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

Chapter 364 Beating Up the "Outsider"!
Deep underground, in an extremely secluded location, Li Xiang used the "Earth Pivot Evolution Record" to create a safe house.

After working day and night for so many days, even they, as Saints, were somewhat tired and needed to rest.

He and Yao Yao took a short rest in this safe house.

"Brother, it's been so long since we've had some alone time together!" Yao Yao said excitedly. Actually, she knew that Li Xiang didn't like her at first, but through hard work and seizing every opportunity to show herself, she finally won him over. Now, they're practically an old married couple.

However, as a Thousand-Faced Demoness, she can always bring Li Xiang new and exciting experiences, and she will never lack novelty.

This is an extremely clean crystal cluster chamber, complete with a swimming pool. Li Xiang has brought in clear underground spring water and geothermal energy.

The newly built underground hot spring, with its dome covered in glowing stardust like fireflies, creates a truly immersive atmosphere.

Yao Yao lightly touched the air with her fingertips, and the coral bead necklace shattered, transforming into nine streams of light that fell into the hot spring. Amidst the rising steam, her fair toes stepped across the ripples, each wave reflecting the image of a newborn—

A Dunhuang celestial maiden, draped in crimson gauze, descends from the mural, plucking the strings of a pipa with reversed posture, the music causing a thousand lotus blossoms to bloom on the stone wall; a silver-armored warrior cuts through chaos with a blade of light, the liquid metal flowing through the joints of her mecha outlining the muscles of Li Xiang's chest and abdomen; a long-legged, anime-style mature woman, wrapped in a thin veil, rests her snow-white wrist on Li Xiang's shoulder...

Each of the "Thousand-Faced Demoness's" clones reflects a different hue of the moon in its eyes...

When Li Xiang's palm touched the butterfly bones of one of the delicate bodies, the entire crystal cluster chamber suddenly spun like a kaleidoscope...

……

That's about it for the South Asian subcontinent. Li Xiang has helped as much as he can, and he's helped kill many Saint-level beasts, earning a lot of achievement points, spiritual herbs, and extraordinary items as rewards. The rest is up to the locals to rely on their own efforts.

He would come over from time to time to provide supplies to ensure the survival of these people. This was out of consideration for the fact that he was once revered as "the Divine Messenger" and that they had provided many supplies during peacetime.

Yao Yao was in charge of the economy and trade of City 03. Therefore, Li Xiang took Yao Yao on a business trip to visit the other 71 underground cities in the country to understand the needs of each city and to discuss economic and trade cooperation and resource allocation.

Several video conferences were also held during this period, bringing Jiang Cai'er into the discussions to jointly address important matters. Some of the automated workshops in the arsenals were located in other underground cities, such as the Thunderbolt series missiles, which Jiang Cai'er urgently needed. Since the other side lacked food, there was room for negotiation.

Although they belong to the same country, each underground city has different resources, and cooperation and exchange are necessary to maximize resource utilization.

Jiang Cai'er ordered 100,000 PL-51 missiles in one go. A scene involuntarily flashed through Li Xiang's mind: Jiang Cai'er standing gracefully in the void, behind her, 10,000 missiles simultaneously igniting automatically. Under her precise control, hundreds of thousands of alien beasts below the Saint rank would be annihilated hundreds of kilometers away. Even those at the Saint rank, though not killed outright, would likely be utterly wrecked.

This is Jiang Cai'er's "Ten Thousand Arrows Fired Simultaneously". These missiles are all under her control and guidance, hitting their target precisely. With 100,000 missiles, she can perform "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Their Origin" ten times.

The PL-51 flexible production line can operate 24/7 with no human intervention, and its maximum daily output can reach 100 units. Reaching 10,000 units would only take 100 days. Jiang Cai'er has essentially reserved two to three years' worth of their production capacity.

As for the large stockpile accumulated during the peaceful era, it had already been divided up by various dungeons and consumed in great quantities. Otherwise, how could it have fought so well in the two beast tides?

Besides doing business, Li Xiang also recruited some "disciples"—people he had "marked" back in peacetime. At that time, he published some introductory breathing techniques. Since there were no extraordinary particles on Earth, no matter how much one practiced, one could not enter the extraordinary realm. Many people were initially enthusiastic, but gave up after only a few days. However, there were some people with strong willpower who practiced diligently and tirelessly. In the end, they reaped the rewards of their efforts. Almost 90% of them entered the extraordinary realm immediately after the apocalypse.

Li Xiang then carefully selected those of good character and impeccable family background to take as his disciples and bring them to City 03. If they wished, their families could also move there.

These people were naturally overjoyed. This was taught by Li Sheng himself. Moreover, City 03 was the most developed and safest underground city in the country, no, in the world. Being able to immigrate there was the dream of countless people, and this good fortune had suddenly descended upon them.

Unbeknownst to these people, they had been targeted by Li Xiang for many years. It wasn't a sudden stroke of good luck, but rather their hard work and perseverance that moved Li Xiang, and they deserved it.

