Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone

Master Wang's forehead was lined with black streaks.

Mu Dan had already walked to his side with a smile, wearing an elegant long dress that highlighted her grace and charm.

Master Wang clicked his tongue softly, "Well, at last, you're not wearing a maid's outfit."

"Of course," Mu Dan straightened her hair, "now that I'm the Queen, I must pay attention to my own demeanor, especially if you wish to see it."

Mu Dan suddenly tugged at her dress's hem, and it instantly shattered, revealing the black corset maid outfit within.

She clasped her hands between her neck and head, grinning cheekily:

"Mu Dan is your loyal little maid. "

Wang Jixuan: ...

So much for his compliments!

Wu Man was still the most serious among them. Seeing that their catching up was almost done, he said solemnly:

"Teacher, I need to report a few situations to you."

"Let's discuss in the meeting room. Mu Dan, go get some wine and dishes prepared."

"As you command," Mu Dan agreed, turning to instruct a few mechanical guards waiting in the corner.

She also had matters to report, so she couldn't really do the work of a true maid.

...

Zheng Shiduo changed into a formal suit, and his hair was now neatly combed, giving off an aura of seriousness.

Wang Jixuan sat at the head of the table, looking at the huge star map before him, silently amazed.

He had often heard of the concept of a star domain;

he just hadn't expected the star domain to cover such a vast area.

However, this vast star domain was just a corner of the Milky Way.

Wang Jixuan suddenly felt that he needed to get to know this universe properly.

Their cultivation world was clearly different from this place.

The cultivation world had a round heavens and a flat earth, not this planetary form, with a continent suspended in the sea on all sides, the ends of Heaven showing pillars that pierce the sky, beyond the Heavenly Pillars lies the outer domain.

And according to sect records, beyond the outer domain lies unending desolation.

The area of the cultivation world, though much larger than Earth's surface land area, is only dozens of times bigger, and still pales in comparison to the star domain here.

Wu Man was giving a quick introduction:

"Teacher, this star map you see only marks the planets where we can use the interstellar gate to teleport."

"In the real universe, they are very sparse, and the astronomical distances are such that it would take us tens of thousands of years to reach by flying."

"But using the interstellar gate to teleport makes it easy to reach them."

Mu Dan calmly added from the side: "This star domain was intentionally divided by advanced civilizations, according to our current intel, if we attempt to dispatch autonomous mechanical long-range ships to establish teleport anchor points, and venture out over a period of ten thousand years, they will be struck down by a mysterious force at a certain distance."

Wang Jixuan's interest was piqued: "Mysterious force?"

"Yes, sir."

"Any specific form? Like a finger or something?"

"A finger?"

Mu Dan appeared thoughtful, quickly searching through all the intelligence human civilization had gathered.

Currently, Earth's humans have exchanged several rounds of intelligence and technology with other civilizations.

But she soon showed a disappointed expression.

"Sir, there are no records of that."

"I know that."

A crisp voice suddenly rang out, with a faint flash appearing in the corner. Amina, who had previously left, reappeared and calmly took a seat next to Wang Jixuan.

Amina gave a simple introduction:

"The collective downfall of spiritual cultivation civilization also had certain minor external influences."

"That is, we once conducted a grand star domain expansion plan lasting tens of thousands of years."

"When the Yina Civilization initially tried to expand outward, it was stopped by an advanced civilization. At that time, the goals of the spiritual cultivation civilization were twofold: to establish new teleportation targets and to make contact with an advanced civilization."

"And the result?" Wang Jixuan asked.

He didn't like too much preamble.

Amina said: "The first goal was actually achieved, but the second wasn't. We found some habitable planets, but strangely, we couldn't use the interstellar gate to teleport, nor were we able to contact the advanced civilization."

Red Snake asked: "Could it be the direction was wrong?"

"I'm not quite sure, I just found this in the records."

Amina said:

"After the Blade Beast disaster erupted, a small number of Spirit Cultivators fled outside the Star Domain, actually escaping to those planets we found back then. It took them approximately seven to eight hundred years to reach there on their own spires.

"However, seven to eight hundred years is not much for Spirit Cultivators who have long lifespans.

"The entire process did not encounter clear obstruction from Advanced Civilizations."

