System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

After Chen Xuan stated that his clan numbered approximately 300 million.

The entire courtyard of the mansion fell into a deathly silence. Jiang Ming stared at Chen Xuan, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single complete sentence.

Jiang Tianxiao's expression immediately changed.

It's important to understand that the entire Jiang clan, after a thousand years of development, has only accumulated to a little over 200,000 members, both direct and collateral. Even including all the lower-level tribes under its control, the total population is only around 300 to 400 million.

And Chen Xuan? He casually mentioned over 300 million; what a massive sum that is!

The atmosphere became somewhat oppressive after Chen Xuan revealed the number of his clansmen.

Seeing the change in their expressions, Chen Xuan felt slightly embarrassed. He could put himself in their shoes; when he learned that the total population of the entire Jiang clan territory was only a few hundred million, he knew that revealing the number of his clansmen would definitely make Jiang Tianxiao's face turn ugly.

Sure enough, things unfolded just as predicted.

"Ugh……"

Jiang Tianxiao didn't speak, but Jiang Ming shook his head and sighed, looking at Chen Xuan with apology and helplessness in his eyes, "Brother Chen Xuan, it's not that I'm ungrateful, it's just that my Jiang family's foundation is too shallow to support such a large population."

Chen Xuan was somewhat puzzled, so he asked, "What do you mean by 'can't afford to raise them'?"

Seeing that Chen Xuan still didn't understand, Jiang Tianxiao added, "Actually, with the size of the Jiang clan's territory, excluding those dangerous and treacherous places occupied by demons, it could definitely accommodate another 300 million people. But young friend Chen Xuan, you should know that these 300 million people are not cultivators and cannot gather spiritual energy from heaven and earth to fill their stomachs; they need to eat."

Chen Xuan looked at Jiang Tianxiao, nodded, and remained silent.

At this moment, Jiang Ming also nodded in agreement, saying, "Brother Chen Xuan has also gone to observe the territory before. As you have seen, although the land of my Jiang clan is fertile, most of it is wilderness and mountains. There are even powerful demons occupying and entrenched in the deep mountains and lakes, so there are actually not many places that are truly suitable for the tribe to thrive."

In Jiang Ming's and Chen Xuan's view, the sudden doubling of the population within their territory would definitely lead to chaos. Moreover, there was no guarantee that there weren't cultivators among Chen Xuan's clansmen. If there were a large number of cultivators, wouldn't the Jiang clan be inviting wolves into their house and raising tigers to cause future trouble?

Chen Xuan probably sensed their concerns and said with a wry smile, "First of all, there are some things I need to tell you in advance. Ninety-nine percent of my people are mortals, and their physical bodies are not even as strong as those of the men in the lower-level tribes of the Jiang clan."

"Secondly, Chen Xuan understands your concerns. As the saying goes, 'How can one allow others to sleep soundly under one's bed?' The sudden appearance of such a large clan in the Jiang clan's territory will inevitably have some impact on the Jiang clan's dominant position. I understand that."

Sincerity is the most lethal weapon, and Chen Xuan directly addressed Jiang's concerns in front of the two of them.

Although they were somewhat surprised by Chen Xuan's directness, Jiang Tianxiao eventually nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan smiled and nodded: "How about this, what do you think?"

Chen Xuan looked at the two and said, "Give me a dangerous and treacherous land occupied by a great demon, and I will lead my people there to settle and multiply. As far as your Jiang clan is concerned, that land occupied by the great demon is not under your jurisdiction. If I can conquer it, it will be an additional gain for the Jiang clan, right?"

"Secondly, if my Longxia people really conquer and establish a stable settlement, we will not expand outwards. In the future, we will not take the initiative to attack the surrounding tribes."

Chen Xuan's words were somewhat naive and overly idealistic.

It should be noted that in the previous Blue Star technological and information age, there were many instances of breaking oaths and betraying one's vows.

Moreover, this is a world of cultivation where the strong prey on the weak and strength reigns supreme.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan had saved Jiang Ning and Yao Xue earlier; otherwise, if he had said this directly to the two high-ranking members of the Jiang family, he would have been considered a madman, had his legs broken, and been driven away.