A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 270

Chapter 270: A Response from Deep Space

“Tenth Epoch of Antiquity: The Great Calamity descends, the Otherworldly Demons invade.”

“The Great Qin Immortal Dynasty casts nine great Celestial Ships, seeking a way out beyond the Primordial Chaos. Three are destroyed: Lin Que, Cheng An, and Shen Po Xu tragically fall. Only six Celestial Ships remain—Lun Quan, Xuan Gu, Chao Ying Feng, Kun Hai, Huan Xue, and Mu Huan Song— venturing into the outer realms.”

“The Primordial Chaos is perilous. I, Xuan Gu Ship, am willing to brave the dangers, venturing forth alone to explore the path ahead. Encountering a divine disaster, lost in an unknown world.”

“This small world’s spiritual energy is thin, almost non-existent. Xuan Gu Ship is forced to suspend operations and recuperate, awaiting the opportunity to rejoin the fleet.”

“……”

The general navigation log ended here. More details were available, but unnecessary.

“So, this celestial ship, called ‘Xuan Gu Ship,’ accidentally arrived in this world after encountering a ‘divine disaster’ in the Primordial Chaos, and it’s been here ever since, never reactivated?”

Ling Ling frowned slightly and looked at Luo Xue, asking in a deep voice, “Are there any records about what happened to the ship’s crew after they arrived in this world?”

“Let me see.”

Luo Xue nodded and continued searching.

She had almost all access permissions on the ship, but no corresponding identity information.

This surprised Luo Xue, but she put it aside for now.

After a while, Luo Xue found the relevant records. Fortunately, the people of the celestial ship had the habit of keeping detailed logs.

After a quick read, Luo Xue and the others finally understood most of the previous mysteries.

First, the origin of the natural disasters.

The violent, spiritual energy-fueled natural disasters weren’t a natural part of this world, but an ecological catastrophe caused by… the celestial ship beneath their feet.

This was a refugee ship, carrying not only enough recyclable resources to survive, but more importantly, the ability to terraform.

A refugee ship wasn’t a permanent home. The ship’s crew needed to find a suitable place to settle, but not all places were suitable.

Therefore, each celestial ship carried an incredibly powerful formation—it could be said that 80% of the ship’s power was dedicated to this formation.

Once fully activated, this formation could permanently change a small world’s environment, transforming even the most barren land into a blessed paradise.

—But the people of the celestial ship hadn’t expected that their first attempt would result in an unprecedented failure.

This failure directly led to the birth of spiritual energy storms, the sudden appearance of endless natural disasters, the slowing down of the day-night cycle, the entire world stuck in Eternal Day and Eternal Night.

The local human civilization was almost completely destroyed overnight. Even the efforts of the celestial ship’s crew couldn’t save them. Over 80% of the natives died in this disaster.

Only a small portion survived, struggling under the protection of the ship’s crew, forming what was now known as the previous civilization in history.

So, the reason why the glory of the previous civilization couldn’t be replicated wasn’t because of the current human society was not up to task. Rather, that glory belonged to the people of the celestial ship, not the natives of this world.

With the terraforming failure, only violent spiritual energy remained, rampaging across the world. To survive in these natural disasters, the people of the celestial ship simplified their ship’s engine system, creating the disaster engine, and built the first Suspended High Towers.

This previous civilization didn’t last long. When they discovered that the spiritual energy concentration in this world wasn’t enough to restart the “Xuan Gu Ship,” they abandoned it, sealing it within an illusion.

Finally, using the materials of this world, they created smaller celestial ships, similar to Immortal Slaughter, and left this world, hoping to rejoin their fleet.

—This was the truth of the previous civilization.

But… the reason for the terraforming formation’s failure, the nature of the native civilization back then, and the final destination of the celestial ship’s crew… these remained a mystery.

“…Some of the ship’s crew stayed in this world, integrating with the native civilization. But for some unknown reason, it was difficult for them to have children.” Luo Xue looked at Ling Ling and said softly. “But… there’s a special case in the records.”

“A man, whose surname was ‘Ling’.”

“Me?” Ling Ling pointed at herself in surprise, then her expression turned to understanding. “That makes sense, it seems only I can cultivate the Breathing Technique.”

After Luo Xue left, she had tried teaching the Breathing Technique to others, the previous Ceres.

But Ceres couldn’t sense spiritual energy at all and couldn’t cultivate. Therefore, until her death, she remained a mortal.

The two worlds were incompatible. Normally, one couldn’t simultaneously cultivate both abilities and immortal techniques. Ling Ling was the exception.

“A descendant of two different worlds, combining the power of two different systems…”

Su Yiyao looked at Ling Ling. She understood the danger of such a combination. Otherworldly demons were one such result, and chaos seemed inevitable.

Although she and Ling Ling were, in a sense, rivals, Su Yiyao didn’t want to see this kind older sister suffer such a fate.

“It shouldn’t be a problem.” Luo Xue said. “Fortunately, it’s just the Breathing Technique. If it were a higher-level technique…”

Higher-level techniques could reach the Spirit Condensation Realm, the true beginning of cultivation. The Innate Realm, in the Immortal Martial World, was just… a martial artist.

The current Ling Ling had only half a foot on the path of cultivation. This half a foot had given her a long lifespan, until Luo Xue’s return.

