Chapter 506

Chapter 506: Changes on Earth

Li Xiaojun stretched out his hand, and in the next moment, the black long spear appeared directly in his grasp.

As the black long spear materialized in his hand, Li Xiaojun felt as though he had fallen into an icy abyss.

The killing rule directly impacted his soul.

At the same time, as the black long spear appeared, the entire void seemed unable to bear the pressure, producing faint space cracks.

In addition to this, a powerful wave spread out instantaneously with the emergence of the black long spear.

As the wave radiated out, it further stirred the spiritual energy of the Demon Realm.

Soon, a massive spiritual energy tornado formed, with the energy pulling other materials from the Demon Realm, creating a spectacular tornado.

"This…"

Seeing this scene, Li Xiaojun hurriedly put away the black long spear.

As the black long spear was retracted, the immense phenomenon in the Demon Realm gradually faded away.

However, the commotion caused by Li Xiaojun’s display of the black long spear alarmed many demons.

Even two Da Luo demons stationed in the Demon Realm quickly rushed over.

When Li Xiaojun sensed the divine sense of the Da Luo demons, he immediately chose to leave.

He had already absorbed most of the chaotic spiritual energy from the Demon Realm.

Moreover, after stripping away this chaotic spiritual energy for over a thousand years, he felt quite exhausted.

So, moving forward, Li Xiaojun did not plan to continue gathering chaotic spirit stones.

The chaotic spirit stones he had collected over the past thousand years, converted into system energy values, were already enough for him to use for many years.

As for the seventh system upgrade, Li Xiaojun felt that he should wait until his strength increased before finding a way to delve into the chaos again.

Although Li Xiaojun spent a thousand years acquiring one hundred chaotic spirit stones, according to the system, each upgrade required ten thousand times that amount for the next.

So now, Li Xiaojun had accumulated one-tenth of one percent of the energy value.

If it took a thousand years to grow by one-tenth of one percent, even if the Demon Realm had endless chaotic spiritual energy, it would take Li Xiaojun one million years to collect enough energy for the system upgrade.

However, he couldn’t imagine how dull it would be to spend one million years on chaotic spirit stones.

Therefore, he decided to leave the seventh system upgrade to fate.

…

After leaving the Demon Realm, Li Xiaojun returned directly to Earth.

He decided to rest on Earth for a while before proceeding to transform life planets.

Now, even though he had Yan Qingling assisting him in transforming the life planets, he still felt it was a bit slow.

So he decided that once he accumulated enough merits, he would raise the cultivation levels of several of his children to have them assist in the life planet transformation.

…

Earth.

When Li Xiaojun returned to Earth again, he saw that it had changed dramatically.

The Earth, as Li Xiaojun’s home planet, is also the entrance to many secret realms.

Because of this, the planet has been built into a very prosperous place.

After arriving on Earth, Li Xiaojun appeared directly in his hometown, Shangchen Village, located in Qianling Prefecture, Hunan Province.

Perhaps because this is Li Xiaojun’s birthplace, even after nearly ten thousand years, this place on Earth still bears the name Qianling City.

The village, Shangchen, where Li Xiaojun grew up, is enveloped by a powerful formation.

Within the formation, no people reside in Shangchen Village anymore.

Thanks to the protection of the formation, Shangchen Village still looks the same as it did when Li Xiaojun left.

Li Xiaojun stopped at a grave to worship before lingering for a long time before departing.

In Qianling Prefectural City, Li Xiaojun strolled leisurely down the street.

The street was filled with countless newcomers, laughing and chatting.

The entire city resembled a giant marketplace.

In the marketplace, most of the items for sale were various resources used by cultivators.

Of course, there were also some advanced technological products.

"Sir, would you like something to eat?"

As Li Xiaojun entered a restaurant called "Three Flavors of Immortals," a late-stage Qi Refiner servant quickly approached him.

"Is there a table available?"

Li Xiaojun glanced at the nearly full hall and asked the servant.

"There is a bit of space, and there’s one table available. Additionally, if you prefer a quieter setting, we have private rooms upstairs," the servant said quickly.

"No need, just take me to the available table," Li Xiaojun nodded at the servant.

His main purpose on Earth, aside from resting for a while, was to experience life.

He couldn’t even remember the last time he had such a lively dining experience in a bustling hall.

Soon, the servant led Li Xiaojun to a seat in the corner.

"Here’s the menu. What would you like to eat?"

With a wave of the servant’s hand, a virtual screen appeared in front of Li Xiaojun, displaying the restaurant’s signature dishes.

Li Xiaojun looked at the dishes on the menu, which mainly consisted of various celestial beast meat dishes, spiritual values, as well as some spirit wine or spirit drinks, and so on.

