From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Xu Bai immediately adjusted the spacecraft's power unit to switch positions, turning the back of the shattered celestial body towards the side that had exploded with the wave.

Boom~~~

The sweeping waves propelled the surrounding broken celestial bodies. Xu Bai's mining spaceship was sandwiched between these broken celestial bodies, and he used the spaceship's power to move back and forth to avoid being sandwiched between two celestial bodies.

Xu Bai was on high alert, staring at the terrain fluctuation data on the screen, his hands moving like blurs as he subtly adjusted the spaceship's power.

"That's too dangerous!"

Just as this wave of supernatural power subsided and Xu Bai was about to breathe a sigh of relief, an even larger wave arrived.

The massive, shattered celestial bodies around the Shattered Star Sea collided continuously, and the mining ships were also grazed a few times, but they all avoided the main areas.

"The Thirty-Six Immortal Sects will not allow any city built by humans to escape their control."

"Fellow Daoist Liu, I respect you as a genius. It's not easy to climb up from the bottom. With the city you built, you have submitted to the alliance of the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects. You will still be the lord of this city in the future."

A cold and arrogant voice echoed through the sea of ​​shattered stars.

Upon hearing this voice, Xu Bai recalled the important figure he had greeted as a passerby.

"Submit! Become a dog to the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects!"

"You Hundred Refinements Sect are used to being dogs, and good dogs at that, occasionally receiving scraps of bone as gifts from the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects!"

"Fellow Daoist Li, are you enjoying gnawing on these bits of bone?"

A mocking voice rang out from the Shattered Star Sea.

"I advise you to submit and show your stance; then you may have a chance at immortality. Otherwise, the next one won't be me."

Along with the voice of that important figure, a sound like the roar of a dragon seemed to come.

At this moment, Xu Bai, aboard the mining spaceship, began to doubt the authenticity of the spaceship's "lucky" attribute. Given his location and the fact that he could hear sounds so clearly, he must have been discovered.

If a lowly ant overhears such a thing, it's just a matter of the big shot wiping him out.

But now, Xu Bai's spaceship is stuck between two celestial bodies, its power unit is damaged, and it can't fly out at all.

"A chance to attain immortality is within reach! I devoted so much effort to the thirty-six immortal sects back then, accepting eighteen missions that were fraught with peril!"

"He killed three top geniuses of the Ghost Face Clan and wiped out countless forces that had betrayed the human race. He led from the front and suffered countless injuries."

"But what did I get in the end! A laughable magical artifact, my destiny to immortality, was taken away by that outer sect elder of the immortal sect with a single, careless remark!"

"The human race has thirty-six immortal sects. Your sects, including geniuses like me who rose from the bottom, have absolutely no hope." The speaker's tone was angry yet tinged with sorrow, causing the important figure to stop trying to persuade him.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, you may leave. The city of Shattered Star Sea Night will be taken over by my Hundred Refinements Sect."

"That's all I can do." The important man's tone was somewhat indifferent.

"Hahahaha, I knew it! You sects weren't willing to accept this either!!"

"So what!"

"What good would it do to give this city to your Hundred Refinements Sect!"

"Come and take over the city in three days. Next time I will hide in an even deeper place."

"This Shattered Star Sea is a wonderful place!"

At this moment, Xu Bai, in the mining spaceship, had a look of despair mixed with helplessness, feeling that after the two finished talking, it would be time to deal with him.

But to Xu Bai's surprise, that important figure actually left.

At that moment, Xu Bai recalled the voice of the person who had confronted the important figure.

"Little guy, I've sealed off that area. The Hundred Refinements Sect inspector didn't find you."

A tremendous force pushed away the shattered celestial body that was clamping down on Xu Bai's mining spaceship.

A middle-aged man with a full head of white hair reaching his shoulders, dressed in a Taoist robe, appeared outside Xu Bai's mining spaceship with a gentle expression.

"I helped you, so you owe me a favor."

"If you encounter any powerful human rebels who resist the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects in the future, do your best to help them, and this karmic debt will be settled."

Before Xu Bai could reply, the powerful figure transformed into a streak of light and left.

Xu Bai sat in the already crushed and deformed mining spaceship, remaining silent for a long time.

"Under normal circumstances, I'm supposed to die in a few days. You should at least try to save me."

"Hakimi, how long will it take for the spaceship to recover?" Xu Bai asked.

"The spaceship is severely damaged, and it will take three days to repair the system," Hakimi's voice rang out.

"Start the repair process."

Three days later, the mining spaceship was restored, and Xu Bai continued to explore the surrounding area.

However, Xu Bai then discovered that the battlefield where the two powerful figures fought was actually a rich mining area, surrounded by rare mineral veins.

Moreover, because the two powerful beings had just fought, no interstellar beasts dared to come over.

"Starry Ice Jade, 800 strands of spiritual energy per ton, 246 tons, mine!"

"Flame Gold, 473 tons, mined!"

Xu Bai was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar, constantly in a state of excitement.

They didn't leave until the mining spaceship's cabin was completely full.

After more than twenty days of travel, Xu Bai returned to the unloading port in Space City. After unloading the cargo, he went to the public port to quickly replenish the nutrient tank, energy tank, and ammunition tank before piloting the spaceship into the Shattered Star Sea.

As Xu Bai piloted his spaceship away, several specially modified mining spaceships quietly followed behind him.

"If I weren't so busy mining rich ore, I'd give each of you a machine gun shot!"

As soon as Xu Bai's mining spaceship entered the Shattered Star Sea, the other mining spaceships following behind lost his signal.

"How could it be so fast!" After chasing for several hours without finding Xu Bai's spaceship, the burly man slammed his hands down on the instrument panel.

"This kid must have found a rich mining area, let's keep searching!" said the pilot of the other mining spaceship, unwilling to give up.

"We should definitely keep looking. This kid has a bounty from the Mancang Gang, 50 strands of spiritual energy. Even if we don't find a rich mine, we can still collect the bounty by taking his spaceship back."

"Then let's keep chasing!"

Meanwhile, Xu Bai's spaceship had already ventured deep into the Shattered Star Sea.

Two days later, upon arriving at the rich ore area, Xu Bai once again entered a state of complete absorption in mining.

"Moonstone, 135 tons, dry!"

"290 tons of Flame Gold, begin mining!"

"Moonfrost Refined Iron, 146 tons, begin mining!"

He would mine, cultivate, move to another place to mine and continue cultivating. Once his meridians reached their limit, he would then practice magic.

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

After making three trips, Xu Bai finally finished mining all the rich ore.

Inside the single suite, Xu Bai sat in the living room, looking at the virtual sea and enjoying the warm sea breeze.

The personal terminal displays a 7-digit number of spiritual energy starting with 2 on the zero-energy balance screen.

"245 million strands of spiritual energy—a blessing in disguise!"

The thought of having to pay a 10 strands of spiritual energy as a handling fee to exchange for spirit stones made Xu Bai's heart ache.

"Two green attributes, one is attached to the spaceship, and the other is attached to the 'Spiritual Qi Technique' cultivation jade slip. The remaining two white attributes, one is given to the spell jade slip, and the other is given to the personal terminal."

"Now I'm broke again!"

"The more spiritual energy you gain, the more you consume."

"The more you consume, the stronger you become."

"The stronger you become, the less spiritual energy you have."

"Therefore, the more spiritual energy there is, the less spiritual energy there is."