From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Upon receiving the news, Xu Bai returned to the Shattered Star Hall planet as quickly as possible.

Upon returning, Xu Bai didn't even unload the ore; he stopped at a public port and boarded a small spaceship to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"I want to get news from the human race as quickly as possible and contact my family. What price do I need to pay?" Xu Bai tried to remain calm.

"20 spirit stones to activate a special communication channel. Information will be transmitted through space with a delay of only 5 seconds."

"However, you'll need to come with me to the Blood Mist Starfield, to the headquarters of the Xuan Guang Sect," the member of the Foreign Affairs Department said directly without further ado.

"Walk!"

Xu Bai immediately took out 20 spirit stones, and 20 boxes containing spirit stones were piled together, which was quite a sight.

The members of the Foreign Affairs Department scanned the area with their divine senses, immediately sought instructions, and then took Xu Bai aboard a special small spaceship, flying towards the direction of the alien gate on the planet.

Xu Bai sat inside the small spaceship, his eyes bloodshot, his spiritual pressure unconsciously leaking out, as if he were on the verge of losing control at any moment.

The small spaceship passed through the stargate, and through the window, Xu Bai saw a bustling galaxy.

Outside a giant planet inhabited by life, countless spaceships come and go, most of them bearing the mark of the mysterious light.

"The Xuan Guang Star System has nine inhabited planets, and this one in front of us is the most prosperous and is also the headquarters of our Xuan Guang Sect."

The members of the Foreign Affairs Department pushed the small spaceship to its maximum speed while still giving Xu Bai a brief introduction.

After reporting its arrival, the small spaceship quickly flew into the atmosphere of the giant life-bearing planet and arrived at the top of a high mountain, where there was a special building.

"We've got a customer!" A member of the Foreign Affairs Department led Xu Bai inside.

A middle-aged woman with spatial runes floating around her greeted the two.

"20 spirit stones will last for a maximum of half an hour. During this time, you can connect to the human network and contact your relatives, but you cannot video chat, you can only send messages."

The woman waved her hand gently, and a personal terminal, one of the most common types of human terminals, appeared in her hand.

"This is a fake identity within the human territory. You can start calculating the time as soon as you say 'start'."

Xu Bai took the personal terminal, activated a light screen, manipulated it for a moment, and then nodded to the woman, saying, "Senior, we can begin."

The woman snapped her fingers lightly. In an instant, Xu Bai felt that everything was still the same, but the space had undergone an unknown change.

At this moment, Xu Bai's personal terminal had already connected to the human network.

Xu Bai quickly found out the information about the three planets that had been sacrificed by the Hundred Refinements Sect.

"Iron Cloud Star, Southern Mansion Star, Hundred-Refined Star!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Bai's heart tightened. He quickly added his younger brother's and parents' personal terminal numbers, and labeled them "Gugu Gaga" and "My Blade and Shield" respectively.

Xu Bai stared intently at the light screen in front of him, and as time passed, his heart sank lower and lower.

The staff and the woman saw this but didn't disturb them; they just sighed softly.

Time passed little by little.

Xu Bai's eyes gradually turned bloodshot, his fists clenched tightly, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

At the last minute, Xu Jun's friend request was suddenly accepted.

"Friend, I am currently with my family on the planetary headquarters of the Wanxing Sect. When the danger first appeared, the sect brought my family and me here. Don't worry, I am the pillar of this family and can support it."

Upon seeing this message, Xu Bai, who was extremely sad, felt a surge of joy, relief, and inexplicable emotion, and then replied with a message.

"Take good care of your family and yourself; good things will happen to you in the future."

The time was just up after I sent the message.

Xu Bai breathed a sigh of relief as he handed the personal terminal back to the middle-aged woman.

"Thank you, senior." Xu Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

"The luckiest thing in the world is to have a false alarm."

The middle-aged woman looked at Xu Bai with great interest.

"Young friend, the spiritual pressure you unconsciously emitted just now was quite astonishing. Would you be interested in joining the combat department?"

Xu Bai's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't controlled his emotions well, and the spiritual energy in his dantian had leaked out a bit.

"I advise you not to poach someone else's talent, or Sister Zhao from HR will come and slap you in the face."

"This young man is a key member of the Shattered Star Hall, earning over 50,000 spirit stones a month. With your combat department's meager benefits, how are you going to poach him?"

The personnel department members grabbed Xu Bai and started to walk out.

It was the same small spaceship that had brought him here before. This time, the spaceship was moving very slowly, allowing Xu Bai to appreciate the life-bearing planet, Xuan Guang Sect.

"Under normal circumstances, the Shattered Star Hall receives messages from the human race a little faster than the headquarters, because it is closer to the human race's territory."

"But in recent months, the Ghost Face Clan and the Hundred Refinements Sect have become closely allied in this Shattered Star Sea region, cutting off our sources of information," a member of the Foreign Affairs Department said calmly as he piloted the spaceship.

"In the Shattered Star Sea, I encountered a Ghost Face Clan base and obtained a lot of information about the outside world. If the Xuan Guang Sect needs it, I am willing to hand over the souls of these Ghost Face Clan members to extract intelligence." Xu Bai has always been a person who repays kindness.

"Really?" The foreign affairs staff member was delighted.

"The sect did not look down on me because of my low strength."

"In return for your kindness, I am also willing to give back to the sect," Xu Bai said sincerely.

Compared to the cold Shattered Star City, Xu Bai felt warmth in the Profound Light Sect, and felt that this was a normal sect.

"You won't have handed over these souls for nothing. The sect will reward you with them. Just wait for the reward."

"The sect has always believed in a win-win approach when it comes to its disciples. You'll understand this as you spend more time in the Xuan Guang Sect."

The spaceship passed through the massive stargate and returned to the planet Shattered Star Hall.

At the Planetary Enforcement Division of the Shattered Star Hall, Xu Bai gently waved his hands, and eight ghost-faced clan souls appeared, one Nascent Soul and seven Golden Core cultivators.

"Wow, what a superb soul-gathering technique! Your cultivation in the path of souls is quite profound. Would you be interested in taking on a part-time job at the Enforcement Division in the future?" The division's supervisor looked at the eight well-preserved souls and immediately felt a sense of appreciation for their talent.

"Don't act innocent after getting a good deal!" A beautiful figure walked in; it was the middle-aged woman who had greeted Xu Bai in the personnel department.

"Sister Zhao, I'm not poaching your employees, it's just a side job." The head of the law enforcement division looked at the glamorous figure with a humble expression.

"My disciples in the Shattered Star Hall earn several thousand spirit stones a day; they have no time to work part-time here."

After Sister Zhao finished speaking, she looked at Xu Bai.

"The people from the Foreign Affairs Department told me about your situation. If these souls can be found to have any useful value, they will try their best to compensate you for the 20 spirit stones you spent." Sister Zhao patted Xu Bai on the shoulder.

"Thank you, supervisor," Xu Bai said gratefully.

"This area of ​​Shattered Star Sea has been quite turbulent lately. It's time for the Shattered Star Hall planet to relocate. Don't wander around for the time being."