Chapter 204 The problem of the ratio of males and females among the cultivators
Yang Yushu maintained a cool attitude and easily answered the questions raised by the great elder of Yuxu Sect;
"Among the eight immortal sects, my Biyun Palace never recruits male disciples. You should know that, right?"
"If any of the eight immortal sects wants to use the alliance to control the other seven immortal sects, then Biyun Palace is the most unlikely."
"There are more than 3,600 female disciples in this palace, all of whom are cultivating the path of purity of heart. If there is not a powerful enemy at hand, why would there be any need to form alliances, and why would there be any need to cause trouble?"
Fairy Yang's words were very euphemistic, but the meaning expressed was very clear.
The elders of Yuxu Sect were all old men, so naturally they all understood.
Simply put it is;
In the palace, there are more than 3,600 female disciples, all of whom are as beautiful as flowers. They also practice the path of pure heart and guard their bodies like jade.
In this case, only other immortal sects would want to control Biyun Palace, and Biyun Palace could not hide in time, so how could it take the initiative to provoke other immortal sects?
To put it more clearly, it is common for men to play gangsters against women, and women to play gangsters against men, and they are still very beautiful goddesses... Tell me where you saw it, I will rush over, everyone come to me, don't hurt me
Other male compatriots.
Anyway, that’s probably what it means.
After hearing what Fairy Yang said, the Great Elder of Yuxu Sect was deep in thought, but Elder Du couldn't sit still. One of them couldn't hold it back and interrupted;
"Great Elder, Yang Xian... Palace Master Yang is right. Biyun Palace won't get much advantage in the alliance, but will pay the most."
"If you ask me, we should agree to join forces as soon as possible and help Palace Master Yang solve problems with the more than 3,600 female Taoist friends from Biyun Palace."
Under such circumstances, Elder Du still did not dare to call Yang Yushu directly as Fairy Yang, so he could just talk about it in private.
Moreover, what he said was already a bit explicit, but the implication was not just that;
"Great Elder, let's join quickly. By joining forces with Biyun Palace, we are the ones who can take advantage."
This is actually not true at all.
First of all, practitioners have not become immortals. People still have seven emotions and six desires.
In this world, under the rule of the feudal dynasty, the idea of favoring boys over girls is still very strong.
Therefore, the ratio of men to women in this world is naturally more men than women (except during wars, since the Dingzhou Dynasty unified the twelve states, the world has been at peace for nearly two hundred years.)
In addition, in feudal society, it was very common for high-ranking officials to have three wives and four concubines, which further exacerbated the imbalance in the ratio of men to women.
There are many common people who will never be able to marry a wife or taste what it's like to be a woman.
Let’s talk about cultivators. Some people may say that since cultivators are powerful and have a high status, isn’t it easy to get a wife?
But here's the problem.
The status of cultivators is so high that ordinary women feel they are not worthy of it.
Women from high-ranking officials' families, except for some who use their daughters as bargaining chips in exchange for the protection of cultivators, generally those who truly love their daughters will not marry their daughters to cultivators.
After all, as a cultivator improves his level, his lifespan will also increase.
When you reach a certain level, you can just think about whether your appearance will remain unchanged for hundreds of years or rejuvenate your youth (but one thing is that it will always be your own appearance, and you cannot change it into whatever you want like the art of disguise, otherwise try
The remnant soul of Ye Ritian, the old man in the training tower, will no longer have the troubles about his appearance when he was young).
As for mortal women, their lifespan is only a few dozen years, and their youthful years are only a few dozen years.
It is not impossible for a cultivator to marry a mortal woman, but they usually do not wait until the mortal woman dies. As long as she is old and wan, she will most likely be abandoned.
Even some cultivators who have deep love and righteousness are not willing to see their beloved woman leave first, leaving behind countless memories, and then spend the rest of their lives alone.
There have even been cases where individual cultivators did not want their mortal spouses to die of old age, so they practiced some evil methods to forcibly "extend their lives" for the mortals.
Things like zombies, half-demon, living puppets, ghosts, etc... are all products of this situation.
In short, the union between a cultivator and a mortal woman has too many disadvantages for both the cultivator and the mortal.
Therefore, later on, the major immortal sects became more and more strict in controlling their disciples in this regard.
As a cultivator, if you want to marry a mortal woman or mate with a mortal man (too few, almost negligible), you have to follow a lot of rules.
Hey, this is pretty good, it’s humane and not completely prohibited.
But once the rules are told, nine out of ten cultivators will realize the difficulty and quit.
One of them is that after a mortal spouse dies, his/her immortal sect or force must personally cremate and save him/her, and not give him/her the chance to use evil methods to "extend his life."
This world, however, still pays attention to the whole body after death.
As a result, this is both cremation and salvation. If a cultivator truly loves that mortal, he will never be able to accept it.
Even if cultivators can accept it, it remains to be seen whether ordinary people are willing to accept it.
So, if a cultivator wants to find a mortal spouse, it is not as simple as he thinks.
Therefore, the first choice of a spouse for cultivators is naturally to find someone from the same Taoist path, that is, a fellow cultivator, and become a Taoist couple.
Of course, there is another point here: Taoist companions generally choose the same realm.
If your appearance remains unchanged, so can I. If you can live for hundreds of years, so can I.
Only in this way can there be fewer conflicts.
Alas, these days, those who cultivate immortality also pay attention to being well-matched.
But it comes back again. Among cultivators, there are more men than women.
As mentioned before, this world is under feudal rule and inherently favors sons over daughters.
Even if many women have qualifications, they may not have the opportunity to practice, and they will be buried and mediocre for the rest of their lives.
Think about it, in this case, how disparate is the ratio of men to women among practitioners?
Take the Yuxu Sect as an example. The ratio of female disciples to male disciples is, one to one... eighty-seven!
In other words, without considering the difference in realm, if a male cultivator wants to successfully make a Taoist companion among his fellow disciples, he needs to defeat eighty-six other opponents!
Another point is that many female cultivators have higher pursuits than male cultivators. They generally want to achieve a higher level of breakthrough.
At least, it must be to the extent that it can keep its appearance unchanged for a hundred years. Women always have a strong obsession with retaining their youthful appearance.
Before that, most of them had not considered finding a Taoist partner.
What's even more sinister is that they often look down on male practitioners of the same level.
There are tens of thousands of disciples in the Yuxu Sect, and the number of male disciples reaches eight or nine thousand.
Many male disciples were "forced" to see through the world of mortals and became Buddhists, and even their cultivation was affected (the curls were so severe that some simply lay flat).
But if we tell them that there is a place with more than 3,600 female nuns, we want to form a "union" with them.
It is estimated that the whole sect will immediately howl like wolves and rekindle their enthusiasm!