Chapter 185: Apology

To Xu Jin's surprise, Old Qi didn't reply to Xu Jin immediately.

Xu Jin waited for a full quarter of an hour before waiting for a very formal long-text starlight transmission from Qi Shanye.

【Jin'er, I understand your thoughts, and I also understand your thoughts, knowing that you love your sister, wanting to give your sister the best you have.

However, my suggestion is: No, at least not now.

There are three reasons: The first reason is that your sister is too young, just fifteen years old, her mind is not yet mature, this is a matter of life and death, it is easy to leak, if you explain the stakes, it will also bring her greater psychological pressure.

The second reason is that your sister's talent is unknown, if your sister's talent is medium or just medium-high, passing these things to her is delaying her. A genius like you is rare in a hundred years.

The third reason is that your strength is not yet powerful enough; when your cultivation base breaks through to the Fifth Tier, you will have the basic power of self-preservation, and at worst, relying on your skills, you can also live a life of fleeing to the ends of the earth like me.

So I think it's better not to teach it for now.

Regardless of whether Jiang Er's pointing star talent is medium-high or excellent or a top genius, don't teach it; wait a few years, wait until you are stronger, wait until Jiang Er is more mature, and then you can teach Jiang Er some star patterns as appropriate, such as the Mingji Star Pattern, such as the Town Intent Star Pattern that my Lingji Shang Xinggong deduced to the Sixth Tier mid-grade, slightly improving strength, step by step.

And with your current status and cultivation resources in the Da Chen National Dao Academy, even if Jiang Er only cultivates within the Da Chen National Dao Academy system, she won't be bad.

Remember, too much is as bad as too little.

Jiang Er is still young, let her grow up happily for a few years, let nature take its course, wait until she is older and stronger, it won't be too late to carry these things.

Remember, cultivation is not just to make you stronger.

It is to let you appreciate more and better scenery in this world.】

Xu Jin read this long letter from Qi Shanye carefully three times before letting out a long breath, and a certain knot in his heart was faintly opened.

Old Qi's eyes were indeed sharp, seeing the key to the problem at a glance.

Actually, the reason why Xu Jin was entangled in this matter was that he wanted to give the best to his sister.

But the secret star patterns of the Lingji Shang Xinggong, such as Cheng Po, and Mingji, are indeed very good and rare star patterns in the world, which are the best things Xu Jin has in his hands at present.

Giving it to Jiang Er will bring her danger.

But not giving it, Xu Jin felt a bit guilty in his heart, feeling that if Jiang Er's cultivation is unsatisfactory in the future and her cultivation base is not high enough, it is because he didn't give Jiang Er the best things.

So he has been entangled for several days.

Now that Old Qi said so, Xu Jin was suddenly enlightened.

Let nature take its course!

At the same time, Old Qi's last sentence made Xu Jin feel somewhat amazed—cultivation is to let you appreciate more and better scenery in this world.

Xu Jin felt that he had also been taught.

【Thank you, teacher, for your guidance】

Xu Jin thanked him solemnly, and then fell into a deep sleep.

September 18th is the day for the autumn pointing star registration of the National Dao Academy.

Early in the morning, after Xu Jin finished his morning lessons, he took his sister Jiang Er to the External Affairs Hall to register.

Because of the care of Ling Mao, the Deputy Hall Master of the External Affairs Hall, everything went very smoothly.

Because of Xu Jin, there was no need to live in a large dormitory, just arrive at the outer courtyard of the National Dao Academy on time tomorrow morning to start pointing stars.

Next, it depends on how many days it takes to successfully point stars.

As for the pointing star process, Xu Jin was not worried at all.

Xu Jin and Ning Yuchan hadn't been idle during this time; besides nourishing the Central Shang Xinggong, the Five Battle Killing Fist had long been taught, and the Jianju Star Pattern had been familiarized many times in advance.

Compared to Xu Jin's confusion when he first pointed stars, it was much better.

This treatment is already comparable to the treatment of ordinary cultivation families.

Many cultivation families don't have top existences like the Grand Master to help nourish the Central Shang Xinggong.

After handling his sister Jiang Er's affairs, Xu Jin went to the National Dao Academy's library.

