Chapter 219

Inside the meditation room of the small courtyard, Xu Jin was madly working on emblems.

Xu Jin had a very bold idea—he wanted to try to see if he could solidify the star patterns to be engraved in the Star Lamp, and then directly copy them into the emblem with Divine Soul power.

If it were possible, then Xu Jin could become a money-printing machine.

No, it should be a seal-printing machine.

Although this idea was very bold, he still had to try it.

However, Xu Jin was not in a hurry to solidify the third-tier star pattern Star Explosion Technique into the Star Lamp.

First, start researching the small method of advancing side by side and the third-and-fourth-tier emblem experience given by Senior Dean Kou.

The small method of advancing side by side is actually very simple.

Previously, when using the Star-Pivot Star Pattern to make base emblems, it was to outline from one point and finally close it.

But the small method of advancing side by side is to outline the Star-Pivot Star Pattern from the beginning and end points at the same time.

It takes less time, and theoretically, the star power covered and contained will also be more.

The finished product of the base emblem will also be higher.

But the difficulty of operation is more than two or three times that of the previous method.

Kou Jing gave the solution behind the secret technique—hard practice!

This little trick doesn't have many places to take shortcuts; just hard practice.

The more times you practice, the higher the proficiency, and by then, the higher the coverage.

It's just like the oil seller; it's only because of proficiency.

If Xu Jin wants to produce more top-grade emblems, this small secret technique must be practiced.

Senior Dean Kou's suggestion is that Xu Jin first practice with relatively cheap second-tier emblems; under normal circumstances, practice a thousand times, and you can basically master it, and the base emblem produced can be about the same as the ordinary method.

If you can practice ten thousand times, you can definitely produce base emblems with star power coverage exceeding ninety-five percent or more every time.

It has to be said that this is really a money-burning craft.

Ten thousand times, even if you practice with second-tier Star Jade Tablets, one piece is twenty Dao Credits, so it would cost two hundred thousand Dao Credits.

Of course, it's not without income.

Senior Dean Kou said that after a thousand times, you can basically break even.

But this is for others; for Xu Jin, this kind of purely proficiency-based thing, practicing hard in the Star Lamp, has a super high cost-performance ratio and basically doesn't cost silver.

Since this is the foundation, Xu Jin naturally started to practice hard in the Star Lamp first.

Before the evening lesson, the number of times Xu Jin practiced in the Star Lamp exceeded ten thousand.

Xu Jin was also not in a hurry for actual operation.

Making money, you can't be too anxious.

The evening is an immovable evening lesson; after taking another three-essence Long Gui Longgui Duanpo Dan and refining it, Xu Jin's Divine Soul cultivation successfully improved to the late stage of the fourth-tier first-layer Condense Star.

Then he continued to enter the third-tier Practice Arena Secret Realm to fight for ranking.

The top one hundred of the third-tier Practice Arena Secret Realm need to be fought one by one.

In order to kill into the top ten as soon as possible to obtain starlight rewards, Xu Jin had to fight fifteen times every day.

But today, he didn't fight fifteen times.

He only fought twelve times.

The reason was that Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue and Ta Xinghe came to make an appointment for a battle.

Today's Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue was incomparably enthusiastic when making an appointment for a battle with Xu Jin.

She also knew clearly that Xu Jin making an appointment for a battle with her was mainly to experience different combat methods and improve actual combat experience.

So today's appointment for a battle was incomparably cooperative; when fighting with Xu Jin, she even used a new star technique.

And she smiled the whole time.

It even made Xu Jin quite happy.

An ordinary-looking girl can make people happy when she smiles, let alone a beautiful girl like Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue.

"I have other arrangements today, so I can only make an appointment for two battles." After the first battle, Xu Jin said directly to Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue; in the past, every time Xu Jin reduced the number of battles, Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue's little face would sink.

She would be unhappy!

But today, Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue kept smiling the whole time.

"You performed well today, then let's fight again tomorrow."

This made Xu Jin directly confused?

What did he perform?

Ignoring her is performing well?

Ignore her more in the future?

This was the conclusion Xu Jin reached after deep thought.

