Chapter 453: Species Rebalancing

After Hua Minghe returned, the laughter in the hall never stopped.

Night fell, the Hua family courtyard was brightly lit, and Second Aunt Hua and Fourth Aunt Hua led Seventh Sister Hua and others to serve the food on the table.

Although the dishes were not luxurious, they were all carefully prepared.

When taking their seats, Hua Changxi's steps paused slightly, and her gaze swept over the crowd without a trace. It was obvious that the pattern of the Hua family had changed.

At the main table, Old Master Hua and Old Madam Hua still sat in the first place, and then, except for Second Uncle Hua and Fourth Uncle Hua, everyone else in the seats was from the eldest branch.

Even Sheng Yuantang and Zhu Qinghuan were affectionately pressed by Second Aunt Hua and Fourth Aunt Hua to the main table, one next to Seeing Hua Dalang and one sitting next to Hua Third Brother.

Others, including other men in the family, as well as the two sons-in-law who visited specifically, were all sitting at the secondary table.

Although the atmosphere was lively, it was faintly permeated with a subtle tension under the "new order."

"Don't look."

Sixth Brother Hua saw Hua Changxi's eyes rolling around and pulled her to sit beside him.

After Hua Changxi sat down, she asked in a low voice: "Is the arrangement of the secondary seats the same when you and Eldest Brother come back on weekdays?"

Sixth Brother Hua: "More or less. Our family is different now than before."

Hua Changxi nodded and smiled: "It is different."

"Isn't it." Sixth Brother Hua grinned, but there was no mockery in his eyes, but a bit of pride, "Since entering the Xuan Yuan Mansion, the people and things the family has come into contact with have never been seen or heard of before, can they not make progress?"

"What are you two siblings whispering about, hurry up and use your chopsticks!"

Yao Shi gave Hua Changxi a bowl of dragon fish meat, and then ordered Seeing Hua Dalang and Third Brother Hua to pick vegetables for Sheng Yuantang and Zhu Qinghuan.

Sixth Brother Hua saw this and jokingly teased: "Only I have no one to love and no one to care for."

The whole table burst into laughter.

Hua Changxi tasted a piece of dragon fish meat—it melted in her mouth, was extremely sweet, and there was a warm blood Qi force rising from her dantian, slowly spreading along the meridians, and her limbs and bones were warm, as if soaking in a hot spring.

"Delicious!"

Hua Changxi raised her eyes to look at Seeing Hua Dalang opposite: "Eldest Brother, where did you hunt this dragon fish?"

Seeing Hua Dalang: "South China Sea area."

Hua Changxi heard this and was surprised: "Has the area for the Demon-Suppressing Soldiers to train expanded to the sea area?"

The noisy laughter in the hall quieted down slightly.

Fourth Brother Hua, Master He San, and others at the secondary table all lowered their wine glasses subconsciously, and their ears pricked up.

Seeing Hua Dalang did not answer immediately. He looked at his sister, and his mind recalled the Minister Wei who appeared suddenly when he returned, and Minister Wei's meaningful words.

"After you go home, you can tell your family more about the situation of our Demon-Suppressing Soldiers, so that your family doesn't think our Demon-Suppressing Soldiers are doing nothing."

The Hua family in Minister Wei's mouth could not be anyone else, only his sister who was suspected to be the Ling Guang Hall Master.

Seeing Hua Dalang put down his chopsticks: "It's not to train in the sea area, but to guard the sea defense and resist the invasion of sea demons."

Hua Changxi heard this, and her expression began to become serious: "Sea demon invasion?"

Seeing Hua Dalang nodded: "The coastal areas are actually not peaceful. In the past few years, the sea demons were not too active, but in the last two years, more and more sea demons have come ashore."

"Some coastal people were directly kept in captivity by some powerful sea demons as blood food."

"Then there is, if the Central Continent wants to make contact with the Four Directions Continent, it must open up the sea channels of the ancient times, but the transit stations on the islands of the sea channels have all been occupied by sea demons."

"If the human race wants to recapture those islands, they must face the sea demons head-on."

Hua Changxi was a bit silent after hearing this.

Everyone else in the room also stopped laughing and talking.

Hua Changxi: "How is the strength of the sea demons?"

Seeing Hua Dalang: "Very strong, especially the Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan is a hegemon-like existence on the sea."

Hua Changxi was slightly puzzled: "The number of the Dragon Clan should be extremely rare, right? Isn't it said that it is difficult for the Dragon Clan to have offspring?"

Seeing Hua Dalang nodded: "Ancient books are indeed recorded like this. However, there is such a saying now—every time 'spiritual Qi recovers', the creatures of the realm will experience a reshaping of heaven and earth together."

He paused, as if weighing his words.

"It means that at this stage, the spiritual machine of heaven and earth surges back, not only making the probability of the human race giving birth to offspring with spiritual roots increase significantly, but also feeding back those races that were originally difficult to reproduce."

"For example, races like the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan among the demon race, at this stage, their bloodline activity is re-awakened, and their reproductive ability is also enhanced."

"In other words, the recovery of spiritual Qi does not only benefit the human race."

"Every time spiritual Qi restarts, it is a rebalancing of the species of all creatures in the realm."

"At this time, the more endangered or rare the group, the more likely it is to welcome a turning point to maintain the heavenly order of all kinds of coexistence."

Hua Changxi heard this and showed a look of realization: "So that's how it is." She paused, frowned, and said, "The reproductive ability of some demon races is quite amazing. In terms of quantity, the human race cannot compete with the demon race."

Seeing Hua Dalang's expression was heavy: "It's not just the gap in quantity, but also the gap in strength."

"The physical body of the demon race is generally powerful. Before advancing to the Spirit Platform Realm, the human race's chance of winning against the demon race within the same rank is very small."

Everyone else in the room only then knew what kind of crisis and challenge the human race was facing.

Old Master Hua suddenly spoke: "The lifelong events of Dalang and Third Brother should be handled early."

Uh...

Everyone looked over, obviously not expecting Old Master Hua to bring this up suddenly, directly making Seeing Hua Dalang, Sheng Yuantang, and Hua Third Brother, Zhu Qinghuan a bit embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Old Master Hua continued: "Silang and you younger generations should also hurry up, don't just focus on cultivation all day, passing on the family line is not only a family matter, but also a major event related to the human race." After saying that, he specifically looked at Hua Changxi.

It could be seen that the old master wanted to urge her very much.

Second Uncle Hua also followed up: "The military workshops built by the Xuan Yuan Mansion for the Xuan Yuan Army and their families are almost finished. I heard that houses are allocated by head count in the future."

Hua Changxi was surprised: "The Xuan Yuan Mansion even allocates houses." She smiled, "This is quite good, no wonder so many houses were built outside the Xuan Yuan Mansion, they were built to the fifth ring, and it seems they are going to build further out."

Second Uncle Hua heard this and shook his head: "Those houses are not for us to live in. The houses built by the Xuan Yuan Mansion are very particular."

"Centered on the Xuan Yuan Mansion, it is indeed built ring by ring."

"The magnificent palaces on the second ring are reserved for major forces such as major Holy Lands and sects."

"The imposing mansions on the third ring are said to be used to reward those who have made great contributions to the human race."

"The houses after the fourth ring can be bought and sold. However, our family can't afford it. I heard from the manager in charge of house construction that even the smallest courtyard costs over a million spiritual stones."

Hua Changxi heard this and suddenly wanted to laugh: "There are talents in the Xuan Yuan Mansion, they actually started a real estate business!" ===== CHAPTER 454 =====