Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 370 Ancient Road in the Starry Sky
Deep within the moon, in the mysterious dark universe, Li Xiang has imprinted his spiritual will into the "Heart of the Moon" and successfully resonated with the moon.

At this moment, Li Xiang did not need to use any supernatural powers to easily perceive all the events, big and small, happening on the moon.

He closed his eyes and carefully comprehended, his consciousness spreading across the entire lunar surface like invisible ripples through the "Heart of the Moon." Details that previously required spiritual energy to explore now appeared vividly in his mind—

In the Sverdrup-Hansen crater, beneath a giant underground dome, construction robots are transporting the superalloy skeleton from City 03 via a magnetic levitation track. Guanghan City has already built six helium-3 controlled nuclear fusion reactors, and most of the city is brightly lit.

The underground farm is also taking shape. The first batch of high-yield wheat is shimmering in the fields, and many small animals are playing in the fields, including larks transported from Earth.

This is a small bird that flies very high. It often likes to build its nest in wheat fields. When people approach, the bird will suddenly take off and fly into the sky.

The underground farm here is not as vast as the clouds or the surface world, but it is still hundreds of meters high, enough for birds to soar.

With various animals and plants, the ecological cycle system was initially established.

Although Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui were the joint city lords, Guanghan City was newly built and everything needed to be rebuilt. They did not simply sit in the office, but went to the front line. They were not limited to the underground farm and city defense, but went to inspect the progress and quality of the project in all aspects of the new city.

At this moment, Zhao Xueqing arrived at an experimental field in the underground farm. Many researchers and staff were accompanying her. One of the researchers introduced the current situation to Zhao Xueqing and then took the opportunity to raise a difficult question.

Because Zhao Xueqing is the most influential and senior figure in the underground agriculture field.

Zhao Xueqing solved the problem with ease and gave instructions on the next research direction, which the staff listened to attentively.

On the other side of the underground city, Lei Xiaohui held a holographic projection in one hand to check the parameters of the protective shield. The arc of her hair being blown by the simulated solar wind from the dome was clearly visible.

In a residential area of ​​the underground city, a three-year-old immigrant child secretly broke up compressed biscuits and fed them to a patrolling mechanical dog. The mechanical dog naturally refused to eat them, but the little boy was very curious and tentatively touched the dog.

On the lunar surface, thousands of miles away, on the Mare Seleniae, the Dark Abyss Star-Eating Dragon King was leading a horde of 100,000 Moon-Eating Star Beasts on a routine patrol. The carapaces of these strange beasts, resembling giant bronze scorpions, collided with each other, producing a dull echo—this subtle particle vibration transmitted through the lunar soil, like a tapping on Li Xiang's nerve endings.

When a new batch of immigrants landed at the base station entrance aboard the Narwhale, breaking through the clouds and fog, Li Xiang could even simultaneously capture the beating frequency of the 300,000 hearts on board: the staggering of human immigrants experiencing low gravity for the first time, the fingertip temperature of the engineers checking the ion cannon cooling system, and even the subtle arc of the roots of the improved laurel seedlings that Zhao Xueqing had specially brought in the cargo hold, stretching in the nutrient solution.

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To Li Xiang, the moon at this moment was like a transparent crystal ball. He watched the silver dust storm stirred up by the meteorite impact on the Iridescent Bay with the ease of looking at the lines on his palm.

When an out-of-control engineering mech was about to crash into the ecological capsule, he could even predict that 0.3 seconds later, Lei Xiaohui's spiritual energy chains would precisely entangle its hydraulic joints—

However, Li Xiang has not yet fully merged with the Heart of the Moon; he is only about one-third of the way through the process. Although he can perceive every detail, he cannot intervene remotely.

Once the will of the moon is fully integrated, one will possess various "authorities," incredible supernatural powers, and lifespan will be extended to tens of thousands of years. At that time, one's realm will naturally reach the Moon Wheel God King realm, becoming a true "Lord of the Moon" or "God of the Moon."

He is still at the God rank, but he has made great progress compared to before. His seclusion during this period, resonating with the moon, is actually a process of cultivation. His strength has increased greatly, and he is now at the 32nd rank.

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In a distant star field, countless light-years away, the former site of the Ice Soul Sect has now been renamed the Frost Ash Alliance.

Over the past year, Luo Feifei has not only firmly grasped control of the Ice Soul Sect, but has also expanded rapidly, annexing several other sects. She now has tens of thousands of cultivators under her command, as well as seventeen mortal kingdoms, making her one of the largest forces on this planet.

Although she was the leader of the alliance, she was in reality the supreme empress, and her power and influence were unparalleled at the time.

Everyone is saying that the Frostfire Alliance has produced a female emperor who is exceptionally talented and ambitious.

In fact, Luo Feifei's reason for annexing other sects and expanding her own power was not because she was keen on power, but because she wanted to collect more information about the Qingling Star Region and improve the star map she had obtained.

