Chapter 481

Even when re-entering the treasure vault and looking at the star jade slips piled up like a mountain, Xu Jin still felt a tremor in his heart.

The wealth seized from the four eighth-tier powerhouses of the Cangming Star Palace was almost exceeding the sum of all the wealth Xu Jin had obtained previously.

There were over a hundred thousand fourth-tier star jade slips, which were likely scraps; the largest quantity was fifth-tier star jade slips, with a total of over fifty thousand, most of which came from Great Elder Sun Xianzu.

As for sixth-tier star jade slips, Xu Jin had obtained a total of over sixteen hundred.

This was the time Xu Jin had obtained the most sixth-tier star jade slips.

Previously, the number of sixth-tier star jade slips in Xu Jin's hands had never exceeded one thousand.

For seventh-tier star jade slips, Xu Jin had obtained one hundred and four.

Among them, over ninety were obtained from Great Elder Sun Xianzu.

When Xu Jin had obtained seventh-tier star jade slips in the past, they were always in single digits.

Only from the eighth-tier alien Ju Xuan had he obtained over twenty.

Up to now, the number of seventh-tier star jade slips obtained from Great Elder Sun Xianzu was the highest.

This brought the number of seventh-tier star jade slips in Xu Jin's hands to one hundred and thirty-five.

At the same time, it also meant that Xu Jin could use seventh-tier star jade slips to cultivate.

Although there was no progress on the sixth-tier Star Gathering Array, the fifth-tier Star Gathering Array could also use seventh-tier star jade slips.

However, a fifth-tier Star Gathering Array could only trigger the star power within five star jade slips at most at one time.

Using higher-tier star jade slips could also compensate for this.

In a short period, Xu Jin's cultivation base could advance once more.

However, this wealth was only the most basic part.

There were over a hundred various fifth-tier heavenly treasures.

They were just right for Xu Jin to rapidly strengthen his star patterns and condense the Eight-Cornered Cloud Tower.

Xu Jin searched for fifth-tier spirit medicines for the divine soul and found eleven, nine of which were found here at Great Elder Sun Xianzu's place.

The reason there were so many was mainly because Great Elder Sun Xianzu's primordial spirit cultivation base was such that taking ordinary fifth-tier divine soul medicines was no longer useful, so he had kept so many.

Even with Xu Jin's current divine soul cultivation base, taking fifth-tier divine soul medicines was no longer useful.

But after being nourished, they could still have an effect.

Because of this, after searching, Xu Jin only found one sixth-tier divine soul spirit medicine.

Xu Jin estimated that Sun Xianzu should have possessed more than one, but they had likely all been consumed.

And this last sixth-tier divine soul spirit medicine, the Water Cloud Soul Marrow, should have been kept by Sun Xianzu for emergencies or to treat his primordial spirit if it were ever injured.

At this moment, however, it benefited Xu Jin.

The number of fifth and sixth-tier star artifacts was also not small, totaling twenty-four.

For eighth-tier powerhouses, these were just ordinary items.

What caught Xu Jin's eye, however, were two Seven-Star Spirit Treasures.

One mid-tier Seven-Star Spirit Armor and one mid-tier Seven-Star Spirit Shield; their ranks were not high.

The high-ranking ones had all been used by themselves.

Xu Jin didn't care for these mediocre ones, but they were good for giving away as gifts.

After searching a round, there was not a trace of the Eight-Star Spirit Treasures that Xu Jin desperately wanted.

Thinking about it, it made sense; if there really were Eight-Star Spirit Treasures, these few would have already used them.

It would have been even harder for Xu Jin to kill them.

There were hundreds of bottles of various pills, one-third of which were Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills, along with some strange pills Xu Jin didn't recognize.

Including some fifth and sixth-tier emblems, which should have been for emergencies or normally bestowed upon juniors.

But for life-saving Space Displacement Emblems, the four of them contributed a full fourteen to Xu Jin.

Sun Xianzu alone had eight.

It was a pity there was no chance to use them.

Xu Jin didn't need them himself, but they were very suitable for giving to others.

