Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 406 - 180: Learning the Divine Artifact (Two-in-One 9K Words Update)_4

Chapter 406: Chapter 180: Learning the Divine Artifact (Two-in-One 9K Words Update)_4

"He, he just won’t admit it even if his disciple really got two Gold Stars, even if it kills him!" The Tianyang Star Lord, who had just been barraged by everyone, also spoke up.

A group of top-tier existences were all engaging in a war of words.

Cangming Star Lord: "???"

After a while, just as everyone had agreed it was someone from Cangming Star Hall that had won the Gold Stars, Cangming Star Lord suddenly said, "If a disciple from my Star Hall claimed two Gold Stars, the Dachu Emperor would have to be replaced tomorrow!"

State Preceptor of Dachu Country: "..."

"So whose disciple is it? Doom-suppressing Star Lord, since you’re the first to jump out, surely you’re not trying to cover up something, are you?" National Master Cheng Yuxiao suddenly threw out another line, which instantaneously caused the Doom-suppressing Star Lord to jump up.

For a time, this chat group of top existences was buzzing with hundreds of heated messages.

If Xu Jin saw this, he would definitely laugh. They are all just chatterboxes.

The National Master has certainly stirred up quite a pot!

The war of words in the chat group lasted for half an hour without any results.

In the past, whoever got a Gold Star, no matter from which power, would clamor to claim it.

It’s a matter of honor!

And also a matter of strength!

But this time, with two consecutive new Gold Stars, no one claimed them!

The reason is simple.

The value of two Gold Stars is three times that of one, with a tremendous strategic impact.

At the same time, if someone claims two Gold Stars in a short time span, it means that they are very strong and likely to claim more Gold Stars.

Even if they claim one or two more Gold Stars, the cumulative strategic value of three or four Gold Stars is terrifying!

If anyone reveals or admits to it, they will immediately become the target of suppression by all the other powers!

Just kidding, look at the Gold Stars each power has gained over the last two decades.

Like Dachu and Dahong, each has received one in nearly twenty years.

In the past twenty-plus years, Tianyang Star Hall got two Gold Stars, Cangming Star Hall got two, and Da Chen National Daoist School got three.

And this is an era teeming with talent.

If you go back a hundred years,

Like Dahong, in the past hundred years, they have only gotten a total of three Gold Stars.

The terrifying value one could imagine from adding two Gold Stars in just fifteen minutes, potentially leading to one or two more in the future, is clear.

It’s only natural no one is claiming them.

However, the fact that no one is claiming them means that Dachu, Dahong, Tianyang Star Hall, Cangming Star Hall, and Doom-suppressing Star Hall have all convened the highest-level intelligence meetings.

They mobilized both publicly and in the shadows.

Searching for any clues, gathering intelligence, analyzing changes from all sides, they wanted to find out which power had added two Gold Stars!

Such meetings were not uncommon in Dachen either.

After the chatter ended, Grand Steward Luo Bing of the Spring Rain Department assembled his intelligence leaders and the Grand Steward of the Inner Court who was under direct command of the Imperial Palace also arrived, along with representatives from the military.

After National Master Cheng Yuxiao appeared, he revealed the news that a party had claimed two Gold Stars in a short time.

He also gave orders.

Using various means, they have to find out which supreme talent from which power claimed two Gold Stars?

They were making a big fuss.

Acting out the whole charade, National Master Cheng Yuxiao was clear about that.

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Xu Jin was totally unaware that because of his achievement of two Gold Stars, the intelligence agencies of various powers had started operating at full speed like boiling water.

Just on the first day, several spies who had acted boldly and exposed themselves were found within the various Star Halls and National Taoist Institutes.

Even within the Da Chen National Daoist School, two suspicious individuals were discovered.

Then, under the command of Chief Peng’s Pill Dawn Guard within the National Taoist School, they followed the trail and uncovered seven people.

That night, within the Da Chen National Taoist School, heads were rolling.

The exposure of the seven spies implicated hundreds of people.

For a time, the Da Chen National Taoist School was filled with an atmosphere of impending doom.

Coincidentally, the three major Star Halls, Dachu, and Dahong were the same.

Dahong, in particular, executed so many that thousands of heads rolled in one night.

Xu Jin was completely unaware of this.

While all this was happening, Xu Jin was regretting his failure to challenge the Bright Star again!

This time, in his challenge to the Bright Star, Xu Jin learned from his previous lesson.

He didn’t prioritize attacking the Gold Star Level Heart Demon, but instead attacked the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper first.

Because in the previous battle, the Gold Star Level Heart Demon had retreated to keep a distance.

If it had been the same in this battle, Xu Jin might have been able to claim the Bright Star.

But Xu Jin had underestimated the Heart Demon!

As Xu Jin was moving to kill the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper, the Gold Star Level Heart Demon didn’t retreat but instead went straight for Xu Jin.

Thunder Light poured down, and even though Xu Jin managed to take out the Gold Star Level Gatekeeper with a surprise attack, he was still entangled by the Gold Star Level Heart Demon and was killed!

Challenge failed!

But Xu Jin also discovered the reason.

His Refining Star Fourth Layer defense, compared to his Star Condensation Fourth Layer offense, was too weak!

None could hold firm in a full assault.

If he could somehow resolve this issue, he’d have a chance of success in claiming the Bright Star!

But it was precisely because Xu Jin didn’t claim the Bright Star that night.

Had he done so,

It would have been a historic breakthrough!

Wouldn’t the heads of the various Star Halls and powers be driven mad?

Intelligence agencies would likely spare no expense to find this person.

Even without evidence, merely suspicion could warrant an assassination setup.

There would be an extreme storm of blood and carnage!

On the morning of September 16, Xu Jin advanced to the Fifth Layer of Refining Star.

But Xu Jin was visibly busy.

After completing his morning practice, he directly entered the Star Lamp to start working on his Star Pattern.

In the afternoon, Xu Jin went to the Da Chen National Daoist School Library.