"How long have I been asleep?"
Qi Ping, regaining consciousness, felt an incredible sense of comfort throughout his body. 'Why does it feel so good?' Since gaining consciousness, he had never felt so relaxed. Every corner of his body was transparent and natural. His soul and thoughts were clear and bright.
Even his breathing triggered the movement of laws, and insights into the laws of heaven and earth constantly flashed through his mind.
"Why has my affinity with this world reached such a high level? It seems my gains while sleeping were not small..."
"And the strength and density of the Seven-Colored Immortal Vein has almost reached the level of a Rank 7 spirit vein?"
A Rank 7 spirit vein was equivalent to the cultivation of a Unity-stage cultivator. With the strength of the Seven-Colored Immortal Vein, it was enough to support several Unity-stage cultivators.
Looking at the scene before him, Qi Ping knew that the Star-Sea had won that battle. Otherwise, even in a heavily injured, slumbering state, he would have been forced awake. If the Star-Sea had lost, the Seven-Colored Immortal Vein would not have grown to this level.
"Let's see how the outside is!"
Immediately, Qi Ping's divine sense swept out. The power of the Druid, centered on the Seven-Colored Immortal Vein, instantly spread across the vast Nine Domains...
But with one look, Qi Ping was stunned by what he saw!
"Is this the Star-Sea Nine Domains? The change is too big!"
There were large-scale spirit fields equipped with specialized magical tools and arrays. There were super-sized spirit animal husbandry bases with technical guidance and disease treatment centers. Most exaggerated were the super immortal cities rising from the ground. Their prosperity was far greater than any previous city, and they contained many things Qi Ping had never seen—likely inventions from the time he was asleep.
It felt like a fusion of technology and cultivation. But with the thinking ability of cultivators and the materials of the cultivation world, the level of intelligence and precision far exceeded the technological society of his first life. Compared to the current Nine Domains, his first life's tech society looked like a impoverished primitive society.
The development of the Star-Sea world wasn't limited to the Nine Domains. Large areas outside the domains had also been developed. Because almost no one had lived there before, development was easier. They could arrange industries based on terrain, spirit veins, and the environment. Most areas were planted with spirit plants conducive to the cycle of nature—special plants that could absorb lunar and solar power to feed the earth.
Whether it was spirit fish farming or spirit herb planting, everything was aimed at following the rules of the world's cycle. While ensuring they wouldn't over-extract from the spirit veins, they used the spirituality of living things to nurture the world and the veins below.
"This is done quite well!"
The cycle of heaven and earth has its set numbers. Following them can nurture the world. Over three thousand years, the difference between those who worked to reform nature to make it more suitable for life and those who drained the resources would be vast. The Star-Sea world was currently doing the former.
Qi Ping could clearly feel that the world-power was very active. In the terms of a living being, its vitality was getting stronger and stronger. It was in a fantastic state.
"It seems the systems I worked so hard to build and the talent I cultivated were not in vain."
Qi Ping was very satisfied with this result. More importantly, it had functioned so well even without his management. However, he also knew that the reason it stayed stable was because the core team he had raised was still there. With them to suppress the world, no one dared to act on the philosophy of 'everyone for themselves' or 'slaughter all beings to help me become an immortal.'
Most importantly, he was still alive. As a Myriad Manifestation Druid, he could still mobilize the power of an Earth Immortal. He found that his Earth Immortal domain was no longer limited to the Nine Domains; dozens of surrounding domains were now included. The power he could mobilize was many times stronger than before.
In the current Star-Sea world, he was almost invincible. Unless it was a world-level war—which was something no individual could easily overturn—he was the master. Even Mahayana-rank experts appeared too small for a high-level world. With him here, who dared to stir up trouble?
After observing the Nine Domains, Qi Ping nodded repeatedly in approval. "Not bad, not bad! They didn't disappoint me; there are even many unexpected surprises..."
But the greatest surprise wasn't those! The most attractive things were the massive ships that could sail stably in the void! Or rather, the Star-Sea Void Great Ships!
With a careful probe, Qi Ping obtained information about these ships.
The Void Great Ships were an epic masterpiece led by Meng Yan. The purpose of their creation was to realize the "Myriad Worlds Trade Plan" Qi Ping had proposed. To complete this task, they had to possess tools capable of sailing in the void.
To sail in the void, one first had to ensure spatial stability. More than ninety-nine percent of the spatial rings in the Star-Sea world would shatter upon entering the void, let alone resist void turbulence. Stable space was the foundation for large-scale trade!
That problem had been solved. Meng Yan, along with the Void-Aether Fish and Ji Qingyue, had studied the void environment outside the world to ensure the ship's spatial defenses could resist turbulence and storms.
Next was the energy problem. The endless void was too large; traveling from one world to another was measured in years. If they relied entirely on spirit stones, the profit would drop significantly. Therefore, the Void Great Ships were equipped with arrays and spirit plants that could absorb lunar and solar power, ensuring self-sufficiency while exploring the void in a non-cultivating state.
Cultivating in the void was almost impossible. Aside from the massive differences in rules, the scale of energy was not enough to support cultivation. This was one of the reasons why almost any being, even a Mahayana cultivator, could not completely leave their world. Like duckweed without roots, survival was a problem, let alone cultivation.
With spatial strength and self-sufficiency as the foundation, the next issues were offense, defense, concealment, and even countermeasures against causality and heavenly secrets. These factors would directly determine the success of the Myriad Worlds Trade Plan.