Chapter 1916: This Is the Situation
The total population of the Nine Palace World was even less than Han Fei imagined.
Even though the Nine Palace World had been recuperating for tens of thousands of years, its population was still less than 20 million.
To be honest, its population might not even be comparable to that of a town of the other worlds.
Seeing Han Fei and Xia Xiaochan look shocked, Han Xuan said, “Didn’t your father tell you that the permanent population of the Nine Palace World has always been the least among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Palaces?”
Han Fei: “No.”
Xia Xiaochan said, “Because the people of the Nine Palace World are smarter. When humans divided the forces, the requirements of the Nine Palace World were the strictest. They wanted to recruit the smartest people in the world. Those selected can have mediocre talent, but they must be smart and have a certain level of intelligence.”
Han Fei asked in surprise, “What kind of logic is that? You can have no talent but you have to be smart?”
Han Xuan smiled. “Princess, you’re really knowledgeable. The Nine Palace World is good at divination, arrays, and special techniques. Without a certain level of intelligence, you might not even know what we’re studying. Being smart is not a sin. You can’t expect ordinary people to bear the gaze of countless smart people. Therefore, when the Nine Palace World was established, its population was the least, with a total population of less than 200 million. Later, in that battle, our 36 towns were s.n.a.t.c.hed away, so was most of our main city, so our population inevitably plummeted. Now, the population is maintained at about 20 million, which is already the best I can do.”
The corners of Han Fei’s mouth twitched. “Hasn’t more been born after tens of thousands of years?”
Han Xuan looked at Han Fei sideways. “Humans are not machines for reproduction. Most of the time of the wise people is spent on research and cultivation. Love will inevitably be abandoned by many of them. If it weren’t for my compulsory requirement that female cultivators can’t be single for more than a thousand years and have to give birth to at least five children in their lives, do you think there can be so many people in the Nine Palace World?”
Han Fei: “...”
Xia Xiaochan: “...”
Han Yin’er: “…”
Han Fei and the other two were speechless.
So, when a person was smart to a certain extent, love was meaningless? They wouldn’t even have the desire to have children?
Han Xuan didn’t tell Han Fei and the others much. Instead, he led them to a tower in the Heavenly Palace. At this time, many people looked at Han Fei and the others, and a large number of strong masters scanned them with their perception.
Han Fei quickly concluded that the Nine Palace World was very strong.
Although there were very few people, they were very strong.
Han Xuan stood on the top of the tower that was thousands of meters high and looked down, saying leisurely, “Why hasn’t your father come out yet?”
Han Xuan’s personality was different from Old Han’s. Han Fei could feel this. Han Xuan was more radical, but this person was definitely a genius.
Han Fei said, “He has something more important to do.”
Han Xuan’s lips curled slightly. “What more important thing can he have? If it’s not for cultivation, it can only be your mother, Jiang Linxian. Did they encounter trouble?”
Han Fei nodded slightly. “Yes! Quite troublesome.”
Han Xuan asked, “Can’t you solve it? You’re already a Sea Establisher after all.”
Han Fei said, “Even a Sky Opener can’t solve it.”
Han Xuan looked at him leisurely. A problem that even Sky Openers couldn’t solve? It seemed that it wasn’t something he could solve now.
He said, “They’re really good at causing trouble! Fei’er, Yin’er, it’s a good thing that you haven’t stayed in the Nine Palace World since you were born. The Nine Palace World is still like a cage to this day. We need an opportunity to break this cage. However, the time is not up yet. Your arrival is not enough to make the Nine Palace World appear.”
Han Fei couldn’t help but think, I didn’t think our arrival could make the Nine Palace World appear.
In fact, when he started to search for the Nine Palace World, he wasn’t even sure if he could find it.
Obviously, Han Fei didn’t know that someone was waiting for him in the Nine Palace World…
As for whether the people of the Nine Palace World were good or bad, and whether they still remembered Old Han, Han Fei didn’t know. Therefore, he didn’t expect the Nine Palace World to appear.
At this moment, he suddenly had an uncle, which seemed to have solved many problems for him.
However, Han Xuan was right. Even if Han Fei found the Nine Palace World now, even if the current master of the Nine Palace World was his uncle, so what?
After all, they had never met before.
Just as Han Xuan said, the Nine Palace World wouldn’t re-appear so easily.
But in fact, Han Fei came to the Nine Palace World not for the immediate appearance of the Nine Palace World, but for the appearance of the Yin-Yang World.
Even if the Nine Palace World re-appeared now, could it resist Supreme Clearness and Infinity? Obviously, it was unlikely.
Therefore, Han Fei was looking for the Nine Palace World just to know the location of the Nine Palace World. He wanted to have some allies when the Yin-Yang World couldn’t hold on anymore and had to come out.
With more allies, Han Fei would have enough combat power to resist Supreme Clearness and Infinity.
Han Fei nodded slightly and then said, “The Yin-Yang World may appear in decades or a hundred years. At present, I have joined forces with eight heavenly palaces, but it’s still not enough!”
Han Xuan smiled. “Let me guess… Sword G.o.d, Supreme Mystic, Glazed Gla.s.s, Immeasurability, Ice Snow, and Million Poison, plus Water Wood and Yin Yang that are trapped in the Wild Abyss. A total of eight palaces, right?”
