[{"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-518":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},959910,1254,"Chapter 518: 220 New Combined Star Skill","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-518",518,"\u003Cp>Chapter 518: Chapter 220 New Combined Star Skill\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Xu, I’ve received reliable information that a sword-type Star Artifact will appear at tonight’s auction. However, since it’s an auction, the information about the items is general and not specific. My advice is for you to make a trip there yourself,” said Vice Hall Master Ling Mao from the Foreign Affairs Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it within the city or outside?” Xu Jin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Xu is concerned about safety, right? It’s inside Wanyi City, within the auction house, which should be absolutely safe, as that’s their reputation. But on the way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, Ling Mao couldn’t guarantee safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent times, there had been several lockdowns, especially after the assassination incident at Cangming Star Hall. Although the lockdowns were lifted, no one could guarantee complete safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Lord Xu is concerned about safety, I can go on your behalf,” Ling Mao suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go myself. Besides, it’ll be an eye-opener. I haven’t attended an auction in Wanyi before,” Xu Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the last attempt on Zhang Zhen’s life, the National Taoist Institute had imposed another three-day lockdown, which was lifted after three days, and everything returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yuxiao had specifically told Xu Jin that he could now move freely in and out of the National Taoist Institute, but he still needed to be cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that all parties had been appeased and similar assassination incidents wouldn’t occur, but that couldn’t be completely guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was advised that if Xu Jin needed to leave the Institute, he should send a Starlight Transmission to Elder Peng, who would arrange for the Pill Dawn Guard to protect him covertly, and if leaving Wanyi, he should definitely consult Elder Peng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good. Wanyi’s auctions still have many fine items. Most are from the Galaxy Battlefield, and there are many bidders. If you go, Lord Xu, you’d better prepare ample Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction only accepts Starlight transactions,” Ling Mao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin was about to discuss this, when, during their conversation, he took out the Flame Burst Emblems he had made over the past four days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was originally going to take out eighty, but for bidding, Xu Jin decided to bring out all the Flame Burst Emblems he had made in these four days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total of ninety-five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen third-tier middle-grade and eighty third-tier top-grade Flame Burst Emblems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin’s generosity no longer surprised Ling Mao. There were actually a lot of young people focused solely on making money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking it over, Ling Mao gave Xu Jin some advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Xu, the third-tier middle-grade Flame Burst Emblems have a purchase price of 300 Taoist Merits each; I can purchase them directly. However, these third-tier top-grade Flame Burst Emblems are quite in demand. My advice would be to put them up for auction on the spot once you get to the auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bidding will at least be a bit higher than the National Taoist Institute’s buying price, with the lowest bid being around thirty-five strands of Starlight each. The proceeds from the auction can be used directly for transactions at the auction and will also save you a transaction tax.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin naturally followed this excellent advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Jin did some calculations. Even if all eighty top-grade third-tier Flame Burst Emblems were auctioned, that would only amount to around 2,800 strands of Starlight. Adding in his own inventory, it just exceeded three thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was still quite far from being ample.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… Hall Master Ling, I’d like to exchange some Taoist Merits for Starlight to ensure I’m sufficiently prepared,” Xu Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not cost-effective.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Mao shook his head, “Exchanging Taoist Merits for Starlight is at a ratio of 10 to 1, but Star-picking Tower directly deducts a ten percent transaction tax. It’s not a small amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were to lend you some, I’d also have to directly deduct a twenty percent personal transaction tax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about this, I go with you, then bridge the monetary gap, so there will be no need to pay taxes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This, then I’ll have to trouble Hall Master Ling,” Xu Jin hesitated for a moment, then agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already owed Ling Mao quite a few favors; one more wouldn’t make much difference, and he could repay him later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was also Ling Mao’s intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why would he be so kind to Xu Jin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin was well aware of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Help from someone like Ning Yuchan, who sought nothing in return, was extremely rare, so Xu Jin cherished it greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Jin had no demands of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, if someone helps you, they’re giving you a favor; if they don’t, they’re just following duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with expectations, one must remember this kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s no trouble. Tonight at the auction, I will directly pay for you, Lord Xu. Afterwards, you can just repay me with Emblems, saving us both some taxes and making it more convenient!” Ling Mao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There and then, Xu Jin handed over the fifteen third-tier middle-grade Flame Burst Emblems to Ling Mao, and also bought one hundred third-tier Star Jades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Taoist Merit:17981 points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, Xu Jin was earning fewer and fewer Taoist Merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Xu Jin’s surprise, after completing the transaction, Ling Mao told him to wait for a moment as he was going to apply for permissions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Ling Mao returned and handed Xu Jin a token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The token was blue, with intricate patterns and a large seal character on it: Fourth Tier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I meant to tell you last time, according to the unified regulations of this world and the Galaxy Battlefield, successfully making ten third-tier Emblems grants one the identity of a low-tier third-tier Emblem Master, which isn’t of much use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the unified regulations of this world and the Galaxy Battlefield: selling over a hundred third-tier middle-grade and top-grade Emblems, including over fifty top-grade, entitles one to acquire the Fourth Tier Emblem Master identity token ahead of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your last two sales just happened to exceed a hundred, and there are records within Star-picking Tower, so I applied directly through permissions for your Fourth Tier Emblem Master identity,” Ling Mao explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the token in hand, Xu Jin casually tucked it away, not placing much importance on it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1057,"2026-06-03T07:36:03.206Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c39e571f95faccc288631614109e600c1cf1e4aa1d9fcd26ab6453b24dd2f5d","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-519","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-517",1647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-cover.jpg"]