Wang Jixuan nodded, sitting there deep in thought.

How was the Yina Civilization obstructed back then?

"What about Xiao Huating?"

"Still on her way back," Mu Dan said with a smile. "She's holding a tour concert on our ally's planet, serving as our Earth's cultural exchange ambassador. Her Soul Song has many miraculous effects."

Wang Jixuan nodded.

Later, let Xiao Huating go to Cloud City to see if she can access information on the Yina Civilization.

In my second life, my Dao Heart was crushed by an Immortal's finger, and I had been in a slump, asleep, without investigating.

If the force that stops the civilizations in this Star Domain from expanding outwards is the same as the force that prevents me from Ascending to Immortality...

Then the issue becomes interesting.

Wang Jixuan snapped back to attention: "Wu Man, continue, talk about this Star Domain, the current situation of the Blade Beast, and those significant events you'd like to share, just one by one."

Wu Man nodded and began to speak at length.

This Star Domain is divided by the coordinates of the interstellar gate into five regions.

In the central area, over twelve hundred planets with transmission coordinates are the original Spirit Cultivation Civilization's control region, containing habitable planets and planets rich in various minerals.

This is the 'central plain' of the Star Domain.

In the four directions, there are four power zones.

Earth is located at the northwest corner of the central plain (marked on the map).

Since the outbreak of the Blade Beast disaster, the Spirit Cultivation Civilization's dominion has rapidly collapsed; the northern large Star Domain has fallen, and parts of the western and eastern Star Domains have fallen, while the southern part has not yet been attacked by Blade Beasts.

This explains why the Blade Beasts have been focused on resolving former owners for hundreds of years.

The alliance joined by Earth's Human Civilization is known collectively as the Northern Star Domain Joint Resistance Army.

Interestingly, although Human Civilization has only emerged for a few decades, due to the explosive development of Mechanical Civilization and dozens of Spirit Cultivators aligning with this faction, Human Civilization has now become the leader of the Northern Domain Joint Army.

— Dozens of Spirit Cultivators, including the Earth Spirit Cultivators cultivated by Wang Jixuan using over ten Core Circuits, and the 'experts' summoned by Nierdamon and Amina.

Earth's Human Civilization now owns three habitable planets and six mineral planets.

Wang Jixuan had previously learned that the three habitable planets are Earth, a purely Mechanical Body's factory planet, and a 'frontier station' planet with half-human, half-Mechanical Body.

The rise of Earth's Civilization has been relatively short.

As long as it continues to develop along this trajectory and defeats the Blade Beasts one step at a time, then Earth's Civilization is bound to become a hegemonic presence in the Northern Domain.

"There are actually some trivia problems here."

Wu Man sighed:

"The other civilizations here in the Northern Domain, after receiving our assistance and recovering, have instead grown wary of us.

"We can understand; they fear that after we rise, we might oppress and exploit them.

"But while the Blade Beasts are indeed retreating, they are constantly replenishing their main forces, and with prolonged warfare, no one can guarantee their civilization will remain problem-free for hundreds or thousands of years.

"But these are not the biggest troubles.

"In the last twenty years, we've had six large-scale battles with the Blade Beasts, winning four and losing two.

"In the two we lost, we spotted traces of the Black Light Force."

At this crucial point, Zheng Shiduo added quietly: "Those individuals might not be members of the Black Light Force, but they certainly have connections."

Wu Man continued: "They deployed only seven or eight people, but our dozen or so Spirit Cultivators couldn't match them. Moreover, the crucial point is... they also used means similar to Spiritual Energy, but without a Core Circuit."

Wang Jixuan leaned back.

Mu Dan whispered nearby: "According to the intelligence we currently hold, they seem to be looking for you, officer."

"Looking for me?"

"Yes."

Mu Dan said:

"The first time they appeared, they captured a group of our Mechanical Bodies for interrogation.

"They didn't seem to fully understand the operation of Mechanical Bodies.

"The only thing they questioned was... where the Residual Soul of a Cultivator was hidden."

Master Wang blinked.

The one who sent that finger?

But the second life's Crossing Tribulation was already hundreds of thousands of years ago, six hundred thousand years to be exact. Why are these people showing up only recently?