A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 302 The Beginning of Super Involution

"Elder Sun, do you know the distribution of the various countries in Tiannan?"

Han Li turned his head and looked at Elder Sun.

After a moment's thought, the old man replied:
"The countries of the South are like oases in the desert and Gobi."

This description is very apt.

That also perfectly describes the situation in Tiannan.

As one of the main battlefields of the ancient demonic calamity, Tiannan suffered severe damage from the earth-shattering interdimensional invasion war of ancient times, and was greatly destroyed.

Every vast desert in southern China may represent an ancient battlefield.

later.

In order to maintain the overall cultivation environment of this world and slow down the trend of demonization, the ancient cultivators chose to sacrifice Tiannan, extracting most of the high-quality spiritual veins in Tiannan and using the pure heaven and earth energy in the spiritual veins to suppress the ten-thousand-foot demonic abyss in the boundless sea.

The massive spiritual energy array effectively prevents the leakage of demonic energy.

This method did indeed slow down the erosion of this realm by demonic energy.

This world has been allowed to linger on for tens of thousands of years.

Incidentally, it also preserved the Great Jin Dynasty's sacred cultivation grounds.

However, it is undeniable that this is a rather heavy blow to Tiannan, whose geographical area is comparable to most of the Inner Star Sea.

The vast majority of the 30 million li of land has failed to recover its vitality and has been completely transformed into deserts stretching for tens of thousands of miles.

For example, the vast desert spanning millions of miles, separated by hurricanes, between the far west and the far south.

For example, there is a vast desert spanning two to three hundred thousand miles between Xi Kingdom and Huayu Kingdom.

This is Jianzhou, the second largest prefecture in the Yue Kingdom. To the northeast lies a vast Gobi Desert stretching for at least 70,000 to 80,000 li. The Bloodstained Forbidden Land is located within this vast Gobi Desert.

The third largest state, Hanzhou, extends tens of thousands of miles to the southwest into a vast desert. The total area of ​​the desert exceeds 500,000 li, and most of it is not within the territory of Yue. The great desert lies at the junction of Zijin, Cheqi, and Yue, thus roughly separating the three states.

The battlefield of Jinguyuan is not far from this desert.

The reason why the seven sects of Yue Kingdom and the six sects of the demonic path chose to fight at Jingu Plain was because they considered that this place was not suitable for mortals to live in, as it was a desolate and remote place.

Furthermore, the Xizhou and Jingzhou areas in the northwest of Yue Kingdom are mostly large deserts and Gobi.

The smallest of the Xizhou is simply a few oases with a population of only a few hundred thousand.

In the vast kingdom of Yue, perhaps only the more central areas were suitable for human habitation.

This is the price of the ancient war and the massive draining of spiritual veins.

Therefore, despite the vastness of the Tiannan region, which is comparable to most of the Inner Star Sea, less than one-tenth of its total area is suitable for human habitation and reproduction.

Each country is like an oasis in the desert.

The Xianglu Grand Canal, spanning the northeast and southwest corners of the Yue Kingdom, was a man-made canal designed to improve the Yue Kingdom's environment. This super canal, stretching 180,000 li (approximately 90 kilometers) within Yue's borders, diverted the marshy tributaries of the Panlong River, one of the inland seas of southern China, into the Yue Kingdom. This ingenious creation by our ancestors greatly improved the Yue Kingdom's topography and water conditions, allowing its population to surpass that of many medium-sized countries with larger territories.

"Do you know how many people there are in the entire Tiannan region right now?"

"Ah this..."

Who would be so bored as to do this kind of statistics?

Elder Sun shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Do you have a good idea of ​​the population of the Yue Kingdom?

"Approximately 920 million."

That is, 9.2 billion.

This is a rough estimate compiled by the Xuantian Sect over the past few years based on the reports submitted by the mortal court.

What percentage of people are typically said to possess spiritual roots?

"One in twenty or thirty thousand."

In other words, out of twenty or thirty thousand ordinary people, there might be one person with spiritual roots.

This is based on big data statistics.

