134: Chapter 131 On Longevity

Actually, this was not Li Changsheng's first time flying.

Back when he had just graduated, he always took the green-skin trains to go home every year to save money.

Perhaps for many people, the reaction would be, "What? Do things like green-skin trains still exist in this day and age?"

In fact, there are many green-skin trains. For instance, traveling from Shenzhen to Wu City, the price for a seated ticket and a standing ticket is about the same, and it is very cheap, costing only a little over one hundred.

This is much cheaper than taking a long-distance bus, but there is one drawback: it is extremely uncomfortable.

Yes! It is excruciatingly uncomfortable, especially during the Spring Festival travel rush. The feeling of sitting for over ten hours is unbearable, and the seats on green-skin trains are not ergonomic at all.

As for why he did not adjust the angle of the seat?

Are you kidding? Green-skin trains simply do not have that function.

As for standing tickets, those are even more tiring. That is why you can often see many people in the aisles of green-skin trains who have brought their own small stools, or who are simply sitting on the floor.

Even for the crew members pushing carts to sell drinks, snacks, and meals, getting through the aisle is a test of patience.

So, in the following years, after Li Changsheng's income gradually increased, he stopped taking those green-skin trains. He even splurged once to fly.

Hmm...

Overall, it was not a particularly wonderful experience.

It was fast, certainly; the flight itself was quick.

But you have to arrive at the terminal two hours in advance, followed by tedious waiting and various security check procedures.

When you add it all up, it is not much faster than the high-speed rail.

Therefore, every time Li Changsheng traveled afterward, he took the high-speed rail. He really could not enjoy flying, especially the waiting process and the cumbersome security checks, which were both boring and annoying.

Plus, suitcases have to meet specific size requirements, and anything too large has to be checked, which is incredibly troublesome.

The high-speed rail procedures are very simple, and it is not much slower.

But this flight to Night City was nearly fifteen hours long, and this time, the experience was quite good.

"I suppose I am splurging for once, am I not?"

This time, Li Changsheng had spent a large sum of money, and he was even sitting in first class.

Besides the large sum of money left for his grandmother to give to Gao Qiang, he still had hundreds of thousands of RMB on hand, but he had not really touched that money, except to buy the plane ticket.

However, he was still wealthy, thanks to the tens of thousands of US dollars he had earned from the production crew last time.

Tens of thousands of US dollars still had strong purchasing power in Night City. Although it was not enough to extravagantly buy luxury cars or yachts, it was enough for his travel expenses this time.

The service in first class was very good. Besides the very comfortable seats, there were also specialized lounges, sofas, refreshments, and even internet services, among other things.

Furthermore, the food in first class was excellent, with refined tableware. Even when you drank beverages, the flight attendant would thoughtfully replace them with exquisite stemmed glasses, giving you a different feeling while drinking.

And after entering, the first impression was the attentive service: the flight attendant handed over a towel, brought a drink, helped hang up his coat, and provided disposable slippers.

It must be said that money really is something that can change any service experience.

Li Changsheng listened to music leisurely, drinking the tea thoughtfully brewed by the pleasing-to-the-eye flight attendant. He took a light sip and looked at the vast white clouds outside, his mood gradually becoming relaxed.

"Now that my cancer has been resolved, perhaps it is the change brought about by my Breakthrough in Anjin, but it could also be the change brought about by my complete mastery of the Xingyi Five Elements."

Although he had previously guessed that it might be the Breakthrough in Anjin, where his mental consciousness gained finer control over his body, thereby accelerating his health level and completely eradicating the cancer.

But he could not rule out the efficacy of the Xingyi Five Elements; after all, the Five Elements Fist is indeed extremely effective for regulating the five internal organs.

However, Li Changsheng also discovered that as the cancer was eradicated, his Lifespan increased significantly, with his Lifespan now showing 75 years.

But during subsequent Cultivate, the growth of his Lifespan began to become exceptionally slow.

Li Changsheng was not surprised by this.

"Since the System is the Martial Arts Longevity System, the next step is to gradually approach the limit of human Lifespan, and even break through the limit of human Lifespan."

Where exactly is the limit of the human species' Lifespan?

Opinions on this vary widely.

Some say it was Mbah Gotho, an Indonesian who lived to be 146 years old. He was married four times in his life, had a harmonious family, and was surrounded by children and grandchildren.

He had originally thought he would pass away before his children, but instead, he watched helplessly as his wife passed away, his children passed away, and even his youngest child passed away.

In the end, it was his grandchildren who were accompanying him. It is said that toward the end, the physical condition of his grandchildren was not even as good as the old man's.

In Li Changsheng's view, this was a typical case of genetic superiority, with the presence of certain longevity factors.

This is fate; he deserved to live a long life.

There are actually quite a few people who achieved longevity through Daoist cultivation, such as the famous Old Ancestor Chen Tuan. Of course, he did not live for hundreds of years as some novels exaggerate.

This man lived to be 118 years old!

And the one who lived the longest through Daoist cultivation would be Daoist Wang Changyue, who lived to be 158.

This Daoist priest lived all the way from the end of the Ming Dynasty to the 19th year of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

If it were the Kangxi era, this person lived to the Daoguang era, which is close to the modern history of the Xia Kingdom.

So, if one considers history, this Wang Changyue of the Xia Kingdom might be the longest-lived; perhaps it was a combination of both genetics and Health-preserving Qigong factors.

Scientific research indicates that the limit of human Lifespan is 120 years, which also aligns with the situation of most long-lived individuals.

For atypical cases like Mbah Gotho and Wang Changyue, they are not counted; the former might be a genetic mutation, and the latter might have been holding on thanks to Health-preserving Qigong and extreme longevity genes.

This is determined by the number of cell divisions. The number of human cell divisions is fifty times. Based on telomeres and the cell division cycle, scientists have calculated that the limit of human Lifespan is 120 years.

Li Changsheng did not know how the Martial Arts Longevity System would arrange a path of longevity for him, but for now, his desire for longevity was actually not that great.

"What if I achieve longevity? To become a lonely old monster?"

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng could not help but smile bitterly. Once his grandmother passed away in the future, he would truly be all alone.

If he could achieve longevity, he would rather share half of his Lifespan with the little old lady.

"But I guess Grandma would not want longevity either, right? She probably just wants to see her grandson, to see me living well, establishing a career, getting married, and having children."

Li Changsheng knew the old lady's thoughts just by thinking about it; this old person was always so kind and lovely.

But are not all the elders of the Xia Kingdom like this?

Perhaps in some families, the elders sometimes have certain biases toward their descendants, but if you are good to them, they can feel it too; people's hearts are not made of iron.

The flight was smooth the whole way. This flight was from the Xia Kingdom, so there was absolutely no such thing as a hijacking incident like those found in melodramatic novels.

In fact, even on flights from Country M, hijacking incidents are extremely rare. After all, airlines are controlled by major capital, and they certainly do not want to be slapped in the face.

However, not knowing if it was Li Changsheng's bad luck, a small situation still occurred inside the plane.