Chapter 339

How is the Art of Longevity like cabbage on the street, that everyone knows it?

And what is the Eastern Xia royal family, just a small country in the borderlands!

Still Jurchens, they have no comparability with the great clans of the Central Plains at all!

A country that relied on the Jin people, finally lingered on its last breath, and even its existence cannot be concluded—why should their royal family be immortal?

This made everyone feel very uncomfortable in their hearts.

But resentment was only one aspect; it didn't count as the most important part of everyone's emotions.

The first two conclusions Zhang Lin mentioned were the truly shocking parts.

According to what Zhang Lin said, among the conclusions Wang Canghai drew based on existing information.

The Eastern Xia royal family not only knows the Art of Longevity, but the Art of Longevity of the Eastern Xia people, King Zhou Mu, and the Queen Mother of the West are all related, all coming from ancient times!

Many people didn't understand this claim of "ancient times."

Upholding a rigorous attitude, Professor Liu was the first to ask.

"Mr. Zhang, this 'ancient times' you speak of, roughly what time does it refer to?"

"Could it be an era earlier than the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties?"

Zhang Lin nodded, "Correct, the ancient times mentioned in Wang Canghai's snake-browed copper fish are earlier than the start of the 'family-as-the-world' system."

"That is to say, even more distant than the Xia Dynasty created by Great Yu; it can be traced back to the time period of Fuxi and Nüwa!"

In an instant, the whole venue was silent!

Everyone was shocked by this claim of Zhang Lin's!

For the current Xia State, the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties can already be called ancient.

Because there are basically no corresponding historical books passed down.

Whether a dynasty existed requires two aspects to mutually corroborate.

The first is historical records, and the second is the excavation of ruins!

For example, whether the Xia Dynasty existed or not, it is acknowledged within the Xia State, but not acknowledged internationally.

There is no other reason; it's just that no capital or royal city ruins have been excavated.

So the Xia State says it has five thousand years of history, but only three thousand years are truly acknowledged by the world!

Now, in Wang Canghai's records, it has already directly skipped over the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties and run to a more distant period; this sense of detachment made many people feel it was unreal.

Even the Vice Dean of the Archaeological Institute, Professor Liu, was completely bewildered.

After a long while, he slowly said again: "Mr. Zhang, do you mean that Wang Canghai guessed that the Art of Longevity of these three—the Eastern Xia King, King Zhou Mu, and the Queen Mother of the West—are all ancient immortal arts?"

After Professor Liu finished saying the term "ancient immortal arts," he also felt somewhat embarrassed.

A dignified archaeologist who speaks based on facts actually even said a term like "immortal arts."

It shows the shock in his heart!

Who knew Zhang Lin would shake his head and say: "Professor Liu, you are wrong; Wang Canghai was not guessing, he was certain!"

"That is why he drew the third conclusion: whether it is the Art of Longevity used by the Eastern Xia people or the one used by King Zhou Mu, both are modified versions by the Queen Mother of the West!"

"The Art of Longevity went through a thousand years of evolution, and by the time it reached Wang Canghai, he had long since looked down on it."

"All of this, just listen to me tell it one by one!"

Hearing this, everyone took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Lin.

Professor Liu also sat back in his seat, trying to calm his mood.

As for Yin Nanfeng and Zhang Qishan in the second-floor office, they were full of curiosity.

Clearly, Zhang Qishan had some understanding of the Queen Mother of the West's Art of Longevity.

But it was far from as profound as what Wang Canghai knew!

He didn't even know that the so-called Art of Longevity had also been modified!

This group of geniuses is truly unexpected.

While others were still bitterly pursuing the method of longevity, this group of people was already starting to improve it.

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"Before talking about Wang Canghai's attitude, let's first talk about this first person to improve the Art of Longevity, the Queen Mother of the West!"

"This person, the Queen Mother of the West, basically only exists in the myths and legends of the Xia State, which means whether she existed or not needs a question mark."

"But you all have experienced so much with the archaeological team, you should have already believed in your hearts that this person, the Queen Mother of the West, exists, right?"

Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, from the revelation of King Zhou Mu's identity to the Divine Mother claimed by the Eastern Xia people.

The image of the Queen Mother of the West had already been planted in everyone's hearts!

Even if historical books have no records, everyone felt that this person had existed!

Otherwise, the myths would not be so categorical.

Seeing this, Zhang Lin nodded and continued: "This person, the Queen Mother of the West, I would like to call her the number one person in biological engineering research in the Xia State!"

"Don't laugh, everyone; actually, there is nothing to laugh about. As long as you know what the Queen Mother of the West did, you will feel that this title is very suitable for her."

"In ancient times, Fuxi and Nüwa had human heads and snake bodies, and people called them gods."

"The biggest difference between gods and humans is lifespan!"

"The time Fuxi and Nüwa lived, judged according to the activity time in myths."

"From their appearance to their disappearance, it was about one thousand one hundred years!"

"Converted into a way the public can understand, it means they lived for a thousand years!"

"One thousand years, for us ordinary people, does it count as longevity?"

To this question, the answers were not the same.

The Xinyue Hotel was noisy; half the people said it counted, and half said it didn't.

Those who felt it counted were standing from the perspective of the short hundred-year lifespan of humans.

A thousand years is already ten times the lifespan, and the world has long since changed dynasties!

Those who felt it didn't count were starting from the two words "longevity."

So-called longevity should be living on and on for a long time.

It should have no deadline!

Living as long as heaven and shining as brightly as the sun, moon, and stars—only this can be called longevity!

Clearly, Fuxi and Nüwa's thousand-year lifespan did not count as longevity.

Zhang Lin chuckled, opened his folding fan, and shook it a few times.

"Correct, many people feel that even if Fuxi and Nüwa are ancient gods, their thousand-year lifespan does not count as longevity."

"Just like you, the Queen Mother of the West also thought so!"

"So, she began to study methods to extend lifespan, wanting to find true longevity!"

"The original text Wang Canghai carved here is: The ancient method was to coexist with snakes; Fuxi and Nüwa both had human heads and snake bodies. By the time of the Queen Mother of the West, she felt a thousand years of life was too short, and secondly, she felt the snake body was ugly, so she studied the method of extending life!"

Hearing this original text, everyone's breathing became rapid.

Just a few sentences, yet it revealed a lot of information!

The first point is that the reason Fuxi and Nüwa had human heads and snake bodies is because they coexisted with snakes!

This is a way of longevity, but it is limited by the lifespan of the snake.

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That is to say, if a snake can live for a thousand years, then the person coexisting with it can live for a thousand years.

If the snake dies, the person also dies!

Not only that, there is also an interesting point mentioned here.

The Queen Mother of the West studied a new Art of Longevity because she felt the human head and snake body were ugly.

This reason, at first hearing, seems somewhat absurd and ridiculous.

But thinking carefully, it feels exceptionally reasonable!

Women love beauty, let alone the Goddess of Yaochi?

Feeling the snake is ugly, but because she wanted a long lifespan, she had to coexist with it.

For a woman who loves beauty, this should be very painful!

This pain was not for a hundred years, but for a thousand years.

Seeing her own snake tail day after day, I reckon the Queen Mother of the West really couldn't bear it, and then she started her own path of scientific research.

Thinking of this, everyone suddenly felt their blood boil. ===== CHAPTER 340 =====