Chapter 461

Under internal observation, a cloud tower with only one layer appeared and disappeared within Xu Jin's body.

And it was this cloud tower with only one layer, where only one corner could be seen clearly, while the others were very blurry.

This represents that Xu Jin's cultivation base had just broken through to the sixth tier, currently at the early stage of the sixth tier, first layer.

Subsequently, Xu Jin continued to cultivate.

Massive amounts of star power were continuously absorbed by the star constellations that Xu Jin had forged into the tower foundation, and he began to forge the star tower.

Not long after, Xu Jin discovered that his speed in raising his cultivation base was much faster than when he was at the fifth tier.

At the fifth tier, six fifth-tier Star Jade Tablets could support Xu Jin for four hours.

At this very moment, the Star Jade Tablets consumed by the Star Gathering Array had already been replaced with sixth-tier Star Jade Tablets.

But six sixth-tier Star Jade Tablets only supported Xu Jin's cultivation for three hours before turning into powder, and Xu Jin had no choice but to replace them with new sixth-tier Star Jade Tablets.

During the cultivation process, Xu Jin tried replacing them with fifth-tier Star Jade Tablets to use as a source for cultivation.

This consumption was even more exaggerated.

In less than half an hour, six fifth-tier Star Jade Tablets were consumed completely.

The consumption speed was eight times that before the breakthrough!

This left Xu Jin incomparably stunned.

After breaking through to the sixth tier, the cultivation speed would increase; Xu Jin knew this point.

When the upper and lower star palaces merge into one to establish a cloud tower, and the cloud tower reaches the sky, most cultivators' speed of absorbing star power will increase by about three times compared to before.

But here for Xu Jin, the increase was eight times his previous star power absorption speed.

This reference object was not an ordinary cultivator, but Xu Jin himself.

This degree of increase was somewhat exaggerated.

However, Xu Jin could now be considered half an expert in cultivation; after a brief review, he understood the reason for this change.

The combined force of the star tower foundation and Yuanling cultivation base led to the appearance of this situation.

The star tower foundation is the star constellation condensed at the fifth tier, which can be understood as a vortex composed of star cores as the backbone.

Usually, the larger this vortex, the greater the suction at the center.

Moreover, for every circle the vortex grows, the suction at the center increases exponentially.

The star constellation Xu Jin gathered at the fifth tier was already quite large, condensed from thirty-six star cores; now, when breaking through to the sixth tier, they merged into one, becoming a star constellation vortex condensed from seventy-two star cores, which he used to forge the star tower foundation.

This star constellation vortex became incomparably huge.

The efficiency of devouring and absorbing star power also increased exponentially.

Almost all cultivators' speed of absorbing star power increases when their cultivation base breaks through to the sixth tier, but the star power required for the breakthrough becomes more, so the speed of cultivation base improvement slows down.

But because of this incomparably huge star tower foundation forged from the star constellation vortex, Xu Jin's cultivation base improvement speed did not decrease but increased, even though the star power required to condense one layer of the star tower at the sixth tier was even more massive.

Yet Xu Jin's cultivation speed here had increased by as much as eight times.

Of course, this speed also had the reason of the assistance of Xu Jin's massive Yuanling cultivation base.

With a late Yuanling cultivation base, even the top eighth-tier experts of the current age might not necessarily possess a late fifth-tier Yuanling cultivation base.

Having such an increase was very normal.

Now, what limited Xu Jin's cultivation base improvement speed was the source of star power.

Although Xu Jin used Star Jade Tablets for cultivation, the speed was very fast, but in reality, Xu Jin sensed that the output of the fifth-tier Star Gathering Array limited his cultivation speed.

If it weren't for the fact that using divine sense to mobilize the star power of the Star Jade Tablets all at once was too wasteful, Xu Jin would have wanted to use the method of directly detonating the Star Jade Tablets to raise his cultivation base.

It was mainly because his star tower foundation, the star constellation vortex condensed from seventy-two star cores, had terrifying suction!

Xu Jin estimated that if he could find a sixth-tier Star Gathering Array, his cultivation speed could increase even further.

One day later, the second corner on Xu Jin's first layer of the star tower appeared, and the first layer of the cloud tower also solidified quite a bit.

Xu Jin estimated that in another three days, his cultivation base would be able to reach the peak of the sixth tier, first layer.

But this peak was only a peak in the literal sense, not a peak in the true sense.

Another day later, after three corners appeared on the first layer of the cloud tower, Xu Jin directly switched to using Pure Pearls for cultivation.

After switching to using Pure Pearls for cultivation, the effect of Xu Jin's astonishing star constellation vortex tower foundation was finally brought into play.

One quarter of an hour was one sixth-tier Pure Pearl.

