Chapter 2096

"How have you been playing in the Nine Provinces?" Feng Feng Shi asked.

Xiao Feng had arrived in the Nine Provinces for almost five months; during this period the two hadn't seen much of each other, Xiao Feng was immersed in the two great challenges, while Feng Feng Shi had been in secluded cultivation.

Origin Mi Jing, she no longer went there.

Originally she was supposed to reach the pinnacle, then be reborn with complete strength. But now she has already been revived, so the Origin Mi Jing has lost its meaning; instead, cultivation in the real world is more important.

Xiao Feng replied: "Recently I've been in Yu Huang City, I met the Yu Huang ancestors, and I also farmed a season in the Qi Luck good fields left by the Shen Nong ancestors."

"Oh? Looks pretty smooth." Feng Feng Shi nodded slightly.

"Speaking of which, how is your seniority calculated with the Yu Huang and Shen Nong ancestors?" Xiao Feng asked curiously.

Feng Feng Shi replied: "Of course I am somewhat older than them."

"Um..."

Although he was mentally prepared, upon hearing those words Xiao Feng still felt a bit confused.

Feng Feng Shi looks very young, and in interacting and talking she does not have the vicissitudinous feeling of ancient ancestors.

However, in terms of actual birth time, she is actually earlier than Yu Huang, and even earlier than Shen Nong; she is a daughter of Fu Xi the Old Ancestor, at least a figure from ten million years ago.

Feng Feng Shi saw his change in mindset and explained: "I fell early and did not undergo the wear of endless years, so compared to Yu Huang and the others I lack some of the ancient ancestors' vicissitude. In terms of actual years experienced, it's probably only a few hundred thousand years."

A few hundred thousand years and ten million years are two completely different concepts.

A controller of a few hundred thousand years is roughly at the peak of life, strength still advancing rapidly, influence

Force is also continually expanding.

But after reaching tens of millions of years, even without falling, one has already begun to decline, or entered a boring stage of life, frequently choosing to hibernate.

"Hmm, that's also pretty good. Although you've lost your strength, re-cultivating for a lifetime is equivalent to retracing the road of your youth, beneficial to your mindset. Anyway you'll eventually become strong; the process being a bit winding makes it more interesting." Xiao Feng said.

"Perhaps."

Feng Feng Shi neither affirmed nor denied.

"When will you come to Xi Huang Mountain?" she asked.

Xiao Feng thought for a moment, then replied: "Probably sometime soon. I've also toured Yu Huang City; after the harvest of the five grains, the Yu Huang Palace probably won't let me come and go freely anymore."

Previously being able to come and go freely was a privilege granted by Yu Huang.

Now the experience card for the Qi Luck good fields has ended; entering again, if there's no important matter, one would likely be blocked.

"Hmm, just come yourself, don't bring anyone else." Feng Feng Shi reminded.

Xiao Feng smiled: "How do you know I'm bringing someone?"

Feng Feng Shi lightly replied: "Xi Huang Mountain is in Qingzhou; on the very day you arrived, the strong ones on Xi Huang Mountain had already detected you. Their Divine Sense is much stronger than yours, so you didn't notice."

"Ah, so there are other strong ones on Xi Huang Mountain? I thought it was only you and Fu Xi the Old Ancestor." Xiao Feng was a bit surprised.

In that case, isn't he being constantly monitored by Feng Feng Shi?

Feng Feng Shi shook his head and said: "My father doesn't often stay home; he used to often wander the river of time, and recently he often goes to Chen brother's place. However, the plants, trees, fish, and insects on Xi Huang Mountain also have cultivators; the strongest among them has reached the Great Luo realm. When you come, then"

give you a recommendation.

Great Luo realm's plants, trees, fish, and insects……

Xiao Feng's head was buzzing.

No wonder it's the Dao Ancestor's place of quiet cultivation—indeed it's exceptional!

"Alright, I'll leave Yu Huang City in a few days, first send Zichen home, then come to disturb you." Xiao Feng said.

