Chapter: 5261

When life only consisted of daily meditation, all his joys and sorrows could only be shared with himself, unable to find anyone to share or bear them with.

That kind of feeling, to Lei Chen, wasn't about seeking eternal life, but rather about seeking solitude.

He felt that once a person gave up on worldly desires and indulged in that endless loneliness, regardless of how long their lifespan was, their life would lose its true meaning.

And Lei Chen couldn't help but wonder: if the people around him gradually grew old as time passed, what would he do?

Although the elixir of youth was good, the effectiveness only decreased with age. Even with the elixir, ordinary people wouldn't live to be over a hundred years old without needing large quantities. To reach two hundred years old, it might require a massive amount of elixir to sustain.

Even if he was willing to provide ample elixir for them, would they still want to continue using it when they reached that age?

It's not uncommon for someone to live to be one hundred years old, but what's rare is for them to remain youthful. There has never been a recorded instance of such a thing.

If he continued to provide the elixir to the people around him, letting them stay young and never grow old, they would inevitably need to distance themselves from everyone who knew them, unknown to them. Otherwise, it would undoubtedly lead to countless questions.

This means that everyone would need to find a secluded place to hide from society at some point. When that time comes, he and the people around him would become like the werewolves or vampires in Western literature, going to great lengths to avoid normal human attention.

Such a life was something Lei Chen didn't even need to ask others about; he himself wouldn't accept it.

Upon thinking this, Lei Chen's emotions couldn't help but take a turn for the worse.

It's not uncommon for someone to live to be one hundred years old, but what's rare is for them to remain youthful. There has never been a recorded instance of such a thing.

If he continued to provide the elixir to the people around him, letting them stay young and never grow old, they would inevitably need to distance themselves from everyone who knew them, unknown to them. Otherwise, it would undoubtedly lead to countless questions.

This means that everyone would need to find a secluded place to hide from society at some point. When that time comes, he and the people around him would become like the werewolves or vampires in Western literature, going to great lengths to avoid normal human attention.

Such a life was something Lei Chen didn't even need to ask others about; he himself wouldn't accept it.

Upon thinking this, Lei Chen's emotions couldn't help but take a turn for the worse.

Although I won't have to worry about this for the next twenty or thirty years, it's ultimately an unavoidable big hassle as long as one is alive.

Lei Chen let out a sigh and put away his painting, having stayed up all night.

...

Since Chengdu is not far from Jinling, flying takes around two and a half hours to reach Jinling Airport.

At this time, the sky was still quite dark.

Chen Zekai's assistant had already been waiting for them at the airport.

Chen Zekai respectfully asked Lei Chen: "Young master, it's still an hour before sunrise. Would you like to rest at White Gold Han Palace for a while?"

Lei Chen thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Arrange a car for me. I'll go to the Xiangxe Li Spa Villa by myself and take a break for a bit. I'll return home around noon."

Lei Chen didn't want to bring Meng Changsheng's painting back home, not because it was bad company, but also because he was afraid his father-in-law, who was the vice chairman of the Art Association, would see it and think him crazy if he brought it to show off. JrNovels.com