Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 275: Chapter 140 Xu Jin’s Arrangements and Trapped Dragon Rising to the Sky (Please Subscribe)

”Xu Jin, you must prioritize your report to the National Taoist Institute!”

This was the first thing Mountain Master Dong Zhao said when he saw Xu Jin, ”Other true disciples have been in the Taoist Institute for over ten days, and the one making the fastest progress has already broken through to the Star Refining Realm. You need to be quick.

The later you go, the greater the disadvantage.”

”Someone has begun Star Refining?

It’s only been half a month since Star Casting started, and true disciples should all be from the Dual Star Palace, right? How could it be so fast?” Xu Jin was astonished.

Although Xu Jin was stuck in the Fire Radiant Star Domain, in terms of cultivation, it had only delayed him four or five days at most.

But, the efficiency of Xu Jin’s cultivation in the Fire Radiant Star Domain was several times better than in the present world.

Logically speaking, no one should have started refining stars before Xu Jin.

”True disciples do indeed undergo Star Casting in the Dual Star Palace, but Star Casting is Star Casting, and cultivation is cultivation.

Normally, after Star Casting, in order to rapidly enhance their combat power, all true disciples will temporarily set aside their Lower Star Palace cultivation and focus on the Central Star Palace. They quickly bring their Central Star Palace cultivation level up to the ninth layer of the Star Refining Realm to swiftly boost their combat abilities, and then move on to cultivating the Lower Star Palace.

You should know, with each layer of the Star Refining Realm, one more Star Pattern can be engraved, and each additional Star Pattern is a huge increase in strength,” Mountain Master Dong Zhao explained.

With Mountain Master’s words, Xu Jin understood.

Although his cultivation wasn’t delayed in the Fire Radiant Star Domain, he had been cultivating both major Star Palaces simultaneously and had now reached the peak of Star Casting in both.

It was quite normal for other true disciples focusing on the Central Star Palace to break into the Star Refining Realm.

”Moreover, after Star Casting, as your cultivation level gets higher and higher, there are more and more ways to increase the efficiency of your cultivation. You must seize the moment.

True disciples are also subject to assessments,” Mountain Master Dong Zhao addressed.

Xu Jin understood this.

It’s all about the money!

Cultivators in the Dining Dawn Realm have very limited means of spending money on cultivation.

No matter how wealthy you are, even if you charge up a thousand times with 648, it’s useless.

But after Star Casting, there are more ways to spend money, and the era for the wealthy has arrived.

Suddenly, Xu Jin wondered if he could be considered wealthy now.

Not to mention his over ten thousand taels of gold and silver, but his forty-six Fourth Tier Star Jades should also be worth quite a bit, right?

”Then Mountain Master, please make the arrangements! Also, how will I reach the National Taoist Institute? Will it be through the Star-picking Tower?” Xu Jin curiously asked.

He had previously seen the State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao come directly from the Star-picking Tower and leave from the branch tower in Jinshan County at great convenience, so he was a bit curious.

”Star-picking Tower?”

Dong Zhao chuckled as he looked at Xu Jin, ”You’re thinking too much.”

”Most people, unless absolutely necessary, would not use the Star-picking Tower’s transportation service. Firstly, to use the transportation feature of the Star-picking Tower, the Star-picking Order needs to be at least Upgraded to Third Tier.

Secondly, transportation via the Star-picking Tower is very expensive!

Even I, as the Mountain Master, would not easily use it. I’m afraid only someone like the State Preceptor could afford to use it as they please,” Dong Zhao sighed.

”How expensive?” Xu Jin tentatively asked.

”Based on a Third Tier Star-picking Order, a single-person transport from the Star-picking Tower costs five thousand Taoist Merits or five hundred strands of Starlight. Anyway, I can’t afford it,” Dong Zhao said.

Xu Jin was rendered speechless upon hearing this.

One transport was directly worth fifty thousand taels of silver, more expensive than chartering a private flight in his past life.

Of course, the experience was much better—traveling instantly.

”Xu Jin, my transfer order also just arrived today. With my position, I can directly commandeer a Starship. We can set off together; it’ll be faster and more comfortable.

If you can, we’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning, or the day after at latest,” Mountain Master Dong Zhao proposed.

”I know what you want to ask.” Before Xu Jin could inquire further, Mountain Master Dong Zhao spoke again, ”Thanks to your help, I’ve achieved three A+ grades in this assessment, plus two Great Merits and one Special Merit from before, so I’m eligible for three-level promotion.

I will be transferred and appointed as the Vice Supervisor of the Da Chen National Daoist School.”

These words made Xu Jin gasp. To leap three ranks—Mountain Master Dong Zhao had truly made it happen.

”Also, Yuchan has gotten what she wished for thanks to you, but whether she can truly fulfill her wish depends on her luck,” Dong Zhao continued.

”Mountain Master, what wish does Teacher Ning want to fulfill?” Xu Jin blurted out.

”That...”

Dong Zhao hesitated a moment and did not say, ”I’m not at liberty to say. If you want to know, you can ask Yuchan herself. If she wishes you to know, she will naturally tell you.”

”Alright.”

”Mountain Master, if we take the Flying Boat, how long will it take to reach the National Taoist Institute in Wanyi Country? Looking at the map, Wanyi is six thousand miles from our Jinshan County,” Xu Jin inquired.

”If all goes well, two to three two-hour periods,” Dong Zhao replied.

”Thank you, Mountain Master. I’ll go back and prepare, put my household affairs in order as quickly as possible, and strive to set off tomorrow,” Xu Jin declared.

”Alright.”

Just as Mountain Master Dong Zhao thought Xu Jin was leaving, Xu Jin suddenly turned back to ask, ”Mountain Master, I want to know, how did Wang Weisheng and Lu Xianbing get there? How long did it take?”

”They were personally escorted by Superintendent Cao and several instructors from the Taoist Institute, riding Third Tier Star Horses nonstop for fourteen two-hour periods.”

With this answer, Xu Jin’s mood instantly improved.

Riding horses for twenty-eight hours straight—Xu Jin had to give them a big thumbs up.

Their backside must have swollen, right?

Upon leaving Dong Zhao, Xu Jin went straight to find Ning Yuchan. The first thing he did upon seeing her was to ask straightforwardly about her wish.

Television series from Xu Jin’s past life taught him communication was very important.