Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

35: Chapter 31 Whispers in the Ear (Asking for Follows and Monthly Votes)

35: Chapter 31 Whispers in the Ear (Asking for Follows and Monthly Votes)

“Who?”

Xu Jin shouted a question but received no response.

After confirming his ears hadn’t deceived him, Xu Jin stepped outside and searched the area carefully.

No one.

Around the dorm, there wasn’t a soul in sight.

Thinking it over, Xu Jin went back inside and took a package, and as he checked it, he quietly sprinkled lime powder under the windows and doors.

Ever since the day he had killed Deng Hu and his men, Xu Jin suddenly realized that lime was a useful thing.

It was a divine artifact that could turn the tables at a critical moment.

So, he bought a few more packets to keep on hand.

Now whenever Xu Jin left the Taoist Institute, he always carried a packet for emergencies.

“Wow, addicted to using lime, huh.

But against foes who haven’t mastered Star Casting, lime often works—I used it back in the day too.”

The whisper rang in his ear again, making Xu Jin’s hair stand on end.

He leapt from his bed and burst out the door.

Outside, there was no one.

On the roof, there was also no one.

“Xu Jin, what happened?” Qiao Ruonan from the neighboring dorm heard the noise and came out to check.

“Senior Sister Qiao, I just heard someone knocking, so I came out to look,” Xu Jin hastily said.

“Knocking?”

Covered in her outer robe, Qiao Ruonan, with her curvaceous figure, said, “I didn’t hear anything.” After speaking, she went back inside, securing the door and tightly shutting the windows.

Although she lived in a single room, as one of the few females in the Taoist Institute, Qiao Ruonan always paid extra attention to her security.

Xu Jin carefully examined the lime he had just sprinkled, finding no footprints.

After hesitating for a while, he nervously returned to his room.

He had barely sat down when that voice sounded in his ear again.

“If you want to find me, practice your cultivation for a hundred years more!”

Xu Jin immediately stood up, but after pondering for a few moments, he slowly sat back down.

It was useless to go out again if he couldn’t find the source.

For now, this person knew he had killed Deng Hu and his gang and even knew the detail about his use of lime, but he didn’t seem to harbor any intentions of harming him.

If he did, the county guard would have already been at his door by now.

“You’re bluffing.”

Xu Jin couldn’t figure out how his actions that night had been exposed, and getting anxious now wouldn’t help; he could only try to draw the person out through conversation.

“Your voice can be quieter; just mouthing the words is enough for me to understand.

Otherwise, the girl next door will think you’re insane and get scared,” the mysterious voice said.

“As for whether I’m bluffing, you’ll find out later.”

“Who are you?”

“It’s useless for you to know.”

Xu Jin was speechless, “Then what do you want?”

“What do I want?

When I saw how you killed four people the first time you ever killed, I found it quite interesting.”

A chill swept through Xu Jin’s heart.

This mysterious person knew too much.

Among the five, one was killed by his father Xu Dajiang with a heavy club.

How could he know such details?

Had he witnessed it?

“What on earth do you want?” Xu Jin said sternly.

“Nothing much, just found it interesting that a kid who reached Star Pointing just ten days ago could cultivate the Five Battles Killing Fist to Perfection and instantly project the Star Radiance.

I think you have excellent comprehension and felt a desire to cherish such talent.

I want to teach you a skill, are you willing to learn it?” the mysterious person asked.

Teach him a skill?

Xu Jin’s mind raced.

When did such good fortunes occur without a catch in this world?

“I won’t learn!”

On the roof, where he was sitting cross-legged, the green-clothed Qi Shanye suddenly burst into laughter at Xu Jin’s resolute refusal.

“You have quite the nerve.

Being so blunt in refusing me, aren’t you afraid I’ll spill the beans about you?” the green-clothed Qi Shanye said.

“Not afraid, I feel that you aren’t that kind of person!”

Suddenly, Qi Shanye felt outplayed on the rooftop.

Was he that kind of person?

It seemed he really wasn’t!

But he couldn’t let himself be outplayed by this youngster today.

Within a day of infiltrating the Taoist Institute, he had clearly understood Xu Jin’s situation.

