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If you can't protect the greater good, how can you protect your own family?

Li Yaowan and Li Yang withdrew from Xing Yao's Spirit Sea.

Xing Yao's Star Skill is quite unique, presumably related to her previous role in the Nature Department.

She was in charge of intelligence-related matters.

Somewhat similar to Qing Teng under Li Yaowan.

The Star Skill used to record eavesdropping is quite remarkable; even though Xing Yao remained unconscious, it did not affect her recording.

Some of these sounds are missing because a portion of Xing Yao's Star Soul was cut off.

The researchers of the Lost Space Society may well be aware that Xing Yao possesses such a Star Skill in her Star Soul.

But they didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't even think about separating it out.

Because stripping away this level of proficiency in Star Skill will cause irreversible damage to Xing Yao's Star Soul.

As for letting Xing Yao naturally forget...

There's no time for that; they need to seize every minute to conduct experiments.

Of course, they didn't believe Xing Yao would ever be rescued, so they continued eavesdropping.

Even if Xing Yao returns to the Huaxia Heavenly Palace now, the Lost Space Society won't take it too seriously.

The things Xing Yao eavesdropped on were all simple experimental commands.

Even if we analyze Huaxia Heavenly Palace frame by frame, we still can't figure it out.

As for Cheng Rui's voice, more than 20 years have passed, and even within the Lost Space Society, it's estimated that no one remembers it.

Xing Yao, unaware of what Li Yaowan and Li Yang had seen, asked curiously, "Did you find anything useful?"

Li Yaowan glanced at Li Yang nodded.

They couldn't hide it from Xing Yao.

Xing Yao is currently recovering and cannot use that Star Skill on her own.

She'll definitely use it once she's fully recovered.

Rather than letting her hear it herself later, it's better to tell her now and then instruct her not to tell anyone else.

Just as Li Yaowan was about to tell Xing Yao, she suddenly paused and said to Li Yang, "You come."

Li Yang: "?"

Li Yaowan said in Li Yang's Spirit Sea, "She trusts you more."

Li Yang was taken aback, but then her heart softened, and she replied, "Okay, I'll do it."

Xing Yao was completely unaware of what she was about to hear, and was still smiling at Li Yang, with a pair of pretty Xiao Li at the corners of her mouth.

Although it was her first time meeting Li Yang, she inexplicably liked her.

Perhaps it was because Li Yang saved her, perhaps it was because Li Yang was Si Kui's direct disciple, or perhaps it was because she was Nature Department Heavenly Fortune Bearer.

Regardless, Xing Yao felt naturally close to Li Yang, as if she had known her for a long time, without the slightest sense of unfamiliarity or distance.

Li Yang established Spirit Connection with her, and Xing Yao accepted it very quickly.

Li Yang paused for a moment, then said, "How about we wait until you've fully recovered before using this Star Skill?"

Xing Yao knew what was going on and said, "I know they've done a lot of experiments on me, but it's alright. I have the 'Sparse Words, Natural Heart Sutra,' I'm not afraid."

Li Yang smiled, lowering her voice slightly before continuing, "In your voice memory, I heard the voice of Uncle-Master Cheng Rui."

Upon hearing this, Xing Yao's Spirit Sea trembled violently.

Her Xiao Li froze, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Grandmaster... but he's not..."

Li Yang briefly recounted what she had heard.

Xing Yao was shocked, Spirit Sea it took her a while to calm down, but soon waves of joy surged up again.

Her voice trembled even more violently. "Junior Aunt, please..."

She wanted to ask Li Yang to save Cheng Rui, but the words wouldn't come out.

Although she called Li Yang "Little Martial Aunt," the Little Martial Aunt in front of her was too young.

Li Yang had already rescued them, so how could she possibly place such a heavy burden on her shoulders again?

Li Yang was already in Xing Yao's Spirit Sea, and Xing Yao, in her emotional state, made no attempt to conceal herself.

Seeing her struggles, Li Yang felt a warm current flowing through her heart, and her nose felt a little sore.

"Don't worry, I'll figure something out," Li Yang said gently. "Right now, focus on getting better. And remember, don't tell anyone about this, so as not to alert them."

Xing Yao nodded vigorously and said, "Yes! I'll do whatever you say!"

Although these Nature Department Star Wielders have awakened and their Star Soul have been repaired, it will still take some time for them to return to their normal state.

Li Yang didn't rush to leave; she stayed in this small Realm Domain and spent three months with them.

If these three months were placed in the Huaxia Heavenly Palace, it would only take two or three days.

More than 100 Star Wielders have awakened.

They all quickly accepted Li Yang as their junior nun.

Among them, Xing Yao, Zhu Xi, and Yun Qi recovered the fastest and are already helping the Star Masters treat the other Star Wielders are still unconscious.

Li Yang felt she benefited immensely from the three months she spent with them.

Since Si Kui went into seclusion, Li Yang's cultivation level has improved by leaps and bounds. Although Li Yaowan gave her a lot of guidance, they were ultimately separated by factions.

Now, Li Yang has filled in this gap.

