Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 144 - 101: The Eldest Apprentice Brother and Invisibility (Please Subscribe)_3

Chapter 144: Chapter 101: The Eldest Apprentice Brother and Invisibility (Please Subscribe)_3

This movement technique had never been demonstrated in his presence before!

Combined with Star Arrow, its killing power in actual combat was too strong.

Surprised as he was, Qi Shanye’s mouth couldn’t close from too much joy.

This proved he had an eye for talent.

Having received such a disciple, he had no regrets!

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With the astonishing battle between Xu Jin and Wang Weisheng that had taken place earlier, the remaining fights seemed somewhat dull.

Moreover, many of the battles were more or less predictable.

But there were still two upsets.

One was Lu Xianbing, the other was Yue Daqi.

As a Sixth Layer Dining Dawn, Lu Xianbing challenged two Seventh Layer Perfection senior brothers one after another and faced challenges from three more Seventh Layer Perfection senior brothers. In the end, he achieved the Taoist Institute’s ninth rank.

He preserved his status as an Inner Court disciple.

This was related to Lu Xianbing’s effort and also had a lot to do with the abundant cultivation resources provided by his family.

Yue Daqi, the top Star Pointing student of this session, performed slightly worse—six battles in total, all against Seventh Layer Dining Dawn brothers, with three victories and three defeats.

His final ranking was first in the Middle Court, eleventh in the Taoist Institute, missing the cut to retain his status as an Inner Court disciple.

However, his disadvantage lay in his insufficient cultivation level and combat experience.

Under the sensing of Xu Jin’s Mingji Star Pattern, Yue Daqi should have undergone Purification two or three times, but his Great Gathering Star Pattern was not yet fully engraved, making his Star Power a bit weak.

But it was foreseeable that in next month’s monthly test, once Yue Daqi finished engraving the Great Gathering Star Pattern and underwent one or two more Purifications, he would surely make a powerful return to the Inner Court.

He could potentially break into the top ten of the Taoist Institute or even the top five.

After all, some talents cannot be compensated for by simply putting in time.

As for the former Inner Court disciple Ren Xiaoxiang, he ended up seventeenth in the Taoist Institute and seventh in the Middle Court.

Yu Guan was twenty-eighth in the Taoist Institute and eighteenth in the Middle Court; Luo Geng was fifty-second in the Taoist Institute and forty-second in the Middle Court.

In terms of individual combat power, Luo Geng was strong, but his cultivation level was a serious weakness, being only at the Fifth Layer of Dining Dawn, not yet reaching the Sixth Layer.

As for the others, Qiao Ruonan, due to her special status, still received Middle Court treatment, and seven former Middle Court disciples fell into the Outer Court.

Like Qian Xiaohu, Hong Gang, Fang Zixing, and others, they remained in the Outer Court. However, they had been cultivating diligently, and, riding on the coattails of Xu Jin’s recent success, had gathered a large number of cultivation resources in the past month, all breaking through to the Third Layer and even the Fourth Layer of Dining Dawn.

In a month or two, once their senior brothers departed, entering the Middle Court should not be difficult.

Two hours later, the monthly test concluded.

As the top performer of the monthly test, Xu Jin received a bottle of Rejuvenation Pill and five strands of Starlight, which was an unexpected joy.

On his way back, there were constant congratulations; all Taoist Institute disciples he encountered addressed him as "Big Brother," which made Xu Jin feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Even after returning to his residence, a constant stream of junior brothers came to visit Xu Jin’s courtyard, some even seeking to learn the movement technique, causing Xu Jin no end of annoyance.

Fundamentally, Xu Jin still wanted to cultivate in peace.

This prompted Xu Jin to contemplate moving back home.

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At night, Xu Jin began cultivating as usual.

Before cultivating, Xu Jin took out two Transcendence Pills, already nourished to the First Essence.

In addition, inside Star Lamp One, Xu Jin continued to nourish three regular Transcendence Pills, while inside Star Lamp Two, he nourished three top-grade Transcendence Pills.

In theory, after nourishment, the efficacy of regular Transcendence Pills should match that of top-grade ones, but what level of efficacy would nourished top-grade Transcendence Pills reach?

Xu Jin looked forward to this very much.

Could six Purifications be his limit?

Cultivation started, and Xu Jin directly swallowed one First Essence Transcendence Pill, then activated the Golden Refine Chapter to begin cultivating. After about an hour, Xu Jin’s whole body itched unbearably, feeling much the same as yesterday, and felt like something was still missing.

Without any hesitation, Xu Jin took another First Essence Transcendence Pill. As for wasting the pill’s effects, Xu Jin now couldn’t care less, he would simply buy another bottle of regular Transcendence Pills to nourish if needed.

An hour later, seeing another layer of dark grime oozing out of his body, Xu Jin headed straight to the Taoist Institute’s baths.

Fifteen minutes later, he returned clean.

On the way back, Xu Jin felt the increasingly surging Star Power inside his body and was overjoyed.

After completing the second Purification, the Star Power had increased by one-tenth, the speed of its circulation within his body had increased by fifty percent, and his body felt lighter.

It felt truly good.

It was just a bit tough on clothes.

Today, he’d discarded yet another set.

Including yesterday’s, that was two out of the four uniforms issued by the Taoist Institute gone.

"Hmm, you’ve just completed your second Purification?" On his way back, Qi Shanye appeared in Xu Jin’s courtyard.

"Yes, Teacher, I’ve just completed the second one."

"Hmm, good, keep going! By tomorrow or the day after, you should be able to complete the third." Qi Shanye’s words were calm, but his heart was once again stirring wildly.

Even though he had been shocked by Xu Jin many times, now he was again taken aback.

Two days to complete two Purifications; surely not even direct consumption of top-grade Transcendence Pills could achieve this speed?

For a normal genius, the first in two or three days, the second in about seven days, and the third in about half a month.

Xu Jin’s pace of two in two days went beyond Qi Shanye’s desire for comment.

Back in his day, hadn’t it taken him five days to complete the second Purification?

"Here, these are six top-grade Transcendence Pills I’ve found for you, take them. After the third time, you can take them directly," Qi Shanye handed Xu Jin an elixir bottle.

"Teacher, where did you find these? I was just about to tell you, last night Teacher Ning Yuchan gave me six top-grade Transcendence Pills, which should be enough."