Out of the mass of people that had gathered I had finished my selection. Overall, I had selected roughly 150 people. Not all were men. That seemed like it would be an impossible thing to do given the desires of most of their hearts. Almost every single one of them had the thought of having 3 or 4 of those women I took in all to themselves.
Yes, it was likely something like that might happen but, it was still not a good reason for them to be chosen as bringers of population balance. So they were quickly rooted out. There were some who were unwilling to pass on that chance. However, they were quickly dragged away. They would later find out that their luck was guaranteed to be bad.
"Now that I have chosen you. I will tell you. The place you are about to visit does not just house humans. There are many Monster races that live there. I had the fortune of rescuing them first and I will not abandon them. I also have numerous Monster Beasts under my charge. It is up to you now to decide if you still wish to come." I explained, to warn them ahead of time that they should behave themselves while there.
"Young Master, I have a question. Might I know if we'll be safe there?" One person raised their hand embarrassed. Then the crowd looked at them like he said exactly what they were thinking.
"Make no mistake, your safety is your own business. However, inside my small sanctuary. Well… if anyone dares to bring harm to any of the residents inside. I will show them no mercy. I will not tolerate infighting. If I find anyone doing this I will personally abolish their cultivation and drop them off somewhere out in Void World. Though, I wouldn't worry about the other races you'll be living around. It's the human race that is more sinister. And besides that, it would be impossible for the Monster races and Monster Beasts to disobey me." I said, firm and confident in my words.
"Then I will have to trust in the Young Masters' words." Someone said, cupping their hands and bowing.
"Nah, not me. I'm out of here. I can't live alongside monsters. I'd rather kill monsters and eat their flesh." Another person said, leaving the area. A good sized portion of people left with him.
"It seems, my attempts at giving access to such a holy sanctuary were wasted upon them. Fools, oh well. If they decide to leave because of that. Then they would have caused trouble down the line." I sighed, mostly relieved since most of the weaker minds left of their own accord.
"Young Master is quite interesting. First you weeded out the ones you didn't think would cut it. And then you even let them weed themselves out." The City Lord's Wife giggled.
"Even with my sight it is still difficult to see through the inner desires of men. None of those people who just left will ever break through past the Saint realm. Even in such a great cultivation environment. So I say let the small men be small men." I replied, causing the City Lord's Wife to bend over with laughter.
"I see, then if you are ready to leave I will see you off. My husband, he… well he is preoccupied at the moment." The City Lord's wife said, recovering from laughter.
"Good, I'd also like to leave as soon as possible. It's best to bring everyone to their new homes sooner. Oh!" I said, turning around back to the gaggle of people. "Have all of you set your affairs in order? I'd like to leave at once but if there are things you need to take care of first…" I said, stopped after seeing the reactions of the people.
"We are prepared to leave at once, Young Master!" The crowd of around 70 people said, as they bowed and cupped their hands again.
"The thought of having a chance to go and live in a cultivation paradise is simply too tantalizing a thought. So many of us had prepared ahead of time." One person explained.
It was after hearing those words that I realized the City Lord had pulled something. It didn't matter either way. So I couldn't really complain. Even if I was only able to bring back 5 or even 3 men to help balance out the situation it would have been an improvement. I just wish there weren't more women coming to settle as well. Since they will naturally make the balance a bit harder to achieve.
"Outstanding. Then come and follow me. We will meet up with the others that I am bringing along. After that, we will leave." I said, plainly.
It didn't take long for everyone to assemble outside and prepare themselves. I looked around at the large group of people I was bringing along with me. An Artifact refiner and their family which thankfully had some boys coming along. They will eventually help to match out the balance in the future. The women rescued from Sexual Slavery and Despair. And finally the group of would be hopefuls that wished to move.
I turned around and cupped my hands facing the City Lord's wife and the Butler. "Be well, and thank you for aiding me in my endeavor." I said, before a powerful surge of Lightning Qi wrapped myself and the travelers up. In the next moment we were gone in a flash, the bolt of lightning racing through the sky.
~~At the Thunder Temple & Sub Tree Sanctuary~~
"Mother, I can feel it. He has returned! Leiji has come back!" Huo Lei said with a great deal of excitement. Even standing up from her cultivation.
A bolt of lightning struck the ground in an open area. I and the close to 200 people I brought with me, appeared after the flash. Huo Lei came running over and jumping onto me. Her typical behavior of nuzzling closely began in earnest. It was a more than welcome feeling this time. I was 'home' again and I had been successful in my journey.