Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 366 - 167: The Vicissitudes of Fortune (Please Subscribe)_3

Chapter 366: Chapter 167: The Vicissitudes of Fortune (Please Subscribe)_3

Xu Jin woke up feeling a pleasant scent around his nostrils. As he opened his eyes, he saw Ji Hongli burrowed into his embrace, gazing at him with her beautiful wide eyes.

The two were entangled like an octopus, yet fully clothed.

Upon seeing Xu Jin awake, Ji Hongli’s pretty face instantly flushed red.

She had woken up like this, their limbs interwoven like octopuses, and it took her a while to disentangle herself. The contact between their bodies became even more significant, touching even some sensitive areas.

Ji Hongli’s face grew even redder.

A few breaths later, having freed herself, Ji Hongli hurriedly said, "Elder Brother, I blame myself. I’ve been dreaming, and in my dreams, I saw you coming to save me. That’s probably why I threw myself at you like that..."

Xu Jin, who had just stood up, touched his forehead silently. It seemed to be a side effect of the Warm Dream Star Pattern pulling Ji Hongli into the same dream repeatedly.

"Hongli, wait for me here. I’m going to Fire Wood City to gather some information."

"Elder Brother, I’ll come too."

"You still need to rest, and besides, I know the Dharma Method of Invisibility. Wait here for me. If enemies come, use the Red Scale Armor to inform me."

About ten breaths later, Xu Jin left the mountain and swiftly headed towards Fire Wood City.

When he left the place where he had killed Zi Yang, he had subconsciously moved towards Fire Wood City, one of the five major cities of the Third Tier Purple Wind Star Domain.

The distance to Fire Wood City was only about seven hundred li.

With Xu Jin’s speed, it would take about two or three quarters of an hour.

On the way, Xu Jin activated the Red Scale Heart to check the locations of his fellow disciples, which greatly relieved him.

The Red Scale Heart showed that the other five pieces of Red Scale Heart Armor had already assembled.

Currently, they were slowly moving in Xu Jin’s direction.

With five people teaming up, their safety greatly increased.

Even if an alien race of the Early Period of Star Condensation came, they could possibly eliminate it through teamwork.

As for the disciples of the Star Hall, there was no need to worry at all.

Once Xu Jin had completed the matter at hand, he could go meet them and then begin the counter hunt against the Star Hall’s disciples.

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Inside a subsidiary building of the Cangming Star Hall’s Star-picking Tower, as another two hours arrived, Du Tingyun and Zhang Zhen, two Star Masters, once again looked eagerly and a bit anxiously at the Six Alloy Wheel in front of National Master Cheng Yuxiao.

Contrarily, National Master Cheng Yuxiao appeared increasingly calm and composed.

The reason was simple.

In the latest positioning of the Six Alloy Wheel, an hour ago.

The number of surviving disciples from both the Star Hall and the National Taoist Institute hadn’t changed.

Seven disciples from the National Taoist Institute survived, and one Star Hall disciple had died, with six surviving.

However, the complication arose because five of the National Taoist Institute disciples’ locations had coincided.

The distance of the other two disciples was also very close.

This meant the Daoist Institute disciples had teamed up into two groups, one team of five.

This five-person team alone represented an immense strength, at least for the Star Hall disciples.

The other team comprised two people.

But on the Star Hall’s side, it was somewhat lacking as they were split into three teams.

One team of two, and another of three, which was manageable.

But one person was still alone and happened to be in the same area as the National Taoist Institute’s team of two.

This made Du Tingyun and Zhang Zhen particularly nervous!

Just by looking at the distribution, it was very disadvantageous for their Star Hall disciples!

A few breaths later, under the intense gaze of the two Star Masters, National Master Cheng Yue Xiao activated the Six Alloy Wheel.

In an instant, golden and blood-colored dots rose successively.

Seven!

Seven golden dots.

After counting, both Cheng Yue Xiao and Meng Yanhui let out a sigh of relief.

Seven disciples remained unharmed.

But the expressions of Du Tingyun and Zhang Zhen grew grim.

Five!

Counting from left to right, there were only five blood-colored light points left.

This indicated that another disciple from the Star Hall had died in battle.

