The Real World.
The Villa Area.
It had been over half a month since the invasion from the Mystic Civilization.
Disasters had struck all across the globe, but ultimately, they never reached this villa area.
No one on the entire Earth knew that the old grandfathers and grandmothers of the villa area had made a heaven-sent contribution during this brief catastrophe, frightening the invading planet from the Mystic Civilization so badly that it went into hiding.
And at this moment, the Old Ancestor of the Li family, who stood at the pinnacle of power in Eternal Sun Prefecture, was currently dressed in his pajamas, lying on a sun lounger, wearing sunglasses, and comfortably spending his leisure time by the swimming pool.
In the pool, a dozen or so uncles, aunts, grandfathers, and grandmothers from the villa area were swimming.
"Ah~"
Taking a bite of the cherry, Li Wei blissfully savored the sweetness that burst forth on his taste buds.
With Tian Xing imprisoned in the Old Tree and the family on the right track, he finally no longer had to worry about the clan facing another crisis.
Especially now that he had broken through to Divinity Transformation and had some real ability, at least within the lands of a single prefecture, he could do as he pleased.
It was a good thing that Mystic Civilization ran away so quickly; otherwise, he would have let them know a thing or two!
This is truly good.
"Young Master Li, it's your teacher calling for you again," Boss Qi's voice sounded.
The bald old man, dressed in swimming trunks, came running over with a phone, the flesh on his body jiggling with every step.
For the past half-month, Boss Qi had really made a killing.
The Li family's company, supplied with resources from the cultivation world, was truly flourishing with each passing day.
Taking the phone, Li Wei heard his teacher's voice on the other end.
"Little Li, ah, Boss Qi has asked me for nearly thirty more 0.5-gram anti-matter bombs.
I know that you and I are the same kind of people.
This world is in urgent need of saving by us, master and student."
If it were the past, Li Wei truly wouldn't have dared to answer his teacher's call.
But he was at the Divinity Transformation realm now, and the grandfathers and grandmothers of the villa area all did as he commanded.
He was starting to understand. His teacher was genuinely good to him, but his teacher was also the leader of the "Salvation Army"... No wonder the old fellow was always so cryptic and eccentric.
"Teacher, ah," Li Wei said, "I suggest you go turn yourself in.
Don't you worry, your student here has spirit stones now.
You just go and properly reform your thinking.
We're all good, law-abiding citizens. I won't help you do anything illegal.
In two years at the latest, I'll pull some strings and get you out of prison.
If that really doesn't work, I can always stage a jailbreak."
As he spoke, he tossed another grape his way. Delicious!
Watching her master's blissful look of enjoyment, in the distance, Yuexian, dressed in a maid's outfit, rolled her eyes so far back they reached the heavens, and let out a long, helpless sigh.
"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?" the teacher's voice roared from the phone.
"Turn myself in? Do you have any idea what I'm trying to do? I must inherit the will of our ancestors! The ancient existences are about to reawaken! Our generation must press straight onward and upward, to venture into the unknown lands and challenge the Immortals and Gods!"
"We are born destined for the extraordinary," the teacher's voice continued, passionate and fervent.
"Fate is already guiding us to scale that forbidden, sacred mountain, for only then can we behold the bright light."
"The Human Race is eternal!"
"..."
Plop. Li Wei's mouth twitched, and he casually tossed the phone into the water.
"Too delusional," he muttered. "Makes my scalp crawl."
...
At that moment.
Out on the sea, the Archaeologist, Xiao Qingling, was gazing at the statues one by one.
She had investigated, and she had come to understand some of the past of the family from the ruins below.
"They rose from the wilderness, rose from the ordinary," she murmured to herself. "They faced an existence that defied the heavens, and in the end, became the hegemonic rulers of a region."
"They... existed in the ancient past. The civilization of humanity... it was lost. Why was it lost... Why?!!!"
Xiao Qingling ruffled her hair in frustration. She looked at the statue before her, dressed in magnificent robes, roaring up at the heavens. It looked like... an emperor!
"The ruins are bizarre... and then there's that little girl who climbed out of a coffin, the re-emergence of Mystic Civilization, the revival of spirit qi..."
Xiao Qingling gritted her teeth. "I have to find the authorities. I have a bad feeling about this!"
....
Within a certain mountain.
One could see numerous people dressed in black, like members of some evil cult, coming and going within a base.
Xiao Qingluo crushed her phone, her expression ugly.
"Turn myself in? Good kid, you want me to turn myself in? How could one of our generation fall into the government law? Wouldn't that bring shame upon our ancestors?!!"
"And for what? For me, your teacher, to have been so good to you, even taking you along to join the rebellion, and you dare to refuse?"
That really made Xiao Qingluo explode with anger, but thinking of the security guards at the villa area, she truly didn't have the guts to try and force an honest person to become a bandit.
All around her were war puppets. In this underground base, there was even... a spaceship???
Just as she was burning with rage,
Ring, ring, ring.
The little loli in a vampire costume appeared beside her, her eyes pitch-black.
"Xiao Qingluo, the reincarnation of an elder from the Hundred Treasures Mountain of Azure Cloud, are you ready? Follow me to go blow up the Mystic Civilization.
It seems those anti-matter bombs of yours are actually somewhat useful. As for those so-called 'Great Mystic Master,' leave them to me."
"I'm ready!"
Xiao Qingluo gave a slight nod, then hesitated for a moment.
"My lady," she asked, "the Hundred Treasures Mountain of Azure Cloud... I must have been an incredible figure in my past life. And this Hundred Treasures Mountain, what kind of place is it?"
The little loli pondered for a moment.
"In modern terms," she said, "it was the logistics and supply division of Azure Cloud.
As for you... I don't think your name is in the Azure Cloud Martyrs' Cemetery.
Oh, right. You were very lucky; you died of old age, a natural death.
Hmm, now I remember. Your reputation in your past life was not small."
"My reputation was not small?!!"
Xiao Qingluo was overjoyed. The mission of the Salvation Army had been passed down through the generations, and she had been ecstatic when she first learned of her destiny.
When she met this little loli in a vampire costume, she had been even more delighted, because everything she told her matched the records passed down from her ancestors.
And now, she has learned that her reputation in the ancient past was not small!
"Yes," the little loli nodded, "The Hundred Treasures Mountain of Azure Cloud had many factions. Brothels have always been the easiest places to obtain intelligence."
"Your reputation was not small," she continued, "because you were under the jurisdiction of Longevity Mountain and managed the numerous brothels under Azure Cloud's banner.
The great figures of Azure Cloud sought you out most often. They said you were the kindest... pimp."
"..."
Xiao Qingluo's eyes turned vacant. She wanted to find a sufficiently sturdy rope and then find a quiet place.
If possible, she wanted to forget the conversation that had just occurred.
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