031 Geometric Exponential Growth

"Husband, is it sweet?"

In the Li Mansion, a beautiful nun delicately fed a grape into Li Su's awaiting mouth.

Indeed, it was sweet.

Grapes were Li Su's favorite fruit, and he thoroughly enjoyed their succulent flavor.

The upcoming gathering of Rogue Cultivators piqued Li Su's interest, prompting him to attend and observe the changes in the community. His primary objective was to gather information and uncover any signs of Devil Cultivators within the territories of the three major immortal gates.

Compared to the three renowned immortal sects, Rogue Cultivators tended to be more grounded and numerous, making them a potential source of valuable gossip.

"Senior Li is here!"

"Welcome, Senior Li!"

As soon as Li Su arrived, a throng of Rogue Cultivators flocked to surround him.

This year, the number of attending Rogue Cultivators had significantly increased, with a notable rise in those hailing from the Siqi and Beiyan Kingdoms. Additionally, there was a surge in female cultivators among the attendees.

Many of these female cultivators originated from the Siqi and Beiyan Kingdoms, their presence in the Wu Kingdom becoming a common sight.

Most of the exceptionally attractive female cultivators had married into the Li family, leaving the other Rogue Cultivators somewhat envious.

When comparing the population of ordinary people to cultivators, the latter remained significantly smaller in number.

This disparity was due to the rarity of individuals possessing Spiritual Roots.

In certain cases, even cities with hundreds of thousands of inhabitants would fail to produce a single person with Spiritual Roots.

There was also the possibility that some individuals possessed Spiritual Roots yet remained undiscovered throughout their entire lives, unaware of their potential.

Li Su estimated that there were many latent individuals like this within the territories of the three major immortal gates. However, due to the limited resources and conditions of this world, conducting a large-scale examination to identify Spiritual Roots was impractical.

Typically, individuals with Spiritual Roots, even if they didn't actively cultivate, would exhibit subtle differences from ordinary people since childhood.

These differences included greater strength, heightened intelligence, and a more spirited demeanor.

Individuals with Spiritual Roots would naturally attract Spiritual Qi, which, even without cultivation, would bestow long-term benefits to their physical well-being.

As a result, it was uncommon for individuals with Spiritual Roots to remain undiscovered after reaching this stage.

Aside from the immortal sects and clans, the mortal world also housed numerous secular sects, boasting a greater number of acquired and innate cultivators than immortal cultivators.

However, Li Su viewed these Houtian and Innate cultivators with indifference.

To him, these Acquired and Innate cultivators held little significance. Although they may enjoy local recognition, any child displaying exceptional abilities from an early age would typically receive rigorous training from local schools.

If the child's possession of Spiritual Roots was confirmed, these sects would go to great lengths to send them to an immortal gate—a process known as "Bridging the Immortal Divide."

This was the survival strategy employed by many secular sects.

On Xianjue Mountain, Li Su found himself surrounded by a multitude of Rogue Cultivators eagerly seeking his attention.

The Rogue Cultivators displayed an unprecedented level of enthusiasm towards him this time around.

From this, Li Su deduced that the Rogue Cultivators who would occasionally disappear in the past had significantly decreased since dealing with the cultivator with the surname Bai.

The Bai cultivator would occasionally target individual Rogue Cultivators, seizing any opportunity to attack them.

However, due to the inefficiency of these sporadic attacks and the difficulty in locating Rogue Cultivators, the Bai cultivator's efforts yielded minimal results.

Li Su thought to himself

, "This guy is timid. It's difficult for him to make a significant impact."

Despite being Devil Cultivators, the Bai cultivator and others of his kind could only hide and skulk around the three major immortal gate areas like mice in gutters.

Righteousness was flourishing, and this was a positive development.

Alternatively, the Bai cultivator might be preparing to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, waiting for a more opportune time to strike.

This cultivator had even invited Li Su to the Blackwood Forest on several occasions.

Li Su presumed that the Bai cultivator remained unsure of how to deal with him, intending to ambush him within the forest.

During the night, Li Su found himself surrounded by countless tokens of affection from nuns and female cultivators.

The number of love tokens presented to him had significantly increased, especially from female cultivators originating from the Siqi and Beiyan Kingdoms.

This left many Rogue Cultivators envious.

Thus, those whose daughters were not as beautiful or talented had no choice but to resign themselves to their fate.

They realized that mortals could never compare to "fairies" like Li Su's consorts.

Fairies possessed not only celestial beauty but also an ethereal temperament. Many yearned for the opportunity to marry a "Fairy," willing to sacrifice their lives for just one day beside them.

Li Su found himself amused by their despondency.

After all, how could mortals hope to rival the allure of a "fairy"?

With every "fairy" he took as a concubine, the patriarchal structure of families in the Los Angeles area experienced a transformation.

Many wealthy families, and even ordinary ones, aspired to have a beautiful daughter in hopes of marrying her into the Li family.

Unfortunately, beauty was a rare commodity.

Once their daughters matured, these families despaired, realizing they couldn't compete.

Their only choice was to accept their fate, as how could mere mortals compare to a "fairy"?

However, amidst the jubilation, there were still some melancholic souls left behind.

Because Li Su possessed a fondness for concubines, the Los Angeles area experienced a shift in patriarchal dynamics.

This time, as the population of the Li family reached 40,000, an additional 10,000 members had been added since the last milestone.

The rate of growth had accelerated.

According to population growth models, the rate of increase was expected to continue rising, possibly even exhibiting exponential growth in the future.

Li Su couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

Upon reaching 40,000 members, the family would once again receive rewards, including a 0.1% increase in the likelihood of offspring possessing Spiritual Roots.

Li Su pondered the modest improvement, wondering why it was only 0.1%.

Although it seemed meager, the fact that the system could offer such an enhancement was already remarkable.

This improvement applied to the entire family, and as the population base continued to expand, the long-term effects would be significant.

Satisfied with this realization, Li Su's face broke into a contented smile.

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