Causes and Consequences (Thanks to [Fallen into Utter Desolation] for the gift!)

Xu Changqing asked curiously, "What?"

Zhu Fuxian smiled without smiling as he countered, "Junior Brother, have you never considered something?"

Xu Changqing looked slightly bewildered. "If you don't tell me, how would I know what I'm supposed to think about?"

Zhu Fuxian raised his right hand and pointed at the Spirit Fields outside. "Clearly, Grade-Two Spirit Fields containing Black Soil can be reclaimed everywhere, so why does the Immortal Sect restrict them?"

Xu Changqing considered it. "At first, I thought it was to prevent excessive reclamation. Later, after encountering the Forbidden Register of Spirit Plants, I felt it was related to natural disasters."

Zhu Fuxian nodded slightly. "That's right. That is the reason."

The greater the number of Spirit Fields.

The faster disasters occurred.

Their timing could even keep moving forward.

For example, there might initially be one or two occurrences every hundred years. But as the number of Spirit Fields increased, combined with various other factors, there might be one or two occurrences every fifty years instead.

And the further things went, the more severe the situation became.

That was precisely why the number of Spirit Fields had to be restricted.

Of course, the number of Spirit Fields differed by region and location; it could not be painted with a single brush.

Xu Changqing was puzzled. "But what does that have to do with me?"

Zhu Fuxian said gravely, "An extremely severe Rage-Spirit Storm once occurred in your area, causing all kinds of spiritual energy to fall into chaos. Stone Mountain was the hardest-hit area.

"I still remember that quite a few people died before it was suppressed.

"Later, to prevent any accidents, they covered it up with a great quantity of stones."

Xu Changqing seemed to understand, yet not fully. "Senior Brother, do you mean that because the