From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Xu Bai used his personal terminal to transfer another 100,000 strands of spiritual energy to his parents, so they could rent a better house, not work so hard, and enjoy life.

After sending another message to his parents, Xu Bai closed his personal terminal.

Xu Bai took out five basic spell jade slips and absorbed all the spirit stones he had exchanged from the United Bank into his body, condensing them into six gray attribute spiritual lights.

"I wonder what attributes would appear if I added additional properties to this spell?"

Xu Bai picked up the jade slip containing the Spirit Gathering Technique and used the attribute spiritual light within his body to cover it.

The next moment, an attribute panel appeared in Xu Bai's eyes.

Spirit Gathering Technique Spell Jade Slip - Attribute: Energy Saving [Can save 30% of spiritual energy]

Upon seeing this gray attribute, Xu Bai's eyes lit up, and he placed the jade slip between his eyebrows.

The original Spirit Gathering Technique has changed. Although it only consumes half of the spiritual energy, the circulation of meridians and hand seals is more complex than before. However, Xu Bai can feel the effect, and the spiritual energy gathered is the same as before.

Xu Bai couldn't help but add a second gray attribute.

Spirit Gathering Spell Jade Slip - Attributes: Energy Saving [Saves 30% of spiritual energy], Increased Capacity [Gathers 40% more spiritual energy when casting the spell]

"interesting!"

A third major gray attribute was added, resulting in a minor energy-saving gray attribute.

Small energy saving [saves 20% of spiritual energy]

Seeing this, Xu Bai admitted that he was getting a little carried away, so he simply added two more gray attributes.

Spirit Gathering Spell Jade Slip - Attributes: Energy Saving [Saves 30% of spiritual energy], Increased Capacity [Gathers 40% more spiritual energy when casting the spell], Minor Energy Saving [Saves 20% of spiritual energy], Purification [Removes impurities from spiritual energy], Storage [The gathered spiritual energy can be stored as small spiritual beads].

Looking at these five very useful gray attributes, Xu Bai couldn't help but smile.

However, after placing the magic jade slip close to his brow, Xu Bai's smile faded.

The Spirit Gathering Technique with added attributes is much more complex. The intricate flow of spiritual energy through the meridians and the hand seals make it a completely different and more profound spell compared to before.

"Learn! Once you learn it, you'll reap huge profits."

"Casting a spell consumes 15 units of spiritual energy, condenses 140 strands of spiritual energy, and can also be stored."

"Wouldn't this mean one could cultivate at will in the Shattered Star Sea!"

Thinking of this, Xu Bai suddenly remembered the cultivation technique he practiced, and he immediately became excited.

He directly opened his personal terminal and spent 20,000 strands of spiritual energy to purchase a jade slip cultivation technique for the Qi Refining stage of the "Spiritual Qi Technique".

"I was too poor before, and I was only thinking about saving my life. I never thought I could play like this."

The Thirty-Six Immortal Sects of the Human Race do not have strict control over ordinary cultivation techniques, but the most advanced techniques can only be learned by those who enter the top sects or the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects.

The best cultivation techniques that ordinary people can buy can only be cultivated up to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Only at this point can one be considered to have officially crossed social classes, but in the eyes of those powerful immortal sects and clans, they are still ants.

Ten minutes later, the doorbell rang. The delivery drone recognized Xu Bai's face and placed the jade box containing the cultivation technique jade slip into Xu Bai's hand.

Back in the living room, Xu Bai opened the jade box and looked at the jade slip containing the "Spiritual Qi Technique".

"It's a waste to directly assign a gray attribute; it should at least be a white attribute."

As Xu Bai spoke, he covered the personal terminal on his left hand with his right hand and activated the last gray attribute within his body.

Personal Terminal - Attribute: Intellectual Development [A Tiny Brain]

The moment the attribute was attached, Xu Bai could clearly feel his personal terminal vibrate.

