Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 701: Chapter 284: The Harvest Season

Pill Dawn Palace.

The State Preceptor had just returned from a visit to the Doom-suppressing Star Hall with Meng Yanhui and from attending to matters with Elder Peng, and they were in discussion.

”Yanhui, the battle for the Lougong contribution is drawing close to an end, with just over three two-hour periods remaining,” Xu Jin previously arranged for the supplies from each Star Domain to be transported out through a temporary star gate in the last two to three two-hour periods.

This Dai Guanwen is problematic, find a way to keep him busy during these final hours.

Otherwise, if he sees this and spreads the word, the other Star Halls will discover early that our side has conquered multiple Star Domains, including an unprecedented Fourth-tier Star Domain.

If this gets out, the position of our Great Chen will become all the more difficult,” Cheng Yuxiao instructed.

Upon hearing this, Meng Yanhui pondered for a few moments, ”State Preceptor, I will try. Dai Guanwen is fairly greedy; he should be possible to distract.”

However, Elder Peng spoke up with a grave tone, ”Palace Master, Dai Guanwen blatantly leaked the intelligence concerning Great Chen’s participation in the Star Domains of the battle. Are we just going to let him off?”

Cheng Yuxiao immediately understood Elder Peng’s implication, ”Elder Peng, with my status, if I directly point out that Dai Guanwen leaked information.

As soon as I make the accusation, whether he did it or not, he will have no way to defend himself.

I could destroy Dai Guanwen right away.

But now is not the time.

Currently, Xu Jin has just conquered several Star Domains for Great Chen, and we are ranked first in the battle for Lougong contributions.

One could say the next three years will be a time of rapid strength development for Great Chen.

During these three years, Great Chen should quietly make a fortune and should not create enemies.

If we accuse Dai Guanwen now, destroying this youngster is easy, but we would offend Sumeru Palace, which is unnecessary.

In the future, there will be plenty of people to deal with Dai Guanwen.”

Elder Peng nodded in understanding, and just as Meng Yanhui was about to stand up and leave, Cheng Yuxiao called out to him.

”After you go, summon Yu Da over.”

Meng Yanhui looked puzzled.

”After your Divine Soul condensed into a Primordial Spirit, there is still one-tenth and a half of Divine Soul Power left in the Jade, roughly equivalent to the drug efficacy of 18 Dragon Turtle Soul Refining Pills. Yu Da has been stuck at the peak of the Fifth Rank Ninth Layer and cannot break through, mainly because his Divine Soul hasn’t made a breakthrough.

If his Divine Soul Cultivation reaches the Fourth Tier, his chances of breaking through to the Sixth Tier will increase greatly.

Let him try,” Cheng Yuxiao instructed.

Meng Yanhui nodded in acknowledgment, but Elder Peng expressed his confusion, ”Palace Master, isn’t this a bit hasty?”

”Why summon Yu Da over before the battle for Lougong contributions has ended?”

”Elder Peng, you have been away for a while and might not be aware of Great Chen’s current predicament.

Now with Xu Jin’s confirmed achievement of acquiring six Gold Stars, Great Chen is almost in the line of fire. We ranked first in the battle for Lougong contributions and even deliberately controlled our score. If not for controlling points, Great Chen’s score could potentially be more than double that of theirs, and then Great Chen wouldn’t have to worry about any taxation for the next three years.

Then, not only Tianyang Star Hall and Cangming Star Hall, but even Doom-suppressing Star Hall will likely want a piece of the action.

The State Preceptor has already sent me to Doom-suppressing Star Hall once.

Now, we are making another preparation,” said Meng Yanhui.

Cheng Yuxiao nodded, ”Indeed, making the worst preparations! So if we can improve strength, we improve it.”

Only then did Elder Peng show a look of understanding.

*****

At the second floor of the Da Chen Star Picking Tower, the Left Libationer of Great Chen, Meng Yanhui, suddenly arrived.

Fourth Young Master Dai who was seated cross-legged, saw Meng Yanhui return and nodded in greeting. Suddenly, his expression turned to one of utter shock.

