Chapter 1 The Impact of the Past

"Wu Qi's life in the Demon Subduing World had a profound impact on him; he became a demon in that lifetime," Ke Yu said. "And in that life, two people were most important to him. One was the Wu family's young lady at the time, and the other was Brother Wu Ming, you."

Xu Jingming nodded.

"The Wu family's young lady is named Feng Yuqing in reality," Ke Yu said. "Her 'Flower Village Clan' has been seeking independence and the reconstruction of the 'Flower Village Civilization.' Feng Yuqing is one of the core members of the Flower Village Clan. Their desire for independence and the reconstruction of their civilization naturally angered the Qingfang Civilization! Naturally, they had to be severely punished. Although Wu Qi kept his distance from the Flower Village Clan, he spared no expense to protect Feng Yuqing's life and was dragged into it."

"How could a mere eighth-order Star Life withstand the Qingfang Civilization's wrath? Although he wasn't a member of the Flower Village Clan, daring to interfere in this matter meant imprisonment," Ke Yu said. "Brother Wu Ming, you entrusted me to take care of him, so I intervened! The Qingfang Civilization still had to give me some face, so they let him off lightly with a small punishment."

Xu Jingming understood, "Rebuilding a civilization...no wonder the Qingfang Civilization was furious."

"The Qingfang Civilization has 8,938 star systems," Ke Yu said. "It ranks among the top civilizations in the medium-sized universe."

Xu Jingming listened.

Medium-sized civilizations in the universe generally have vast territories, ranging from a hundred star systems to tens of thousands.

Like Xu Jingming's good friend, Senior Brother Gu Shan, his civilization, the Frost Language Civilization, has more than twelve thousand star systems.

"The Qingfang Civilization and our Demon Subduing Group have a long-term partnership. They recruit some volunteers, which satisfies the need for native residents in the Qing Country of the Demon Subduing World," Ke Yu said. "How did the Qingfang Civilization acquire such a vast territory? They couldn't have bought it all!"

Xu Jingming nodded.

Buying star systems requires willing transactions.

One side willing to buy, the other willing to sell! Xu Jingming expanded the Milky Way by seven star systems this time, and even with a premium, it was relatively easy! But if he wanted to expand by thirty or fifty star systems, the difficulty would increase dramatically.

Because those migrating civilizations would find it very difficult to find enough planets to migrate to.

"Normal buying and selling transactions can't form so many star systems," Ke Yu said. "Some powerful civilizations in the universe have vast territories, and their most fundamental method is to infiltrate and erode the weaker civilizations around them until they are annexed."

"After a long period of infiltration, the weaker civilizations become poor and weak. Countless people in the weaker civilizations yearn to become part of the powerful civilization. Long-term cultural infiltration will also make members of the weaker civilizations more eager to integrate."

"Thus, without spending much money, they naturally annex one weak civilization after another."

Ke Yu said, "The Flower Village Civilization was once a medium-sized civilization in the universe, possessing over one hundred and fifty star systems! But thousands of years ago, the Origin Life of the Flower Village Civilization died. They had no Origin Life, a gap in their Origin Life!"

Xu Jingming understood.

A medium-sized civilization in the universe must have had a tenth-order Origin Life in its history! In normal times, having a ninth-order Origin Life can maintain the civilization.

But once there is a gap in the Origin Life, the entire civilization is in danger.

"The Qingfang Civilization was worried that a new Origin Life would appear in the Flower Village Civilization, so they accelerated the pace of annexation. In just a few thousand years, they completely annexed the Flower Village Civilization," Ke Yu shook his head. "This annexation was too crude, too fast. So there are still many members of the Flower Village Civilization who want to rebuild their civilization."

"It was too fast," Xu Jingming nodded. "In a few thousand years, some eighth-order Star Lifes are probably still alive."

"The best method of annexation is to slowly infiltrate, making the weaker civilization actively want to integrate into the powerful civilization, naturally annexing it. They would rather spend tens of thousands of years, letting all the older generations die, and the younger generation will naturally have less resistance," Ke Yu said, "But the Flower Village Civilization has more than one hundred and fifty star systems. Letting it develop freely means a new Origin Life could appear at any time. They couldn't take that gamble."

"So the Qingfang Civilization quickly dismantled the Flower Village Civilization."

"They wooed powerful families, causing them to actively immigrate, creating a wave of immigration. The Qingfang Civilization infiltrated with a large number of corporate groups, cultural infiltration..." Ke Yu said, "They even directly assassinated stubborn elements. All sorts of methods were used in conjunction, and in a few thousand years, they completely annexed more than one hundred and fifty star systems."

Xu Jingming listened.

It was very common.

Why are some civilizations vast? Why are some civilizations weak?

Why do the three great high-level civilizations each occupy a universe domain? What about the other weak civilizations in these universe domains in history?

So Xu Jingming paid a premium to buy seven star systems, and he felt he was being very kind. Of course, choosing to buy and sell also had another reason, which was that it was the fastest way to expand! Want to do it without spending money? It would take a long time.

"The Flower Village Civilization only disappeared not long ago, and many people are still very attached to their homeland. They established the Flower Village Clan, wholeheartedly seeking to rebuild their civilization," Ke Yu said, "And obviously, this is something the Qingfang Civilization dislikes! It is even infuriated by it."