Following that were a large number of star jade slips recording events or cultivation insights.

Xu Jin sank his mind into them one by one, and after going through them all, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

These were likely the true priceless treasures.

Cultivation insights.

Twelve star jade slips recorded the cultivation insights of these four eighth-tier powerhouses, and there were even three slips on insights for deducing and learning star patterns.

Especially these three, Xu Jin read them carefully several times and gained a lot.

Although he didn't learn any star patterns, he learned the evolutionary laws of the Cangming Star Palace's combat-oriented star patterns.

With Xu Jin's level, he could see the whole picture from a glimpse.

Several aspects brought Xu Jin new directions.

So star patterns could be deduced this way.

Many puzzles in deducing star patterns were instantly solved.

But the most precious ones were the four eighth-tier cultivation insights.

These were the daily cultivation insights of these four eighth-tier powerhouses after they broke through to the eighth tier.

They were exceptionally precious.

Just reading them once could allow Xu Jin to avoid many pitfalls in his future cultivation.

Especially Sun Xianzu's cultivation insights, which were extremely precious.

Sun Xianzu had excellent talent and had been guided by famous masters, but from the seventh to the eighth tier, he had stumbled along the way and stepped into many pitfalls.

Many pitfalls, once stepped into, were very hard to compensate for.

For example, the choice of the natal star when breaking through to the seventh tier.

At that time, because breaking through was difficult and also to break through rapidly, after sensing a star, he immediately chose it and then broke through.

But after reaching the eighth tier, he discovered that the natal star he had chosen was only a small world star, which was a low-tier star.

This directly determined his combat power ceiling after the eighth tier.

This kind of self-review cultivation insight was the absolute secret of every eighth-tier powerhouse, not given to anyone except personal disciples.

Like the Grand Master's cultivation insights, they were currently only given to two people, Xu Jin and Peng Lao.

And the Grand Master clearly had not stepped into Sun Xianzu's pitfalls!

After thinking about it, Xu Jin directly recorded a copy of Sun Xianzu's cultivation insights, preparing to send them to the Academy Head Dong Zhao, who had already begun preparing to break through to the seventh tier.

Of course, the Grand Master would not be left out.

"Directory of Star Domains Controlled by the Star Palace"

When he discovered the title of the content recorded in one of the star jade slips, Xu Jin was greatly shocked.

This star jade slip also came from Sun Xianzu, but the content recorded was the directory of star domains conquered and controlled by the Cangming Star Palace.

Just by glancing at it, Xu Jin confirmed that, just as the Grand Master had said, the Cangming Star Palace had hidden more than half in this regard.

They publicly claimed to have conquered only nine star domains and controlled only five.

But the list here showed twenty-one conquered star domains and twelve controlled ones.

This was far higher than the star domains previously controlled by Chen Guo.

However, compared to the number of star domains Chen Guo currently controlled and conquered, it was still a bit behind.

Moreover, it was not just a directory.

This jade slip recorded the output, alien characteristics, garrison forces, etc., of every star domain conquered and controlled by the Cangming Star Palace, in great detail.

This intelligence almost dug out the Cangming Star Palace's foundation.

Although it might not be everything, with this directory, if Chen Guo targeted them in the future, the Cangming Star Palace would have a hard time.

Besides this, the directory also recorded the characteristics of three seventh-tier star domains.

All were seventh-tier star domains that the Cangming Star Palace had attempted to attack and control but failed.

Seventh-tier star domains were still a bit distant for the current Xu Jin.

So he just glanced at them and did not intend to study them in detail.

But before his mind left, he suddenly saw a line of notes.

"The advance team discovered the eighth-tier spirit medicine Golden Leaf Blood Ginseng in the seventh-tier Flower Valley Star Domain. This ginseng can bring the dead back to life, regrow flesh on bones, and regenerate severed limbs. The medicinal effect has been verified. Unfortunately, the entire army was wiped out. If there is a chance in the future, the seventh-tier Flower Valley Star Domain will be a key star domain to conquer."

This line of notes made Xu Jin's eyes light up.

