The Immortal Dao is also the Dao of the world, the low-level monks have to eat and drink, and although the high-level monks can open the valley, they also have to wear clothes and houses.

Of course, many things were made by the monks in their own way, but the efficiency is very debatable. You don't need to study the theory of comparative advantage to understand that wasting precious cultivation time to take care of your own food, clothing, housing, and transportation is a very uneconomical thing.

So they need earthly offerings, and they need agents to manage these offerings for them.

Osmanthus and Guiyuan had speculated together many times about the monks' views on the world, and why they would establish the Immortal Monastery and spend a lot of manpower and material resources to train low-level monks.

The monks in the foundation period of Qi cultivation are still only practicing Qi and quenching their bodies, and the expression of their bloodlines will begin to change after they become infants. According to Guiyuan's understanding, it is DNA that has been mutated. In fact, the genomes of humans and gorillas are only about one percent different, and the monks, although they still look humanoid, really belong to another species.

And the way this particular species reproduces and continues is very wonderful. There is reproductive isolation between high-level monks and mortals, and if there is an ambitious starting point male protagonist who comes to this world, he will regret to find that although he can still open the harem with an iron heart, he will definitely not be able to sow the world and create a nation by himself.

High-level monks can give birth to offspring, but it is extremely expensive for both sides, and not everyone in these second generations of immortals can carry immortal bones, so far most of the monks of the Immortal Dao are still from mortals. They only began to cultivate after they were discovered to have the qualifications to cultivate immortals when they were young, and finally stepped into the path of immortals.

Gui Yuan recalled the situation when she was discussing with her sister under the window, and she blurted out at the time: "Isn't that immortal like a mule, well, it is also a bit like hybrid rice, and in the second generation, the traits are separated, and it cannot be used to continue breeding." ”

Osmanthus was half dead by her mouth, glared at her angrily, and said, "What kind of mule and rice, I think you are tight-skinned." Are you also a fairy that you can arrange at will? And you are a girl, a hybrid, a mongrel, or something, can you talk nonsense?"

Gui Yuan kindly explained: "It's not a hybrid, it's a hybrid and breeding. ”

That day, Gui Yuan coaxed her sister who ran away on the spot for a long time, and finally even sent egg whites with her bare hands to make cakes to make amends. She was successful in forging her body, and a unicorn arm was running like the wind, and she forced a pot of protein bubbles to overdo it, and finally the cake turned into an egg cake, but fortunately, she finally made the osmanthus smile on her face.

Thinking of the way Osmanthus was puffing up and laughing at that time, Gui Yuan couldn't help but smile.

The woman sitting across from her also smiled, "After looking at your stinky face for several days, are you finally willing to smile and show your senior sister?"

Gui Yuan was stunned for a moment, and the smile on the corner of his lips immediately condensed, and finally turned into a wry smile, "Senior Sister Wei, is this picking on me?"

Wei Yiyi leaned over and said, "How can such a well-behaved and cute person in the past become this fried cat now, and everyone wants to scratch it if they want to wave their paws, how can this be done?"

Gui Yuan laughed dryly, "Senior sister said that I laughed, I just didn't sleep well last night, and I got up early today, so I feel a little tired." ”

Wei Yiyi looked at her deeply, and didn't delve into whether the Qi cultivation disciples would affect their bodies because of their lack of sleep, so they just said casually: "You don't want to be annoyed by Senior Sister." I also know that you are uncomfortable because you are separated from your sister. But Osmanthus specially asked me before leaving, I will always take care of you. ”

Wei Yiyi is actually not much older than Guiyuan, but after this change in the Immortal Courtyard, it seems that he has matured overnight, and this time he will speak in an old-fashioned manner, which makes Guiyuan laugh when he listens.

After all, she is not really a child, even if she is reluctant to let Osmanthus leave, she will not be angry with others without knowing what to do. It's just that these days are like losing something important, and people are a little dazed and can't lift their spirits.

After drinking another cup of brewing tea, taking a piece of osmanthus yam cake and chewing it slowly for a while, Guiyuan's thinking diverged again, and she continued to think about the reproduction strategy of the immortal race, which sought immortality.

The law of nature is that the more powerful and long-lived an organism is, the weaker its ability to reproduce. The gestation period of species such as rats is only 21 days, and a maximum of 15 or 6 litters can be used. Elephants, on the other hand, are typical of the K-countermeasure species, with females reproducing only once every eight years on average, and only one litter per litter. What's even more amazing is that sometimes this conditioning is not even caused by physiological factors, but by the spontaneous selection of biological groups. In the world of Guiyuan's previous life, as the economy became more and more developed, the fertility willingness of the general public went all the way down. In contrast, fertility rates in rich countries are much lower than those in war-torn and impoverished areas.

Human emperors will try to cultivate heirs, because they know that they are not really "long live" and will one day die of old age.

The Jade Emperor does not need a crown prince, he himself has the same life as the sky, so why should he rely on giving birth to offspring to extend the bloodline and throne.

In a sense, there is even a clear competition for resources among the monks. Every cultivator consumes a large amount of cultivation materials as they grow, and teaching the apprentice to starve the master to death is not just a joke.

So in this world, as the most powerful and closest to immortal immortals, what is the purpose of cultivating the next generation of monks?

So when he heard that the Immortal Dao had such a strong enemy as the Heavenly Demon, Gui Yuan suddenly had a feeling that it was really like this. If the world is peaceful, the monks are not in a hurry to find someone to inherit the throne, they are too late to cultivate at home, and they may occasionally play the world to temper the Dao heart, but they may not have the leisure to shepherd the people or play the cultivation game of Lori Zhengtai.

But since there is a war, then everything is naturally different. The Immortal Dao has a great enemy, and all resources should naturally be organized in the most reasonable and efficient form. Now she knows that there are also sects in the fairy world, and it is not the Jingshan Immortal Sect that is the only one. If they recruit and train disciples in their own way, it will also cause great waste and duplication, which is far less efficient and fast than the unified inspection of qualifications and preliminary education by the Immortal Academy. If these low-level cultivators really had potential, they would naturally be absorbed by the Immortal Sect when they grew to a certain extent.

The monks, on the other hand, are understaffed and must rely on mortal agents to govern the world in order to be able to obtain the most resources in the most convenient way. Above the city lord, there are also state pastors, county guards, and emperors, they may not think of it, but no matter how good the name is, it can't change the essence of these people who are just senior managers who run the world for the immortal way.

Sixty years ago, Kwai Ying Castle paid enough price, in exchange for a short period of time to regain its vitality, no tax collectors came to the door, but there were immortal masters who carefully took care of the water and soil people. Now, the SAR policy has finally been canceled when it expires.

Gui Yuan listened to the voice of the city lord outside emphasizing the necessity of forced labor and taxes, as well as all kinds of harsh punishment measures to prepare for a rainy day, and exhaled deeply, "Sure enough, if you come out to mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back." ”