Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

After playing games with Shen Wenwen and An Li for two hours, the Sixth Princess and everyone else ate a snack made by Shen Bai himself.

She had already entered the early stage of Foundation Establishment and no longer needed to eat her fill every day, but her appetite was not so easy to give up, so she still missed Shen Bai's cooking.

While everyone ate, she talked about two major pieces of news that had recently emerged.

"The World Sword Cultivation Conference is about to be held in the capital. The main purpose of this conference is to select outstanding sword geniuses, and secondly, to call on countries to form powerful sword cultivation teams to explore new spiritual planets."

"The World Swordsman Tournament?"

"A new spiritual planet?"

These two messages came without warning, leaving everyone completely bewildered. Shen Wenwen asked in surprise, "Have they really discovered a new planet with spiritual energy?"

While happily eating the small glutinous rice balls, the Sixth Princess nodded and said, "The information was blocked before and not announced to the public. The Empire sent three waves of expeditions to explore. The first team was wiped out, the second team successfully established a teleportation array, and the third expedition has established a forward station."

This spiritual planet is temporarily named Qiyuan Star, and the exploration base is named Qiyuan City.

The planet Qiyuan is very strange; so far, no signs of humans have been found, but powerful orcs roam everywhere.

"Orcs?"

Shen Wenwen exclaimed in surprise, "A demon beast in human form?"

The sixth princess shook her head and said, "No, they are just pure beast-like humans."

"A beast-like human?"

Even Shen Bai became somewhat interested this time; images of cat ears and fox tails kept flashing through his mind...

Isn't this a paradise for anime and manga fans?

"Moreover, this planet somewhat suppresses spiritual energy, but body cultivators can thrive on it. The only thing that can be confirmed now is that spell attacks do not do much damage to them, while sword cultivators' attacks can still pose a threat to them."

After the sixth princess finished eating the small glutinous rice balls, she started drinking the sweet soup. Shen Wenwen couldn't help but complain, "Sweet on sweet, isn't it cloying?"

The sixth princess said happily, "What's so sweet about it? This is so delicious, I have to finish it all in one go."

After chatting for a bit, she added, "Shen Bai, you should be prepared. We might both be drafted to the new spiritual planet to expand our territory."

"Huh? Sending Shen Bai again?"

Shen Wenwen was immediately unhappy. After starting to cultivate immortality, she had been in seclusion for a long time. Now that she was going out to do things all the time, the two of them had been talking to each other much less lately.

The Sixth Princess comforted her, "Don't worry, with our cultivation level, we'll mainly be handling logistics when we get there. The teleportation array has already been set up, and the spirit network will be set up soon, so we can communicate at any time."

Moreover, that planet is very friendly to body cultivators. With your divine power talent, you'll cultivate there much faster than here, so you'll probably be able to go there soon. Meeting up then won't be difficult.

With Qiyuan City already established, the power of various countries around the world can quickly transform this forward base into ten cities, or even a hundred cities, in the shortest possible time.

The Xuan Yuan Empire did not intend to take over Qi Yuan Star for itself, nor did it know that it could not. That is why it convened the World Sword Cultivator Conference to take this opportunity to discuss the exploration of Qi Yuan Star with countries around the world.

The only city in the Xuan Yuan Empire with a first-mover advantage is Qi Yuan City, which was built by the Xuan Yuan Empire. As the Xuan Yuan Empire expands its investment, this first city should also belong entirely to the Xuan Yuan Empire.

Based on this, any country that wants to expand outwards must obtain the consent of the Xuan Yuan Empire, which gives the Xuan Yuan Empire a great deal of say.

By controlling the passageways, one can make a fortune simply by collecting tolls.

This is what the Xuan Yuan Empire excels at.

Finally, the Sixth Princess said, "Have your military factories operate at full capacity to produce Namo Gatling Bodhisattva. Your magical weapon has an extremely powerful attack effect on low-level orcs."

"If you can produce a similar new magical artifact with even greater power, I'm confident I can elevate your rank by another level."

Shen Bai was overjoyed. All the information he had received today was setting the stage for this last sentence, and it was this last sentence that was the Sixth Princess's ultimate purpose in coming to see him today.

So he reciprocated, saying, "Your Highness, I am willing to transfer a portion of my shares to you..."

The Sixth Princess waved her hand and said, "There's no need. The Royal Family already owns shares in the Lockheed Martins factory, and you're already one of my people. No one will easily touch you."

Shen Wenwen's ears perked up immediately: "Liu Shiqian, when did you get my brother?!"

For the first time, a hint of panic appeared on the Sixth Princess's exquisite face. She said subtly, "You misunderstood. What I meant was that you, your brother, and An Li have been labeled by me. Everyone thinks you are part of my faction."

Shen Wenwen looked at the Sixth Princess with suspicion, while the Sixth Princess stood up and looked at Qi Rui: "Let's go, it's time to go back to the palace to cultivate."

An Li looked at Shen Bai with a resentful expression.

Shen Bai looked completely innocent. "I didn't do anything!"

……

The message brought by the Sixth Princess spread rapidly throughout the world in the following days.

New Spirit Planet.

Orcs.

Body cultivation.

Sword cultivator.

……

Messages that seemed both true and false continued to circulate, and students on the Tsinghua-Peking University forum also posted the latest rumors.

"According to reliable sources, the Empire has established a small city on Qiyuan Star, where tens of thousands of cultivators are stationed. It is said that there is a sixth-grade high-quality spiritual vein beneath this small city. The orcs on Qiyuan Star do not seem to rely on spiritual veins for cultivation; they rely more on the awakening of their bloodline power to cultivate."