Subsequently, Xu Jin went to fight with Ta Xinghe.

Inside the palace at the peak of the snow mountain, Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue, who had left the Star-Plucking Tower, had a face full of smiles; just after returning, Yue Zhongying beside her leaned over and asked nervously, "How is it, Little Yueyue? Did you make an appointment for a battle with him? Did you add Monkey King as a friend?"

Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue nodded, "Already added as a friend! Also made an appointment for a battle!"

"What was the result?" Yue Zhongying asked nervously.

Upon hearing this, Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue shook her head, "Lost, he is quite amazing!"

In an instant, Yue Zhongying found a point of hatred, "That's it, this guy Monkey King is too bad! Too unrefined, too stingy, simply not a man! By the way, did you scold him as I told you after the battle?"

Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue was slightly startled, and then shook her head, "Ying'er, sorry, I forgot!"

"You... how could you forget?" Yue Zhongying was anxious.

"He... he directly agreed to the friend request, and also agreed to the battle; although I lost, but... but I had no reason to scold him!" Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue said innocently.

"You... you..."

Yue Zhongying was so angry that her hands were shaking, but she couldn't scold Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue, thinking, could it be that Monkey King has changed his nature?

So Yue Zhongying quietly applied to add Monkey King as a friend again.

Xu Jin, who had just finished the great battle with Ta Xinghe, saw starlight flash before his eyes and received a starlight transmission.

【Monkey King, Yue Zhongying requests to add you as a friend, do you accept?】

【Reject】

Just looking at the name, Xu Jin chose to reject!

Just kidding, he had to make her unable to climb high.

Inside the palace, Yue Zhongying, who was rejected in seconds, was furious, "Traitor!"

Scolding Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue, Yue Zhongying left in a rage.

Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue was startled, seemed to have thought of something, and smiled sweetly again.

Subsequently, Xu Jin received another starlight transmission.

【Performed well, tomorrow you can make a request to me, and I will satisfy you as appropriate.】

When seeing this starlight transmission, Xu Jin was somewhat speechless.

Although Zuiyue Xianzi Zuiyue has long legs, she definitely wouldn't agree to wear black silk and show her legs!

Directly read and didn't reply!

On the afternoon of October 10th, Xu Jin, who had been practicing emblem engraving in the Star Lamp for two days, combined with the experience and insights recorded in the jade tablet given by Senior Dean Kou, and having practiced every step at least twenty thousand times, started actual engraving.

First, make the base emblem.

When actually making it, Xu Jin was still very careful.

After all, there is still a difference between practicing in the Star Lamp and actual operation.

But the effect of tens of thousands of hard practices was not in vain.

The first base emblem became a top-grade effect with ninety-five percent star power coverage.

The foundation for a top-grade emblem was there.

By the time a hundred base emblems were finished, the star power coverage of the last third-tier Star Jade Tablet had already reached ninety-eight percent!

The foundation for a top-grade emblem could be considered initially laid.

Subsequently, it was time to start engraving.

In a quarter of an hour, Xu Jin engraved a total of ten third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblems.

Nowadays, Xu Jin also knows how to look at tiers.

Among the ten third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblems, three were third-tier mid-grade emblems, and the other seven were already top-grade emblems.

It has to be said that this speed is lightning fast.

But Xu Jin still felt it wasn't enough.

If he could copy directly, that would be fast.

Subsequently, Xu Jin solidified the Star-Pivot Star Pattern, Connecting Star Pattern, Star Explosion Technique, and fourth-tier high-grade Fire Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern into the Star Lamp in the form of engraving emblems.

He wanted to see if he could directly copy them with Divine Soul power. Xu Jin's so-called copying is actually drawing a gourd according to the fixed appearance.

If successful, Xu Jin estimated that he would only need about ten breaths to produce a third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblem.

The output of a quarter of an hour would be several hundred pieces.

That speed of making money simply couldn't be faster.

Of course, Xu Jin wasn't for dumping, but to save more time to cultivate and do other things.

After testing for only a quarter of an hour, Xu Jin gave up this idea.

