Chapter 33: Who is the Evil Cultivator?

Under the Spirit-Lifting Pill specially prepared by Seeing Qi Shanye, the time for imprinting the Clarifying Soul Star pattern, which was originally half an hour, was forcibly extended to an hour and a half.

Xu Jin couldn't even slack off.

Because Seeing Qi Shanye's warm and constant spirit and soul power was constantly circling in Xu Jin's head, Xu Jin had to circulate the Drink Radiance Style and keep his mind on the Upper Star Palace at all times; otherwise, Seeing Qi Shanye would discover it immediately.

Xu Jin felt that this Clarifying Soul Star pattern already had a bit of a prototype.

But even so, compared to the situation when the instructors imprinted the simplified Gather Star pattern on his chest initially, the difficulty was simply a hundred times greater.

Xu Jin remembered that when Ning Yuchan imprinted the simplified Gather Star pattern on his chest initially, she only used two times, one quarter of an hour each, with half an hour in between, and it was done in two times.

And this Clarifying Soul Star pattern had a cumulative duration of two hours, four hours, and it only had a little bit of a prototype.

If this cyan-clad person really had no malicious plot against Xu Jin, then after this Star pattern was successfully imprinted, the effect should be quite significant.

But what if there was a malicious plot?

This was what Xu Jin was most worried about right now.

After just a little pondering, Xu Jin fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing Qi Shanye used that Spirit-Lifting Pill today to squeeze Xu Jin's spirit and soul power dry before leaving.

Late night.

Inside the quiet room of Supervisor Tian Zhang of the Jin Shan Dao Academy, Tian Zhang's hand just grabbed his Blood Shadow Blade when he released it again, sighing helplessly.

"Coming in the middle of the night, can you not scare people? I almost drew my sword!" Tian Zhang was speechless.

"Then draw it; are you afraid I won't take it?"

Tian Zhang was even more speechless, silent for a few breaths before asking again, "What are you coming to find me for again? Didn't I arrange an identity for you to hide in the Dao Academy?"

"Is that hiding? Do I, Seeing Qi Shanye, need to hide?" Seeing Qi Shanye said proudly.

Tian Zhang was silent, waiting for Seeing Qi Shanye's next words.

"Do you have silver?" A few breaths later, Seeing Qi Shanye asked.

"No."

"Lend me five thousand taels."

"You can go rob."

"If I were willing to go rob, I would become the richest man in Jin Shan Prefecture tomorrow, and the door to your Tian Zhang's house would also be trampled flat." Seeing Qi Shanye said.

The next instant, a stack of silver banknotes flew out from Tian Zhang's bosom and flew toward Seeing Qi Shanye.

"Two thousand taels? Not enough!" Seeing Qi Shanye counted after getting it.

"I only have this much cash in my hands."

"Fine, then prepare some for me; I might come to take it again in a few days."

After saying that, Seeing Qi Shanye disappeared, leaving only a speechless Tian Zhang.

No way, he owed him.

"Instructor, I want to ask, what are the methods in this world to improve the power of the spirit and soul?" The mysterious behavior of the cyan-clad man made Xu Jin very uneasy. After the morning lesson ended the next day, Xu Jin came to find Ning Yuchan to ask.

"There are many kinds. For example, ordinary Spirit-Awakening Pills, Spirit-Lifting Pills nourished by Star Power, and even better Spirit-Returning Pills, which are not something ordinary people can afford." Ning Yuchan said.

"Instructor, then are there any secret arts that can strengthen and improve the upper limit of the power of the spirit and soul?" Xu Jin asked.

"Daily cultivation, including imprinting Star patterns, can extremely slowly strengthen the power of the spirit and soul; it is a work of time.

But I have never seen secret arts that strengthen the upper limit of the power of the spirit and soul; the Prefecture Dao Academy and the National Dao Academy don't have them, but it is said that the Star Palace has them, but the cultivation conditions are extremely harsh."

"Why, is your spirit and soul power not enough?

