With a snap of the fingers, a dark, nut-like fruit was cracked open. The items provided to Earth Immortal disciples were naturally of high quality, and this Black Core Fruit alone was as hard as specialized steel.

Wang Xuan had very strong teeth, capable of crushing the personal weapons of ordinary Earth Immortals and chewing them as if it were nothing. But outsiders were unaware of his strength, as he wasn't one to flaunt it to the world.

Chun Shui packed up many supplies for the trip to the Martial Arts Hall in Southeast Asia, where Wang Xuan would be staying for some time, though the exact duration was unclear.

"Mountain Lord, let Shuishui accompany you! We can take care of your needs; without us sisters, you'd surely feel uncomfortable," Qiushui said coquettishly.

This attitude was something the mature Chun Shui couldn't quite pull off.

"I'm not going on vacation, it could be quite dangerous, why would I take you?" Wang Xuan lay back in his rocking chair, this leisure reminding him of his grandfather back home.

Qiushui stomped her foot and pouted, "My sister and I reached the Blood Exchange Realm last week; we're quite strong now." Following Wang Xuan for a year, they had been granted many pills for cultivation.

Though their foundation was far inferior to Mountain Gate disciples, they had still reached the Blood Exchange Realm in a short time, a rapid pace of cultivation.

Wang Xuan glanced at the Shuishui sisters. In the blink of an eye, they were already sixteen, tall and full-bodied, having grown up.

"Okay, you're my personal attendants, you may come along, but you must listen and avoid causing trouble, or I'll send you back," Wang Xuan said lazily.

"Prepare yourselves; we leave in two days."

After Wang Xuan finished speaking, a portal appeared in front of him. He stepped through it, and in an instant was thousands of kilometers away; after several teleports, he returned to Yuzhang City.

Instead of visiting the Changsheng Group and the laboratory, he first returned home to see his parents and a few relatives, leaving behind a lot of cultivation resources.

"Stay safe," his parents reminded him.

"Just take care of yourself; the old man doesn't need your worry. Life's natural cycle is old age, sickness, and death. I'm at that age to experience this stage; no need to be overly concerned," his grandfather shooed him away.

Reflecting on his family's lifespans, Wang Xuan felt slightly worried. His family's cultivation aptitude wasn't great, so slightly enhancing their constitution was easy, but their aptitude ceiling was low.

For ordinary people to defy fate and become cultivation prodigies, physical transformation alone wasn't enough; changes in fortune, enlightenment, mindset, and awareness were needed. Even with these, unimaginable perseverance is required for cultivation, enough to eliminate ninety-five percent of people.

"Perhaps if the Alchemy Domain expands further, pills that directly grant cultivation realms and experience could be refined," Wang Xuan knew that teaching how to fish was the right path.

Unfortunately, despite his capacity to teach fishing, his family struggled even with receiving fish, leaving him helpless. In the future, pushing some close ones' cultivation to Earth Immortal might require considerable effort.

With these thoughts, he visited the Changsheng Group, a behemoth expanding continually, flooding the market with products that, through technological advantage, were affordable and of good quality, forcibly capturing the market.

"At this rate, within a few years, Changsheng Group's products could enter every household. I initially thought this dream distant."

After dual cultivation with Wang Xuan, Lin Cheng gained much Alchemy Dao knowledge, merging it with research, and leaping to become a big player in the research field.

Though not as good as the top elite, she ranked in the second or third tier, and within just a few months produced work worth ten times previous results!

"Bringing welfare to society is the first step; driving civilization forward is the second. Our journey is long," Wang Xuan hugged Lin Cheng.

Helping with Lin Cheng's quasi-father-in-law, Ling Jie, last time made Lin Cheng feel grateful, though Wang Xuan showed no pride, knowing Ling Jie's troubles were partly due to him.

Wang Xuan advised, "With the growth of Changsheng Group, the lab will attract alien attention; stay safe."

Lin Cheng nodded, "I will."

A massive Changsheng Group has trillions in assets yet lacks sufficient security, relying on Immortal Martial Combat Hall members for protection.

This was somewhat unreliable.

"I compensated a few senior disciples with pills to look after Changsheng Group. They will disguise themselves as security guards, making issues unlikely." Wang Xuan said, in fact having brought Xiong Bamboo's giant panda as added assurance.

Being apart even a day felt like forever. Despite being separated for so long, their bond remained strong after deeply understanding each other.

...

After staying in Yuzhang City for several days, Wang Xuan finally set off. He had long promised his master He Fang to become the head of a Martial Arts Hall, peacefully going through a growth phase.

But Wang Xuan was unwilling to be too peaceful; he preferred challenges and exploring broader worlds.

Starship Zero, moving swiftly, with high-level authority allowing it to traverse most regions, carried Wang Xuan, Chun Shui, and Qiushui straight to Southeast Asia.

The Federation's civilization technology progressed rapidly, yet emphasized personal cultivation more, and with the drastic changes since the Era of Mythology, some regions weren't as stable as expected.

Human governance inevitably breeds conflicts and forces, Southeast Asia being one such conflict-prone place.

Many Demon Beasts inhabited the islands and seas, Southeast Asia featured dense jungles leading to human and Demon Beast conflicts. With its diverse races and numerous forces, certain groups support local powers for personal gain, often resulting in clashes.

Regarding specific interests, Wang Xuan knew a bit; interests led to chaos, chaos bred darkness in this area, with high crime rates, becoming fertile soil for certain dark interests.

Most people lived stably, untouched by this chaos, unable to imagine, and often disbelieving horror stories heard.