Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 403 - 180: Learning the Divine Artifact (Two-in-One 9K Words Update)

Chapter 403: Chapter 180: Learning the Divine Artifact (Two-in-One 9K Words Update)

Within the Star-picking Secret Realm, Xu Jin had just entered the Bright Star challenge!

The Gold Star Level gatekeeper and the Gold Star Level Heart Demon, one in front and one behind, stared at Xu Jin, separated by a light screen.

Xu Jin noticed that behind the Gold Star Level Heart Demon, Thunder Wing had also appeared.

As expected!

Any Star Skill he used within the Star-picking Secret Realm, the Heart Demon would learn.

The next instant, the light screen disappeared.

Following the tactics he had designed earlier, with a burst of Thunder Light at his feet and a flap of his Thunder Wing, he charged at the Gold Star Level Heart Demon at the first opportunity.

According to Xu Jin’s established tactics, as long as he could kill the Gold Star Level Heart Demon in the shortest time, winning was possible.

What surprised Xu Jin was that at the moment he moved, the Gold Star Level Heart Demon also moved.

But it was to flee far away.

With a flap of Thunder Wing, it teleported hundreds of meters in an instant, leaving Xu Jin grasping at thin air.

At the same time, Thunder Arrows rained down on Xu Jin like a storm.

Simultaneously, the Gold Star Level gatekeeper also closed in from behind Xu Jin, the sword light twisting like a dragon.

Xu Jin was immediately in a dilemma.

He parried blows with great difficulty.

Three breaths later, while Xu Jin had barely inflicted heavy damage on the Gold Star Level gatekeeper, he was also shattered by the downpour of Thunder Arrows.

The challenge to the Bright Star had failed!

Xu Jin felt some frustration.

It didn’t feel that difficult, yet he had been slain; the Heart Demon was too cunning.

Thinking this, Xu Jin wanted to try and challenge it once more.

Since the Heart Demon was so cunning, then change the plan: first eliminate the Gold Star Level gatekeeper, then kill the Gold Star Level Heart Demon.

Just when he was about to challenge again, the Mingji Star Pattern in his Lower Star Palace at the National Taoist Institute suddenly shone brightly, signaling a warning.

A powerful force was approaching.

In an instant, Xu Jin exited the Star-picking Secret Realm, and saw a stream of Starlight directly falling into the courtyard.

But strangely, Jiang’er and Qing Fan, who were washing clothes in the courtyard, didn’t notice this Starlight.

The Starlight turned into a vague human shape and walked straight toward Xu Jin’s quiet room.

The glow of the Mingji Star Pattern grew more and more bright, and the human form made of Starlight gradually became clearer.

Could it be the State Preceptor?

When Xu Jin was surprised, the voice of National Master Cheng Yue Xiao had already sounded in his ear, "Xu Jin, it’s me, don’t make a noise."

As Xu Jin nodded, the Starlight already leaped through the gap in the window of the quiet room, spreading into points of Starlight that covered the entire quiet room, only then did National Master Cheng Yue Xiao reveal his form.

This made Xu Jin utterly puzzled.

What was National Master Cheng Yue Xiao doing?

This was the National Taoist Institute!

As the supreme State Preceptor of the National Taoist Institute, what had happened to make him hide his figure so?

"Xu Jin, there’s something I want to ask you, and you must answer truthfully," said National Master Cheng Yue Xiao as he settled in front of Xu Jin.

"Sure, State Preceptor, please ask."

"Were you just in the Star-picking Secret Realm?" Cheng Yue Xiao inquired.

Xu Jin’s Mingji Star Pattern also sensed National Master Cheng Yue Xiao’s emotional changes at the same moment, seemingly a bit nervous!

"Yes."

Xu Jin saw that upon receiving the affirmative answer, National Master Cheng Yue Xiao’s fingertips twitched slightly, seemingly relieved.

"Then did you just get two Silver Stars?"

"Yes, not only did I get two Silver Stars, I also got two Gold Stars!"

"What!"

Even the composed State Preceptor was shocked to hear Xu Jin’s straightforward confession, "You really got two Gold Stars?" National Master Cheng Yue Xiao’s eyes fixed on Xu Jin.

In that instant, Xu Jin’s Mingji Star Pattern even sensed National Master Cheng Yue Xiao holding his breath!

"Really!

The prompt let me have the chance for high-tier Tao Derivation."

With that statement, the shock that National Master Cheng Yue Xiao had just felt turned into terror. His expression instantly became frightened, "You haven’t started, have you?"

"No, no!

I’m not stupid!

I refused!"

"Whew!"

National Master Cheng Yue Xiao exhaled deeply, his fists clenched tightly, his face unable to conceal his excitement.

His heart was thrilled to the utmost at that instant.

He was just short of laughing uproariously with joy.

After racking his brains for twenty years, the heavens had finally given him hope again.

But due to his disciple being present, National Master Cheng Yue Xiao forcefully suppressed this ecstasy, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned upward.

What Cheng Yue Xiao didn’t know was that his rich inner turmoil had been mostly sensed by Xu Jin through the Mingji Star Pattern.

The State Preceptor was very happy!

Very excited!

The kind of rapture!

He wanted to laugh!

But he dared not to laugh!

Was the State Preceptor’s inner drama always this rich?

Through the Mingji Star Pattern, Xu Jin felt he saw a different State Preceptor.

What Xu Jin didn’t know was that high up above the small courtyard, Chief Peng, hidden in the clouds, had almost fallen out of the sky from shock after receiving Cheng Yue Xiao’s Starlight Transmission.

He could only excitedly rub his hands together alone in the clouds!

Gold Stars!

Two of them!

Under these circumstances, talks of heaven favoring Dachen were all nonsense!

The two Gold Stars were real!

Wandering around Xu Jin’s room for a good while, National Master Cheng Yue Xiao slowly began to speak, "Xu Jin, do you know what these two Gold Stars represent?"

"They said it’s a high-tier Tao Derivation opportunity, but I don’t really know what a high-tier Tao Derivation opportunity is?" Xu Jin responded.

"Let me put it this way, taking the mid-tier Fire Origin Star Pattern of Sixth Tier Middle as an example, if you use a high-tier Tao Derivation opportunity, there is a possibility that you could extrapolate and break through to Seventh Tier!

Seventh Tier, that’s high-tier Star Patterns!

High-tier Star Patterns are the true foundation of any power," National Master Cheng Yue Xiao explained.

"What about the effects of the common Tao Derivation opportunity from ten Silver Stars?" Xu Jin asked.