"Anyone who dares to rebuild the Flower Village Civilization will be severely attacked by the Qingfang Civilization," Ke Yu said, "This time, it is said that a traitor informed on them, offering a list of names he knew. Among them were some members within the Demon Subduing Group, including Feng Yuqing."

"So the Qingfang Civilization immediately sent people to take all these people away," Ke Yu said, "You also know that these people originally came from the Qingfang Civilization. They have jurisdiction, and I can't stop them."

Xu Jingming nodded.

"According to the Qingfang Civilization's methods, these people will almost certainly be executed after being taken away for questioning," Ke Yu said, "Wu Qi knew about the arrests. He is an eighth-order Star Life and has some connections these years. He tried his best to save Feng Yuqing's life...and was dragged into it."

"Actually, he and Feng Yuqing have always kept their distance."

Ke Yu said, "The Flower Village Clan really wanted to win over Wu Qi, and even Feng Yuqing proposed to Wu Qi...but Wu Qi was unwilling to join the Flower Village Clan."

"As for the events of the past few hundred years, you already know about them," Ke Yu said.

Xu Jingming nodded.

He had asked his younger brother Ke Yu for help, and Ke Yu would periodically notify him of news. Xu Jingming had long known about Uncle Qi's experiences over the past few hundred years.

The connection was only lost after the high-dimensional contamination.

"Where is Uncle Qi now?" Xu Jingming asked.

"He is in the Orion planetary prison, located in the Becky star system of the Qingfang Civilization's territory," Ke Yu said.

"Thanks," Xu Jingming stood up.

"It's nothing," Ke Yu smiled.

Xu Jingming being able to ask him for help made Ke Yu very happy! This was a super thick thigh! If he had the opportunity, he would naturally have to seize it.

...

Qingfang Civilization, Becky Star System, Orion Planetary Prison.

The planetary prison was perpetually cold, and the distant sun was incredibly small, casting extremely weak light here. Wu Qi sat on a rooftop, enjoying the icy scenery of the Orion planet.

Having been demoted from a high-level position in the Demon Subduing Group to guarding a planetary prison, Wu Qi didn't care; on the contrary, he found it enjoyable.

"Buzz."

A light screen appeared in front of Wu Qi, and a red-skinned strongman appeared in the light screen.

"Old District Chief," the red-skinned strongman grinned, "I have broken through to the seventh order."

"Oh? You are the fifth seventh-order in our A9 district," Wu Qi said with a smile.

"I'm planning to invite many brothers and sisters to celebrate together, Old District Chief, you must come," the red-skinned strongman said.

"Definitely," Wu Qi nodded.

Immediately, the light screen disappeared.

Wu Qi smiled brightly: "The group of children from A9 district back then have all grown up, and there are already five seventh-order Star Lifes."

Wu Qi, because he was valued by Ke Yu, the highest person in charge of the Demon Subduing Group, and was also an eighth-order Star Life, he had already held a high-level position in the group. At the same time, he also served as the district chief of A9 district.

A9 district, strictly speaking, raised a large number of children.

"Countless people live in the Demon Subduing World, and a single sleep is decades. It is rare to fall in love and have children in reality. Most of them are abandoned and left for the group to take care of," Wu Qi shook his head.

Frequently choosing to sleep meant there was no way to take care of children.

So the group was responsible for taking care of a very large number of children, even occupying a separate A district! These children had no backing, and many of the group's expenses were quietly plundered, entering private pockets under various names.

The children's lives were actually quite difficult and depressing.

Wu Qi's childhood was miserable, and he cared very much about these children, personally serving as the A9 district chief. With him watching over them, the quality of life of countless children immediately greatly improved. Many children were very grateful to this old district chief.

Of course, most of the later children felt that a good life was a matter of course.

Only the earliest group of children knew best that everything was because of the old district chief.

"Dad!"

Two figures flew over from afar.

Wu Qi turned his head to look, and it was a young couple.

"Dad." The girl jumped to her father's side and hugged his arm.

"Why did you two suddenly come out?" Wu Qi asked.

"Well..." the young boy said, "Mom has broken her promise in the virtual world several times. We want Dad to ask what's wrong with Mom? She doesn't even meet us in the virtual world."

"Did Mom encounter any danger?" The girl also worried.

Wu Qi looked at his pair of children and smiled, "Your mom is very busy. After she finishes this period, she will contact you."

"Oh," the children nodded.

Wu Qi felt a little sorry for his children.

"Is a career that important? Is it more important than children? The days for fixed monthly meetings, she has broken her promise several times in a row, it's just meeting in the virtual world, how much time can it take up?" Wu Qi sighed secretly. He had never dared to tell his children that he and their mother were already divorced.

In the beginning, they had been very loving and intimate, but the more it went on, the more he could not tolerate it.

"Hmm?"

Wu Qi suddenly froze.

In the distant universe starry sky, a figure walked out from it.

Wu Qi stood up, looking at the person in front of him in disbelief.

He was wearing a simple blue robe, which was the attire of the Demon Subduing World. His appearance was still exactly the same as it was hundreds of years ago in the Demon Subduing World, and his smile was still so familiar. Only, his aura was much larger than it was in the Demon Subduing World.

"Uncle Qi," Xu Jingming smiled, "Long time no see."