Chapter 66

On the evening of July 6th, Xu Jin still did not wait for the man in green.

Xu Jin even suspected whether this mysterious man in green was really a demon and had already been killed?

That would be too sad.

July 7th was the day of the assessment by Master Gan of the Medicine Room.

Originally, the assessment was supposed to be several days ago, but it was delayed for several days by the sudden event of the Great Search for Demons.

Although it was delayed for several days, Xu Jin still witnessed the situation of wailing everywhere when the teacher checked English recitation in his previous life.

Many disciples even gave up the morning class of that day to recite overtime.

It cannot be said that they were not working hard, but they just couldn't recite it, what to do?

For example, Qian Xiaohu.

Xu Jin had reminded him before, and he also spent more than an hour every day reciting, but once he recited, he easily fell asleep.

In the end, it was Xu Jin who pointed him to combine the simple illustrations in the Pharmacopoeia and imagine them as similar vegetables or plants he knew to memorize.

This was a bit better.

Fortunately, Master Gan said it was an assessment, but in fact, it was not a full recitation.

It was a random check.

This made Xu Jin, who recited the whole thing, feel a bit at a loss.

Each disciple was randomly selected fifty types of medicinal materials from the Pharmacopoeia to describe their appearance, medicinal properties, common locations, etc.

Those who were lucky enough to be selected for what they had memorized shouted lucky.

Those who were selected for what they hadn't memorized secretly shouted bad luck.

The majority were still working hard, and there were quite a few lucky ones.

After the last mission of this Star-Pointing season, among the remaining fifty-five disciples, forty-two passed.

Qian Xiaohu also barely passed.

Those who passed were each rewarded with a Spirit-Awakening Pill.

The reward of a Spirit-Awakening Pill was still quite important to these disciples; it was five taels of silver.

In the last mission, the ordinary disciples of Xu Jin's team gained the most, with an average of over four hundred taels, while other teams were a bit worse, ranging from one hundred to three hundred taels.

The main reason was that they didn't wipe out the ambushers.

"Tomorrow, there will be another make-up exam. The day after tomorrow, according to the academy's arrangement, all disciples who chose the Medicine Room chores will be arranged to enter the mountains for three days to complete this month's chores.

In the future, you must enter the mountains at least once a month, three days each time.

Before departure, you each go to the External Affairs Hall to collect the backpacks, medicine hoes, and other tools needed to enter the mountains, and at the same time collect the manual of common medicinal materials and rare treasures of heaven and earth in the Great Da Da Qing Shan," Master Gan instructed after the assessment.

"In addition, disciples who have become official members of the Star Patrol Guard, if there are patrol tasks in the next few days, it is best to change them. If you don't change them, go to the External Affairs Hall to ask for leave." Speaking of this, Master Gan of the Medicine Room suddenly paused, and his eyes swept towards Xu Jin, Qiao Ruonan, Luo Geng, Hong Gang, and others.

"As an instructor, I would like to remind you additionally that it is best to change and participate in this mountain-entering external affairs.

In addition, in the future, every time you enter the mountains for external affairs, participate as much as possible."

When Xu Jin and others looked over, Master Gan suddenly stood up and pointed to the depths of the Great Da Da Qing Shan in the distance, "The Great Da Da Qing Shan is extremely vast, stretching for thousands of miles, rarely visited by people. Under the nourishment of heaven and earth, there is wealth everywhere.

But besides the dangerous terrain, there are countless wild beasts in the depths of the mountains, and even fierce beasts that have breathed starlight, and even Star Beasts with Star Cores and Heavenly Evolution Star Patterns, which are incomparably dangerous.

The woodcutters, herbalists, and hunters in our Jinshan County go fifty miles deep into the mountains and dare not go any further.

They know about the various treasures in the depths of the Great Da Da Qing Shan, but they dare not enter.

You have the life to go in and pick treasures, but no life to come back.

But you are different.

You enter the mountains to collect herbs and explore rare treasures, which is not only a chore but also an important task of the academy. Therefore, every time you enter the mountains each month, the academy will definitely send experts to sit in town.

Even if you encounter Star Beasts after going deep into the Great Da Da Qing Shan, your safety can be guaranteed.

You also have cultivation bases, making it easier to collect various medicinal materials.

So I strongly suggest that you do not give up the opportunity to enter the mountains every month organized by the academy.

Especially disciples from ordinary families.

This is an important channel for you to obtain cultivation resources at the current stage.

It is even the most important channel for you to obtain starlight from the Star-Plucking Tower at the current stage, none other.

Since ancient times, literature is poor and martial arts are rich. I don't want to say more about the importance of cultivation resources.

That's all I have to say, you decide for yourselves."

After speaking, Master Gan turned around and returned to his Medicine Room with a faint smell of medicinal materials.

Xu Jin, Qian Xiaohu, Qiao Ruonan, Sha Youtian, Hong Gang, and others realized something.

Master Gan was probably giving them a hint; he just didn't say it clearly.

If the family support is insufficient, you have to work hard yourself!

After class, Lu Xianbing took the initiative to come over and told Xu Jin about the benefits of the Star-Plucking Token.

Especially the benefits of the Practice Arena Secret Realm, which he mentioned several times, telling Xu Jin to hurry up and break through to the Meal of Mist, Sixth Layer, saying that the importance of the Star-Plucking Tower is second only to cultivation.

Although Xu Jin knew all this, Xu Jin also remembered this favor of being reminded.

"By the way, Brother Lu, you said the Practice Arena Secret Realm has a ranking, what is your ranking? With your strength, it shouldn't be bad, right?" Xu Jin suddenly thought of this and asked casually.

