Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 398: Chapter 178 The Big Gift Package from the Teacher_2

As for the Sixth Tier options available for Xu Jin to choose from, there were only four.

They were, respectively, the Lower Sixth Tier Great Gathering Star Pattern, the Mid-tier Fire Origin Star Pattern of the Middle Sixth Tier, the Spiral Star Pattern of the Middle Sixth Tier, and the Meteor Star Pattern of the Lower Sixth Tier.

Only these four Star Patterns are currently the ones derived to their limits.

One out of four.

To be honest, Xu Jin wanted to choose any one of them, because each one could substantially enhance Xu Jin’s combat power.

But after a rational analysis, Xu Jin still chose the Mid-tier Fire Origin Star Pattern of the Middle Sixth Tier.

Firstly, the Fire Origin Star Pattern enhanced the potency of all Xu Jin’s Star Skills, while the other three Sixth Tier Star Patterns had a slight bias in what they enhanced.

To maximize the benefits, it still had to be the Mid-tier Fire Origin Star Pattern of the Middle Sixth Tier.

After choosing this Mid-tier Fire Origin Star Pattern of the Middle Sixth Tier, there was still one Fifth Tier Star Pattern to select.

The options for Fifth Tier Star Patterns were numerous.

After contemplating for a long time, Xu Jin narrowed the final range down to the Spiral Star Pattern, Meteor Star Pattern, Swimming Fish Star Pattern, and Blast Flame Star Pattern.

To be honest, Xu Jin wanted to learn all these Star Patterns.

If he could learn them all, his strength would definitely improve by a large margin.

But he could only choose one.

After a lot of consideration, Xu Jin chose the Swimming Fish Star Pattern of the Fifth Tier Middle.

After the engraving, all of his Defense Star Skills could be as slippery as a swimming fish, able to dissipate two and a half out of ten of their potency.

This was equivalent to a fixed defensive potency.

With the Swimming Fish Star Pattern, plus the Rain Curtain Star Pattern, and adding in the Thunder Wing, Xu Jin felt that he could even take on the attacks of an expert in the Mid to Late Period of the Fourth Tier.

These two Star Patterns’ recordings in Jade couldn’t be taken away by Xu Jin; he learned most of it on the spot for half an hour, repeatedly memorizing it before leaving.

Just as Xu Jin left the Pill Dawn Academy, the silver-haired and silver-bearded Chief Peng appeared noiselessly.

”Is the Palace Master preparing to start cultivating him?” Chief Peng asked.

”I suppose so, but the merit he has established this time makes him worthy of such a reward,” Cheng Yuxiao said.

”What about the matter of Tao Derivation in the Star-picking Secret Realm?”

”We’ll talk about that when he has accumulated enough Silver Stars,” National Master Cheng Yuxiao said.

”Yes.”

”Elder Peng, there’s a matter I need your help with.”

”Please instruct me, Palace Master.”

”Over the next year or two, keep an eye out for Thunder Series Star Patterns; if any go up for auction, you can buy them for this young fellow, to help him be ready to stand on his own sooner rather than later,” National Master Cheng Yuxiao said.

”Yes, I’ll see to it immediately.”

*****

Upon his victorious return, Xu Jin naturally wanted to visit his teacher Liu Qingzhu.

Xu Jin never expected that upon meeting, Teacher Liu Qingzhu would give him a huge surprise:

A super-sized gift package.

Two chances to climb the Heavenly Ascending Stairs, five bottles of top-grade Star Refining Pills, half a bottle of Dragon Turtle Soul Refining Pill, and one bottle of Five Spirits Calming Pill.

These were sent over by Song Ziyue, one of the Twelve Vice Academicians.

This made Xu Jin extremely surprised.

The gains were simply astonishing.

Especially the Dragon Turtle Soul Refining Pill; Xu Jin was previously lamenting that he could only get the Refining God Golden Pill from the National Master, but now he got his fill.

And that wasn’t all.

There were also an additional eight Dragon Turtle Soul Refining Pills, the wager given by the Four Great Academicians.

With that, Xu Jin had a total of thirteen Dragon Turtle Soul Refining Pills.

These Dragon Turtle Soul Refining Pills, Xu Jin didn’t know about before, but after asking around, he learned that this pill usually only appears at auctions.

The starting bid for one pill was a thousand threads of Starlight.

And that’s just the starting bid.

Xu Jin received thirteen in one go.

That’s a huge fortune.

Of course, for the Four Great Academicians, losing two thousand threads of Starlight was just a drop in the bucket.

The one who felt the pinch the most was Song Ziyue, one of the Twelve Vice Academicians.

Born into a wealthy family, Song Ziyue was quite particular about his diet, eating only one meal a day, but only dishes prepared by the Star Radiance Building’s head chef.

Originally, the Star Radiance Building would deliver eight dishes to Song Ziyue’s courtyard every day.

A few days ago, this number was directly reduced to three dishes.

It was said that this gamble immediately caused Song Ziyue’s wealth to shrink drastically.

”You have no idea, at the Minglun Hall meeting the day before yesterday, Song Ziyue’s face was dark with anger, but he still produced the wager; he’s really a man!”

”To tell you the truth, I was quite worried before because you went to participate in the selection battle. If your ranking in the God-Killing Battlefield was surpassed by a few who did not participate, how would that be accounted for?

You would not be able to challenge, and by the time you returned, it would be past the time limit.

Maybe there would be arguments and quibbling, and in an ill turn, your achievements could be denied.

But who would’ve thought, their disciples are too useless!

You went to the selection battle, and they couldn’t even break your record. The highest among them, Meng Qingqiu, got stuck at the eighty-eighth challenge and just couldn’t pass; the others are not even worth mentioning.

With you away, it was a sure win!

This time, you really made me proud as your teacher!”

During the conversation, Liu Qingzhu directly handed Xu Jin a piece of Jade, ”Here you go, the Great Gathering Star Pattern of the Fourth Tier Upper, that’s the greatest benefit I could secure for you. I couldn’t get the Fifth Tier Star Patterns due to the rules.

Once you supplement the engraving, you should be able to increase your Star Power by one-tenth.

If you have extra Star Positions, you can also engrave a Great Gathering Star Pattern in the Lower Star Palace.

Later, when you reach Star Condensation, you’ll need to find a way to get the Fifth Tier Great Gathering Star Pattern!

Being able to substantially increase Star Power, that’s a standard configuration for every Star Core!”

Liu Qingzhu’s excitement was directly felt by Xu Jin; their conversation was enthusiastic and passionate.

After talking with Liu Qingzhu for a while and asking a few questions about cultivation, Xu Jin then left.