Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1731: Chapter 716: Blood Money (Part 2)

If he obtains this batch of Star Crystals, Xu Jin’s journey on the Eighth Tier Peak will speed up significantly.

If it has already been unsealed here and the Star Crystals have been mined, then Xu Jin needs to change his course of action immediately.

Once these are transported out of the Lower Pool Star Domain, the possibility of reclaiming them becomes virtually zero!

As long as they remain within the Lower Pool Star Domain, Xu Jin still has a chance to acquire them.

Due to the limitations of Heaven and Earth Rules, only a Tenth Rank Little Star Monarch can enter a complete small world star domain; anyone with a higher cultivation level must either forsake their cultivation or, as Zhu Linxiao previously mentioned, come using a Daoist Embryo.

But that risk isn’t just ordinary.

At this moment, Xu Jin, certain that the five sealed mines are safe, feels at ease.

A few breaths later, Xu Jin moves tens of thousands of miles away, finds a relatively covert spot, and activates both the Invisibility Star Skill and Concealing Aura. He immediately releases the Daoist Embryo of the captured soldier, Wei Song.

In Wei Song’s frightened gaze, Xu Jin’s palm directly covers Wei Song’s Daoist Embryo, instantly activating the Warm Dream Star Pattern.

Xu Jin’s Divine Soul Cultivation is just a step away from the Late Period of the Daoist Embryo, with his Daoist Embryo being five feet tall, whereas Wei Song’s Daoist Embryo is merely in the Early Period.

His advantage in Divine Soul Cultivation is significantly large.

Under overwhelming superiority, the Warm Dream Inquiry proceeds smoothly.

Many answers Xu Jin wants are essentially obtained.

The situation in the Lower Pool Star Domain is worse than Xu Jin imagined, but it was within the expectations of Yutang King Zhu Shizhen.

Perhaps one knows their own affairs best.

Yutang King Zhu Shizhen is very aware of the current circumstances of the Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion, so he made judgments about the possibility of betrayal by the masters and lords of the Lower Pool Star Domain.

Indeed.

It was Domain Master Fang Ziqing who first pledged allegiance to Bixuan True Monarch Mansion.

Correct, it was Little Star Monarch Liu Hongzhi from Xiji Star Monarch Mansion who initiated the recruitment, but behind Xiji Star Monarch Mansion was indeed Bixuan True Monarch Mansion’s indication.

Otherwise, neither Domain Master Fang Ziqing nor Soldier Wei Song would have betrayed Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion for Xiji Star Monarch Mansion alone.

If that were the case, their minds wouldn’t be quite right.

Although Xiji Star Monarch Mansion is currently in high tide, it’s still not worth them betraying their old master.

The detailed situation is that due to Heaven and Earth Authority, Domain Master Fang Ziqing and Soldier Wei Song both discovered intruders.

While they were meeting to discuss, Wei Song was surrounded by three Little Star Monarchs and Domain Master Fang Ziqing.

Domain Master Fang Ziqing used his Heaven and Earth Authority to conceal the presence of the three, causing Wei Song to fall into an ambush.

Faced with the choice of either destruction of the soul or survival with benefits, especially with Bixuan True Monarch Mansion offering sincerity through Xiji Star Monarch Mansion, Wei Song immediately chose submission.

Originally, Little Star Monarch Liu Hongzhi wanted him to surrender two-tenths of Heaven and Earth Authority, at least.

But at the critical moment, with the joint support of Domain Master Fang Ziqing,

they negotiated to permanently retain Heaven and Earth Authority of this star domain as their condition for allegiance.

Thus, Domain Master Fang Ziqing and Soldier Wei Song’s Heaven and Earth Authority were preserved.

This is also one of their means of self-protection.

Otherwise, what if Bixuan True Monarch Mansion kills the donkey after the mill is done?

As long as they hold Heaven and Earth Authority and work together cautiously, under home advantage, even five or six Little Star Monarchs couldn’t kill them.

Additionally, there’s a future possibility of genuinely breaking through to become Little Star Monarchs.

One of the prices Bixuan True Monarch Mansion offered this time was Yan Dao Pearls!

And each received a Yan Dao Pearl of Star Monarch level to assist in their breakthrough.

Besides that, there’s another price that made Xu Jin particularly expectant.

Inducing a soldier guarding a small world star domain to pledge allegiance isn’t something an ordinary Yan Dao Pearl can accomplish.

Though precious, whether a breakthrough occurs depends on personal talent and luck.

It’s considered floating wealth.

Therefore, Bixuan True Monarch Mansion also provided All Heaven Star Dew.

The solidity of All Heaven Star Dew lies here.

If you try to buy off a soldier by offering a hundred or so Seven-star Profound Yellow Elixirs, they’ll throw it back at you.

They’ll just take it as an insult.

But All Heaven Star Dew won’t.

