0p0 Chapter 422
Chapter 422
Biluo watched Chen Xuan leave, "I'll ask you one last time, how would you deal with this situation?"
Chen Xuan paused and thought for a moment, "What else can I do? I was born in Longxia, and everything I have is in Longxia. There are all the causes and legacies that I cannot sever there. I can only face it!"
"I can set up a spacetime teleportation array to send you away from this plane and to the Three Thousand Great Worlds."
Chen Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at Biluo, "Just me?"
Biluo nodded without saying anything.
"Sever all ties and abandon everything to eke out a living in a foreign land?"
Chen Xuan looked at Biluo with unwavering determination and said, "This is not the carefree life I want, nor is it the Great Dao I pursue."
Seeing Chen Xuan's resolute decision, Biluo rolled her eyes. "What I meant was that it would be best if you went alone. I didn't say that more people couldn't move over."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan was overjoyed and stepped forward to grasp Biluo's jade hand, pleading, "Fairy, is this really true?"
Biluo frowned and shook off Chen Xuan's grip on her hand. "It's not difficult to move all the Longxia people to the Three Thousand Great Worlds, but the difficulty lies in the fact that 14 billion people suddenly appearing in a certain realm will inevitably cause a sensation. You must know that the top dynasties in the cultivation world are ancient royal families that have been passed down for tens of millions of years. They are truly tribal civilizations that respect strength."
Biluo looked at Chen Xuan and said, "With so many creatures in Longxia, if they suddenly appear in a certain region, it will definitely arouse the fear of the local overlord, who will then take action to kill them, extract their souls to refine magic weapons, or capture and sell them. In short, such a huge number of people simply do not have a suitable habitat to reproduce."
Chen Xuan looked at Biluo, knowing that she wouldn't try to scare him with these things.
"Please enlighten me, Fairy."
“Hmph.” Biluo pondered for a moment and then said, “Starting from the most basic level, a vast territory is usually governed by several overlords. They control the army of cultivators and have the power of life and death within their territory. The tribes under their command, such as some of the larger tribes, cannot exceed 50,000 people. Once the population exceeds 50,000, they will be regarded as a threat by the overlords, and they will crush them to the last drop to intimidate other tribes.”
Chen Xuan was taken aback. Fifty thousand people would be considered a threat?
What about the 14 billion people?
"May I ask, fairy, what is the typical strength of these so-called regional overlords?"
Biluo smiled and said, "The so-called overlords of the barren lands are nothing more than a group of people at the Foundation Establishment Realm, and those with slightly stronger foundations are only at the Myriad Manifestations Realm."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan was delighted. "They're nothing special. With my Supreme Dao Innate Strength, I can easily slaughter them even without using the Thousand Evils and Myriad Souls Banner."
Extreme cultivators can generally fight against those one or two levels higher. Clearly, these so-called overlords are only at the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Myriad Manifestations Realm, and they are no match for Chen Xuan.
"childish."
Biluo looked at Chen Xuan coldly and said, "Do you think anyone can become the overlord of a territory? Which of the ancestors who became overlords didn't have some powerful figures? Some of their ancestors earned some merit in a major power in the capital or county, thus enabling their tribe to manage the territories under the command of the feudal lords. Moreover, some territories granted for military merits would be protected by a feudal family for thousands or even tens of thousands of years."
"Huh? Is the composition that complicated?" Chen Xuan asked, looking at Biluo.
"Complex? When mortals gather, it's called the Jianghu (江湖, a term referring to the martial arts world); when cultivators gather, it's called seizing power and vying for immortality."
"The martial arts world is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social interactions."
"Those feudal lords are all trying to consolidate their ancestral territories and recruit strong people to ensure the long-term inheritance of their family's foundation. If you perform well in the competition for resources with other feudal lords and gain military merit, then even if you die, this military merit will still benefit your tribe. At least for a thousand years, no one will dare to exterminate your tribe."
Chen Xuan seemed to understand a little.
"In other words, those territorial overlords may not seem particularly powerful on the surface, but they have vast networks of connections behind them, and they shouldn't be provoked?"
“That’s right.” Biluo nodded.
"Isn't it possible that some overlords lack connections, or that the protection period with the feudal lords has ended, and their tribes still haven't produced any strong figures? Wouldn't that be a reason to take action?"
“Of course you can, but how can an outsider like you know the secrets of a traditional tribe? One wrong step in this matter and the whole thing is lost.”
"The world of cultivators is different from the Dharma-ending Age of Earth. In order to intimidate their tribes, the feudal lords always act with thunderous force and use extremely cruel methods."
After Biluo finished speaking, she looked at Chen Xuan and said, "I can indeed pay the price to move all 14 billion people of Longxia there. However, I cannot guarantee their return after they land. Four days later, the first catastrophe of Blue Star will break out. At that time, the sky will collapse and the earth will crack, and 30% of humanity will die."
"You need to come up with a plan within four days and tell me, and I will immediately set up a super-large spacetime teleportation array."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan's mind raced, and he immediately asked a crucial question.
"When time and space shifted to the Three Thousand Great Worlds, did all 14 billion people of Longxia appear in one place at the same time?"
"No, it's random, but what's certain is that they should appear in different areas of the same great world, and the number of people can be fixed by collecting magical artifacts."
"How big is the Great World? At my current flying speed, how long would it take me to traverse it?" Chen Xuan asked, looking at Biluo.
Biluo thought for a moment and said, "If we compare the size of Earth to Jupiter, how long do you think it would take you to circle Jupiter with your current strength?"
"ah?!!!"
Chen Xuan was numb.
You know, the Great Red Spot on Jupiter alone could fit four Earths!
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is merely a spot on Jupiter.
This gives you an idea of just how vast and boundless the world of cultivation truly is.