[{"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-731":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},960073,1254,"Chapter 730: 296: The Great Tide Arrives","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-731",731,"\u003Cp>Chapter 730: Chapter 296: The Great Tide Arrives\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early hours of November 13, just two hours before the Nine-Star Tide descended,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin, having completed his evening classes, intended to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he lay down, similar to checking his phone before sleep in his past life, his mind sank into the Star-Picking Order and he directly entered the Martial Arts Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Xu Jin had entered the Martial Arts Secret Realm since breaking through to the Fourth Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight Transmissions arrived, the ordinary kind, but Xu Jin wasn’t in a hurry to look at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he observed the multitude of information within the Fourth-Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Great Sage Equalling Heaven]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cultivation Level: Fourth Tier Condensed Star Second Level]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Title: Flat Field Starlight, Moonwalking Meteor]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Points: 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank: 564,355th]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin had zero points, ranked beyond five hundred sixty thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the total number of Fourth Tier cultivators covered by the Star-Picking Tower would be around six hundred thousand, and definitely not exceed one million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the number of Third Tier cultivators, it was a significant drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Jin initially entered the Third Tier, he was ranked over eight million. Xu Jin estimated that the contemporary Third Tier cultivators included in the range of the Star-Picking Tower likely wouldn’t exceed ten million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the number had sharply decreased to approximately five or six hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among every twenty or so Third Tier cultivators, only one was a Fourth Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This breakthrough rate was definitely not high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how many could be Fifth Tier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered if there were even as many as fifty thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Higher up, the numbers of Sixth and Seventh Tiers likely decreased even more, and Eighth Tier, even more so, countable on the fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At any rate, Xu Jin only knew of three Eight Tier individuals in the present Dachen: the State Preceptor, Chief of Star Patrol Pei Ze, and the Old Tributor mentioned by the State Preceptor in the Imperial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin casually glanced at the ranking leaderboard of the Fourth-Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm; the first place was held by a cultivator named Jingshan’s Tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others, Xu Jin didn’t look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been during his Third Tier mindset, Xu Jin would have undoubtedly fought several battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, Xu Jin felt he was standing at a crossroads of fate and no longer had that desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching first place in the Fourth-Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm should only be a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It posed no difficulty whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this, Xu Jin was extremely confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he reached first in the Fourth-Tier Martial Arts, it would probably cause quite a stir again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The value held by each rank in the various Martial Arts Secret Realms wasn’t the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First and Second Tiers change hands very quickly; possibly a new Star Pattern might clinch the top spot. Essentially, top talents from all quarters could reach the summit, but it wasn’t very meaningful as a reference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Third Tier onward, each rank gained greater significance in terms of reference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because beginning from the Third Tier, one needed overall strength to get to the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was even more evident by the Fourth Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Second and Third Tiers, with family backing and resources being poured in, having a history of acquiring several high-tier Star Patterns could raise the possibility of reaching the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at Fourth Tier, especially in the mid-to-late periods, the primary battle Star Patterns start at Fifth Tier, and those ranked within the top hundred or even one thousand had Sixth Tier Star Patterns and a complete set of Star Skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one topping the list, as you can imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level of attention from various quarters varied as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the Dachen National Daoist School, there are specific reward policies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If disciples could make it into the top thousand, top hundred, or even top ten of the Fourth-Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm, they receive different rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, although Xu Jin was itching to fight, he chose not to challenge the rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything would wait until after the Nine-Star Tide ended and the Alien Realm Refining Heart began, when he would reassess the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made up his mind, Xu Jin casually opened the Starlight Transmission, which contained three messages, two from Drunk Moon Immortal and one from Moon Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve actually broken through to the Fourth Tier. You just wait.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a stern message from Moon Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That woman was just too vengeful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin, as usual, ignored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How did you break through to the Fourth Tier so quickly? I still wanted to continue practical martial learning with you! You didn’t even wait for me. Now that you’ve broken through, whom will I spar with…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Starlight Transmission messages, Drunk Moon Immortal rambled on a long string of messages, which amused Xu Jin greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This little rich girl probably didn’t even know that he already knew her real identity. Just rambling here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having nothing better to do, Xu Jin responded, not expecting Drunk Moon Immortal还没睡, to reply instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back and forth, the two struck up a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Drunk Moon Immortal seemed to have a scheme to engage Xu Jin, mentioning a trip she took where she met two good sisters, ate a lot of delicious food, and was very happy, etc. After chatting for a bit, it turned into sheer venting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She complained about her current life, being too strictly controlled, lacking freedom even to go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone even followed her when she went out, and she even began complaining about a certain good sister, discussing day-to-day matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin also engaged in the chat sporadically, occasionally making extremely insightful remarks, which surprised the little rich girl greatly, exclaiming how brilliant they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This amused Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave him a feeling reminiscent of online chats from his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Xu Jin’s face changed; previous life online chats only used data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But chatting in this Star-Picking Tower cost a strand of starlight per message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very expensive indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On checking, Xu Jin felt a slight pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had replied about seventy or eighty times, which amounted to seventy or eighty strands of starlight. That was quite extravagant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this had been in the past, he would have been absolutely heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking again, Drunk Moon Immortal had sent even more, over three hundred messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s three hundred strands of starlight, befitting a little rich girl indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Enough, get some rest early. The Nine-Star Tide is about to begin, and I’m off to battle,] Xu Jin directly ended the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Great Sage, you’re going to battle too? Then take care, and remember to call me if you need anything. I’m also quite formidable!] Drunk Moon Immortal sent another Starlight Transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-06-03T07:36:05.449Z",1,"novelbin.me","c60560ac47f2fc44654a9bc08148e181c92416136867ee27a53896230a8317a5","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-732","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-730",1647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-cover.jpg"]