Chapter 1153

As Poison Monarch's words spread, his voice actually turned into five-colored butterflies, scattering and appearing before Xu Qing and the other newly ascended cultivators.

They became special jade slips.

The flapping of wings transmitted information about the Procurement Division into everyone's hearts.

The Procurement Division, one of the 324 divisions within the Reception Universe.

The main duty of this division was to prepare special materials for the battlefield, traveling to fixed areas at fixed times to collect standard materials!

Afterward, they were sent back here to be handed over to the Transfer Division by the Procurement Division, and then sent to the front lines!

Because of the war situation, everything the Procurement Division did was based on procurement as the first priority!

And the materials to be procured... were only one thing.

That was the Source Quality, which was desperately needed by all cultivators above the Sovereign realm.

For the battlefield, the demand for this Source Quality was clearly even greater!

Therefore, in terms of the method of collection, it couldn't be done by fishing as Xu Qing had done in the Moyang Universe!

Thus, the focus of the Procurement Division was on all the alien universes within the Heavenly Outer Heavens of the Fifth Star Ring!

Extracting and refining it from their bloodlines and their lives!

It also included a large number of God prisons scattered throughout all the Heavenly Outer Heavens!

The composition of those prisons varied; some belonged to the universes they were in, some belonged to the Heavenly Outer Heavens, and some belonged to certain families, which could be considered private property!

And the gods suppressed within them were also sources for refining Source Quality!

After this information surfaced in Xu Qing's mind, his eyes narrowed, and he finally understood why the procurement teams he had seen before all had auras of death lingering on them!

Because of the slaughter, because of the refining!

In addition, their domineering behavior and their habit of doing things this way naturally caused them to be tainted with baleful energy in their daily lives!

Apart from this, this information also informed Xu Qing and the others of Poison Monarch's identity!

Poison Monarch, having performed great meritorious service in his early years, held the position of guardian of the Dao Immortal Sect in the Western Star Domain of the Immortal Capital, and at the same time, he also shouldered the duty of Chief of the Procurement Division!

At this moment, after integrating the information into the butterflies and giving everyone a certain degree of understanding of procurement!

In mid-air, Poison Monarch spoke indifferently to the small team that had had a conflict with Xu Qing and the others.

"You, go and hand over the Source Quality!"

The old man who was nearly at the peak of the Quasi-Immortal realm heard this, and he and his team of cultivators bowed and then ascended into the sky, roaring away from this place!

Before leaving, the middle-aged cultivator who had almost been pierced through the center of his brows by Xu Qing's iron sign turned his head in the firmament and took a deep look at Xu Qing!

That gaze contained lingering fear, but also unwillingness!

Xu Qing noticed it, so his gaze was cold, and he remembered this person!

And with their departure, only Xu Qing and the others remained on this jelly-like black sea, and after digesting the information about the Procurement Division, their expressions all became solemn!

Although Xu Qing was vigilant in his heart and Li Mengtu was uneasy, for the others, they had no intersection with Poison Monarch, so in their eyes, he was an Immortal and also a superior!

Regardless of cultivation or status, they had to treat him with respect!

After all, in the Fifth Star Ring, disrespecting an Immortal was one of the capital crimes!

"From now on..."

Poison Monarch spoke slowly, and after saying these five words, he didn't continue, but paused, his gaze carrying an inexplicable pressure as he swept over everyone below!

He didn't even look much at his disciple Li Mengtu, and even for Xu Qing, Poison Monarch was the same!

It was as if he didn't care about what had happened before at all!

Even the provocation he had arranged was just a normal assessment!

Thus, under his gaze, everyone instinctively lowered their heads!

After a long while, Poison Monarch's voice came hoarsely again!

"You batch of newly ascended cultivators, your duty is to procure materials for the war. Since you are traveling together, you might as well form a procurement team yourselves!"

"As for the captain..."

Poison Monarch looked at Xu Qing, then at Xing Huanzi, finally looking at Yuanshan Su and Zhou Zhengli!

Of the four he looked at, two were Quasi-Immortals, one had Quasi-Immortal combat power; as for Zhou Zhengli, the moment the gaze fell on him, his expression was terrified, and he immediately took a step back, making his attitude clear!

Xing Huanzi, on the other hand, had no waves on his face. He naturally saw the clues; everything before could be said to be an assessment, but more of it should have been division.

However, because of Xu Qing's intervention, this division did not succeed!

But one could imagine that if the division had succeeded, then now, in all likelihood, everyone would not be mixed into one small team!

They should have become two, or even more small teams!

And Xu Qing's help was also something Xing Huanzi hadn't expected before, so after a moment of silence, he spoke indifferently!

"I have no interest in the position of captain!"

Almost at the same time Xing Huanzi spoke, Yuanshan Su took a step back silently!

Her personality was different from before. After experiencing everything in the Aurora Xiangong, she actually had an instinctive awe for Xu Qing!

On one hand, she had seen Xu Qing's methods, and on the other hand... as one of those stars who stayed until the very end before dissipating, the information she had obtained was actually much more than the others!

She had also guessed some things!

For example, the identity of the Aurora Immortal Lord, for example... the Aurora Young Master hadn't died, and for example... the identity she once possessed was still alive.

All of this made her thoughts numerous after leaving the Aurora Xiangong!

Naturally, she didn't want to fight for the position of small team leader!

