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Chapter 2220: The Power of All Living Beings

"Primal power is the power of all living beings." This two-word difference encapsulates the fundamental divergence in how He Lingchuan and Emperor Mu understand primal power.

Emperor Mu gave a slight scoff. "All living beings?"

His tone was complex, with a hint of mockery, as he uttered those two words.

"Emperor Xin, you also control a nation's primal power, so you must know that the laws of heaven and earth have undergone significant changes in recent years. Celestials exploding their primal spirits can no longer harm others, proxy death spells are ineffective, and so on and so forth. There's a whole host of such changes." He Lingchuan stated this very objectively. "Primal power is also rapidly changing. I say it is the accumulated manifestation of the power of all living beings; the stronger the beings, the stronger the primal power."

Emperor Mu glanced at him, deep in thought.

If anyone else had said this, Emperor Mu would have dismissed it as nonsense. But coming from the Great Emperor of the Nine Underworlds, Emperor Mu would seriously consider his connection to the Grand Cauldron.

No one in the world had a stronger connection to the Grand Cauldron than He Xiao. As the saying goes, "the pavilion closest to the water gets the moon first," so his insights into the changes in primal power should be several steps ahead of others.

"The stronger the living beings, the stronger the primal power?"

"Is it not so?" He Lingchuan asked earnestly. "In the past, primal power wasn't strong enough because living beings weren't strong enough. Over the past two years, Emperor Xin, have you also felt the changes in primal power?"

"Yes," Emperor Mu mused. "It has indeed grown considerably, but the detailed changes are significant."

He could, of course, feel the changes in primal power, and this was indeed a good thing. However, relying on this level of primal power to defeat a Great Sky Demon was still a pipe dream.

Emperor Mu had also specifically discussed primal power with the Imperial Advisor, Wang Xingyi. Both believed that the growth of primal power seemed related to the Emperor's Dewfall and the resurgence of spiritual energy. Today, He Lingchuan directly stated that the reason lay with "all living beings," and that primal power grew stronger because they became stronger. This seemed... not unreasonable.

"When you allocate primal power to different armies, is the difference significant?"

He Lingchuan did not conceal it: "I've conducted experiments, and the difference is truly substantial. The gap is like the dry season compared to the flood season for this Zhaoxi Stream."

The flow difference was more than double.

Emperor Mu nodded. "It's the same in Mu State."

"The factors influencing primal power are far too complex, and they likely interact with each other. However, when it comes to armies, different commanders are also one of the main reasons for differences in primal power." This was true for the armies of Panlong City and Cangyan.

There were differences in primal power between the armies led by Moqie Feng and Qiu Hu.

Even He Lingchuan's Tiger Wing Legion and General Hong's Great Wind Army showed some differences in primal power.

Emperor Mu thought for a moment and then chuckled. "All living beings wallow in the mortal world; a thousand people have ten thousand thoughts, and nine out of ten are ignorant and stubborn. You're hoping to rely on their power to fight the Sky Demons? Ha, you might as well rely on your own courage and diligence."

He Lingchuan pointed casually towards the village on the opposite bank of Zhaoxi Stream:

"That village is home to over three hundred people. In the current and future spiritual energy environment, is it easier for this village to produce ten novice cultivators, or for Imperial Advisor Wang Xingyi to make further progress and ascend to become an immortal?"

When he first arrived in this world, spiritual energy was scarce; perhaps not even one cultivator could be found among ten thousand people, let alone a thousand. Now, with the resurgence of spiritual energy, all things are flourishing, and new monsters and cultivators are springing up like mushrooms after rain. The difficulty of cultivation has become vastly different.

"How many cultivators are there in that village now?"

"According to statistics from ten days ago, there are three." Novices who could feel the budding of true energy were also counted. "Additionally, three other young children also show potential; if guided into a sect, they might also embark on the path of cultivation."

Cultivation becomes increasingly difficult the higher one progresses.

