Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 163 - 107: Special Training and the Start of the Autumn Exam (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 163: Chapter 107: Special Training and the Start of the Autumn Exam (Please Subscribe)

Third Essence Pills had emerged.

Looking at the three pills in the Star Lamp, each enveloped by three layers of light halo, Xu Jin was overjoyed.

Xu Jin didn’t rush to use them, instead, he carefully recalled and calculated.

To cultivate a pill into the First Essence, engulfing it with one layer of light halo, required a full day, and to elevate a First Essence Pill to Second Essence took three days.

To further cultivate a Second Essence Pill to Third Essence required a total of nine days.

That is to say, to cultivate a pill from acquisition to Third Essence took altogether thirteen days.

If this was the case, then the Mental-locking Golden Pill should be near completion as well.

The Mental-locking Golden Pill, already cultivating within the Star Lamp, had developed two light halos.

Xu Jin’s current concern was whether Third Essence was the limit for cultivating pills.

Continuing the test should reveal the answer.

Xu Jin placed the other two Third Essence Pills back into the Star Lamp for further cultivation, then swallowed the remaining Third Essence Pill and immediately operated the Golden Refine Chapter at full speed.

In an instant, the robust drug efficacy exploded within Xu Jin’s body, spreading to every corner in a mere moment.

Xu Jin felt the drug efficacy permeate each and every pore.

As Xu Jin stimulated the Star Power to operate the Golden Refine Chapter, the Star Power carried the drug efficacy, constantly surging deeper into every corner of Xu Jin’s body.

With the robust drug efficacy permeating, areas previously unreachable were also swept through by Xu Jin’s Star Power.

Moreover, Xu Jin felt an itchy sensation deep within his bones, as if insects were nibbling, making him wish he could jump up and give himself a few thumps right there.

Gradually, the itchiness spread from the deep parts of the bones to the surface of the skin, then suddenly eased.

From head to toe, this sensation kept repeating, continuously refining Xu Jin, washing over him three times.

An hour later, the itching completely disappeared, but the drug efficacy continued to echo within him, and Xu Jin did not stop but continued operating the Golden Refine Chapter.

Such drug efficacy couldn’t be wasted.

When Xu Jin opened his eyes again, he saw Qi Shanye standing opposite him, looking at him with an indescribable fervor that scared Xu Jin a bit.

Once Xu Jin ended his cultivation session, Qi Shanye impatiently pinched a bit of white, oily substance from Xu Jin’s body and excitedly rubbed it.

"Eight times!"

"Eight times of Purification.

Eight times now.

Perhaps there really is a chance to strike for nine times.

Nine times of Purification is unheard of, not only in the Da Chen National Daoist School but mentioned only in legends even in our Lingji Star Hall, supposedly only achieved by the legendary Hall Establishment Master, though it’s unclear if that’s true," Qi Shanye remarked repeatedly.

Xu Jin then discovered that eight times of Purification was similar to seven, with the Star Power increasing by one-tenth, and the speed of Star Power operation slightly faster, with little other change.

Star Arrow range, twenty-one feet, seven meters!

Another change was the oil-like substance from Xu Jin’s body no longer smelled.

Had it been like the initial times, Xu Jin would have hastily gone to bathe by now.

Speaking of which, the stuff expelled during the first three Purifications, that was genuinely foul smelling, even unbearable to Xu Jin himself.

"Teacher, does that mean nine times of Purification has special effects?" Xu Jin asked.

"Of course."

"Nine times of Purification, also known as the Innate Star Body, also called the Leakless Body and Unobstructed Body, as well as Star Favor. Each major Star Hall, each National Daoist Institute has different names for the flesh body after nine times of Purification.

But without exception, they all point to its profound uses.

If a Purity Body merely doubles your Cultivation efficiency and speeds up the recovery of Star Power, then Star Favor post nine times of Purification is entirely different; it is said that the later the stage, the deeper the cultivation level, the more infinite the mysterious uses," explained Qi Shanye.

"Has anyone achieved nine times of Purification over these years?" asked Xu Jin.

"No, there has been no such news in this era.

But who knows.

Just like you, not to mention nine times of Purification, even the current eight times must be kept secret, not mentioned to anyone.

Other factions are the same.

If indeed there were disciples who achieved nine times of Purification, that too would never be declared to prevent premature demise.

Though even if there were, they’d be exceedingly rare."

During the conversation, Qi Shanye paced anxiously on the spot, occasionally slapping himself, which puzzled Xu Jin greatly.

"What is it, Teacher?"

"I just recalled something, back more than a decade ago, I once visited the Hidden Star Tower in the Star Hall to look through some secret files, and I briefly saw records about nine times of Purification.

But at the time, I only glanced over it, didn’t look closely.

Because even for top geniuses, reaching six times of Purification is possible, seven times is wishful thinking, let alone nine times.

So it seemed worthless, and I saw no point in reading it.

But reflecting now, it seems the records mentioned nine times of Purification might require some special method to achieve, and now I can’t quite remember.

It’s all my fault!" Qi Shanye gave himself another slap, his frustration so intense he felt like beating himself to death.

A special method required as well?

This surprised Xu Jin.

Xu Jin had thought that nine times of Purification could be achieved just through the use of pills.

Based on Xu Jin’s estimation, he still had five top-grade Transcendence Pills, and in a few days, they would all elevate to Third Essence.