Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1749 - 1064: Flying Boat, Puppet, Divine General Chessboard_2

Apart from these, Yang Zhenshan also proposed a strategy to increase the population of the Spirit Source Land, encouraging early marriage and childbirth, and motivating Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Golden Body Realm Martial Artists to have offspring.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land spans tens of thousands of miles, but its population is only a little over three million. Moreover, with abundant resources and the average cultivation level improving, the population growth rate has actually slowed down significantly.

A Martial Artist, if he does not marry or bear children before the age of forty, will find it more difficult to produce offspring once past forty, after reaching the Innate stage.

Similarly, it is the same for cultivators; Qi Refinement Realm cultivators find it easiest to have children. If they do not have offspring during the Qi Refinement phase, attempting to do so after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage would require significant effort.

Though offspring born during the Foundation Establishment Stage have a higher chance of possessing a spiritual aperture, early marriage and childbirth is still deemed necessary for the population growth of the Spirit Source Land.

In addition to internally increasing the population of the Spirit Source Land, Yang Zhenshan has ordered the migration of people from outside.

The migration scale this time is three million, mainly bringing in populations from the Da’an Dynasty, Dajing Dynasty, and Divine Wood Sect, with the majority being youth.

The Da’an Dynasty has four hundred million people, the Dajing Dynasty has eighty million, while the Divine Wood Sect’s population is much lesser, around three million combining all islands.

Selecting three million youth from such a vast number of people is relatively easy. As to whether this draws attention, Yang Zhenshan no longer cares.

The Yang family’s possession of a Grotto Heaven has long been an open secret, so there’s no need for concealment now.

This migration of people to the Spirit Source Land is intended to be its last large-scale external population transfer.

According to Yang Zhenshan’s perspective, the Spirit Source Land can only support up to thirty million people, and any more would negatively affect the overall environment of the Spirit Source Land.

With a base of six million people, allowing the population to grow slowly over time is sufficient, making further large migrations unnecessary.

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After the meeting concluded, Yang Zhenshan received the method for refining the Divine General Chessboard from Xuanzhen, then summoned Yang Jizhen.

"How many Divine Generals can the Divine General Chessboard command at maximum?"

In the rear hall of Longevity Hall, Yang Zhenshan asked Yang Jizhen.

The Divine General Chessboard is crafted by Yang Jizhen, who naturally understands it better than Xuanzhen.

"Three hundred and sixty-one." Yang Jizhen replied.

Yang Zhenshan asked while examining the contents of the Jade Scroll, "What if I wish to command more Divine Generals?"

Yang Jizhen contemplated for a moment, then said, "It’s feasible, but commanding more Divine Generals requires a strong Divine Soul, and if the number increases, it ceases to be a Magical Treasure and at least needs to be a Spiritual Artifact!"

Yang Zhenshan continued, "What if the number were to reach a hundred thousand?"

"Uh, that would no longer be a Spiritual Artifact; it might become a Spiritual Treasure!" Yang Jizhen’s lips twitched slightly.

A hundred thousand Divine Generals?

Such a thought never crossed his mind.

"Hehe!" Yang Zhenshan chuckled softly, "I’ll leave this matter to you. First, refine an ordinary Divine General Chessboard for me."

He harbored the idea of cultivating a hundred thousand Divine Generals.

This notion stemmed from the Unpredictable Ghost Sect.

If the Unpredictable Ghost Sect can craft countless Yin Soldier Blood Puppets, why can’t he cultivate numerous Divine Generals?

If he holds a hundred thousand Divine Generals, what would the Unpredictable Ghost Sect amount to?

With a mere gesture, he could send a hundred thousand Divine Generals charging into battle, even if the Unpredictable Ghost Sect had a hundred thousand Ghost Soldiers, he could unabashedly engage them in war.

Of course, the hundred thousand Divine Generals is just an idea, and for now, he should aim to gather three hundred and sixty-one Divine Generals.

To command a hundred thousand Divine Generals, he first needs a Spiritual Artifact akin to the Divine General Chessboard to host the True Spirits of the Divine Generals. An ordinary Spiritual Artifact might not support so many, and if the count reaches a hundred thousand, it would likely need to be of the Spiritual Treasure grade.

Furthermore, he would require a hundred thousand Yin Gods, specifically at the Ghost General Level. Regular Yin Gods could work but raising them to the Second-Order would take considerable time.

A hundred thousand Yin Gods could likely be sourced from the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, but a hundred thousand Ghost Generals, even when combining the Unpredictable Ghost Sect with the Yellow Springs Hall and multiplying by ten, likely wouldn’t suffice.

Thus, it’s merely a thought. Achieving this would likely span several millennia.

The Unpredictable Ghost Sect took thousands of years to accumulate so many Yin Soldier Blood Puppets, and Yang Zhenshan managing a hundred thousand Divine Generals would take at least two or three thousand years.

"Refining a regular Divine General Chessboard is straightforward, but crafting one capable of commanding a hundred thousand Divine Generals requires careful consideration!" Yang Jizhen stated.

"Alright, there’s no rush. You can take your time pondering." Yang Zhenshan replied with a smile.

Subsequently, Yang Zhenshan left Yang Jizhen to his own devices and turned his attention toward the Pill Hall, continuing his grand alchemical endeavors.

Resources, oh resources.

The more tense the situation, the more crucial resources become.

Especially Third-stage Spiritual Objects.

The foundation of the Spirit Source Land is still too shallow, nowhere near some established Golden Core powers.

Thus, Yang Zhenshan must devise ways to acquire resources.

Currently, his best approach for obtaining Third-stage Spiritual Objects is by helping Hengshan Sect with alchemy.

With his pill-forming rate, crafting a pill for Hengshan Sect nearly earns him a pill in return.

This refers to Third-tier Elixirs. If Second-Order Pills, he’d profit even more.

Of course, he wouldn’t bother with Second-Order Pills, with Yang Zongyuan and Zhang Hexuan around to handle them, he sees no point in wasting time there.

Though the pill-forming rate of Yang Zongyuan and Zhang Hexuan might be slightly lower, they still yield substantial profits.

Yang Zhenshan continued his alchemy endeavors. Although the pace of warfare in the Wanhua Mountain Range has slightly slowed compared to its onset, both sides continue to engage more elite troops.

Currently, despite Demon Kings and Golden Core Cultivators participating, Second-Order Ghost Soldiers, demon beasts, Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and other forces dominate the battlefield.

It’s clear this war has devolved into a sustained conflict.

Both parties are vying for resources and manpower.

Yet Yang Zhenshan no longer concerns himself with these; aside from alchemy, he focuses solely on cultivation, disregarding external affairs, including those involving the Sky Cloud Sword Sect.

After all, he need not stand guard while the Sky Cloud Sword Sect is under the watchful eyes of White Cloud True Monarch and others.

Moreover, his alchemical work is earning resources for the Sky Cloud Sword Sect.

White Cloud True Monarch acts as a middleman between him and Hengshan Sect, profiting significantly from the margins.

Thus, he can comfortably continue his alchemy and cultivation within the Spirit Source Land.

Two years later, Yang Zhenshan handed the final batch of elixirs to White Cloud True Monarch, completing the substantial deal.

Yet the subsequent deals are just getting started.