New Chapter: Strange Land
Old Zhong, who fled overnight carrying a warship, actually ran from the Land of Immortal Dao to the desolate land, completely outside the scope of the traditional land?
Wang Xuan felt this was a bit outrageous; the Zhong family had escaped way too far.
He was certain that the spaceship bore the Zhong family's markings. Was it a coincidence, or was it a genuine, unexpected encounter?
"Catch up with it." Wang Xuan wanted to see what it was all about.
The Mechanical Xiao piloted the spaceship, chasing after it relentlessly, and soon it was close enough to send a signal.
"A space pirate ship? Oh no!" Someone in the ship ahead exclaimed, their face changing color.
Another person said, "It's nothing, just a small spaceship. How about... we take it out?!"
"Look closely, that's a special ancient spaceship, from the same origin as the mothership. The person who controls this kind of spaceship is definitely not someone to mess with," someone warned.
However, just then, they received a signal from the little bear, which slightly eased their restless minds, and then they were taken aback.
"What's the situation with the people from the Old Earth? Do they know us?"
Then, they received a signal from the spaceship behind them, asking if they were from the Zhong family.
"He said he was Wang Xuan. Does that name sound familiar?"
"Nonsense, he saw us off when we left years ago. Was he Wang Xuan, the one who stepped into the Supernatural Domain? What's he doing here?"
Everyone was stunned and found it unbelievable.
"We can't beat that spaceship, and we're not fast enough for it either. Let's stop and see if it's him."
Soon after, the two sides approached each other, and Wang Xuan confirmed that it really was a spaceship belonging to the Zhong family. This surprised him and brought a smile to his face. They had unexpectedly met again in the Depths of Starry Sky.
"Where's Old Zhong, uh, Zhong Cheng, where's Little Zhong?" Wang Xuan asked, getting carried away with calling him Old Zhong, but then realized it wasn't very polite and changed his mind.
The people on the spaceship gasped in astonishment when they saw him leap directly from the Cosmic Void, without even wearing Spacesuit, and smoothly enter their spaceship.
They were constantly monitoring the outside world and maintaining secret contact with the New Star. They learned that almost all the superhumans were gone, but judging from the current situation, Wang Xuan was not affected.
"Our base is in another part of the star system. We came to this star system by cautiously exploring along an ancient wormhole, or cosmic rift."
The Zhong family is indeed very patient; they haven't returned to New Star yet. Of course, their base there is also very well-developed; it's a well-built life-bearing planet.
The Zhong family retreated, but that didn't mean they gave up exploring the stars. They unexpectedly discovered a strange place connected to other star systems and inexplicably ventured over.
In fact, the Zhong family has been exploring this desolate land for several years. They try their best to avoid any planets with myths and legends, and what they want to find are resource planets and habitable planets without legends of gods and demons.
"What's so strange about this strange place?" Wang Xuan asked.
"Sometimes a thick fog would appear there for no reason, covering a large part of the starry sky. It was called a wormhole, but it was more like a cosmic rift. Occasionally, we could receive strange signals that we couldn't analyze. Sometimes they sounded like crazy screams, and sometimes they sounded like a creature snoring."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan remained silent for a moment, and then decided to visit Old Zhong, and also to see what was going on with that strange spatial rift connecting two star systems.
They set off quickly, but they did not encounter the thick fog.
"Dense fog doesn't happen often; it's considered good if you see it once every year or two," someone explained.
Wang Xuan witnessed the spatial rift with his own eyes and was somewhat surprised. It was an unconventional wormhole, like a dimensional rift, or a cosmic rift that had been cleaved open and could not be healed.
Of course, the latter was just a thought and was directly excluded by him. The Great Universe Error Correction, and the extraordinary collapsed like clay chickens and earthenware dogs. Mythology was powerless against the real universe and could only be educated and corrected in turn.
As they passed through this spatial rift—or rather, more like a spatial Great Canyon —they instantly found themselves in another starry sky.
On one side of the rift lies a desolate land, dotted with many inhabited planets associated with magical civilizations and legends of supreme gods. On the other side lies a Land of Immortal Dao. After wandering around for a long time, Wang Xuan found a shortcut home.
Otherwise, expecting him to return along the same route would be an extremely long journey. You should know that he has been away for more than two years, constantly moving away from his Old Earth and the Land of Immortal Dao, always heading towards the deepest part of the universe.
