The moment Song Ming and Tang Tian stepped into the courtyard, they felt a shiver of comfort, as if the place possessed some kind of magic. They even felt that the air was much fresher than outside.

The first thing you see is a peach tree, laden with fist-sized peaches, bright red and juicy, their fragrance filling the air.

Tang Tian stared at the peach tree in disbelief. He knew that when he came before, the courtyard was empty. He wondered if it was a wood-type ability.

"Grandpa Song." Tang Ning hurriedly came forward and happily hugged the old man.

"Haha, Ningning, you've grown into a young lady." Song Ming laughed.

"Let go now, what kind of behavior is this?" Tang Tian glanced at Li Daoyi under the peach tree and said hurriedly.

Tang Ning stuck out her tongue. In front of outsiders, she always appeared as a resolute soldier, only showing her girlish side to those closest to her.

Song Ming also looked over and saw a stone table under the peach tree with a teapot and teacups on it. Li Daoyi was smiling at him, and in his arms sat Mengmeng, who had been in the mall earlier. The little girl was eating a bunch of snacks. In a corner of the courtyard, Qi Yu was doing exercises, seemingly unaware of their arrival.

"Song Ming greets Mr. Li." Song Ming quickly stepped forward.

"Please have a seat, both of you." Li Daoyi gestured to the chairs beside him.

"Thanks."

The two quickly took their seats.

At this moment, the teapot floated up automatically, and the teacups moved to the two people. The teapot poured tea into the teacups in front of the two people.

"Please have some tea," Li Daoyi said.

"Thank you." The two quickly raised their glasses and drank.

A warm feeling instantly filled my body, and all the pores on my body opened up, as refreshing as drinking a glass of ice water on a hot summer day.

"What do you want with me?" Li Daoyi asked, looking at Song Ming.

"Sir, I have heard of your talk of immortal cultivators. I have come here to verify for myself what an immortal cultivator is and what the path to immortality is." Song Ming's eyes were full of curiosity.

"I see." Li Daoyi nodded.

"Immortals are those who preserve the true nature of life and seek it outwards. They use this to calm their minds and hearts, to transcend the realm of life and death, and to be free from any fear or anxiety in their hearts."

"The path of immortality is the method of cultivating immortality. It is based on cultivating Qi, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, cultivating one's own essence, Qi and spirit, breaking through oneself, and attaining longevity," Li Daoyi said slowly, holding up his teacup.

"To put it simply, an immortal is someone who transcends the realm of ordinary people, transforms themselves into a higher life form through cultivation, and possesses immense power and a long, eternal life." After saying this, Li Daoyi drank his tea and quietly looked at the two of them.

Song Ming's lips trembled slightly, his mind filled with shock. He felt that his worldview had been completely turned upside down.

"Immortal path, immortal path, cultivation of immortality, Mr. Li, are you really not a superhuman?" Song Ming asked excitedly. He had always suspected that Li Daoyi was a powerful superhuman, even though Tang Tian had told him about the other party being an immortal. He was still skeptical, but now that he had heard it with his own ears, he felt that the other party seemed to be a real immortal.

“I’m not.” Li Daoyi shook his head.

“What you call superpowers are actually a mutated form of immortal divine ability,” Li Daoyi said.

"Immortal supernatural powers?" The two were startled upon hearing this, their eyes widening as they awaited further explanation.

"I have read the information about the Blue Planet. Thousands of years ago, the world underwent a great change. Overnight, many people with superpowers appeared on the Blue Planet. In fact, this was because of the revival of spiritual energy. Some people with special constitutions had their own spiritual roots. After unconsciously absorbing spiritual energy, and because they did not have the relevant cultivation methods to harmonize themselves, they mutated and became what you call people with superpowers."

"After thousands of years of changes, you have actually forged a path of supernatural abilities. Although it may seem like there is nothing wrong with it, the path has become narrow. You have wasted so much of your spiritual energy and you have not yet escaped the identity of mortals."

After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he stood up with Mengmeng in his arms and slowly walked towards the peach tree.

He freed one hand, gently picked a peach, and handed it to Mengmeng.

The little guy was slightly disgusted, but still took a bite of the peach.

"It's not as delicious as the peaches from the Heavenly Plain," Mengmeng said, pouting.

"I understand why you've come." Li Daoyi touched Mengmeng's messy hair without turning around.

Song Ming's body jolted, and he stood up as well.

"No one can resist the temptation of immortality," Li Daoyi said with a smile as he slowly turned around.

Having his true thoughts exposed, even at his advanced age, Song Ming couldn't help but blush and give an awkward laugh.

“I can help you, but what can you give me in return?” Li Daoyi asked.

Upon hearing this, Tang Tian and his grandson Tang Ning immediately looked at Song Ming. They knew that their Tang family had already submitted to Li Daoyi, but Song Ming had a special status as the highest-ranking officer of the alliance. Every move he made represented the entire alliance. The two couldn't help but worry that this stubborn old man might say something that would anger Li Daoyi.

Song Ming lowered his head slightly, deep in thought. Before coming here, he had considered how to obtain the pill from the other party, but after meeting him in person, he realized that the other party was a person who was detached from worldly affairs, and money was just an insult to him.

