Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 242 - 130: Enemy of Refining Star Eighth Layer (First Update, Please Subscribe)

Chapter 242: Chapter 130: Enemy of Refining Star Eighth Layer (First Update, Please Subscribe)

Atop Fire Return Mountain in the Fire Radiant Star Domain, Xu Jin studied the map, contemplating his survival strategy.

The advice from the State Preceptor was entirely correct, but Xu Jin also had his own ideas.

However, there was one belief they both shared: for every bit his Cultivation Level rose, his chances of survival increased correspondingly.

Overall, Xu Jin had only two tactics to choose from.

One was guerrilla warfare.

Move quickly, then whittle down the elite forces of the Red Scale Clan, while simultaneously improving himself, and also avoid being encircled by the Red Scale Clan’s elites.

The other was a defensive position.

Calling it a defensive position was a bit of an overstatement since Xu Jin didn’t truly have anything to defend; in reality, it meant continue staying on Fire Return Mountain, seizing the time to quickly improve his Cultivation Level.

After some deliberation, Xu Jin decisively opted for the second tactic: a defensive position.

Simply put, stay on Fire Return Mountain and wait for the Red Scale Clan’s enemies to come to him.

There were two reasons for this decision: firstly, guerrilla warfare was too time-consuming. Once he started moving swiftly, Xu Jin would be engaged in attrition warfare, and because the Red Scale Heart would reveal his location to the Red Scale Clan, it was like being under a spotlight to heaven and earth.

No matter where Xu Jin ran, they could adjust their direction in the shortest time possible and encircle him.

If that happened, Xu Jin would be exhausted from constant evasion and wouldn’t have time to improve his Cultivation Level.

Secondly, as far as the current situation was concerned, Xu Jin, this genius who was stranded alone in the Fire Radiant Star Domain, probably hadn’t set off any alarms within the Red Scale Clan.

The strongest adversary he had encountered so far was at the Fifth Layer of Refining Star.

Next, those they might send to encircle and suppress Xu Jin could be at the Sixth Layer of Refining Star, or possibly even the Seventh Layer.

But Xu Jin believed that if he were to deploy all the means at his disposal, he could still fight against an expert of the Sixth and Seventh Layers of Refining Star.

Instead of being worn down by constant movement, it would be better to stay here and seize the time to raise his Cultivation Level.

After eliminating a wave or two of enemies, he would then consider other matters.

Subsequently, Xu Jin took stock of his supplies: five Four Mysterious Star Recovery Pills with First Essence, one bottle of Three Elements Star Returning Pill with First Essence, one and a half bottles of Rejuvenation Pill with First Essence, three bottles of Star Refilling Pill, and two bottles of antiseptic medicine.

As for Star Power, he shouldn’t have to worry.

In the Fire Radiant Star Domain, where the Star Power Concentration was triple that of the present world, given the properties of Xu Jin’s Leakless Innate Star Body, as long as he didn’t get caught in an extreme high-intensity series of battles, he wouldn’t lack Star Power.

Furthermore, he had accumulated dozens of threads of starlight on the Candou Platform, which was another one of Xu Jin’s major Killing Devices.

The Rejuvenation Pills had to be used sparingly.

After some thought, Xu Jin took out nine Rejuvenation Pills with First Essence and placed them inside the Star Lamp for further Nourishment.

If he could nourish these Rejuvenation Pills up to the Second or Third Essence, their restorative effect would be significantly increased.

The last item checked was his food.

Dried meat and clean water, enough for three days of need, and he still had a day’s worth of food on him.

At the latest in two days, Xu Jin would need to find a way to secure provisions.

Star Power couldn’t be used as food.

Even as a cultivator, if one went without food for three or four consecutive days, their condition would swiftly deteriorate.

With his thoughts sinking into the Candou Platform, Xu Jin swapped out the Spiritual Objects he was offering. They were a Third Tier Bear Spirit, a Third Tier Leopard Spirit, a Fourth Tier Thunder Eel, and he replaced all the Protection Star Patterns with Main Battle Star Patterns.

They were the Earth Storm Star Pattern of the Bear Spirit, the Rapid Electric Star Pattern of the Leopard Spirit, and the Thunder Snake Star Pattern of the Thunder Eel.

In the next moment, Xu Jin continued to sit cross-legged on the mountain peak, his thoughts sinking into the Gathering Star Pattern in the Central Star Palace, stimulating his Divine Soul, and continuing to strengthen the Gathering Star Core of the Central Star Palace.

Xu Jin felt that with his current pace of cultivation, in one to two days, the Gathering Star Core of the Central Star Palace would break through to the late period of Star Casting.

As for the Lower Star Palace, Xu Jin decided to leave that alone for now.

Focus all efforts on cultivating the Central Star Palace first.

Meanwhile, a team comprised of six experts from the Star Refining Realm set out from the Red Scale Royal Court and sped towards Fire Return Mountain where Xu Jin was located.

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In the autumn examination secret realm of the Da Chen National Daoist School.

The Mountain Master of Jinshan Daoist Institute, Dong Zhao, and the Chief Instructor Ning Yuchan had just learned of the latest developments from the National Master Cheng Yuxiao.

Xu Jin was still alive.

And he had succeeded in Star Casting, with both the Central and Lower Star Palaces successfully undergoing Star Casting. As for the specific results of Star Casting, the State Preceptor had not told them.

For now, all they could do was wait.

Suddenly, a figure clad in black appeared in the autumn examination secret realm of the Dachen country’s Daoist Institute; it was the black-clothed Supervisor Chen Liao, returning with a somber air!

Seeing Chen Liao return, the National Master Cheng Yuxiao silently waved his hand, and in an instant, everyone in the autumn examination secret realm of the Dachen National Daoist Institute, except the State Preceptor, the two Libationers on either side, the Four Great Academicians, and the Chief Instructor Yu Da, were sent away by the State Preceptor.

"Elder Chen, how did it go?" Cheng Yuxiao asked the black-clothed Supervisor Chen Liao with a slight smile, revealing a set of neat, pearly white teeth that appeared entirely harmless yet inexplicably unsettling.

Those familiar with Cheng Yuxiao knew he was angry.

The National Preceptor was truly upset.

"State Preceptor, I have combed through all related information and various communications of everyone who knew about this matter. Currently, I have identified two Disciples at the Peak of the Star Casting Realm who are problematic," said Supervisor Chen Liao.

"Did you find anything?"

"These two Disciples at the Peak of the Star Casting Realm have clean family backgrounds. One of them, upon receiving the notification to join the battle, couldn’t resist the entreaties of his new concubine and divulged the fact that he was going to the Star Domain to fight.

When we followed up on this, the concubine had disappeared.

This concubine had appeared in Wanyi half a year ago, with unknown origins, but in her residence, we found droppings of a Star Pigeon. However, the trail ends there," Supervisor Chen Liao reported.