receive much guidance from his master on the inheritance of the Wu Clan, he was finally able to eat enough. You know, Ye Zan's side is not inferior to Wu Liao's stutter, especially when he still has spiritual crops such as spiritual rice in his hands.

Therefore, Wu Liao could let go of eating, and his blood was replenished with sufficient energy.

The body will naturally become stronger and stronger.

Of course, although Ye Zan can't give much advice to Wu Liao in terms of the inheritance of the Wu clan, it doesn't mean that he can only be a pure "breeder". A person's strength depends not only on the skills he cultivates, but also on his "comprehensive quality". This "comprehensive quality" basically refers to how to best use one's own strength.

If a person doesn't have the skills to use power, even "one power down ten times" can only be a joke.

And this "skill" does not only refer to the so-called "movements", such as the ability to adapt on the spot, and the ability to assess the situation and so on. In these respects, Ye Zan can still provide a lot of help to his disciples. The False God Realm alone is enough for his disciples to get a great training.

Besides, Shi Lin, Ye Zan's first apprentice, was a bit older than Wu Liao, and of course he could still be considered a young man. Compared to before, Shilin is indeed much more mature now, not only physically, but also mentally is far from what it used to be.

In terms of strength, Shi Lin's power comes from the blood of the western giant dragon in his body, which is actually somewhat similar to Wu Liao. Both of them obtained their strength through their bloodlines, but the origins of their bloodlines were different, and it was impossible to say which one was stronger at the moment.

On Shilin's side, apart from purifying his blood, Ye Zan had no other influence on his blood. Ye Zan totally despises that extraterrestrial demon who integrates various blood into himself to obtain powerful powers with different characteristics.

In Ye Zan's view, those bloodlines that mix too much can certainly gain great power in a short period of time. However, in the long run, the confusion and conflict of too many bloodlines will become a difficult ceiling to break through. Although, judging from the situation of the evil spirit outside that day, no matter how high the ceiling was, the strength of the other party had reached the level of a true immortal. However, Ye Zan still didn't want his apprentice to follow such a path.

Therefore, what Ye Zan has always taught Shi Lin is how to develop his own bloodline and how to bring out the potential of that bloodline. On this point, the inheritance of the Wu clan that came with Wu Liao also gave Ye Zan a good reference direction. Although it was impossible for him to let Shi Lin completely follow the path of the Wu Clan, he did get a lot of inspiration from it.

For example, in terms of the condensing of blood, after all, the Wu Clan has also been the protagonist of the world, and the condensing method passed down is of course not bad. According to the actual situation of Stone Forest, Ye Zan modified and tested some things from the inheritance of the Wu Clan, and passed them on to Stone Forest.

Anyway, when the patriarch of the Wu Clan asked Ye Zan to watch the inheritance of the Wu Clan, he didn't say that it could not be passed on to people other than the Wu Clan, let alone after some revisions.

When Ye Zan just finished remodeling the fortress, Shi Lin's overall strength had already reached the peak of Yuanshen level. Only because of the suppression of heaven in the world of cultivation, Shi Lin has no chance to go further. Now, Shi Lin came to the world of Chenxi with his master Ye Zan, and there is no longer the suppression of heaven in the world of cultivation, and the breakthrough of strength is already close to the door.

Compared with these two apprentices, Ye Zan's daughter Ye Linglong hasn't seen much change in these years. Judging from the appearance alone, the little loli is still a little loli, at most she has changed from five or six years old to seven or eight years old.

The daughter grew up so slowly, which made Ye Zan, the father, quite complicated. Parents certainly hope that their children can grow up healthily and grow up to be adults as soon as possible. However, it may also be because the child is no longer fun when he grows up, and he feels a little regretful in his heart. Now, Ye Zan doesn't feel that kind of regret. Since his daughter is his pistachio, he is also a little worried about her immaturity.

Of course, strictly speaking, the little loli Ye Linglong grew up slowly, so there was nothing wrong with it. This is only because her own life form is not very human, so that her growth is different from ordinary people. In other words, from Ye Linglong's point of view, such a growth rate is actually normal.

You know, if age is really counted, Ye Linglong had lived as a golden python for at least a thousand years before crossing the Dragon Tribulation. So, if that age is counted, Ye Linglong is now an "old monster" who is thousands of years old.

However, when Ye Linglong crossed the Dragon Transformation Tribulation and was protected by Ye Zan's merits and virtues, she was reborn from that moment on. Therefore, if we really want to count age, it should start when she passed through the Dragon Transformation Tribulation. In this way, at her current age, she should also look like a teenager.

However, after Ye Linglong crossed the catastrophe, although she didn't really transform into a real dragon, she was still a "longevity species" compared to the human race. "Longevity species" have a long lifespan, and correspondingly, in terms of growth, they naturally appear to be slow. In fact, this "slowness" is relative to the human race, and the "longevity species" themselves don't feel how slow their growth is.

