Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation
Chapter 417 - 184 Entanglement

Chapter 417: Chapter 184 Entanglement

In the Martial Arts Secret Realm, Xu Jin hadn’t entered for quite some days.

As soon as he entered the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, Xu Jin was shocked by his own ranking.

[Great Sage Equalling Heaven: Star Refining Fifth Layer]

[Points: 0]

[Ranking: 7984653]

Almost eight millionth place.

This indicated that the current number of cultivators in the Star Refining Realm who had entered the Star-picking Tower was at least eight million.

Taking into account some Loose Cultivators who hadn’t entered the Star-picking Tower, and others like Xu Jin who had zero points as well, Xu Jin estimated that the present number of Star Refining Realm cultivators exceeded ten million.

But this was also normal.

The Star Refining Realm span was quite large and many cultivators were stuck at the Ninth Layer Peak of Star Refining for years.

There were plenty.

Moreover, unlike cultivators in the Dining Dawn Realm and Star Casting Realm, they were quite poor.

Cultivators who had cultivated to the Star Refining Realm, both high and low, could at least get a Star-picking Order.

However, Xu Jin estimated that the majority were likely cultivators of the Third-tier Star Refining Realm.

After surpassing the Fourth and Fifth Tiers, the number of cultivators would drop drastically.

As per old rules, Xu Jin first glanced at the leaderboard to see if there were any acquaintances.

[First place in the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm: Star Fire]

[Second place in the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm: Ren Woxing]

[Third place in the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm: Cold Moon]

Having experience in the First and Second-tier Martial Arts Secret Realms, Xu Jin mainly looked at the top three names.

These top three would be the targets of Xu Jin’s challenges.

As for combat power, Xu Jin believed it was only a matter of time before he surged into the top hundred, top ten.

Even if he didn’t have that strength right now, he would surely make it in a month.

It all depended on how strong the top three were.

As he continued down the leaderboard, Xu Jin quickly spotted a familiar name.

The former First-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm’s #1, Stepping on the Star River.

Now he was ranked 101 in the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm.

This guy must be strong.

Xu Jin would have to battle him on his climb, to make up for the missed fight in the First-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm.

Thinking about it, this guy had only started Star Casting half a month earlier than Xu Jin, and now he had already made it into the top hundred of the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, deserving the title of an ultimate talent.

[988th place in the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm: Moon Shadow]

Xu Jin found another familiar name.

This was the second person Xu Jin wanted to fight against.

During the First-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, this person had defeated Xu Jin and left directly after Star Casting, leaving Xu Jin with no chance for a rematch.

He was left holding back a frustrating breath.

In the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, he had to reclaim that fight.

After searching for a while, within the top thousand, there were no names like "No Big Deal" and "Drunk Moon Immortal."

This was also normal.

These two were only seven or eight days ahead of Xu Jin in Star Casting.

In terms of Cultivation Level, they probably weren’t much stronger than Xu Jin.

Xu Jin’s cultivation speed was actually extremely fast.

It’s just that Xu Jin was simultaneously cultivating Dual Star Palaces.

If Xu Jin were only cultivating the Central Star Palace at this moment, his Cultivation Level would have already been at the Eighth Layer of Star Refining.

What’s particularly important was the Star Pattern.

For other people, even if they had elders guiding them by hand and were also ultimate talents, engraving a Star Pattern within seven or eight days would be considered quick.

These people, even if their Cultivation Level was up to par, might not necessarily keep up with their Star Patterns.

But Xu Jin was different; he had the Star Lamp that allowed infinite engravings. To engrave a Star Pattern, it would take him at most two or three days.

It was inevitable that they couldn’t keep up with Xu Jin’s pace.

Actually, this was also one of the main reasons why Meng Qingqiu, Yan Chen, Ji Hongli, Lv Kun, Yuan Feiqing, and others could only challenge up to the eightieth levels and no further.

Although their Cultivation Levels were the same as Xu Jin’s, at the Star Refining Fifth Layer,

they were primarily cultivating only the Central Star Palace, with hardly any Cultivation of the Lower Star Palace. Only upon reaching the Ninth Layer of Star Refining in the Central Star Palace would they go back to focus on the Lower Star Palace.

While Xu Jin was cultivating both Star Palaces at the same time.

So, despite the appearance of being at the same point in cultivation progress as Xu Jin, in reality, they were half behind.

Another important factor was the Star Pattern.

At their speed, even if they reached the Star Refining Fifth Layer, it was very likely that not all six Star Pattern slots would be engraved.

But Xu Jin, also at the Star Refining Fifth Layer, although his Cultivation Level hadn’t yet reached the Fifth Layer Peak, had all ten of his Star Pattern slots engraved.

Xu Jin was now in a state where his Star Patterns had already been successfully engraved within the Star Lamp, waiting for his Cultivation Level to increase.

Meanwhile, people like Meng Qingqiu were still struggling to engrave Star Patterns.

This was the fundamental reason for the huge gap in strength between them and Xu Jin.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Jin sent a Starlight Transmission to Drunk Moon Immortal.

Truth be told, he kind of missed this little rich girl. She had sent him over two hundred strands of Starlight, and he hadn’t even used them all up yet.

In the First-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, this little rich girl was constantly pestering Xu Jin for a fight, asking to be thrashed again after being defeated.

Strangely, upon reaching the Third-tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, she had not contacted Xu Jin.

Could something have happened?

Online friends can also be good friends, so Xu Jin asked a few questions.

[Are you doing well lately? Why haven’t I seen you challenge me? Is there a problem with your cultivation?]

Inside a lavish palace, where Drunk Moon Immortal was sitting cross-legged in cultivation, she suddenly opened her eyes. Seeing the message on the Star-picking Order, she laughed.

[You still have some conscience, knowing to contact me. I was taking it easy on you out of consideration for your face.]

[Taking it easy on my face? Big sister, what do you mean? Make it clear, this message costs one strand of Starlight, you know?]

Sseeing Xu Jin’s Starlight Transmission, Drunk Moon Immortal immediately got angry, with her delicate feet tensing up.