[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati":3,"chapter-star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-1019":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},961029,1254,"Chapter 1018 - 406: Guardian Rules and the Mysterious Star Gate (Part 2)","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-1019",1019,"\u003Cp>If the power gap isn’t too large, he still has a chance to turn the tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the power gap is too large, then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in his understanding, the strength of power also means the strength of one’s background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Xu Jin’s strength become so terrifying in just half a year?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Jin, I am the Vice Mountain Master of Jinshan Taoist Institute of Dachen. By doing this, are you looking to oppose the Great Chen National Daoist School...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin directly slapped the Vice Mountain Master Feng Shu’s face with his Vice Supervisor token, leaving a mark and effectively silencing Feng Shu completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart was sinking continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vice Supervisor, how could this position be so high?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What encounter did this guy have!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vice Mountain Master Feng, since you keep mentioning the National Law of Dachen, let it judge you! I will take you back to Jinshan Taoist Institute,\" Xu Jin said, as he lifted the captured Vice Mountain Master Feng Ji with one hand and the broken-limbed Su Mingpo with the other, stepping on the starlight and flying towards Jinshan Taoist Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Xu Jin had neither fondness nor aversion towards Vice Mountain Master Feng Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when in the institute, they didn’t interact much, and Xu Jin just felt that this Vice Mountain Master Feng Ji was somewhat bureaucratic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected to have such a beastly nephew!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was he himself who promoted him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for not killing him on the spot was because Xu Jin still adhered to the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to break the rules himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to kill any key personnel of the institute according to his likes and dislikes, then that would mean Xu Jin is leading by example in breaking the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trampling on the National Law of Dachen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing about national law and rules is if they get trampled and destroyed, for the powerful beings like Xu Jin or the State Preceptor, it makes little impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for ordinary people, it would be disastrous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>National law and rules are the true guardians of ordinary people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin did not want to break the guardian of ordinary people in the process of protecting them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he wanted to make this guardian unbelievably strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is an expert, but more importantly, he is a human being, not a beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin’s speed was extremely fast, reaching Jinshan Taoist Institute in less than 15 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant he arrived, a Fifth Tier aura rose up to the sky, it was Governor Tian Zhang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Jin and the people he was carrying, Tian Zhang was momentarily stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor Tian, inform Mountain Master Cao that Vice Supervisor of the National Daoist Institute is here with urgent matters!\" Xu Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Zhang received the order and immediately sent a Starlight Transmission, \"Mr. Xu, Mountain Master said he needs some time as he is handling an emergency situation outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emergency situation?\" Xu Jin frowned, \"Does he need support?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a situation to require Mountain Master Cao Chun, who had broken through the Fifth Tier, to handle, it probably wasn’t simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mountain Master said, temporarily no need, he will return after two hours,\" Tian Zhang replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, who is the current Superintendent of Jinshan Taoist Institute?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current Superintendent is former Hall Master of the Foreign Affairs Hall, Zeng Shuo,\" Tian Zhang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xu Jin heard, it was another old acquaintance, and one with whom he had a bit of personal connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Invite him over, and together with you, first interrogate Feng Shu,\" Xu Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interrogate? May I ask what crime Vice Mountain Master Feng committed?\" Tian Zhang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin gave a rough explanation, which left Tian Zhang both shocked and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To embezzle the silver of the Almshouse, how could such a person be promoted!\" Upon hearing this, Tian Zhang was furious, his hair standing on end, and immediately turned to call for people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Governor Tian Zhang always had this nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sworn enemy of evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen minutes later, Superintendent Zeng Shuo arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Jin again, Zeng Shuo was delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This former Hall Master of the Foreign Affairs Hall, who had looked after Xu Jin, was still broad-minded and slightly plump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a simple exchange of pleasantries, they began the interrogation of Vice Mountain Master Feng Shu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the interrogation, Feng Shu had already prepared himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he done any illegal or disciplinary actions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, he had!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the original Superintendent Cao Chun got promoted to Mountain Master, and his cultivation level remained stagnant, making a breakthrough hopeless, Feng Shu had somewhat given up on himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his position, cultivation level, and seniority, many things were ridiculously easy to accomplish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the evidence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No evidence meant they couldn’t do anything to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things lacked evidence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vice Mountain Master Feng Shu had already resolved to keep his mouth shut, no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could they do to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, under Xu Jin’s direction, Superintendent Zeng Shuo began to question him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Feng Shu stubbornly refused to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Denying knowledge of everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He claimed he didn’t do it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vice Mountain Master Feng, do you think that if you don’t speak, I can’t do anything to you?\" Xu Jin, who had been observing for a while, suddenly sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t do it, how can you ask me to speak!\" Feng Shu sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Zeng, do you have a Recording Jade?\" Xu Jin inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Zeng Shuo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recording Jades are relatively precious and not available to ordinary individuals, but the Superintendent had one, often for preserving evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, Vice Mountain Master Feng Ji sneered, what could a Recording Jade capture if he didn’t say anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment, Feng Ji felt his head heavy and fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Superintendent Zeng, I will use star skill to control him, you can ask him anything under such circumstances, and he will answer truthfully,\" Xu Jin stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Zeng Shuo casually asked a question, and Feng Ji answered it right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Zeng Shuo and Tian Zhang were shocked by this method!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interrogation lasted for about an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they interrogated, the more alarming it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xu Jin, at the beginning, thought Vice Mountain Master Feng Shu was just accepting bribes and unlawfully promoting his relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-06-03T07:36:15.495Z",1,"novelbin.me","dc4eafc5d6a611b6189682962ccd480edbf12398b5a48ab8d7c66733c80376f8","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-1020","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-1018",1647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-cover.jpg"]