They came in a hurry, and they left in a hurry.
Having finally gotten justice for those who had sacrificed themselves due to the chaos on Earth Star over the years, Li Xingkong could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
As for the cultivators from Divine Land who were taken into the space by him and witnessed the whole process, they had already completely lost their ability to speak during Li Xingkong's assassination trip.
What else can I say? I thought I had found a powerful backer, but who would have thought that this backer was no different from something made of paper?
Despite having so many backup plans and so many preparations for resurrection, Li Xingkong found them all and wiped them clean as if he were playing with a child.
A third-rate civilization, a powerful nation under the Convention —all its prestige was nothing but empty fame in Li Xingkong's eyes.
It's a pity; if only one could follow the proper path of cultivation step by step.
If Li Xingkong is there at that time...
However, there's no going back. Once a mistake has been made, there's no way to escape punishment just by repenting.
Since the Underworld has not yet been established, Li Xingkong had no choice but to put them into his own Little Underworld model and let them suffer punishment in the three levels of hell first.
When the Samsara reincarnation begins again, let them be the first batch of test subjects.
Those who do not value the lives of others deserve this calamity.
After leaving the Sihali Kingdom, Li Xingkong hurriedly traveled along the shortest route back to Earth Star.
To be honest, Li Xingkong now has a feeling that Divine Land has become a burden to him.
Originally, it was intended to allow Divine Land to take advantage of the Dongfeng presented by spiritual cultivation, so that after liberating productive forces, it could become a truly ideal country.
But now, although Divine Land has become many times stronger and its territory has expanded to an unimaginable extent, the ideal country that was originally envisioned still seems to have not appeared.
On the contrary, because the transformation was too rapid, internal conflicts and problems brought about by cultivation followed one after another, and he could only clean up the mess time and time again.
To be honest, although Li Xingkong was a cultivator, he was still a human being, and humans are prone to disappointment.
When everyone sees their child born, they feel that he/she is a gift from heaven, unique and extraordinary.
But as children grow up, this pride or confidence is gradually eroded away without them even realizing it.
Perhaps it was his incorrigible behavior as a child, perhaps it was his poor academic performance in school, or perhaps it was his rebellious behavior as he grew older...
Cleaning up his messes time and time again, despite the bond of family, still leaves parents with an increasing sense of disappointment.
Li Xingkong certainly couldn't be considered a parent, and Divine Land wasn't a newborn child either.
He didn't want to always be cleaning up after Divine Land. After doing so much, he always wanted to see something that would attract him and make him feel that all he had done was worthwhile.
The Divine Land People are self-reliant and content with a simple life.
But what attracted Li Xingkong hundreds of years ago were these same qualities. If they're still the same qualities hundreds of years later, then hasn't he been working in vain?
Perhaps, sometimes cutting your losses is a good option.
However, everything will have to wait until he meets the expeditionary force. After all, these people on Earth Star can be considered juniors and the future to Li Xingkong Li Xingkong, but they cannot yet be considered his fellow travelers.
There may be ambitious people drifting among the crowd, but Li Xingkong doesn't have the time to distinguish them one by one.
Upon returning to Earth Star, Li Xingkong, as usual, headed straight for the Moon.
Although Ge Baoqi hadn't done anything particularly significant, he was actually quite skilled at using people. When Li Xingkong left, many departments on the moon were almost paralyzed, but when Li Xingkong returned, all those institutions on the moon resumed normal operation once again.
When Li Xingkong appeared in front of him, Ge Baoqi was sitting by an artificial lake on the moon, leisurely fishing.
Upon seeing Li Xingkong, he immediately threw his fishing rod into the water and sat up straight.
"You're quite free, huh? Going fishing, huh?"
Li Xingkong feigned ferocity.
"No, no, no, it's nothing. I'm testing the water quality, yes, testing the water quality."
Ge Baoqi stammered, his hands suddenly trembling with panic.
"Alright, stop talking nonsense. Tell me what's going on. Are you trying to wash your hands of things? I asked you to do something, and you're just resting here."
Although Li Xingkong had used his Divine Sense to investigate and knew that the moon had resumed its operation, he still needed to ask this guy for the detailed information.
" Brother Li, I've done everything you asked me to do. Re-selecting personnel, getting the organization back in operation—I've done it all flawlessly."
"I'm not a politician, and I don't understand planning or national policy. I just restored the policies and development plans from before the expedition, and that's how it will be for now."
Ge Baoqi spat repeatedly, fearing that Li Xingkong would punish him for not doing things well.
"And what about you guys? Don't you have any interest at all?"
Li Xingkong quite curious. Logically speaking, Ge Baoqi was actually quite ambitious. Since he had given him so much power, it was impossible for him not to seek some benefits for himself.
" Brother Li, my Brother Li, who am I, Ge Baoqi? I'm an honest man. We brothers are not destined to be officials. Sending them up there would only harm them."
"I only approved a research lab for Ji Nanzhi and Ji Qiu each, so they can focus on their research. I wouldn't dare mess around with this kind of power."
Ge Baoqi looked completely sincere, but Li Xingkong didn't believe him at all.
He was telling the truth, but he didn't say a single untrue thing.
"And what about you? What position did you give yourself?"
"No, no, I'm completely free of official duties now, I haven't left myself anything at all."
Ge Baoqi shook his head like a rattle drum.
He definitely didn't reserve a position for himself, otherwise how would he have time to go fishing?
"You rascal, ha, alright, alright, then tell me, what's with this retirement benefit for someone at the national level?"
Li Xingkong probed briefly, and was so angry he laughed.
This guy really didn't leave himself a position. After taking over Li Xingkong's arrangements and restoring the paralyzed departments in Divine Land to normal, he took advantage of his position as imperial envoy, second only to the emperor, and retired for himself.
Whether others retire or not, they should be treated according to their position and rank.
But he's different. Now he's the one who calls the shots. With a stroke of his pen, he got himself a retirement with the highest possible benefits.
No power was left behind, and the treatment was exactly the same.
No wonder he still has the mind to fish here; he's quite the character.