It wasn't just him. The Artifact Sect and the Formation Sect were no different. For those engaged in such scholarly research, the higher their attainments, the less hair they had. If it weren't for Lu Baicao's unique Baicao Liquid, which could rapidly regrow hair, his old friends would have gone completely bald long ago.
Especially recently, any newly grown hair would be almost completely gone within a month. And even with the hair-growth solution, their progress in studying the extremely difficult and profoundly mysterious elixir formulas and Talismans was exceedingly slow.
Comprehension, innate talent... those were their critical weaknesses.
But if they had enough merit, their comprehension would improve significantly. They could become stronger without going bald! No one could resist such a temptation.
