PEOPLE SAID LAW COULD GROOM LUFFY? PLEASE SAY SIKE??
I SWEAR PURITANISM ON THE INTERNET AND FANDOM SPACES IS WORRISOME AND IT'S HIGHLY CONCERNING?? IT'S ALSO AFFECTING PEOPLE'S UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA LITERACY AND IT'S SO FUCKED UP???
I want to highlight this exchange you can find in the Vidyadhara realm:
(Yingxing is Blade's old name)
So uh. Yay a tiny slice of canon interaction!
This proves my theory right that Blade was a short life species, and here we see he's referred to as "Middle aged" - I think it's quite likely that Blade spent most of his life span with Dan Feng, considering his age here.
There's also this shot from the trailer:
Perhaps his hair turned darker due to Mara/trauma related reasons, however I think it could be white here because Blade was physically old. Whatever happened to make him immortal might have also restored his youth.
Which is sort of. Really tragic, if you think about it. Blade getting older and older while Dan Feng watched? Dan Feng inviting Blade into his realm, saying whatever they're doing will "make them even" - how so?
Even... Lifespans? He grants Blade two hours with sacred vidyadhara texts for something.
I look forward to hopefully getting more of their lore when Dan Heng IL releases in 1.3. Until then we're stuck speculating.