Theoretically, Imperial Advisor Wang, with his profound cultivation and control over primal power, should be one of the cultivators in Mu State closest to immortal status. He Lingchuan's judgment was accurate; he was not far from achieving immortality.

Yet, no matter how close, the difficulty remained. Even in ancient times, when spiritual energy was abundant, it was not easy for demons and humans to become immortals.

Going from zero to ten, and from ninety to one hundred, although the difference is both ten, the difficulty involved is truly incomparable.

This example was straightforward, and Emperor Mu naturally understood his meaning at once.

A rising tide lifts all boats, but the prerequisite is a "rising tide."

Only when the abilities of all living beings universally strengthen will the true power of primal power become increasingly apparent.

Because Mu State had only been established for a little over 150 years, it had not experienced the last great surge of Emperor's Dewfall, and thus could not record the relationship between primal power and the strength of living beings. Moreover, the laws of primal power had been constantly changing recently. The new information He Lingchuan was now providing to Emperor Mu was very fresh, prompting him to ponder for a long time.

"In the ancient war, the Sky Demons were no match for the Celestials and were driven back to the Demon Realm. For the three millennia that followed, Sky Demons could not descend to the human realm, yet the Celestials, as victors, gradually declined. Emperor Xin, you must have thoroughly analyzed the reasons for this."

Emperor Mu nodded.

"Ultimately, the rules of this game are simple: strive to have fewer deaths in your own realm and more deaths in the other realm. Spiritual energy will then flow into your realm, and your opponent will weaken." He Lingchuan spoke directly. "The weaker one gets, the more chaotic things become; the more chaotic, the weaker still. As for the opponent, they become increasingly strong."

The Demon Realm was in a positive cycle, while the human realm was in a negative cycle. Stretching this over three millennia, the natural consequence was the decline of spiritual energy in the human realm.

"Over the past three millennia, the Sky Demons always won, precisely because they adapted quickly and effectively to the new laws brought by the Tianluo Star. The regulations derived from this were superior to those of the human realm, and their methods of organization and distribution far surpassed the Immortal Sects."

The Sky Demons' approach: banding together, holding collective discussions, and strengthening communication and control. Even Shali Tian, the adversary of the Spirit Void Deities, continued to exist in the Demon Realm, both causing trouble for the Spirit Void Deities and living their own lives well.

The Immortal Sects' approach: each sect fought independently. They used the strength of the entire world to support one sect, and the strength of one sect to support their patriarchs, even at the cost of widespread suffering.

"If Spirit Mountain could win, it had countless opportunities over the past three millennia. It should have won long ago; why wait until now?" He Lingchuan sighed, turning to look at Emperor Mu. "Spirit Mountain is simply unreliable."

If Sky Demons were to descend en masse, relying on Spirit Mountain to defeat them would be extremely difficult.

Emperor Mu found it amusing: "If even Spirit Mountain is unreliable, you still want to rely on primal power?"

He Lingchuan stated unequivocally: "It's not about what I want; it's about only being able to rely on primal power."

Ever since he learned the secret of the Grand Cauldron and the Dragon God, He Lingchuan had been filled with even greater confidence in primal power.

The Dragon God's most precious legacy to the human realm, or perhaps the sharpest weapon the Dragon God bestowed upon humanity, was primal power!

This was the change in laws brought about by its resolute sacrifice of its divine body to merge with the Grand Cauldron.

It simply depended on how those destined to use it would wield it.

"This is an unprecedented upheaval in three millennia, and before us are countless opportunities. The frequent outbreaks of Emperor's Dewfall are opportunities, and the constant changes in the laws of primal power are also opportunities. These changes may not necessarily be more favorable to us, but we must adapt to them faster, just as the Sky Demons did three millennia ago."

He Lingchuan remained optimistic about the future.

He had to be optimistic.

Emperor Mu pondered, "What are your thoughts?"

My goodness, 2,200 chapters.I thought I'd never write a book to 2,200 chapters in my life.

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