Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation-Chapter 479 - 207 Contempt

Deep into the night, within a secret realm of the Tianyang Star Hall’s Star-Picking Tower.

One after another, figures swiftly appeared.

If an outsider were to take a glance, they’d be greatly taken aback.

Gathered within this secret realm were all the bigwigs of the Tianyang Star Hall.

Various Star Masters and the upper echelon had been assembled into this Tianyang secret realm in the shortest time possible.

This was the only secret realm used by the Tianyang Star Hall for high-level meetings.

Not long after, a streak of starlight descended, and the figure of the Tianyang Star Lord, shrouded in haziness, took his seat at the head.

"Another two Gold Stars have appeared, let’s hear it," said the Lord as a figure responsible for intelligence affairs, the Seventh Elder, promptly stepped forward and, with a wave of his hand, presented a list.

"Reporting to the Star Lord, ever since the incident of four Gold Stars being picked consecutively occurred, our hall started to conduct thorough investigations, collecting and analyzing intelligence on disciples from all parties.

At present, the most likely candidates for picking Gold Stars, ranging from the middle period of Third Tier Refining Star to the peak of Fifth Tier Gathering Battle, come from various factions totaling one hundred and thirty-seven people."

One by one, names appeared, shimmering with starlight. From the Da Chen National Taoist Institute, Xu Jin was, of course, on the list, but along with Xu Jin, there were a dozen other names.

Including Wang Rusong, Cui Jing, Fang Ying, Meng Qingqiu, Ji Hongli, Ye Anshi, and other such prodigious disciples.

"Oh, one hundred and thirty-seven people! Do you mean to assassinate or buy off and persuade all one hundred and thirty-seven people to defect?" the Tianyang Star Lord asked coolly.

"Of course, that would be impossible to carry out.

However, from this list, after several rounds of analysis and selection, we have refined a shortlist—this list contains only seven names. These seven individuals, in our combined opinion, have the highest likelihood of picking Gold Stars.

They are on the must-kill list!" announced the Seventh Elder, waving his hand as the previous starlit list dispersed and was replaced with another.

Seven names in total, each written in a glaring, blood-red color.

Da Chen National Taoist Institute had two names on the list, one was Xu Jin, the other, Fang Ying—both leaders of the autumn exam!

Similarly, the Cangming Star Hall had two names listed, Wang Zheng and Li Chun!

From Dachu Country’s national institute, Xu Zheng.

From Doom-suppressing Star Palace, Daian and Da Hai.

"Will there be a result?" asked the Tianyang Star Hall.

"This...subordinates will spare no effort! But the current news, including the Daoist institutions of Da Chen and Cangming, indicates that after two more Gold Stars appeared in the Star-picking Secret Realm, they immediately entered a state of high alert. For any actions, we will need to look for opportunities," said the Seventh Elder.

"Have you all heard me clearly? Every hall, every branch hall, every division, must do their utmost to cooperate with the Seventh Elder. I hope that in the future, I can see satisfactory results," stated the Tianyang Star Lord.

"Yes, your subordinates shall comply."

The next moment, the Tianyang Star Lord turned into starlight and vanished, while the excited Seventh Elder Huang Kejia of the Tianyang Star Hall rubbed his hands together. With these words from the Star Lord, he could truly make his move.

A few breaths later, after the Tianyang Star Lord left the secret realm, he directly appeared in the Star Dome Secret Realm at the main building of the Tianyang Star Hall, with the Left Protector, Wei Hong, quietly following.

"What is it?"

"Your Lordship, by doing this, won’t there be objections from that side?"

"So what if there are objections? We’ll deal with that when they come forward."

"Yes."

While the command was acknowledged, the Left Protector seemed to hesitate, wanting to say more. The Tianyang Star Hall, with a flash of starlight in his eyes, said, "Speak if you have something to say."

"Your Lordship, I don’t understand. It’s just a few Gold Stars—are they worth such a massive upheaval? Can a few Gold Stars truly shake the thousands of years of foundation of our Tianyang Star Hall?" asked the perplexed Left Protector Wei Hong.

"Indeed, a few Gold Stars cannot shake it! But what I worry about is the Bright Star!"

"Are you suggesting, Your Lordship, that the person picking Gold Stars might reach the Bright Star? However, over the years, no one has managed to pick the Bright Star!" Wei Hong expressed his confusion.

"Fool!"

"Just carry out my orders."

A rebuke made the Left Protector Wei Hong leave in bewilderment.

A similar scene also played out incessantly in both the Cangming Star Hall and the Doom-suppressing Star Palace.

Cangming Star Hall, Doom-suppressing Star Palace, and Dachu Country’s Taoist institutes all had a similar list.

However, in all the lists, Xu Jin’s name appeared, marked in a blood-red color.

Moreover, following the addition of two more Gold Stars in the Star Picking Secret Realm, all parties immediately heightened their alert to the maximum, with several Daoist institutes going into battle readiness and the star halls temporarily sealing their premises, forbidding entry and exit.

In particular, the Cangming Star Hall, which suffered heavy losses in one wave of assassinations, promptly recalled all its disciples, and even the hall guardian arrays of each Star Hall and main Daoist institute were activated.

Places like Dachu even coordinated to implement martial law in the capital.

As a result, although actions had to be intensified on all sides, defense on all sides was even stronger.

There were no opportunities for making a move.

After the previous round of assassinations, secret spies planted by all were cleared out as the Star Halls conducted a thorough screening of the people around their important disciples.

The elite disciples of each hall greatly increased their vigilance, leaving no possibility for action.

For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely heavy, yet no concrete actions were undertaken.

Instead, the chat groups where various high levels had gathered became lively.

"Cangming Star Lord, congratulations! Congratulations on having a genius who has picked six Gold Stars," the Monarch of Hong Country was the first to speak up in the group.

The State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao immediately followed, "To pick six Gold Stars in a row, the Bright Star must be within reach soon. Congratulations, congratulations!"

"You two, are you playing the thief shouting ’stop thief’?" Initially, the Cangming Star Lord paid no heed, but once these two spoke up, it seemed as though they were trying to pin the matter on him, and he promptly jumped out to respond.