From star gatherer to leader of humanity

At this moment, Xu Bai felt that he had entered an overclocked state. After breaking through the second level of Qi Refining, a mysterious power surged from his body, and he began to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy.

The dantian also began to expand rapidly, from six thousand strands of spiritual energy to seven thousand strands before stopping.

Xu Bai had a feeling that it wasn't him who had reached his limit, but rather his body. The excessive absorption of spiritual energy had caused damage to his meridians to the limit.

I checked the time; only an hour had passed.

Xu Bai, in his Spirit-grade aptitude state, took out the jade slip containing the "Spiritual Qi Technique" and began to comprehend the part after the second level of Qi Refining.

The "Spiritual Qi Technique," which was once as mysterious as a celestial book, became as simple as one plus one in Xu Bai's eyes. He comprehended the technique from the third level all the way to the ninth level, and stored his insights into a spiritual book in his mind.

After doing all this, twenty hours had passed, and there were still four hours left before the Spirit Qualification status would end.

Xu Bai then took out a jade slip containing basic spells that he had not yet learned from his storage bag.

Four jade slips, representing the Water Ball Technique, Fire Ball Technique, Lightness Technique, and Wind Speed ​​Technique, were presented to Xu Bai.

With a flash of inspiration, Xu Bai took out 24000 spirit stones from his storage bag and absorbed them, which transformed into 24 green attributes in his dantian, covering the four basic spell jade slips.

Water Ball Spell Jade Slip - Attributes: Silent Healing [Outside of combat, the water condensed by the Water Ball Spell has a healing effect], Spiritual Enchanting [When the Water Ball Spell transforms into a living being, it can be imbued with a spirit according to its form], Spell Power [Spell power +20%], Bone-Piercing Poison [Combat knowledge can inflict poison on the Water Ball Spell], Accumulation [The Water Ball Spell can be condensed in the hand in advance; the more spiritual energy attached and the longer it is maintained, the greater its power], Foundation of Water [Water-based spiritual arts and supernatural powers can inherit some of the Water Ball Spell's attribute power].

Fireball Spell Jade Scroll - Attribute: Pyroblast [Fireball explosion power +50%]...

Xu Bai glanced at the attributes of these four spells and began to learn them one by one.

In four hours, he mastered all the basic spells with the four additional attributes, and they formed four small spiritual books in his mind.

The moment Xu Bailing's spiritual qualities disappeared, it was as if he had fallen from a high mountain to the bottom of a valley, and the feeling of being able to roam freely on the Great Dao also vanished.

"Is the difference really that big?" Xu Bai sat in the spiritual energy room, savoring the feeling of having just obtained a spiritual grade aptitude.

"Sigh, from the perspective of a spiritually gifted person, I am worse than an unenlightened child."

Xu Bai's tone seemed to carry a sense of reminiscence, a lingering affection, and a deep reluctance to part.

Feeling the effects of cultivating in his dantian for a day, he realized that the effect of cultivating with a spiritual aptitude was equivalent to a month of arduous training.

"There will be other opportunities in the future. If we try to get a spot every two weeks, we can get one or two spots a year." Xu Bai also found a way to exploit the bug in his mind.

Inside the base, Xu Bai strolled leisurely. There was no way around it; the aftereffects of his spirit-grade aptitude were too great, making it impossible for him to calm down.

Sensing Xu Bai's presence, Xu Yi and Xu Er came to Xu Bai's side.

"Master, could you release more spiritual cultivators from the Soul Path Minor Realm to transform into spiritual soldiers? This base is so big, and it's too lonely with only a few of us."

"In addition, some equipment in the base needs more people to maintain it," Xu Yi requested.

"Then release half of them, and let the other half cultivate in the Soul Path Small World, rotating them every few months." Xu Bai also felt that the base was a bit deserted, but after transforming into a spirit weapon, although it did not need to consume spiritual energy, it could not cultivate either.

"Thank you, Master!" Xu Yi said gratefully.

"What has Xu Hun been doing lately?" Xu Bai sensed through the Myriad Soul Banner that Xu Hun was not in the base.

"The boss took the mining team out for practical training, and also wants to see if they can intercept a few mining spaceships."

"understood."

After Xu Bai walked around various locations in the base, the effects of the lingering effects gradually dissipated.

At this moment, the gate outside the base opened, and Xu Hun piloted the magical mining spaceship back.

"How was the harvest?" Xu Bai asked as he arrived at the landing site, looking at Xu Hun and the group of spirit soldiers who had disembarked from the spaceship.

"It's not bad. More than 6000 tons of spirit ore, according to the price list given by the master, should be worth more than 300 million," Xu Hun said.

"300 million strands of spiritual energy, that's normal." Xu Bai had learned about the average level of a star-gathering team member in Shattered Star City through Xu Ai; they typically had around 200 million strands of spiritual energy per month.

"Master, while I was mining, I saw the Ghost Face Clan's probe ship and destroyed it. This is its soul. You can absorb it into the Myriad Soul Banner, question it, and then use it as nourishment."

Xu Hun gently raised his hand, and a dark cloud of soul mist floated and struggled in the air above his palm.

"Logically speaking, things in this area should be over." Xu Bai waved his hand and sucked the wisp of soul mist into the Myriad Soul Banner.

"Master, take me back. I want to interrogate him myself."

"Alright~" Xu Bai also put Xu Hun into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

At this moment, Li Weiwei ran over from a distance. She had just finished cultivating when she learned that Xu Bai had emerged from seclusion. She felt as if the sky had fallen and hurriedly came over to serve him.

"Master." Livi stood beside Xu Bai.

"Um."

Xu Bai simply nodded slightly, then remembered Xu Yi's request and waved his hand to release 150 spiritual cultivators from the Myriad Soul Banner Soul Path Small Realm.

They then used these spiritual cultivators' attributes to transform them into spiritual weapons.

Portable Reiki Chamber, Divine Aura Space.

Inside a vast training ground, Xu Bai diligently digested the four small books of spiritual knowledge in his mind. These were left behind by Xu Bai, who possessed a spiritual-grade aptitude, and they contained his insights into these spells.

Looking at these insights, Xu Bai managed to cast these spells with difficulty. In the past, without months of study, he would not have been able to succeed at all.

Xu Bai formed hand seals and managed to unleash the Water Ball Technique after ten breaths. The Water Ball Technique was the size of a basketball and transformed into various shapes in Xu Bai's hands. Finally, it turned into a bird with a wingspan of one meter that flew into the sky and then suddenly exploded, turning into a black rain that covered the earth below.

The black rain fell on the ground of the divine passage, making a sizzling, corrosive sound, indicating the presence of this highly poisonous black rain.

Xu Bai cast the Water Ball Technique again, and this time the Water Ball Technique he created emitted a life force.

I put a little bit into my mouth, and it was extremely sweet.

Xu Bai then experimented with various uses of the water ball technique.

"If they get sneaky, it'll be impossible to guard against them."

Xu Baida channeled his spiritual energy into his body, and the water ball the size of a millstone was thrown into the distance. After landing in the designated location, it instantly transformed into a 3-meter-tall water giant, wielding a giant hammer made of ice, and smashed it down onto the ground.

After testing the water ball technique, Xu Bai began testing the fire ball technique, whose power was even more astonishing.

He intensified his spiritual energy output, and a fireball formed from thousands of strands of spiritual energy exploded, which Xu Bai felt possessed the destructive power of a heavy cannon from his previous life.

The combination of the Lightness Technique and the Wind Speed ​​Technique allows Xu Bai to fly through the air with the wind.