The previous low-tier fire source disassembly had been learned, and today he was learning "Mid-tier Fire Source Star Pattern Disassembly"; there were five related notes in total.

However, with the previous foundation, the learning progress became very fast now.

Many repetitive things were understood at a glance and could be skipped.

After studying earnestly for an hour, Xu Jin turned and stepped into the third floor of the National Dao Academy's library.

The third floor of the National Dao Academy's library mainly stores books and notes related to cultivation skills.

Originally, according to the rules of the National Dao Academy, new disciples could choose a cultivation skill to study three months after entering, of course, they could also choose not to.

But for most cultivators, cultivation skills are a rare thing that can exchange for cultivation resources for a long time.

There are even those whose cultivation skills are superb, all of whom are protected like treasures, and they are not allowed to go to the Star River Battlefield even if they want to.

It can be said that every mid-tier alchemist, emblem master, and artifact refiner is a treasure.

As for those who learn the three skills of sea exploration, mountain searching, and beast control, going to the Star River Battlefield belongs to a nailed-down matter.

Xu Jin chose the emblem master purely because of the Arena.

Because the Arena's nourishing effect on emblems can simply be called turning decay into magic, doubling the might.

Externally, it can bring Xu Jin rolling financial resources, and for his own use, it is a divine artifact for killing enemies.

However, cultivation skills are not something anyone can do if they want to.

Alchemists must have fire-type star power as the main and wood-type star power as the auxiliary; artifact refiners must cultivate both gold and fire-type star power, and at the same time, forge stars with their divine soul.

And wanting to become an emblem master, the surface requirement is only one: powerful divine soul power.

Of course, the stronger the divine soul, the better, and inscribing emblems is also easier.

To achieve something on the path of an emblem master, or to want to earn silver as an emblem master, divine soul star forging is the foundation.

The higher the rank of the inscribed emblem, the higher the requirement for divine soul power.

The stronger the divine soul power, the higher the success rate of emblem inscription, and the more power that can be preserved.

For example, Dawn.

Dawn star art can usually only be performed by powerhouses at the Fifth Tier Gather Battle Realm.

Many Fifth Tier powerhouses can also make Dawn star art into emblems after becoming proficient in Dawn star art.

The success rate is related to proficiency.

Most Dawn emblems made by Fifth Tier powerhouses can only exert the might of Fourth Tier powerhouses.

Generally, they can only exert the might of a full-strength strike of a Fourth Tier early or mid-stage powerhouse, so the grading is generally only graded as Fourth Tier low-grade or mid-grade.

However, Dawn emblems made by famous emblem masters can exert the might of a full-strength strike of a Fourth Tier late-stage or even Fourth Tier Condense Star peak powerhouse; this is a Fourth Tier high-grade or even Fourth Tier supreme-grade emblem.

Fourth Tier high-grade or supreme-grade emblems can seriously injure Fourth Tier Condense Star late-stage powerhouses, and even injure Fifth Tier Gather Battle early-stage powerhouses.

Fourth Tier mid-low grade emblems can't do it.

However, to become an emblem master, divine soul power must be strong enough.

Even for an emblem master, it is necessary for the divine soul star to reach the late stage of Refine Star to have the possibility of making Fourth Tier high-grade or supreme-grade emblems.

As for alchemists, the requirement for divine soul power is not high.

This is also the fundamental reason why alchemist masters are common in the current world, but emblem masters are very rare, and high-tier emblems of the Fifth and Sixth Tier are even rarer.

However, inscribing emblems is not directly copying and inscribing the emblems of related star arts; if it were that simple, it would be fun.

Inscribing emblems first requires learning a star pattern, a star pattern called Star Pivot.

This Star Pivot does not need to be inscribed in one's own star core, but it needs to be inscribed in the emblem material, jade tablet, or clean star core.

Star Pivot star patterns are also divided into First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Tiers.

Corresponding to the corresponding emblem rank.

To inscribe a Second Tier emblem, one must learn the Second Tier Star Pivot star pattern, and Third Tier emblems require the Third Tier Star Pivot star pattern.

In Xu Jin's understanding, the star jade tablet plus the Star Pivot star pattern is the foundation of making emblems.