After consuming twenty-two sixth-tier Pure Pearls, under internal observation, Xu Jin's first layer of the cloud tower became completely solidified, with five eaves corners clearly visible.

Theoretically, Xu Jin's cultivation base had already reached the peak of the sixth tier, first layer.

But it was not the limit.

The Cloud Tower Realm is a watershed between the strength of geniuses and ordinary cultivators.

Many ordinary cultivators only strengthen their star patterns to three layers, so what they can forge is a cloud tower with three eaves corners.

Those who can strengthen star patterns to four layers forge a four-cornered cloud tower, and those who strengthen them to five layers forge a five-cornered cloud tower.

If there is a gap in only one layer of the cloud tower, the difference in strength is not great if it is missing one corner.

But if there are several or even a dozen layers of cloud towers, all missing one or two corners, the difference in strength can be called heaven and earth.

Therefore, among the cloud towers forged at the sixth tier, three corners is the lowest, four corners is medium, five corners is superior, and six corners is relatively rare.

Seven-cornered or eight-cornered cloud towers are basically unseen.

Because this not only requires strengthening a star pattern to eight layers, but the prerequisite for strengthening a star pattern to eight layers is that this star pattern must be an eighth-tier star pattern.

Many ordinary cultivators never learn a seventh-tier or eighth-tier star pattern in their entire lives; even geniuses can only learn a few.

Most of them are only learned after the seventh tier.

Therefore, seven-cornered or eight-cornered cloud towers are nearly extinct.

Occasionally, someone achieves one or two layers of seven-cornered or eight-cornered cloud towers, all of whom are geniuses among geniuses.

Even for the Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, among his star towers, there is only one layer of eight-cornered star towers, and a few layers of seven-cornered star towers.

This is already extremely strong.

Because this corresponds to the fact that at the sixth tier, the Academy Head only learned one eighth-tier star pattern or only strengthened one eighth-tier star pattern to eight layers.

But now, Xu Jin wanted to try.

Xu Jin wanted to specifically test how much the cultivation base improvement magnitude increases with one more corner of the cloud tower.

If the improvement magnitude is large, then Xu Jin might save up a batch of supreme-grade ones. Subsequently, Xu Jin's mind moved, and he mobilized his Yuanling divine sense to start strengthening the Thunder Source star pattern again.

After his cultivation base broke through to the sixth-tier cloud tower, the speed of strengthening star patterns accelerated slightly, but it was not too obvious.

However, the main force for Xu Jin to strengthen star patterns was that massive Yuanling divine sense.

More than half a day later, Xu Jin successfully strengthened the Thunder Source star pattern to six layers.

He took out sixth-tier Pure Pearls again to start cultivation.

After eleven Pure Pearls were consumed, under internal observation, the cloud tower with only one layer within Xu Jin's body became a bit more robust, especially the six-cornered cloud tower, which looked exceptionally imposing.

Xu Jin closed his eyes, quietly sensed and analyzed for a while, and reached a conclusion.

With one more eaves corner on the cloud tower, the cultivation base strengthens by about fifteen percent.

Theoretically, both at the peak of the sixth tier, first layer, the star power robustness of a six-cornered cloud tower user is 1.5 times that of a three-cornered one.

However, this is only the difference of one layer.

If it is the sixth tier, second layer, and two layers of cloud towers have such a gap, then when the cultivation base reaches the sixth tier, second layer, the cultivation base of a six-cornered cloud tower user is twice that of a three-cornered one.

If both are forged into eight-cornered cloud towers, even if they encounter a six-cornered cloud tower genius, as long as the cultivation base breaks through to the sixth tier, fourth layer, the star power cultivation base will be twice that of a sixth-tier cloud tower user!

But this is not the most astonishing part.

What is more astonishing is that according to the Academy Head's statement, the star tower foundation is different, and the limit of the cloud tower forged at the sixth tier is also different.

The most ordinary cultivators can only forge ten layers of cloud towers, while most elite and genius cultivators can forge twenty layers of cloud towers.

And Xu Jin, having forged the star tower foundation with seventy-two star cores, theoretically can forge at least seventy-two layers of cloud towers.

However, this is just the Grand Master's speculation.

Everything requires Xu Jin to raise his cultivation base to the peak of the sixth tier, ninth layer, before making another attempt.

But now, Xu Jin had already made up his mind; as long as he had time, he would forge an eight-cornered cloud tower.

The advantage of one layer of cloud tower is not great, two layers have a small advantage, and after ten or twenty layers, this gap is the difference between cloud and mud.

With a determined direction, Xu Jin began to implement his new cultivation plan.

While strengthening star patterns, he raised his cultivation base.

Two and a half days later, Xu Jin strengthened the Thunder Source star pattern to eight layers.

