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

After a brief farewell, the nations began to line up and enter the teleportation array.

The limit for each teleportation is 1000 people, and the amount of spirit stones consumed is also extremely high.

Each person receives 1 low-grade spirit stones.

That is to say, each teleportation requires 1000 million low-grade spirit stones.

Shen Bai calculated that if it were him, he would earn at least half of the teleportation fee per person as profit. Therefore, just the toll fees... no, the teleportation fees alone would require each country to pay at least 5000 million low-grade spirit stones to the Xuan Yuan Empire.

How many countries are there on Earth? More than thirty.

This single instance alone will earn the Xuan Yuan Empire at least 10 billion low-grade spirit stones.

This is only the first batch.

It can be said that this teleportation fee alone is enough for the Xuan Yuan Empire to earn back all the initial exploration costs.

This is also the most important reason why various countries are so eager to compete with the Xuan Yuan Empire to allow sixth-order array masters to enter Qi Yuan Star.

There's no way around it, it hurts to spend the money.

This is just a one-way ticket.

After seizing a large amount of wealth and resources from Qiyuan Star, should we transport them back to Blue Star?

The return ticket is another large expense.

So there's a reason why this negotiation has dragged on for so long.

However, given the exorbitant teleportation costs, even if the Xuan Yuan Empire were to profit from it, it's easy to imagine how far Qi Yuan Star is from Blue Star.

Shen Bai followed the group, first undergoing a rigorous test of his cultivation level by the Xuan Yuan Empire, and then queuing up to walk onto the teleportation array.

Shen Bai noticed that the demon and the demonic cultivator had not been detected.

It's unclear whether these two individuals possessed special cultivation techniques or if the Xuan Yuan Empire intentionally went easy on them.

Shen Bai was more inclined to believe the former. The demon race and demonic cultivators were the common enemies of mankind. Even if the Xuan Yuan Empire were to give them leeway, it would not allow them to take root and flourish on the new planet.

Once 1000 people had gathered, the ultra-long-distance, ultra-large-scale teleportation array was activated, and a strong white light filled the field of vision, immediately causing a great sense of dizziness.

Even though Shen Bai was already in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he still felt that the dizziness was a bit hard to bear.

After a dozen or so breaths, the dizziness subsided slightly, and the group found themselves on an unfamiliar planet.

A strange spiritual energy permeated the air. Shen Bai sensed it and found that this spiritual energy had a great nourishing effect on the physical body, but it was difficult to mobilize the magic power within his body.

No wonder Qiyuan Star is said to be a paradise for body cultivators. Body cultivators thrive here, and their cultivation rate is about twice that of ordinary cultivators.

However, although the strange spiritual energy in the air suppresses the mana and spiritual energy in the body, cultivators can still cultivate here 20-30% faster than on Earth.

Although it didn't reach as high as 50% as rumored on the Spirit Network, it was still quite considerable.

When Master Han saw that almost everyone had arrived, he directed them to follow him outside the city.

The Xuan Yuan Empire sent three expeditions to explore the area. The first expedition was wiped out, the second expedition successfully established a teleportation array, and the third expedition established a forward base.

This exploration outpost, built on a sixth-grade high-level spiritual vein, is already home to 100,000 Xuan Yuan Army soldiers.

It was named Qiyuan City.

The ultra-long-distance, ultra-large-scale teleportation array is located in the very center of Qiyuan City, guarded by 100,000 Xuan Yuan Army soldiers.

In the development agreement for Qiyuan Star, the Xuanyuan Empire and various countries agreed that the size of the territory each country could conquer on Qiyuan Star depended entirely on their own abilities.

Therefore, Master Han dared not delay. After temporarily settling the five thousand cultivators outside Qiyuan City, he took out a detection talisman and began searching for spiritual veins.

Shen Bai noticed that hundreds of Namo Gatling Bodhisattvas had been erected on the city walls of Qiyuan City, with two or three cultivators standing behind each of them, watching warily outside the defensive array of Qiyuan City.

He turned to look at the teleportation array behind him and saw that more and more cultivators were coming out in batches, being led by leaders from various countries to the outskirts of the city.

Nearly 20 monks from over thirty countries flocked to all directions.

Qiyuan Star has officially welcomed the invaders.

……

An hour later, Master Han discovered that there was a fourth-order spiritual vein 300 miles to the west. He summoned his subordinates and arranged the details of the march for everyone. Then, the group was divided into 20 teams and began to fly low over the 300-mile-away area.

Shen Bai's permission is to command 1000 cultivators, but he certainly won't be given that many in the first batch. He can only lead 250 Foundation Establishment stage sword cultivators, flying at the rear of the group.

At first, the march went smoothly, and everyone even had the leisure to admire the scenery of Qiyuan Star.

Thanks to the superior environment here, the plants on the entire Qiyuan Star grow exceptionally tall. Any tree can reach tens of meters in height. Trees that require three or four people to encircle are considered small, and there are countless trees that require seven or eight people to encircle.

The area was covered with lush forests, and the sounds of birds and animals could be heard from time to time, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

As the divine sense swept over, many people gasped in surprise.

