Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1171: Chapter 466: Surpassing Ten Years of Bitter Training and the True Domain of Seven Kills

Xu Jin’s urgent intent to return to the real world was to take advantage of the war and secretly target Tianyang Star Lord’s experts.

With his current strength, using a bit of the special power he had accumulated, he would easily severely injure an ordinary eighth tier, even if he couldn’t deal with Tianyang Star Lord.

But what Xu Jin didn’t expect was that upon returning to the real world, outside Great Chen Wan County, the weather was clear, and everything was calm.

Outside Wanyi, there was no eighth tier presence.

”Xu Jin, this time the Blood God Sect’s lair you exploded in Dahong Mei Prefecture, revealing internal issues within Tianyang Star Hall, may be more severe than we imagined. I just received news that the entire family of the Meizhou Sub-Hall Master vanished, with over twenty servants in their residence all dead.

Tianyang Star Lord has already personally gone to Meizhou Sub-Hall to investigate thoroughly.

This might be our chance.”

When State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao said this to Xu Jin, his eyes sparkled with delight.

Then he sighed lightly, ”It’s a pity our rise wasn’t strong enough; if our foundation were stronger, our power greater. At the moment of chaos within Tianyang Star Hall, with Tianyang Star Lord’s assassination of Qian’an Emperor as an excuse, after national mourning, we could wholly expel Tianyang Star Hall’s influence from Great Chen.

In that case, with the excuse of assassination, even Cangming Star Hall wouldn’t have any resentment.”

Xu Jin’s heart stirred.

Indeed.

For twenty years, Cangming Star Hall and Tianyang Star Hall have stationed sub-hall forces in various states and counties of Great Chen.

Trying to expel them now is extremely difficult.

Because once we take action, clearing out any one, it will inevitably cause suspicion from the other.

Clearing Tianyang Star Hall’s power will surely arouse Cangming Star Hall’s vigilance, then Tianyang and Cangming Star Hall will definitely join forces to retaliate.

With the combined retaliation of the two large Star Halls, Great Chen absolutely cannot withstand it.

But with the excuse of assassination.

This is a national vengeance!

Great Chen’s reasoning is utterly convincing, which Cangming Star Hall can also understand.

Now, with the internal chaos within Tianyang Star Hall.

The situation is completely different.

It’s the perfect timing.

Acting after national mourning also gains public favor.

It’s indeed the best time to clear out Tianyang Star Hall’s stationed forces from the various states and counties of Great Chen.

”State Preceptor, when is the national mourning?” Xu Jin’s heart stirred and he quickly asked.

”According to our world’s rites, when an emperor dies, there must be a 180-day mourning ritual followed by national mourning. For a prince, it’s three months.

Below a prince, everything is simplified, burial within the month.” State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao said.

”October 27th?” Xu Jin asked.

”The new emperor set the time for October 28th; preparations have already begun, and the burial site is almost complete. Because of the national mourning, this year’s National Taoist Institute autumn exam is also postponed.” State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao said.

When mentioning the National Taoist Institute autumn exam, State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao suddenly remembered something and quickly said, ”Xu Jin, your return and identity have been preliminarily arranged for you.

Because of the postponed autumn exam.

So, I’ve arranged a position of Vice Academician for you, your Academic Hall, is ready, just name it when the time comes.

After some time, I’ll let you also serve as Vice Supervisor.

Transition for a year, next year you can directly rise to the position of Academician.

As for the noble rank supplement, it will have to wait until after the national mourning.” State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao said.

”Vice Academician? Isn’t it about taking disciples? Why do I feel it’s troublesome?” Xu Jin joked.

”Troublesome?”

State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao shook his head, ”It’s necessary! The relationship in this world, apart from blood kin, the most solid is the master-disciple relationship.

In the future, when you take charge, you’ll need many trusted individuals, many reliable candidates.

And becoming Vice Academician and Academician is the key step to fostering your trusted ones.

Even if you only show up a few times a year to give guidance, it’s fine.

But the imprint of this master-disciple relationship is almost indelible.

Understand?”

What State Preceptor said made sense indeed.

Xu Jin had very few people he could rely upon, which was precisely the case.

Moreover, cultivating disciples indeed doesn’t require constant guidance.

In many Academic Halls, it’s often the senior disciple who guides, while the master only appears occasionally.

”Alright then, State Preceptor, arrange it as you see fit. But, about what you just said, shall we give it a try?” Xu Jin suddenly joked.

After convincing Xu Jin to accept the Vice Academician position, State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao was indeed pleased, but suddenly got confused by Xu Jin’s leaping thoughts, ”Try what?”

”What you just mentioned, about enhancing strength.”

”Mine?” State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao pointed to himself, looking surprised.

Xu Jin nodded firmly.

”Do you have a method?”

Xu Jin nodded again.

”Then let’s try.”

State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao’s eyes filled with a peculiar light.

Honestly, State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao wasn’t foolish.

Xu Jin’s performance over the past year was like a dream, his strength was like a miracle.

If he still didn’t realize it, he’d be truly dull.

Xu Jin definitely held secrets.

And those secrets were surely significant.

Though State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao always wondered what secrets Xu Jin contained that allowed his strength to grow so rapidly.

He never tried to investigate.

Who doesn’t have a bit of a secret?

Anyway, secrets that are personal remain hidden.

Seeing the State Preceptor’s agreement, Xu Jin gazed towards the back of Pill Dawn Hall, ”What about Elder Peng, shall we join him?”

”Elder Peng is at Star-picking Tower.”

”That’s perfect.”

The next moment, amidst the flashing starlight, State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao and Xu Jin were already in the Star Dome Secret Realm at the top of Great Chen Star-picking Tower.

After a brief exchange, Elder Peng looked at Xu Jin with peculiar eyes.