Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 283: Chapter 142: Whom to Choose? (Please Subscribe)

In the northern part of Chu Country, within the Lianyun Mountain Range, Lianyun County City.

Qi Shanye, fleeing across the clouds at a rapid pace, sent several Starlight Transmissions in quick succession to Xu Jin as he passed Lianyun County City, continuing to fly northward, toward the territory of the Barbarian Clan.

As he frequently looked back, his face was filled with joy.

It had become very faint.

The sensation from the Mingji Star Pattern of being locked on by the Star Positioning Plate, akin to a parasitic worm clinging to the bone, had become incredibly faint.

Qi Shanye did not possess a high-tier Star Artifact like the Star Positioning Plate, but the strong perception of the Mingji Star Pattern allowed him to infer Hu Xuechuan’s approximate location.

That night, Qi Shanye desperately fled for eight thousand miles, without regard for the toll on himself. For some reason, the sense of being locked by the Star Positioning Plate that the Mingji Star Pattern detected grew weaker and weaker, continuously diminishing.

This indicated that Hu Xuechuan had not caught up with him.

Had he given up the chase?

Impossible!

But whatever the reason, there was only one consequence—for the foreseeable future, it would be practically impossible for Hu Xuechuan to pinpoint his location again.

He could only rely on luck.

The further the distance, the more blurred the blood aura lock of the Star Positioning Plate becomes.

At such a distance, even the direction may not be accurate.

Following this, Qi Shanye would be much safer and could focus on healing and recovering his strength.

In the short term, unless his luck was incredibly bad, he wouldn’t be hunted down by Hu Xuechuan like a grandson as he was before.

Similarly, until he had a clear sense of Hu Xuechuan’s whereabouts or direction, Qi Shanye dared not to wander carelessly.

Before finding a way to deal with Hu Xuechuan, he would not dare to come within a thousand miles of him.

Next, he could peacefully instruct his disciples, even if it was remote guidance, which was not bad.

*****

In Hengsha County City, inside a branch of the Cangming Star Hall.

Hu Xuechuan, who had been unconscious the whole night, slowly awoke and opened his eyes the moment he saw the ceiling, he abruptly sat up.

”How did I end up here?

On a bed?

Was I caught by the Shadow Demon?” Hu Xuechuan, who had not slept for over a dozen days and then fell unconscious from rage and coughing up blood, was still disoriented upon waking.

As Lin Lie, who had been watching over Hu Xuechuan, woke up, he joyfully approached Hu Xuechuan’s bedside, ”Hall Master, you have finally awakened!”

Looking at Lin Lie’s face with disheveled hair and beard, Hu Xuechuan instantly remembered everything from the previous night.

He remembered the moment before he passed out from coughing up blood.

If it weren’t for Lin Lie’s quick reaction, catching him before he fell from the sky, he would have been gravely injured if not dead.

Still, he had remained unconscious for the whole night.

The reason, he had figured out.

He had been relentlessly pursuing Qi Shanye without sleep for over a dozen days when he collapsed from sudden rage, triggering an exhaustion that knocked him out for the night.

But Qi Shanye...

The next instant, Hu Xuechuan took out his Star Positioning Plate, activated it slightly with a glance, his expression changed drastically, his face becoming exceptionally pale.

Thinking of the huge sacrifices he had made over the past few months.

Status, future, wealth—he had almost given it all up, yet failed in the end!

A surge of rebellious blood churned in his chest, a mouthful of blood threatening to burst forth, but Hu Xuechuan forcibly suppressed it, though a trickle of fresh blood still seeped from the corner of his mouth.

”Hall Master, are you alright?”

Hu Xuechuan waved his hand and slowly lay back down.

Looking at the Star Positioning Plate, the sorrow in his eyes deepened.

According to the Star Positioning Plate, Old Demon Qi had escaped at least seven or eight thousand miles away that night.

With such a distance, even the direction might not be accurate.

The next time he could accurately locate Old Demon Qi, when would that be!

Three months, half a year, or another year, or maybe another three years?

How many more three-year periods could he afford to waste...

...

*****

At Da Chen National Daoist School, after a busy half-day and reporting in, Xu Jin finally had a place to stay.

It was a residence with four main rooms, one quiet room, two side rooms, and a spacious courtyard of about two hundred square meters, with a total area of over four hundred square meters.

B number fifty-seven residence.

Core Disciples of the National Taoist Institute were entitled to a free independent residence according to their treatment: two main rooms, one quiet room, and a moderately sized courtyard, nearly one hundred and fifty square meters—a very good treatment indeed.

But compared to the County Taoist Institute, the National Taoist Institute had a freer or more commercial atmosphere.

As long as you had the corresponding rank and were willing to spend silver, you could rent a larger residence.

True Disciples, free residence at D rank, C rank residences costing ten points of Taoist Merit or one strand of Starlight per month, B rank residences costing twenty points of Taoist Merit or two strands of Starlight per month, and A Level residences costing fifty points of Taoist Merit or five strands of Starlight per month.

Even this was a super welfare price.

Core Disciples wishing to rent these residences would pay a fifty percent increase over the True Disciples’ price.

Whereas for Inner Sect Disciples, apart from the rental price being double that of the True Disciples’, they were not qualified for A or B level residences.

The significant reason Xu Jin did not hesitate to spend a fortune on renting a B residence was not for the space, but for his sister, Jiang’er.

With a B level residence, one could bring a family member or an outside servant to live in the Taoist Institute, provided with an official pass.

Just this point alone was extremely valuable.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of safety alone, the residences within the National Taoist Institute were incomparable.

Two strands of Starlight a month, even if he lived there for ten or eight years, Xu Jin could easily afford it.

In addition to accommodation, the issue of food was also resolved.

The National Taoist Institute had A, B, C, and D level canteens; as a True Disciple, except for the A level canteen, the other three were completely free, with no waste allowed, allowing for unlimited eating.