"The Yue Kingdom has a population of 9.2 billion. Logically speaking, there should be at least 300,000 people with spiritual roots, right?"

"Yes! And this is still the most underestimated estimation method."

Theoretically, this calculation method should not include sects and aristocratic families.

The probability of a promising young person with good spiritual roots appearing in a sect or cultivation family is much higher.

It's common for one cultivator to emerge from every ten or even five people.

The offspring of cultivators who unite have a higher probability of possessing spiritual roots.

"What is the typical ratio of true spiritual roots to pseudo spiritual roots? Do you know?"

"The number five."

"Then here's the question: even at the height of the seven sects of Yue Kingdom, the number of disciples with three spiritual roots who were accepted into their ranks was only around 100,000. With very few pseudo-spiritual root disciples joining, could the various cultivation families and independent cultivators together number only 20,000 to 30,000?"

"Not even twenty or thirty thousand, just a few tens of thousands. Wait, Sect Master, do you mean there are still many seedlings of true spiritual roots scattered throughout the Yue Kingdom?"

The old man looked surprised and suspicious.

"Yes."

Han Li nodded:

"In the mortal realm, there are still a large number of true spiritual roots. There are as few as 30,000 to 50,000 people, and as many as 70,000 to 80,000 or even more than 100,000."

"Because the cultivators of the sects disdain testing the spiritual roots of mortals, and they also do not want competitors from outside their families to appear and enter the circle to seize the already scarce cultivation resources of their own country."

This means that many promising individuals with good spiritual roots but no knowledge of cultivation are destined to remain mortals for life, serving as lackeys and servants to kings and generals in the mortal realm.

The mentality of family cultivators is similar to that of families with generations of intergenerational and complex relationships, who are extremely resistant to the rise of those from humble backgrounds.

Because "there are only so many positions," one person, one hole.

Every rise from humble beginnings signifies the fall of an established family.

Which of those cultivation families that have already gone ashore is willing to accept this?
They don't even have time to suppress them.

The seven factions of Yue were like that back then.

For mortals, almost all information about cultivation was blocked.

"Like the seven sects in the early days, the Hehuan Sect has been blocking information and has not explored the potential of the Yue Kingdom much."

"They're following the same old path as the seven factions of the former Yue Kingdom..."

Cultivation families are the main source of fresh blood.

The lucky rogue cultivators were used as secondary blood packs.

For ordinary people, it all depends on chance.

This model is indeed a good way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure when the sect's resources are divided up.

However, this was not suitable for the newly established Xuantian Sect.

Han Li, too, disdains playing the monopoly game.

Because his vision was never focused on the small Yue Kingdom, nor on the southern part of the world, nor on the human realm.

His gaze was fixed on the spirit world.

"Count how many cultivators have come this time..."

"It's already over 500,000, and more are still arriving..."

Of these, about 300,000 were people who came after Han Li and the Xuan Tian Sect's fame spread throughout Tiannan.

These people traveled thousands of miles from neighboring countries to reach this place. The remaining 100,000 to 200,000 who came to pay homage were the result of 10,000 people drawn from the far west who traveled around to test their spiritual roots.

Discovering a creature with dual spiritual roots will reward you with spirit stones.

There is a reward for discovering individuals with special physical characteristics.

Discovering a unique spiritual root—a grand prize!

Finding the Heavenly Spiritual Root brings immense wealth and honor.

The sect will try every means to cultivate him to the Core Formation stage.

If signs of possession are detected, then it's a different kind of torture.

...

The mountain worship ceremony was a grand and impressive event.

Han Li did not show up.

He has already obtained the results, and that is enough.

"Three spiritual roots, 140,000 people..."

"Seventy-one people with unique spiritual roots, three hundred and twenty people with special physiques, and over eighteen hundred people with dual spiritual roots..."

Regarding this result:

"Well, not bad."

Han Li remained calm.

However, the reactions of the others, upon learning the specific data, were quite different from his:

"How can there be so many talented and promising young people?"

Everyone stared in shock at each other.

"Unbelievable, unbelievable... There are actually so many little geniuses among ordinary people?"

