Chapter 474: Respectable Person Entering Autumn

Meng Chuan streaked across the sky, flying towards Snowfall City.

His previous rush to Evening River City, where he used his divine power 'Flowing Sand' for over two breaths, was relatively easy for Meng Chuan. This divine power placed a heavy burden on his Soul during use. In the past, Meng Chuan could only sustain it for five breaths. However, after reaching the sixth level of the Soul, he could maintain it for a full thirty breaths, allowing him to use this move regularly.

"A-Chuan," Liu Qiyue called, waiting on the corridor.

Meng Chuan landed.

"How are things?" Liu Qiyue pressed.

"Another large world entrance has appeared," Meng Chuan said with a frown. "World entrances are becoming more frequent, and the pressure on the three major sects to guard them will only increase."

"There's nothing we can do about it," Liu Qiyue said. "A-Chuan, come with me." She then flew northward.

"Oh?" Meng Chuan followed, puzzled.

The couple flew to Snowfall City's 'Inner City Pass' and stood on its wall. From there, they could clearly see the large world entrance below, which was a full eight li long. The entrance itself was about half a li deep, and through the eight-li-long passage, they could clearly see the landscape of the Demon Realm. On the other side, the Demon Realm was a vast mountain range, where many demons could be vaguely seen, some of whom were also looking towards the Human Realm.

"The world entrance expanded again?" Meng Chuan immediately noticed the change.

"Yes, while you were rushing to the Great Yue Dynasty, Snowfall City's large world entrance also changed slightly," Liu Qiyue said. "It was previously just over seven li long, but now it has increased by half a li, reaching eight li."

"Hmm," Meng Chuan replied gravely. "The Human Realm and the Demon Realm are gradually drawing closer, causing many changes. A large world entrance directly tore open in the Great Yue Dynasty, and many other entrances in various locations have also expanded."

"During my years guarding Snowfall City, this world entrance has expanded periodically," Liu Qiyue said. "Over the past four decades, its length has grown from six li to eight li."

"All world entrances across the land are like this," Meng Chuan nodded. "Small, medium, large... even super-large world entrances are slowly expanding. This is an unstoppable trend!"

According to predictions, the two worlds will gradually draw closer until they reach their closest point. After that, they will slowly separate again, causing many stable world entrances to gradually shrink and even disappear.

"A-Chuan," Liu Qiyue said worriedly. "Currently, there are five super-large world entrances across the land, requiring five Creation Sovereigns to guard them. The situation will only become more severe in the future."

"Don't worry," Meng Chuan said with a smile. "We've survived even harder times. Things will get better from now on."

"Hmm," Liu Qiyue looked at her husband, her heart settling. As his wife, she knew how astonishing Meng Chuan's cultivation speed was. His self-created Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent movement technique, a supreme art superior to the 'Heavenly Roaming Dragon Blade,' was already comparable to the perfected Cavern-Heaven realm of Qin Wu, Li Guan, and Bai Yaoyue, even though he was only in the late Cavern-Heaven realm. Furthermore, those who create their own supreme arts are generally more powerful than those who merely learn existing ones. This is because they have a deeper understanding, and what they create is uniquely suited to them.

Black Sand Grotto-Heaven.

"What do you make of Meng Chuan's letter?" Bai Yaoyue asked, looking at the projections of Meng Tiange and Mi Yu.

"In recent years, whenever there's an emergency, King Dongning always rushes to the rescue," Meng Tiange said. "Over the past twenty-two years, tens of millions of mortals and dozens of fiend-gods in our Black Sand Dynasty have survived because of him. He's also thwarted many of the demon race's schemes. We owe him such a great debt; we cannot simply ignore it."

"Indeed," Bai Yaoyue and Mi Yu both nodded.

Meng Chuan was now the top patrol fiend-god in the world, and his rescue was crucial in emergencies.

"Moreover, it's time for a change," Meng Tiange chuckled. "Previously, abandoning the prefectural and county cities reduced our control over the populace. Coupled with the fact that the world's population has more than doubled in the last forty years, our control has further diminished. Instead, local fiend-god families, with tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of members, are powerful and have penetrated more thoroughly. In many areas outside the cities, numerous fiend-god families act as local tyrants."

"Guarding so many large cities is already a huge pressure, and the demon race could counterattack at any time, so it's not suitable to rebuild prefectural and county cities for now," Meng Tiange continued. "At this point, we need to restrain these fiend-god families with laws."

