Stronger from Earth

Chapter 404 - 398: Floating Longevity Island

A handsome young gentleman with exceptional temperament, wherever he goes, shines brightly. Hongze appeared in front of the majestic Changsheng Group building, which has made great strides compared to a few years ago, blossoming and bearing fruit in various domains.

A single product—Life No. 1—is enough to make it a famous giant on the Mother Star. Coupled with the evolution potion integrated with Evolution Realm knowledge, and taken with a human chip, it can easily enhance one’s realm, even if it’s just within the Body Refining Seventh Realm, drawing countless people to flock to it.

The wealth of Changsheng Group is imaginable. Since its emergence, even if it does not match the giants like Life Science Group, it already has the makings of a colossal entity.

Upon hearing the name of Changsheng Group, the people of the Solar System and many Affiliated Star Domains can’t help but feel awe. Being able to develop potions that advance civilization and help billions to increase their cultivation level, how profound must their Divine Techniques be!

"Changsheng Group is unbelievably wealthy. I heard it’s Master’s enterprise, yet it never brought glory to Master because it couldn’t," Hongze looked up at the Longevity Island, suspended a thousand meters in the air. This is the headquarters of the Changsheng Group, with a very grand corporate style.

It’s known that the anti-gravity device supporting Longevity Island requires military backing and a lot of money to acquire.

Hongze walked into the garden below, contacted Ms. Chun Shui, and began to appreciate the Jiangnan waterside scenery of the garden. The fountains bubbled, the pond water flowed, green lotus leaves and red carp leapt, presenting a vibrant scene.

The spectacular views of Immortal Spirit Brocade, the Spiritual Qi misty like fog, made Hongze feel ethereal, as if about to become an immortal.

Such an environment improved his mood greatly, and even his nerves about meeting the master’s wife eased, just as if drinking a large bowl of icy water on a hot summer day, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Of course, if only the sound of the lazy giant panda munching on bamboo not far away wasn’t so loud, it would be even more perfect.

Hongze looked at the giant panda several meters long, its bright eyes appearing lazy, its fur shiny and smooth like satin, exquisitely unlike an animal.

Such a pet would delight anyone who sees it.

The panda raised its head, shook its legs and glanced at him with a superior and content posture, much like an emperor viewing a small landowner.

"What are you looking at, never seen a demon?" Xiong Bamboo suddenly spoke, surprising Hongze.

"I almost forgot, panda is a bear, not a cat. Hmm, you are quite cute," Hongze replied.

A large body capable of human speech indicates this is a demon beast, with a cultivation level no less than an Earth Immortal.

Upon careful sensing, only then did he perceive a dangerous aura from it, with faint Demon Qi dissipating. Without Evil Qi, it indicates a spirit beast with little battle experience and a good temperament.

Difficult to sense its cultivation level, but Hongze, with his experience, judged that an Earth Immortal at the Controlling the Sky or Divinity Transformation Realm couldn’t accomplish it, Dharma Body Realm would struggle, plus demon beasts don’t focus on Magic Secret Skills, indicating this rare demon king is akin to a nuclear weapon.

Changsheng Group is indeed extraordinary, having a Demon King guarding the gate, not something mere wealth can achieve. However, thinking of master’s might, who easily defeated the renowned Slavic Bear King, with a cultivation so strong it could move mountains single-handedly, such of Changsheng Group is not surprising.

Soon after, a floating car appeared to take him up to Longevity Island, the same even for visiting Earth Immortals, otherwise, once the defense system activates, it becomes a catastrophic killing machine.

On the floating Longevity Island, spirit grass is everywhere as if except for a few roads and some ancient style buildings, within ten kilometers are all herbs, any of which Body Refining Seventh Realm cultivators would regard as treasures.

The database in his personal terminal is astonishingly large, the information database established by students from Federation University is enough to collect most data, naturally recognizing every plant here, leaving him speechless.

The vast Longevity Island with spirit beasts and immortal herbs everywhere, yet devoid of any human presence, gazing at some buildings also reveals nothing unusual, appearing mysterious and unpredictable.

Guided by his personal terminal, Hongze traversed through numerous courtyards, heading towards the center of Longevity Island.

The mechanical life "No. 1" controls all terminals of Changsheng Group, acting as a god in the online world, surpassing all intelligence. Without any intelligent life invading, Changsheng Group’s network remains extremely secure.

Wang Xuan hasn’t returned for three or four years, yet it remains unchanged, obeying commands to protect Changsheng Group, letting it grow.

Forget about several years, for mechanical beings, a thousand or ten thousand years is but a blink, if it wished to sleep, it could do so for hundreds of thousands of years, until Wang Xuan returns.

No. 1’s current host is a foot-long silver ball, the cost of materials unimaginable, beyond the wealth of a Peak of Earth Immortal.

It projected a three-dimensional image of Hongze, who had just arrived with Lin Cheng lying in a rocking chair, her belly bulging.

"Mistress, this is the disciple the Mountain Lord accepted—Hongze, a very excellent young man," Chun Shui whispered beside her.

Knowing Lin Cheng was carrying the Mountain Lord’s child, she and her sister had been attending her closely. With the Mountain Lord’s absence, the mistress and the unborn young master were the most esteemed in Black and White Mountain.

The main focus of Black and White Mountain shifted here over the years, though not established long, its financial and material resources are unimaginable.

Lin Cheng appeared lazy, always lacking energy, drowsy, nurturing a small life is not easy.

Moreover, with Wang Xuan’s life essence, their child’s bloodline would be powerful, innately gifted, naturally a remarkable seed for cultivation, requiring significant life force for nurturing.

Even with her cultivation at the Peak of Dharma Body Realm, nurturing this child was beyond her strength, the Primordial Qi consumption was huge, even necessitating distributing her Life Origin for nourishment.

A Tree of Life rooted in the Valley of Longevity continuously injected massive vitality into her, preventing a drop in cultivation level.

Lin Cheng had consumed optimized versions of Golden Body Pill and Thousand-Life Pill, being a scientist herself, with extensive resources, knowing how to give their unborn child an advantage from the start.

Unfortunately, the child in her belly was a bit of a holdout, having not been born for over forty months, with an Origin growing stronger each day, becoming wondrous upon birth.

Lin Cheng gazed tenderly at her prominent belly, saying, "Since it’s a disciple acknowledged by Xuan, he must be an outstanding young talent, his willingness to see me shows his care."

At some distance, surrounded by lotus flowers, a pavilion without paths, an elderly man tapping his long pipe to shed the ash.

He walked on the water, step by step, as Lin Cheng attempted to greet him, but he stopped her, her resting quietly on the rocking chair with a wave of his sleeve.

Chun Shui always felt uneasy facing this elderly man, not because of guilt, but out of sincere reverence.

Void True Immortal, a super great power mighty enough to destroy stars, with life levels unimaginably high.

Visibly old and frail, yet standing tall, He Fang, sat at a stone table nearby, gazing at the young man outside.