Machima’s suggestion was quickly unanimously agreed upon.

The strange phenomenon of the Black Night was beyond their current ability to resist. Even though they knew it would be dangerous to enter the Black Night, there was no effective and safe way to avoid it.

Although this time Baiyu resisted the drowsiness.

But no one knows if the drowsiness can be resisted next time, and even if it can be resisted without falling asleep, no one is sure if there are other dangers lurking in the darkness.

Any slight mistake would mean gambling with their lives.

After deciding on what to do, the five quickly withdrew from the Spirit Realm, then embarked on a long but safe underwater journey.

Upon returning to the city, Baiyu realized that a whole week had passed. There was a feeling that things were different now.

This city, situated on the Island Continent, was called "Hope City."

Perhaps the City Lord foresaw some possibility, so they named the city accordingly.

The Blue Star No.72 is not a Primitive Planet, but for countless ages, not many people have passed through the asteroid and meteor belt surrounding it.

This has kept Blue Star No.72 in a state of isolation from the world. It wasn’t until an Imperial exploration starship overcame many obstacles that the planet was discovered and successfully landed on.

However.

After successfully landing on the planet, the exploration team conducted a meticulous search and found that it was a planet without any development value. The asteroid and meteor belt surrounding the planet disqualified it from even becoming a transportation hub.

The exploratory team quickly concluded that this was a planet without any development value.

Hence it remained as it is now, with no one paying attention to a planet so worthless to the Empire.

And this.

Is what the City Lord wanted to see.

This planet was originally one of her backup plans. The humans living in Hope City now mostly came from Canglan Star.

The reason for naming it Hope City likely stems from this.

Back in Hope City.

Baiyu, along with Loloya, joined the "Council of Six," made up of six attendants.

Regarding the discovery in the exploration of the Spirit Realm passage, Lilith and Qian Xin, the two who stayed behind in the city, expressed their astonishment.

Neither could have imagined that behind that Spirit Realm passage, there would be secrets involving the Divine Spirit.

"In other words, even if we construct a passage leading to the Spirit Realm, the dangers beyond the entrance prevent us from exploring deeper into the Spirit Realm?"

Lilith furrowed her brow.

She was not prepared to pass through the asteroid and meteor belt surrounding Blue Star No.72 and directly trade with other Imperial planets.

Nor was she prepared to establish a Teleportation Array.

Firstly, it is dangerous.

If the starship can’t transit the Spirit Realm through that planetary belt, it would be extremely perilous.

Secondly, there is a reluctance to expose oneself to the Empire’s view.

If that happens.

Many troubles will breed.

Currently, Hope City has a population of about two billion, and this was why the population of the Great City was once so small.

A lot of people have come to live in Hope City.

Although there aren’t enough cultivation materials and resources for the Extraordinary and Martial Artists here.

For ordinary people, Hope City is absolutely better than the Great City for living—simply having no threats from Exotic Beast nations and Demons is enough to make many ordinary people live contentedly.

Hope City is, at least, balanced for now.

And once linked with other planets through the real universe, uncontrollable changes will occur.

Therefore, Lilith’s previous plan was to establish contacts and trade with other Shelters through the Spirit Realm.

By doing so.

This would maximize the avoidance of exposure issues.

But now.

It seems this path is blocked.

The area suffused with Divine Power is difficult to traverse, filled with many threats.

Even the strongest individuals of Hope City dare not advance within it, let alone others...

During the roundtable meeting.

Everyone furrowed their brows, contemplating solutions to this problem.

With the resources of Blue Star No.72, developing Martial Artists and Extraordinary is very difficult.

A single planet simply cannot support many cultivators.

Previously, there were many cultivators on Canglan Star because Canglan Star had hundreds of Spirit Realm portals, connecting to vast Spirit Realm planes with countless resources and various materials necessary for cultivation readily available.

"Actually, this might not be a bad thing."

Just then.

Baiyu suddenly spoke.

Everyone’s gaze instantly shifted to him.

Baiyu continued, "It’s a hindrance, but also a barrier, able to block prying eyes from other places.

Whether it’s other Shelters.

Or other races in the Spirit Realm, it’s difficult for them to pass through this area and enter Blue Star No.72 and Hope City.

Of course, the premise is that we explore and find a safe route through this area.

In that area now, there are four apparent forces, all related to the Divine Spirit.

I don’t know much about the Divine Spirit.

The four forces are: one is the never-ending thunder in the sky, the second is the suddenly appearing scorching sun, the third is the deep black night, and the fourth is the decay and corruption pervading the land."

Lilith lightly tapped her finger on the table: "The thunderous Divine Power should come from the Unyielding Heart, which holds the authority over thunder.

The aging power of the Black Night should come from the ancient black bones.

The power of the scorching sun, after its split, its namers hold parts of its authority, so it must come from one of them.

The earth’s decay, withering, and deathly power should come from the dark son of the destiny twins."

Lilith provided the information she knew.

The other attendants also furrowed their brows, beginning to ponder how to explore a safe path through this area.

Once explored.

Safe and stable contact with the Outer World can be established.

"Perhaps we could use Sealing Objects s-11 or s-17 to solve this."

This moment.

Qian Xin proposed her solution.

Baiyu’s mind soon recalled the information about these two S-grade Sealing Objects.

s-11, Beautiful Dream.

Description: This is a strangely shaped music box, whose exact origin is unknown. The only information that can be gleaned from its appearance is its incredible sturdiness, even the Divine Power cannot damage it.

Function: When the music box is opened, it can affect any creature within a ten-thousand-meter radius around the holder, causing them to fall into an endless beautiful dream. The holder will be the central part of this dream, able to command all creatures within this dream.

Moreover, the holder can extract the spirit bodies of creatures from the dream, turning them into their puppets.

Note: Holding the music box for over a minute will result in eternal entrapment within the dream, unable to escape.

Once the music box is detached from the holder, it will indiscriminately pull every nearby creature into the dream, and they will not be able to wake up.