Whether in the current world, the Star River Battlefield, or various star domains, Xu Jin had been searching for heavenly treasures capable of regenerating severed limbs.

After searching for so long, he only generally knew that individual seventh or eighth-tier spirit medicines had this divine power.

But what specific spirit medicine it was and which star domain it was in, he had no clue.

Now, he finally had specific information. In all things, the fear is not having a goal.

With a goal, things were easy to handle.

After organizing this harvest, Xu Jin felt some emotion.

The cultivation resources in his hands were now massive.

If there were nothing else, these massive cultivation resources would be enough for Xu Jin to cultivate with all his might and break through his cultivation base to the seventh tier.

It was estimated that within two to three years, Xu Jin's cultivation base would definitely be able to break through to the seventh tier.

By then, the affairs of the world would be much easier.

If Xu Jin wanted to be faster, he would have to find a sixth-tier or sixth-tier Star Gathering Array, or that kind of star power array that could detonate many low-tier star jade slips at once while gathering the star power together, allowing Xu Jin to cultivate.

In that case, the hundreds of thousands of star jade slips in Xu Jin's hands could be put to use.

And they could also be consumed rapidly.

Unfortunately, there was no progress yet.

Of course, it wasn't that there was no progress at all.

Xu Jin himself had a bold deduction that perhaps that place had it, but in the short term, it was impossible for Xu Jin to have any connection with that place.

The next instant, Xu Jin's mind stirred, and he instantly appeared above the Seven Kill Palace in the Seven Kill Star Domain.

The real Seven Kill Palace had been refined by Xu Jin, but Xu Jin used the authority of heaven and earth to create a Seven Kill Palace out of thin air.

The moment Xu Jin appeared, his mind just stirred slightly, and in an instant, his true body manifested to a hundred zhang, with ten thousand zhang of golden light, as if a true god had descended.

The tens of thousands of humans and aliens who were building residential areas around the Seven Kill Palace were all terrified when they saw this scene.

Especially the teenagers and aliens who had been rescued by Xu Jin from the sixth-tier Falling Plum Star Domain, seeing this familiar scene, one by one they immediately knelt down and worshipped in Xu Jin's direction, calling him a god!

People have a tendency to follow the crowd.

Especially Xu Jin's ten-thousand-zhang golden light appearance, which was exceptionally shocking, truly looking like a god.

The craftsmen sent by the Grand Master, as well as the captives and their families recently sent from the Tianyang Star Palace, whether shocked, terrified, or following the crowd, all knelt and worshipped in the direction where Xu Jin appeared.

They called him all sorts of things.

In any case, they couldn't leave out the word "god."

This sudden scene terrified the Seven Kill Star Domain's Commander Hou Yunzhang, Deputy Commander Tan Zhi, and Zhong Wei, Ye Yanfeng, and others who had been recruited by Hou Yunzhang.

Some individuals, in their shock, actually knelt down as well.

Xu Jin's original intention was just to strengthen his rule and deter everyone.

Especially after the war with the Tianyang Star Palace this time, Chen Guo had captured tens of thousands of people from the branch palaces and branch academies of the Tianyang Star Palace stationed in various prefectures and counties of Chen Guo.

Most of these tens of thousands of captives were originally Chen Guo commoners who had previously been recruited as disciples by the Tianyang Star Palace.

This made things difficult for the Grand Master.

Killing them all wouldn't work.

Letting them go was even worse.

If they were let go, if things went wrong later, they would be spies for the Tianyang Star Palace.

They could only be sent to various star domains to be settled.

But the number was too large.

Especially since some were dragging their families along, counting them all, there were nearly one hundred thousand people.

In the end, Xu Jin's Seven Kill Star Domain settled over ten thousand people.

Counting the previous aliens, teenagers, and craftsmen, the total population of the Seven Kill Star Domain reached fifteen thousand.

Currently, this was also the upper limit of the population that the Seven Kill Star Domain could bear.

Mainly because food and supplies currently relied entirely on Chen Guo's support.

It was equivalent to a fully supported army of fifteen thousand people.

With tens of thousands of captives, Xu Jin thought about manifesting a divine miracle to deter them, which would also make it easier for Hou Yunzhang and others to manage them.