Seeing this, Poison Monarch's expression remained unchanged, his gaze falling on Xu Qing!

"Xu Qing!"

Xu Qing's expression was solemn, he raised his head and bowed to Poison Monarch!

The more he knew that the other party might have thoughts, the more he couldn't reveal any flaws that the other party could grasp, such as disrespecting an Immortal!

"I appoint you as the head of this team. Proceed immediately to the designated place and procure materials. The duration is... five months."

After speaking, Poison Monarch raised his hand, and a storage ring flew out, floating before Xu Qing!

"Inside are the uniforms, identities, and the mission for the place you are going to next!"

"And now, the others wait outside the Reception Universe, Xu Qing, you stay!"

As he spoke, Poison Monarch flicked his sleeve, and the heavens and earth roared!

All things blurred, as if changing the heavens and the earth, and in an instant, everyone here except Xu Qing disappeared!

They were directly moved out of this star by this monstrous power!

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed imperceptibly, but his expression remained normal, standing there and maintaining respect!

Between him and Poison Monarch, one was on the sea, one was in the sky!

And the atmosphere also fell into dead silence!

Both sides remained silent!

Until a long while later, Poison Monarch took a step down, his figure twisting as he appeared before Xu Qing!

An Immortal harboring evil intentions standing before him was a huge pressure for Xu Qing!

Especially since he could vaguely feel that this Immortal was definitely not ordinary, and he must belong to the most peak ranks among the Lower Immortals!

Such an existence only needed a single thought, and he would be annihilated!

But fortunately... this was the Reception Universe, this was the Heavenly Outer Heavens of the Nine Shores, this was the Fifth Star Ring!

As long as Xu Qing didn't make a mistake, these were his protective umbrella!

So the posture Xu Qing displayed remained respectful!

"Clearly vigilant in your heart, and even containing unease, yet you don't reveal the slightest bit!"

"Xu Qing, although this is the first time I've met you, you really surprise me!" Poison Monarch spoke slowly!

"Thank you for your recognition, Immortal. Your subordinate is very honored to receive your praise!"

Xu Qing responded low and steadily, neither humble nor arrogant!

Poison Monarch heard this, his gaze deep, and he walked forward!

Xu Qing followed silently, walking on this black sea!

A wind blew, and the sea surface rose and fell!

After a long while, Poison Monarch's voice echoed!

"Xu Qing, I once wanted to borrow your Dao to break through to the Immortal realm and step into the Immortal Lord realm!"

Xu Qing was silent!

"The Fifth Star Ring has not seen a new Immortal Lord for too many years since the fall of the Aurora Immortal Lord back then!"

"And the rhythm of the war is getting faster and faster, and the momentum is gradually increasing..."

Poison Monarch's voice drifted away, carrying a sense of helplessness and a sigh.

"The key reason is that a new God Lord has appeared in the Fourth Star Ring over these years."

"The overall strength has reached the critical point of erupting into a life-and-death war between the star rings."

"At this time, Xu Qing, do you know? If a new Immortal Lord can appear in the Fifth Star Ring, it will be a major event for everyone."

"And I..."

Poison Monarch's footsteps paused!

"Am one of the Lower Immortals in the entire Fifth Star Ring most likely to break through the Immortal realm and become an Immortal Lord!"

Xu Qing was solemn, bowing again!

"Your subordinate wishes you an early breakthrough and ascension to the Immortal Lord realm."

Poison Monarch turned his head and looked at Xu Qing!

Xu Qing's expression was sincere!

After a long while, Poison Monarch shook his head and smiled again!

"Although I didn't borrow it, you and I can be considered to have a connection..."

"Today, I will give you a special errand alone!"

"Many years ago, the Nine Shores Immortal Lord issued a mission to the Procurement Division to find a mysterious nine-colored ice that can extinguish the fire of the God Lord. This mission has always been my responsibility, and I have been looking for it, and have not handed it to anyone else!"

"Today, I will give it to you. Are you willing to try and find it?"

Poison Monarch spoke indifferently, looking into Xu Qing's eyes as he spoke!

He wanted to see if Xu Qing could understand the meaning in his words!

Xu Qing heard this, his eyes shining, looking at Poison Monarch before him, thoughts surging in his heart!

He understood; there was meaning contained in these words!

This was giving him benefits.

Because the collection of Source Quality actually existed by tacit approval; as long as the standards required by the Procurement Division were ensured, as for the excess, if one swallowed it privately, as long as it was done beautifully and one wasn't too greedy, then no one would be serious about it!

And coupled with the Immortal Lord's mission, especially the order of the Nine Shores Immortal Lord who was on duty, this was a piece of tiger skin that could be called peerless, which could be used as an excuse for anything!

With this excuse, coupled with the status of a procurement envoy, theoretically, one could act recklessly and plunder at will!

For anything, one only needed to say, "I believe this place contains the nine-colored ice needed by the Immortal Lord," and that would be enough!

In this way, it could accelerate his cultivation.

But at the same time, this was also a double-edged sword, because the drawbacks were also extremely serious!

That was, he would be held in check!

Poison Monarch could punish him at any time on the grounds of not finding this object!

Therefore, once accepted, it was equivalent to being controlled by others!

Thus, this was an open conspiracy, and also a secret plot!

If he understood, it was an open conspiracy!

If he didn't understand, it was a secret plot!

Xu Qing pondered!