Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 498: Chapter 213 Critical Interests (Requesting Bottom Guarantee)

Afraid!

All sides were afraid.

The public assassination of the First True Inheritor of the Dachen National Taoist School marked a terrible beginning.

Naturally, it was Cangming Star Hall that set this dreadful precedent.

According to the Dachen National Taoist School, Cangming Star Hall had deployed ten Fifth Tier Gathering Battle experts to assassinate the Third Tier Star Refining Realm True Inheritor, while the Sixth Tier expert, Star Master Zhang Zhen, took part in the assassination himself.

Such an assembly was enough to frighten anyone.

It was like dispatching ten leopards and a tiger just to kill a chicken.

This was a certain kill!

Any family’s disciples would inevitably be killed.

Could this happen to them next?

Highly likely!

Could the top genius disciples under their command survive?

Most likely not!

The death of one or two genius disciples wasn’t too significant.

But top-tier genius disciples—they come along only every ten or dozens of years!

They were truly scared!

Likewise, the Dachen National Taoist School also set a terrible precedent.

They publicly claimed to have had prior intelligence and made preparations accordingly!

But who knows whether you actually had prior intelligence or were just fishing?

Regardless of which one, these two bad precedents made every force feel threatened.

Should they guard against assassinations of their own genius disciples?

They must guard.

But could it be a deeper ploy?

It was possible!

Seeing the movements of other star halls’ genius disciples, should they consider assassinating them?

They certainly should.

But could it be a trap?

Possible!

Under such circumstances, every power was exceedingly jittery, like a bowstring after a scare.

The slightest rustle of the grass made them all wary.

On the evening of October 6, as news of the incident spread rapidly, Tianyang Star Hall, Doom-suppressing Star Palace, Dahong, Dachen, Dachu, Cangming Star Hall—all put their recently shelved martial law policies back on the table.

This time, not only were the policies reinstated, but they were also escalated.

Anyone passing in and out through the Star-picking Tower was subject to strict identity checks, and all caravans entering or leaving state cities and the capital were thoroughly inspected.

Cangming Star Hall, having suffered a significant loss, feared both retaliation from Dachen and opportunistic interference from Tianyang Star Hall, thus implementing even more severe martial law, completely halting transport at Star-picking Tower.

This was also a normal action.

But it triggered a series of problems.

Under relaxed policies, everyone knew the policies were relaxed, and if there was unfair treatment, they could argue reasonably. Small authority holders, like the soldiers at the gates or the inspectors at the Star-picking Tower, dared not act recklessly.

But after martial law, there were added complications layer by layer; some guards at city gates even spread it as a military order.

Exactly how severe it was depended largely on the low-level executors.

If I say this caravan is suspicious, then it’s suspicious, I need everyone’s history details, if someone doesn’t look right, I demand proof, and you have to provide it.

No proof, then just stay put.

Dare to make a fuss?

Either you’re incredibly stubborn or extremely resistant.

Under martial law and military orders, killing you would be ignored!

In just a couple of days, resentment was boiling over.

Not to mention middle and high-level generals, even the Juyang Gate Guard Captain in Wanyi or Dachu National Capital could excessively harass some caravans.

It was an unavoidable situation.

The act of using minimal authority to execute maximal malice was not uncommon anywhere.

But in response to a series of reactions, this affected the transactions and movement related to the Galaxy Battlefield.

Typically, caravans would use large starships to travel to the Galaxy Battlefield, and delays at various checkpoints along the route stalled urgently needed military supplies!

Quickly, this issue reached the Galaxy Commander Mansion.

And it garnered the utmost attention from the Galaxy Commander Mansion.

Because this disruption, if prolonged, would impact the strategic security of the Galaxy Battlefield, and even the safety of many Domain Masters!

Only three days after the issue had emerged, the Galaxy Commander Mansion intervened.

Inside the Pill Dawn Academy, the Star-picking Order of the Great State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao suddenly trembled continuously and emitted a low wooing sound.

Cheng Yuxiao looked down and laughed.

”Finally, here it comes! I thought it would take a few more days,” Cheng Yuxiao chuckled.

”It’s almost time! Actually, this is still the aftermath of the last martial law. The various delays caused by the last martial law have not completely settled, and now here we go again, which is why the Galaxy Commander Mansion couldn’t stand it anymore,” said Chief Peng, standing in the shadows.

”With the involvement of the Commander Mansion, things should stabilize for a while.”

As he spoke, the Great State Preceptor’s mind sank into the Star-picking Order, and following the mighty fluctuations of the Star-picking Order, his mind was instantly drawn to a secret realm called the Galaxy Commander Mansion.

Cheng Yuxiao was not the first to arrive.

The Tianyang Star Lord was already there.

The layout of the secret realm of the Galaxy Commander Mansion was that of a large conference hall.

There was a round table in the center, surrounded by twelve seats.

Beyond these twelve seats, there was another ring of thirty-six seats.

These thirty-six seats formed the seating arrangement for the Galaxy Conferences; however, only twelve were chairperson seats.

At these twelve chairperson seats, the Tianyang Star Lord, Cangming Star Lord, Doom-suppressing Star Lord, Great Chen Imperial Master, Emperor Dahong, and Emperor Dachu were already seated, while the Grand Marshal and various other marshals’ seats were empty, with no one having arrived.

In the next instant, the Left Minister of War from the Galaxy Battlefield Commander Mansion appeared in the chairperson’s seat.

Upon appearing, this Left Minister of War first saluted the high-ranking officials present, who returned the salute, and then with a wave of his hand, he projected the issues between Cangming Star Hall and Dachen National Daoist School along with various impacts directly in textual form in front of everyone.