One Sexagenary Cycle in a Flash (14)

"Without becoming an immortal, one cannot have offspring?" Yang Tianyou frowned. How could there be such a restriction?

Yunhua was also very puzzled, and she sensed even more things, it seemed... that she herself had imposed this restriction.

Past life?

When this guess was shared with Yang Tianyou, the latter was slightly taken aback.

He said thoughtfully, "If Madam is truly a reincarnation of Immortal, then it's understandable that she would impose this restriction to reduce Karma entanglements. After all, no one wants to awaken to find themselves with a large number of bloodline descendants."

"But then, wouldn't that mean we can't have children before we become immortals?" Yunhua frowned, clearly dissatisfied with this restriction.

Yang Tianyou shrugged and said helplessly, "What can we do? Immortals and Gods are supreme; how could we, mere fish and shrimps, possibly break through the methods left behind by such beings!"

"Unless..." He stroked his chin, his eyes shining.

"Unless what?" Yunhua asked quickly, her little face tilted up, full of anticipation.

"Haha, it's a secret. I'll tell you when I'm sure!" Yang Tianyou said with his hands behind his head.

Yunhua was displeased, turned away from him, and sulked.

Seeing this, Yang Tianyou chuckled, raised his right hand, and a shadow fell over the scene, creating an endless spring-like atmosphere that was intoxicating.

The next morning, Yang Tianyou stepped out of his house, facing the bright, rising sun, and stretched vigorously.

"Zhiming, compile a summary of the Lineage's recent developments and show it to me!" Yang Tianyou gave Zhiming the task through the Star-Chart Disk in his mind.

Zhiming was playing chess with Yang Yuqi in the Spirit Medicine Garden, received the message and sent out the Jade Slip Law Power with a wave of his little paw. It flew back to Great White Residence in no time.

Yang Tianyou lay on the Bamboo Chair, holding a cup of Spirit Tea that his wife had just brewed, leisurely using his Divine Sense to Detection the Jade Slip in his hand.

"Hmm... This year, there have been over a dozen more people with Innate Spirit Root Bearers possessing the Yang Household bloodline, bringing the total to 372. Not bad..."

Twenty years have passed since the occupation of Luochuan Commandery.

Over such a long period of time, the number of Mortal with Yang Household blood has increased dramatically.

With food and clothing no longer a worry, the terrifying reproductive capacity of the Human Race has become apparent. In just twenty years, the number of Mortals with the Yang Household bloodline has increased by more than seven million, and this is after counting the elderly who have passed away one after another.

Today, the number of Mortal with Yang Household blood is approximately seventeen million.

The ratio is one in sixty thousand, which is calculated by multiplying one in a thousand by one in sixty-ten-thousand.

(Note: One-thousandth is the general proportion of Mortals who become Cultivators, and one-sixtieth is the proportion of six-year-old children among Mortals. The sixtyth here is the average lifespan of Mortals. These figures are estimates and may fluctuate, so please do not argue.)

Mortal with the Yang Household bloodline can produce about 250-400 Innate Spirit Root Bearers each year.

As the number of Mortals under their command increased dramatically, the Yang Household gradually found that they no longer lacked Cultivators.

After all, the number of Mortals in their own race is only a small fraction.

The majority, numbering as many as 300 million, are Mortal who do not have the bloodline of the Yang Household.

If a comprehensive Spirit Root Testing Assembly were held annually, the number of Innate Spirit Root Bearers that could be identified would hover between 4,000 and 5,000.

This is an incredibly terrifying number, and it's no wonder that the expansion rate of Cultivation Sects has far exceeded that of Lineage since ancient times.

Without the burden of bloodline, as long as resources and strength are sufficient, there will be no shortage of disciples, right?

These are merely Mortals under the command of the Luochuan Sect.

How many Mortals serve under the command of top-tier forces like the Mountain and River Hall and the Seven Stars Sacred Land?

Billions, tens of billions, hundreds of billions?

In theory, how many Innate Spirit Root Bearers can they produce each year?

No wonder, I've never heard of top-tier forces lacking disciples.

Furthermore, the higher the level of an organization, the more rigorous the selection process for disciples.

Looking back now, everything makes sense.

The population size is what it is.

Considering the territories occupied and the populations commanded by these top powers, it would be very easy for them to recruit tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of disciples every year.

Can't we at least be more selective?

However, due to the limitations of the Yang Household Lineage's development model, while they can recruit Cultivator do not possess Yang Household blood, they cannot recruit too many.

According to the optimal ratio calculated by the Yang Household's senior management, it is 1:3.

In other words, the Disciple Count recruited from Different Surname each year should be kept at about three times the number recruited from the Same Surname.

This ensures that every boy who is not of Yang Household blood can integrate well into the Lineage after growing up and will not cause any future troubles.

Of course, in emergency situations, such as when the Lineage needs to expand to the maximum extent, this ratio can be appropriately increased.

For example, the Yang Household currently maintains a 1:5 ratio.

All told, the Yang Household adds 1,700 to 2,000 new Cultivators each year.

Sometimes more, sometimes less, fluctuating.

Although this would waste many Innate Spirit Root Bearers, there was no other way; in order to ensure the stability of the Yang bloodline's dominant position, some sacrifices had to be made.

Of course, selecting 2,000 people from 5,000 has its advantages.

That is, the selected boys and girls are generally of high aptitude.

A full 40-50% of them possess the aptitude of Two Spirit Roots or Three Spirit Roots.

Thirty percent of them possess the aptitude of Four Spirit Roots.

Of the Five Spirit Roots, only about 10% are aptitude.

These less than 10% of the Five Spirit Roots are all from youngsters with good comprehension.

This is the best of the best.

Why have those Sacred Lands and Province-Level Powers been able to stand the test of time for tens of thousands of years?

Besides the power and resources they control, the generally superior aptitude of their disciples is also a major factor.

Those Innate Spirit Root Bearers sought after by any force below the Golden Core stage. Even if they possess Five Spirit Roots, they will be recruited, even if only as Servant Disciple.

As for Province-Level Power or Sacred Land...

Those with the Five Spirit Roots will not be accepted into a sect unless they have exceptional comprehension or connections.

And this is another reason why Immortal Sect sects are superior to Lineage.

Because, if we follow the Lineage model, even someone with Five Spirit Roots is still a member of the family; we share the same blood. How can we abandon them?

However, this creates a gap in the aptitude of disciples between Lineage and sects of the same level.

In the Lu Wu Realm, the reason why the Sacred Lands that stand at the pinnacle have few or almost no Lineage is largely due to their different attitudes towards disciples with the Five Spirit Roots.

From a practical standpoint, the Sect System is indeed more in line with the "ruthless" development path of the immortal Immortal Dao.

Lineage Systems may offer more warmth, but often only the ruthless can obtain many benefits.

This is why, in the millions of years of history of the Lu Wu Realm, there are only a handful of Sacred Land- level cultivation Lineage that have existed for more than 100,000 years.

Of course, the cultivation Lineage mentioned here do not include the Four Great Imperial Clans of the Myriad Nations Region.

The former follows the Heavenly Immortal Dao, while the latter follows the path of Incense Dao, Human Dao, and Divine Dao. In a sense, they can no longer be considered cultivation Lineage.