"I truly do not know, and I hope you will enlighten me, sir. Whatever your request, I will do my best to fulfill it," Song Ming said in a deep voice.

Li Daoyi was clearly satisfied with the other party's attitude, nodded slightly, and then stretched out a finger and drew a circle in the air.

The circle slowly solidified in mid-air, and soon a miniature version of the blue planet appeared.

The group looked at the familiar blue planet in surprise, and then looked at Li Daoyi with some confusion.

"Heh..." Li Daoyi didn't say anything, and sat back down with Mengmeng in his arms.

The three looked at each other, unsure of his meaning.

The three of them stared at the blue planet in front of them. Gradually, the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas on it came into view. The three of them even felt as if they were giants standing in space, looking at the planet they lived on.

"Ah..." Tang Ning exclaimed in surprise.

Tang Tian and Song Ming, the two elders, came to their senses and looked at her in confusion.

"Sir, sir, you want the entire Blue Planet?" Tang Ning said in disbelief.

"What?" The two were immediately startled and looked at Li Daoyi.

He nodded approvingly at Tang Ning; this girl was extremely perceptive.

"Hiss..." Song Ming gasped.

"Sir, you, you really..." Song Ming stammered.

"That's exactly what I mean. Can you do it?" Li Daoyi smiled slightly.

"Awoo..."

Just then, Mengmeng suddenly jumped out of Li Daoyi's arms and swallowed the water ball in mid-air. Then she blinked her big eyes and looked at the two of them. Her clear gaze gave them a terrifying feeling, as if this little guy had the ability to swallow the entire Blue Planet in one gulp.

"Sir, this is too difficult. Although I am the commander of the alliance, there are some things that I cannot decide alone. Besides, besides China, there are also Europe and other alliances of all sizes on Aquamarine Star," Song Ming said with a wry smile.

"I just want to know your opinion: are you willing to let me have Water Blue Star?" Li Daoyi said slowly.

“Sir, you are a man of great ability. If you were to take control of the Blue Planet, I believe it would be a blessing for all living beings. Therefore, I am willing,” Song Ming said in a deep voice.

"Hahaha..." Li Daoyi laughed.

“You made the right choice. The Blue Planet will soon usher in the era of cultivation,” Li Daoyi said.

"What?" The group was immediately taken aback.

"Don't forget what I said before. I will pass on the cultivation techniques to you. It's better for everyone to become a dragon than for one person to become a dragon," Li Daoyi said slowly.

"That's great, that's great!" Song Ming exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this.

"Sir, what should I do?"

"Don't rush. I will teach you a few cultivation techniques to help you get started. Then you will know that what I said is true. As for Europa and the other alliances, we will see how they choose. You only need to know that it will only take a moment for me to destroy this planet. The reason for this is that this planet is still of some use to me."

“You don’t need to doubt it.” After Li Daoyi finished speaking, the three of them felt dizzy and disoriented. When they came to their senses, they found that they had left the courtyard and were surrounded by an endless starry sky. They were floating in the void of the universe with nothing beneath their feet.

The three looked at Li Daoyi and saw him holding Mengmeng's hand, looking towards the other side of the void. It seemed that many shooting stars were flying rapidly towards them, and behind them was the Blue Star.

"This, this is space," Tang Ning exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s right, those must be alien meteorites, right?” Li Daoyi said, looking at the distant shooting stars.

"Yes, yes," Song Ming quickly replied. He had seen the satellite images, and they were exactly the same.

"Old Song, look, those are our warships!" Tang Tian exclaimed, pointing into the distance.

Behind them, numerous starships floated on the outer perimeter of the Blue Planet; these were the warships of the Chinese Alliance, which were deployed in space year-round.

It was the first time the three of them had ever seen a warship from this angle, and they found it incredibly amazing.

Li Daoyi waved his hand, and the three of them felt the scenery around them flip again. Suddenly, they stepped on something hard, and in the blink of an eye, they found themselves on a desolate planet, surrounded by enormous craters.

"An alien battlefield," Tang Tian murmured.

"It really is an alien battlefield. Twenty years have passed, and I never thought I would come here again," Song Ming said, looking around.

The Alien Battlefield, as the name suggests, is where humans and alien beasts fight. It is a strange planet that suddenly appeared outside of the Blue Planet thousands of years ago. It is about the size of the moon. Every time an alien beast descends, it will come here and stay for a period of time before heading to the Blue Planet. The alien monsters seem to be unable to enter the Blue Planet directly. They can only adapt to the atmosphere of the Blue Planet after undergoing some kind of transformation here. Then, they will create a small wormhole through some kind of energy and travel to the Blue Planet through the wormhole.

After humans discovered this feature, they used warships to transport the superhumans to the alien battlefield as soon as possible to launch a counterattack against the alien beasts. Therefore, many starship wrecks, as well as the corpses of humans and mutated beasts, can still be seen around here. It is a bloody battlefield, and every year countless humans come here to hunt those hidden monsters.

"Rumble..."

Just then, the ground began to shake, as if something was about to emerge from underground.

“It’s an S-class alien beast,” Tang Ming said in a deep voice.

"Splash..."

Immediately afterwards, countless monsters the size of calves surged in from all directions. They had strange appearances, hard shells, and huge pincers, and looked like a combination of crabs and mammals.