The most novel interpretation of the tales of love between immortals and regular human beings appears in a book published in Taiwan, in which the author argues that the denizens of heaven are sapped of their sex drive by perpetually fair weather, beautiful clothing, delectable food, and centuries of living at a metabolic rate of zero.
最妙的是《台灣搜神記》書裡，作者大談仙佛戀愛觀，說正因為天界四季如春，錦衣玉食，神仙們長生不老，沒有新陳代謝，天長日久，倒盡胃口。