Bai Juan's wedding was exceptionally grand. Although it did not cause a media sensation, countless influential figures from around the world came to offer their congratulations. It could truly be called the wedding of the century.
Li Xiaofei met with Xie Renyu, Huang Fulai, Zhu Qijun, and others before and after the wedding. He also visited White Deer Academy, where he reunited with his former university classmates. The most prominent figure among them was naturally Li Junjie. Those who understood the times were true elites.
Li Junjie, once the top lackey from the slums, had now become the second most powerful person on Earth, second only to Li Xiaofei, and held tremendous prestige.
Later, Li Xiaofei attended a gathering where he met with many disciples from the Grandmaster of Heaven’s livestream channel. Countless disciples of the Grandmaster of Heaven were moved to tears with excitement.
After that, he arrived in Haijing City. Just like Liuhe City, Haijing City had long been fully opened up. People had built houses and buildings in the suburban areas outside the city walls, reclaimed wastelands, established many new homes, and formed satellite cities. Everything was developing in a positive direction.
Members of the Jingwu Sect met with Li Xiaofei and drank together joyfully. Some of them could not hold back their tears as they drank. Back then, Li Xiaofei had insisted on spreading martial arts across the land and reviving the ancient martial lineage of Great Xia. Now, he was reaping the rich rewards of that perseverance.
Whether it was the Red Flag School, the Grandmaster of Heaven livestream channel, or the Jingwu Sect, all had become global powers. These top-tier organizations had cultivated countless elite warriors and possessed unparalleled influence across the world.
In the end, Li Xiaofei left Haijing City and finally met Liu Diqiu.
This technology enthusiast from another Earth dimension had become one of the few great inventors on Earth. The countless inventions and creations that were now deeply intertwined with human life had originated from her hands.
Most importantly, she had reached an unprecedented height in the integration of martial arts, the human body, and machinery. The once controversial New Martial Arts surgery, which had sparked intense global debate between new and traditional martial arts and nearly caused a schism in the direction of martial cultivation, had now become commonplace. Its widespread adoption allowed martial artists to choose freely according to their needs.
The biomechanical technology results Li Xiaofei brought from Chongque City served as a catalyst for Liu Diqiu’s work.
"Give me fifty years, and I can usher Earth’s mechanical martial arts into a new era. By then, we’ll be able to mass-produce Saint-level powerhouses," Liu Diqiu said excitedly.
Li Xiaofei nodded. He believed her.
"I need you to shorten that timeline. We must be able to mass-produce Saint-level powerhouses within ten years," Li Xiaofei said.
"Ten years?" Liu Diqiu fell into deep thought.
She wasn’t confident enough to make a firm promise.
"You can do it," Li Xiaofei said with a smile.
Once the Energy Spores were released into the world, they would trigger a peak stage of Earth’s power tides. At that point, the life level of all humanity would naturally elevate. The improvement in the overall physical constitution of the population would give Liu Diqiu’s transformation plan the long-awaited foundation it needed, enabling it to be completed ahead of schedule.
Li Xiaofei did not bother to explain the details. But he did prepare a gift for Liu Diqiu. He personally traveled to the Earth dimension where Liu Diqiu originated from and relocated all the humans from that soon-to-be-destroyed world to Earth No. 89876.
Of course, this was merely a drop in the ocean. It did nothing to change the bigger picture for the hundred thousand Earths. The future work of restoring balance would still fall to Li Xiaofei, the newly appointed Lord of Chongque City.
Time passed as Li Xiaofei did many things on Earth No. 89876. A sufficient amount of Energy Spores had already been quietly scattered across the world.
It wouldn’t take long before people around the globe began to notice their martial arts talents improving and their bloodline energy increasing. Martial artists would suddenly find their long-standing bottlenecks naturally disappearing...
When that time came, the entire world would plunge into a state of euphoria. But with the Dragon Group, Liu Diqiu, and the many martial arts experts cultivated by Li Xiaofei keeping order, no chaos would arise.
In the final days before his departure, he returned to Liuhe City. He made time to accompany his younger sister, Li Jie, and enjoy the simple pleasures of a quiet family life. Of course, there were also the daily sparring matches with Principal Hu, which were never to be missed.
He saw those he needed to see. He did what he needed to do. And he savored his last moments of peace.
Time continued to pass. One day, Li Xiaofei sat in a wheelchair in the courtyard of his home, dozing lightly in the light of a breathtaking sunset.
