Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

"Yes, that makes sense."

The students' eyes were filled with doubt.

According to the senior's theory, the stronger a cultivator is, the more beautiful (handsome) they should be, and the better their body proportions should be.

As a Nascent Soul Ancestor, regardless of his strength, shouldn't his appearance alone be enough to annihilate all mortals and cultivators?

"The most dazzling star on Shuiyun Star" should be an adjective tailor-made for them.

But reality is clearly not like that!

Is there something fishy going on here?

Or is what the senior student just said actually a lie?

Chen Yuran's face still wore a warm and inviting smile: "Theoretically, the stronger a cultivator is, the more handsome and beautiful they become."

"But reality is often different. It's not that it's impossible, but that high-level cultivators are unwilling..."

"Why don't you want to?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Everyone thinks having a perfect appearance and figure is a good thing, so is there anyone who doesn't care?

Or do you think it's more interesting to be ugly?

"Don't find it unbelievable. As the saying goes, 'You can't talk to a summer insect about ice.' Your thoughts are different at each stage. When you become strong enough, your thoughts will be completely different from what they are now."

Chen Yuran sighed: "Even I can't understand it now, but according to the statistics of the Immortal Alliance, once a cultivator's realm enters the Nascent Soul stage, True Monarchs don't care much about their appearance and body."

"Without body image anxiety, people feel that appearance is just a trivial matter. Some even feel that being too beautiful or handsome makes them lack authority and aura, making them easy to be looked down upon."

"Oh, this..."

Everyone was dumbfounded, finding it truly difficult to understand.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Just like rich people often say they don't care about money, a guy with a beautiful wife might say he's face-blind and doesn't recognize beautiful women at all.

At first glance, Versailles seems like a reasonable name, but upon closer examination, it may not be entirely without merit.

After all, people only covet what they don't have, and once that thing becomes readily available, its appeal naturally diminishes.

Then Chen Yuran continued to speak eloquently.

"In fact, once one's strength reaches the Nascent Soul level, one's bones and muscles can be changed and adjusted by circulating profound techniques. It's not a method of disguise, but a true reshaping of the skin, flesh, and bones through great supernatural powers."

"Of course, this kind of adjustment also has limitations. It's not like you can change your appearance and body shape to whatever you want; it still has to be based on your original appearance..."

"But becoming handsome or beautiful is just the most basic step."

"Absolutely no difficulty!"

"Furthermore, the higher your cultivation level, the fewer restrictions you will face during the adjustment process. If you can truly cultivate to the point of body integration, then you can transform into any appearance or body shape you desire."

"Combined..."

Everyone was filled with longing and admiration.

But then I felt that this realm was too far removed from my own reality, so I just thought about it.

Although the senior student's explanation dispelled everyone's doubts, most students still scoffed at it, except for a few who seemed to understand.

After all, they are young people. Although they understand that people's thoughts can change, they always feel that they are the exception and are thinking about it right now.

The love of beauty is human nature. Even when I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I still want to be a beautiful little princess (boys want to be devastatingly handsome).

As for other True Lords who want to be unconventional, they see them as fools.

Moreover, they also gleaned another meaning from the senior's words: cultivation can not only make one more beautiful, but it is also a progressive process.

From passively changing one's appearance to actively shaping it, true high-level cultivators can even achieve freedom in their appearance.

It's outrageous just thinking about it!

This is way more impressive than financial freedom or anything like that.

As a result, the students were all lost in a moment of fantasy about the future.

Then a thunderclap shattered the bottleneck: "If bones and muscles can be reshaped at will, is it also possible for a boy to become a girl?"

The classroom fell silent immediately after he said that.

What kind of question is this?

Taken aback, everyone turned around and stared at the guy who had asked the question.

Under the spotlight, Zhou Ran shone brightly. However, even the goofy Zhou Ran couldn't withstand the complex and unpredictable gazes and immediately wilted, chuckling dryly, "Hehe, I... I was just asking casually."

However, it would have been better not to mention it; deliberately trying to explain it only makes it seem like an attempt to cover up the truth.

If people were merely curious at first, now everyone's faces show an expression that says, "Oh, I understand."

Duan Xuan sighed, momentarily at a loss for words.

As his childhood friend, he knew that Zhou Ran had no interest in being a girl, but ever since he awakened his goofy spiritual root, this guy had started to speak without thinking.

He believed the other person was just curious; the kid probably never imagined that a single sentence could lead to such a suicidal act.

"Luckily, I had the foresight not to get involved with him and kept pretending not to know him."

Duan Xuan was relieved; otherwise, he would most likely have been misunderstood as frivolous.

Upon hearing this question, Chen Yuran on the podium was visibly taken aback.

However, it becomes clear at this point that there is a significant gap between a doctoral student who is a Golden Core Ancestor and a young student who has just enrolled.

She was just a little surprised.

Then, he even smiled and nodded at Zhou Ran.

Just now, the other party asked a very abrupt question, which made her remember this guy.

Knowing that he was the top student in his class upon entering the school, and that even his spiritual root value was outstanding among all the students in this cohort.

Or rather, the first few people.

After all, a Heavenly Spiritual Root is a rare commodity, no matter where you put it.

However, this student is rather special, being the most criticized variant of the Heavenly Spiritual Root... a goofy spiritual root!

It's not that this spiritual root is bad.

After all, his talent is undeniable, and theoretically, he is no less capable than an ordinary person with a heavenly spiritual root. It's just that he is too prone to dying.

At best, they're the class's source of joy; but if they don't manage that well, they're prone to being cursed and living a solitary life.

This is not nonsense!

Because there are readily available examples right now.

Chen Yuran knew a senior who was a member of the Guixu Elders' Council. He was a renowned figure, admired by all.

Yet, this very person is actually obsessed with romance.

Being love-struck is one thing, but the real problem is that this dignified, fully-fledged monster can't even find a cultivation partner.

Of course, it's not to say that they really can't find any. After all, even if a powerful cultivator in the Integration Stage wanted to take a concubine, there would be countless female cultivators willing to do so.

But at least those at the same level, or even those slightly lower at the Refinement of Emptiness level, would absolutely look down on him.

There's no other reason than that this senior is the owner of the quirky spiritual root. His words and actions are too unique, making him too easy to become the subject of people's idle chatter.