A person's life is only a short hundred years. In order for the group to reproduce normally, birth, growth, maturity, and aging are all compressed in this hundred years. And those "longevity species" have a lifespan of thousands of years, and each stage will naturally lengthen accordingly. Otherwise, with long life and fast reproduction, I am afraid that this world will be crowded soon, and there will be no living space for other living beings.

Having said that, the daughter is not big enough, but Ye Zan is the father, so she doesn't have to worry about her being abducted by the apprentice. You know, it is very easy for senior sisters and younger brothers to get emotional entanglements after getting along for a long time.

In the past, when Shi Lin was first accepted as a disciple, Ye Zan wondered if this brat would abduct his daughter. "Fortunately..." Later, Shi Lin had an accident, and was accidentally teleported to Jiaosheng Palace in the East China Sea. After a few years, he reappeared in front of him as the adopted son of Jiaosheng.

But now, Ye Zan doesn't have to worry anymore, the two apprentices have become young men, but the daughter still looks like a little girl. If under such circumstances, any of these two apprentices would have any thoughts about Ye Linglong, then he might really have to clean up the house.

Speaking of it, the daughter does not grow up, and the son is the same as the daughter, and also does not grow up. As for Ye Zan, the father, although he is already in his fourth year of age, his appearance has not changed much. Of course, when a person reaches forty, he is in the prime of life, and he will not show any signs of aging. However, Ye Zan was able to maintain this appearance, essentially because his realm had improved fast enough.

Among the group of ascetics, there are many so-called "white-haired and young-looking" people. Except for some intentional changes due to certain purposes and hobbies, many of them are actually the result of natural aging. After all, not all ascetics are able to step into the realm of primordial spirit step by step at a young age like geniuses like Ye Zan and the others.

Cultivating the Dao and improving the realm will increase the lifespan accordingly, turning the "short-lived species" of the human race into a "long-lived species" step by step. However, before you break through a realm, your aging speed is calculated based on your current realm, not the lifespan after the breakthrough. Therefore, when you break through the realm at the age of eighty, your lifespan will be extended, but the aging that has already been caused will not be reversed.

In other words, "rejuvenation" is unnecessary, at least for most people. Unless, you can get the natural treasures with the effect of "rejuvenating youth", it is possible to reverse aging with the effect of medicine. However, that kind of "rejuvenating" natural treasures, somewhat "against the sky", is naturally not so easy to obtain.

In addition to relying on natural resources and earthly treasures, there is only one way to maintain "youth" and that is to break through the realm as soon as possible. When you break through the realm in your twenties, you will be able to age slower than other people of the same age, and if you break through again, you will be slower, until it seems to be "youth forever".

Of course, in the process of cultivating the Tao, the effect of "maintaining youth" is not what the monks really pursue. However, if you break through the realm one step earlier, your original remaining lifespan can be extended one step earlier.

To put it bluntly, it is the same breakthrough to the golden core state. When you break through at the age of 20 and break through at the age of 80, the increased lifespan after that is different. This increased lifespan is calculated based on your original remaining lifespan. You have 80 years of life left, and if you extend it tenfold, you will have 800 years. You have 20 years left to live, and if you extend it ten times, it will only be 200 years.

Therefore, the "white-haired and youthful face" among ascetics is actually unenviable, which just shows that their talents in cultivating Taoism are relatively mediocre.

Ye Zan had stepped into the Yuanshen realm more than ten years ago, and his lifespan had already reached thousands of years, so how could he age much because of this mere ten years. Similarly, the brothers and sisters of the Lin family around him, as well as Qi Qianjun, also stepped into the primordial spirit realm at a young age, so there was no aging change.

With Ye Zan's current state, bringing along a girl who "couldn't grow up" would not make people feel unharmonious. If the little lolita Ye Linglong had grown up "normally" and now became a ten-year-old girl, she would not be a "good match" for a father like Ye Zan.

After leaving the matter of "preaching" to others to continue, Ye Zan focused on his two apprentices and daughter Ye Linglong. He didn't take people to travel around, after all, the lessons that should be used in travel have already been taken in the small world and the world of cultivation.

Although this dawn world is an outer world, it is still a place where intelligent creatures live after all. If you really want to compare it with the world of monasticism, except for some systems and customs, there is not much difference in this world of dawn. Therefore, Ye Zan didn't need to be in this place specifically to take his apprentice and daughter to "experience suffering".

Ye Zan took his daughter and two apprentices and wandered around in the dawn world, mainly looking for places or opportunities that would facilitate their breakthrough in cultivation. After all, in today's Chenxi world, as long as you don't disturb the original will of the world, you can basically let Ye Zan do whatever you want. Therefore, of course Ye Zan should take advantage of this opportunity to find some benefits for his daughter and apprentices.