126: Cut off the fuel supply

Immortal Master Xuan Qing shook his head helplessly, a bitter expression on his face.

"Of course we've thought of the method you mentioned, but we simply don't have enough resources to support so many Cultivators, nor do we have enough people with the talent required for our Sect to recruit Disciples."

Li Haotian immediately laughed, his eyes revealing a hint of wisdom, but also a touch of disappointment.

"I originally thought Sect Master was a more open-minded person, but I didn't expect your thinking to be so rigid. Does Sect Master know the reasons why those Mortal Dynasties collapsed?"

Immortal Master Xuan Qing's interest was piqued. He found a chair, sat down, and poured a bowl of wine, placing it by his hand.

"When I was young, I was indeed bored and researched matters concerning Mortal Dynasties. They couldn't come into contact with Cultivators, only occasionally being attacked by Yao Beasts or powerful monsters. The imperial families in those dynasties were always searching for Cultivation methods, wanting to prolong their lifespans."

"However, Righteous Path Cultivators basically don't interact with them, which led to those Imperial Dynasties having no way to extend the lifespans of their imperial family members. As a result, major Mortal Dynasties would generally experience a few hundred years before a tyrannical ruler would appear, eventually leading to their overthrow."

Seeing that the other party was so knowledgeable about Mortal Dynasties, Li Haotian nodded, a satisfied smile on his face.

"Sect Master indeed knows a lot, but how exactly were they overthrown?"

Immortal Master Xuan Qing thought for a moment.

"It seems it was always the common people. After they couldn't survive any longer, they ultimately overthrew the Dynasty. What does this have to do with what we were just discussing?"

A hint of confusion appeared in his aged eyes. Although he felt that there must be some truth to what the other party was saying and some connection, he couldn't understand it.

"Firstly, what I mean by establishing branches is for the major powers to set aside their high and mighty attitudes. Can the Heavenly Profound Sect only recruit Disciples above a certain talent level? Such Disciples can enter the main Sect, which is the current Heavenly Profound Sect."

"As for the branches to be established, this lower limit can be lowered indefinitely."

"For example, establish many small forces, funded by the Heavenly Profound Sect, without consuming too many resources. Just recruit people with even a little Cultivation talent."

"What if they can only stop at Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation in this lifetime? What then? 100 Nascent Souls might not do much, but what about 1 million?"

"The resources used to Cultivate ten thousand Nascent Souls are probably equivalent to the resources used to Cultivate one Immortal Ascension Powerhouse, right? Then I ask, if these ten thousand Nascent Souls form a battle Formation and unleash a full-power strike simultaneously, can an Immortal Ascension Powerhouse block it?"

Li Haotian's words were like a clap of thunder, giving Immortal Master Xuan Qing a sudden sense of enlightenment. His eyes immediately widened.

Although ten thousand Nascent Souls are not strong individually, if they can work together to leverage the advantage of a Formation, an Immortal Ascension Powerhouse would absolutely not be able to withstand that strike at full power!

"What's more, manyheretical cultivation (evil Cultivators) are very weak at first. They start by targeting troublesome villages or cities."

"As long as the major powers are willing to provide the simplest Cultivation Techniques for the imperial families to Cultivate and obtain the status of Imperial Preceptors to protect these imperial families, they can defend this territory. At the same time, they can send their Disciples out to travel down the mountains and eliminate those evil Cultivators before they gain momentum. In this way, this situation can definitely be resolved in ten years."

"Those evil Cultivators won't get fresh blood or resources. Their numbers will only dwindle when they go against Righteous Path Cultivators."

Immortal Master Xuan Qing's eyes immediately showed a look of shock, but then also some doubt.

"But if we send people to those Mortal Dynasties to establish contact with them, they must offer something of value, right? If they can't offer anything, it seems inappropriate for us to work for them for free."

"Is there anything else to discuss about this matter? Those Mortal Dynasties are vast, occupying a considerable area, and contain many Spiritual Veins, or places rich in Spiritual Qi. The Sect can take these for its own use, and everything will be resolved."

As a Transmigrator, Li Haotian naturally knew the power of the common people.

The current major powers take themselves too seriously, placing themselves in a high and mighty position, and disdain any contact with ordinary Mortals.

This is why there is a shortage of Disciples for various forces today, and even evil Cultivators are constantly emerging.

"So that's how it is!"

Immortal Master Xuan Qing nodded heavily, a brilliant smile on his face.

"I will arrange these matters immediately. I'm afraid I'll be busy for a while longer before I can enter seclusion. My idea is to first annex all the Hundred Ghosts Sect's territory, and then establish one branch after another in various Mortal Dynasties or within our jurisdiction. As for the rest, we'll follow your plan."

"The situation of these branches will also be as you said: self-sufficient, acquiring resources or mining things from within those Mortal Dynasties."

Li Haotian nodded, then continued to busy himself with his winemaking craft. Immortal Master Xuan Qing watched his busy back from the side, a look of doubt in his eyes.

When did this kid become so intelligent? He once thought this kid had given up on himself and planned to let him find a place to retire. After all, the Heavenly Profound Sect couldn't always support a useless Foundation Establishment chief Disciple.

But now, he saw another shining point in this kid: governing the Sect.

The suggestion he put forward was simply a dimensionality reduction strike against those evil Cultivators.

A large number of talented people, whose talent isn't very good, are rejected by major Sects, thus becoming a source of new recruits for those evil Cultivators.

If they could all be gathered and one branch after another established for them to Cultivate in, then the fresh blood available to evil Cultivators would greatly decrease.

What Li Haotian said was not nonsense; it was a completely feasible theory.

Immortal Master Xuan Qing stood up with renewed fighting spirit, preparing to draft a letter to notify the Ten Great Powers of Tianyu, and then distribute it to other weaker minor forces, instructing them to establish one small force after another according to his method.

Li Haotian merely smiled slightly as he watched the other party leave in a hurry, then continued to busy himself with his own affairs.

Since he had Transmigrated to this world, he couldn't just watch it be destroyed. Moreover, he had once promised his Revered Master that he would protect the Heavenly Profound Sect and Tianyu well.