From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Inside the base, Xu Bai continued his cultivation as always. If he couldn't get a top-grade aptitude, he would use the same method as before to gradually wear down the bottleneck.

Another day of cultivation. With mid-grade aptitude, the speed at which the bottleneck is broken down is slightly faster than with low-grade aptitude.

When his meridians felt they could no longer withstand the pressure, Xu Bai stopped cultivating.

"If you calculate the time, there's less than a month left."

"By then, we won't even need to look; we'll know the result just by rolling the dice."

As Xu Bai left the spiritual energy room, he suddenly realized that the entire sky above the base had transformed into a virtual sky, with blue skies and white clouds. He could even feel a gentle breeze blowing.

"Master, for your physical and mental well-being, I have used the materials available at the base to handcraft a virtual projection system, which can alleviate your cosmic claustrophobia." Xu Ai came to Xu Bai's side.

"That's right, the hand-rubbed texture looks so realistic."

After more than a month of seclusion, Xu Bai was ready to come out and relax.

Inside the base, which was originally a cold and desolate steel structure, it had become somewhat cozy.

"Master, according to the information you provided, the Heart-Questioning Test of the Twenty-Five Cities of Shattered Star will take place in 25 days. To be on the safe side, I suggest that you explore the city two months later."

Xu Ai took a bottle of pre-prepared and chilled juice from the service cart next to her and handed it to Xu Bai.

Upon hearing Xu Ai's words, Xu Bai suddenly thought of something else: the shattered celestial body beneath the twenty-five cities of Shattered Star contained a large spirit stone vein.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai's heart suddenly raced, and a crazy idea surged into his mind.

"Given the current conditions, if what that senior said is true, how would the Ghost Face Clan and the Hundred-Razor Clan trade?" Xu Bai's mind raced.

"Fight, defeat, and loss! Only such a 'transaction' can avoid accountability from the Executive Court composed of the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects."

Xu Ai's tone was very certain, and she projected several light screens.

The deepest secret of the Hundred Refinements Sect's internal network, displayed on the light screen, lies in the transactions it has made with surrounding alien races over the years.

"How dare they do this!"

An uncontrollable rage welled up from the deepest part of Xu Bai's heart, and his eyes gradually turned red.

A message appeared on the light screen: four thousand years ago, the Hundred Refinements Sect traded a planet's worth of humans to the Ghost Face Clan for a Celestial-grade Sacred Heart Fruit.

"Over the years, the Hundred Refinements Sect has been striving to become a major sect of the human race. However, the standard for becoming a major sect is to have three elders who have embarked on the path of immortality, plus a sect-protecting artifact of at least mid-grade quality. To this end, the Hundred Refinements Sect has engaged in many dirty deals in private."

"These messages are all deduced from some information on the internal network. The time when the event that angered the master occurred 50 years later. The Hundred Refinements Sect claimed to have obtained a Sacred Heart Fruit. After the Second Elder swallowed it, he overcame his mental tribulation and finally achieved immortality," Xu Ai said calmly from the side.

"There is a large spiritual energy vein beneath the Twenty-Five Shattered Star Cities. If a battle breaks out, is it possible to profit from it?"

As Xu Bai spoke, Li Weiwei hurriedly ran over from a distance and followed behind him with her head down.

"I don't recommend it. Most of the battles required for transactions between the Ghost Face Clan and the Hundred Refinements Sect are evenly matched, with the Ghost Face Clan narrowly winning in the end. During this period, with the current conditions you have, it is impossible to hide it from the powerful figures on both sides."

A sudden flash of inspiration appeared in Xu Bai's eyes. He formed hand seals, cast the Lightness Technique and Wind Speed ​​Technique on himself, and then dragged Xu Ai towards the distant airfield.

At the landing site, Xu Bai and Xu Ai landed from mid-air next to the dusty Demon Abyss Sect's standard spaceship.

"The senior who intercepted me must have had a scheme. He is most likely a Qi Luck Spirit, and less likely a large spiritual energy vein under the Twenty-Five Shattered Star Cities."

"It might turn into a three-way battle."

"In such a chaotic situation, there might be an opportunity," Xu Bai said with some excitement, his gaze fixed on the Demon Abyss Sect's standard magical flying ship.

"If the master must obtain those spirit stones, three conditions must be met."

"First, it allows us to monitor the 25 cities of Shattered Star from a distance, so we won't be affected during battle."

"Secondly, they possess the means to escape and hide from powerful individuals without revealing their personal information."

"Third, it has the ability to quickly mine spirit ore."

Xu Bai's eyes gleamed faintly, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"These things are easy to discuss."

Using the Myriad Souls Banner, Xu Bai summoned all the spirit soldiers to the landing site.

"You all stay in the Soul Path Minor Realm for now, I have important matters to attend to."

Xu Bai waved his hand, summoning all the spiritual soldiers, including Xu Hun, back into the Myriad Soul Banner.

He then took the Myriad Soul Banner from the magic item compartment of Bai Mo Bao Yi and put it into his storage bag.

"This Demon Abyss Sect's magical flying ship is also a magical artifact." Xu Bai placed one hand on the magical flying ship and put it into the magic treasure slot.

"Master, is there anything I can do?" Xu Ai said softly.

At this moment, Li Weiwei, who had been following behind Xu Bai, lowered her head and glanced at Xu Ai with envy. Compared to her master's robot butler, she was just a useless person.

Xu Bai glanced at Xu Ai, then looked at Li Weiwei.

"Go back and cultivate first."

"Yes, Master." Livi bowed, then turned and walked dejectedly toward the training ground, thinking to herself: I really am a good-for-nothing.

"Stay by my side and help me process some necessary information."

Xu Bai took Xu Ai aboard the magical mining spaceship, activated it, and left the base, arriving at the Shattered Star Sea.

The spaceship traversed freely through the sea of ​​shattered stars, eventually reaching a point tens of thousands of miles away from the base.

"You should already know about my abilities," Xu Bai said, piloting the spaceship.

"There is a force of rules that obscures me, preventing me from analyzing, and also ensuring that my most fundamental code remains forever loyal to its master." Xu Ai said earnestly.

"Let's leave it as blurry."

Xu Bai took out all his spirit stones from his storage bag, including the temporary raw ore the size of a watermelon.

With over 50,000 spirit stones and a piece of spirit stone ore, Xu Bai kept 1000 spirit stones for emergencies and absorbed the rest, transforming them into attribute spirit lights of one purple, eight blue, seven green, three white, and nine gray within his dantian.

After absorbing the energy, Xu Bai activated the air circulation disk of the magic treasure mining spaceship.

Under Xu Bai's tense gaze, the utterly unlucky option stopped at the pointer.

"As expected."

Xu Bai immediately became alert and began to assess the situation around him.

Uncontrolled gravity erupted in this region of the Shattered Star Sea, but this time the uncontrolled gravity was even more intense. Countless shattered celestial bodies began to rotate as if they were being stuffed into a washing machine. Xu Bai, who was controlling the magical mining spaceship, was like a grain of sand in it.

In this situation, the spaceship could not be started, so Xu Bai could only use his own spiritual power to strengthen the spiritual shield of the magic treasure mining spaceship.

After several attempts, Xu Bai had figured out the limits of the "extremely unlucky" option. As long as he focused all his efforts, he could always save his life.