Several hours later, Xia Ping had left the port. He temporarily docked the Moon Goddess there, then headed to the government office on Universe Planet.
The first thing he did was deal with his identity, registering as a resident of a star domain ruled by the Universe Sect.
Since the Universe Sect didn't strictly manage its residents and anyone could register, Xia Ping completed the process without any difficulty.
Next, he went to the Universal Bank to open an account. That was simple enough, too.
After all, Xia Ping now had over 1.24 billion Universal Coins. He wasn't exactly a small-time customer for the Universal Bank, so opening an account went smoothly.
"All right, let's sign up for the Universe Sect entrance exam."
After taking care of those matters, Xia Ping decided to register.
"No need. I already signed you up online just now. You don't have to go in person. The registration fee is ten thousand Universal Coins," Cat Immortal replied.
"What? Ten thousand Universal Coins? Isn't that outrageous?"
Xia Ping knew exactly what ten thousand Universal Coins represented. It was several months' income for a working family, not an amount just anyone could casually afford.
"That's only natural. The Universe Sect is a superpower spanning the Six Great Star Domains. Becoming an outer sect disciple is practically a leap to the top. It's like passing the civil service exam, or even more prestigious."
Cat Immortal said gravely, "A power this immense naturally has extremely high standards for its disciples. To prevent people from showing up just to make up the numbers, they've set this barrier."
"If you aren't confident enough, don't come take the exam. Otherwise, you'll just be drawing water with a bamboo basket—nothing to show for it."
Xia Ping nodded to show that he understood. Anyone