Chapter 1151

All newly ascended cultivators have a one-year adjustment period after entering the Heavens Beyond Heaven and being assigned to their respective universes.

This year is intended to allow these new ascenders to familiarize themselves with the Heavens Beyond Heaven, the universe they are in, and to digest the rewards they have obtained.

Once the adjustment period ends, they will be uniformly summoned by the Reception Universe of the Nine Shores Heaven.

What awaits them will be the future arrangement of their duties.

As this information surfaced in Xu Qing's heart, he had already returned to the Immortal Hall of the Mo Yang Universe!

Standing on the teleportation array in the center of the Immortal Hall, Xu Qing did not hesitate and activated the teleportation!

As for the Fox Beauty, She transformed into a mark and stuck to Xu Qing's arm.

Soon, with the vibration of the Immortal Hall, a terrifying ripple spread from the hall in all directions!

Amidst the roaring, the power of the teleportation erupted fully!

This teleportation was much longer in process than Xu Qing's previous experiences.

Clearly, that Reception Universe was extremely far from Mo Yang!

I do not know how much time passed; in Xu Qing's perception, it was as if he had had a colorful dream.

Everything in the dream was blurry, countless colors woven into twisted light, until the light gradually dissipated, and his vision became clear!

A vast golden river entered Xu Qing's eyes!

This river existed across countless star domains and star swirls, filled with countless stars within it.

These stars each emitted a unique golden light!

And although the stars within this golden river were stationary, the flow of starlight gave one the feeling that this golden river was flowing from top to bottom.

This was the first time Xu Qing had seen such a golden star river, and this place was the Reception Universe, also one of the seventy-two administrative powers in the entire Nine Shores Heaven, second only to the Immortal Palace.

It belonged to the functional authority within the Nine Shores Heaven's operational system, and it was the Reception Headquarters that could command other relevant reception systems of the Heavens Beyond Heaven in its era.

It was responsible not only for the reception of new ascenders but also included the guidance of those small worlds under the Fifth Star Ring, as well as the arrangements for all alien races in all universes of the entire Fifth Star Ring!

To some extent, it was both a recruit camp and a personnel coordination department!

Those who sat in command here were naturally Lower Immortals, and there were quite a few of them!

Gazing at all this and sensing the might of this golden river, amidst the ripples in Xu Qing's heart, a wisp of starlight separated from that astonishing golden river and headed straight for Xu Qing.

Compared to the entire golden river, this light was insignificant, but in Xu Qing's eyes, due to the distance, this incoming golden starlight was also vast and shining, rapidly enveloping him and forming a traction!

And the source of this golden starlight that received Xu Qing... was a star within a star swirl in a star domain in the downstream region of this astonishing golden river.

And such starlight tractions were everywhere in this entire Reception Universe!

All cultivators teleported here were like this!

Depending on the purpose of coming here, starlight from different regions would arrive.

The next instant, under the traction of this light, Xu Qing's body headed straight for that star, his speed so fast that he was pulled powerfully like a falling meteor!

In an instant, he was pulled from outside the star river into the star river, entering that bead from which the countless stars emitted starlight, and everything before his eyes changed rapidly!

Until after a roar echoed, Xu Qing's body landed in the ocean on this star!

This was a black ocean, incredibly viscous, like jelly. The impact brought by Xu Qing's body landing on the sea surface under that extreme pulling force was enormous!

Fortunately, his cultivation was powerful, and he could withstand it! If it had been a lower-ranked cultivator, I fear that in this pulling force, their soul would have flown out, and their physical body would have shattered upon landing!

But even though Xu Qing's cultivation was sufficient, the moment his body smashed down, amidst that terrifying impact, he sank directly beneath the jelly-like black sea, forming a deep pit on the surface.

After a long while, Xu Qing struggled to fly out from the deep pit he had smashed. Looking around, the sky was golden, and the earth was entirely a black jelly sea, boundless!

In mid-air, one could see streaks of golden starlight continuously pulling cultivators to arrive!

Thus, the roaring sound of landing in the sea was constant!

And there were now dozens of deep pits on the sea surface, and some cultivators were flying out from the pits one after another, the vast majority of them looking somewhat disheveled!

There were others whose corners of their mouths were overflowing with fresh blood, clearly still having lingering fears!

In the crowd, Xu Qing saw Zhou Zhengli, saw Fu Xie You Lingzi, saw Li Mengtu, as well as Yuanshan Su and Qianjun Biyi!

These people were all ascenders from the same realm as Xu Qing!

At this moment, they had all been received and brought here!

Star Ring Zi was also among them, but compared to the others, Star Ring Zi was clearly more composed.

When Xu Qing's gaze fell on him, he also turned his head and glanced at Xu Qing!

The two gazes met, and both withdrew them expressionlessly!

Just like this, time passed, and everyone arrived one after another, some alone, some in groups, forming multiple camps based on their past and their interactions during this year.

Fu Xie You Lingzi was alone as always!

Yuanshan Su clearly did not want to participate with other parties and intended to be alone, but the female cultivators among the ascenders naturally chose to come to her!

Qianjun Biyi chose to stand beside Star Ring Zi, and there were dozens of other cultivators around him who made the same choice!

