Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 327 - 155: Mysterious Invitation (Please Subscribe)_3

Chapter 327: Chapter 155: Mysterious Invitation (Please Subscribe)_3

Climbing the Heavenly Ascending Stairs was agonizing, but with each attempt came positive feedback and a noticeable improvement.

According to his teacher, as long as he pushed to his limit every time, just ten climbs up the Heavenly Ascending Stairs could enhance his Divine Soul Star’s Cultivation Level by one layer.

Judging by his progress, Xu Jin felt that he wouldn’t need ten times; perhaps eight would suffice.

This must be related to his ability to persist to the extreme limit each time.

It was also the wonder of the Mingji Star Pattern.

Otherwise, Xu Jin wouldn’t dare to do so, because fainting on the Heavenly Ascending Stairs could harm the Divine Soul.

In the National Taoist Institute, cases of incidents on the Heavenly Ascending Stairs leading to Divine Soul injuries that could not recover for two or three months were not uncommon.

Thanks to the early warnings from the Mingji Star Pattern, Xu Jin could reach his limit.

"My lord, a letter has arrived," Xu Jin woke up to find the maid and the housekeeper Qing Fan presenting him with a letter.

"Who sent it?" Xu Jin asked, puzzled.

"Master, a servant delivered it, saying you’ll know once you read it," Qing Fan replied.

"Lord Xu, I will be hosting a banquet at the Star Radiance Building tonight. I humbly request the honor of your presence, Lord Xu. It concerns your future prospects, so please make sure to attend."

The content was simple, and there was no signature.

Xu Jin looked at the letter, sneered, and directly crushed it into dust using his Star Power.

Only a fool would attend an invitation that lacked even a signature.

Not to mention the future prospects it claimed!

The best prospect for Xu Jin was to continue his Cultivation diligently.

Still, this letter served as a wake-up call for Xu Jin.

He specifically instructed Jiang’er not to leave the National Taoist Institute and to leave any shopping needs to Qing Fan.

By evening, Xu Jin’s Lower Star Palace’s Cultivation Level had also reached Refining Star Second Layer.

It took only 15 minutes for Xu Jin to engrave the Upper Fourth Tier’s Willow Catkins Star Pattern.

After engraving it, Xu Jin immediately tested it out.

The flexibility of the movement technique exceeded Xu Jin’s imagination.

The advantages of his Flying Star Step, which seemingly burst forth randomly from all over his body before, were all manifested with this Willow Catkins Star Pattern.

Crucially, the movement technique was truly as floating as willow catkins, swaying like the wind, and maximally elusive.

And it was exceedingly flexible.

Previously, when deploying similarly tricky maneuvers, Xu Jin needed seven or eight consecutive Flying Star Steps, which not only consumed a lot of Star Power but was also somewhat slow.

However, after mastering the Willow Catkins Star Pattern, what previously took seven or eight Flying Star Steps could now be achieved in one move.

Furthermore, Xu Jin’s speed also increased by thirty percent.

A single leap using the Flying Star Step now reached more than one hundred and fifty meters.

That was very fast.

His Cultivation Level in both the Central and Lower Star Palace had reached Refining Star Second Layer Peak, so the next day, he planned to break through to the Refining Star Third Layer. Naturally, Xu Jin first chose to challenge the God-Killing Battlefield to earn more Taoist Merit.

It must be said, the increase in speed significantly boosted Xu Jin’s Combat Power, and the Rain Curtain Star Pattern greatly enhanced his defensive ability.

The defensive power of his Star Skill grew by two and a half times.

After Xu Jin rechallenged the God-Killing Battlefield’s eightieth challenge, which he had previously failed, it became much easier.

In terms of speed, he was now on par with that Refining Star Eighth Layer Alien Race Heavenly Pride.

The other four Refining Star Eighth Layer Alien Race elites were left behind by Xu Jin’s speed.

Taking advantage of his swift evasion, Xu Jin soon managed to get a one-on-one opportunity against the Refining Star Eighth Layer Alien Race Heavenly Pride.

He unleashed a killing burst!

The rest was straightforward.

He successfully passed the eightieth challenge!

He earned 70 points of Taoist Merit as a reward.

Just as Xu Jin had predicted, the base reward for Taoist Merit seemed to start with one’s Cultivation Level, increasing by one for every additional ten challenges.

If he could overcome the eightieth challenge, then up to the eighty-seventh challenge, there would be no pressure.

He pushed onward, and Xu Jin fought his way up to the eighty-ninth challenge before then taking up the ninetieth.

The ninetieth challenge was as difficult as before. After fleeing in a most helpless manner for several breaths, Xu Jin finally relied on the exceptional defensive power brought by the Rain Curtain Star Pattern to survive and killed the Refining Star Ninth Layer Alien Race Heavenly Pride.

Yet, when victory was at hand, Xu Jin chose to stop his attack.

Several breaths later, he dissipated into Starlight.

Xu Jin’s streak in the God-Killing Battlefield came to a halt at the eighty-ninth challenge, still holding the first rank.

He was far ahead of the second-ranked contestant.

The current second-ranked contestant was Meng Qingqiu, who ranked at the seventy-sixth challenge.

Xu Jin felt it wasn’t worth the extra ten Taoist Merit points and decided to ease up a bit.

According to the current pattern, if Xu Jin had conquered the ninetieth challenge, he could have likely rushed through up to the ninety-fourth challenge or so.

He had yet to encounter an enemy in the Condensing Realm.

So he could only make a guess.

Therefore, it was better to be a bit conservative and cautious.

After leaving the God-Killing Battlefield, Xu Jin continued to challenge the Star-picking Secret Realm.

Compared to when he was at Refining Star First Layer, the two additional Star Patterns significantly increased Xu Jin’s overall strength.

It was quite easy for Xu Jin to pick two Copper Stars and two Silver Stars.

But when attempting to pick a Gold Star, he was instantly defeated again!

In front of a Gold Star Level Condensed Star Second Level Gatekeeper and Heart Demon, Xu Jin still had no power to resist.

At the same time, in front of the pavilion of the National Master Cheng Yuxiao, the white-haired Chief Peng appeared again.