"I hope what I just said didn't pollute Little Friend Zhou's ears. But it doesn't matter. If you heard it, just pretend you didn't. Then, let's continue talking about what we didn't finish before."
Sheng Yuan's reaction was much calmer than Zhou Ling's. He straightened his clothes which were messed up by his excitement, cleared his throat, suppressed his voice which had been raised due to his temper, and tried to make his voice as steady and gentle as possible.
Zhou Ling wanted to give him a thumbs up. All the details could prove that this guy was capable. He was very considerate and attentive to details. If the secret method of their clan could allow him to live another hundred or eighty years, then maybe... it was not impossible for him and his mother to live together!
Zhou Ling didn’t care whether there was a stepfather or not. She only cared whether her mother was happy and contented.
After all, she is no longer a child who cannot live without adults. Her mother has worked very hard to raise her. She does not want to be a burden to her mother in the future.
Now, she has a sect, a master, and her mother by her side. She lacks nothing.
As long as her mother is well, everything is fine for her.
“We, the Sheng family, have a single direct bloodline, not all of which are of famous blood. Therefore, our lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary people. Ordinary cultivators will die after 5,000 years of transformation, but we, if nothing unexpected happens, can live for 7,000 years or even 10,000 years after transformation.”
"Cough...cough...cough..."
Zhou Liang was originally listening attentively, but after listening to it, he couldn't help but choking. This was the second time he was choked by saliva today!
Her little face turned red from coughing and blood rushed up her throat. She tried her best to suppress the cough and wanted to nod to show that she understood.
In fact, at first, she guessed that what the senior was going to tell her might be a big secret.
She thought there was some secret treasure in their clan that could prolong the lifespan of the monks. In her initial guess, it might be able to extend it by a few hundred years, which was already the limit of extending the lifespan.
After all, even the only longevity elixir in the world that can effectively extend one's lifespan, a high-grade one, can only extend one's lifespan by one hundred to two hundred years.
Any treasure beyond this range would be truly beyond belief.
But she didn't expect that she would be shocked as soon as she heard it! It was really against the will of heaven, and it was against the will of heaven!
She hadn't dared to think about it for more than a thousand years, but what was the result?
It actually starts at two thousand years and caps at five thousand years!
Oh my god, Master Clear Soup!
If the problem is purely with the bloodline, then the other half of this bloodline must be at least at the level of a great demon, right?
The life span of a human-demon hybrid can be extended by inheriting some of the longevity characteristics of the demon. This is not the first time Zhou Ling has heard of this. After all, even the former leader of the Xihai Sect was in this situation.
But there are records in ancient books, and her master also told her specifically, that it is basically impossible to use this method to find a new way to extend the life of one's offspring.
Those who come from modern times basically all know a word called reproductive isolation.
Although the world we live in now is a world of immortal cultivation, which is extremely fantasy, in this world, reproductive isolation is still inevitable in maintaining the development of different races.
In this world, humans and demons may have the ability to have children by combining their powers. Although there are occasional cases where this is successful, it is unlikely to be successful even in one out of ten thousand.
It was basically empty talk to want to extend the lifespan of their offspring by this method. With the time for the experiment and the wasted cost of their offspring, they could have passed on their family line in a normal way, leaving behind countless incense sticks and ensuring that it would continue forever. Before Sheng Yuan revealed her identity, the only and only successful case in the world was the former head of the Xihai Sect, an old friend of her master.
But now, there is one more success story!
Sheng Yuan!
"So the only way to continue this bloodline is for the senior to marry a wife and have children from the demon tribe?"
Zhou Ling asked very uncertainly. After all, people continue their bloodline through blood. What if there are any taboos in this issue?
Her mother's happiness is the most important thing, and she cannot omit any of the necessary aspects.
What if this senior still wants to pass on his bloodline? Then my mother is not a monster, but a real human being, and in her blood... maybe, there is magical energy that this world cannot understand for the time being.
cough cough...
In short, if my mother remarries, it doesn't matter whether she will give birth to younger brothers and sisters for her. What is important is whether the senior in front of her wants to pass on his bloodline. If so, no matter how good the senior's external conditions and attentiveness are, my mother will not accept any wives or concubines.
In the era when my mother traveled through time, monogamy was already the norm. Even in the current world of immortal cultivation, there are still many mortals who have many wives and concubines. But it is not easy for a cultivator to find a life partner, so they basically acquiesce to monogamy. Very few people learn from the behavior of mortals and have the energy to keep many wives and concubines while cultivating immortals.
"of course not!"
Sheng Yuan was not surprised that Zhou Ling would think of this. This was probably something all daughters would consider for their mothers.
"As for the matter of inheriting the bloodline... To be honest, I have a younger brother. Although he passed away due to an accident, he left behind eight children in this world. You don't have to worry about the continuation of the bloodline. It is no longer my responsibility."
In order to reassure the little girl and allow her to tell her mother about this matter when she returns, Sheng Yuan does not hesitate to introduce himself and break down the matter bit by bit, telling her about it so that she can understand it more thoroughly and not be unable to explain it clearly when she returns to tell Zhou Li about it.
This time, Zhou Ling really couldn't help herself. She put a smile back on her face, raised her right hand, and gave him a thumbs up.
Sheng Yuan looked at her raised thumb, somewhat confused.
"Senior! You are the one who is reliable! It has been a long time since you came out. Is there anything else you want me to say to my mother?"
Needless to say, this man explained the whole story, and at least from Zhou Ling's point of view, he passed the test.
So it's not impossible to give him a way out.
She has not forgotten the scene when her mother cried and smashed the tablet after she found out that her father had found a new love.
Although she still doubts how her mother knew how her father was living in the underworld, she only knows one thing: her mother would not lie to her, and what her mother says must be true.
As a daughter, since she already has a ghost mother, it is not impossible for her to have a living father too!
"If you want to take a message... If you are willing, please tell your mother everything I just said, without missing a single word." (End of this chapter)
