In the end of the ice age, I hoarded tens of billions of supplies

The spaceship was not going up, but down.

They descended above a huge cave and entered a vast, dark world.

The spaceship emitted a blue light, illuminating a vast area around it, but the cave was clearly much larger, and beyond the blue halo, there was only deathly darkness.

They didn't know how long they flew before they finally saw light.

The interior of the moon contains a vast, empty space.

Through the porthole, they saw a scene of indescribable beauty.

The space is dimly lit, with darkness as the dominant color.

Towering mountain peaks loomed in the darkness, disappearing into the horizon like layers of clouds.

The towering peaks reach into the dark clouds, and the deepest abysses are bottomless.

The mountains, some as slender as stone pillars, rise thousands of meters high, plunging into endless abysses.

Looking up, a deep blue moon hung in the sky; it was an energy tower built with the technology of the Dark Moon Empire.

It provided the only light source for this underground area.

Soon after, they stopped in an area filled with jagged, grotesque rocks.

This is a vast mountainous region, formed entirely from natural corpses, and within these mountains, a massive steel city has been built using extremely advanced technology.

The spaceship landed, and was greeted by maids in dark blue cloaks and soldiers with blue markings.

When they saw Zhang Yi and the others, their eyes were filled with surprise and curiosity.

Led by Xuan Yue Fei Ming, they entered this steel city, which was comparable to Mount Tai.

The interior of the castle is somewhat similar in style to that of the Cangyuan Clan, with a large number of machines in operation, indicating a highly advanced level of technology.

Therefore, it is rare to see people working on the roads.

Lu Keran silently observed everything. Her interest in technology kept her captivated, and she also tried to assess the level of this civilization.

Before long, they arrived inside the enormous palace.

Xuan Yue Fei Ming asked them to wait a moment in the main hall, and said, "You are all distinguished guests who have come here from Earth. I will invite the other six Black Moon Priests to come and receive you."

There are seven Black Moon Priests in the Dark Moon Empire.

This corresponds to the seven Moon Guardians of the Shining Moon Empire.

This appears to be some kind of equilibrium.

Zhang Yi and the others sat down inside the enormous palace, waiting for the arrival of the seven Black Moon Priests.

After a long time, sure enough, four women dressed in dark blue priestly robes came over.

They all looked the same—their features were all completely dark and invisible.

Zhang Yi surmised that if they, like the Ghost Realm, were all shaped by the dream of the Druk Giant God, then the power within them should be identical.

That's why this strange change occurred.

They are all women because their clothing consists of elegant and graceful long robes.

In the Taoist Yin-Yang theory, the moon belongs to Yin, which may be why the Black Moon Priests are all women.

Today, Zhang Yi no longer regards Taoist theories as heresy; instead, he uses them to learn how to understand the world.

He still reads Wang Shouren's "The Philosophy of Mind" repeatedly to this day.

Zhang Yi could only identify the four priestesses by their clothing; their attire was similar but had slight differences.

In particular, their hairstyles and headdresses are all different.

Upon seeing their arrival, everyone stood up.

"The Earthlings have met several Black Moon Priests of the Dark Moon Empire."

Zhang Yi nodded and said.

He was a little puzzled. Wasn't it supposed to be seven people? Why were there only four?

Xuan Yue Fei Ming exchanged a few words with the others, then introduced them to everyone: "Recently, too many things have happened on Moon Star, so the High Priest, Second Priest, and Fifth Priest have not come. The four of us will be receiving our guests from Earth Star."

She introduced the Black Moon Priests in front of her one by one.

She was taller than the other priests, with long silver hair that almost reached her feet. Behind her was the third priest, Shadow Moon, who was a huge blue crescent moon.

Enveloped in a black robe, with long, wavy hair and a small blue crescent-shaped hair ornament at the back of her head, was the Fourth Priest, Nightmare Moon Feather.

When Xuan Yue Fei Ming introduced the group, Zhang Yi felt an unfriendly gaze directed at him.

This is the seventh priest who has not yet been introduced.

From the moment she entered the hall, her eyes were fixed on Zhang Yi, carrying a subtle hostility.

Zhang Yi didn't know if it was because she knew he had attacked the troops of both countries, or because of his identity as a human from Earth.

Her head was mostly covered by a silver cloak, and the decorations on her body were even more prominent, a huge blue halo surrounding a black full moon.

Xuan Yue Fei Ming introduced her as Shi Yue Yan, the seventh priest of the Dark Moon Empire.

Zhang Yi greeted everyone and quickly introduced the people behind him.

"These are all powerful figures from various countries on Earth: Saladin, Indra, Morana..."

After speaking, he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect: "And I am the strongest in the Huaxu Kingdom, the guardian deity of the Huaxu people, the uncrowned king of the Jiangnan region, the creator of Tianhai City, the pioneer of mankind, the explorer of underground civilization... Chaos!"

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes were naturally focused on Zhang Yi.

Di Shitian and the others glared at him angrily, while the four Black Moon Priests paid more attention to Zhang Yi.

After both sides were seated, Xuan Yue Fei Ming explained that he had told them about the basic situation of the moon.

The Third Priest, Shadow Moon, seemed somewhat anxious as he asked, "Esteemed guests from Earth, are you willing to travel to the Dark Sun Forest and help us retrieve the fire?"

Zhang Yi remained silent, simply shielding Di Shitian in front of him.

You're the one who made that boast; you're the one who has to settle this matter.

Di Shitian rolled his eyes, but said with an air of experience, "This matter is of great importance, and we need to discuss it together. Coincidentally, there is another group of people in our team who went to the Radiant Moon Empire."

"We need to find them and discuss this together."

The third priest said with some regret, "I see, but I can understand."

Just then, Zhang Yi suddenly made a request.

"We hope to spend a few days exploring the moon and investigating the situation. We'd also like to take a look at the Dark Sun Forest and the lunar rift. Would that be convenient?"

Upon hearing this, the cold voice of the Seventh Priest, Eclipse Moon Yan, immediately came from above.

"You want to investigate the entirety of my Moonstar territory? What exactly is your purpose?"

From the beginning, Zhang Yi sensed that the seventh priest was hostile towards him, and this feeling became even stronger when the priest refuted his request.