The population exploded, yet the incense and prayer power obtained was reduced to only sixty percent of the original.
The common people are pragmatic—without disasters or difficulties, they are unwilling to burn incense and pray to the gods!
Zhou Yi had been observing in secret for ten years and was very satisfied with the actions of the Bu Tian disciples. Regardless of their innate character, they all adhered to the rules of the Xuanmen Orthodoxy, even as the power derived from incense and prayer decreased by half.
"In the long run, when the population doubles again, the power harvested from incense and prayer will be twenty percent more than the original."
"Other Mountain Gods and River Lords understand this principle as well. The population could possibly double several times over, but there is a limit to the harvest of incense power. However, they cannot wait for the dozens or hundreds of years required!"