It can be said that Qiyuan Star is a blessed land for cultivators and a paradise for body cultivators. It is full of spiritual veins and spiritual herbs. Body cultivators can cultivate there more than twice as fast as ordinary cultivators, and the cultivation speed of ordinary cultivators there is also 30% to 50% faster than on Blue Star.

The Empire has declared that anyone can sign up to explore Qiyuan Star. If they can expand the Empire's territory, the Empire will bestow enormous rewards, with official titles and noble ranks being the minimum...

The entire planet's passion for exploration was instantly ignited. Everyone was already filled with curiosity about new planets, and now with such a huge temptation in front of them, everyone was eager to try.

Even when Bai Qingqing came to celebrate Shen Bai's birthday, she couldn't help but ask about Shen Bai's new planet.

While explaining the new alchemy technique to her, Shen Bai reassured her, "Don't rush. The information right now is a mix of truth and falsehood. Let's wait and see."

Bai Qingqing was eager to learn and quickly immersed herself in learning the techniques, forgetting about the new planet.

Although not as many people came to congratulate Shen Bai on his birthday as during the Lunar New Year, there were still quite a few.

Even the Hu sisters and her senior sister Si Qing came.

"The company intends to expand its business to Qiyuanxing and plans to put Siqing in charge."

Now that Hu Weiwei has arrived in the capital, Hu Feier's pressure has eased considerably.

"So hasty? Can't we wait a bit longer?"

Shen Bai hesitated for a moment, then looked at his beautiful senior sister and advised, "I suggest we wait a bit longer. It is indeed a land of gold over there, but the problem is that humanity has not yet established a firm foothold. I feel that the Empire's extensive promotion of Qiyuan Star must be because it intends to send other countries to be the first to go there. Going to Qiyuan Star now is a bit too hasty."

Hu Weiwei is now Hu Fangkun's spokesperson, but she dares not disobey Shen Bai's suggestion.

She brought Si Qing along just to hear her voice.

In comparison, Shen Bai, the favorite of the Sixth Princess, had more detailed inside information than everyone else. Moreover, she believed that Shen Bai would definitely not sit idly by while Si Qing and Hu Feier were together.

Upon hearing Shen Bai say this, she immediately understood that Qiyuan Star was not very safe.

Si Qing, who was usually indifferent to worldly affairs, was now staring at Shen Bai in a daze.

Some time ago, Hu Fangkun had his teacher's wife sound out her intentions, suggesting that he wanted to marry her off to Shen Bai.

Si Qing greatly admires and appreciates Shen Bai, her former apprentice and now her junior brother.

Back then, I was able to become a first-level alchemist as soon as I entered the Innate Realm. Now, only a year and a half has passed, and the other party has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Given time, he might even surpass me.

When she was injured, Shen Bai came to see her despite his own safety, which moved her deeply and led to a breakthrough in their relationship.

Some things are better left unsaid. But once they are made clear, even the naturally indifferent Si Qing feels uneasy, especially since she has been seeing Bai Qingqing, who has been staying at Shen Bai's cave recently.

The two have now become best friends, and they often talk about Shen Bai's past, which makes Si Qing even more curious about Shen Bai.

Hearing Shen Bai stop her from going to Qiyuan Star warmed her heart, knowing that Shen Bai was worried about her safety.

"In your opinion, when would be a better time to go?" Si Qing asked Shen Bai with her beautiful eyes.

Shen Bai thought for a moment and said, "At the very least, we have to wait until the powerful swordsmen selected by the World Sword Cultivation Tournament have settled down on Qiyuan Star. By then, even if there is danger, there will be powerful swordsmen to hold the line."

Si Qing nodded, said nothing more, and turned to look at Hu Feier.

Hu Feier looked at Shen Bai and said firmly, "I will go with Sister Si Qing then."

……

The World Sword Cultivation Tournament was held three days after Shen Bai's birthday.

As a fifth-rank martial arts general of the Night Fiend Hall, Shen Bai led his hundred-man squad to join the security work for this World Sword Cultivation Conference.

After more than half a year of recruitment and integration, Shen Bai's hundred-man brigade has taken initial shape. Each member is equipped with the latest model of the Namo Gatling Bodhisattva and ten enhanced Hedgehog flying boats, making them armed to the teeth.

Such a large force of a hundred could easily surround and kill an ordinary Golden Core cultivator.

Besides the people recruited by the Nightshade Hall, Shen Bai also invited Huang Ying, Huang Feng, Bai Lu, and the Qian Yu and Qian Yu sisters, whom he had met during the Chiling War, to join him.

Shen Bai's team is gradually taking shape.

On January 13th, renowned sword cultivators from all over the world gathered in the capital of the Xuan Yuan Empire, instantly making the entire capital bustling with activity.

Shen Wenwen patrolled alongside Shen Bai every day, feeling as if her eyes had been opened to a whole new world.

Every day, sword lights of various colors streak across the sky and fly over the capital.

Have you ever seen a giant flying sword that's a kilometer long? An entire family lives on it.

Have you ever seen a peerless swordsman wielding a thousand flying swords?

It's not uncommon for swordsmen to be one with their swords.

A super-heavy flying sword formed from a single drop of water can only be considered average.

Isn't a golden flying sword forged from 100,000 jin of gold incredibly cool?

A flying sword formed from millions of grains of sand can whip up a sandstorm at any moment.

The capital city has become a world of sword cultivators.