"Please serve me one of everything you have in your restaurant, including all the food and drinks," Li Xiaojun told the servant.

"Ah?"

The servant thought he misheard: "Sir, you’re not joking with me, are you?"

"What do you think?" Li Xiaojun countered.

"Sir, do you know how expensive it is to order everything from our restaurant?" the servant asked Li Xiaojun.

"How expensive can it be? Is this enough?"

Li Xiaojun spoke as he tossed a superior grade spirit stone to the servant.

The superior grade spirit stone was the lowest grade spirit stone in Li Xiaojun’s system space.

The servant instinctively caught the superior grade spirit stone, and then his eyes widened in shock.

"Is this a middle-grade spirit stone?" the servant asked uncertainly.

Although he was also a cultivator, he had only seen low-grade spirit stones in his life.

He had never encountered a superior grade spirit stone like the one Li Xiaojun had just thrown.

"This is a superior grade spirit stone."

At that moment, a middle-aged man nearby lightly reminded the servant.

"Superior, superior grade spirit stone…"

Upon hearing it was a superior grade spirit stone, the servant’s voice turned sharp.

A superior grade spirit stone is equivalent to one million low-grade spirit stones!

No wonder this man ordered one of everything from the restaurant.

"Sir, hold onto your spirit stone. I will call the kitchen to prepare your dishes right away," the servant quickly said, respectfully returning the superior grade spirit stone to Li Xiaojun.

He couldn’t afford to offend someone who casually brought out a superior grade spirit stone to eat.

"Keep it; adjust the change as necessary," Li Xiaojun replied lightly.

Afterward, he glanced at the middle-aged man who had just spoken and nodded at him in greeting.

At this point, the commotion around Li Xiaojun had already caught the attention of many people.

However, many noticed they couldn’t quite see through Li Xiaojun, so they didn’t dare to offend him.

A person casually bringing out a superior grade spirit stone while appearing to be an ordinary person—who wouldn’t feel nervous in such a situation?

There were only two possible explanations: either the person was indeed an ordinary person, or their cultivation level was so high that it was out of reach.

Clearly, everyone felt Li Xiaojun was an unapproachable elder.

Otherwise, how could he casually take out a superior grade spirit stone?

"Elder, is this your first time dining at Three Flavors Immortal Restaurant?" the middle-aged man at the nearby table asked Li Xiaojun with a smile.

Beside him was a woman in her thirties, accompanied by two children about seventeen or eighteen years old, one boy and one girl, who seemed to be siblings.

Li Xiaojun glanced at the middle-aged man’s cultivation level, noting that he was at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"Yes! Are you a regular here?" Li Xiaojun asked the middle-aged man with a smile.

He hadn’t had a conversation with a stranger like this in many years, and he found the experience quite enjoyable.

"Elder, you flatter me. I’m not a regular here at all. Today, my son was accepted into the first Immortal Academy in Central China, so we came here to celebrate," the middle-aged man said with a smile.

Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Li Xiaojun looked at his son and nodded with a smile.

"Very nice! Heavenly spirit roots, and he has a good chance of Integration."

When the middle-aged man heard Li Xiaojun’s words, he quickly praised, "Elder, you truly have a discerning eye."

To identify his son’s spirit root with just a glance indicated that this elder’s cultivation must be very powerful.

So even though the middle-aged man had social confidence, he still felt a bit awkward.

"You say your son was accepted into the first Immortal Academy in Central China? Is that school good?" Li Xiaojun asked the middle-aged man with a smile.

"Elder, you don’t know?"

"I just returned to Earth; I have been away for almost a few thousand years," Li Xiaojun said, smiling.

Upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, many people in the restaurant’s hall cast changed glances at him.

A person who has lived for at least a few thousand years must have a very powerful cultivation level. By lifespan standards, they would at least be a Divine Transformation powerhouse, and possibly even more.

On the other side, hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, the middle-aged man quickly explained, "On Earth, we have a total of three top Immortal Academies and twenty-four key Immortal Academies, and the first Immortal Academy in Central China is one of those twenty-four."

Nodding at the middle-aged man’s words, Li Xiaojun said, "That’s pretty good."

With only over twenty key schools on the entire Earth, it indeed seems to be a very good school.

Hearing Li Xiaojun’s response, the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Elder, since you have been outside for thousands of years, do you have any descendants to host you? If not, I would like to invite you to my home as a guest for a while…"

The middle-aged man took a gamble, hoping that after living for so many years, Li Xiaojun no longer had any descendants or couldn’t find them.

Otherwise, this elder wouldn’t have come to the restaurant alone to eat.

Also, this elder appeared very kind and was willing to smile at someone like him, who was of a lower status.

