110: Li Mo's Life

Zhiyuan Star, this colonial planet located on the edge of the Federation... because it is Ancestor Chen's second home, it has now become a transcendent and highly regarded “Holy Land” within the Federation.

District Seven, in particular, has been completely preserved and transformed into a grand “Ancestor Chen Memorial Hall.”

Every day, a continuous stream of Federation citizens comes to pay their respects... And on the outskirts of District Seven, beside the Li Family cemetery, which is surrounded by lush green mountains and has now been expanded into a royal garden, a luxurious manor combining classical garden art with cutting-edge technology was built along the mountains and rivers.

This is the residence of Ancestor Chen’s live-in son-in-Law, the husband of Her Highness Chen Xi, his eldest daughter—Li Mo, on Zhiyuan Star.

Today, this manor, named “Ximo Residence,” was filled with dignitaries and shining stars!

Everyone who could enter this place was one of the most prominent powerful figures on Zhiyuan Star and even several surrounding life planets.

Clan Chiefs of Planetary Level families, chairmen of trans-Star Domain groups, and powerful regional governors... Normally, any one of these important figures could make Zhiyuan Star tremble three times with a stomp of their foot.

But at this moment, they had all reined in their arrogance, their Faces adorned with almost fawning smiles, surrounding a young man like stars orbiting the moon.

The one in the center—was precisely Li Mo!

Compared to the pale, impoverished young man of a few years ago, the current Li Mo had undergone a complete transformation!

A tailored formal suit made of “Nebula Flowing Light Satin” made him appear tall and upright.

His originally malnourished pale complexion had become rosy and healthy under the nourishment of massive resources.

Although there was still a trace of bewilderment and discomfort from his sudden high status in his eyes, there was more of an unconscious composure and... high spirits, cultivated by countless flatteries!

His current cultivation had astonishingly reached Peak War General Rank!

In just a few years, he went from an F-grade Mortal straight to Peak War General Rank!

This miraculous promotion speed... was backed by the Federation Academy of Sciences’ no-cost allocation of resources!

It was Dean Mo Heng’s personally formulated gene optimization plan!

It was Emperor Shi Yue forging his physique with the fire of a star core!

It was Li Qingshan using Sword Qi to clear his meridians... It was the terrifying energy displayed by the entire Federation to fulfill Ancestor Chen’s wish of “having a grandson as soon as possible”!

“Young Master Li is truly a prodigy! In just a few years, he has reached Peak War General Rank. Such progress is unprecedented! A future Planetary Level expert is just around the corner!”

A Clan Chief of a Planetary Level Family, who controlled nearly 30% of Zhiyuan Star’s mining resources, held a wine glass, his tone as sincere as if stating a universal truth.

“More than just Planetary Level! With Ancestor Chen’s personal care, Young Master Li’s future is limitless! He will surely become another towering giant of our Federation!”

Another female CEO of a trans-Star Domain logistics group smiled, her gaze eagerly fixed on Li Mo, as if looking at a walking source coin mine.

“Young Master Li and Her Highness Chen Xi are a perfect match, a true golden couple, truly a beautiful story in our Federation! To be invited to ‘Ximo Residence’ is truly our great fortune!”

A Planetary Level military bigwig responsible for the defense of the surrounding Star Domain spoke with a booming voice, his words filled with excited pride.

Li Mo was surrounded by these important figures whom he used to look up to... listening to the undisguised praise and flattery, he felt as if he was treading on clouds... light and somewhat unreal, yet... incredibly gratifying!!!

He couldn’t help but recall a few years ago when he was an F-grade Trash struggling at the bottom, not even daring to dream of a future.

Just because he inexplicably filled out a “Son-in-Law Selection” application form that day, his life underwent an earth-shattering change!

He ascended to heaven in one step!

Truly soaring to great heights!!!

He married Ancestor Chen’s eldest daughter and became the son-in-Law of this invisible Supreme of the Federation!

Those important figures whom he once found it impossible to even meet were now racking their brains to curry favor with him, to please him... This extreme reversal of status brought a pleasure as rich as the finest wine, intoxicating him completely.

“Returning home rich without showing it off is like walking in embroidered clothes at night...”

A phrase he had read in an ancient civilization's library flashed through Li Mo’s mind, feeling incredibly apt.

This time, he used the opportunity of returning to Zhiyuan Star to visit relatives, sending out invitations far and wide and hosting a grand banquet, all to let everyone see—

How glorious he, Li Mo, the poor boy from the District Seven orphanage, was now!!!

“You all flatter me, Seniors,” Li Mo tried hard to suppress the smugness in his heart, imitating the demeanor of those important figures he remembered, raising his wine glass, in which shimmered the priceless “Spring of Life Star.”

