Just as Su Wenjing had messaged her, two days later, Li Yunxian received word to head to War Valley.
When she arrived, Li Tiansuo yawned sleepily, exhaustion written all over her face. “Yunxian, put War Valley away.”
The others could rest during this period, but as a master of artifact forging, Li Tianying had to oversee the entire process.
“Okay.” Li Yunxian responded, raising her hand as War Valley instantly shrank.
Soon, a small box-shaped artifact appeared in Li Yunxian’s hand.
This was the true form of War Valley.
No one needed to instruct Li Yunxian on what to do next—she knew exactly what was required.
Efficiently, Li Yunxian erased her own imprint and handed War Valley back to Principal Pingnan.
The next second, War Valley was imprinted anew and set back in its original place.
Everything went so smoothly that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The following matters were left to others, and Li Tianying chose to return to the villa for a good sleep.
—She needed to wait for Pingnan to connect the other artifacts and confirm their stable operation before returning to Tiantong.
As Li Tiansuo’s student, Li Yunxian naturally returned to the villa with her.
The moment they entered the villa, Li Tiansuo shed her weariness.
Now that only the two of them were present, master and apprentice, Li Tiansuo directly asked Li Yunxian, “Yunxian, you’re already at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment. Have you thought about what you’ll do after graduation?”
Li Yunxian briefly shared her thoughts, then added, “But it’s only a preliminary plan. If there are other options, I’d actually prefer to travel all over Shenzhou rather than be tied to one city.”
Hearing that Li Yunxian preferred to travel, Li Tiansuo finally got to the main point.
“Then, do you want to see what lies beyond Shenzhou?”
Li Yunxian was shocked. “There’s land outside Shenzhou?”
Shenzhou was the collective name for four continents. From all the globes and satellite photos she’d seen, there was never a fifth continent.
Li Tiansuo waved her hand. “Not other continents—other planets.
“About a hundred years ago, people from other planets detected us, and since then, there’s been occasional communication.”
“Our Shenzhou is quite stable overall, and we don’t ask anything of them. The other planets, as a collective, surpass us in both cultivation and technology.”
“Shenzhou is weak, our spiritual resources are lacking, but they don’t force anything on us either.”
“All in all, it’s fairly peaceful.” Li Tiansuo concluded simply.
But in truth, Li Tiansuo didn’t know too much—after all, such matters were always handled by Shenzhou’s upper echelons, not the academies.
“This time, the four university principals gathered to discuss candidates for the new round of exchange. The minimum requirement is Foundation Establishment.”
“While we were working on War Valley, we managed to secure a spot for you.” Li Tianying hadn’t mentioned it, but everyone felt their planet was too fragile to withstand Li Yunxian’s ‘mischief’.
“Whether it’s a good thing or not, we’re not sure. Do you want to participate?”
Li Yunxian tried to digest all this, but her mind was full of questions.
“There really are other planets? But why have I never seen any news of starships arriving or departing?”
Surely, the skies would be impossible to conceal. There would have been reports.
Li Tianying answered, “It’s interstellar teleportation artifacts.”
They were cultivators—who needed starships? Naturally, they used cultivation methods.
Li Yunxian only thought briefly before making her decision.
“I want to go,” Li Yunxian said.
Even though, by Li Tiansuo’s description, the interstellar situation was full of unknowns, the fact that the other planets had richer resources than Shenzhou was reason enough for her to go.
It meant there might be more ways to heal her soul.
The ‘Divine Ruins’ Fu Ling mentioned was still uncertain—Li Yunxian didn’t think she should pin all her hopes on it.
And with only this one teleportation opportunity, if she missed her spot, who knew when another would come?
Li Yunxian’s mind swiftly analyzed the pros and cons.
As for possible dangers…
She was just at Foundation Establishment—if there was danger, higher cultivators would take the brunt. Anyone who could trouble her would be at least two ranks up—Nascent Soul stage.
Li Yunxian figured she could handle it.
Even if she couldn’t win, she could run.
No big deal.
Li Tiansuo had guessed Li Yunxian’s choice and nodded without surprise.
