Ye Feng was not spouting nonsense.
Perfect World had gone through several eras. Apart from the Strange Clan, fewer than five Immortal Emperor experts had emerged from the Nine Heavens Ten Earths.
Why?
Ye Feng had once discussed this question with Willow God and Nine Leaves Sword Grass, the Immortal King.
Willow God and Nine Leaves Sword Grass both believed there were three reasons why those peak Immortal Kings could not break through and become Immortal Emperors.
First, they lacked sufficient opportunities. They had not obtained enough fortuitous encounters, including but not limited to the Ultimate Chapter of the Original True Understanding.
Second, they believed that so few Immortal Emperors had emerged throughout history because most of those with outstanding talent had died young.
The Nine Heavens Ten Earths was a world where the strong preyed on the weak and the powerful were revered. Fierce battles broke out over opportunities, and gifted people died because of them at every moment.
Some genius cultivators died young for all sorts of reasons. As a result, not only were Immortal Emperors scarce, but even Immortal Kings and True Immortal-level powerhouses were few in number.
As for the third reason, it was related to the Strange Clan.
The Strange Clan launched upheavals and sacrificed one opportunity after another. Their actions hindered the birth of Immortal Emperors.
For example, Nine Leaves Sword Grass's twin elder sister had originally stood a great chance of breaking through from Immortal King to Immortal Emperor. In the end, she became one of the first to die while resisting the Strange Clan.
When Ye Feng had discussed this topic with Nine Leaves Sword Grass, she had bluntly said that if her elder sister had been given another million years, she was confident her sister could have broken through to the