He didn't expect that this appearance would directly shock Hou Yunzhang and the others as well.

Because the population exploded and the time was quite short, these people were currently still building houses.

But since everything started from zero before, most people were living in the open, which looked very chaotic.

At this moment, when over fifteen thousand people knelt down, Xu Jin's heart also stirred.

Taking this opportunity to deepen the deterrence.

Letting these captives have a heart of awe would make it even easier for Hou Yunzhang and others to manage them.

With this thought, the next instant, Xu Jin's heart stirred, and he suddenly said, "Since you are sincere, I will bestow upon you some houses as a reward."

As Xu Jin's voice fell, in the sky, Xu Jin, who had manifested a hundred-zhang figure, slowly raised his hands slightly, and a small courtyard rose from the ground.

A very simple small courtyard, three main rooms, two side rooms.

The first house rose quite slowly.

Xu Jin used his powerful primordial spirit power to urge the authority of heaven and earth in the Seven Kill Star Domain, directly condensing the soil from the ground into walls and then rising. During the rising process, Xu Jin also designed this small courtyard.

The interior didn't matter, but the exterior and basic functions had to be there.

The first house took a full dozen breaths to finish rising and casting.

This left the over fifteen thousand Seven Kill residents staring in a daze.

The next instant, Xu Jin directly used the first courtyard as a template, directly controlling the authority of heaven and earth with his primordial spirit mind, changing the terrain, and one small courtyard after another constantly rose from the ground.

It was as if houses were growing from the ground.

This scene left all the Seven Kill residents staring in a daze.

Whether they were humans from the current world or aliens!

A divine miracle!

Truly a divine miracle!

They were only afraid of the hundred-zhang golden body.

But for this kind of divine miracle visible to the naked eye, they only had reverence.

A portion of the Seven Kill residents, in their shock, even ran up and into the newly cast small courtyards, touching them, and even biting them with their teeth.

Some cultivators even bombarded them slightly with star power.

Cultivators knew there were illusions.

When bombarded by star power, the house walls only shook slightly, very sturdy.

After testing a round, they were stunned!

It was real!

These houses were real!

On the spot, those Seven Kill residents knelt down in Xu Jin's direction and started kowtowing loudly.

While kowtowing, they called out "God!"

This scene drove more Seven Kill residents.

Xu Jin also condensed more residential houses.

More Seven Kill residents rushed into the small courtyards, and after verifying they were real, their eyes became hot and wild, and one by one they knelt down towards Xu Jin.

Finally, even the management layer including Hou Yunzhang, Tan Zhi, Zhong Weili, and Ye Yanfeng, in their astonishment, ran over to verify the truth.

They even went directly into the main room to take a look and used star power to verify.

After the verification was completed, one by one they rushed out of the courtyard, and the look in their eyes when they looked at Xu Jin in the sky had completely changed.

It had completely changed into a different look.

The next instant, Hou Yunzhang, Tan Zhi, Zhong Weili, and Ye Yanfeng, the four of them, also knelt down along with the crowd of Seven Kill residents and worshipped Xu Jin.

This made Xu Jin in the sky exceptionally surprised.

He just wanted to deter those captives.

He didn't expect to scare these few as well.

Just as he was surprised, suddenly, Xu Jin's primordial spirit stirred inexplicably.

This left Xu Jin extremely stunned.

This kind of stirring had never been experienced before.

Xu Jin discovered that when his primordial spirit stirred, it seemed there was an inexplicable joy.

A very instinctive feeling.

In his surprise, Xu Jin urged his Mingji Star Pattern with all his might to sense in all directions to find the reason.

The movement of the primordial spirit was no small matter.

The next instant, Xu Jin felt strands of very strange power that he had never seen before, gathering from these Seven Kill residents who were worshipping him, drifting towards him and surrounding him.

It was precisely these strange powers that made his primordial spirit stir constantly.

At the same time, attached to these strange powers were strands of pure divine soul power.

In an instant, Xu Jin's heart stirred, and he thought of something.

(End of chapter)