Besides that, emblems above the Third Tier require connecting star patterns to link and integrate multiple star patterns together to exert the might of the star art formed by the combined star patterns.

This is another threshold.

Most people's emblems can only reach the Third Tier at most.

Like Ning Yuchan, she can make the Third Tier Rotating Blade emblems she is good at, but she can't make Fourth Tier emblems; various thresholds can't be reached.

Emblems above the Fifth Tier are even more complex.

But Xu Jin was a bit happy after self-studying "Emblem Overview".

Before he didn't understand, but after understanding, he felt that this emblem was more suitable for him.

These star patterns are very difficult for others to master, but for Xu Jin, there is a shortcut to practice hard. After thinking for a while, Xu Jin went directly to the first floor of the library and asked the manager to receive the star pattern jade tablets for the First Tier Star Pivot and Second Tier Star Pivot.

After going back to slowly comprehend, spending a little bit of time every day to practice, he should be able to do it.

【Grand Master, His Majesty summons, I have to go to see His Majesty at 3:15 PM this afternoon, is there anything I need to pay attention to?】

He had to see His Majesty at 3:15 PM this afternoon; before leaving, Xu Jin sent a starlight transmission to the Grand Master.

As for nervousness, there was nothing.

Recently, Xu Jin had seen many big shots.

Even the Star Domain Kings, he had killed two.

He was not afraid of the so-called kings at all.

What Xu Jin was worried about was the relationship behind it.

These days, Xu Jin had also learned some things; the Da Chen Royal Family and the Da Chen National Dao Academy were not too harmonious.

The Da Chen National Dao Academy gathered great power in itself; in many cases, the entire Da Chen court had to bow to the National Dao Academy; it is said that the Grand Master even blocked the palace gate and beat the current Left Prime Minister.

As for the reason, it was very complex.

Imperial power wanted to influence and control the National Dao Academy to a greater extent.

But the Grand Master didn't give in at all.

Under such circumstances, conflicts naturally appeared.

The Da Chen National Dao Academy almost possessed the power to subvert Da Chen; the Grand Master of the National Dao Academy had a higher status than the current Prime Minister, and even the Emperor had to look at Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's face.

It's not that Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao was a treacherous official.

But personal great power!

Xu Jin's understanding was that personal power was too strong, so strong that imperial power had no sense of security, so naturally there were conflicts.

But the Grand Master was dedicated to revitalizing Da Chen's majesty, and currently, the conflict was just an undercurrent.

Xu Jin, who had watched many history and so-called palace dramas in his past life, actually already understood the concern of the Royal Family.

The Royal Family was worried about one problem: Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao was currently loyal to Da Chen, but what if his successor had disloyal intentions?

It is estimated that this is the reason.

Also because of this, over the years, the Royal Family had also been diligent in cultivation.

Scouring all kinds of heavenly treasures to supply the Royal Family disciples to cultivate and improve their cultivation base, in the hope of producing a Royal Family powerhouse who could suppress the national destiny.

There were many geniuses, but top geniuses were difficult.

Also because he learned these things, Xu Jin asked the Grand Master for advice before leaving.

Xu Jin understood very well where his butt was currently falling; this was not something he could decide, this was natural.

So he had to ask clearly.

【No problem, just go with peace of mind, if there is a problem, I will inform you】

Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's reply was very simple.

Before 3:00 PM, Xu Jin had already arrived at the Waiting Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Then, it was waiting.

3:15 PM passed, 3:30 PM passed, 3:45 PM passed; officials came and went in the Waiting Hall, but they just didn't summon Xu Jin.

This made Xu Jin complain inexplicably.

The concept of time is not enough.

The appointment was for 3:15 PM, this damn thing was almost 4:00 PM, delayed by almost an hour.

If there were bullet screens, wasting time is murdering for money, Xu Jin wanted to paste it on the face of Emperor Gao Ye of Gan'an.

Xu Jin could only wait patiently, until 3:55 PM, waiting for almost two hours, the summoning sound rang.

Jingxin Pavilion summoned Xu Jin.

Etiquette had already been trained in advance.

Entering the Jingxin Pavilion, Xu Jin first glanced at it; behind the desk and chair sat a man wearing dark gold clothes and an elegant temperament, with two young men accompanying him on both sides; Xu Jin didn't recognize them.