"Master?" A questioning voice echoed in Xu Bai's mind.

"It's me," Xu Bai thought to himself.

"Xiao Ai feels like she's grown a brain now, and she'll be able to help her owner handle things better in the future."

A soft, sweet, happy voice, like that of a little girl, echoed in Xu Bai's mind.

"Then I'll have to trouble you from now on." Xu Bai smiled slightly.

Two days later, Xu Bai piloted the mining spaceship toward the Shattered Star Sea.

"This time, let's strive to break a million!" Xu Bai's eyes burned with the fire of ambition.

"Go, Master!" came the voice of Xiao Ai from the personal terminal.

In the Shattered Star Sea, a silver-gray light, like an arrow released from a bow, darted through the gaps and soon disappeared tens of thousands of miles away.

This time, Xu Bai went much deeper than before, reaching the depth warned in the training course. Beyond this depth, he might encounter interstellar pirates or Golden Core stage star beasts at any time.

"The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish."

"That statement was indeed correct."

Xu Bai maneuvered the spaceship to dock on a huge, broken celestial body.

The entire shattered celestial body is dark gold in color and contains a large amount of Crimson Fire Gold Copper, which is an important auxiliary material for refining fire-type magic weapons. One ton contains 580 strands of spiritual energy.

Xu Bai detected more than 670 tons here.

"Master, the ten surveillance drones have detected no danger in the surrounding area. Xiao Ai will continue to control them for surveillance!"

"Well done."

Xu Bai nodded, reclined the chair, and began his cultivation. The 670 tons of Crimson Fire Gold Copper was enough to mine for three days.

As the "Spiritual Qi Technique" began to operate, Xu Bai entered a state of cultivation.

Ten hours later, Xu Bai felt soreness in his meridians, realizing that he had reached his limit in his cultivation, so he stopped.

At this moment, Xu Bai's dantian spiritual energy reached 337 strands.

"Hurry up and learn the Spirit Gathering Technique, otherwise it will take too much time to absorb pure spiritual energy from the chaotic spiritual energy of the Shattered Star Sea for cultivation."

Xu Bai took out the Spirit Gathering Technique jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and continued to study the Spirit Gathering Technique.

During his two days at home, Xu Bai also practiced the Spirit Gathering Technique, but gave up because it was too complicated. He thought he could use the five-fold increase in mental power inside the spaceship to learn it.

Although Xu Bai, whose mental strength had been amplified fivefold, still felt that the Spirit Gathering Technique was complex, it was no longer as insurmountable as it had been in the Space City.

Mining, cultivating, and learning the art of gathering spiritual energy—three days passed quickly.

The three days passed without incident, which gave Xu Bai even more confidence.

As the last intermediate-level mining engineering robot entered the mining spacecraft and the cabin closed, the mining spacecraft continued its exploration.

"A great start! This time, we're sure to break a million!"

As Xu Bai explored, he found another large mine in less than a day.

"Mysterious Blood Crystal Stone, 370 tons, 500 strands of spiritual energy per ton, this is not bad."

Xu Bai looked at the surrounding data transmitted back by the surveillance drone, confirmed that there was no danger in the vicinity, and was preparing to approach the shattered celestial body when...

Xu Bai's calm heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a sense of crisis hung over him.

"Recall the surveillance drone and let's leave!" Xu Bai said, frowning.

The mining spaceship departed at top speed.

After the spaceship departed, the protrusion of the massive, shattered celestial body suddenly opened, gazing in the direction the spaceship had gone.

Half a day later, Xu Bai stopped on another broken celestial body containing spiritual ore.

"Fortunately, there are many resources deep inside, so it won't hurt to give up one place."

The mining spacecraft extended two mechanical arms, which attached themselves to the broken celestial body, and the intermediate mining engineering robot began its work.

Just as Xu Bai was preparing to cultivate, a shockwave from a clash of divine powers suddenly erupted from the far distance.