Xing Yao and the others did not condense their Origin Soul.

However, the Star Soul itself is the basic form of the Origin Soul, and they are of the same lineage in cultivation.

With their shared experiences, Li Yang gained a deeper understanding of the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul.

As more and more people fully recovered, they finally left the small Realm Domain and returned to the Nature Pavilion.

They were all pleasantly surprised to see the crops planted outside the city.

Seeing the Plow Ox Clan made me feel even more gratified.

The Plow Ox Clan was originally a small clan protected by the Nature Department. After the decline of the Nature Department... their situation should have been dire.

Ke Li Yang took very good care of them, even better than before.

The return of people from the Nature Department caused quite a stir in the Huaxia Heavenly Palace.

Everyone was naturally happy, after all, this was a powerful force.

Some people were very excited, especially the Star Wielders at the fifth or sixth rank, who came to the Nature Pavilion with tears in their eyes, searching for their former "captain".

28 years ago, the various factions often went on missions together.

The Star Wielders of the Nature Department is often their captain.

Because, in terms of the same level, no one is stronger than the Nature Department.

In the past, the most common team configuration for the Huaxia Heavenly Palace was one Star Combat Department, one Star Magic Department, one Spirit Department, one Star Support Department, and then Nature Department.

This kind of squad excels in melee combat, ranged attacks, ambushes, control, and even endurance.

This is also the smallest combat unit in the Huaxia Army.

A well-coordinated team can take on ten opponents single-handedly.

Unfortunately, after the destruction of the Nature Department, the relationships between the various factions became increasingly strained, and they rarely teamed up anymore.

To Li Yang's surprise, the baby-faced Zhu Xi was actually Kong Ling's captain.

Upon seeing Zhu Xi, Kong Ling's eyes welled up with tears as he exclaimed, "Captain... Captain, you're back!"

Zhu Xi was a head and a half shorter than Kong Ling, but she still jumped up and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll protect you from now on."

Li Yang burst out laughing.

Kong Ling blushed when he saw Li Yang.

Who would have imagined things would turn out like this?

How much time has passed...?

The girl who had just arrived at the Huaxia Heavenly Palace and fought against the beast tide with him was already Seventh Grade Realm Master of the Nature Department!

When Kong Ling first met Li Yang, he was already at the Fifth Grade Realm, and he is still at the Fifth Grade Realm now.

Zhu Xi said to Kong Ling, "Call her Little Martial Aunt!"

Kong Ling looked embarrassed.

Zhu Xi blinked. "You two know each other?"

Kong Ling's deputy jumped out with a grin and told them about Li Yang's first time coming to the Huaxia Heavenly Palace and following them on missions.

Zhu Xi also heard the laughter and comforted Kong Ling, saying, "Junior Aunt is Nature Department Heavenly Fortune Bearer, so it's only natural that her cultivation level improves quickly. We should compare ourselves to others, not to her."

Li Yang had already become familiar with them, and blinked, saying, "So, I'm not human?"

Zhu Xi chuckled and said, "Little Martial Aunt is destined to reach the Divine Venerable Realm. From now on, you can stop being human."

Xing Yao glared at her and said, "What nonsense! Even if you reach the Divine Venerable Realm, Junior Aunt is still human!"

Yun Qi, standing to the side, nodded solemnly and said earnestly, "Junior Aunt, it's a human."

Yun Qi is a very special existence in the Nature Department because he is half human and half tree.

This is also what makes the Nature Department so special.

Other factions have never accepted mixed-race individuals, but the Nature Department is unique in advocating for education for all.

Let alone a mixed-race like Yun Qi, even the Plow Ox Clan... if it weren't for the racial restrictions preventing them from cultivating, the Nature Department wouldn't mind passing on the "Sparse Words, Natural Heart Sutra" to them.

Li Yang led them to visit the Sand Fruit Realm Domain and the Blue Crystal Realm Domain.

Upon seeing the Blue Crystal Soil and the Deep Spring Water, everyone exclaimed in surprise, "What our Grandmaster has been searching for is actually right before our eyes, even though it's so far away!"

The "grandmaster" they referred to was not a single person, but rather the missing Master of the Nature Department.

Only then did Li Yang realize that Uncle Cheng Rui and the others had already been researching how to cultivate Star Core.

Tree Tower are a byproduct of the research process.

These Nature Department Star Wielders have been involved in many related projects and have numerous ideas and suggestions regarding the use of Blue Crystal Soil and Deep Spring Water.

Li Yaowan had long ago transferred all of the former research institutes of the Nature Department to Li Yang's name.

Originally, these research institutes were managed by minor students in the Department of the Nature Department, but now they can be handed over to these Fifth Grade Realm in the Department of the Nature Department.

Thanks to their research and analysis, the planting efficiency of Sand Fruit Tree has doubled.

What's even more amazing is that when Li Yang suggested that he would harvest the crops himself, they weren't surprised at all.

Xing Yao said nostalgically, "Our ancestral grandmother loved harvesting crops the most. She had a spatial Star Skill that could instantly harvest hundreds of millions of acres of fertile land after being released."