“That I, Mo, have achieved what I have today is all thanks to Father-in-law’s favor, Xi’er’s unwavering support, and the high regard of all you Seniors. This toast is to Father-in-law, to Xi’er, and to all of you!”

His words were flawless, elevating both Ancestor Chen and Chen Xi, and giving ample Face to everyone present.

“To Ancestor Chen! To Her Highness Xi! To Young Master Li!” Everyone echoed in unison, raising their glasses, and the atmosphere was extraordinarily lively.

Just as the hosts and guests were enjoying themselves and the atmosphere was harmonious—

Buzz!

An indescribably vast, majestic, and ancient aura descended without warning!

It was as if the Laws of the entire Universe had solidified and submitted at this moment!

All the laughter and clinking of glasses in the manor ceased abruptly!

As if an invisible giant hand had gripped their throats!

Everyone froze in place, maintaining their previous postures.

The fawning smiles on their Faces instantly froze, turning into extreme shock and... awe and fear from the depths of their Souls!

Immediately after, in the most open lawn in the center of the manor, space rippled like water.

A figure, as if condensed from nothingness, silently appeared.

The newcomer was dressed in a simple moon-white star gauze dress, her Face exquisitely beautiful and ethereal, as if she had gathered all the brilliance and mystery of the star sea.

She looked like a girl of seventeen or eighteen, but those eyes, like they contained the creation and destruction of star Systems.

Just a casual glance made all the experts present feel their legs go weak, almost wanting to prostrate themselves!

It was Yun Qinglan!

Ancestor Chen’s Radiant Body daughter, the universally acknowledged Supreme existence in the Federation, a Star Arm Level High Supreme!

She just stood there, naturally becoming the absolute core of the entire world, and even the light seemed to bend and dim around her.

Yun Qinglan’s gaze directly ignored the “guests” who were frozen like sculptures, landing on Li Mo, the only one who could barely stand upright.

Her eyes were calm and unmoving, as if looking at an unimportant item... But that invisible pressure of life-level instantly made Li Mo break out in a cold sweat, his heart pounding uncontrollably!

“Li Mo.”

Yun Qinglan spoke, her voice ethereal and clear, yet carrying an undeniable sense of command, clearly penetrating Li Mo and everyone’s Soul.

“Sister Xi is about to give birth. Father asked me to bring you back.”

Her tone was very flat, as if she was just conveying a most ordinary message.

But these words, heard by Li Mo and all the guests present, were no less than billions of Chaos thunderbolts exploding simultaneously!

Her Highness Chen Xi is having a baby?!!!

Ancestor Chen is about to have a grandson?!!

Everyone’s gaze instantly focused on Li Mo, their eyes filled with endless envy, jealousy, and a hint of... proud excitement?

Li Mo’s brain buzzed, turning completely blank!

Immense ecstasy swept through his entire body like a star sea storm, making him tremble slightly with excitement!

She’s giving birth!

His and Chen Xi’s child is about to be born!

That child, flowing with his and the Li Family Bloodline, and carrying Ancestor Chen’s infinite anticipation!

He seemed to already see Ancestor Chen’s kind smile, and that promise, as heavy as a star river, echoing in his ears—

“Work hard. As long as you get pregnant with Xi’er, I guarantee, I will pile resources on you and push you to Planetary Level! Even... Stellar Level!”

Stellar Level!

A hundred thousand years of lifespan! The true high-level of the Federation!

All of this was about to be fully realized with the birth of the child!

The immense happiness and anticipation overwhelmed the fear Li Mo had felt due to Yun Qinglan’s arrival.

He almost incoherently bowed deeply to Yun Qinglan, his voice changing due to excitement:

“Yes! Yes! Her Highness Qinglan! I... I’ll go back with you now!”

Yun Qinglan nodded slightly, saying no more.

She casually glanced over the frozen guests around her, without any expression.

Then, she gently raised her hand, not even touching Li Mo.

The next moment, Li Mo only felt the surrounding scenery instantly distort and blur, with a sense of temporal and spatial dislocation... When his vision cleared again, he had already left the noisy, luxurious “Ximo Residence” that had made him so complacent, and appeared in a place he both familiarized and revered—

Outside the “Star Praying Palace” delivery room, located within Chen Jun Manor in the Core Zone of the Pillar of Leadership, which was protected by layers of Formations and specifically prepared for Chen Xi to carry her child... Outside the Star Praying Palace, the atmosphere was solemn and... subtle.

Unlike the noisy flattery at “Ximo Residence” on Zhiyuan Star, it was so quiet here that a pin drop could be heard, yet an invisible, even more powerful pressure permeated the air.