Practicing the Five Battles Killing Fist to Perfection in just eight days demonstrated an intensely abnormal comprehension.

Persistent, brave, strategic, patient, and ruthless yet loyal—these traits, although rare, were not impossible to find.

Tian Zhang from twenty years ago possessed them.

But adding the first trait made it exceedingly rare.

Such a genius had only been seen by Qi Shanye in the last twenty years.

Even within the several great Star Halls, there was no record of someone mastering the Five Battles Killing Fist to Perfection within just eight days.

So, could he really be outplayed?

Absolutely not!

“Coincidentally, I am that kind of person.

Since you’re not afraid, I’ll go and seek out the Heavenly River Gang to claim the reward right now.

That Incense Master Deng has indeed set up a bounty of one hundred taels of silver,” Qi Shanye said.

“Senior, how about I give you the reward?” Xu Jin considered for a moment and said.

On the roof, Qi Shanye nearly burst into laughter, “You think I lack your one hundred taels of silver?”

“Then why does senior intend to report me to the Heavenly River Gang?”

Caught off guard, Qi Shanye hesitated and then suddenly smiled.

Indeed, arguing had never been his strong suit.

“Just say whether you’ll learn this skill or not.”

“If I say I won’t learn, what do you plan to do?” Xu Jin asked.

“Oh, if you don’t learn, then probably in about half an hour your father will be captured by the Heavenly River Gang, and by dawn your sister Xu Jiang will be tied up and taken there too,” Qi Shanye said.

Xu Jin: “…..”

Xu Jin gritted his teeth with hate but could not yet explode in anger.

“I assume senior wouldn’t actually do that.

You’re a good person with a bottom line and conscience, right?”

“Good person?

You’re discussing morals and conscience with a dying man?” Up on the roof, Qi Shanye smirked, saying this felt somewhat unconscionable, but it was necessary to achieve his goal.

That gang was hunting him down for something thousands of miles away, yet he couldn’t get rid of it.

Qi Shanye almost felt driven mad by the frustration.

Inside the house, Xu Jin had had his mouth going for half a day and had finally reaped some results.

The mysterious man had some principles in the past, but as he said, how could a dying man talk about principles, how could he speak of conscience?

Therefore, he shouldn’t be angered.

He had to cope first.

“Are you going to learn or not?

If not, I’m heading to the Heavenly River Gang right now.”

Hearing this, Xu Jin gritted his teeth, damn it, this hit his weak spot.

“I’ll learn!”

“Good!” Up on the roof, Qi Shanye felt the urge to burst into laughter.

He had finally fooled one into his hands.

Of course, it wasn’t that no one wanted to learn the legacy Qi Shanye was teaching, but what Qi Shanye wanted to teach not only required high intelligence, but he was also very picky in other aspects.

It led to the difficulty of finding someone suitable, who was unwilling to learn.

And those willing to learn, Qi Shanye deemed unworthy.

“Kid, you agreed so readily, but do you even know what I’m teaching you?” Qi Shanye asked.

“Does it make a difference?” Xu Jin spread his hands, “I don’t have a choice anyway.”

Qi Shanye thought about it and agreed, but some things still had to be made clear.

“Then let me ask you a question, since you started cultivation, what do you feel is the most lacking?” Qi Shanye asked.

“The most lacking?”

“The most lacking is silver.”

Qi Shanye: “….”

“Apart from silver,” Qi Shanye could only pinch his nose and ask again, if it was twenty years ago when he took disciples, he would have smacked them on the head by now.

“Pills, I guess.”

Qi Shanye: “….”

Isn’t that still a lack of silver?

Inside the house, Xu Jin looked normal, he was genuinely answering from his heart.

“Think again, what else are you lacking?”

“More time maybe?

If I had a few more days to cultivate, I wouldn’t have been so helpless during the killing.”

Qi Shanye: “….”

“Apart from these?”

“Then it would be Star Power.”

Asking up to this point, Qi Shanye could no longer bear it, he originally wanted to be a good mentor guiding patiently, but this damn fool in front of him wasn’t giving him the chance.

“Don’t you lack Divine Soul Power?”