How could one person gathering information compare to someone with access to half the planet's worth of information? Furthermore, if you want to advance quickly, working in isolation will be slow, while constant battles and fights will accelerate the process.

However, they still couldn't find any news about Earth. This place is too far away from Earth.

To the people here, the solar system is probably an extremely remote and unheard-of place.

"I wonder if Brother Xiang still remembers me after all these years of being out of the entertainment industry, and if my fans still remember me? Do they all think I'm dead?"

During her breaks from cultivation, Luo Feifei rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the blooming peach blossoms outside the window. She missed her mother, Li Xiang, Earth, and her fans dearly.

Although she is a powerful ruler here, with more than ten mortal kingdoms under her command, she is ultimately not a person of this star field. She is all alone here and lacks a sense of belonging.

"Alliance Leader, more Holy Sons and Daughters from the Central Star Region have arrived, wishing to use our Silverfrost Valley's teleportation array to travel to the Demon Realm for training. May I go and activate the teleportation array?" A beautiful female cultivator knocked on the door, and after receiving permission from Luo Feifei, she pushed the door open and entered, bowing respectfully as she spoke.

The Demon Realm, also known as the Black Mist Starfield, is what the people here call it.

This teleportation array was originally guarded by the Ice Soul Sect, and only the sect leader or someone designated by the sect leader could control the key to open it.

However, given Luo Feifei's current status and position, it was naturally impossible for her to do such a thing personally. Therefore, the key was bestowed upon this capable subordinate. But such an important matter definitely required the alliance leader's approval.

“Alright. Also, notify the ten hall masters to come to the council hall; I have something important to announce.” Luo Feifei waved her hand and said calmly.

As for the holy sons and daughters, she will not meet them in person; she will leave the reception to her subordinates.

She now has the confidence to back it up. In the past year, her strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, and she has already stepped into the God Rank, now reaching the 30th Rank.

Last time, her cultivation level was low, and she had only recently taken control of the Ice Soul Sect. She still held power in her hands and had no choice but to go there in person, which attracted the attention of a holy son who coveted her beauty.

One of them even said they'd invite her for drinks when they returned. Luo Feifei, having broken through her own strength, had been waiting, hoping they'd come and teach them a lesson. However, like her cheap master, that group of people disappeared without a trace, likely in grave danger, leaving her no chance to vent her anger.

Those holy sons and daughters were merely at the Saint Rank (Holy Spirit Revelation Realm). They were a whole realm below her; even at the peak of the 28th Saint Rank, she could easily crush them. Because she was a genius, not just an ordinary god.

For a genius among the Saints to challenge her across realms is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Originally, she wanted to stay in the Ice Soul Sect and wait for her cheap master, Su Xuanji, to return so she could take revenge. However, she waited and waited, but he never came. So she simply seized her cheap master's business. Not only did she seize it, but she also merged with other sects to form the new Frost Ash Alliance. Even if her cheap master returned, he would have lost this business.

There are several Saint-level experts in the Frostfire Alliance, and some of them already have grudges against Su Xuanji. Even if Su Xuanji returns, if her strength hasn't broken through to the God-level, she will never be able to reclaim this property. Luo Feifei felt that this could be considered a small form of revenge.

After the ten hall masters gathered, Luo Feifei came in and announced that she would also be entering the Demon Realm to seek opportunities, and would be entrusting the affairs of the Ice Soul Sect to the ten hall masters for joint management.

"Huh? The Alliance Leader is leaving already?" Everyone was surprised. Giving up such power and influence to go to the Black Mist Starfield for training—wasn't that a foolish move?
Some were reluctant to part with it, while others were secretly delighted.

However, seeing that Luo Feifei was determined to leave, everyone stopped trying to dissuade her.

Moreover, Lofifei didn't give them time to dissuade her.

"If you do not return in three years, you may establish a new leader." She waved her hand lightly, and her lightning-infused armor covered her entire body. In a flash, she disappeared from the council hall.

The ten hall masters were left with different expressions and thoughts.

Silverfrost Valley, the teleportation array is activated.

A brief spacetime portal appeared, and Luo Feifei flashed into the Black Mist Starfield first. She had just divined that the other side was relatively safe.

Behind him, the holy sons and daughters were stunned.

"Who was that just now? Such speed, such a powerful aura!" exclaimed a Saint-level peak Saint Son.

The Frostfire Alliance disciple in charge of guarding the teleportation array proudly declared, "That's our Alliance Leader!"

All the holy sons and daughters gasped in unison: "The Ice Soul Empress and the Sword Master of the Startling Clouds are truly worthy of their names."

"I never imagined I would be able to witness the beauty of the goddess in person today."

"Hurry, hurry, let's chase after them. Maybe we can still follow the Empress and seek her protection."

