Jiang Chen absorbed the dead, refining his physical body!
Ren was still talking with Emperor Zun.
Emperor Zun sipped his tea and looked at Ren. "Are you really going to visit the Wu Clan?"
Ren's eyes grew thoughtful. "It's time I did. I planned to go a hundred years ago, but then I encountered the Dragon Gate, which led me to Ancestor Dragon. In the end, I never made it! This time, I'm going no matter what. There's a lot I need to discuss with Xuanming Ancestral Shaman. I also plan to visit the Underworld and see whether I can meet Ancestral Witch Houtu, then observe the Six Paths Reincarnation to deepen my Reincarnation Dao."
Both Ren's Reincarnation Dao and his plans concerning the Demon Race involved the Wu Clan. He had to visit them, and he was curious about them too.
Emperor Zun nodded. "Then go. I'll do my best to arrange matters for the Human Race. Also, you Devoured the entire Shrouding the Heavens World this time. You brought its population with you, didn't you?"
"Of course." Ren took out the Desolate Pagoda and tossed it to Emperor Zun. "The Shrouding the Heavens World was vast, and its population was enormous. Turning all those people into Heavenly Soldiers and Generals would be a waste, especially since we haven't fixed the Immortalization Pool's flaws. There are plenty of talented people among them, too. I already selected many talents and elites to remain on Violet Myrtle Star and form the Shrouding the Heavens Army, but countless people are still left. They're all inside the Desolate Pagoda."
There really were that many people in the Shrouding the Heavens World. Even after Ren's battles with the Supremes had devastated most of its universe and killed untold numbers, the survivors were beyond counting.