The path of cultivation lies in perseverance; you cannot be impatient." Ning Yuchan said patiently.

Xu Jin nodded, while taking the opportunity to ask Ning Yuchan many questions about cultivation or secret arts; many questions were strange, making Ning Yuchan feel a bit strange.

"Instructor, is there any Star art that can make one invisible?"

"Invisible Star arts, yes. Many Star arts can hide in light, in shadows, or are methods of concealing one's aura, making others ignore one's existence; the Prefecture Dao Academy has similar Star arts." Ning Yuchan said.

"For example, you standing in front of me, and I can't see you—is there such a Star art?"

"I've heard of it, but it is said that it requires the cooperation of secret Star patterns and Star arts to succeed; it is very rare."

"Instructor, is there any Star art that can seize a physical body?"

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand?" These few terms that Xu Jin saw in Xianxia novels in his previous life, Ning Yuchan didn't understand when she heard them.

"It means some existences who have cultivated to the extreme, whose physical body's lifespan is about to end, use Star art secret methods to inject their spirit and soul into a young body to seize it? Is there such a thing?" These were all aftereffects of the cyan-clad man teaching Xu Jin the Clarifying Soul Star pattern last night.

Xu Jin thought for a long time, wondering if some old monster wanted to cultivate a furnace cauldron to seize it or something?

It really wasn't that Xu Jin read too many Xianxia novels.

But he was worried that someone would teach him a Star pattern that strengthens the spirit and soul as soon as they came up, and it was someone who came to his door.

Isn't this a pie falling from the sky?

"Your way of saying it is really novel!"

Ning Yuchan shook her head, "It is rumored that there was once a Star Palace Master who turned into a star for eternal life before death, but I have never heard of a Star art for seizing a body. Of course, this is related to my limited knowledge." After saying that, Ning Yuchan asked strangely, "Why do you think about these things all day long?

Have you broken through to the Meal of Mist Second Layer?

There are still fifty-five days left. If you can't break through to the Meal of Mist Fifth Layer, remember to pay me back three thousand taels of silver in a year."

"No, no, no, just chatting with senior brothers, I remember!" Xu Jin left in a sorry state.

Ning Yuchan's answer made Xu Jin feel slightly relieved.

The worst possibility was being refined as a cauldron by that mysterious cyan-clad man to be seized.

Asking this, the possibility decreased quite a bit.

But Xu Jin was still very apprehensive; what exactly is this cyan-clad man plotting?

The newly admitted disciples have no miscellaneous duties arranged within seven days and can cultivate with all their heart and soul.

Xu Jin has been diligently practicing every morning and evening these past few days, and the starlight obtained from worshiping the stars every day on the Arena Platform is also completely consumed.

The only difference is that most of his spare time is used to imprint Star patterns in the Star Lamp, while martial arts practice in the Star Lamp has decreased.

Night.

Xu Jin was practicing the Five Battle Killing Fist in an empty space behind the dormitory where no one was around.

When the third round of the Drink Radiance Style ended, Xu Jin guided the starlight accumulated on the Arena Platform into the Star pattern again and again.

Back then, those fellow villagers signed a joint blood letter to petition the city, which saved my life.

When he performed the seventh round, the first style and the Yin-Yang Fist were sealed, and a Star Shield appeared on his forearm.

Retreating, performing the second style, returning the fist to seal the elbow, another Star Shield appeared on the elbow tip.

One move, three styles; each style unleashed a basic Star art.

Xu Jin was overjoyed.

Great success.

This is the manifestation of the first move of the Five Battle Killing Fist and the Yin-Yang being practiced to great success.

According to the instructor, once the Five Battle Killing Fist is practiced to great success, the actual combat ability will increase multiple times.

The Five Battle Killing Fist at great success still needs to rely on the fist momentum to unleash basic Star arts, but it is several times stronger than at small success.

After all, at small success, one has to finish the complete three styles of one move before being able to unleash a basic Star art.

