Chapter 604 - 369: Ancient Starry Sky Road
Chapter 604: Chapter 369: Ancient Starry Sky Road
Deep within the Moon, in the mysterious Dark Cosmic Space, Li Xiang had already imprinted his Spiritual Will upon the Heart of the Moon and successfully resonated with the Moon itself.
Now, Li Xiang could effortlessly perceive every event on the Moon, big or small, without needing to use a single Divine Technique.
He closed his eyes, immersing himself in the sensation. Aided by the Heart of the Moon, his consciousness spread across the entire lunar surface like invisible ripples. Details that once would have cost him Spiritual Power to investigate now materialized in his mind, rendered with perfect clarity—
In the Sverdrup-Hansen Meteorite Crater, beneath a giant subterranean dome, construction robots transported super-alloy frameworks from City No. 03 along maglev tracks. Six controllable helium-3 Nuclear Fusion Reactors had already been built in Guanghan City, bathing more than half of it in brilliant light.
The underground farms were also taking shape. The first crop of high-yield wheat rippled like a green ocean. Many small animals played among the fields, including skylarks that had been brought all the way from Earth.
They were little birds known for flying very high, often building their nests in wheat fields. Whenever a person approached, they would suddenly shoot skyward, vanishing into the clouds.
Of course, these underground farms had no clouds, nor were they as vast as the world on the surface. Still, the ceilings were hundreds of meters high—more than enough space for the little birds to soar.
With a variety of animals and plants, a preliminary ecological cycle had been established.
Although Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui were the United City Lords, Guanghan City was a new construction with a thousand things to be done. They weren’t simply sitting in offices; they were on the front lines. They didn’t limit themselves to the farms and city defenses but personally oversaw the progress and quality of every aspect of the new city.
At that moment, Zhao Xueqing was at an experimental plot in the underground farm, accompanied by numerous researchers and staff. One of the researchers briefed her on the current situation before taking the opportunity to present a difficult problem.
After all, Zhao Xueqing was the most senior, top-tier authority in the field of subterranean agriculture.
Zhao Xueqing solved the problem with ease and gave directions for the next phase of research. The staff listened attentively.
On the other side of the Underground City, Lei Xiaohui held a holographic projection in one hand, verifying the protective shield’s parameters. Even the way the tips of her hair were stirred by the dome’s simulated solar wind was clearly discernible to him.
In one of the Underground City’s residential areas, a three-year-old immigrant child secretly crumbled a compressed biscuit and tried to feed it to a patrolling mechanical dog. The mechanical dog, of course, didn’t eat. Filled with curiosity, the little boy tentatively reached out and petted it.
On the lunar surface, thousands of miles away on the Chenghai Plain, the Dark Abyss Star-Eating Dragon King was leading an Eclipsed Moon Star Remains Beast Group, one hundred thousand strong, on a routine patrol. The carapaces of the Exotic Beasts, which resembled giant bronze scorpions, scraped against each other with a dull resonance. The subtle vibrations of these particles traveled through the lunar soil, feeling like a tap on Li Xiang’s own nerve endings.
When a new batch of immigrants aboard the Cloud Whale descended through the clouds and mist to land at the base entrance, Li Xiang could even perceive the frequency of all three hundred thousand hearts beating on the ship. He felt the stumble of an immigrant losing their balance while experiencing low gravity for the first time. He knew the temperature of an onboard engineer’s fingertips as they checked the Ion Cannon’s cooling system. He could even see, as if with his own eyes, the subtle way the roots of the modified laurel saplings—which Zhao Xueqing had specially ordered—unfurled within their nutrient solution in the cargo hold.
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At this moment, the Moon was like a transparent crystal ball to Li Xiang. He watched a meteorite impact Rainbow Bay and kick up a storm of silver dust, as easily as if he were gazing at the lines on his own palm.
When a runaway construction mech was about to crash into an eco-pod, he could even predict that in 0.3 seconds, Lei Xiaohui would throw a Spiritual Chain that would wrap precisely around its hydraulic joints—
However, Li Xiang had not yet completely fused with the Heart of the Moon. He was perhaps only a third of the way through the process. He could perceive every detail, but he could not yet intervene from afar.
Once he fully completed his Fusion with the Moon Will, he would gain various "authorities" and incredible Divine Techniques. His lifespan would extend to tens of thousands of years. Then, his Realm would naturally ascend to the Moon Wheel Divine King Realm, and he would become the true Master of the Moon, the Moon God.
For now, he was still at the Divine Tier, but he had progressed a great deal. This period of secluded meditation, resonating with the Moon, was a form of Cultivation in itself. His power had soared, and he was now at Tier Thirty-Two.
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「In a distant Star Realm, an unknown number of light-years away.」
At the former site of the Ice Soul Sect, which had since been renamed the Frost Ash Alliance.
In the past year, Luo Feifei had not only secured firm control over the Ice Soul Sect but had also expanded aggressively, annexing several other Sects. She now commanded tens of thousands of Cultivators and ruled over seventeen Mortal Realms, making her one of the greatest powers on the planet.
Though her title was Alliance Leader, she was in fact a Supreme Empress. Her power and influence were, for a time, second to none.
Legends told of a new empress within the Frost Ash Alliance, a woman of breathtaking talent and grand strategic vision.
In truth, Luo Feifei hadn’t aggressively annexed other Sects and expanded her influence out of a thirst for power. Rather, she wanted to gather more information about the Cyan Spirit Star Realm and complete the Star Map in her possession.
How could her inquiries alone compare to the intelligence network that came with controlling half a planet? Furthermore, cultivating in seclusion was too slow for someone who wanted to advance her Realm quickly. Constant conquest and battle, however, would accelerate the process.
Still, she had yet to find any news about Earth. This place was simply too far away.
To the people here, the Solar Element was likely an obscure, unheard-of place in the cosmos.
’I’ve been out of the spotlight for so many years... I wonder if Brother Xiang still remembers me. Do my fans? Or does everyone just think I’m dead?’