Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1399: Chapter 1168: Change_2

”What?”

Zhang Yi and the others were shocked, utterly astonished, because they had previously interacted with one of the Elders and only thought of him as an ordinary old man. How could he possess such immense power?!

”Let’s go. The matters that follow are beyond our reach. What the dynasty needs to do is seize the opportunity, utilize all its strength to develop and grow itself.”

With that, Li Zhirui flew towards the relocated Capital.

However, the Capital remained hidden among the mountains, striving to stay undiscovered by outsiders.

Meanwhile, a Human Dao Law Net had been established around the Capital, not only to quicken the cultivation of Human Dao Practitioners, like scholars and Law Masters, but also to enhance the Capital’s concealment.

Wei Changming led the officials to greet him outside the Capital. Knowing that Li Zhirui disliked wasting words and time, he directly said: ”State Preceptor, the places for accommodating the many new citizens are already arranged.”

”I brought nearly four million people out this time, are you sure you can settle them properly?”

”This...”

Wei Changming’s expression changed slightly. He originally thought that having accommodations for a million people would be plenty, but unexpectedly it was four times as many!

The officials behind him were even more disheartened, murmuring softly among themselves.

The current weather was hot, and there was ample land to rest on, but there simply wasn’t enough food.

They needed to provide for these four million people at least until next year’s autumn harvest, not just for a few days or months!

”The previously prepared food supply limit was for an additional 1.2 million people. As for the others, we need the State Preceptor to intervene.”

Wei Changming was at his wits’ end; two to three million people’s year-long food supply wasn’t something he could just conjure up.

Luckily, due to the abundant Spiritual Energy of this world, the improved grain seeds had very high yields. Otherwise, he couldn’t even support the food for the current 1.2 million.

”At most, I can use a Secret Technique to sustain for two months. You must quickly find a solution, and the provisions they brought should be rationed to last half a year, leaving the remaining months up to you.”

This was the limit of what Li Zhirui could do for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Wei Changming started calculating madly in his head, encompassing all the current resources of the dynasty and all available strategies.

After a while, he finally spoke: ”Rest assured, State Preceptor, we will certainly cherish these citizens.”

The most crucial aspect for a Human Dao Dynasty was population, followed by the degree of recognition and loyalty towards the dynasty!

With these four million people, the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty would soar. If they remained loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty, the dynasty’s luck would increase further.

How to appropriately settle so many people was the first test the Great Zhou Dynasty had to face. Successfully doing so would surely win a lot of hearts.

Once these four million people fully join the Great Zhou Dynasty, its power would surge instantly, potentially achieving forces on par with a Human Immortal!

If successful, Li Zhirui’s purpose for traveling southward this time would be fulfilled.

Speaking of which!

Since Wei Changming claimed to be able to accommodate 1.2 million people, it was best to let them handle it.

Li Zhirui busily examined each settlement site to verify Wei Changming’s words, as these people were brought out by him, and naturally, he hoped they all would have a good outcome.

Perhaps because the Elders had previously informed them in Red Water State, they were not surprised at suddenly finding themselves in a new environment and adapted quickly.

Moreover, they were very industrious. Without taking much rest, they started cultivating unused land. Although it’s not possible to grow major crops now, grains like soybeans and vegetables could still be planted.

Meanwhile, officials were trying their utmost to prepare a massive food supply.

To do this, they stopped purchasing outsiders and shifted those funds to acquire more food.

They arranged for a large number of citizens to clear land and plant miscellaneous grains, among other things.

The hardest-working individuals were the farmer’s students, who spent long periods searching the wilderness for edible grains to prepare a large supply of food.

Their endeavors were very effective. Although many food quantities weren’t substantial, the variety compensated for this shortfall.

After over a month, they barely gathered enough food to sustain two to three million people.

Then, they went to a thatched hut outside the Capital to request Li Zhirui’s help in releasing the remaining people.

Because the Human Dao Law Net was already established, as a cultivator, Li Zhirui was naturally unwilling to endure pressure from the Human Dao, so he moved out.

This was also a further declaration that he would no longer interfere much in the dynasty’s affairs, distancing himself from the center of power.

During this time, Li Zhirui, aside from sustaining those ordinary people’s lives, focused entirely on comprehending and researching the methods brought from Red Water State.

The content wasn’t particularly profound but did take a unique approach; it was quite distinctive, making it possible to wield Secret Techniques through emotions. The more intense the emotions, the greater the power of the Secret Technique.

Due to Red Water State being filled with resentment, this aspect had the most development among all the methods.

If Li Zhirui wanted to develop the use of other emotions, it wouldn’t be impossible. With his capabilities, he could model it within decades.

However, he wasn’t very interested in this development direction as it was too ’idealistic’ and demanded a lot from the environment.

Nonetheless, this gave Li Zhirui some insights, like going against this approach, stabilizing his emotions, and ensuring his Mental State remained unaffected.

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Clang —

Wei Changming, along with many officials, came to knock at the door. They specifically came to request Li Zhirui to release the remaining human race members.

Moments later, Li Zhirui emerged, exuding an increasingly ethereal aura, giving the impression of being on the verge of departing from worldly matters.

Other officials would merely assume his cultivation had deepened, but Wei Changming had another insight, thinking, ’Is the State Preceptor intending to leave?’

In fact, various signs could prove his speculation, and many others sensed it too, but they subconsciously avoided acknowledging this conclusion.

Because no matter Li Zhirui’s intentions, the current strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty was undeniably nurtured by his support!

The process of settling was not worth elaborating on; Li Zhirui traveled around to release all the ordinary people from the space, and when done, he left the rest to Wei Changming and other officials to handle.

He himself then made a trip to Cave Abyss State to inquire about recent events in Red Water State.

Li Zhirui casually entered a Marketplace, noticing all cultivators hurrying about in urgency, so he grabbed someone impulsively and asked: ”What’s happening?”

”Let go...”

Before finishing, he realized that the person who grabbed him had profound cultivation, someone he couldn’t afford to offend. Additionally, when Li Zhirui casually produced a Sixth Rank Spiritual Object, his demeanor changed instantly to one of respect and flattery.

”Senior, you might not know, but over a month ago, something happened; the Devil Race in Red Water State suddenly erupted in fierce warfare with the Outer Heaven Demon, and a large number of Devil Beasts had their cultivation devoured by the Heavenly Demons.

Rumor has it that the injury of that Heavenly Immortal Great Devil was also quite severe, as someone heard the Heavenly Demon Venerable laughing madly upon leaving.”

”Additionally, during the war between the Devil Race and Heavenly Demon, some Demon Cultivators were involved too, unleashing a brutal massacre. Not only were Devil Beasts slaughtered, but nearly all mortals living locally were wiped out!”

Li Zhirui’s eyes flickered with a hint of darkness; he hadn’t expected the Cave Abyss Sect to conceal from the Great Elder and others, shifting blame onto the Demon Cultivators.

”Then why are you in such a hurry?”

”Senior, you might not be aware, but those Devil Beasts have gone berserk and started attacking Cave Abyss State. We, as underskilled Loose Cultivators, dare not linger near the border; everyone is trying to escape before any Devil Beast appears nearby.”

Understanding, Li Zhirui waved his hand, letting him go.