"Clang, clang, clang!"
The next morning, just as Mingyue and Ji Shiyou were drifting off to sleep, they were jolted awake by a series of urgent knocks.
"Who's so inconsiderate, disturbing people's dreams so early in the morning?"
Mingyue grumbled, her eyes still closed. She was exhausted and just wanted to sleep.
"I'll go see. You go back to sleep."
Seeing Mingyue looking as lazy as a kitten, Ji Shiyou dotingly kissed her smooth forehead and got out of bed to find clothes.
He felt a pang of guilt. Yesterday, Mingyue's competitive spirit had been ignited, and he had performed a little too intensely, tiring her out.
"Old Ji, something's wrong! Hurry and tell Mingyue, the Endless Sea of Clouds has disappeared."
The one knocking was Wen Qingtian, his face etched with anxiety. He knew it was impolite to disturb Ji Shiyou and Mingyue at this hour.
But the situation was urgent. When he woke up this morning, he found that the Endless Sea of Clouds that had shrouded the base was gone, so he had no choice but to rush over and bang on their door.
"What? The Endless Sea of Clouds has disappeared?"
Mingyue, still groggy with sleep, heard Wen Qingtian's words from outside the door and immediately became alert.
She quickly contacted the Sea of Clouds in her mind, but received no response. She hurriedly got dressed and went to get out of bed to investigate.
However, her legs were weak, and as soon as her feet touched the ground, she stumbled, nearly falling.
"Careful, I'll carry you out!"
Ji Shiyou flashed to her side, scooped her up by the waist, and carried her out.
With a flash of light, the two of them appeared on the summit of Yunmeng Mountain.
"It's really gone!"
Standing on the summit of Yunmeng Mountain, they saw the base's sky bathed in bright sunshine, stretching for miles.
The layers of clouds that had once enveloped the base were gone. The sky was clear and vast. Ji Shiyou was also shocked.
The Endless Sea of Clouds had been recognized by Mingyue and was connected to her mind. Its disappearance without her sensing anything was too bizarre. Even with his restored memories and cultivation, he couldn't discern the reason.
"Did it secretly return to the space?"
Looking at the situation, Mingyue was also baffled and couldn't explain it. She guessed.
With a thought, she, along with Ji Shiyou who was carrying her, entered the space.
"Let me down, I'm fine now."
Once inside the space, Mingyue felt her body rapidly recovering. The fatigue disappeared, and she asked Ji Shiyou to put her down.
However, she still couldn't sense the presence of the Endless Sea of Clouds. The two of them searched the entire space, but still found no trace of the clouds.
"It's all your fault. I noticed something was wrong with the Sea of Clouds long ago and wanted to check it thoroughly after repelling the enemy.
Who knew you insisted on consummating our marriage, and we missed the opportunity, leading to the Sea of Clouds' disappearance."
Emerging from the space, Mingyue playfully punched Ji Shiyou's chest, chiding him.
"It's my fault, it's my fault. But what did you mean by noticing something wrong with the Sea of Clouds?"
Ji Shiyou quickly admitted his fault, though he wasn't sure what he had done wrong. As long as Mingyue said it was his fault, then it was his fault.
"Forget it, I won't blame you anymore. It's my own fault.
Actually, when Yuan Que led the zombies to attack the city, I already noticed something was wrong with the Endless Sea of Clouds.
At that time, I had already commanded the Sea of Clouds to shroud Hope City, and it would defend against any attacks.
But when Yuan Que used Cang Lan to attack the city walls, the Sea of Clouds remained motionless, offering no protection at all.
It was as if it didn't exist, completely indifferent. I found it strange then.
However, with the enemy at our gates, I couldn't afford to pay attention. I just planned to inspect it thoroughly after the battle.
Who knew you insisted on consummating our marriage, and for so long, that it delayed this matter."
Seeing Ji Shiyou's obedient demeanor as he apologized, Mingyue couldn't bear to be angry. This man had done everything for her.
She had just been anxious and spoken impulsively, but Ji Shiyou hadn't argued at all.
With Ji Shiyou's indulgence and pampering, the disappearance of the Sea of Clouds didn't seem so important to her anymore.
She looked at Ji Shiyou affectionately and calmly explained the anomaly she had discovered.
The two of them spent a long time reasoning about the anomaly Mingyue mentioned, but found no direction.
The Endless Sea of Clouds had vanished without a trace, leaving no clues.
Ji Shiyou even used his supreme cultivation to guide the moonlight, searching the apocalypse far and wide for the Endless Sea of Clouds, but found nothing.
However, it wasn't without gain. They discovered the hidden Azure Dragon Base and the mysterious laboratory.
Mingyue immediately led people to transport the supplies from the Azure Dragon Base and then set fire to both the Azure Dragon Base and the laboratory that manufactured the monsters, burning them to the ground.
The disappearance of the Endless Sea of Clouds became an unsolved mystery, and Mingyue and the others became busy.
After the last great battle, most of the zombies in the apocalypse had been wiped out.
Mutated plants and animals also rarely appeared. The environment of the apocalypse became safe, and survivors were no longer attacked.
The hidden survivors came in droves to seek refuge at Hope City, their numbers far exceeding everyone's expectations.
Hope City was nowhere near capable of accommodating them. It seemed that humans possessed an extraordinary survival instinct when danger loomed.
Initially, everyone believed that all the survivors in the apocalypse were in Hope City.
Now, it seemed that wasn't the case at all.
They had merely been hiding, and now that it was safe, they had all emerged.
The survivors who came to seek refuge at Hope City exceeded a million, and this didn't even include those who were continuously arriving from afar and had not yet reached them.
Looking at the survivors outside the city who could not be accommodated, Mingyue convened a meeting.
It was finally decided that they would help everyone transform the apocalypse and rebuild their homes.
With the threat of zombies gone, all places were safe. The only drawback was the damaged environment.
The land could not grow crops, there was no safe drinking water, and people's basic needs could not be met.
This was why they had braved arduous journeys to seek refuge at Hope City.
Therefore, they chose ten cities in the apocalypse that were not too severely damaged as pilot projects.
They would first use the soil improver developed by Dr. You Hen to improve the soil, and then purify the water sources.
Afterward, they would repair the cities, transforming the abandoned cities and relocating survivors to them to resume production.
The apocalypse was now flourishing, with everyone working hard to build a beautiful homeland.
They believed that soon, this world would return to its former prosperity before the apocalypse.
Everyone would once again live a life of abundance, peace, and happiness.
In a dark cave, the air was chilling, and a cold wind blew.
"Master, I'm not dead yet! Did you save me?"
Zhao Wumian opened his eyes and looked at the person before him, exclaiming in surprise.
The person before him was his master, who had not only saved him when he was being pursued by his enemies.
He had also passed down the inheritance of witchcraft and the five sacrificial artifacts of the Wu clan. However, his master had disappeared afterward, and Zhao Wumian had searched everywhere for him.
He hadn't expected to see his master again after such a long time.
"No, you are already dead. You are currently in a spirit state, and so are they."
Zhao Wumian's master pointed to the other side of the cave and said coldly.
There were several other spirit bodies there, including the ghosts of Yuan Que, Gu Nanquan, and Yue You.