A group of holy sons and daughters rushed into the space-time passage and arrived at the Black Mist Starfield, but where was Luo Feifei?
Luo Feifei had already gone far away, thousands of miles away, and she certainly wasn't going to stay with this bunch of noobs.

Black mist surged, and the star field was like an abyss.

Luo Feifei turned the White Tiger Sword upside down, clad in the Lightning Phantom Armor, leaving a deep blue trail in the darkness. The star field before her was completely different from the Azure Spirit Star Field: meteorite belts floated with a putrid green glow, and distant stars were devoured by black mist, leaving only a pale white core, like a dying one-eyed creature.

However, for Luo Feifei, it felt like coming home. She had wandered in this godforsaken place for years.

Over the years, she has collected many star maps, not only of the Azure Spirit Star Region but also of the Black Mist Star Region. However, both of these star regions are too vast, and she still only has a portion of them.

Luo Feifei transformed into an icy rainbow, streaking across the Corrupted Star Belt, her toes landing on a meteorite riddled with honeycomb-like holes. Her Space-Time Anchor power erupted from between her brows, icy blue ripples sweeping across a radius of a hundred miles, instantly creating hundreds of chaotic space-time folds within the black mist.

On the southeast side, there was a fold shaped like an ouroboros, which was the "Traces of the Ancient Road" described in an ancient book collected by the Frostfire Alliance. It was also one of the purposes of her trip, and she had finally encountered it.

She secretly used her divination skills; it worked!
And so, it transformed into a bolt of lightning and traversed the "Ancient Road Trail".

She landed on the surface of a crimson planet, where magma surged like blood vessels through the cracks in the earth.

Upon arriving on this planet, the swarm of molten core giant lizards crawled out of the lava pool, each one's scales gleaming with the blazing flames of a saint-level being.

With a light tap of her fingertips, Luo Feifei summoned the Ice Crystal Great Wall, which rose from the ground, freezing the magma torrent into an obsidian-like ice wall. The White Tiger Sword transformed into a cold light, shattering the core of the beast horde.

After a fierce battle, the sword tip picked up a crimson crystal from within the molten core, which was the key to activate the next formation.

The ancient book recorded a "Starry Sky Ancient Road" with seventeen levels, each with a teleportation array. The levels were separated by countless light-years, making it impossible to reach them by human flight alone; the only way was to travel through these teleportation arrays.

However, each teleportation array was fraught with danger, and ultimately, no one knew where it led, because the ancient scroll was only a fragment.

It's not that the ancient road only had seventeen passes, but rather that the fragmentary scroll only recorded seventeen passes.

Luo Feifei chose this path for three reasons: first, to explore more star maps; second, to seek opportunities for advancement and rare treasures; and third, to see where the ancient road ended.

She had a premonition and even used divination to predict that if she could pass the level, she might be able to return to Earth.

Unfortunately, the ancient road was too old and had been abandoned for many years. She didn't know how many levels there were, so she didn't have absolute confidence or certainty. But many things don't require absolute confidence or certainty. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would take a chance!
She desperately wanted to go home! She missed her mother and Li Xiang so much! She missed the Earth where she grew up!

After overcoming numerous obstacles, Luo Feifei arrived at the fifth level seven days later.

The teleportation array in the fifth level is quite unique; it is not located on any planet, but rather floats alone in the dark universe.

The meteorite beneath their feet was only a hundred meters wide, and the corpses of alien beasts unique to the Black Mist Starfield floated all around.

Before she could even stand firmly, the meteorite's gravity suddenly reversed, and countless sharp bone spikes shot out from all directions.

With a light step, Luo Feifei activated the "Time-Space Anchor" and the Electric Illusion Armor, her figure moving like a phantom as she precisely located the array eye amidst the bone rain—a dark blue crystal core embedded in the core of a meteorite.

The divine-level ice-type spiritual power was poured into the crystal core, the gravity field collapsed instantly, and the teleportation array shone again.

She was thrown into a decaying megacity, its buildings riddled with holes by a dark green poisonous fog.

In the air, a level 30 Abyssal Poisonous Dragon hovered, its venom dripping onto rocks that turned to pus. Luo Feifei summoned the Abyssal Sea King's Seal, conjuring a towering water tornado that swept the poisonous mist into the sky. After a fierce battle, the White Tiger Sword activated its "Critical Strike" ability, severing the poisonous dragon's vital point.

The dragon's corpse fell to the ground, and a jade-like antidote bead rolled out and embedded itself in a hidden compartment of the city wall. A teleportation array appeared amidst a roar.

The next level, however, is an illusionary corridor.

The teleportation array for this level is hidden within a labyrinthine cluster of purple crystals. Though it appears close, it is fraught with danger. Each step triggers a series of illusions that confuse the mind: the sinister grin of the cheap master, the desperate struggles of the Black Mist Starfield, Li Xiang embracing Jiang Cai'er in pleasure…

(End of this chapter)