Interesting!
Li Su's eyes flickered slightly as he thought of something. "Have any independent cultivators left recently?"
Zhu Zhong nodded. Fengdu had quite a large population, encompassing almost everyone in the Western Domain. Though the Western Domain's environment was harsh, its population was actually not low—roughly double the Xia Kingdom's total population. Of course, that total included ordinary people as well.
"Of course. Quite a few independent cultivators leave every month now. Over the past month, roughly more than a million independent cultivators have departed one after another."
"More than a million in a single month?"
Li Su was somewhat startled. Zhu Zhong had previously told him that independent cultivators were leaving, but he had not given it much thought. He had never expected so many to have left.
Zhu Zhong nodded. "In fact, over the years, the total number of independent cultivators who have left is already close to thirty million."
Thirty million?
Li Su could not help furrowing his brow. This number had undoubtedly exceeded his expectations.
But soon, he thought of something else.
Because of the Mythical Realm's unique circumstances, this world had no nations. Even where there were cities, they were controlled by sects. The vast majority of the population depended on sects or individuals, which led to an imbalance in population distribution.
The top great sects actually controlled the fewest people.
On the contrary, the lower levels held an enormous share of the population. Basically, every independent cultivator had at least five or six mortals around them, while some had over a hundred.
Although that number did not seem large, there were simply too many independent cultivators.
With just a million independent cultivators, the mortals around them would amount to at least ten million.
By that calculation, if three or four million independent cultivators left,