Subsequently, in the shortest possible time, he used Pure Pearls to forge the first layer of the cloud tower into eight corners.

Under internal observation, there was an eight-cornered cloud tower within his body that had only one layer but looked incomparably robust.

The momentum was ferocious!

Now it was only one layer; if it were forged to nine layers, nineteen layers, or even twenty-nine layers, how towering would this cloud tower be!

【Academy Head, I have finished breaking through, you can set off; I have also started making final preparations. After you arrive, we can take action. If there is a chance, we must ferret out the true identity of this Blood Spirit Sect Vice Sect Master.】

Xu Jin sent a starlight transmission to Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao using the Mandarin Duck Seal.

【Successfully broken through completely, and the cultivation base has stabilized?】 Cheng Cheng Yuexiao asked with concern.

【Yes, the cultivation base has already reached the peak of the sixth tier, first layer.】 Xu Jin replied.

【That's not bad. Then how many corners did you finally forge for your cloud tower? Five corners or.】 Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao asked.

【Academy Head, I put in some effort, and the first layer of the cloud tower is an eight-cornered one.】

Inside the Danxia Palace in Dachen Wan Yi, seeing the message from the Mandarin Duck Seal, Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's expression froze for a moment, then he instantly smiled bitterly, 【Just broken through, and you've already condensed an eight-cornered cloud tower; you kid, are you not letting people live?】

【Academy Head, when you first broke through, how many corners was the cloud tower you forged?】 Xu Jin asked curiously.

【Six corners; even that is a rare phoenix feather and unicorn horn among peers.】

Inside the Danxia Palace, Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao smiled bitterly while responding; just then, Peng Lao, who had received Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's order to come and guard the Danxia Palace, hurried back. Seeing this appearance, he asked curiously, "What happened to make you look like this, Palace Master?"

Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao glanced at Peng Lao, who had just hurried back, and was amused as soon as he saw him.

Forget it, it's better for a group of people to be depressed together than for one person to be depressed, so he asked with a smile, "Peng Lao, when you broke through to the sixth-tier cloud tower back then, how many corners was the first layer of the cloud tower you raised?"

"Me? The first layer of the cloud tower I raised back then was five-cornered; I kept raising five-cornered ones until my cultivation base reached the peak of the sixth tier, ninth layer, and I was slowly polishing it, only then did I raise a few six-cornered cloud towers, and later I raised seven-cornered cloud towers. Why did the Palace Master suddenly ask this?" Peng Lao asked unexpectedly.

"I'll tell you some good news: that kid Xu Jin has broken through to the sixth tier and raised a cloud tower," Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao said.

"So fast?"

Peng Lao was stunned, but then he laughed, "However, it's normal for this kid! This is a great thing. By the way, how many corners is this little guy's first layer of the cloud tower?"

"Guess?" Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao glanced at Peng Lao and said.

Peng Lao pondered for a few breaths, "This little guy has high aspirations, but his cultivation time is quite short; he probably wouldn't look at a five-cornered cloud tower, at most, it's the same as yours back then." After speaking, Peng Lao used his eyes to ask Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao if he had guessed correctly.

"Wrong." Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao shook his head.

Peng Lao was slightly stunned, "Not six corners, could it be five corners?"

Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao shook his head again.

In the next instant, Peng Lao said in astonishment, "Palace Master, don't tell me this kid condensed a seven-cornered cloud tower on his first try? I only condensed one layer of the cloud tower to seven corners ten years after I broke through to the sixth tier."

Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao shook his head again.

Now, Peng Lao was truly shocked.

"Still wrong? A four-cornered cloud tower, absolutely impossible."

Hiss!

Peng Lao suddenly gasped, "Palace Master, don't tell me this kid directly condensed a layer of an eight-cornered cloud tower?"

Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao then nodded solemnly.

In the next instant, Peng Lao suddenly sat down on the meditation cushion, "Truly, comparing people to people makes one die of anger! I, an eighth-tier expert, haven't forged an eight-cornered cloud tower, and he, a little guy who just broke through, has forged an eight-cornered cloud tower.

How unfair is heaven!"

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing Peng Lao's depressed look, Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao's depression vanished; sure enough, being depressed together is a good way to relieve depression.

Amidst the laughter, Academy Head Cheng Cheng Yuexiao stepped on the stars and rose, disappearing into the sky in an instant, with only a divine soul sound transmission ringing in Peng Lao's mind.

"Peng Lao, for these few days, you sit in the main building of the Star Picking Tower; I'm going to handle some matters, just tell the outside world that I am in seclusion for cultivation."

"Palace Master, rest assured."

While responding, Peng Lao also stepped on the stars and rose, entering the main building of the Da Chen Star Picking Tower in an instant to sit in command.

(End of this chapter)