“I’ll respond then.”
“The Exchange Conference will depart in a month. Once matters are settled here in Pingnan, we’ll return to Tiantong. Remember to soak in the Blood Pool again…” Li Tiansuo started instructing.
Li Yunxian nodded obediently, ‘mm-mm-mm’, coaxing Li Tianying back to her room for sleep.
Once that was done, Li Yunxian continued to process everything she’d learned.
She touched the “All Things” system on her hand.
She seemed to have something related to other planets.
But that was impossible.
Li Yunxian quickly dismissed the thought.
When she first logged into “All Things,” she had investigated—no one there knew about her planet.
She knew that with all the Four Arts things she’d released, the powerful clans of the interstellar world had surely tried to trace her in reality.
Since none had found any trace of her, and none of the Four Arts content appeared in Shenzhou, it proved that “All Things” was indeed not her own world.
But now that she thought of “All Things”—
Since both sides were cultivation-based interstellar worlds, there were bound to be commonalities.
Li Yunxian returned to her room and logged into “All Things.”
In “All Things,” Silver Sea City was still teeming with people.
By now, Silver Sea City was a famous landmark in “All Things.”
***
Months had passed. Other cities had tried to follow its transformation, but funding, implementation—these were all headaches.
Ideas were common, but people like Li Yunxian, who could spend a fortune without hesitation, making decisive one-person decisions—there was only one.
Leaving her safehouse, Li Yunxian was soon noticed.
“Morning, Boss!” A cheerful greeting quickly reached her ears.
“Morning.” Li Yunxian replied, her expression calm and gentle.
She had been missing from “All Things” while dealing with War Valley, but otherwise logged in quite often.
With her frequent appearances, the initial excitement had faded. Everyone got used to seeing her, and the earlier over-enthusiasm settled down.
And so did Li Yunxian’s embarrassment.
After the “Boss” title started to spread, Li Yunxian was completely tamed by it.
—Can’t change it, whatever.
One after another, people greeted Li Yunxian, and she replied to each.
Before long, Li Yunxian arrived at the Silver Sea City task center.
For the first time, she posted tasks.
“Collect a full set of textbooks from kindergarten through university.”
“Collect realistic, non-fantastical novels, movies, and TV series.”
“Collect novels, movies, and TV series about natural and human history.”
Li Yunxian issued several collection tasks in a row.
Collection deadline: one month. Unlimited quantity per person. Minimum reward: 100 game coins per item.
But the catch—they had to be directly viewable within “All Things.”
The crowd, seeing these requirements, all shuddered in awe.
They were more familiar with Li Yunxian than the teachers of the Four Academies.
What was Li Yunxian planning?
Was something big about to happen in Silver Sea City again?
Everyone analyzed frantically, then turned around to see…
Wait!! How are you all submitting materials so quickly?!
Li Yunxian’s message box also filled up with inquiries.
Of course, she couldn’t tell the truth, so she sent a mass reply.
“I’ve been busy for so long, I just want to watch something I like and relax.”
Everyone remembered Li Yunxian’s two-month disappearance, and how she’d suddenly reached mid-stage Foundation Establishment.
They all believed her.
Relief flooded them.
After being swept up in her whirlwind for so long, they were genuinely nervous whenever Li Yunxian acted!
Relaxing was good.
Just relax!!
They must stuff her with all the things she liked to watch, make sure she really rested!
Such thoughtful actions were naturally welcomed by Li Yunxian.
She quickly skimmed through the submitted materials, absorbing details about life in the interstellar world.
And at that very moment, Su Wenjing—
He silently stood outside the villa, hidden in the shade of a tree.
He was waiting for Li Yunxian to come out.
Everyone could tell that Li Tiansuo’s show of exhaustion was to discuss the interstellar exchange with Li Yunxian.
He waited for Li Yunxian to leave the villa and ask him for more details.
There were many things Li Yunxian definitely couldn’t ask Li Tianying about.
He was the only one she could consult.
Su Wenjing waited and waited.
Night fell.
Dawn broke.
Su Wenjing:
“?”
Where was Li Yunxian??
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