Intelligence

Hearing the man's words, Chen Xia's eyes narrowed.

He liked working with capable partners.

Perhaps the Wind and Rain Tower really did have leads and information on Void Crystals.

Even learning where to find them would be better than running around like a headless fly.

Once he knew their source, he could buy them with Star Essence Stones.

After all, they did not seem particularly valuable here. One had sold at auction for a million. Chen Xia had now collected two more; counting the one he already had, he needed only five to repair Xu Lanxin's Starship.

If he could buy the remaining five for five million Star Essence Stones, Xu Lanxin's Starship could be repaired.

Then more than ten million members of the Star Spirit Clan would awaken, including specialists in advanced technology and professor-level experts.

As promised, the Star Spirit Clan would share technology extensively with the Federation, including Hyperspace Engine technology.

The Federation's age among the stars would dawn. It would no longer fear Northern Mang's Great Zhou Dynasty, the Ultimate Dao Immortal Sect, or the Mysterious Heaven Sect.

As Holy Lord, Chen Xia clearly was not following a path of personal advancement alone. He was working to raise the strength of his entire faction.

The two paths did not conflict. They could reinforce each other and advance even faster together.

Chen Xia felt that if the Federation developed its technology first and gained the power to destroy planets, it could claim a place not just in the north, but throughout the universe.

True, even a technologically advanced race like Xu Lanxin's could encounter stronger enemies—the Void Predators and the Sedeans. But that did not worry him.

Chen Xia was growing stronger faster.

Doing all this for the Federation had not delayed his own cultivation. He could