Seventh Tier!

In the past two or three days without seeing each other, Left Libationer Meng Yanhui had actually broken through to the Seventh Tier.

This was really...

Dai Guanwen looked Meng Yanhui up and down, his eyes revealing a peculiar light.

For cultivators in the present world, whether one can break through to the Seventh Tier has a lot to do with age.

It’s not to say that older people cannot break through.

But according to the rules of the modern world, the older one is, the less likely one is to break through to the Seventh Tier.

This is an empirical law.

But this Meng Yanhui, it is said he is already over a hundred years old. Breaking through to the Seventh Tier at this age indeed makes one somewhat envious.

”Fourth Young Master Dai, you’ve worked hard in this battle for the Lougong,” said Meng Yanhui suddenly with a smile.

”Not hard, not hard, it’s what I should do,” Dai Guanwen replied with a smile.

”When does Fourth Young Master Dai plan to return after the battle?” Meng Yanhui asked with a smile.

”My master has strict orders. After the battle for Lougong ends, if there is no special task, I must return to the palace immediately to report, and I must not linger outside,” Dai Guanwen replied with a smile.

”So urgent?” Meng Yanhui frowned.

”The master’s orders cannot be disobeyed.”

”Ah, I had people prepare a banquet table to thank Fourth Young Master Dai for his hard work this time; what should I do now?” said Meng Yanhui in a concerned tone.

Dai Guanwen’s heart stirred but still shook his head helplessly, ”If there is a chance in the future, I will come to bother the Left Libationer again.”

”No, no, I have also prepared some rare treasures and gifts to thank Fourth Young Master Dai for his hard work. They are all rare treasures from Great Chen. I began preparing seven days ago, and only now have finished. Well...”

Meng Yanhui noticed that Dai Guanwen was clearly moved when he heard about rare treasures and gifts; this man truly was greedy.

”Like this, there are just over three two-hour periods until the battle for Lougong ends. Why not attend the banquet early, Fourth Young Master; the timing should just about coincide,” Meng Yanhui suggested.

”This... is my duty. The Lougong Battle is not yet over; I dare not leave arbitrarily,” said Dai Guanwen, declining the offer.

”Alas, the main reason is that our Great Chen Imperial Master highly appreciates Fourth Young Master’s unique skill in opening a temporary star gate. In the future, we will frequently trouble the Fourth Young Master for this skill, which is why a rewarding banquet has been prepared.

Fourth Young Master, there are only two or three hours left. What could Da Chen possibly do to cheat at this point?

Could it be to send a group of disciples inside to get trapped in the star domain and not return?

It would be better to honor us with your presence at the banquet!

Aside from a thank-you gift of rare treasures, there’s also the matter of discussing long-term cooperation with the Fourth Young Master!” Meng Yanhui said earnestly.

Dai Guanwen was already quite tempted.

Especially upon hearing about long-term cooperation.

This could be a steady source of wealth.

If he reached a long-term cooperation with the Da Chen National Daoist School, his future income was promising. With a few years of cooperation, he might just be able to accumulate enough resources to break through to the Seventh Tier.

Once he broke through to the Seventh Tier, that would be an entirely different realm of Heaven and Earth.

”Indeed, there are still three or four hours left until the end, and everyone knows the style of the Da Chen National Daoist School; it’s widely recognized,” concluded Dai Guanwen, finally agreeing to go.

Meng Yanhui smiled and extended his hand, saying, ”Please!”

Under Meng Yanhui’s guidance, Dai Guanwen left the second floor of the Da Chen Star-picking Tower Main Building.

A few moments later, Elder Peng arrived, and Chief Instructor Yu Da also hurried to the Pill Dawn Palace, wondering why the State Preceptor had summoned them.

At this point, only Chief Peng remained on the second floor of the Star-picking Tower.

Half an hour later, the temporary star gate in the Fourth-tier Fire Cloud Star Domain suddenly began flashing with starlight.

