Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World

"Zhang and I have made some progress at the alliance meeting, which is naturally a good thing..."

"However, one cannot say the same about the situation in the Xuanwei Realm."

Unlike others' excitement, Zheng Fa's tone was mostly filled with worry.

"Zhang and I both believe," he glanced slowly at the crowd, "that this alliance may only sustain a short-lived peace."

"This peace might last ten thousand years or a thousand."

"Or maybe just a hundred, or even ten years..."

This matter is quite evident:

If not for the awareness of the Five Sects that the situation is about to change, they would not deliberately reduce their conflicts with one another.

The tolerance towards Zheng Fa might also be partly due to this reason.

It is easy to deduce that a future which makes the Five Sects cautious renders the weak Jiushan Sect probably unable to resist.

The current problem for the Jiushan Sect is—falsely inflated.

Though famed for six sects, truly speaking, their combined power might not even defeat a single Dao Fruit cultivator; it's uncertain.

Upon hearing Zheng Fa's analysis, Master Pang's face gradually grew grave.

He glanced at Zheng Fa, clicked his tongue, and suddenly said, "It's hard to tell whether you've lived for thousands of years or I have..."

Zheng Fa chuckled, knowing that Master Pang also understood deep down; it's just his deep feelings for the Jiushan Sect that made his sentiments uncontrollable.

"Our false inflation is also evident in our territory." Zheng Fa pointed to the map in front, shaking his head, "Its population might be less than one-tenth of the other five sects', no... one-twentieth..."

It's really unfortunate when you think about it.

The Hundred Immortals Alliance and the sea regions were all scourged once by the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor.

Although Zheng Fa doesn't know the current total population, it's clearly less dense than the other five sects'.

Moreover, in terms of land area, or rather habitable area, the Hundred Immortals Alliance has merely about one-tenth of Haori Mountain's. Claiming a population only one-twentieth of the other's might even overestimate.

Zheng Fa's words deepened the worry on Master Pang's face.

He said to Zheng Fa, "This means, the loss in various spirit fields, spirit mines, and spiritual materials might also be substantial."

The acts of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor are endless!

Not just causing billions of mortal casualties.

The destruction to spirit lands is significant too; many spirit lands benefit from geological structures, making recovery difficult now.

It can be said that the territory Zheng Fa took over is practically a ruin.

Master Pang and others couldn't bring themselves to smile, even felt a tinge of fear—

The future Xuanwei Realm is bound to grow increasingly chaotic, with rising conflicts.

But whether it's the current Jiushan Sect or the Hundred Immortals Alliance, their foundation is simply too weak.

Especially with their reputation being too high, already regarded as one of the Six Sects of Xuanwei.

It is feared that they might attract unwanted attention.

Who wouldn't be anxious thinking of this?

Zhang suddenly laughed again, "Master, you needn't worry too much..."

"Hmm?"

"The mortal Jiushan Realm, rice yield per mu now..."

"Silk production..."

"Spirit plant cultivation has also achieved..."

Zhang looked up, recounting many of the technological accumulations in the mortal world recently.

Mainly the quantity of agricultural products.

"You mean..."

"Master Pang, the population growth rate of the mortal Jiushan Realm last year was about eight percent."

Master Pang furrowed his brows, seemingly not grasping the implication.

"Uncle, at that rate, the Jiushan Realm's population can double in ten years, quadruple in roughly twenty years, but after fifty years, it will be forty-six times the current amount!"

These words made Master Pang's eyes widen greatly, "Forty-six times?"

"Yes, although, this growth rate might not sustain such a high level."

Zhang honestly said.

The mortal Jiushan Realm has a feature—the average lifespan was too short before, with about ninety percent of the population not exceeding thirty years old.

Once there is sufficient food and a suitable environment, the speed of population growth will soar.

This eight percent growth rate still carries the impact of many early-life deficiencies in the physical bodies of Jiushan Realm's mortals.

"Just give us fifty years..." Zhang began, "and population will not be an issue."

Population's benefit to Dao Fruit cultivators has been proven by the Five Sects.

"Fifty years..." Master Pang, who had lived for thousands of years, thought of fifty years only as the snap of fingers, yet he hadn't realized such a significant change could occur in the mortal population within fifty years.

"Your brother went from Qi Cultivation to Golden Core success, and now it's been but eight years... It's conceivable that it takes him less than ten years to reach Nascent Soul..."