"Holy crap, there are so many second- and third-tier spiritual herbs down there."

"I feel that the bark of these trees could also be used as a spiritual material for drawing talismans!"

"Qiyuan Star truly is a paradise for cultivators! Although it's a bit difficult to use magic here, the cultivation speed is so fast! I can't wait to find a cave to start cultivating right away!"

……

Just as everyone was discussing this, Master Han suddenly shouted in a low voice, "Watch out!"

Shen Bai felt a dark shadow flash before his eyes. Almost reflexively, he summoned his flying sword and activated the Chongyue Sword Intent at the same time.

The black shadow's speed was immediately suppressed, and the third-tier flying sword quickly pierced through the opponent's body, causing a gray-black corpse to suddenly fall from the sky.

Shen Bai stared intently and saw that the black corpse was actually a beastman with a leopard's head and a human body. His body was covered in thick hair and completely naked, and his body possessed an extreme sense of powerful beauty.

Before coming, the Xuan Yuan Empire had shared intelligence with various countries, so everyone had seen images of the orcs. But when Shen Bai actually saw them, he realized how tough their bodies were.

Just now, my flying sword encountered great resistance when it pierced through the opponent's body.

After observing the other party carefully, Shen Bai realized that he was just an ordinary Qi Refining stage beastman.

For a beastman of this level of cultivation to be able to fight me head-on, the danger level of Qiyuan Star is indeed not low.

Before Shen Bai could observe further, countless black shadows rushed towards the group in the air, and the cultivators of Luota Kingdom all summoned their flying swords to deal with them.

Master Han was entangled with a beastman at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. He thought he could easily defeat his opponent with his Great Perfection of Golden Core cultivation, but to his surprise, after fighting for a long time, he couldn't even shave off a single hair on his opponent's head.

"The Sword Intent of Chongyue!"

A low shout came, and the black shadow that was constantly fighting with Master Han immediately slowed down. Master Han's flying sword immediately seized this fleeting opportunity, and a silver light flashed, and a tiger's head was lifted into the sky.

Thank you!

Master Han didn't have time to say anything more, turning around to help the other cultivators deal with the orc attacks: "Everyone, form a battle formation, don't fight alone!"

More and more orcs rushed toward the monks in the air.

Each of them possessed formidable physical strength and incredible speed; even an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator would be no match for a Qi Refining Stage Great Perfection beastman in a one-on-one fight.

Even a Golden Core cultivator would be flustered when facing a beastman at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Even more terrifying, several Golden Core beastmen were currently wreaking havoc among the ranks, tearing Foundation Establishment cultivators to shreds with a single grab. Master Han had no choice but to send several Golden Core sword cultivator teams to besiege these Golden Core beastmen.

The number of casualties continues to rise.

More and more Foundation Establishment cultivators died tragically on the spot.

Some Golden Core cultivators, if not careful, can also be ambushed and injured by the beastmen.

The orcs' attacks were simple and efficient.

Superhuman physical strength, incredible speed, and exceptionally keen combat instincts.

Any one of them, even cultivators, would be no match for them in a one-on-one fight.

Master Han continued to regroup the formations, and after the initial chaos, each battle formation gradually began to stand firm.

Faced with the numerous battle formations resembling hedgehogs, the orcs lost their initial ferocity. After gazing into the distance for a while, they disappeared into the forest below.

The group looked around with lingering fear, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were sure that the beastmen had indeed left.

Master Han's face immediately darkened as he scanned the area with his divine sense.

In just that short period of time, more than 500 cultivators were lost.

One-tenth of their fighting strength was wiped out in a single exchange?

He suddenly realized why the Xuan Yuan Empire had granted permission for the development of Kaiyuan Star.

With so many powerful orcs, this planet is definitely not one that can be easily conquered.

Thinking of this, Master Han suddenly hesitated, wondering whether he should go to the spiritual vein ahead.

After much hesitation, he finally decided to move forward.

I came here with the determination to die, so where can I retreat to now?

However, he also sent a message to the Luota Kingdom cultivators who remained in Qiyuan City, asking them to seek help from Blue Star.

With only five thousand cultivators, they probably won't last long.

It would be impossible to gain a foothold on Qiyuan Star without 50,000 cultivators.

Even so, whether 50,000 cultivators could hold out remains a mystery.

……

In normal times, 300 miles would not take long at all for these Foundation Establishment cultivators and Golden Core cultivators.

It can be reached in an instant.

But now, after experiencing the first wave of attacks, everyone has become cautious. The 20 teams that formed battle formations took a full three hours to reach their destination.

During this process, the team suffered two more attacks, resulting in the loss of another 200 men.

In just 300 miles, 700 cultivators died. Such a terrifying casualty was only possible because everyone involved was a cultivator with a firm will. If it were an ordinary person, the camp would have already broken up.

Fortunately, we finally arrived at our destination.

Upon arriving at the location, Master Han immediately ordered the fifth-tier array masters in the team to lead the fourth-tier array masters to begin setting up defensive arrays.

Because the goal is to establish a semi-permanent base, this magic circle is not the ordinary protective magic circle.

The others remained fully armored, their flying swords always poised for attack.

……

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