From star gatherer to leader of humanity

The service vehicle landed, and Xu Bai got out.

"I'm so bored I'm practically smoking."

"Come on, handsome young man, come with me~"

Xu Bai sensed the aura emanating from this mature woman and felt that she was at least a Nascent Soul stage expert.

"Sister Zhao, I'm off now~" The Golden Core stage expert, who was controlling the vehicle, opened the car window and waved to the woman. The entire service vehicle instantly launched and flew towards the spaceport.

"After a busy period a year ago, we haven't been able to recruit any new people here for a long time, especially newcomers like you who fly mining ships with magical artifacts."

The mature woman led Xu Bai into the tower and into a spacious office.

"Sit down~"

Xu Bai was pressed down on the sofa, while a mature woman sat beside him.

"You must have many questions. Don't ask them; explore them on your own."

"Your registration has been cancelled by the human race, so there's no way you can go back."

"You now have two choices: join the Xuan Guang Sect, where you don't need to spend money to buy spiritual energy, and you can obtain cultivation techniques for free as long as you can cultivate them. The spiritual ore mined in the Shattered Star Sea will only be taxed at 10%."

"The second option is to become a citizen of this life-bearing planet. Spiritual energy is free, but you'll need to pay for your own cultivation techniques, and the spiritual minerals you mine will be subject to a 15% tax." The woman looked at Xu Bai with considerable interest.

"Senior, after I join the noble sect, is there any way for me to go to the human territory, or to send information into the human territory through the nobles' channels?" Xu Bai looked at the luxuriously decorated office and felt that the level of hospitality he was receiving was rather high.

"There is an opportunity, but the price is very high. Within the human territory, those unscrupulous sects charge 100,000 spirit stones for a formal human identity." The woman seemed to hate those sects in the human territory, but had no choice but to cooperate.

"What do I need to do, or what should I give up, to join your sect?" Xu Bai had already decided to join the Xuan Guang Sect first.

"Cultivate, become stronger, and complete three missions from the Mission Hall each year. Of course, there are rewards for completing these missions," the woman said casually.

"I choose to join the Xuan Guang Sect, but I have one more question to ask before that."

"explain."

"I once heard a rumor that the so-called traitors were originally from sects. They were suppressed by the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects because of ideological differences, which is why they became traitors."

"May I know this concept?" Xu Bai asked after a moment's hesitation.

The woman, who had been relaxed just moments before, changed her expression and looked at Xu Bai with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Given your clean background, the fact that you can ask such a question suggests that your experiences over the past few years have been quite eventful."

"It's alright to tell you, those beings who are high above and have embarked on the path of immortality also have a lifespan."

"Immortals do not wish to die, so they live by feeding on spirits."

"Those ancient, unchanging old fogies of the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects, for the sake of so-called stability, are sucking the marrow from the bones of the entire human race, living a life of debauchery and indulging in their immortal dreams."

As the woman spoke, an overwhelming spiritual pressure emanated from her, pressing down on Xu Bai like a mountain.

"The so-called philosophy is that when one's lifespan ends, one disperses, leaving resources for the future generations of strong and talented people, giving them room to grow."

"Unfortunately, they understand this principle, but they can't bear to let go of it."

After the woman finished speaking, she noticed Xu Bai's expression and withdrew her spiritual pressure.

"I couldn't suppress it for a moment and let my aura leak out."

"Since you have chosen to join the Xuan Guang Sect, you are now a disciple of the Shattered Star Hall of the Xuan Guang Sect." The woman took out a disciple token from her storage space, inscribed some information on it, and handed it to Xu Bai.

"Your information has been recorded here, and your essence blood has been used to bind you to this identity token. From now on, this will be your identity token."

"Now you can go to the logistics department on the first floor, and they will take care of the rest."

The office door opened automatically.

After his essence and blood had completely merged with the disciple token and the recognition process was complete, Xu Bai took his leave.

Upon descending to the first floor of the Star Gazing Tower, Xu Bai saw the large sign for the Logistics Department.

Upon entering, he found someone already waiting for him.

He received a set of official magic treasures from the Xuan Guang Sect, which included a magic robe, a flying sword, a communication spirit pearl, and a storage bag.

They then received a cave dwelling nestled among beautiful mountains, plus a small spaceship.

Xu Bai looked at the luxuriously decorated cave dwelling and then looked at the logistics department members beside him with some surprise.

"Senior Brother Liu, are the benefits in our Xuan Guang Sect really that good?"

"To be precise, it's because our Shattered Star Hall has good benefits that other departments and halls of the Profound Light Sect don't have such good benefits," replied Senior Brother Liu, who was wearing the Profound Light Sect's precious robes and was somewhat overweight.

"You can stay in this cave for now. If you have any questions, just ask the communication spirit orb. Our Shattered Star Hall's usual task is to collect spirit ore and send it out. As for the rest, just focus on your cultivation."

"There's another batch of spirit ore over there. Arrange for it to be delivered. I won't accompany you any longer." Senior Brother Liu said, taking out his communication spirit orb. Xu Bai understood and also took out his communication spirit orb. They tapped each other together and added each other as friends.

At the entrance of the cave, Xu Bai waved goodbye to his senior brother Liu.

"I'll give you magic treasures and a cave dwelling, and the spiritual energy is free." Xu Bai looked at the clouds in the sky and then at the beautiful mountains around him before turning back into his cave dwelling.

Inside the cave, Xu Bai lay on a limp bed, playing with a communication spirit pearl in his hand.

A virtual beam of light shot out from the communication orb, forming a light screen.

"Hello, Master, I am Xiaoxing from the Communication Orb." A cute little girl appeared on the screen.

"Is there any information about the Xuan Guang Sect?" Xu Bai asked in a low voice.

"The Xuan Guang Sect was founded 30,000 years ago. 20,000 years ago, it broke with the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects and left the Tianxuan Star System of the Human Race. It is currently located in the Blood Mist Star System..."

Xu Bai looked at the introduction on the light screen with a strange expression. He had thought that this information would be hard to obtain, but to his surprise, he could just ask the Communication Spirit Orb.

"She's too trusting!" Xu Bai couldn't help but complain.

"Master, once your essence and blood merge with the disciple token, a restriction is placed at the soul level, preventing you from revealing any news about the sect to anyone outside the Xuan Guang Sect," the AI ​​in the light screen said solemnly.

"Furthermore, when the master enters the planet, he will be examined by the great array that protects the entire planet. Only those whose character meets the requirements of the Xuan Guang Sect will be recruited as disciples by the Xuan Guang Sect."

"I knew it! How could I be so careless? It turns out that important things are done unintentionally." Only then did Xu Bai relax.

"Xiao Xing, what should I do next?" Xu Bai, lying on the bed, suddenly felt sleepy.

"Master can go to the Scripture Pavilion tomorrow to select cultivation techniques and spells, and then return to practice. In your spare time, you can go to the Shattered Star Sea to mine and earn resources."

"Master, your monthly sect benefits include ten spirit stones, a bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pill, and a bottle of Water Spirit Pill. You can collect them from the Logistics Department at that time."

"At the end of each month, you can go to the Sutra Repository to listen to the sermons of the sect's senior members..."

Listening to the report from the communication orb, Xu Bai suddenly felt a sense of unreality. He was still somewhat unaccustomed to the sudden absence of exploitation and nearly half of the taxes.