“Honestly, the small celestial ships in the records… they look familiar.” Luo Xue stared at the flickering screen, frowning slightly. “They look… a lot like Immortal Slaughter.”

“Those things that chased you in the Primordial Chaos?” Su Yiyao asked.

“Yes.” Luo Xue nodded.

“They do look similar,” Su Yiyao said, “Could it be that the crew who left are those people?”

“I think it’s very likely, but I can’t be sure.” Luo Xue pondered.

She remembered Dugu Di saying that his people had been wandering in the Primordial Chaos, which matched the description of the crew who left this world.

More importantly…

Dugu Di had found those five fallen celestial ships and was secretly planning something.

Luo Xue had been targeted because she might have discovered his plan, and even Wei had been sent…

“However, this celestial ship isn’t completely dormant.” Luo Xue tried to sense the ship’s status through the control center. “Some formations seem to be active…”

Although Luo Xue had all access permissions, she had only just begun to understand the ship’s internal structure.

Soon, Luo Xue found the active formations and teleported them there.

Upon entering, Luo Xue immediately understood their function.

“I see…”

“What’s wrong?”

Ling Ling quickly asked, and Su Yiyao also listened attentively.

“This is a scanning formation, constantly searching, its target… deep space.” Luo Xue said in a deep voice. “They must be using this formation to try and contact their fleet.”

“But unfortunately, the connection between here and the Great Thousand Worlds is different from the nine provinces and four domains. This is a completely different world, they won’t receive a response… wait…”

Luo Xue suddenly sensed a fluctuation within the formation and focused her attention.

After a moment, her expression turned serious.

“There’s a response, and… it’s from deep space…”

Deep space was the Primordial Chaos, and Ling Ling and Su Yiyao both knew its terrors, the birthplace of otherworldly demons and deep space behemoths.

A response from such a place… could it be received safely?

Luo Xue hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind. “We can receive it.”

“Isn’t that too reckless?” Ling Ling frowned.

“I’ve been to the Primordial Chaos. I know how to deal with it.” Luo Xue said slowly. “And more importantly, this response has been stored in the celestial ship for hundreds of years without any problems.”

And this was the response the crew had longed for. If they had received it back then, they wouldn’t have risked building those small ships and venturing into deep space.

Ling Ling and Su Yiyao nodded seriously, on high alert, their gazes fixed on Luo Xue, ready to intervene.

Luo Xue took a deep breath and opened the response channel.

“What the hell is this thing?”

An impatient voice rang out, and the short response ended.

“…”

The three were silent, exchanging glances, the atmosphere awkward.

Luo Xue found the voice familiar.

Just then, Su Yiyao’s expression changed, and after a moment of hesitation, she said,

“Ah Chou, I think… I can sense our world.”

“Here?”

Luo Xue asked in surprise.

“Yes, here.” Su Yiyao closed her eyes. “A faint bloodline resonance… I seem to see the Phoenix Emperor, and Master…”

“Can you communicate with them?” Luo Xue asked quickly.

“No.” Su Yiyao shook her head regretfully. “And they don’t seem to sense me.”

Even a quasi-emperor couldn’t establish a connection. No one in the Great Thousand Worlds could.

Luo Xue was a bit disappointed. She had wanted to warn them about Dugu Di’s possible scheme, but it seemed impossible now.

However, at least one thing was certain: there was a connection between the two worlds, just very weak.

And Su Yiyao’s resonance came through this response. Perhaps they could use it to find a way back to the Great Thousand Worlds.

This response wasn’t a one-time thing; Luo Xue could access it again and study it.

After careful consideration, Luo Xue decided to stay on the celestial ship for now, researching this connection.

Su Yiyao decided to stay with her. Her sensing ability was much stronger than Luo Xue’s, and with her connection to Phoenix Venerable and the Phoenix Emperor’s bloodline, it should be easier.

Ling Ling wanted to stay and help, as she was also interested in this.

But the post-apocalyptic world still needed her, and she couldn’t leave yet, so she reluctantly bid farewell to Luo Xue, temporarily leaving the celestial ship.

During this relatively peaceful period, things progressed smoothly.

The occasional riots in the Suspended High Towers continued, but the Council President, unusually firm, managed to maintain control. And no one dared to touch him, afraid of angering Ling Ling. The Tower Society and the Abandoned Tower Society were frustrated, everything proceeding according to Ling Ling’s plan.

Xixi, who had been preparing for a big scoop, was now ignored, so she followed Ling Ling’s advice and published the short interview, which, as expected, didn’t attract much attention.

Little Ceres continued her internship at the official media, writing ordinary reports, only her team leader knew her true background.

No one knew that this innocent girl’s ancestor was the one who caused the second great disaster.

As Ling Ling wished, Little Ceres lived a happy life as an ordinary person, her only worry that Sister Ling was too busy to spend time with her.

The Ground-Based Tower Project was officially approved, canceling the development of fifty Suspended High Towers and decommissioning one hundred and thirty, 80% of them related to the Tower Society and the Abandoned Tower Society.

—This was why they had opposed the project so vehemently. And this was just the beginning; they would lose even more.

Ling Ling, during her free time, would return to the celestial ship, silently watching Luo Xue and Su Yiyao work.

Two months later, the research on the response finally yielded results. Luo Xue, using some of the formations on the celestial ship, locked onto its source.

And with Su Yiyao’s sensing ability, direct communication might be possible.