Within a quarter of an hour, he blew up the emblem three times.

This loss was huge.

Xu Jin also discovered the problem, which was still related to Divine Soul power.

Copying should also be possible; in the case of extremely powerful Divine Soul power, like branding, directly branding it down would make it successful.

But looking at it now, the requirement for Divine Soul power is extremely high; in the future, when Divine Soul cultivation is higher, he can try to batch copy low-tier emblems.

For now, he still has to honestly make money manually!

Although it is said to be making money manually, Xu Jin's speed is still very fast compared to others.

Even for Wen Lie of the fourth-tier Condense Star Realm, producing a third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblem takes half a quarter of an hour.

But here at Xu Jin's, half a quarter of an hour can now produce five third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblems.

And every one is top-grade.

In just an hour and a half, Xu Jin had finished all the hundred third-tier Star Jade Tablets he had obtained.

A total of ninety third-tier top-grade Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblems and seven third-tier mid-grade Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblems were obtained.

But during the engraving process, Xu Jin discovered another key problem that limits emblem production.

Consumption of Divine Soul power.

Xu Jin, who had abundant Divine Soul power, didn't pay attention at first.

But after producing fifty emblems, Xu Jin discovered that the production of fifty emblems directly consumed fifty percent of his Divine Soul power at the late stage of the fourth-tier first-layer Condense Star.

If this were replaced by a disciple who hadn't cast stars with their Divine Soul for long, producing six or seven pieces would consume all their Divine Soul power!

Either sleep to recover, or use top-grade Refreshing Elixirs to recover.

The investment of Divine Soul power is the biggest cost.

And the Clear Soul Star Pattern and Wen Meng Star Pattern that Xu Jin learned have become the perfect match for emblem engraving!

Use Wen Meng to pull himself into a deep sleep state, sleep for a quarter of an hour, and Xu Jin's Divine Soul power can recover by twenty percent.

Extremely fast!

On October 11th, Xu Jin's mid-star palace cultivation successfully improved to the ninth-layer peak of Refine Star.

After taking another three-essence Long Gui Longgui Duanpo Dan for two days, Xu Jin's Divine Soul cultivation successfully broke through to the second-layer early stage of the fourth-tier Condense Star.

In the afternoon, Xu Jin came to the Foreign Affairs Hall, preparing to ship out.

The reason for shipping out only after one day was that Xu Jin was also afraid that shipping out too much at once would attract attention.

When Xu Jin placed ninety-seven third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblems in front of Ling Mao, the Deputy Hall Master of the Foreign Affairs Hall, the latter was obviously shocked.

"Lord Xu, so many, are they all engraved by you in these two days?" Ling Mao was very surprised.

"They are all engraved by me, but it took four days, and I spent most of my time engraving emblems." This was the excuse Xu Jin had thought of beforehand.

"Lord Xu is really too hardworking! Even a professional third-tier emblem master producing ten or so third-tier emblems a day is considered high-yield.

Producing so many in four days, Lord Xu didn't use fewer Three-Yin Clear Spirit Elixirs, right?" Ling Mao asked.

The Three-Yin Clear Spirit Elixir is a relatively rare elixir for restoring Divine Soul power, and its medicinal effect is about twice that of the top-grade Refreshing Elixir, but its selling price is more than fifteen times that of the top-grade Refreshing Elixir.

Ordinary disciples don't even have the qualifications to buy it.

Because supply falls short of demand, it is generally only provided to powerhouses above the fifth tier or emblem masters and alchemists who need to quickly restore Divine Soul power.

One pill is 150 Dao Credits.

Since Ling Mao asked, Xu Jin nodded.

If asked, he must have used it.

Ling Mao sighed slightly, "In this way, Lord Xu's cost is even greater."

"Lord Xu, the third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblem, although it is a third-tier emblem, it is the most ordinary emblem at the bottom of third-tier emblems, so the selling price here at the Dao Academy is not high, and the acquisition price is also not high; these are all transparent, and I can't do anything about this aspect.