Upon hearing his way of addressing Han Zichen, Feng Feng Shi's mouth corner twitched slightly.

However, she wasn't the gossiping type and didn't ask anything.

"Go ahead, I need to cultivate." Feng Feng Shi issued the eviction order.

Xiao Feng nodded, glanced toward the direction of the forest outside, and said: "If that silly bird bothers you, you can subject it to any punishment you like, play however you want; if it dies I'll revive it again."

Then he bade farewell and left.

Feng Feng Shi also looked toward the forest direction, hearing this he murmured softly: "Any punishment? What punishment?"

Regarding how to discipline the two steeds that are becoming increasingly lawless, she was also quite troubled.

Xiao Feng's hint gave her inspiration; she couldn't help but recall some ancient methods of tormenting prisoners.

……

After leaving Feng Feng Shi's place of cultivation, Xiao Feng went to the Heavenly Towers.

The flow of time changed; the tempering effect of willpower and the efficiency of Enlightenment slowed tenfold, but time increased, allowing more things to be done.

He entered the Hegemony game, making the "paused" time continue to run, at 3600x flow speed, each second equals one hour, continuing the game.

When he last logged out, the Hegemony time was frozen at Hegemony Year 12603, July 8, having occupied a total of 8820 cities.

Now continuing the game, soon it's again day after day of time flowing.

Among the six human sages, the one with the highest overall aptitude, "Little Xi", has already reached level 99, about to take the final step to become

a max-level existence.

And since this began, the human territory simultaneously erupted in three major wars.

The fighting was intense; seven hundred cities in the east faced harassment from the Giant Beast Clan, while Xiao Nong and Xiao Sui led a hundred independent NPCs and large numbers of army dolls in resistance and counterattack.

The northern enemies are the Divine Wood Clan and the Holy Worm Clan; their allied forces, though the front's depth is not large, have an astonishing breadth, encompassing nearly six hundred outlying cities, almost dragging the entire northern border into war.

Xiao Chao and Xiao Xuan led many independent NPCs and troops in active resistance; with Xiao Xuan, the strongest in military capability, and an independent NPC over level 80 present, plus Xiao Chao as the oldest independent NPC holding the fort, the northern border, though not in good shape, faces no risk of collapse.

Conversely, the western border, despite having the highest-level Little Xi and the third-level level-97 Little Wa leading the troops against the enemy, the alliance of the Demon Rock Clan and the Strange Spirit Clan remains very strong, making the fighting somewhat difficult.

"The western enemy forces have four experts above level 95; for now don't confront them head‑on, focus on defense, wait for reinforcements from the east or north." Xiao Feng issued some reminders.

Actually, at this stage, high‑level NPCs are already quite smart; even without him they can keep running on their own.

Xiao Feng's significance as a player mainly lies in providing a god's‑eye view to understand the enemy's hidden main forces.

Little Xi and Little Wa, following the instructions of the ancestor deities, did not rush; they proceeded with steady, solid defensive combat.

Every day on the battlefield there is friction, and little dolls fall one after another.

Each doll's fall means a thousand soldiers die.

Most

At first, whenever one or two dolls died, Xiao Feng would feel heartache.

But now... after a battle, the number of dead dolls often reaches several thousand!

If it weren't for the ever-increasing population base, such battle losses would be unbearable.

Xiao Feng now rarely notices what use the interactions between those army dolls and his family have, but the earliest army doll that died in battle, and the doll that never remarried and silently raised his child, have always remained in his heart, impossible to dispel.

Especially recently, after hearing the tales of ancient times from Emperor Yu, his heart feels even heavier.

In every battle, those who fall are heroes of the human race.

Although this is only a single-player game, he seems able to see the ancient era, when the human race rose and fought for their kin, the seniors who stained the starry sky with blood.

The difference is, in the real world the human race's seniors have always been weak, and the war is bitter and hard.

And in this hegemony game, the human race is the strongest!