Chapter 617 Population Incentives
At the end of the year.
The discussion about the Penglai disaster has gradually faded, and the cultivation world seems to have returned to peace.
But everyone knows that the short-term peace will not last too long.
The world has changed, and it is impossible to go back to the past.
Under the torrent of the times, every cultivator is living under a dangerous wall. If you want to protect yourself, you must choose a strong backer.
Loose cultivators have become a thing of the past. Nowadays, any cultivator with a normal mind will give up his freedom and join a wealthy family to protect himself.
Xianyuan Sect, Lingshan, Penglai, Wuxiang Kingdom.
These four major forces have divided the four corners of the human plain in the southeast, northwest, and northeast, which has become a fixed trend and is the best choice for loose cultivators.
It is almost the only choice.
Because all other first-rate and second-rate forces have basically been divided up by these four major forces.
In the past, the human race was the five major holy places, and the major wealthy clans and second-rate sects coexisted. But now these second-tier forces have taken the initiative to join the arms of the four major forces in order to protect themselves.
The casual cultivators have no choice.
It is better to say that if there is a force that can accept them now, it will be a blessing from their ancestors.
The entry threshold of Xianyuan Sect is very high.
The same is true for Lingshan. It not only requires talent in cultivation, but also wisdom and the practice of Buddhism.
At present, only Penglai and Wuxiang Kingdom are still open to all casual cultivators.
Especially Penglai, after the catastrophe, almost became hungry and indiscriminate. Even if the cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm come to visit the mountain gate, they will be accepted happily.
In comparison, the threshold of Wuxiang Kingdom is higher, and there are certain requirements for qualifications and strength.
In addition, the casual cultivators in the past must be the most sought-after now.
Because of the changes in the environment of heaven and earth, the spiritual energy and blessings have increased, and the probability of newborn babies being born with spiritual roots has increased significantly. It has been reported in various places that newborns have appeared with top talents, and even natural immortal spiritual roots have appeared, which has caused quite a stir.
You know, even if it is a reincarnated immortal, the blood of the Xianwu Continent is used. Even if there is an immortal soul catalysis, it is good to be able to give birth to a top-grade spiritual root.
Natural immortal spiritual roots are too rare. In the past, it may not appear in ten thousand years on the Xianwu Continent.
But now, in just one year, five or six immortal spiritual roots have appeared one after another.
Two of them were born in the Wuxiang Kingdom.
It has to be said that the advantage of the 10 billion population of Wuxiang Kingdom is still very strong.
It’s just a pity that these two babies with immortal spiritual roots were first discovered by the Xianyuan Sect, and they were moved away from Wuxiang Kingdom overnight by the Xianyuan Sect.
For this time, Luo Xuanji was furious and ordered that all newborns in the country should be tested for spiritual roots as soon as possible. Once high-quality spiritual roots are found, they will be sent to the imperial capital immediately.
Through this strategy, quite a few newborns with top-grade spiritual roots have been found.
Although immortal spiritual roots are hard to come by, more top-grade spiritual roots are also a great joy for Wuxiang Kingdom.
A top-grade spiritual root, as long as it is properly cultivated, will definitely be able to break through the Tribulation Realm without any pressure in the current environment of heaven and earth.
If you are a little luckier, it will not be difficult to break through the Heavenly Man Realm.
And such newborns with top-grade spiritual roots can be found almost every day in Wuxiang Country.
This was something that was unthinkable in the past.
When Zhao Mu learned the news, he was also very surprised.
Although these newborns with top-grade spiritual roots will not bring any returns to Wuxiang Country in the short term.
But as long as they are cultivated for a few decades, a large number of top-level strongmen will emerge from them in the future, and by then the national strength of Wuxiang Country will double.
An unprecedented prosperous era is coming.
It’s a pity that the results will not be seen in the short term.
The Weird Dao barrier will be completely descended in less than five years, and the Great Dao Struggle will be fully opened at that time. No matter how many talented potential stocks there are, they will not be of any use before they grow up. Instead, a lot of resources and manpower will be invested to protect and cultivate them.
The Xianyuan Sect is the smartest one. I don't know how they found those newborns with natural immortal roots and took away all the new immortal roots. They didn't want any less than immortal roots.
Zhao Mu guessed that even in the fairy world, immortal roots are a scarce resource and not everyone can have them.
Xianyuan Sect can't develop in Xianwu Continent for a long time. After the Great Dao Struggle is over, they will definitely leave, so there is no need to train too many descendants from scratch. Just pick a few immortal roots and train them a little, and then bring them back to the fairy world in the future.
This can be seen from the fact that Xianyuan Sect only recruits cultivators who have passed the tribulation.
In their eyes, Xianwu Continent is just a temporary station, and they have never planned to develop it in the long run.
But this approach is very short-sighted in Zhao Mu's opinion.
The various extraordinary features of Xianwu Continent have shown that this seemingly ordinary planet is actually full of huge potential.
With time, this place may become the center of the universe.
Times have changed, but these old things from the old times don't understand this truth, so they are destined to have no chance of the future.
Zhao Mu had already made up his mind that no matter how much he would break through in the future, he would insist on cultivating in Xianwu Continent.
Everyone was looking forward to ascending to the immortal world, and in the final analysis, it was nothing more than for the resources and treasures of the immortal world.
But Zhao Mu had no shortage of these things.
He has no need to leave Xianwu Continent, so it is very necessary to cultivate more potential stocks.
As for the resources invested in the early stage, they are all free for Zhao Mu, so he doesn't feel sorry at all.
Inside the palace of Shenghan City.
Luo Xuanji said: "Now that the luck of heaven and earth has changed, the proportion of newborns born with spiritual roots has increased significantly compared to the past. Originally, even the most ordinary spiritual roots were one in ten thousand, but now there are one or two in ten newborns with spiritual roots, and top-quality spiritual roots are emerging in an endless stream. I guess the probability of the birth of top-quality spiritual roots will increase in the future."
"I have issued an order to draw special funds from the national treasury and distribute them to various places to encourage childbirth. There are also reward allowances for parents who give birth to babies with spiritual roots. It is estimated that starting next year, Wuxiang Country will usher in an unprecedented baby boom, and the number of newborns will reach 300 million each year. Even if the probability of being born with fairy spiritual roots is one in a hundred million, at least three fairy spiritual roots will appear."
"The only problem is that if you keep giving birth like this, Wuxiang Country's treasury will soon be exhausted, so in this regard, you have to subsidize it."
Luo Xuanji hooked Zhao Mu's neck and blew wind in his ear.
"You are worthy of being my wife!"
Zhao Mu really didn't expect Luo Xuanji to have such a long-term vision. It can only be said that the empress of five thousand years is not in vain.
She had considered everything Zhao Mu could think of, and had already started to implement it.
But the cost of doing so was too high, and Wu Xiang State could not afford it with its financial resources. I am afraid that the treasury would be empty in less than two years and it would be difficult to maintain.
So Luo Xuanji could only ask Zhao Mu for money.
"It's a small matter. I am the emperor of Wu Xiang State after all. I should pay for it. You can ask someone to calculate the approximate annual expenditure needs, and I will make up for your share for ten years at a time."