Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 100: Chapter 88: Changes after Upgrading and Mountain Challenge (Seeking Monthly Pass)_3

The assault boat is a unique type of small boat possessed solely by the Water Patrol Inspection Office.

The bow and stern were both reinforced with animal hides, enabling the vessel to withstand high speeds. Behind the stern, a water wheel crafted from Star Fallen Iron was added, making it passable as a semi-Star Weapon.

When going downstream, Star Power could be directly transmitted through the wheel fortified with Star Fallen Iron to accelerate and steer, allowing the assault boat to advance at high velocity.

Should one head upstream, one could also activate the wheel to cut through the water, though it meant a significantly larger consumption of Star Power.

But the speed was very fast.

With the current, one could travel a hundred miles in two hours; against the current, it was still possible to cover over sixty miles in the same time frame. The downside was the limited carrying capacity—usually four or five people, with six to eight being the absolute limit.

”Let’s go.”

Seeing Xu Jin was already prepared, Ning Yuchan stomped her iron crutch and boarded the boat, taking the helm voluntarily. With a surge of Star Power, the assault boat shot forth like an arrow released from a bow.

”Teacher, you didn’t make any other preparations?” Xu Jin asked, puzzled as he looked at Ning Yuchan, clad in her taut iron crutch outfit.

The main issue was that Ning Yuchan was too conspicuous.

Even with a mask, she could be recognized.

It would probably be better if someone else held a long spear and took her place.

”You’re worried I might be recognized?” Ning Yuchan, standing at the bow against the wind with her hair flying about, suddenly laughed aloud, ”Xu Jin, when have you ever seen a cat afraid of a mouse?”

”Remember, we are the officials, and the Baidou Divine Sect are the thieves!

It is they who should fear us, not the other way around!

Otherwise, they would have created trouble here in the county city instead of in those remote mountains and forests!”

”Rest assured!”

Xu Jin nodded, but his heart was full of bittersweet resignation.

To say Ning Yuchan was carefree didn’t seem right—she was experienced in these matters.

To call her cautious, yet there they were, the two of them in a light boat, brazenly charging toward the lair of the Baidou Divine Sect.

How very—heroically bold!

Xu Jin felt that in this respect, Ning Yuchan was more of a man than he was!

Instead, it was he who was somewhat hesitant.

Luckily, Qi Shanye was there as a safety net. Qi Shanye had already set off in a boat 15 minutes earlier.

With the boat traveling downstream, Ning Yuchan at the helm, it seemed Xu Jin had nothing to do.

Xu Jin simply sat cross-legged at the bow, channeling most of his Star Power back into the Candou Platform, subtly practicing the Drinking Radiance Style to restore his Star Power.

In this way, he continued without pause. When his Divine Soul Power was depleted, he would take a Rejuvenation Pill.

By the time the light boat charged into Autumn Leaf Lake, Xu Jin had already funneled three strands of Starlight back into the Candou Platform.

These were the three strands of Starlight Xu Jin had obtained after midnight at the Refining Star ceremony of tribute. The Starlight on Xu Jin’s Candou Platform had reached an impressive nine strands, which should be sufficient for any unexpected events that might arise.

”Teacher, would you like me to steer so you can recover a bit?” Xu Jin asked.

”No need.”

The light boat rushed into Autumn Leaf Lake, heading straight for Thousand Leaf Island.

This made Xu Jin somewhat anxious.

”Teacher? Shouldn’t we sneak in?” Xu Jin asked.

”Do you think we could sneak in?” Ning Yuchan suddenly said.

”What do you mean?” Xu Jin was puzzled.

”Xu Jin, what do you think has allowed the Baidou Divine Sect to survive for over a thousand years, despite being hunted by the major Star Halls and nations? Luck?”

”No, caution!

The Baidou Divine Sect relies on absolute caution.” Without waiting for Xu Jin to respond, Ning Yuchan had already given the answer.

”We can already see Thousand Leaf Island. We’re barely twenty to thirty miles away from the island. If the Baidou Divine Sect hasn’t noticed us by now, they would have been wiped out ages ago,” Ning Yuchan said.

Xu Jin was at a loss for words.

It seemed that when it came to experience in the Martial World, he still had much to learn.

”By the time we turned into the tributary of Autumn River from Golden Sand River, the Baidou Divine Sect had already discovered us. When we entered Autumn Leaf Lake, it’s likely that every member of the Baidou Divine Sect on Thousand Leaf Island was informed of our presence,” Ning Yuchan explained.

”We’ve been discovered?” Xu Jin couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine. He had thought of sneaking in before, ”So what do we do next?”

”What else can we do? We storm in!”

”Those below the Star Refining Realm are yours; those above, mine. Do you dare?”

”What’s there not to dare!” Xu Jin immediately pounded his chest in affirmation.

At the same moment, Ning Yuchan pointed to the shadowy torches being lit on the massive outline of the island and said, ”Look, they are already waiting for us on the shore.”

”Waiting?”

”They’ve already ascertained our numbers and even the basic state of our Cultivation Levels. They’ve got us figured out.

They are not afraid; we are within their capability to handle, that’s why they are waiting for us on the shore,” Ning Yuchan stated.

”When then? How did I not notice?” Xu Jin exclaimed in shock.

”With your Cultivation Level, how could you have noticed!

Cultivate well; you still have a long way to go.”

Ning Yuchan laughed and then suddenly, she hoisted Xu Jin by the nape of his neck and leapt into the sky in an instant. With Starlight erupting from her feet, she surged toward the shore like a meteor!

Almost at the same instant, two streams of Starlight shot up from the shore, charging toward Ning Yuchan.

At that moment, only two words filled Xu Jin’s mind.

Truly reckless!