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The spaceship tossed and turned in the sea of stars for three days before finally reaching the edge of the chaotic star belt.
Unlike the bustling Xuanqiong Port, the sky here is dark gray, with floating meteorites everywhere, and occasionally the wreckage of broken starships streaks by. The air is filled with a faint smell of gunpowder and blood.
The port was very simple, with only a few rusty metal platforms. The cultivators coming and going all had a fierce aura and wary eyes. Most of them had weapons hanging from their waists, and they looked like they were not to be trifled with.
"We've arrived, esteemed guests."
The one-eyed ship owner parked the flying boat on the platform, collected the spirit stones, and glanced at Xiao Chen again. "The Chaotic Star Belt is different from other places. Mind your own business, don't flaunt your wealth, and you'll live longer."
After finishing, he hurriedly drove away in his flying boat, as if staying even a second longer would be considered unlucky.
Stone, carrying the black iron armor, looked around and clicked his tongue: "This place looks like it's good for fighting."
Xiao Chen nodded. The aura of cultivators here was indeed much more mixed than that of Xuanqiong Port. Dao Proving Realm cultivators could be seen everywhere, and some even exuded the pressure of Creation Realm cultivators. However, they all concealed it very well, obviously not wanting to cause trouble.
He pulled the stone toward a crowded place, listening intently as he strolled around, and soon figured out the "rules" of the chaotic star belt.
There is no unified administrator here; the greatest source of order is the "quest guilds" scattered throughout the cities.
"Have you heard? Black Wind Stronghold has posted a quest: kill ten Star Prison Wolves and you'll get fifty mid-grade spirit crystals!"
"That's nothing! Yesterday, 'Bloody Hand' took on an assassination mission, killed the Third Elder of the Crimson Serpent Sect, and directly received a thousand high-grade spirit crystals!"
"The guild is reliable; the rewards are deposited with the guild first, so there's no fear of the employer reneging. The only downside is their hefty cut of 10%..."
Xiao Chen stopped in his tracks, a knowing glint in his eyes.
The Mission Guild was jointly established by various forces in the Xuanqiong Realm. Whether it is a sect, a family, or an independent cultivator, they can all post missions on it—from small tasks like finding spiritual herbs and escorting caravans to large tasks like assassinating enemies and seizing mineral veins. As long as the reward is paid, there will always be independent cultivators willing to take on the task.
The guild would withhold the reward first, and then transfer it to the guide after the task was completed, taking 10% as a management fee. This fair and efficient method became the main way for independent cultivators to obtain resources.
“Let’s go check out the mission guild,” Xiao Chen said to Shi Tou.
In the center of Shattered Star City, the largest city in the Chaotic Star Belt, stands a black metal building with three scarlet characters engraved on it: "Mission Guild".
As soon as I stepped into the guild gate, a wave of heat mixed with various auras hit me.
The hall was crowded with cultivators, some gathered around the mission board to choose missions, some discussed prices in small groups, and some wiped their weapons in the corners. They were noisy and bustling, yet there was a subtle sense of order.
Xiao Chen quickly scanned the area, a slight chill running through him—the cultivators here were all at least at the Dao Proving Realm, the Tribulation Transcending Realm was almost nowhere to be seen, and while there were a few at the Dao Inquiry Realm, they were sitting on the high platform drinking spiritual wine, looking down with indifferent eyes, clearly people of status.
When he and Shi Tou walked in, many people subconsciously cast their gazes at them. They noticed that Xiao Chen was only at the Tribulation Transcending stage, and although Shi Tou was a body cultivator, his aura had only just reached the early stage of Dao Proving.
He immediately lost interest and turned back to continue with his own business—in the Chaotic Star Belt, cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending Realm were as common as pebbles on the roadside.
Xiao Chen didn't care and walked straight to the service counter on one side of the hall.
Behind the service desk sat several women dressed in uniform, their heads down as they processed task forms. The one in the lead was a young woman with her hair in two buns, who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, but had a capable look in her eyes and moved quickly.
How can I help you?
The young woman looked up and saw that it was Xiao Chen. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes—it was rare for someone at the Tribulation Transcending Realm to come to the mission guild alone, but she still maintained a professional smile.
"Register a small team," Xiao Chen said, getting straight to the point.
"Register a team?" The young woman paused for a moment, then explained, "Newly registered teams need to pay a deposit of fifty low-grade spirit crystals, and..." She hesitated, kindly reminding her...
"According to the guild rules, new teams must complete at least one mission within a month, otherwise they will be deactivated and will not be able to register again for three months."
Seeing that Xiao Chen was young and at the Tribulation Transcending Realm, she guessed that he was a cultivator who had just arrived in the small world of Xuanqiong, so she added, "Actually, you can join other teams to train first, and it's not too late to form your own team after you get familiar with the rules of the Chaotic Star Belt. There are a few teams nearby that are recruiting, and the requirements are not high."
Xiao Chen shook his head: "No need, I want to register."
He understood the young woman's good intentions, but he didn't want to join any team, even temporarily.
Seeing his insistence, the young woman stopped trying to persuade him and took out a jade slip: "Please fill in the team name and member information, and then pay fifty low-grade spirit crystals."
Xiao Chen took the jade slip, his fingertips surging with spiritual energy, and wrote two words in the "Team Name" column—
"Qingyun".
Qingyun of the Qingyun Sect.
Wherever he went, he never forgot where he came from.
Stone leaned closer for a look, grinned, and said, "Great name! Hehe."
Xiao Chen handed the jade slip back and took out fifty low-grade spirit crystals and placed them on the platform. These were the spirit stones he had exchanged for in the Spirit Ruins Realm. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, otherwise, in the Xuanqiong Realm, spirit stones would be almost equivalent to waste stones.
The young woman verified the information and accepted the spirit crystal. She then handed Xiao Chen a black token engraved with the words "Qingyun" and a serial number.
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