Immediately, Han Fei couldn’t help but look at Han Xuan. It was one thing for Han Xuan to know that he had joined forces with the four Heavenly Palaces of Sword G.o.d and Supreme Mystic, but how did he know about the Ice Snow World and the Million Poison World?
Han Xuan smiled and said, “Don’t be surprised. It’s very simple for me to guess that you’ve joined forces with the Ice Snow World. Xue Zhan of the Snow G.o.d’s Temple suddenly descended and was almost invincible, but then he died in the trial of the Martial Emperor City. There’s obviously something wrong with this. With the help of my Thousand Opportunities Divine Ghost Compa.s.s and the information about the Land of King Death, I think it’s 70% possible that Xue Zhan is your clone. Although I’m not sure how you can create clones in the Venerable realm…”
Han Fei frowned. “What about the Million Poison World?”
Han Xuan looked at Han Fei and said, “This is even simpler. w.a.n.g Yijian died six thousand years ago. Perhaps it’s a secret to others, but not to me. If you disguised as w.a.n.g Yijian just to stir up trouble, you would have succeeded the day the level-nine divine pills appeared. Logically speaking, you shouldn’t have stayed. Even if you needed to plunder the resources of the Medicine King World, you shouldn’t have stayed for so long… But after almost two months, you s.n.a.t.c.hed the Supreme Purple Smoke Furnace and the Medicine King World’s treasury… In fact, robbing the treasury is just a trick, right? The Supreme Purple Smoke Furnace is your goal. Therefore, the Million Poison World must be your ally.”
Han Fei was surprised. “You even know the old gossip of the Million Poison World and the Medicine King World?”
Han Xuan smiled and said, “We’re all from the same era. What’s there to not know? Huang Jie and Qiu Yue were often flirting when they were young. Wouldn’t I be stupid if I didn’t know?”
Han Fei didn’t want to tell Han Xuan which Heavenly Palaces he had allied with, but smart people couldn’t be deceived!
At this moment, Han Xuan said, “Do you know… actually, no matter how many heavenly palaces you ally with, what is the fundamental gap between you and Supreme Clearness and Infinity?”
Han Fei said, “Of course. The most fundamental difference is in strength. We don’t have a Sky Opening realm powerhouse.”
Han Xuan nodded slightly. “That’s right. This is the world of cultivators. No matter how smart you are, how glib your tongue is, how many allies you have… However, if your fundamental combat power is inferior to your opponent, you can’t win. Therefore, if you really want to resist Supreme Clearness and Infinity, in the end, you can only rely on one thing: strength.”
Han Fei was silent. “I can’t be sure when the Yin-Yang World will re-appear.”
At this moment, Han Xuan shook his head and said, “You’re wrong. What does the re-appearance of the Yin-Yang World have to do with you?”
Han Fei: “???”
Xia Xiaochan and Han Yin’er both looked at him. What did Han Xuan mean?
Han Xuan said with a smile, “As I said, if you want to resist Supreme Clearness and Infinity, you have to rely on strength. Although you are the master of Yin-Yang World, so what? If Yin-Yang World can’t hold on, will you, the master of Yin-Yang World, be buried with it? No, not only can you not ally with multiple forces, but you also have to give up Yin-Yang World and save yourself. For Supreme Clearness and Infinity, the greatest danger is never Yin-Yang World, but… you.”
Han Xuan’s words were straight to the point.
Han Xuan’s words actually meant the same as Luo Xiaobai’s.
They were actually the same kind of people, extremely rational. If they could see the destruction of an Heavenly Palace rationally, they could even personally slaughter an Heavenly Palace.
Suddenly, Han Fei thought of a saying: All living beings are ants.
At this moment, Han Fei seemed to understand what it meant by “the Heavenly Dao is heartless and treats all things as ants”!
In fact, if he left the Yin-Yang Palace, could Supreme Clearness and Infinity kill all the people of the Yin-Yang World? It was impossible. Therefore, it seemed a rational choice to abandon the Yin-Yang Palace when he was not strong enough.
However, at that time, billions of humans in the Yin-Yang World might be enslaved by Supreme Clearness and Infinity…
Han Fei fell into silence, and Han Xuan said, “Actually, it’s not completely impossible. In this world, there are not only Sky Opening Realm powerhouses in Supreme Clearness and Infinity.”
Han Xuan said, “Supreme Clearness, Infinity, Soul Sealing, Sword G.o.d, and Chaos. At present, we know that these five Heavenly Palaces all have Sky Opening Realm powerhouses. Now, you’ve only won over the Sword G.o.d World. The Chaos World has never taken sides. As for Soul Sealing…”
Han Xuan couldn’t help looking at Xia Xiaochan. “There are many strong masters in the Soul Sealing World.”
Han Fei’s face changed slightly.
Han Xuan continued, “Even if you win over the Chaos World and have the Martial King support you… you’ve also successfully caused internal strife in the human race. Supreme Clearness and Infinity are used to being domineering. No matter how strong your Yin-Yang World is, the hundred demons, the undersea human race, and the Merman Royal Family will inevitably do something to the human race while they’re watching the show. They might even launch a full-scale siege on the human race. This is the big picture.”