Loose cultivator Shi Lang gradually found himself in the realm of invincibility. However, when he finally tried to ascend to the higher realm, the spirit of the world was nearly exhausted. So, between his ascension to a new world or the well-being of his home, he chose the latter and sacrificed his life to save the world. Nobody knew what he gave up for the world, and he told no one. Although his sacrifice had gone unsung, there was still someone who witnessed everything. A treasured artifact he carried on his body preserved his soul and let it escape a tragic end. Eons passed. The human race stepped out from the age of cultivation into an age of stellar conquest. The spirit energy in the world was now scarce, but humans found other means to excel. In this highly-advanced time, Shi Lang's soul has found a chance to be reborn. What happens when an ancient cultivator that neared the level of a deity before his first death gets a second chance at life in the space age? ... Cover Credits: ropreker#8513(discord) Fonts and Final editing credits: Not gonna tell y'all. XD
Shi Lang did not bother with anything around him and kept his focus on settling the zerg territory. He could not blindly just swallow sectors and digest them. He needed the forces to defend the regions as well. Thus he pulled back from the command, let Deputy Skiar manage the front, and made a beeline to Mars.
The red planet had long been terraformed, it was used as the housing and deployment station for the reserve forces in the fleets. This place was like a military planet, they had its own system. The governance was completely militarized but under the supervision of the civil minister.
Shi Lang had made his way back because he needed to incorporate troops in his fleet and he was not going to pick just all of them in surplus. His ship landed on the ground and he was received by the Military Governor, a rank specially designated for the administrator of this planet. Shi Lang was now the first general of the federation, his reception was high and mighty.