But soon, everyone figured out why.

It's nothing more than the old adage that it's difficult for children from poor families to achieve great things.

"If we do this every few years, what will happen?"

Someone said excitedly.

The scene I imagined was beautiful.

Han Li, however, smiled and directly poured cold water on the situation:
“That won’t do. We won’t be able to achieve this level of success next time. This large-scale investigation is unprecedented, just like the one that was carried out in the far west a few years ago. It’s a sweeping operation that catches all the fish, big and small. With this, we’ve effectively tapped into the population potential of the Yue Kingdom.”

"Huh? We can't do this anymore?"

Many people were immediately disappointed.

"How many geniuses can be discovered in the future will not depend on the total population of a country, but on the situation of people of the right age and newborns."

Han Li explained:
"If there are 100 million newborns every year, and they grow up safely to the age of five or six, then the fresh blood provided to our Xuantian Sect will be several thousand people every year. Among them, there may only be a few or a dozen little geniuses with different spiritual roots, special physiques, or dual spiritual roots."

"understood."

Xin Ruyin reacted the fastest.

"Then, Sect Master, isn't there any other way to maintain this high output?"

"Cultivators help mortals and improve overall productivity."

Road construction is only the first step.

The way to maintain high productivity is to increase the total population.

With an increase in the population base, the proportion of child prodigies may not change much, but the total number of prodigies will increase significantly.

In other words.

Unleashing productive forces is the most effective way to increase the total number of talents in a country.

"Discount this data and announce that only a hundred or so young geniuses were recruited, to minimize the number of those with unusual spiritual roots and special physiques. Good talents whose names were not announced will be assigned to the Second Elder and others to investigate potential problems, and then sent to the far west for closed training."

Now is not the time for him to bare his fangs to all sides.

"Yes, Sect Master."

By the way, won't his actions make the already highly competitive Tiannan region even more competitive?
I am very sure of that.

However, isn't his ultimate goal to slowly crush those major forces that go against the general trend of the rise of the human race?
The spirit stones of Tiannan can be exchanged for monster supplies from the Chaotic Star Sea.

A price difference of five to ten times is enough for him to easily support five Yue kingdoms.

Also.

Once the boundless sea's towering spiritual energy layer and the Seven Spirit Islands are developed...

That would also be enough for him to secretly cultivate millions or even tens of millions of cultivators.

And then there's the far west, which, to say nothing of its extent, is comparable to two Yue kingdoms.

...

About half a year after the mountain worship ceremony.

Han Li arrived at the desert and Gobi region in the northeast of the Yue Kingdom.

We arrived outside the Crimson Forbidden Land.

Two hundred years have passed.

It has been exactly two hundred years.

"I am back again."

When he first entered the Crimson Forbidden Land at the age of 21, he was just a lowly Qi Refining stage cultivator.

Now, he has returned as a sect patriarch in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Two hundred years have passed in a flash, and the changes are immense.

"Sect Master, this ancient wind-attribute array on the outer perimeter only allows Qi Refining stage cultivators to enter. I'm afraid you..."

A Core Formation cultivator nearby spoke up to remind them.

"Work together to open the passage; I have my own way of getting in."

Han Li waved his hand.

Subsequently, a passage was opened in the outer barrier array of the Crimson Forbidden Land by several Core Formation stage cultivators from the Xuantian Sect in collaboration with Elder Sun.

"Walk."

Han Li, along with Xin Ruyin and her servant, crawled into a golden treasure chest about ten feet in size, and then followed a group of Qi Refining cultivators into the passage ahead.

"What kind of extraordinary treasure is that?"

Elder Sun looked astonished.

He felt that the presence of Han Li and the other two had completely vanished before his eyes.

This is one of the correct ways to use the golden treasure chest.

It is a back door left by the Lord of the Forbidden Land for his successors.

To enter the Crimson Forbidden Land, one does not necessarily have to wait until their cultivation reaches the late Nascent Soul stage.

It is indeed possible to conceal one's presence using a golden treasure chest.

(End of this chapter)