From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Hundred Refinements Sect, Cloud Stone City.

Xu Jun held two dolls in his hands, his eyes fixed on the news projected onto the screen in the living room, his gaze filled with determination.

He took Xu Lang and Zhang Wan to the old house that Xu Bai used to live in, removed their personal terminals and electronic devices, and put them outside.

"Dad, Mom, my brother isn't dead. He must be hiding deep within the Shattered Star Sea."

Xu Jun patted the two dolls.

"My older brother sent me these two dolls through special channels. One is called 'Gugu Gaga,' and the other is called 'My Sword and Shield.' Only the two of us know about this."

"Each half of the doll contains a standalone virtual projection device. When assembled, it will project a letter into the void."

"In the letter, my elder brother said that he is safe in the Shattered Star Sea and that you don't need to worry. He will come back when the time is right."

Xu Jun took out a projection device the size of a billiard ball, gently placed it in front of the two of them, and started it up.

A miniature light screen was projected in mid-air.

Xu Lang and Zhang Wan covered their mouths, their eyes filled with tears as they looked at the projected letter, their expressions complex.

"The reason why the entire Shattered Star Twenty-Five Cities were destroyed is definitely not as simple as what the news said. The fact that my brother sent a message in advance means that he knows something."

"Dad, Mom, when my older brother reappears in front of me, he may be in a different identity. You should be prepared." Fourteen-year-old Xu Jun's face showed a composure that was beyond his years.

Shattered Star Sea, inside the base.

Xu Bai, who was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, felt the surging spiritual energy in his dantian and the spiritual book in his mind, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"From now on, my cultivation progress will depend entirely on luck. If I try my luck with a few more attempts at obtaining high-quality spiritual materials, I can break through any bottleneck."

"Next time I draw a spirit-grade aptitude, I'll focus on learning weapon crafting."

After the time limit for Spiritual Grade Qualification expired, Xu Bai waved his hand and summoned Xu Hun. Recently, Xu Hun and the four secondary souls have been diligently cultivating in the Soul Dao Small World.

Xu Hun, who had just been summoned, was in the middle of cultivation when he suddenly sensed the change in his surroundings and looked at Xu Bai with a blank expression.

"I recently learned a few new spells. Try them out."

Xu Bai formed hand seals, and a Soul Brightening Technique and a Soul Nourishing Technique were applied to Xu Hun.

In an instant, Xu Hun felt as if he had been enlightened, and his soul power suddenly increased significantly.

"This is the Soul Brightening Technique, the Soul Nourishing Technique!" Xu Hun exclaimed in disbelief. He felt as if his aptitude had been suddenly elevated to a higher level, and the bottleneck that had been difficult to break through before was beginning to loosen.

"My spells are a bit special, what do you think?" Xu Bai thought about the attributes of the Soul Brightening Technique and the Soul Nourishing Technique. The Soul Brightening Technique mainly enhances the comprehension and cultivation speed of the soul, while the Soul Nourishing Technique mainly enhances the potential and strength of the soul.

"My master's Soul Enlightenment and Soul Nourishment techniques have elevated my aptitude, comprehension, and potential to a new level!"

"I feel great right now. If I can maintain this state, I'm sure I can break through to the Soul Core realm within six months!" Xu Hun said excitedly.

"It's good that it works."

With a wave of his hand, Xu Bai summoned his four secondary souls, filling the portable spiritual energy room to the brim.

Xu Yi, Xu Er, Xu San, Xu Si, apply buffs to them one by one.

The four secondary souls were moved to tears.

"You think that's all?" Xu Bai's lips curled up slightly as he took out the Myriad Soul Banner from his magic treasure compartment and activated three purple attributes within his dantian to attach to it.

