Jiang Yuechu listened quietly, then nodded lightly, showing that she understood the twists and turns involved.
It was not actually difficult to understand.
There was a fixed limit to what heaven and earth could bear. If there were no laws to restrain it, and cultivators from every side were allowed to pull the living beings of Painting Realms into the present world without restraint, then no matter how vast and boundless the Nine Provinces were, they likely could not support such an enormous population.
"Then what if it were somewhere like Eight Hundred Miles of Linked Clouds?"
Jiang Yuechu asked again. After all, this concerned her future grand plans for Incense-Fire Power, so she had to get to the bottom of it beforehand, lest she be left floundering later.
Zi Ling pondered for a moment before saying, "If you can make your voice heard in a lawless place like this—that is, if you truly seize a piece of territory—then you should be able to secretly receive them. No matter how strict the Heavenly Court's laws are, its hand cannot reach into this ungoverned land."
"I see..."
Jiang Yuechu nodded slightly, already forming a plan in her heart.
If she wanted to draw Incense-Fire Power endlessly from the beings within her painting, then in the Nine Provinces, she would likely need to secure a high position in the Heavenly Court.
If it were a place like Eight Hundred Miles of Linked Clouds, she would have to find a way to seize territory through real blades and bloodshed.
Neither seemed like something she could accomplish easily at present.
Still, this inquiry had not been entirely useless. At the very least, it had set a direction for how she could obtain Incense-Fire Power in the future.
After saying this, Zi Ling suddenly seemed