As for the largest number of people, it was naturally here at Xu Qing's side!

More people came over with smiles after seeing Xu Qing!

Zhou Zhengli and Li Mengtu were among them, both walking to Xu Qing's side. The former bowed with his usual humble smile, while the latter had a heavy expression and spoke in a low voice!

"Xu Qing, the number of people has decreased by eleven this year. I calculated it; only eighty-nine have arrived now."

Xu Qing nodded slightly.

Zhou Zhengli beside him smiled, "They died! This year is an adjustment period, although it is said to be so, it is also an adaptation period. Our star ring has always been like raising Gu since ancient times! So..."

Zhou Zhengli glanced at Xu Qing.

He had actually inquired about many things regarding the Heavens Beyond Heaven, so he was also vigilant about the future!

The thought of building a good relationship with Xu Qing was even deeper!

Thus, he spoke again, "It is not just in the former four star domains; it is actually even more cruel and intense here in the Heavens Beyond Heaven."

"And for the superiors, what they truly value must at least possess the Quasi-Immortal level. Like the Young Master, like Star Ring Zi, like Yuanshan Su, perhaps in this batch, only the three of you are valued. The Dominator superiors will not pay too much attention, so unless you have deeper connections, otherwise, if you want to walk better and obtain more resources, staying beside a Quasi-Immortal is naturally the best!"

Zhou Zhengli did not hide his voice for this last part, so the ascenders surrounding Xu Qing heard it very clearly!

Each and every one of them had thoughts rising in their hearts!

Xu Qing glanced at Zhou Zhengli!

Zhou Zhengli gave a humble smile!

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, and the sentence Zhou Zhengli said before leaving a year ago surfaced in his mind: "He guessed: this time his duty arrangement is for everyone to be together."

Xu Qing was lost in thought!

And time gradually passed amidst everyone's slow waiting!

On the vast sea surface, apart from them, there were no other cultivators, nor did any receptionists appear. Everyone was no ordinary person, so naturally, they would not be impatient after waiting for such a short time, and thus each sat cross-legged!

Until another hour passed!

When the wind rose between heaven and earth, amidst the howling of the great wind, Xu Qing and Star Ring Zi both sensed something and looked up at the sky one after another!

Yuanshan Su was the third to look up, while others were relatively slow to react, all gazing intently!

Only to see golden light suddenly rising in the sky. Those golden lights were also reception lights, totaling seventy or eighty, with a few people leading and the rest descending afterward!

The next moment, heaven and earth shook. Among these golden lights, only a few bodies smashed deep pits on the sea surface, while the vast majority landed steadily on the sea surface the moment they fell!

It seemed that for them, they had been here many times and had mastered the technique of control!

And on their bodies, their attire was uniform, all wearing the gray hundred-pocket robes Xu Qing had seen in the Dao Refining Universe. That was the unique attire of the notorious Material Procurement Envoys!

Among them were seven or eight Quasi-Immortals, and everyone else took them as their leaders. After landing, Xu Qing was as usual, but many among this batch of ascenders had heavy gazes, and the gazes of these cultivators, who were being stared at by the ascenders of this batch, also cast over!

Sweeping over Xu Qing and the others!

Their gazes were like jackals, revealing indifference toward life and coldness!

Afterward, without a word, as the leading cultivator stepped forward, this group of people headed straight for the distance!

"They are Material Procurement Envoys... It seems that the star we were received on this time is highly likely related to material procurement!" Zhou Zhengli spoke in a low voice.

Xu Qing nodded!

And the descent did not end!

An incense stick of time later, golden light reappeared in the sky!

Dozens more were wearing hundred-pocket robes. After the newcomers landed, they did not stay and headed straight for the distance!

Just like this, as time passed, batches of Material Procurement Envoys arrived one after another!

During this period, most of them ignored Xu Qing and these newcomers!

And as for the aura on their bodies, after Xu Qing saw more of them, he also felt that kind of gloom and greed, and the stronger they were, the heavier the corpse aura and death aura on their bodies, and the bloodiness was the same, as if they dealt with corpses and death all year round!

Until night fell and the golden light in the sky became dim, dozens more streaks of golden light whistled down, transforming into figures on the sea surface!

Among them, one emitted an extremely astonishing aura!

That was an old man like a vulture, whose Immortal Embryo body had already reached the point of near perfection, only one step away from becoming an Immortal.

After landing, just as he was about to leave as the leader, suddenly, among the crowd behind this old man, a middle-aged cultivator paused, turned around, and swept his gaze over Xu Qing and the others, finally looking at... Star Ring Zi and Qianjun Biyi behind him!

Afterward, this person smiled.

Xu Qing had seen this person before; he was exactly the Quasi-Immortal cultivator who had wanted to conscript Qianjun Biyi in the Dao Refining Universe that day.

His gaze was focused on Star Ring Zi at this moment, and his pause also caused his fellow travelers beside him to stop one after another. Then, he walked a few steps quickly to the side of the old man with the terrifying aura and whispered something!

Afterward, the old man frowned slightly but still nodded.

Having obtained the old man's consent, the middle-aged cultivator walked toward Star Ring Zi with a smile, his voice ringing out.

"My team has lost several members in battle this time and needs to replenish. I am now conscripting the three of you to join my team."