"I agree," Mi Yu added. "King Dongning's letter presents a good opportunity."

Two World Island.

"What's your take on King Dongning's letter?" Xu Yingwu asked, looking at the projection of his friend, Zhang Chun.

"We certainly must give King Dongning face," Zhang Chun nodded. "However, our Great Yue Dynasty has a unique situation. Many areas are the territories of peerless fiend-gods, and even slavery still exists. It's difficult for us on Two World Island to intervene in the internal affairs of these peerless fiend-god territories."

Xu Yingwu said, "Firstly, the population is now much larger than in the past, and the population controlled by peerless fiend-gods has also significantly increased. Secondly, over the past fifty years, the three major sects have continuously expanded their recruitment. We now recruit fifty disciples annually, just like Archean Mountain and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven. A large amount of resources has been invested, leading to the current era having the highest number of marquis fiend-gods in history. Although we don't have as many as the other two major sects, we still have seventy-five. The 'marquis territories' for these marquis fiend-gods are no longer sufficient."

The next one to two hundred years will be critically important. Additionally, many resources have been obtained from the World Gap. The three major sects are also expanding recruitment and cultivating talents with full effort, resulting in significantly more marquis fiend-gods being born than in the past.

"Yes, marquis territories are insufficient. And the population in peerless fiend-god territories is far greater than before," Zhang Chun nodded. "While peerless fiend-gods have contributed greatly, there must still be fairness. They need to cede some territory to marquis fiend-gods."

"King Dongning's letter is a good opportunity," Xu Yingwu said. "Using the reason of protecting commoners, we can compress territories, ensuring more marquis fiend-gods have their own lands. Simultaneously, more areas will come under direct imperial control." He explained that in order to cope with the war, the power of the peerless fiend-gods within Two World Island had grown increasingly large, starting to affect the island's overall control.

Therefore, in addition to the Great Zhou Dynasty, Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven also introduced a 'Supervisory Department.'

While the situation in the Black Sand Dynasty was somewhat similar to the Great Zhou, things were far more chaotic within Two World Island, primarily involving a redistribution of power. In this power struggle, because King Dongning's name was used to push through administrative decrees, superficial actions still had to be taken. This significantly elevated the status of the common people. In the past, they were merely the property of their lords, their lives completely controlled. Now, at least their 'lives' were protected by law and the Supervisory Department, greatly enhancing their standing.

The reason these two major sects gave Meng Chuan such deference, apart from owing him favors and his great contributions to humanity, was more importantly that all parties anticipated Meng Chuan would soon become the strongest in the world, potentially remaining unrivaled for thousands of years or even longer.

"It's over, it's all over, years of my hard work are wasted!"

"King Dongning is meddling too much! A peerless fiend-god from the Great Zhou Dynasty interfering with our Black Sand Dynasty's governance, and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven actually obeyed?"

"My family granted me a hundred-li radius around 'Icewater Mountain,' and now they're taking it away?"

"Don't blame the family. Originally, the entire large island was our Fenghai family's territory. Now it's been compressed to 'Fenghai City' and five hundred li around it. All other areas have been reclaimed. The Icewater Mountain region no longer belongs to the family, so naturally, it's not yours either."

"King Dongning, you're ruining me!!!"

Countless people cursed him in secret. Many who had wielded absolute power, many local despots, crumbled before the unstoppable tide. They were enraged by King Dongning, but of course, they could only grumble in secret, not daring to speak openly.

Meng Chuan naturally didn't care. He looked at the intelligence dossiers detailing the world's changes, feeling quite pleased.

Days passed. Meng Chuan and his wife, Liu Qiyue, lived a quiet life, secluded in their ordinary residence in Snowfall City. In the blink of an eye, autumn arrived.

Even in deep autumn, the landscape of the World Gap remained unchanged through all seasons. In a seemingly calm area, the void suddenly twisted. With a 'boom,' two layers of the world's membrane were directly blasted through, and a figure leisurely flew in. It was none other than Monarch Peacock.

Monarch Peacock scanned its surroundings.

"Now that I've entered the World Gap, it won't be long before King Dongning, Meng Chuan, rushes here," Monarch Peacock mused, quite familiar with the situation. Over the past twenty-two years, it had clashed with Meng Chuan too many times. Both often came to the World Gap to cultivate.