Led by Leader Yun Xi, her four Sun Body daughters, Yue Xi, Xuan Sha, Su Yuan, and Liu Qing, stood solemnly to the side.

Mo Heng, Shi Yue, Li Qingshan, Chu Yueyao, Qin Pojun... and almost all core bigwigs above Stellar Level in the Federation were present!

They stood silently outside the delivery room like the most loyal guards, their expressions varied, but deep in their eyes flickered the same anticipation and nervousness.

This scene was even grander than welcoming an Empire’s surrender or holding the Federation’s highest council meeting!

And subtly surrounded by everyone, sitting on a specially made warm jade chair, was Chen Jun!

Today, he uncharacteristically did not wear his signature silk pajamas, but had changed into a relatively formal dark blue robe, though the fabric of the robe was still unbelievably soft and comfortable.

He unconsciously rubbed a warm, soothing jade in his hand, his gaze seemingly calmly fixed on the tightly closed delivery room door, which exuded a soft life energy.

On the surface, he was utterly composed.

As if the offspring about to be born inside, which he had waited over two hundred years for and which concerned whether he could smoothly “lie flat” to the next stage... was merely an ordinary new Family member.

He even had the leisure to instruct Shi Yue beside him: “Old Shi, why are you standing so straight? Relax.”

Upon hearing this, Shi Yue’s mountain-like body stiffened slightly, and he quickly tried to force a relaxed expression, though what he was thinking was, who exactly isn’t relaxed?

Li Qingshan’s Sword Qi was restrained to the extreme, as if fearing that a trace of sharpness might disturb the mother and child inside.

Dean Mo Heng had dozens of miniature monitoring screens suspended before him, constantly refreshing with real-time vital signs of Chen Xi and the fetus inside the delivery room.

Chu Yueyao, like the most precise chief dispatcher, silently coordinated everything inside and outside the manor through her Divine Sense, ensuring that not even a trace of discordant energy fluctuation would appear.

Lin Wei tightly held Chen Jun’s other hand; although she was a Planetary Level expert, at this moment, she still couldn’t hide the nervousness and anticipation on her Face, with a hint of tears shimmering in the corners of her eyes.

She was about to become a grandmother... Su Xingyao, Chen Yao, Chen Lu, and the other daughters were also present, all eagerly looking forward, happy for their eldest sister and filled with curiosity about the new life about to arrive.

Qin Wangshu stood a little further away, a rare touch of softness gracing her usually cool eyes.

And Li Mo, who had been “brought” back by Yun Qinglan, now stood awkwardly at the edge of the crowd... Looking at this lineup—the Leader, the four Sun Body Your Highnesses, the Stellar Level bigwigs... he felt like a speck of dust that had mistakenly entered the core of a star, pitifully small, and even his breathing unconsciously became lighter.

That smugness of “returning home in glory” he had felt on Zhiyuan Star was crushed to dust before this true core of Federation power!

He secretly glanced at his Father-in-law, who sat in the main seat, and seeing Chen Jun’s “calm” expression, his heart grew even more anxious, yet also filled with an indescribable excitement.

Time, at this moment, seemed to be infinitely stretched.

Every minute and every second felt as slow and heavy as the evolution of a star.

The faint, vigorous life fluctuations emanating from the delivery room, still perceptible after being filtered by the Formation, tugged at everyone’s heartstrings outside.

Chen Jun appeared as steady as an old dog on the surface, even having the leisure to take a cup of new tea offered by Li Qingshan and take a gentle sip.

But his heart was already churning like the core of a supernova on the eve of its explosion!

It’s coming!

It’s coming!

My grandchild is finally coming!!!

Two hundred years!

It’s been two whole hundred years!

I transmigrated from Blue Star, started from the District Seven shantytown, activated the System, became a stud, feigned weakness, acted out a grand play, despaired, struggled, worked hard... and finally... lay flat all the way until now!

I’ve been waiting for this day!

Multiple Benefits!

My Multiple Benefits function!

Finally, the dawn of activation is in sight!

From now on! I can! ...lie flat with more peace of mind... The key is that this has started!

Later, grandsons and granddaughters, great-grandsons and great-granddaughters, great-great-grandsons and great-great-granddaughters... countless generations!

I will sooner or later traverse the Star Sea! Roam the Universe!

Hehehe... just thinking about it is exciting!

This path of lying flat and eternal life... is becoming more and more flavorful... Chen Jun’s inner monologue was rich enough to write a million-word interstellar epic... yet his facial expression remained that calm and collected “Ancestor Chen” demeanor, as if everything was under control...