In an instant, Lu Xianbing was like an eggplant beaten by frost, "Don't mention it, the ones matched to me are all within ten points. I only have three wins in five battles, and my point ranking is still behind one million."

"Three wins in five battles is also very powerful."

Xu Jin was actually a bit surprised. In Xu Jin's view, a genius and strength like Lu Xianbing should have won five consecutive matches when he first entered the Practice Arena Secret Realm. But he only had three wins in five battles.

It seems that the path of focusing on Star Arts was not chosen wrongly.

Suddenly, Xu Jin realized another point and asked, "Brother Lu, can you only fight five matches a day in the Practice Arena Secret Realm?"

Xu Jin knew that there was no upper limit to the number of times, and he also knew the situation of the relevant number of times, but Xu Jin wanted to know if Lu Xianbing only fought five matches, or if fighting five matches a day was his upper limit?

"How could it be? Theoretically, there is no upper limit to the number of practice matches in the Practice Arena Secret Realm a day, as long as you have starlight, but it is related to Spirit Soul power.

My Spirit Soul power, in a full state, can only support me to fight five matches. If I want to continue, I have to take Spirit-Refreshing Pills.

But I have to save the Spirit-Refreshing Pills for the Large Gathering Star Pattern," Lu Xianbing said very clearly.

"I see."

Xu Jin understood. Currently, fighting five matches a day is Lu Xianbing's upper limit.

And Xu Jin's upper limit is six times a day.

The Clarity Soul Star Pattern is really powerful.

"By the way, you have already broken through to the Meal of Mist, Fifth Layer, the Small Gathering Star Pattern should be ready, right?" Lu Xianbing asked suddenly.

"Soon, just the last bit left, it will be in these one or two days."

Xu Jin wanted to admit it, but Ning Yuchan hadn't announced it for him yet.

But it seems that Lu Xianbing was suspicious of his super-fast cultivation speed.

But it doesn't matter, he will get used to it later.

Walking along the way, Xu Jin suddenly found that Lu Xianbing was on the same path as him, actually both heading towards the Star Patrol Guard camp.

"Brother Lu, what are you doing?" Xu Jin was a bit puzzled.

"Same as you, going to the Star Patrol Guard to arrange the patrol duty, we have to enter the mountains the day after tomorrow."

"You also have to enter the mountains? I thought you didn't lack cultivation resources, so you shouldn't go?" Xu Jin said.

"How can cultivation resources not be lacking? It's just that my ancestors have some savings, which makes my cultivation resources a bit more, but definitely not abundant.

Like Spirit-Refreshing Pills, I take one a day, two Spirit-Awakening Pills a day, and four Star-Supplementing Pills a day, which is one hundred and twenty taels of silver a day, and three or four thousand taels a month.

The family's supply for my consumption is also quite large.

Besides, in the family, I'm not the only one cultivating.

However, these cultivation resources are not enough.

I should be able to take two to three Spirit-Refreshing Pills a day, and this is still low-grade. There are also high-grade Spirit-Refreshing Pills with doubled effects, one costs one hundred taels of silver, and I can't afford to consume them yet.

So, I must enter the mountains.

Must get more cultivation resources!

On the path of cultivation, one must fight!" Lu Xianbing said.

After listening, Xu Jin was silent.

Lu Xianbing's words directly broke his defenses.

According to this calculation, the one thousand eight hundred taels of silver in his hand is only enough for him to cultivate for half a month.

Damn, you, a second-generation cultivator and a second-generation official, are working so hard, calculating and fighting like this, how are ordinary people supposed to live?

Suddenly, Xu Jin felt that he seemed to have been a bit too comfortable lately.

Must fight!

Must fight!

Xu Jin suddenly stopped, turned around, bowed silently to Lu Xianbing, "Thank you, Brother Lu!"

"This? Thank me for what?"

Lu Xianbing was a bit confused.

And Qian Xiaohu, Hong Gang, Qiao Ruonan, and others who were on the same path as them, listening to this conversation between the two, were also thoughtful.

Arriving at the Star Patrol Guard camp, they met the Flag Master Cui Tianqi. Checking the patrol duty ranking, it was really a coincidence: Xu Jin's patrol duty as a team leader was July 10th, and Lu Xianbing's patrol duty as a team leader was July 11th.

Both were within the time of entering the mountains.

Immediately, an adjustment was made: Xu Jin was advanced to tomorrow, and Lu Xianbing was postponed to patrol duty on July 13th.

Among the Star Patrol Guards, there are not only disciples cultivating in the academy, but also many disciples who have left the academy with no hope of forging stars. They basically rarely enter the mountains anymore.

On the night of July 7th, the man in green did not appear.

After the morning class on July 8th, Xu Jin was fully dressed and, with a team of Star Patrol Guards, began to patrol in Jinshan Juncheng.

The main task was to patrol the four gates, the wharf, and the main streets, basically nothing happened.

But the academy arranged it this way mainly to deter the petty and stabilize people's hearts.

For decades, compared to the County Guards whose military discipline is not too good, the Jinshan Academy Star Patrol Guard is the stabilizing force of Jinshan County City.

At the West Gate Wharf, Xu Jin led the team to patrol.

A coolie carrying a bag suddenly paused his steps and couldn't help but look at Xu Jin a few more times.

His eyes kept following Xu Jin's back.

A hundred breaths later, when Xu Jin and his party had patrolled the entire wharf and turned to leave, this young coolie suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.

Taking advantage of the fall, he sat on the ground pressing his calf while taking the opportunity to keep looking at Xu Jin, seeing Xu Jin clearly.

After Xu Jin left, the young coolie carrying the bag slowly stood up and murmured, "It really looks like him! Should be able to mix for a few taels of silver, right?"

(End of chapter)