After eight years of seclusion, the changes at this lunar base have been considerable.
Before Li Xingkong into seclusion, he had seen the lunar base inside and out once. At that time, it already showed signs of developing from a factory into a residential area. Eight years have passed, and he wonders how far the lunar base has developed now.
After walking a few steps with the young man who was leading the way, they soon arrived at a door. The young man led Li Xingkong out of the door, and as soon as he stepped out, Li Xingkong noticed the first major change in the base.
A faint light curtain, seemingly the effect of an array, enveloped the base. Colorful light bands flowed slowly across this curtain, enveloping the entire base.
It seems that the cultivators in Divine Land have indeed developed rapidly in the past eight years. This grand formation can now be set up. Putting aside everything else, at least one formation master has emerged.
"This is a replica of the ecological formation on the Jianmu, set up by formation masters. Unfortunately, the main formation on the Jianmu is too complex, with layers nested between formations. To this day, no formation master has been able to learn the whole thing; only a few smaller formations have been dismantled and replicated."
Seeing Li Xingkong looking at the light screen in the sky, the young man immediately began his introduction.
" Jianmu?"
Li Xingkong heard an unfamiliar name.
"Yes, it's our space elevator. Because it connects heaven and earth, allowing people to travel between them, it shares a similar function with the Myth Jianmu, hence the name."
The young man gave a brief explanation; it turned out he was referring to a space elevator.
"That's a nice name."
After Li Xingkong completed the grand formation, he didn't give it a name, but the name he gave this elevator is quite apt.
With the help of this formation, the layout of the lunar base no longer needed to be deliberately isolated from the outside world. Within the range of the formation, the environment remained basically the same as on the ground. Naturally, more high-rise buildings were erected around it. Standing in this base, if you didn't look up and only looked around, you would really feel like you were in a city on Earth Star.
Li Xingkong stepped forward and flew into the air. Looking around, he saw that the formation wasn't very large, covering an area about the size of a small town. However, after gaining Li Xingkong, he discovered that there wasn't just one large formation on the moon. Outside the base, there were several other formations arranged in sequence. He estimated that there were at least five or six formations distributed around the base, and each formation was connected by roads. These roads were built to a high standard, at least at the level of national highways.
"The moon is getting more and more lively."
As he fell from the sky, Li Xingkong uttered a sigh.
Are the other large formations the same as the current base?
Logically speaking, if the only requirement is to conduct scientific research on the moon, a base this size should be more than enough.
"Currently, each of the major formations serves a different purpose. Our current formation primarily focuses on cultivation research, while the other formations respectively research agriculture, aerospace, the space environment, and geological exploration. The newest formation has also begun opening up immigration opportunities to Earth Star, and will serve as the first lunar settlement open to the entire Divine Land."
"Settlements? Then the water and food problems on the moon are solved?"
Li Xingkong was somewhat curious. Although there were indeed water crystals in the soil on the moon, how to extract them was still a problem, and the soil on the moon was not suitable for planting.
"As for water, we've used a combination of magic and technology to extract it from the lunar soil. Of course, the initial water was transported from Earth Star. As for the soil, all the soil in this formation was brought directly from Earth Star. We've filled the ground with at least ten meters of Earth Star soil to meet the growth needs of most plants."
Since the entire formation, including the people and the soil, was brought from Earth Star, there's definitely no problem with it.
"Let's go, let's explore these formations."
Anyway, Li Xingkong had just finished his seclusion and was eager to get moving.
Following the young man, they walked and looked around, and soon arrived at the edge of the base's formation. There were no city walls at the edge of the formation, but there was a ring of units that looked like artillery emplacements. They were clearly weapons, but they were all in a dormant state and had not been activated.
"This weapon is..."
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any enemies on the moon. In just ten years, none of the other countries on Earth Star have been able to land on the moon, and even if they could, they wouldn't be qualified to confront the Divine Land base.
"This is used to crush meteorites."
The young man quickly explained.
"Because the lunar surface lacks an atmosphere, and meteorites fall relatively frequently, these cannons were designed during the construction of the lunar base in recent years to break up any meteorites that might affect the base, thus providing a protective function."
"That's true. The moon has shielded Earth Star from a lot of meteorites, so this protection is quite necessary."
If Li Xingkong were stationed on the moon Heavenly Capital, he wouldn't need these things. He could just cleave a meteorite in two with a single sword strike. But that's obviously impossible. He has his own things to do and can't possibly stay here Heavenly Capital.
As for the other cultivators, although Li Xingkong didn't know how they were progressing, since the cannon hadn't been phased out yet, it meant that the cultivators couldn't replace it for the time being.
After crossing the defensive position, the two arrived at a checkpoint where several fully enclosed vehicles were parked, their design giving them a somewhat futuristic feel.
Boarding this rather interesting vehicle, we soon arrived at the interior of the next formation along the repaired road. Compared to the first formation, this one was noticeably more habitable, clearly built for a large population.
"This is the Guanghan District Six. They have begun recruiting immigrants from Earth Star. The immigrants will take off on the next Jianmu and then board a spaceship here at the Heavenly Palace to reach the moon."
Looking at the towering buildings of the city, and with construction underway in many places, Li Xingkong realized that in just a few years, the moon, like Earth Star, would be transformed into a habitable zone for humans.
Just as Li Xingkong was slowly touring the city, a spaceship flew across the sky. Judging from its size and scale, it was definitely not something built on Earth Star and then launched.
When the spaceship reached their area, it stopped, and several figures landed on it.
These figures moved erratically in the air. After breaking through the great formation, the light of their magical Magic Power flickered on their bodies, and then they slowed down and fell.
" Brother Li, it's been a long time."
When the figure landed in front of him, Li Xingkong saw that it was Tang Cheng.
"Indeed, who knows how long this seclusion will last."
Li Xingkong forward, and the two bumped fists.
"As soon as I heard you were out of seclusion, I came right away."
Although Tang Cheng's appearance hasn't changed much, his clothing and style have definitely made him look more mature.
"Your cultivation has improved quite a bit."
Li Xingkong glanced at him briefly and saw that Tang Cheng's cultivation had already reached the Late Qi Refining. Although he was still some distance from perfection, his cultivation was very solid.
"You're joking, Brother Li. During your seclusion, I also went into seclusion a few times, but I just couldn't sit still. After a month, my heart would race and I'd have to come out for some fresh air."
When it comes to cultivation, Tang Cheng is now quite adept at it, and it no longer seems as mysterious as it used to be.
In his view now, spiritual practice is not much different from ordinary schooling.