Da Chen respects black, taking dark color as the honor; that one should be Emperor Gao Ye of Gan'an of Da Chen.

Before the blade-like gaze of the Inner Court Manager Chu shot over, Xu Jin stepped into the Jingxin Building.

But the moment he stepped in, the Mingji Star Pattern of Xu Jin's Lower Shang Xinggong and the Guizang Star Pattern of the Upper Shang Xinggong changed at the same time.

The Guizang Star Pattern of the Upper Shang Xinggong operated to the extreme in an instant, restraining the aura to the extreme.

The Mingji Star Pattern of the Lower Shang Xinggong shone brightly in an instant to warn.

The feedback aura made Xu Jin stunned.

Inner Court Manager Chu was very strong, he had seen it last time.

But according to the aura position fed back by the Mingji Star Pattern, Emperor Gao Ye of Gan'an was also very strong, especially the divine soul cultivation base, which was very powerful, at least the divine soul cultivation base of the Condense Star Realm.

In Xu Jin's sensing, the divine soul cultivation base of Emperor Gan'an was even a bit stronger than the Grand Master.

But the cultivation base was not high, about the Fifth Tier.

This is very strange.

At the same time, those two young men also had very strong divine soul cultivation bases, one at the Fourth Layer of Refine Star, one at the Third Layer of Refine Star, but the star power cultivation base was only the Condense Star Realm.

This situation is very rare.

Many Condense Star Realm disciples in the National Dao Academy haven't even forged stars with their divine souls.

Not to mention the Third or Fourth Layer of Refine Star.

While Xu Jin was surprised, he bowed and saluted Emperor Gan'an; at this time, under the guidance of Inner Court Manager Chu, he saluted these two young men.

The Third Imperial Prince of Chen Guo, Prince Jing, and the Fourth Imperial Prince, Prince Xin.

Beyond his surprise, Xu Jin greeted them one by one.

"The top scholar of our Chen Guo National Dao Academy's autumn examination is indeed a man of talent and extraordinary bearing!" After looking Xu Jin up and down for several breaths, Emperor Qian'an Gao Ye finally spoke to praise him.

Prince Jing and Prince Xin also heaped on the praise.

Grand Steward Chu was the best at playing along, following up with intense flattery.

Xu Jin, however, remained very calm, listening quietly.

"Li'er, aren't you going to apologize to Xu Jin?"

Once these words were spoken, Prince Xin Gao Li stepped forward to apologize to Xu Jin, saying that the previous incident was instigated by villains, asking Xu Jin not to take offense, and so on, and that he had prepared a modest gift.

Xu Jin was hesitating whether to accept it or not.

Running to the Emperor to apologize to him—this Prince Xin was clearly no good.

While he was hesitating, the Grand Master's voice rang out in Xu Jin's mind.

"Just accept it! This Prince Xin is becoming increasingly audacious."

Xu Jin did not decline and took the gift list directly, which indeed made Prince Xin's expression falter.

Even Emperor Qian'an, sitting high above, showed a hint of something unusual in his eyes.

"I wonder if Official Xu is married?" Emperor Qian'an asked suddenly.

This made Xu Jin's heart tighten instantly; surely he wasn't going to arrange a marriage, was he?

Does Chen Guo really play like this?

Though he thought this, Xu Jin could only answer honestly, "This official is still young and not yet married."

"Eighteen is not that young. Many men in our Chen Guo are already fathers by eighteen," Prince Jing laughed.

"That is indeed true," Prince Xin echoed.

Suddenly, Prince Jing added, "Father, the Sixth Sister is now of a similar age to Xu Jin. Xu Jin is the top scholar of the autumn examination and has performed a great service by recovering the Second-Tier Fire-Splendor Star Domain for our Chen Guo.

During the previous Selection Battle, he even led his fellow disciples to a total victory over the Shang Xinggong disciples, and they all returned!

With such great merit, why not bestow a marriage to reward him? It would surely be a wonderful story."

Xu Jin was stunned.

Emperor Qian'an, meanwhile, stroked his beard and looked at Xu Jin with a smile.

(End of chapter)