Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation-Chapter 450 - 196: The Simple Goal

"My mind surged into the Jade at that very instant, Xu Jin’s eyes were greeted by changing light and shadow, revealing a three-dimensional landscape of mountains and rivers somewhat like the panorama photos from my previous life."

"Then, there was nothing."

"This puzzled Xu Jin greatly."

"What was that?"

"Judging from the method of storage, placed separately within the Jade, it must be something precious."

"Xu Jin had presumed it might be a Star Pattern or Star Skill, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a landscape of mountains and rivers."

"Suddenly, Xu Jin’s gaze sharpened slightly; his Divine Thought swept across the landscape and then noticed something odd."

"In the heart of the picture where there was water, there was a strong mark of Star Power."

"Apart from there, no other anomalies existed within the entire landscape."

"Star Power mark?"

"Mountain and river scenery?"

"Suddenly, Xu Jin realized."

"A map!"

"This is a real scene map directly stored in the Jade, was this Fifth Rank Sixth Layer expert marking a location?"

"What was at that location?"

"And where is this map depicting?"

"Xu Jin memorized the features of the landscape for a moment, which was quite distinctive and not too hard to find."

"It depicted a canyon lake surrounded on three sides by mountains, with the water surging in from the east; the north and south sides were bordered by large mountains, while to the west stood cliff-like peaks towering significantly higher than the mountains on either side."

"Below the knife-shaped peak, a river channel opened up, with lake water shooting through it into the distance, creating a waterfall that resembled a streaming ribbon."

"In his current life, Xu Jin had not traveled much nor was familiar with famous sites, so he had never seen such knife-peak waterfalls nor knew where they were."

"About the place marked by the Star Power, Xu Jin also had many guesses."

"A treasure spot?"

"Or was there some special discovery?"

"Or maybe something else?"

"After some thought, Xu Jin still put the knife-peak waterfall Jade back in the Candou Platform for separate storage; now was not the time to explore these."

"Let it be."

"If his Cultivation Level became strong in the future, he could investigate and see if there were any gains to be made."

"If it wasn’t meant to be, he wouldn’t force it."

"After all, the world was vast, and the likelihood of coincidentally encountering a knife-peak waterfall was extremely small."

"However, something that a Fifth Tier expert had collected separately could genuinely be valuable!"

"Just keep it in mind."

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"On September 24, Xu Jin’s Cultivation progress had slightly slowed down."

"The reason was simple—the Cultivation time for both the Third-tier and Fourth-tier Star Power Secret Realm allotted to Xu Jin’s Star-picking Tower had been used up."

"If using the Small Star Gathering Array for cultivation, the effect was only equivalent to that of the Second-tier Star Power Secret Realm."

"Xu Jin wasn’t in a hurry and simply reduced his Cultivation time, spending more time in the Library of the National Taoist Institute."

"After starting to disassemble Fire Series Star Patterns, Xu Jin found it increasingly interesting, especially when he could evolve them using a Star Lamp."

"That feeling was like playing with Lego."

"Moreover, it was like playing with highly challenging Lego, first completely disassembling already built Lego, then rebuilding it anew."

"The sense of achievement was very significant."

"Most importantly, the gains were substantial."

"Previously, Xu Jin only knew how to use a Star Pattern, but after disassembling it, he understood the underlying principles and changes, gaining a complete understanding."

"Having already learned the Fire Series Star Patterns recommended by the State Preceptor, Xu Jin was in no hurry to begin Tao Derivation, and instead continued his studies."

"He was growing more and more interested."

"On September 25, while Xu Jin was studying in the Library, he suddenly received a Starlight Transmission from Senior Sister Yang Miaozhen."

"’Junior Brother Xu, come over, we have important matters to discuss.’"

"This took Xu Jin by surprise."

"Senior Sister Yang Miaozhen was kind to him, but they didn’t have much contact, limited only to interactions within the Feiyan Academic Hall."

"An hour later, Xu Jin finished his study in the Library of the National Taoist Institute and went to the west hall of the Feiyan Academic Hall, used by the disciples."

"Upon arrival, Xu Jin found that all four leaders of the Feiyan Academic Hall were present."

"The so-called four leaders referred to four disciples with rather strong Cultivation Levels, all in the Star Condensing Realm."

"They were Senior Sister Yang Miaozhen with a Cultivation Level up to Fifth Layer Fourth Tier Star Condensation, Second Senior Sister Tang Chuo with Fourth Tier Star Condensation Fourth Layer, Lu Xuan and Jiang Yuan both with Third Tier Star Condensation."

"Currently, these were the only four disciples within the Feiyan Academic Hall who had a Cultivation Level above Third Tier Star Condensation."

"It’s not that there weren’t any stronger, but all had left."

"The rules of the Da Chen National Daoist Institute stated that after three years of cultivation or reaching the Sixth Layer Fourth Tier Star Condensation within the Institute, one must take a position."

"In reality, either three years or Sixth Layer Fourth Tier Star Condensation was just a limit for an external assignment."

"Most disciples, after breaking through to the Fourth Tier, would consider external employment."

"That’s because the primary destination for external employment was the Galaxy Battlefield." freewebnσvel.cѳm

"The mortality rate of the Star Condensing Realm in the Galaxy Battlefield was as high as 30%, not to mention the disability rate."

"Therefore, many disciples were unwilling to go to the Galaxy Battlefield."

"As long as one broke through to the Fourth Tier, if there was a good opportunity, a disciple with connections would be assigned early to those places, and then seize the chance to further increase their Cultivation."

"For example, the Daoist institutes in various states and counties were good places to go, as well as some border state and county defenses, officer roles, all were popular."

"Therefore, those who remained in the Academic Hall after breaking through to the Fourth Tier were either those devoted solely to hard cultivation, like Senior Sister Yang Miaozhen, or those waiting for an opportunity."

"’Senior Brother has arrived.’"

"As soon as Xu Jin came in, the robust and manly Second Senior Sister Tang Chuo with a circle of a beard directly pulled Xu Jin over."

"Just a light pull, and Xu Jin floated up."

"By now, Xu Jin was no longer flustered."

"Body light as Willow Catkins, he gently landed into the seat."

"This scene caused Senior Sister Yang Miaozhen to glance sideways."