As the starlight flashed continuously, box after box of supplies were thrown out of the star gate, basketfuls of Star Jades kept appearing, along with large chunks of Star-fallen Iron, Iron Essence, and Copper Essence.

Even though Elder Peng was quick to send a Starlight Transmission, by the time the State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, Academicians Kou Jing, and Pan Hong arrived a few moments later, the supplies here had already piled up into a small hill.

The four of them then became porters.

Continuously moving the massive amount of supplies into the Sumeru Space, then dashing to the Treasury of the National Daoist School to unload, and flying back quickly to transport more.

They did this for secrecy.

The matter of conquering star domains needed to be kept absolutely confidential.

Besides themselves, and the disciples involved in the battle within the related star domains, all had to be subjected to the sealing restrictions imposed by the Nine Bright Chime afterward.

After fifteen minutes, the temporary star gate in the Fourth-tier Giant Elephant Star Domain also began expelling supplies.

It wasn’t long before large amounts of supplies flew out from the temporary star gates of the Third-tier Sand River, Fire Bamboo, Stone Forest, and Flow Gorge Star Domains.

However, the supplies from the Third-tier star domains, both in quantity and quality, were clearly less.

Even so, Academician Pan Hong was still astounded.

But at this moment, Pan Hong had no choice but to focus on the work at hand despite numerous questions.

They moved for a whole hour, and Kou Jing, State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, and Elder Peng, who all had Divine Soul Cultivation at the Fifth Tier, were fine, but Pan Hong’s Divine Soul Cultivation had not yet broken through to the Fifth Tier, even far from the Peak of the Fourth Rank Ninth Layer.

He became dizzy from the constant lifting.

Transporting through the Sumeru Space mainly consumed Divine Soul Power. A small number of transports were manageable, but the longer it continued, the greater the drain of power.

Pan Hong even had to take a Three Yin Clearing Mind Pill to recover his Divine Soul Power.

Just as they finished, Pan Hong couldn’t hold on any longer and had to leave to restore his Divine Soul Power.

But whether it was Pan Hong or Academician Kou Jing, Elder Peng, or State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, the joy in their hearts was indescribable.

The supply they just moved included over one hundred thousand Third-tier Star Jades!

What use were Third-tier Star Jades?

They could be used as an energy support for the Gathering Star Array.

With these one hundred thousand Third-tier Star Jades, disciples of Da Chen could use the Second and Third-tier Gathering Star Arrays without restriction for the next few years.

By then, the Cultivation Level advancement speed of the Da Chen National Daoist School’s disciples would see a significant increase.

Furthermore, they could train three to six Fourth-tier Emblem Masters.

Basically, to cultivate one Fourth-tier Emblem Master, at least two thousand Third-tier Star Jades were needed.

Beyond that, they obtained over five thousand Fourth-tier Star Jades and also two hundred Fifth-tier Star Jades.

The total amount of Iron Essence, Copper Essence, and unrefined Star-fallen Iron ore brought from various star domains, when refined, exceeded two hundred tons.

There were also other various supplies.

This directly caused State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao’s cheeks to split into a grin.

Harvest!

This was a season of harvest.

Fifteen minutes later, the teams within the Third-tier star domains gradually returned, each receiving praise from the National Master Cheng Yuxiao, but Cheng Yuxiao’s gaze remained fixed on the temporary star gate of the Fifth-tier Spirit Martial Star Domain.

Only when the disciples who fought in the Fifth-tier Spirit Martial Star Domain, especially Xu Jin, returned safely, could he be truly at ease.

Plus, with so much harvest, it was truly worthwhile!

If anything happened to Xu Jin, he would rather forego this massive haul!

The next moment, the temporary star gate of the Fifth-tier Spirit Martial Star Domain started blinking. When the first silhouette stepped out, State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, Elder Peng, and Academicians Kou Jing all sincerely smiled!

The three of them almost simultaneously stepped forward to greet him but stopped with smiles on their faces.

Xu Jin had returned victoriously!

That also signified that the final result of the Lougong Battle was about to be revealed.