That’s because many precious spiritual and treasure materials, even Innate Spiritual Materials, besides bartering, will only accept All Heaven Star Dew as trade.

”Do you have anything to say?” Xu Jin looked at the terrified and dazed soldier Wei Song and said.

Wei Song hesitated, bitterly saying, ”Who exactly are you? With such strong combat power, why have I never heard of you before?”

”Xu Jin, Ritual Officer of Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion.”

”When did this happen? I’ve never heard of you?”

”Three months ago.”

Upon hearing this, Soldier Wei Song muttered, ”Three months ago, three months ago!

Why?

Why!” As he muttered, Wei Song’s expression even showed a hint of madness.

”What ’why’?” Xu Jin was puzzled.

”With such a powerful Ritual Officer?

Why didn’t Zhu Shizhen tell us earlier?

Why didn’t he say so earlier?

Is his head filled with—?”

”Why didn’t he tell us earlier about having a powerful Ritual Officer like you? How could we even have such thoughts!

How could today have happened!” Wei Song roared!

”Is this your reason for betraying Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion?

According to the data, your parents passed away early, almost resulting in your orphanhood being devoured; it was Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion’s Almshouse established in various star domains that rescued you, later nurturing your cultivation, where you excelled and rose through the ranks until becoming a soldier.

Should weakness beget betrayal?

According to your statement, Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion shouldn’t have saved or nurtured you back then?” Xu Jin sneered.

Soldier Wei Song was instantly stunned.

The next instant, Thunder Light burst from Xu Jin’s palm, the sizzling Thunder Light swiftly pulverizing Wei Song’s Daoist Embryo into ashes.

Simultaneously, Xu Jin’s immense Divine Thought surged, immediately discovering the Heaven and Earth Authority of the Lower Pool Star Domain that Wei Song had refined, and instantaneously locked and sealed it.

A Ninth Tier earth-series Lifebound Spiritual Treasure with dissipated Divine Soul Aura emerged, which Xu Jin casually seized.

Lifebound Spiritual Treasures cannot be refined into one’s own Lifebound Spiritual Treasure.

There are only two uses.

One is to refine and dissect for a small amount of spiritual or treasure materials, where retrieving two to three-tenths can already be considered fortunate.

The other is to refine into a Ninth Tier Spiritual Treasure.

Xu Jin has decided to refine Wei Song’s Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, along with the one obtained from Lu Huang, into Ninth Tier Spiritual Treasures.

Next time he returns to Kunling Domain, he will bring them back and then distribute them.

That will definitely become the Star Dome Holy Hall’s sacred spiritual treasure.

In this aspect, he’s much more generous than Emperor Jidao was before.

The so-called legacy spiritual treasures left behind to the Four Great Star Halls by Emperor Jidao previously were merely low-grade eight-star spiritual treasures.

After a breath, Xu Jin drew out Soldier Wei Song’s Sumeru Space.

As he drew it out, Divine Thought entered, and his expression turned to joy.

Indeed, the bounty that Bixuan True Monarch Mansion gave Soldier Wei Song was quite substantial.

Besides the expected Star Monarch level Yan Dao Pearl, what surprised Xu Jin was the quantity of All Heaven Star Dew inside Wei Song’s Sumeru Space.

Seven drops!

There were actually seven drops!

During the previous Warm Dream Interrogation, Wei Song mentioned Bixuan True Monarch Mansion offered five drops of All Heaven Star Dew as blood money.

Among them, three drops of All Heaven Star Dew were paid upfront, and regardless of Wei Song achieving breakthrough to Little Star Monarch, future annual payments would include two drops of All Heaven Star Dew, allowing Wei Song to enjoy Great Star Monarch treatment directly.

A total of five drops.

Now, there are seven.

It seems two drops were accumulated by Wei Song.

Of course, that’s quite normal.

According to Yutang King Zhu Shizhen, the Jade Hall True Monarch Mansion, even if the cultivation of the masters and soldiers doesn’t reach Little Star Monarch, still provides these domain keepers and soldiers one drop of All Heaven Star Dew every two years.

Two drops, Wei Song accumulated in four years.

Especially at the Peak of Ninth Rank, if cultivation can’t advance, naturally it accumulates.

This time, a pleasant surprise for Xu Jin.

Seven drops, not a small amount.

This led Xu Jin to think of the domain master Fang Ziqing, also bribed, who surely has at least five drops of All Heaven Star Dew, right?

Besides seven drops of All Heaven Star Dew, the remaining acquisitions are largely negligible, over two hundred pieces of Eighth-Order Star Jade, and only seven nine-tiered Star Crystals, not even enough for one cultivation session by Xu Jin.

However, with All Heaven Star Dew, the gains this time far exceeded expectations.

Next instant, Xu Jin disappeared from the spot.

First, refine Heaven and Earth Authority, then contact master!