This group of people are all promising talents with potential, but their current strength is not particularly high, none of them exceeding the eighth rank. Given Li Xiang's current status and position, having such a group of people is not a problem for him.

Moreover, ruining someone's future is tantamount to murdering their parents, so those underground cities have no reason to stop them. Even if they did stop them, they couldn't, and even if they succeeded, keeping the person there would breed resentment, and they might even rebel later. So it's better to just release them openly.

Several dungeons even prepared a special farewell ceremony for these people, which was quite touching. Some TV stations and online media also broadcast and publicized these farewell ceremonies.

This sparked a wave of excitement, with people expressing envy: "They'll become Li Sheng's personal disciples, and they'll definitely be highly valued in the future!"

There were over five hundred people, plus their families, totaling several thousand, who, under Li Xiang's escort, settled in City 03 in batches. Jiang Cai'er had already prepared accommodations for them.

With Li Xiang around, City 03 can be expanded to any size it wants. Building a new residential area is a piece of cake. Not only will they provide free housing, but they'll also receive a generous resettlement allowance.

These people were organized into a personal guard and temporarily placed under the command of Lei Xiaohui. Li Xiang would come over several times a month to give lectures and provide one-on-one tutoring and answer questions.

Jiang Cai'er informed Li Xiang that the holy sons and daughters of Los Santos were about to attack.

Almost the entire Los Santos was under Jiang Cai'er's surveillance. As soon as those people set off, Jiang Cai'er knew and immediately came to discuss the matter with Li Xiang.

Those people, having witnessed the grand Mid-Autumn Festival spectacle in City 03, couldn't suppress their greed and wanted to seize it. After all, compared to City 03, Los Santos was far inferior.

Who wouldn't want something good? Besides, they already had many plans targeting Li Xiang and were eyeing the treasure he possessed.

Now, the second wave of beast tides has gradually subsided. The beast army has attacked less frequently and is exhausted. Therefore, they left three people to guard Los Santos, while the rest set off for City 03. But at their speed, it is estimated that it will take at least one or two days to arrive.

……

The fierce winds tore at the tattered cloaks on the icy plains as the saints of Los Santos crossed the Pacific Ocean and traversed most of China, finally arriving near City 03.

"It hasn't been an easy journey." Especially in the Pacific Ocean, they were ambushed by strange sea creatures, and one member even died.

However, after a long and arduous journey, City 03 was finally in sight. In the distance, a huge alloy gate was hidden in the mountainside, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Wang Hao, from the Golden Sun Sect, shattered the thick layer of ice on the ground with one foot, his Xuan Iron Heavy Sword dragging a hundred-meter-long icy trench behind him. His eyes burned with greed: "Once I capture Li Xiang, this Holy Son will definitely peel open his sea of ​​consciousness to see what kind of treasures are hidden there!"

"Bang!" Qin Zhan blasted three alien space beasts blocking his path with a single punch, splattering blood and flesh fragments onto Xue Ni Chang's blood-stained veil. This fairy, ranked third among the top ten beauties on her planet, gently touched the bloodstains on her cheek, her voice sweet as honey: "City Lord No. 03 is young and handsome. If he would be willing to offer that rare treasure, Ni Chang might as well serve him in bed~" Everyone chuckled.

A burly man joked, "Snow Fairy, you actually believed the honey trap from before? If it's really that good, let us have it first."

Xue Ni Chang glanced at the man and smiled, "If you have such a precious treasure and are so handsome, Ni Chang might not be a bad match for you."

The burly man thought to himself, "..." This woman is so materialistic. She's both complaining that I don't have the rare treasures she wants and that I'm ugly. She's really hitting me where it hurts.

Amidst laughter and conversation, the group sped towards City 03. Soon, they came to a stop. In a canyon shrouded in black mist ahead, Li Xiang sat on a stone arch bridge over a mountain stream. In the deep ravine below, several scarlet roots wriggled in the thick black mist, rubbing against Li Xiang's feet as he ventured into the ravine, like a kitten whining.

"This is..." The group gasped. This was the Star-Eating Blood Vine, which could corrode Saint-level Dharma bodies. It was a famous demonic seed in the Black Mist Starfield, and the aura it exuded was definitely Saint-level. At this moment, this Saint-level Star-Eating Blood Vine was like a pet in front of Li Xiang.

But so what? There are seventeen of them in total.

There are seventeen Saint-level beings, and in City 03, only Li Xiang and Jiang Cai'er are Saint-level. Now that there is an additional Saint-level exotic beast pet, it will still be easily controlled by them.

"Grab that kid, force him to reveal the treasure, then take over City 03."

"After a long and arduous journey, once we enter that bustling underground city, this Holy Son will certainly enjoy it to the fullest!"

