There were more than a million martial artists, and more than 100,000 of them were martial artists above the Xiantian realm.
The number of martial artists in this era was perhaps more than the number of martial artists in the past thousand years combined.
Such a scale of martial artists was unimaginable in the past.
If it wasn't for Lin Cheng's [Gluttony], which caused the cultivators to mostly rely on food for their cultivation, this barren world definitely wouldn't be able to support the existence of such a large number of cultivators.
If they forcefully spread the martial arts, the consequences would be that the essence of heaven and earth in the entire world would be exhausted, and then they would enter the Age of Chaos, and the martial arts would wither.
If such a situation really happened, it would take many years for the spirit qi to recover and regain its current glory.
Even though Lin Cheng had some guesses before this, he was still surprised when he heard Zuo Xiangyu's exact number.
Lin Cheng could easily sense that the density of the Heaven Essence and Earth Qi in the world had not changed much compared to a hundred years ago.
This also meant that at this moment, the consumption and recovery speed of the Heaven Essence and Earth Qi of the martial artists in the world were roughly the same.
If Zuo Xiangyu hadn't told them, they would never have imagined that there would be millions of martial artists in such an environment.
The past 100 years was the growth period of these martial artists.
In the next hundred years, it would be the aging period when many martial artists reached the limit of their lifespan. That would also be the time for Lin Cheng to reap a lot of benefits.
At that time, Lin Cheng should not be worried about the lack of cultivation resources, but that he might not be able to digest such a huge amount of cultivation resources in a short period of time.
"In the past hundred years, have there been many warriors who have absorbed a large amount of heaven essence and earth qi to cultivate without following the rules?”
Lin Cheng asked curiously.
Although he had repeatedly instilled the concept of sustainable development into his in-name disciples, it was better to focus on studying health preservation methods than to consume the maximum efficiency of heaven essence and earth qi to cultivate.
However, the idea was good. Whether others listened or not was another matter.
Perhaps there would be someone who had been cultivating at the maximum efficiency, raising his combat strength to the highest level and then snatching the results of others 'research on health preservation.
If they could not defeat Lin Cheng, the invincible martial arts legend, could they not defeat others who were standing at the same starting line?
At that time, it would be wonderful to have both combat strength and longevity.
"There are, but not many. After our Grandmasters sent out to kill the chicken as an example to the monkeys and captured about 300 masters, there are basically no such people in the martial arts world now.”
"Even if there is, we don't even need to do anything. We will be attacked by the other martial artists around us who uphold the concept of sustainable development and environmental protection.”
"If it's light, I'll give you a good beating. If it happens again, I'll kill you on the spot.”
"After all, maintaining the cultivation environment is no longer just our business. It's the business of all the martial artists in the world.”
Zuo Xiangyu explained honestly.
Nowadays, martial artists usually did not need the essence of heaven and earth qi to cultivate and accumulate strength. However, when they first sensed the qi movement and later broke through to a major realm, they still needed the essence of heaven and earth qi to baptize themselves.
If the Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi were low to a certain level, it would affect his breakthrough and daily battles.
If he consumed a large amount of heaven essence and earth qi during extreme efficiency cultivation, it would be very easy for other martial artists to notice.
Even if he hid in the deep mountains and forests, there would still be Grandmasters patrolling the sky. Under such circumstances, it was extremely difficult to secretly train to the limit.
Lin Cheng nodded. They had only captured 300 people. This situation was much more optimistic than he had imagined.
He thought that he might have to kill more than half of the martial artists of an era to make those people gradually accept the concept of sustainable development.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Cheng understood the reason.
This should be due to his own influence. Although the assassins of the Human Realm Upon Heavens were unknown, many people knew what those missing martial artists had done.
With this connection, it was obvious that Lin Cheng was behind this.
Therefore, those smart people naturally did not dare to go against Lin Cheng's will.
Moreover, it would help restrain the others and eventually achieve the current situation where sustainable development was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"But next, we still need to think of a way to curb the growth of the number of martial artists. Otherwise, the balance will be broken again.”Lin Cheng voiced his concerns.
Whether it was the population or the number of martial artists, both showed a exponential growth.
It was difficult for a couple to have ten children, but it was easy for ten couples to have ten children.
Similarly, it was very difficult for a martial artist to teach ten disciples to become successful, but it would be very easy for ten martial artists to teach ten disciples.
Now that the food resources in the entire world were abundant, if they were not contained, the number of martial artists would soon reach two million, and then four million...
If there were too many martial artists, even if everyone only used the Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi during breakthroughs and daily battles, it would still be enough to cause destructive effects.
They would suck the essence of heaven and earth dry, directly destroying the existence of the entire martial arts system.
"Supreme One, thanks to your deterrence, the current Jianghu has generally adopted a peaceful attitude. Although there are some evil martial artists in the underworld, they are completely negligible compared to the entire martial arts community.”
"If you continue to adhere to the previous clearing rules, I'm afraid you won't be able to suppress the number of martial artists within a safe range.”
At this moment, Miao Haichao calmly pointed out the current situation.
"Are we going to start a massacre?”
You Xueqin, who was wearing a white dress, said hesitantly.
As a core member of the Heaven's Beyond organization who had been following Lin Cheng, she had also participated in the formulation of the World Reaping Plan. She was extremely clear about the various consequences of the implementation of the plan.
If it was not necessary, the Beyond Avalon Organization would not choose to casually wield a butcher's knife. Instead, they would choose a win-win solution.
However, if things really developed to the point of no return, then they were also prepared to start a massacre.
Even though You Xueqin could not bear to do so, she would not hesitate to kill in order to allow the Supreme Martial Artist to continue advancing and eventually become extraordinary and divine.
But before that, she still hoped to try her best to find other possibilities.
"Not for now. I have a method that I can try. If it fails, it won't be too late to start a massacre.”
Lin Cheng shook his head and dismissed You Xueqin's worries.
He wouldn't have any qualms about going on a killing spree, but that was just a backup plan that he didn't have a choice.
"Let's go to the warehouse."
Lin Cheng finished his meal and put down the ivory chopsticks in his hand. Then, he stood up and walked in the direction of the warehouse.
There was a large number of martial artists who were about to die there.
They would also be the first batch of martial artists that Lin Cheng would harvest after he woke up in this era…
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