So the middle-aged man decided to take a chance and invite him.

"Sure!"

As soon as the middle-aged man finished inviting, Li Xiaojun agreed.

On Earth, he indeed had descendants.

In fact, almost all the people on Earth were his descendants.

Including the family of four in front of him, they all had his bloodline.

However, among this family, the man had low-level spirit roots and was also of three systems.

The woman also had low-level spirit roots, but fortunately, their son had heavenly spirit roots, and their daughter had top-grade spirit roots.

Upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s agreement, the middle-aged man was momentarily stunned, then his face broke into a look of immense joy.

"Elder, your willingness to visit my home truly makes me three lifetimes lucky…"

The middle-aged man was very excited.

Even his family beside him was equally thrilled.

To invite such an elder who had lived for at least a few thousand years to their home as a guest was simply…

In the hall, many people also heard the conversation between the middle-aged man and Li Xiaojun.

After hearing that Li Xiaojun agreed to visit the middle-aged man’s home, many people showed expressions of envy.

"This elder, I…," at that moment, a young man nearby stood up and cupped his hands toward Li Xiaojun to speak.

However, the next moment, as Li Xiaojun looked up at him, the young man felt as if someone had grabbed him by the throat, leaving him breathless.

A look of shock appeared on his face, and he broke into a cold sweat at a visible speed.

On the other side, Li Xiaojun merely glanced at the young man before he immediately turned back to continue talking with the middle-aged man’s close-knit family group.

In the hall, many people saw the young man’s situation.

Originally, many who planned to greet Li Xiaojun suddenly decided to stay quiet.

This elder seemed easy to talk to, but it appeared that being approachable depended on the person.

Li Xiaojun’s reason for stopping the young man from speaking was not that he was angry at the young man; he mainly aimed to prevent others from greeting him as well.

Although he liked to communicate with strangers, it didn’t mean he wanted to engage with a crowd of strangers.

"Elder, let me introduce my family. I am Chen Siyuan, this is my partner He Jing, this is my son Chen Xuyuan, and this is my daughter Chen Zishan…" The middle-aged man introduced his family to Li Xiaojun.

"It’s an honor to meet you, Elder…"

"Hello, Elder!"

Hearing the middle-aged man’s introduction, his wife and children also respectfully greeted Li Xiaojun.

When Li Xiaojun heard the middle-aged man’s words, a figure appeared in his mind.

"Chen Zishan, what a lovely name." Li Xiaojun glanced at the young girl.

"Thank you for the compliment, Elder," Chen Zishan quickly replied politely.

"Elder, your food has arrived…"

At that moment, the previous server came over with a few people carrying several plates of food.

Soon, the table in front of Li Xiaojun was filled with dishes.

"Come and eat together," Li Xiaojun said to Chen Siyuan’s family.

"Elder, you should eat by yourself; we have already ordered food…"

"Stop talking so much and just come over," Li Xiaojun gave Chen Siyuan a look.

After saying that, he waved at the server who had just arrived.

"Elder, what can I do for you?" The server quickly approached.

"Take this storage ring; put the rest of the dishes inside it," Li Xiaojun said as he handed the storage ring to the server.

"Understood!" The server quickly accepted the storage ring.

On the other side, Chen Siyuan’s family, who had received a glare from Li Xiaojun, also came over to sit with him.

The main reason Li Xiaojun invited Chen Siyuan’s family to sit together was that having more people made the meal lively.

It had been years since Li Xiaojun experienced eating with a large group of people.

A few hours later.

"Let’s go to your home."

Li Xiaojun and Chen Siyuan’s family left the restaurant together.

"Elder, would you prefer to fly there or take a flying boat?" Chen Siyuan asked Li Xiaojun.

Flying there meant using one’s cultivation level to fly back with the others.

Chen Siyuan was a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his wife was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so they could easily fly back with their two children. However, he still sought Li Xiaojun’s opinion as an elder.

"Let’s take a flying boat," Li Xiaojun replied.

He mainly wanted to experience the flying boat.

One minute later, a flying boat-like surveillance tool landed outside the restaurant.

The group jumped onto the flying boat, and after Chen Siyuan mentioned a location, the flying boat quickly took off.

Soon, the flying boat left the city and flew for about ten minutes before arriving at a cave dwelling on the mountainside.

After cultivating, many people from Earth gained the ability to fly.

As a result, life had changed from when hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of people used to live together.

Most of the people from Earth now resided in the suburbs, where it was quieter, and they could practice in cave dwellings without fear of being disturbed.

Of course, the main reason was that most people could fly, making it very easy to enter the city.

So, rather than living in the city, it was more enjoyable to reside in the suburbs.