“Lack, yes, that’s something everyone lacks, apart from sleeping, it’s not easy to recover,” Xu Jin said.

On the roof, Qi Shanye was speechless.

You’re lacking, why didn’t you answer that just a moment ago?

“Have you ever heard of ways to strengthen Divine Soul Power?”

“No!”

Qi Shanye: “….”

This was beyond guiding patiently.

“I have a Star Pattern named Clearing Soul Star Pattern, once cultivated, you can refine your Divine Soul daily, increase the limit of your Divine Soul Power, and also hasten the recovery rate of your Divine Soul Power, it’s a cultivation tool and also a tool for using Star Skills.

After Star Casting, if a Star Skill has an effectiveness of ten, you could bring out twelve.

Are you willing to learn?” Qi Shanye asked.

“Willing to learn.”

On the roof, seeing Xu Jin’s indifferent face through his strong Divine Soul Power, Qi Shanye felt frustrated.

Seeing his expression, he totally didn’t believe what was said.

Not believing a single bit.

“Forget it, it doesn’t matter, it wasn’t a standard acceptance of a disciple anyway, let’s just teach him first, as long as he cultivates it, he’ll be on my ship of thieves,” Qi Shanye muttered to himself and immediately began to instruct Xu Jin.

“This Clearing Soul Star Pattern is located in your Upper Star Palace, situated at a critical spot, extremely unique, it can’t be directly branded on you.

Soon, my Divine Soul Power will enter your body to sketch the Star Pattern, you should operate the Drinking Radiance Style, guide the Star Power, and focus on your forehead at the Upper Star Palace,” Qi Shanye said.

“Alright.”

Having something branded on his head, Xu Jin naturally wanted to refuse, but since his weak spot was grasped, he couldn’t refuse.

The next moment, Xu Jin’s eyes widened, the door opened, there was a breeze, and Xu Jin felt someone had entered but just couldn’t see them.

Then, Xu Jin suddenly jolted because a big hand was placed on his forehead, the kind with warmth.

Thankfully it had warmth, otherwise, Xu Jin would have thought something spooky was happening.

Xu Jin instinctively wanted to resist, but this big hand just exerted a slight power, rendering Xu Jin immobile.

“Do you want to become an idiot?”

“Branding the Star Pattern in the Upper Star Palace is extremely dangerous, do not resist, just operate the Drinking Radiance Style, focus on your forehead to guide the Star Power, then memorize the Star Pattern,” Qi Shanye said.

Xu Jin really wanted to swear.

This scene right before his eyes was like a horror movie, hearing the voice without seeing the person.

Feeling a hand without seeing the person.

How could he relax?

“Why not show your face, I’m a bit nervous in this situation,” Xu Jin whispered.

Qi Shanye was taken aback, that made sense, he immediately revealed his figure in green clothes.

This directly shocked Xu Jin, what the heck, it turned into a living person, was this some kind of magic?

“How did you do that?”

“Learn this Star Pattern, learn a few more, and you might be able to do it too,” Qi Shanye said.

“Focus your mind, guard your spirit, guide the Star Power.”

Thereupon, regardless of whether Xu Jin was willing or not, he had to start learning.

But he only learned for an hour before Xu Jin shouted, “No more, no more, my head is starting to hurt, and I’ve overly exhausted my Divine Soul.”

“Hmm?”

Qi Shanye hesitated for a moment, this was indeed possible since the boy had been cultivating continuously before.

“Let’s stop for today.”

In a flash, the figure in green clothes disappeared.

But Xu Jin was still thinking about one question, what was this seemingly terrifying guy, forcefully teaching him this Clearing Soul Star Pattern, up to?

What was he plotting?

After thinking for a long time, Xu Jin thought of many possibilities but couldn’t be sure.

He could only refocus his mind, sinking his thoughts back into the Can Dou Platform Star Lamp,开始在星灯内铭刻小聚星纹.

Just now, Xu Jin claiming his head hurt was a lie to the man in green clothes.

At the same time, inside the quiet room of Jinshan Taoist Institute, Tian Zhang, the Governor of the Star Patrol Guard, suddenly opened his eyes, looked outside the window, and his hand held onto the hilt of his sword.