Even if he was in his 60s or 70s, he would only be a young man with ordinary experience to the experts of the transcendent world, let alone in his 40s.
This was the reality.
Time could make up for many things.
Even though there was a limit to a person's wisdom and talent, experience could be supplemented with time.
For example, if you were in your thirties and got scammed by a phone call because your IQ wasn't high enough, would you still be scammed if you were in your seventies and got scammed again?
He wouldn't.
That's you in your 70s, and your IQ still grows with time. How did your 70s have an increase in IQ compared to your 30s?
Naturally, it was not.
It would be a miracle if he didn't have dementia.
The reason why he wasn't cheated was because he had grown more experienced, suffered more losses, eaten more salt, walked more roads, and was beaten more by society. It was still common for people to become more shrewd as they aged.