My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Having finally made it home, Li Xiang naturally spent more time with his family, especially his grandmother.

He personally cooked a feast. The family of eight—Jiang Cai'Er, Li Xiang, his grandmother, Jiang Jianguo and his wife, and their two sons and one daughter—shared a reunion dinner.

Granny Li Xiang was now ninety-five years old. Jiang Jianguo and his wife were sixty-five and sixty-four, respectively. Jiang Cai'Er was forty-two, and Li Xiang was nearly fifty.

But in terms of appearance, Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'Er showed no signs of aging, looking almost the same age as their sons, who were in their early twenties. Their daughter, Li Xinyue, was almost eighteen and about to face her college entrance exams.

In truth, given the Li Family's current status, whether she took the exams or not was irrelevant—it was merely a formality. The best university in the world, City University of Science and Technology No. 03, had already extended an olive branch to her.

Li Xinyue had inherited her mother's Memory Palace Superpower and was destined to follow the path of a research-focused Extraordinary Being.

Li Xiang looked at his grown children, who were not very affectionate with him, creating a sense of distance. He couldn't help but feel ashamed, because when he left with the seven women, he was gone for six or seven years, essentially missing the golden years of his children's growth.

In reality, he didn't know that his children deeply admired him. But looking at this "big brother" before them, they just couldn't bring themselves to say the word "Dad."

They'd said it once, but a second time felt incredibly awkward.

Li Xinyue couldn't resist saying, "Why don't I just call you brother? Brother Xiang!"

Li Xiang glared, his face stern as he scolded her, "Have you no respect for your elders!"

Jiang Cai'Er couldn't help but laugh. "Why don't you use some of your Divine Techniques to make yourself look a little older? I won't, though. I'm a woman, and I like being beautiful, after all."

Li Xinyue made a face and called out in a bright, clear voice, "Sister Cai'Er!"

Jiang Cai'Er was speechless. "...You little rascal... Such disrespect..."

"Haha!"

The room erupted in laughter.

Granny Li Xiang laughed until tears streamed down her face. Wiping them away with a tissue, she said, "You're all so young. It's wonderful to be young. Only your maternal grandparents and I are old now."

The "maternal grandparents" Granny Li Xiang mentioned were, of course, Jiang Jianguo and his wife—the children's maternal grandparents. As for Li Xiang's own maternal grandparents, they had passed away the previous year. But Li Xiang had been far away in space, and with no way to contact him, he had been unable to attend the funeral. It was, without a doubt, a regret.

After returning, Li Xiang had already found the time to visit his maternal grandparents' graves to pay his respects.

'The ancients were right when they said one should not travel far while one's parents are alive. Even though my parents passed away long ago, I still have many elders in the family. I shouldn't have gone so far away.'

He decided he wouldn't leave again for the next few years. His grandmother was truly old, and if anything happened to her, he would miss his last chance to see her if he weren't home.

"I probably don't have many years left. My days are numbered. Everyone in the village from my generation is already gone." Granny Li Xiang sighed with emotion. She knew about the Cultivation of her grandson, great-grandsons, and great-granddaughter, and she knew they would all live for a very long time. She was happy for them.

The three young ones were already at the Saint Tier. Upon reaching the Saint Tier, one's lifespan extends for several hundred years.

Li Xiang said, "Grandma, you'll surely live to be one hundred and fifty."

Granny Li Xiang just smiled. "I know my own body. I'm very content as things are. Xiang'Er, now that all those space monsters have been driven away, shouldn't we return to the surface? I want to go see our old house and yard."

"Alright. Give me seven days. Cai'Er and I will fix up the old house, and then we can all go up for a visit." Of course, Li Xiang wanted to grant his grandmother's wish.

'Even though I'm a Planet Dominator, Grandma's life force was nearly exhausted years ago. She only lived to be ninety-five because Cai'Er and I have been sustaining her with Spiritual Medicine. Maybe she really doesn't have much time left. She could pass away any day now.'

Jiang Cai'Er had once quietly suggested another method to Li Xiang: upload his grandmother's consciousness and turn her into a Digital Life, or clone a new biological body for her, allowing her to live another lifetime. The technology wasn't fully mature, but it was worth a try.

But when his grandmother found out, she rejected Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'Er's kind offer without a second thought.

At the time, the old woman had simply said, "Living to ninety-five and watching my great-grandchildren grow up... I'm already so content. If you really use that method of yours, I'd become a monster. I'm tired. Please don't put me through all that trouble. And from now on, don't make me take any more Spiritual Medicine. Just let nature take its course, and let me pass on naturally. I miss my own mother and father, and I miss your grandfather, and your mother and father, too."

Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'Er naturally respected her wishes.

After dinner, Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'Er went to the surface and began restoring the original Li Family Village.

In truth, it wasn't just Granny Li Xiang who wanted to come up for a look. Jiang Jianguo and his wife wanted to as well, as did the other surviving villagers who longed to see their old homes. As for the younger generation, especially those born after the Apocalypse, they had never seen their ancestral homes and were all eager to visit.

But the surface was dark, frigid, and icy. Without significant restoration, ordinary people would fall gravely ill just by coming up. The biting, knife-like wind alone was more than a normal person could withstand.

After all these years, Li Family Village was in ruins. Many houses had collapsed, most of the flora and fauna were dead, the ecosystem was devastated, and the air was thin.

Li Xiang unleashed his Divine Power. Following the image in his memory, he restored Li Family Village. House by house, buildings rose from the earth. Stream by stream, water began to flow again. Roads were rebuilt, ponds were refilled...