"After him, the Jiushan Sect cultivators all have the 'Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method', the 'Jiushan Golden Core Method' to practice, even without your brother's fortune, in fifty years, talented cultivators might reach Nascent Soul."

"..."

Master Pang was even more puzzled.

He had never given birth, but Nascent Soul... he did have!

Was achieving Nascent Soul so simple?

But thinking of Zheng Fa's cultivation process, naturally, there is such a thing as talent, some things are beyond others' imagination, like his overly large Golden Core and Innate Divine Ability.

However, apart from these, everything else can be taught to disciples!

Especially the 'Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method' and 'Jiushan Golden Core Method'!

This is a completely replicable path!

In other words, as long as the resources are sufficient, subsequent disciples can swiftly achieve Nascent Soul following Zheng Fa's path!

Zheng Fa took ten years.

Those disciples with Dual Spirit Roots may take fifty years; isn't that ample?

Sufficient weight indeed!

Master Pang even felt like he was going insane...

Yet looking at Zheng Fa and Zhang, they seemed sincerely confident.

This aspect is indeed one of the differences between the Jiushan Sect's cultivation methods and other sects—

To Zheng Fa, if an experiment cannot be replicated, the corresponding scientific philosophy is naturally wrong.

So if Zheng Fa's cultivation path cannot be replicated, it means... he was wrong.

"Your meaning is..." Master Pang bewilderedly said, "In fifty years, the sect's Nascent Souls will become rampant?"

"That's the estimation from Zhang and me."

As Zheng Fa spoke, he took out a large thin book from his sleeve—

On the cover of the book, it read:

"'Draft of the Hundred Immortals Alliance's First Fifty-Year Development Plan'."

Master Pang picked up the book and started to read.

The book was thick, filled with dense writing, but mainly divided into several sections—

Besides the general introduction, there were several major subdivisions—

Master Pang, looking at the table of contents, couldn't help but read it out loud:

"Agricultural Transformation Plan..."

"Handicraft Transformation Plan..."

"Key Scientific Research Project Planning."

"Economic and Population Growth Objectives."

Turning further, the written content was very detailed:

Including what the Jiushan Realm's grain output should reach in fifty years, how many Nascent Souls should be cultivated, and where key projects should be located are all mapped out.

To Master Pang's amazement, how could any of this be predicted?

Yet upon closer inspection, it became apparent many parts weren't thoughtlessly speculated.

For example, the estimation of the Jiushan Realm's grain yield was calculated by multiplying the current per mu yield with the cultivable land area of the Jiushan Realm.

Due to the population situation in the Jiushan Realm, a lot of land hasn't been developed, so this yield is much higher than now.

But truthfully, this estimation is relatively conservative—because it doesn't take into account the increase in grain yield.

Furthermore, the estimation for Nascent Soul cultivators also began by assessing some talented children from University Island to calculate the so-called "genius" proportion, projecting onto the remaining potential geniuses in the Jiushan Realm's mortal realm to calculate.

This is also quite cautious.

Firstly, they still have talent reserves from the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

Secondly, achieving Nascent Soul in fifty years, this condition looks rather lenient now.

"These... all calculated by you?"

Zheng Fa looked at Zhang admiringly, "These are the data accumulated regularly by Senior Sister Zhang..."

Making a plan is easy, but aligning it with reality requires data support.

Coincidentally, the Jiushan Sect might be the most data-conscious sect in the Xuanwei Realm—

Students' grades from University Island.

The acreage of fields in the Jiushan Realm's mortal world.

Even the concentration of Spiritual Energy, growth amounts of spiritual materials, distribution of spirit lands.

Due to Senior Sister Zhang's existence as a calculating entity, they are thoroughly familiar with the Jiushan Realm.

This plan is not aggressive, even quite conservative, but Master Pang does not see it that way.

Master Pang reading this plan felt like reading a celestial book, and only after a long pause did he lift his head, blankly staring at Zheng Fa, "Your meaning is, give us fifty years, and we can assemble an army with at least five hundred Nascent Souls?"

Not just Master Pang was astounded.

Beside him, Xiao Yuying, who considered herself knowledgeable, seemed to think of this scene as her composed expression gradually crumbled, looking as though she saw a ghost—never had she seen such a thing!