They had no time to ponder why this Saint-level Starry Sky Beast had submitted; greed had overwhelmed reason. Seventeen natal sacred artifacts were simultaneously unleashed, but they all froze in the instant of the energy eruption—the entire canyon suddenly came to life.

A hundred-foot-long rosy glow rose from the eastern mountain peak, and the white jade elephant that moved mountains and the silver-tusked mammoth shattered the peaks, raising their heads and roaring; three holy-rank tigers sprang from the western dense forest, one snow-white, one with wings, and one wrapped in purplish-blue lightning; nine crimson fox tails hung down from the southern horizon, along with a golden celestial hound; and two black and white Tai Chi iron-eating beasts descended from the north, baring their teeth...

Not only that, but also some Saint-level humans, Jiang Cai'er, Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui, appeared.

"Hiss~" The holy sons and daughters gasped. This was going to be a fierce battle. They counted that Li Xiang's side had fifteen Saint-level warriors, while they had seventeen, making them evenly matched.

"Don't panic, we outnumber them, and these natives may not have as much combat experience as us," Su Xuanji reassured her.

However, before she could finish speaking, in the distance, black mist surged and roars of beasts echoed. From all directions rose the auras of Saint-level exotic beasts, numbering at least eighty or ninety.

Upon arriving at the battlefield, these strange beasts all bowed their bodies in the direction of Li Xiang, paying their respects from afar! It was clear that they were acknowledging him as their master.

"Impossible! Aren't these Saint-level beasts the mortal enemies of the human race? Why would they join forces with them?"

"Didn't City 03 say that only two people were at the Saint Rank?"

"My God, could Li Xiang possibly know how to tame beasts? He's just a Saint-level cultivator, how did he manage to subdue so many Saint-level beasts as spirit pets?"

With so many Saint-level beings attacking them en masse, the Holy Sons and Daughters are in despair.

They were quickly beaten down, eleven of them were beaten to death, and six were captured alive and became prisoners!
The saintess Xue Nishang, who had once caused three princes of the star region to fight over her, suddenly tore her clothes, revealing her fair shoulders. With tears in her eyes, she rushed towards Li Xiang and pleaded in a trembling voice, "Lord, spare my life! I am willing to be your slave and serve you."

She was genuinely flustered. She had originally planned to use her beauty to her advantage, but she never expected that it would be used in such an embarrassing situation, leaving her in such a passive and undignified position.

Several other beautiful women also climbed over, repeatedly expressing their willingness to become concubines.

In the battle just now, neither Jiang Cai'er nor Li Xiang had even made a move. At this moment, Jiang Cai'er looked at Li Xiang with a half-smile and asked, "Brother, will you agree or not?"

Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui also looked at Li Xiang, after all, these holy maidens were really quite beautiful, naturally alluring, and had very attractive figures.

What a joke! How could Li Xiang possibly agree to that?

If he really wanted to find beautiful women, with over 1500 million people in City 03 and billions on Earth, how many beauties could he possibly find? Why use those who were destined to be disloyal? Besides, Yao Yao alone could transform into countless types, allowing him to experience every kind. He'd seen it all, and wasn't actually that craving anymore.

"Let's use the Mind Image Judgment Instrument to judge them first." Li Xiang took out a super-large enhanced version of the "Mind Image Judgment Instrument" specifically designed for Saint-level beings. This was a special instrument that was developed after the discovery of these outsiders.

After a round of interrogation, it turned out that these outsiders themselves couldn't find their way home.

In that case, there's no need to keep them around.

Among them were Luo Feifei's enemies from her past life. Originally, it was supposed to be left for Luo Feifei to personally kill her enemies, but now that Luo Feifei's fate is unknown, Li Xiang has taken on the task for her.

Ruthless destruction of flowers.

The few self-assured beauty-conscious saintesses could hardly believe that someone could be so indifferent to their beauty, and they seemed to harbor a resentful rage, as if they had died with their eyes wide open. Even in the Azure Spirit Starfield, they were the center of attention, revered as goddesses by numerous outstanding men.

"I wonder how Feifei is doing now? Is she still alive?" Li Xiang sighed inwardly. Although all the holy sons and daughters were dead, including Su Xuanji, their bodies were still buried out of humanitarian considerations.

Li Xiang easily dealt with the situation by manipulating earth-based supernatural abilities.

In their past lives, these people were definitely among the biggest winners behind the scenes, reaping the rewards of Earth's geniuses, including the exceptionally talented Luo Feifei. But in this life, all of them are wiped out!
As for the spoils of war, they also acquired several space gem rings and storage bags, which were quite rich in supplies. However, compared to Li Xiang, these holy sons and daughters were all poor.

In terms of cultivation techniques, spiritual medicines, and extraordinary items, Li Xiang could crush them in any of them.

Perhaps the only thing that interested Li Xiang was that there was a vast star map.

However, this star map only shows parts of the Azure Spirit Star Region and the Black Mist Star Region; it doesn't show where Earth is at all.

(End of this chapter)