In actual combat, where is the time for you to finish the postures one by one?

But great success is different. Of course, if practiced to perfection, it is even more different.

One can unleash Star arts with every gesture.

On the roof, the cyan-clad man watching Xu Jin practice also frowned.

"This kid's Five Battle Killing Fist isn't perfect?

This first move is only practiced to great success?

Could it be that he only practiced the second move, Ten Thousand Stones, to perfection?

This is also possible.

However, to practice to great success in twelve days of Star Pointing, with one move practiced to perfection, is still very monstrous."

Next, the cyan-clad Seeing Qi Shanye watched Xu Jin practice and suddenly froze again.

"This kid, he's performed the Five Battle Killing Fist ten times in one go, right?

Is his internal Star Power so vigorous?

I remember that the Meal of Mist First Layer can generally perform the Five Battle Killing Fist three times in a row, and each breakthrough to a new layer allows one more performance of the Five Battle Killing Fist.

Ten times?

Could it be that their Dao Academy's Small Gather Star pattern is done?"

The next instant, Xu Jin started performing the eleventh round; the cyan-clad Seeing Qi Shanye stood with his arms crossed, feeling a bit curious.

Twelfth round, thirteenth round, fourteenth round, fifteenth round.

When performing the fourth style, North Shooting Heavenly Wolf, in the fifteenth round, suddenly, Xu Jin punched out.

Whoosh!

A sharp sound of breaking through the air rang out.

A streak of starlight flew out from Xu Jin's fist like a flying arrow, and after flying two meters away, it dissipated.

At the same instant, an indescribable feeling of smoothness appeared on Xu Jin's entire right arm.

Just with a thought, his entire right arm, including his fist, was covered by faint starlight.

Xu Jin looked overjoyed.

His fist just shook lightly, and a piece of Star Ray exploded.

Success, he had broken through to the Meal of Mist Second Layer.

He could be considered to have preliminary self-protection ability.

If he were to deal with those five ruffians like Deng Hu again now, Xu Jin wouldn't be as miserable as before.

If he had swapped the Star art solidified in the Star Lamp to basic Star Arrow in advance, it would be even easier to kill them.

After the instant unleash, this Star Arrow is like a pistol with a range of only two meters.

Dealing with ordinary people without Star Power, this thing can easily blast any part, causing either a fracture or severe injury; if it hits a vital point, it's one word—death!

"Breaking through to the Meal of Mist Second Layer in eleven days; this cultivation speed is very rare even in the Star Palace. Let alone in a branch branch." On the roof, Seeing Qi Shanye looked more and more satisfied.

As for the vigor of Star Power, Seeing Qi Shanye had already automatically filled in the explanation: being gifted is also possible.

Like him, he was gifted in the power of the spirit and soul.

After finishing three rounds of Star Power guidance with the Drink Radiance Style and finishing the Five Battle Killing Fist, Xu Jin didn't take a Spirit-Awakening Pill to restore his spirit and soul power to continue.

Xu Jin intended to save the Spirit-Awakening Pill for the Star pattern.

Under the bitter practice of countless times in two days, Xu Jin had already been able to perfectly imprint the Small Gather Star pattern with Star Power in the Star Lamp.

It can be said that the most difficult part had already been completed in the Star Lamp.

Next, it was controlling the Star Power to imprint it on his chest.

To put it more vividly, if the Small Gather Star pattern is compared to copying, Xu Jin had already turned it from copying to tracing after completing the imprinting in the Star Lamp.

The difficulty was greatly reduced.

Xu Jin felt that his Small Gather Star pattern should be successful soon.

However, Xu Jin, who returned to the dormitory, didn't swallow the Spirit-Awakening Pill immediately; he was a bit afraid.

He didn't know if that mysterious dying cyan-clad man would come tonight?

Better not come.

Just as Xu Jin was pondering, a mysterious voice sounded in Xu Jin's ear, "You've learned to be obedient today, waiting for me?"

Xu Jin was speechless.

He really came again.