Liu Zhiyan also noticed the child at this time, and asked in astonishment, "Grand Heavenly Master?"

The Nascent Soul Realm disciple in front of him smiled upon hearing this and said, "Master Hongqing personally told Madam that from now on, the Grand Heavenly Master and all the disciples of the Heavenly Master's Mansion will practice together in Yingxiu Hall."

Liu Zhiyan was stunned when he heard this. After a long while, he sighed, "Master Hongqing is a man of foresight and great talent. He is truly a man who plans for eternity."

...

In the blink of an eye, another half a year passed, in Donglu, Taishi City.

Taishi City was the capital of Taishi Prefecture. It was built in just four months under the personal leadership of Wang Zhonghu.

Then all the living beings and people in Taishi Province were moved to Taishi City. According to the original plan, the capitals of the seven provinces could each accommodate 300,000 people.

With the personal participation of the heads of the Xuanxian Taoist sects in each state in the construction, the capacity of the state capitals of the seven states directly exceeded the standard and is estimated to accommodate 500,000 people.

This is a good thing, but the bad thing is that there are simply not that many people.

Yes, there are not so many mortals in Donglu anymore. After the migration from various major cities, seven detailed population statistics were gathered in front of Fang Jian.

Taking Taishizhou as an example, the current population of the entire Taishizhou is only 150,000.

The most populous state is Zhaolie Prefecture, but it has only 270,000 people. The total population of the seven states is just over one million.

Fang Jian consulted the ancient books of Tianshi Mansion and found that Tianshi Mansion was the first to set up a protective formation. When it was trapped in Donglu, there were more than 50 million people in the entire Donglu.

So, in this hundred years, the population of East Continent has plummeted by more than 49 million, a decrease of 99%!

This number is extremely terrifying. Even Fang Jian's heart is trembling at this moment. More than 49 million people...

Therefore, after receiving the population statistics reports from each state, he immediately went to inspect the seven states, and the last stop was Taishi City.

"During the first grand Dharma Assembly, the seven of you couldn't even defeat two first-generation disciples. Have you ever thought about the reason?" Fang Jian looked at Wang Zhonghu and asked.

Wang Zhonghu sat there, his face as gloomy as water, his eyes revealing an extremely strong solemnity.

Hearing Fang Jian's question, Wang Zhonghu sighed deeply but did not speak.

"So what have you chief priests been doing all these years?" Fang Jian asked again.

Wang Zhonghu raised his head to the heavens and sighed, "For our crimes, a thousand deaths would be too light a punishment!"

"Death is the easiest." Fang Jian said, "Now I want you to do something, not die."

Having said this, Fang Jian stood up and said, "Tai Shi Prefecture now has 150,000 people. From now on, I want you to do one thing."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhonghu immediately stood up and said, "Please ask Master Hongqing for your guidance."

Fang Jian said, "From now on, the cause of death of every one of these 150,000 people must be recorded. If even one of them dies unnatural deaths, I will punish you."

Wang Zhonghu was startled when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and said solemnly to Fang Jian, "I will follow the order of Master Hongqing!"

"Also, all living beings should be treated equally. You must order people to patrol Taishizhou at all times to rescue all kinds of living species and prevent them from becoming extinct." Fang Jian said.

Wang Zhonghu bowed in agreement, then hesitated for a moment before adding, "Master Hongqing, I am also responsible for building the mountain range. As a result, the disciples of the Tianshi Mansion in Taishi Prefecture are short of manpower."

Fang Jian said, "That's easy. You immediately select young children with outstanding talents from the 150,000 mortals in the situation, and then send them to the Tianshi Mansion to receive the inscription as disciples. The Tianshi Mansion will then send you the same number of disciples as the children you sent."

"However, the selection of young children must be based on the consent of their parents and cannot be forced," Fang Jian said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhonghu immediately bowed and said, "I obey the order."

Then Fang Jian left Taishi City with the farewell of Wang Zhonghu and others, and flew to Tianshi Mansion on a cloud.

When he returned to the gate of Tianshi Mansion, he saw a patrolling disciple quickly approaching and saying, "Respectful Master Hongqing, Senior Brother Liu Zhiyan has returned from Nanling Mountain and said he has something important to report to you."

Fang Jian heard this and asked, "Where is he?"

The disciple patrolling the mountain said, "We have been waiting in the Shangshan Hall for several days."

"I understand." Fang Jian nodded, and then his figure turned into a ray of fairy light and disappeared into the sky.

The original main hall of the Tianshi Mansion, the Dragon and Tiger Hall, is now the place where the Dragon and Tiger Hall elder Lu Zhiqing works, so Fang Jian moved his office to the Shangshan Hall.

When Fang Jianfei landed in the Shangshan Hall and walked out of the fairy light, he saw Liu Zhiyan sitting on a sandalwood chair on the right side of the hall with his eyes closed.