All Heavens: Becoming a Saint Begins in Deep Space

Cars honking their horns in the morning, crowded buses, commuters hurrying to work on the streets, and students carrying backpacks—these scenes intertwine to mark the start of a new day.

Wang Li, still holding the unfinished sesame seed cake in his hand, pushed open the office door. "I was careless!" he exclaimed, realizing that he and Wang Xuan were the first to arrive.

Liu Xue, radiating youthful energy, arrived a dozen minutes later, and the others gradually arrived half an hour later.

Nothing much happened in the morning, so Wang Li quietly studied the Daoist scriptures, trying to solidify his foundation, fearing that he might be overthrown by Wang Laoliu in the future.

All morning, Wang Li stared at Wang Xuan, who seemed neurotic, as if he had a problem with everyone.

Although it's true that one of his old colleagues was a smooth talker, Wang Li realized that Chen Yongjie was no ordinary person.

Wang Xuan ate his lunch absentmindedly.

As expected, the old comrade was the most steady. After the meal, he took the initiative to find Wang Xuan and Wang Li, and with one sentence, he managed to keep Wang Xuan in check, almost causing Wang Xuan to pull Wang Li away.

His colleague asked him if he wanted to go fishing.

After the crisis in the Greater Khingan Mountains, and the large-scale energy clash between the spaceships, neither Wang Li nor Wang Xuan wanted to get involved in similar troublesome matters again.

"The young man is still young and should be full of passion. He can experience a different kind of charm in his youth. He is daring, willing, and capable of doing things."

"I'm getting on in years, even if I wanted to, I couldn't do it anymore," my old colleague said with a look of admonition.

Ignoring the blank expression, Wang Xuan said, "Are you trying to use us as bait again?"

"What are you thinking? There's an abandoned machinery factory behind the design institute, and there's a small lake in the factory. It's the perfect time for wild fish to be plump right now, so I'm just inviting you to go fishing."

Wang Xuan looked at his old colleague with suspicion, feeling that he was vaguely admitting that he was a high-ranking member of that exploration organization.

"It's me," my old colleague admitted immediately.

"Let's go, chat as we go, and go fishing." My old colleague was fully equipped, with all sorts of fishing gear in the trunk of the car.

On the way, Wang Xuan finally couldn't hold back anymore. What were the identities of his colleagues in the office?

Chen Yongjie was stunned at first, then burst into laughter and said, "You don't think that all the colleagues in the office are hidden talents, do you? Apart from you, me, and him being abnormal, everyone else here is a normal person."

Wang Xuan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: "You're the one who's not normal, we're the normal ones."

Chen Yongjie asked in astonishment, "Is this normal? Is it normal for one person to be able to crack someone's skull with a stone, while the other is prone to shattering someone's bones at the drop of a hat?"

Wang Li's expression turned serious: "We have never killed anyone. What we did was only excessive self-defense. We just knocked the person unconscious. Be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation."

"They're pretty much the same," the old colleague nodded.

Arriving at the lake in the abandoned factory, he set up his fishing rod and said, "I'm Aoki's master. I shuttle between New Star and Old Land. I need a relaxed job to cover it up no matter which one I'm on. Don't you guys like it here?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Li understood that Aoki and the others had been eyeing them for a long time, and had arranged for them to be placed next to his master before they even graduated.

Wang Li thought to himself, "This is a two-way street. I'm eyeing their resources, and they're eyeing our talents."

"Don't hold any grudges. After careful calculation and deduction, we found that the Grayblood Organization's ships could not threaten you at all, at most they could only cause you some harassment."

"Alright, let's not talk about what happened last time. I heard you're practicing the Golden Body Technique, so consider this a gift." Chen Yongjie handed over two books, which looked like they had just been bound, with blank covers and looked very new.

Wang Li took it; it contained records of various plants, minerals, and strange creatures.

"Is this reliable?" Wang Xuan casually flipped through a few pages, feeling as if he had opened up a whole new world.

Wang Li took it very seriously, as if it were a record. Moonlight Silver, Golden Mushroom, Mountain Snail, and the even rarer Earth Immortal Grass made his heart burn with desire, wishing he could collect them all.

Wang Xuan became increasingly skeptical as he read on. There was no record of anything like it in any of the books he had read, and he had never seen anything similar before.

Chen Yongjie said, "Don't disbelieve me. These things are recorded in Taoist ancestral temples and ancient Buddhist temples. Some of the strange items mentioned have been obtained by people in recent decades. Although not many have been obtained, they have caused quite a stir. There are even rumors about the Earth Immortal Grass, but unfortunately, it cannot be harvested."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan quickly flipped through the book and found a description of the Earth Immortal Grass. The book's description of it was so appealing that consuming just one plant could extend one's lifespan by two hundred years.

"So some people on the Nova team are getting restless. Extending one's life by two hundred years is equivalent to living two lifetimes for ordinary people. Some old guys in organizations, institutions, and financial groups are going crazy and are all taking action," Chen Yongjie said slowly.

Wang Xuan's emotions fluctuated as he listened, but he quickly became wary again. How could there be no danger if it sounded so good? If it weren't for the old guys in the financial tycoons, they would have razed that place to the ground long ago.

"After saying all that, what do you want us to do?"

"The spots for the Rising Star King competition are very limited, so young people need to seize the opportunity," Chen Yongjie said.

Back home that evening, Wang Xuan couldn't help but ask, "Wang Li, do you think we should go to that place?"

Wang Li was somewhat surprised, but still replied seriously, "We definitely have to go, since we'll definitely need those things in the future, but it's definitely not the right time to go now."

Wang Xuan was even more puzzled after hearing this.

Seeing this, you explained, "Brother, think about how much the conglomerates have invested in various regions over the past two years, creating experimental classes for traditional arts and promising generous conditions. Even if you're not selected to go to Rising Star, they'll still provide a good job for the rest of you."

Our instructors were specially transferred from the rising stars. Some of them had taken Dragon Tiger Elixir, which could enhance their old skills. They were carefully nurtured by various organizations. They continuously invested resources to cultivate strong individuals.

Furthermore, on the other side, these conglomerates, institutions, and organizations are constantly creating new powerful individuals through the creation of alien entities and the development of new techniques. Why are they doing this? Are they stupid? Impossible!

No one is stupid enough to have developed an organization to this extent. Combined with what Lao Chen said about the continuous appearance of supernatural substances on the new star, there is only one possibility: they want to remain young so that they can continue to crave power in the human world.

Moreover, they found a way for them to continue living, but this path was not easy. There were huge safety hazards along the way, and some of the Nova's advanced technologies could not be used on that path. Only powerful individuals could charge forward and obtain the things that would allow them to continue living on Earth.

So those old men at Rising Stars definitely don't have good intentions. They're nurturing you now, but once the time is right, they'll push you into the fire without hesitation and then walk away without a second thought.

After listening to Wang Li's analysis, Wang Xuan thought he was right. Capital is always profit-driven, and this has always been true.

After listening, Wang Xuan muttered to himself, "I'll have to ask Old Chen what his current combat strength is at this stage. I need to make a reasonable judgment about where I am at this stage."