"It's foggy today, and that strange phenomenon is happening again!" the Zhong family member pointed out.
Wang Xuan's spaceship naturally captured that unusual scene: in the universe, an endless fog appeared, like a surging ocean.
This is a bit "out of line". Without the extraordinary and without the soil for the survival of mythology, how did the mysterious events here come about?
Was it a nebula passing by? No, that fog was very ethereal, like thin smoke or water vapor. You must know that this is deep within the Great Universe.
Moreover, it covers not a small area, but a vast void, far more magnificent than the ocean, seemingly without end.
Wang Xuan left the spaceship and entered the thick fog, then returned to the spatial Great Canyon, where the fog was even denser.
Furthermore, he seemed to hear some noises, or rather, sense some unusual fluctuations. Now that his mental realm had been restored, his divine senses were sharpened.
It sounded like ocean waves, the tides were surging, and a thick fog was rising and falling. Wang Xuan appeared here in his physical form, cautious yet naturally curious.
Indeed, upon closer inspection, he seemed to hear the howling of Mental Illness, and in a daze, he also seemed to hear snoring, with all sorts of chaotic fluctuations.
Here, Wang Xuan was ready to activate the Imperial Dao Spear bound to his wrist at any moment; if anything went wrong, he would use this supreme treasure to kill!
At that moment, he sensed something was amiss, his mental awareness was heightened, and he quickly became alert, perceiving the changes in himself and the surrounding environment.
The Good Fortune True Crystal shimmered with brilliant light around him, and he could provide energy to the treasure at any time to activate it.
"Hmm?" He was surprised, and then found the source of the restlessness. There were some changes in the world after he was born. He calmed his mind and focused his attention on the Land of Nothingness.
In an instant, he saw what appeared to be a primordial spirit crossing the Misty Sea. It was himself, who had disappeared long ago. Today, he caught a fleeting glimpse of him against the red ocean, flashing across the surface of the sea.
"To think he was alarmed. This place is indeed different. What secrets does this strange place hold? What's so strange about it?" Wang Xuan stood there pondering seriously.
Two days later, when the fog cleared and things returned to normal, he left and entered the spaceship.
The Zhong family members swallowed hard. This person, without wearing protective clothing, stood in the cold Great Universe rift for two days and two nights—it was simply outrageous!
Three days later, Wang Xuan and the Zhong family's spaceship arrived at a habitable planet. The planet had relatively complete infrastructure, including a small town and a spaceship base.
However, he only met Zhong Changming, the second son of Old Zhong, here.
Old Zhong is very cautious; he's hiding somewhere else and isn't here at all.
Wang Xuan looked at Zhong Changming with emotion. Old Zhong was already in his eighties or nineties, very old, with a face full of wrinkles and sparse hair.
His father, Zhong Yong, had already transformed into a handsome young man with rosy lips and white teeth when they last parted.
"Wang Xuan, is that really you? What a surprise to meet you here. By the way, can you still Extend Life? My health hasn't been very good these past few years." Zhong Changming was incredibly enthusiastic.
"I'm afraid I don't have a solution in the short term," Wang Xuan told the truth, admitting that he was truly at a loss.
Disappointed, Zhong Changming sighed and finally personally led Wang Xuan on a secret journey to another inhabited planet.
This planet boasts beautiful mountains and rivers, abundant resources, and stunning scenery. In the forests shrouded in a thin mist, the lakes are crystal clear, vines intertwine, and flowering trees abound. Giant mushrooms can be as big as houses. When illuminated by the morning glow, the mist in the forest is colorful and picturesque, like a fairy tale world.
Old Zhong is very health-conscious. Instead of living in a developed city far away, he lives amidst beautiful mountains and rivers, in harmony with nature.
He was indeed handsome with rosy lips and white teeth, and incredibly young.
In the distance, two people ran over; they were Zhong Cheng and Zhong Qing, who appeared immediately after receiving the news.
The siblings were somewhat incredulous to have reunited with Wang Xuan here. The long legs inherited from the Zhong family were clearly evident on the two siblings, who strode over quickly. Zhong Cheng was light and agile, while Zhong Qing was elegant and graceful.
"Hi, long time no see, Zhong Cheng, Little Zhong!" Wang Xuan greeted.
"Old Wang!" Zhong Cheng exclaimed excitedly, his face beaming with joy.
As for Zhong Qing, upon hearing Wang Xuan's habitual way of addressing her, she glared at him with displeasure.