[{"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-304":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},959696,1254,"Chapter 304 - 304 148 Star Picking (Please Subscribe for Monthly Tickets)","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-304",304,"\u003Cp>304: Chapter 148: Star Picking (Please Subscribe for Monthly Tickets) 304: Chapter 148: Star Picking (Please Subscribe for Monthly Tickets) Liu Qingzhu’s mention of the God-killing Battlefield and Star Picking piqued Xu Jin’s interest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>especially Star Picking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It set his imagination ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star-picking Tower had existed for many years, as had the challenges of the Star-picking Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, according to Liu Qingzhu, although the Star-picking Secret Realm had existed for thousands of years and numerous Star Pickers had attempted it, there were none who had managed to pick a Bright Star!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, none were known in the current historical records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t just about picking a Bright Star; even those who had picked a Gold Star were all individuals who had risen to prominence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made Xu Jin most curious was that the Star-picking Secret Realm allowed both illusory and physical challenges!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to say, whatever you possessed, you could bring with you for the challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In theory, as long as you had the means, even a Third Tier cultivator could bring Fourth Tier, Fifth Tier, or even Sixth Tier Star Artifacts for the challenge without it being considered cheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, the scarcity of people who had picked a Gold Star intrigued Xu Jin greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, after leaving Liu Qingzhu, Xu Jin once again arrived at the Star-picking Square and stepped directly into the Star-picking Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the grand hall on the first floor of the Star-picking Tower, Xu Jin selected the last Star Gate on the right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step through, and instantly, a magnificent scene unfolded before Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Star Dome, a towering building adorned with dazzling stars appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one looked closely, this towering building was not only decorated with a variety of bright stars but more so with Gold, Silver, and Copper stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these tri-colored stars, in terms of brightness, paled considerably in comparison to the Bright Stars, hardly noticeable without closer inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Jin shifted his gaze, a curtain of starlight descended from the Star Dome, with the words “Star-picking List” shining brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above it, there were only a few lines of text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bright Star: Total picked zero, this year zero]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gold Star: Four hundred and ninety-seven picked in total, one this year]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Silver Star: Total of one hundred and ninety-seven thousand three hundred and seventy-five picked, three hundred and ninety-two this year, Da Chen Star Tower picked forty-three]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Copper Star: Over ten billion picked]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just four lines, yet Xu Jin looked on with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that Copper Stars weren’t much of a challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With over ten billion picked, it seemed that most cultivators could attain them, at least those from the Da Chen National Daoist School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to Silver Stars, the difficulty skyrocketed, with less than four hundred picked in a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just the annual number picked by Da Chen; this Star-picking List represented the totals of the Star Towers across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After winning in any Star Tower, the results would be displayed here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it included cultivators of all stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter if you were in the Star Refining Realm, Star Condensing Realm, or a Fifth Tier, Sixth Tier, or Seventh Tier cultivator, as long as you picked a star, it was counted here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant, out of the tens of millions of cultivators in the world, only three hundred and ninety-two Silver Stars were picked in the Star-picking Challenge within the Secret Realm in a year, with Da Chen contributing forty-three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After doing a quick average, Xu Jin came to a conclusion: Da Chen was relatively weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, there were eight known Star-picking Tower Masters: Lingji Star Hall, Tianyang Star Hall, Cangming Star Hall, Doom-suppressing Star Palace, Da Chen, Dachu, Dahong, and the Barbarian Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, with Lingji Star Hall locked due to its Star Tower being decimated, effectively sealing the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, there were only seven functional main towers for Star Picking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The median number of Silver Stars picked by these seven powers should be fifty-six, while Da Chen had only forty-three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly holding everyone back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Xu Jin stepped into the Star-picking Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he did, a series of rules materialized before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Other than special victory conditions marked, all other challenges must be won by annihilating the enemy forces]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Upon succeeding in a Star-picking Challenge, one may continue to the next challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If defeated twice, one can only challenge again after three days; if defeated three times, it’s seven days; after three or more defeats, one can re-challenge after thirty days]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A Copper Star can be exchanged directly for two strands of starlight from the Star-picking Tower, a Silver Star for a hundred strands, and a Gold Star for ten thousand strands]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ten Silver Stars may be used for Tao Derivation once]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One Gold Star may be used for a high-tier Tao Derivation once]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bright Star: Revealed only to the one who breaks through]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few simple rules intrigued Xu Jin deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Copper Star could fetch two strands of starlight, valued at two hundred taels of Silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver Stars were worth even more, and picking a single Gold Star could instantly make one wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what intrigued Xu Jin the most was the notion of Tao Derivation opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did it mean deduction or something else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, as the list of rules faded, a Star Gate appeared before Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Star-picking Challenge: One may challenge the Gatekeeper or confront the Heart Demon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Succeeding against a Gatekeeper or Heart Demon of the same cultivation level earns a Copper Star]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Succeeding against a Gatekeeper or Heart Demon three tiers higher earns a Silver Star]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Succeeding against a Gatekeeper or Heart Demon an entire Realm higher earns a Gold Star]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Succeeding against both a Gatekeeper and Heart Demon an entire Realm higher earns a Bright Star]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All challengers must ascend through the ranks of Star Picking, starting with Copper Stars of their realm before attempting Silver, Gold, and Bright Stars]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Upon breaking through each minor cultivation tier, one may reattempt the Star Picking]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The challenge details were simple; one glance was enough to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what exactly was a Heart Demon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering, Xu Jin chose to face the Heart Demon challenge first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, as he stepped through the Star Gate, the starlight around him shifted, and he found himself in a boundless space filled with dazzling light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, a countdown timer flickered while on the opposite side, a shadowy figure loomed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1093,"2026-06-03T07:35:47.821Z",1,"novelbin.me","656a9ba92cdd1f21b5f79d3b4813e88ea4324dd24ac160c117d388df21e413f8","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-305","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-303",1647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-cover.jpg"]