Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 240 - 129: Two Paths (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_3

Chapter 240: Chapter 129: Two Paths (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_3

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At the summit of Fire Return Mountain in the Fire Radiant Star Domain, Xu Jin watched the sky in astonishment.

Just moments ago, a spectacular, fantasy-like spectacle had played out in the sky.

Xu Jin could swear that even the most top-notch movie effects from his previous life couldn’t match what he had just seen.

It was so majestic.

It felt as if the entire sky of the Star Domain was moving.

A tremendous column of Star Power light continuously bombarded the sky until the Star Gate emerged, and then it began bombarding the Star Gate.

However, countless ripples of Star Power surged down from beyond the sky, pouring into the Star Gate, sustaining its stability.

This situation lasted for a full 15 minutes.

Only then did the light column assaulting the Star Gate vanish.

But by then, the Star Gate was riddled with cracks!

Fortunately, it hadn’t shattered.

Xu Jin had a premonition that if the Star Gate broke, he probably wouldn’t be able to return.

A sense of unease emerged in his mind.

Just two two-hours earlier, Xu Jin had just finished off a group of Red Scale Clan experts from the Star Refining Realm, with the strongest among them at the Fifth Layer of Star Refining Realm, which gave Xu Jin a bit of trouble.

Normally, after wiping out a wave of alien race, one could safely cultivate for at least six two-hours.

Xu Jin had only been cultivating for barely over two two-hours when the anomaly occurred.

"There must be some big event I’m unaware of!"

As Xu Jin pondered, he suddenly made a decision.

Since something significant had happened, it was better to return early.

It’s those who ride the waves who perish beneath them.

Safety first.

Especially in this alien Star Domain, far removed from the current world.

In the next moment, Xu Jin immediately crushed the return Jade.

One second.

Three seconds.

Five seconds.

Xu Jin was stunned.

He was still in the same place!

The return Jade had failed!

Did this mean he couldn’t return?

Instantly, Xu Jin grew anxious.

He could accept being thrust into the current era,

But being trapped in a Second-tier Fire Radiant Star Domain in the next life was something he truly could not accept.

It was evident that this was likely a lower-tier or even a broken small world.

Otherwise, the cultivation upper limit of the natives wouldn’t be stuck at the Ninth Layer Peak of the Star Refining Realm!

In a world full of scale-armored aliens and without a trace of green, even if Xu Jin became a king, there would be no pleasure in it.

But the question was, how could he return?

After trying, the only possible means of communicating with the outside world, the Star-picking Order, also showed no response!

"Damn, a Star Casting journey, and it turns into ’Robinson Crusoe’!"

"Calm down, I must stay calm. The Da Chen National Daoist Institute is bound to do something!"

Just as Xu Jin kept reassuring himself, his Star-picking Order suddenly trembled, and he was overjoyed.

The Star-picking Order was effective.

But holding the Star-picking Order, he couldn’t enter the Star-picking Tower Secret Realm.

In the next instant, a line of information appeared on Xu Jin’s Star-picking Order.

"Immerse your mind in the Star-picking Order to communicate with me. I am Cheng Yuxiao."

Xu Jin’s gaze paused, "State Preceptor, can you tell me what has happened? I saw starlight attacking the sky, then the Star Gate appeared, and now the Star Gate is riddled with cracks but hasn’t shattered! What should I do next?

How can I return?" Xu Jin sent a series of crucial questions as he immersed his thoughts in the Star-picking Order.

When contacting for rescue, one should avoid letting emotions waste precious time and must ask the most substantial questions.

"The Fire Radiant Star Domain has undergone a rebellion! Currently, the Star Gate is severely damaged, and repairs will take at least three months."

"Three months, what can I do? How can I return?" Xu Jin bitterly smiled.

"Two paths," the State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao said.

"Please enlighten me, State Preceptor."

"What is your current Cultivation Level, and how is your Star Casting?" State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao asked, not rushing to respond but instead inquiring about Xu Jin’s status.

"State Preceptor, I have two inches six at the Central Star Palace and two inches three at the Lower Star Palace. My cultivation hasn’t improved much, just reaching the Middle Period of Star Casting at the Central Star Palace." After thinking, Xu Jin gave a remarkable response!

"Hmm? Two inches six, Top-Grade Star Core? Not bad, not bad." The first statement by the State Preceptor was astonishment, but he smoothly transitioned into admiration.

Hearing this, Xu Jin slightly relaxed.

The strategy was effective.

In this enemy territory situation, one wrong move could lead to abandonment!

Ultimately, it boiled down to a cost-benefit problem.

Many times, if the cost of rescue is exorbitantly high or terrifying, one would choose to abandon the rescue.

This is human nature.

It is the rule!

If saving one person necessitates five others to lose their lives, then what choice remains?

Xu Jin wasn’t aware of what price Da Chen would have to pay to rescue him.

The only thing Xu Jin could do was to enhance his value in the minds of the officials in Da Chen.

Xu Jin had considered revealing his true Star Casting data directly.

A three inches one Star Casting at the Central Star Palace and three inches at the Lower Star Palace.

Xu Jin personally called this the Super Rank Star Core, much stronger than the Top-Grade Star Core.

But Xu Jin didn’t dare mention it.

It wasn’t about playing safe!

At this point, what was there to play safe?

Preserving life was paramount, and showing his value to stay alive was crucial!

But Xu Jin thought of another possibility.

If he revealed his true Star Casting data, would the officials of Da Chen National Daoist School think he was speaking nonsense to elevate his rescue value just to save his life?

And you could say, this possibility was quite high.

Because as far as Xu Jin knew, in the history of the Da Chen National Daoist School, not to mention a Super Rank Star Core like Xu Jin’s, even those geniuses who achieved a Top-Grade Star Core were exceedingly rare, emerging perhaps once in more than a decade.

Therefore, showing only the value of the Top-Grade Star Core was the safest approach.

Quite simply, Xu Jin was the top scorer in this session’s autumn exam, obtaining the most ordinary Star Casting Pills and Top-Grade Star Casting Pills among all disciples.