Chapter 993: Chapter 990: The Advent of the Cultivation Civilization
The intense movement of the continental plates lasted a full day and night.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, torrential rains arrived.
The whole Earth seemed to have entered an apocalypse countdown, massive disasters enveloping every corner of the globe, leading to widespread destruction.
The world shows no mercy; all beings are mere straw dogs!
At this moment, all creatures are equal.
Mountains, rivers, grass, trees, skies, seas, and streams, as well as the humans who have stood at the top of the food chain for thousands of years, face equality in the face of such devastating calamities.
In the human world, regardless of one’s high status and power, wealth, or the majority who are impoverished, they are all equal in life and death under this colossal disaster.
Of course, facing such disasters, Martial Artists and Superpower Users who have cultivated to a certain Realm naturally have a much higher chance of survival.
To ordinary people, this is a terrible disaster that harvests life.
The severe shaking for a day and night, and the various ensuing chain disasters, destroyed more than seventy percent of the global population.
The continental plates continued to tremble, and crustal movement persisted, but the Power was much reduced, significantly slowing the harvesting of life.
With the destruction and disappearance of artificial satellites, communication capabilities globally plummeted, relying only on ground base stations for signal. The frightening thing was, with this severe crustal movement, the underground cables in many countries suffered severe damage.
In a short time, human civilization regressed by hundreds of years.
Communication, electricity, natural gas, ground traffic, and various systems suffered unprecedented massive destruction.
Order in various countries collapsed rapidly.
Fortunately, these apocalyptic disasters only lasted seven days and nights.
Especially during the last six days and nights, the ground tremors were very mild, not causing too much disaster, only seven days and nights of continuous rain, making people feel extremely oppressed, as if the end of the world could arrive at any moment.
On the eighth day, the sun finally reappeared in people’s sight.
Although occasional minor tremors could still be sensed, the appearance of the sun brought hope to people.
Interestingly, these seven days and nights of heavy rain did not result in large-scale flooding disasters.
As if the ground absorbed the rain at a rapid speed, soaking it into the earth.
Even cities that previously experienced waterlogging from a single rain did not show signs of flooding during this rainstorm.
The whole ground seemed to have cracked open numerous gaps, greatly enhancing its ability to absorb rainwater.
Yunwu Mountain’s Base.
With the first sunlight in eight days, Yang Fei, Qin Yanyang, and others felt much lighter at heart.
No one has left during these past days.
Initially, Qin Yanyang and others tried to contact various regions, attempting to send disaster forecasts nationwide, urging areas to respond actively and evacuate citizens in time to ensure people’s safety.
But later, when the satellite systems collapsed, ground base stations and underground and undersea cables were all destroyed, even phones couldn’t be dialed out, Qin Yanyang realized this disaster was different from the past.
At such times, everyone is at risk, and any orders are ineffective.
Survival is all up to fate.
Several mountains near Yunwu Mountain’s Base collapsed, and Divine Travel Realm and Innate Realm experts flying into the sky witnessed valleys suddenly shoot up from the ground, transforming into new peaks.
The mountains and rivers are reversed, and the earth roars, seemingly venting dissatisfaction angrily.
Everyone realized that the mountain streams within Yunwu Mountain’s Base Array core area were relatively less affected, maintaining their original appearance.
Not a single new building was destroyed by collapse.
Initially, everyone thought it was just luck, but by the seventh day, they noticed the Gathering Spirit effect around the entire Array suddenly disappeared.
Moreover, Yang Fei became incredibly haggard and weak.
After the Gathering Spirit effect disappeared, everyone saw Yang Fei, accompanied by Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu, along with Zhuge Cang, inspecting the bases around the Array, finding most of the talismans had shattered.
Only then did everyone understand that amid this great disaster, Yang Fei had operated the Cloud Mist Mountain Array to defend against the massive destruction.
Although most present were high-capability Martial Artists, there was also a large military presence, and even the special soldiers didn’t dare say they’d survive such a terrible catastrophe.
Thus, the Array was indeed a life-saving grace for ordinary soldiers and builders gathered within the core area of the Cloud Mist Mountain Array.
With the sun rising and the ground’s tremors becoming much milder, mostly only occasionally felt, everyone felt a post-disaster survival relief considering no casualties were seen here.
"Look, the moon is getting bigger, as if it’s going to touch Earth."
Someone exclaimed.
Everyone noticed this in recent days about the increasingly large moon. Initially, it seemed like an illusion, but as the moon kept approaching, growing larger, everyone realized something was wrong.
Looking up, they indeed saw a huge round moon hanging overhead, illuminated by the sun’s rays.
For the first time in their lives, they saw the moon so closely that everyone worried it might fall.
"What exactly happened?"
"Why did such a disaster suddenly occur?"
"The moon has always orbited in its path, how did it suddenly deviate from its original orbit, continuously approaching Earth? Has Earth’s gravity increased?"
Someone immediately tried jumping and shook their head, saying, "No, I just jumped, and it feels easier somehow. Is it an illusion?"
Everyone felt their sensations, and then, all showed joy.
It indeed felt lighter.
Feeling lighter, as if they could fly at any moment.
A member of the Military Department, only at Energy Transformation Realm Ninth Grade, excitedly said, "Why do I feel like I can easily fly now?"
"Me too."
"Could it be an illusion?"
"Try it."
So, many jumped into the air.
Previously, Martial Artists who hadn’t entered the Innate Realm couldn’t harness the Power Elements of the world to rise tens of meters, but now, they could jump twenty or thirty meters high.
Not only that, they could briefly hover and move sideways like the previous Innate Realm.
"Hahaha, you can really fly now!"
"It’s awesome, isn’t it like my Realm has improved a level?"
"It’s like some invisible shackle and bondage attached to us has disappeared."
"Yes, I feel the same, all of a sudden I feel lightened."
All Martial Artists were extremely excited.
Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang were no exception, feeling even more genuine and clearer sensations.
At this moment, they both had a sense of illusion, feeling as if they could truly fly without Earth’s gravity constraint.
Qin Yanyang held Yang Fei’s hand and said, "Accompany me outside to take a look."
Yang Fei knew she was concerned about the people, and nodded, "Alright, let’s take a look."
Qin Yanyang led him to soar into the sky.
In everyone’s sight, the two seemed to be able to roam the void, gracefully flying high, then changing direction, rushing toward Wu’an City, soon disappearing from view.
Hu Lizhong couldn’t help but sigh, "Truly the great roc rises on the wind one day, soaring straight for ninety thousand miles."
Zhuge Cang glanced at him, unable to hide the excitement in his eyes, saying, "This is true spiritual reawakening, Earth is transitioning from a technological civilization to a Cultivation Civilization."
Mo Li expressed immense excitement, "Yes, truly after the legendary millennium catastrophe is a grand cultivation opportunity. Just wondering how many casualties occurred outside, let’s go take a look."
Following that, he soared into the sky, finding it much easier to cross the empty space than before.
For those Cultivators who absorbed substantial Spiritual Energy, the rules of heaven and earth seemed even more familiar.