His spirit was completely at ease. Principal Hu gazed at the man she could never let go of, her face filled with tender affection.
He had basked in unmatched glory. He was praised by countless people and revered by powerful figures. No matter how proud or arrogant one might be, in front of this man, they had to lower their heads and offer a smile.
During this time, he had become the most powerful and respected man on the entire planet. Countless people envied him. Countless people longed to be close to him.
But Principal Hu knew all too well what kind of blood and fire and what kind of desperate life-and-death struggles lay beneath this brilliant glory.
Li Xiaofei had started as a martial artist in a small base city. He had fought against men, beasts, and even fate itself. Time and again, he danced on the edge of death, shedding blood for his comrades and his people and enduring unimaginable hardship and pain as he survived by a thread each time.
Principal Hu, as both a close ‘comrade-in-arms’ and observer, understood that better than anyone else. Perhaps it was precisely because of that that she, a member of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, found herself so deeply captivated by this man. She could not let him go.
A gentle breeze stirred and Li Xiaofei slowly opened his eyes.
Principal Hu handed him a cup of warm honey water she had prepared and said, “Take me with you.”
“Hm?” Li Xiaofei looked at her in slight surprise.
Principal Hu gently tucked her long hair behind her ear and said, “I can feel it, you’re about to leave again. This time, don’t go alone. Take me with you.”
Li Xiaofei was surprised by the fox woman’s sharp intuition.
He thought for a moment, then asked, “Why do you want to leave Earth?”
Principal Hu smiled faintly and replied, “The universe is so vast. I want to see it.”
Li Xiaofei took a sip of the honey water and said, “Speak plainly.”
Principal Hu rolled her eyes at him with enchanting grace and said, “I feel a mysterious force in the starry sky calling to me. It has only become stronger as my strength grows and my realm continues to rise.”
Li Xiaofei fell into deep thought. The lineage of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox was extraordinary. That much was evident from the fact that Principal Hu had actually been able to grant him a kind of ‘nine lives’ effect after dual cultivation with him. It was clearly far beyond the capabilities of ordinary star beasts.
The more Li Xiaofei learned about star beasts, the more he sensed that the fox woman was anything but ordinary. Moreover, he had long noticed that Principal Hu’s body showed no signs of gene modification from Chongque City’s biotechnology. She appeared to be a star beast in an extremely rare, original, and pure state.
This only deepened Li Xiaofei’s suspicion that Principal Hu’s origins were far from simple. Since she wanted to see the outer world, so be it. Perhaps there were others of her kind on the Star Battlefield beyond the skies.
If Principal Hu wished to break through once again and gain greater strength, she would indeed need to step beyond Earth, into the galactic world, and return to her own people.
“Very well. Then get ready, you’ll come with me,” Li Xiaofei said.
Principal Hu was overjoyed. She kissed Li Xiaofei delightedly on the cheek and said, “Thank you.”
She immediately turned and went off to prepare.
“Brother, I want to go with you too.” Li Jie, who had been listening to the entire conversation from the side, walked over and pleaded, “Little Aunt has left and now you’ll be leaving again, I’ll be left here all alone. I’d be heartbroken. I want to go with you to find Little Aunt as well.”
Li Xiaofei stood up and gently patted her black hair with a doting smile.
On a global scale, Li Jie’s martial arts talent wasn’t considered among the most extraordinary. However, with Li Xiaofei’s help, her strength had advanced rapidly, allowing her to reach the ranks of Earth’s top martial artists.
But it still wasn’t enough. Survival in the galactic world would be nearly impossible. After much persuasion, Li Jie reluctantly agreed to stay behind, but the disappointment in her eyes was impossible to hide. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel·fıre·net
Li Xiaofei said, “Don’t worry. I promise I’ll bring Little Aunt back with me to find you. When that time comes, our family will be reunited, and we’ll never be separated again.”
Li Jie wiped her tears and nodded sensibly, showing her maturity. The little girl from the past had now grown into a young woman in her twenties who had stepped into a new stage of life.
In the days that followed, Li Xiaofei stayed by Li Jie’s side, spending time with her like an ordinary older brother. They visited supermarkets, bought groceries, cooked meals, strolled through shopping streets, picked out clothes, and tried out street snacks...
Soon, the day of departure approached. Li Xiaofei quietly made his way to Xiajing City. There was a place he needed to go. It would be extremely important for what he planned to do next.