With the arrival of Tang Cheng and his group, the number of people increased, and the atmosphere became lively.
The group of people followed one after another and toured Guanghan District Six in less than half an hour.
"Where else would you like to go, Brother Li?"
After looking at this, Tang Cheng asked a question. Along the way, they had been looking at the sights and reminiscing. Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they quickly became familiar with each other again through casual conversation.
"We can look into other places later. Let's go back to Earth Star first. This seclusion has been too long. I need to recharge."
Although there are still many changes that cannot be seen on the moon, Li Xingkong has been in seclusion for so long, and what he misses most is Earth Star and his family. He can think about other things later; he should go back to Earth Star first.
"No problem. So, are you planning to go back by yourself or take our new spaceship?"
Tang Cheng pointed in the direction the spaceship had left and asked.
"This is the first spaceship produced by our White Jade Capital, named 'The Medicine-Pounding Guest,' which is derived from the Jade Rabbit descending to earth in Journey to the West. Its main purpose is to travel between Earth's orbit and the lunar surface. It's quite fast; without needing to enter the atmosphere, a round trip between Earth and the Moon takes only about a week."
"Since we have this new spaceship, let's take a ride and try it out."
Although Li Xingkong wanted to go back to Earth Star to take a look, he wasn't in a hurry. After all, what he wanted to see most right now was the changes over the past eight years, and he had already started to see them along the way back from the moon.
"No problem, let's go then, the spaceship will land in Guanghan District One."
Now that we have this spaceship, a round trip to the moon isn't as time-consuming as I imagined; it's almost like going on a long trip. Back when Li Xingkong was in school, before he started Qi Refining, a single trip on a slow train to the city would take him two days and one night. At the current speed, he'd probably return from the moon in about the same amount of time.
Upon hearing Tang Cheng's description of the spaceship's speed, it was found to be comparable to his own flight speed. After all, the spaceship's main material was also Bone-Tempering Grass, and Li Xingkong's Foundation Establishment was based on Bone-Tempering Grass. In fact, the difference in strength between the two was minimal.
Moreover, in a vacuum, it's not only Li Xingkong who can accelerate infinitely. Any means of transportation flying in space can accelerate infinitely; it's just a matter of how fast they can accelerate.
Therefore, Li Xingkong was not surprised that the spaceship could reach such a high speed.
"If we take the spaceship back now, we might even see some surprises along the way."
As Tang Cheng walked, he whispered to Li Xingkong.
"Oh? A surprise? I'd love to see what the surprise is."
Li Xingkong was also curious about what could make Tang Cheng utter the word "surprise."
After the spaceship finished unloading its cargo, the group boarded the spaceship and began their return journey.
This spaceship is quite large, a far cry from the rocket landing module Li Xingkong used to reach the moon. That previous landing module was pitifully small and crammed with all sorts of equipment and supplies, making movement difficult. But this spaceship Medicine-Pounding Guest, is different; its internal space is quite large, enough for a dozen people to live and move around normally.
Even the largest submarine on Earth Star would be about this size.
The fact that Earth was able to create this Medicine-Pounding Guest already demonstrates a significant advancement in Earth Star's technology over the past few years. It's not impossible that they might even return to find the world order has changed.
The spaceship's flight in space was surprisingly smooth, without any turbulence. As the spaceship left the lunar surface, its speed increased, and in just half a day, Li Xingkong felt that its speed was almost the same as when he was flying.
The only difference is that this spaceship accelerates more slowly than itself, taking half a day to reach this speed.
Looking around at the various facilities inside the spaceship, Li Xingkong shifted his Divine Sense, slowly observing the structure of these facilities and guessing their functions. At this moment, Tang Cheng suddenly shouted.
" Brother Li, come quick! There's a surprise!"
Upon hearing Tang Cheng's voice, Li Xingkong stood up and looked out the window that Tang Cheng was pointing to.
Far out the window, a small, lump-like object was slowly approaching, moving at a steady pace, step by step, toward the moon.
"This is?"
Li Xingkong couldn't figure out what it was.
"This was created by the cultivators on our Earth Star."
Tang Cheng said with a smile.
"Ever since learning of your feat of physically reaching the moon, as the first batch of cultivators have successively entered the Late Qi Refining Stage, they have also begun to stir, preparing to replicate your feat."
"Me, Brother Wu, and the top performers from our martial arts tournament, Brother Gou and Wang Dabao, also have this plan. Two years ago, a few of us made a pact to team up and embark on a journey to the moon."
"However, because so few people have mastered the Moonlight Qi Refining Method, our journey to the moon began in geosynchronous orbit and ended on the moon. Even this short distance took almost a month. Fortunately, we took turns leading the team and brought many contingency plans, which allowed us to successfully land on the moon."
Tang Cheng casually praised himself, but his beaming expression revealed an undeniable sense of pride.
"That's impressive, very strong."
Although the people on Earth Star all use the Rising Sun Guide as their starting point, Li Xingkong naturally left them these Qi Refining Method as well. After Rising Sun Guide, if they want to advance further, they will naturally seek out stronger Qi Refining Method to practice on their own.
Even so, achieving a physical lunar landing in such a short time through multi-person collaboration is quite an accomplishment.
"Ever since our moon landing, this route has been called the Road to Immortality in Divine Land. Almost every one of them who has reached the Late Qi Refining Stage starts preparing to travel this path."
"This year, there are even more cultivators who have reached the required level, making this path even more bustling. Now, this path has become a necessary one for every cultivator. If one cannot pass the Road to Immortality, it means that their cultivation is not up to par, their foundation is unstable, and they need to hone it further."
"Ah, this trend is really strange..."
Li Xingkong truly never expected that his unintentional act back then would now become an essential step for cultivators.
" The Medicine-Pounding Guest travels back and forth on this road for another reason: to rescue cultivators who give up halfway. It serves as both a spaceship and an StarCraft ambulance, and now the cultivators of Divine Land know everything about it."
"No wonder it's called that. By the way, what's the throughput of this road?"
Li Xingkong looked at the spaceship again. This time, after Tang Cheng pointed it out, he noticed that there was a lot of emergency medical equipment inside the spaceship.
"So far, the pass rate is only around 60%, and this probability is decreasing as more and more people participate."
Speaking of this, Tang Cheng smiled and shook his head.
"Many people aren't sure about their own cultivation level. They see others leave and want to leave too. This trip will let them see their own strength clearly."