The one who died was the Star Hall disciple who had previously drifted alone on the outskirts!

Who could it be?

Du Tingyun and Zhang Zhen exchanged glances, each hoping that the deceased was a disciple from the opposing Star Hall, not their own.

But both knew that losses were inevitable!

Next, perhaps the real nightmare would begin!

Because the five-day battle for superiority had only just passed slightly more than a day, there were still three and a half days left.

Seeing Du Tingyun and Zhang Zhen’s expressions, as constipated as they were, made the National Master Cheng Yuxiao extremely pleased.

How the tables turn!

In previous years, the one with a heartache as if stabbed by a knife was him; this year, it was their turn!

Refreshing!

*****

In the Third Tier Purple Wind Star Domain, aside from the Royal City, there were four other large cities; Fire Wood City was the large city to the east, and its city lord was previously the Star Condensation Seventh Layer member of the Purple Wing Royal Family, Lord Ziyang, who was killed by Xu Jin.

When Xu Jin arrived, Fire Wood City was already under martial law, with scouts spread in all directions.

After using invisibility, Xu Jin sneaked into the city tower, found a Refining Star Ninth Layer general, and with a burst of powerful Divine Soul Power, forcibly induced the Warm Dream Star Pattern and pulled him into a dream.

In fact, the Warm Dream Star Pattern came with many limitations.

If there was no vigilance or an extreme trust, like in Ji Hongli’s state, even if Ji Hongli’s Divine Soul Cultivation was nearly the same as Xu Jin, it was possible to pull him into a dream at will.

During daytime, especially when attention was highly focused during battle, the Warm Dream Star Pattern could not be activated.

At night, if not in deep sleep, especially when dealing with a guarded stranger, there must be a Divine Soul Power significantly stronger than the other party, with at least a three-tier gap in Divine Soul Cultivation, to potentially pull them into a dream.

During the day, the difficulty was even greater.

The Divine Soul Cultivation needed to significantly exceed the Sixth and Seventh Layers to possibly forcibly pull someone into a dream.

Fortunately, this Refining Star Ninth Layer general did not yet have Star Casting, and with a slight burst of Divine Soul Power from Xu Jin, he was pulled into a dream.

He began his interrogation.

The Refining Star Ninth Layer general, who already held a significant position as an executor of Fire Wood City’s affairs, knew a lot of information.

Quickly, Xu Jin understood the situation.

There were several key points.

The city was under martial law to block the news.

The severely injured Star Condensation Fifth Layer Deputy City Lord Zi Shuo, who did not wish the news of City Lord Ziyang’s death in battle to spread.

Because as long as his injuries recovered, it was highly likely that Zi Hao from their Purple Wing clan would appoint Zi Shuo as the new City Lord of Fire Wood City to quickly stabilize the situation.

Deputy City Lord Zi Shuo, with his Star Condensation Fifth Layer cultivation, was qualified to become the City Lord.

However, an injured Deputy City Lord Zi Shuo was not qualified to become the City Lord of Fire Wood City.

By then, those Star Condensation Sixth Layer experts, like sharks that smelled blood, would come to compete for the position of City Lord of Fire Wood City.

Some might even take the risk to eliminate Zi Shuo.

As a local general of Fire Wood City, he naturally preferred a new City Lord who was born and raised in Fire Wood City and was a Star Condensation expert.

Thus, he cooperated with the enforcement of martial law and the sealing of the city.

It was estimated that the city would need to be under martial law for about ten days.

In about ten days, Lord Zi Shuo’s severe injuries would be mostly healed!

As for the scouts spreading out, they were gathering fleeing soldiers.

The elites that Lord Ziyang had previously led were from Fire Wood City and, because of Lord Ziyang’s death, many had fled.

Now, as Deputy City Lord, Zi Shuo had directly ordered their crimes to be pardoned and gathered them.

Having acquired this information, Xu Jin made his plans.

After clarifying the location of Deputy City Lord Zi Shuo and incidentally finding a military map of Fire Wood City,

after memorizing it carefully, Xu Jin went back into invisibility and silently sneaked towards Deputy City Lord Zi Shuo’s residence!