Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 343: Chapter 161: Absolute Certainty (Two-in-One 9K Extra)_2

Chief Peng was already two thousand five hundred miles away.

”Yes.”

Not only could he sense it, but he was also very clear about it.

Xu Jin didn’t know if it was because he had refined one more Red Scale Heart or because the three Red Scale Hearts had merged.

”Three thousand miles now, how is it?”

”I can sense it, but compared to before, it’s somewhat blurred, yet I can still affect the Red Scale Heart Armor,” Xu Jin said.

”Not bad, three thousand miles, that’s enough, Elder Peng can come back now.”

”Aren’t we testing it anymore?” Xu Jin was astonished.

”That’s pretty much it! Further testing is meaningless. The limit should be around three thousand five hundred miles, but its effectiveness will depend on each individual’s position and luck,” the National Master Cheng Yuxiao explained.

Xu Jin nodded, but he felt that the limit should not be three thousand five hundred miles; it was very likely to be more than four thousand miles.

After the fusion of the three Red Scale Hearts, the sensation was stronger than that of the three added together.

”Xu Jin, because of the rules, when it’s time to distribute the Red Scale Heart Armor tomorrow, you need to do it!

This emblem is a Mother-Child Heart Demon Emblem, one mother and nine children. When you distribute the Red Scale Heart Armor, activate the main emblem, then have each person activate the child emblem and swear an oath to never reveal any secrets about the Red Scale Heart Armor by any means, or else they must suffer the penalty of the Heart Demon refining their hearts until death!”

National Master Cheng Yuxiao handed Xu Jin a set of emblems.

Xu Jin took them. He understood this was for secrecy and to prevent the dangers of potential leaks, even the risks that could defy rules.

”National Master, what if someone is unwilling to accept?”

”Then kick them out, leaving them to fend for themselves! If you informed them in advance, and they heard about the Red Scale Heart Armor yet refuse to swear the oath, after entering the Third-Order Star Domain, if there is a chance, deal with them yourself,” Cheng Yuxiao said.

Xu Jin nodded.

”Additionally, regarding the matter that you possess two Red Scale Hearts, do not reveal it to anyone!

One Red Scale Heart, once your cultivation level breaks through to the Fifth Tier, isn’t that useful anymore, but having two, the use in both the Fifth and Sixth Tiers is not small.

If you are lucky enough to get three or even more, you can fuse them to get a mid-tier Red Scale Heart.

A mid-tier Red Scale Heart means that the owner controls nearly one-third of the Fire Radiant Star Domain, with many mysterious and serious consequences.

Absolutely do not reveal it,” Cheng Yuxiao instructed.

”I remember!”

Clearly, Cheng Yuxiao knew a lot about such a divine object as the Red Scale Heart. Three Initial Tier Red Scale Hearts could be synthesized into a mid-tier Red Scale Heart, controlling a third of the Fire Radiant Star Domain.

That meant Xu Jin now had a mid-tier Red Scale Heart and already controlled a third of the Fire Radiant Star Domain.

But Xu Jin dared not say so.

This matter could only rot in his stomach for now.

When he was powerful enough, he would try to understand what this control over a third of the Fire Radiant Star Domain actually meant!

If he revealed it now, it would be like a naive child holding gold in a busy market.

It would invite disaster!

”Focus on cultivation, improving a bit of strength is still beneficial.”

After saying so, National Master Cheng Yuxiao stood up to leave, and Xu Jin saw him out.

*****

Inside Pill Dawn Academy.

After Chief Peng returned the two pieces of Red Scale Heart Armor to Xu Jin, he went to see National Master Cheng Yuxiao again.

”Palace Master, the matter you tasked me with investigating could not be definitively figured out.

You know the time you went out to the Star Radiance Building, not many knew Xu Jin was still in the National Taoist Institute; Left Libationer Meng Yanhui, the Hall Master of the Foreign Affairs Hall, Chu Xuan, and six other disciples who took part in the Selection Battle, on the way to the Foreign Affairs Hall, saw Xu Jin’s disciples and servants as well as instructors, and it can’t be tallied, at least more than ten people knew indirectly,” Chief Peng reported.

”Hmm, keep an eye on it. This insider threat will be pulled out by me one day,” National Master Cheng Yuxiao sneered.

*****

After the National Master left, Xu Jin told Qing Fan to look after Jiang’er, who was frantically bathing, and then he went directly to the Star Picking Square and entered the Fourth-Order Star Secret Realm.

Xu Jin was aware of the Fourth-Order Star Power Secret Realm.

Once a True Disciple’s cultivation level reached the Ninth Layer of Refining Star, the benefits of entering the Third-Order Star Power Secret Realm for cultivation would switch to the Fourth-Order Star Power Secret Realm.

If one wished to enter the Fourth-Order Star Power Secret Realm for cultivation early, after reaching the Fourth Layer, it could be done, but two hours in there would cost four hundred points of Taoist Merit or forty strands of Starlight.

At this moment, for the seven chosen disciples, it was all free.

Of course, this free access was only until the Selection Battle.

The efficiency of cultivation within the Fourth-Order Star Power Secret Realm was approximately what Xu Jin had estimated.

While cultivating in the Third-Order Star Power Secret Realm, Xu Jin would obtain around 65 strands of Starlight surrounding the Star Core per two hours, and in the Fourth-Order Star Power Secret Realm, he could cultivate 87 strands.

The cultivation efficiency was quite good.

However, after only cultivating for two hours, Xu Jin left.

There was no need to practice all night; before the big fight, it was essential to rest well and maintain good condition.

He returned to the small courtyard, where Yuchan had come back. Meanwhile, Jiang’er was peeking at Xu Jin from behind the door frame, sniffing herself.

After a long while, she gained a bit of confidence and lunged to hug Xu Jin’s arm, ”Brother, smell me, it shouldn’t stink now, right?”

”Who said that, you reek!”

Xu Jin’s playful comment instantly made Jiang’er cry and run towards the bathhouse, ”Villain, that big National Master is a villain, he made me stinky...”

Xu Jin flashed over, scooping up Jiang’er like lifting a small chicken, sniffed close to her, ”You’ve been sweet for a while, don’t stink anymore, I was just kidding.”