Like the third-tier mid-grade Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblem, the external selling price is 200 Dao Credits each, and the acquisition price is 160 Dao Credits each; the third-tier top-grade Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblem, the external selling price is 250 Dao Credits each, and the acquisition price is 200 Dao Credits each.

If Lord Xu has leisure time, it is better to produce emblems with greater power among third-tier emblems; of course, the difficulty is also greater, but the income is also greater; some hot items have premiums."

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Jin left the Foreign Affairs Hall.

For 97 third-tier Zhou Xinghuo Explosion Emblems, Xu Jin sold them for a total of 19,120 Dao Credits, and the Star-Plucking Tower deducted a three percent transaction tax, actually receiving 18,546 Dao Credits.

Previously, the cost of buying a hundred third-tier Star Jade Tablets was 9,900 Dao Credits.

Net profit of 8,500 Dao Credits.

Calculated, this income is also not bad.

But this is only in the situation where Xu Jin just entered the industry.

In the future, he should earn more and more.

When leaving, Xu Jin bought another hundred third-tier Star Jade Tablets.

【Dao Credits: 23,382】

When leaving, Xu Jin also took away a small emblem booklet given by Ling Mao.

Inside, it recorded which emblems were hot, including the selling prices of these emblems.

Among the third tier, the hottest emblems are still third-tier top-grade attack and defense emblems and speed-type emblems, especially those with powerful power.

For example, the Flame Explosion Emblem is relatively hot.

One Flame Explosion Emblem has an acquisition price as high as 350 Dao Credits, and the selling price exceeds 400 Dao Credits.

Defense-type emblems are mostly seen in earth-type and water-type star techniques, which Xu Jin is not good at, so he can only skip them.

Speed-type emblems are even hotter because the production difficulty is greater.

After reading it once, Xu Jin knew that he would have to focus on Flame Explosion Emblems for a certain period in the future.

He is most proficient in using Flame Explosion Emblems.

However, compared to Zhou Xinghuo Explosion, the difficulty of Flame Explosion Emblems has increased significantly.

Because a standard Flame Explosion Emblem needs to connect at least one Star Explosion Technique, one mid-grade Fire Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern, and one Explosion Flame Star Pattern.

But the matter of difficulty, for Xu Jin, is not a matter.

Just practice hard in the Star Lamp.

What Xu Jin wants to do is to control the output speed.

It's not good to be too eye-catching.

Twenty pieces!

Xu Jin set a goal for himself: the upper limit of third-tier emblems sold in one day is twenty pieces.

In this way, after deducting the cost, he can earn several thousand Dao Credits a day.

And Xu Jin's cost is the least.

Because after practicing tens of thousands of times in the Star Lamp, basically there will be no blowing up of emblems, and the Divine Soul doesn't need elixirs to supplement.

Except for third-tier Star Jade Tablets and time, pure profit!

In the blink of an eye, time reached October 15th.

On the morning lesson of October 15th, after Xu Jin successfully improved his lower star palace cultivation to the ninth-layer peak of Refine Star, and after taking another Long Gui Longgui Duanpo Dan, Xu Jin's Divine Soul cultivation also successfully broke through to the third-layer of the fourth-tier Condense Star.

The number of three-essence Long Gui Longgui Duanpo Dan consumed to improve his Divine Soul cultivation by one layer at the fourth tier was a bit more than Xu Jin imagined.

It took a full eight pills.

Up to now, besides the five pills reserved for Ning Yuchan, Xu Jin still had seven pills available for himself.

If he is lucky, he can break through to the fourth-layer of the fourth-tier Condense Star; if he is unlucky, he will be at the third-layer peak of the fourth-tier Condense Star!

Just as Xu Jin engraved the Hundred-Change Star Pattern he had learned long ago into the ninth star pattern position of his lower star palace and was preparing to challenge the Golden Star and Brilliant Star, Xu Jin suddenly received a starlight transmission from Deputy Hall Master Ling Mao of the Foreign Affairs Hall.

"Lord Xu, there is news about flying sword-type star weapons, do you want to come over?"

Xu Jin immediately gave an affirmative answer!

Definitely want to.

This is the thing he has been thinking about.

(End of chapter)