Treasure Artifact: Myriad Soul Banner - Attributes: Soul Path Minor Realm (Purple) [Absorbs souls within the Myriad Soul Banner, purifies resentment, and transforms them into soul cultivators who can cultivate within it.], Soul Transformation into Spiritual Weapon (Blue) [Souls within the Myriad Soul Banner can transform into spiritual weapons to fight for the host (strength depends on the host's spiritual energy input)], Hundred Laws of the Soul Path (Blue) [Spells cast by souls within the Myriad Soul Banner are amplified in power.], Minor Reincarnation (Purple) [A wisp of purified soul can reincarnate and be resurrected], Fusion Absorption (Purple) [Advances through different paths depending on the souls within the Myriad Soul Banner and the materials absorbed], Soul Realm Expansion (Purple) [The Myriad Soul Banner can grow.]

Xu Bai stared at Xiao Lun Hui's attributes, feeling that they were somewhat heaven-defying.

At this moment, Xu Hun and the four deputy souls in the spiritual energy room clearly felt a change in themselves. Their life souls left in the small world of the soul path were absorbed by a force of reincarnation.

"Master, has the Myriad Souls Banner undergone any new changes?" Xu Hun asked Xu Bai respectfully.

"Yes, go back inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and experience it for yourself."

"Let me know when the effects on you wear off, and I'll reapply them."

After Xu Bai finished speaking, he collected Xu Hun and the four secondary souls into the Myriad Soul Banner, and his divine sense also intervened in it.

The Soul Realm, which was once a paradise on earth with birdsong and fragrant flowers, was just a small world, no more than ten miles long and wide.

Looking at it now, the entire Soul Path Small Realm has more than doubled in size and is still slowly expanding outwards.

"That's more like it. Otherwise, it would be full after storing a few thousand souls, which would be so boring."

"Continue cultivating, and we'll set off after Xu Hun advances to the Golden Core stage."

"As for this base, just leave a coordinate outside the base, and it will be easy to come back."

According to the coordinates in Xu Bai's mind, the magical artifact spaceship would take a year to fly. Fortunately, when Xu Bai left Shattered Star City, he had enough energy blocks, plus the spiritual energy beads he condensed using the Spirit Gathering Technique, which was enough to cope with the consumption of energy during the journey.

Just as Xu Bai was planning for the future, an idea suddenly came to him: to add a golden attribute to the base.

But Xu Bai abandoned the idea as soon as it arose. If the purple attribute was already so powerful, the gold attribute would be even more formidable. It should be used where it matters most.

In the Myriad Ghosts Starfield, there is a secret realm within the territory of the Ghost Face Clan.

A sacrificial array, seemingly drawn with blood, stood in the center. Che Jihuang was bound to a cross-shaped pillar, his abdomen cut open, now stained with blood. Blood flowed continuously from his seven orifices, limbs, and heart, entering the sacrificial array.

Che Jihuang glared resentfully at the numerous Ghost Face Clan powerhouses outside the sacrificial array. He was unable to move and could only feel his own blood slowly flowing out.

A powerful figure, seemingly possessed by the ghost realm's fleeting illusions, gazed at the soon-to-be-completed sacrificial array, his eyes filled with greed.

"Those short-sighted humans, with their luck and spiritual bodies, traded away so easily. It's just a mid-grade immortal artifact; how can it compare to what's beyond this secret realm?"

"When our race is about to annihilate the human race, we will leave a way out for the Hundred Refinements Sect. After all, they deserve credit for annihilating the human race."

At this moment, a blood-red light shot into the sky from the sacrificial array, made a turn in mid-air, and rushed straight towards the gate of the secret realm.

In an instant, the many powerful members of the Ghost Extermination Clan outside the sacrificial array fixed their gazes on the gate of the secret realm, their expressions becoming increasingly greedy.

"This secret realm contains the aura of a Great Luo Immortal. Whether it is a legacy or a spiritual treasure, obtaining just one of them would be enough to suppress the human race."

Under the expectant gazes of the many Ghost-Faced Clan members, the gate to the secret realm slowly opened.