Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation-Chapter 53 - 49 Rejoicing Over the Acquired Star Weapon

The Loose Cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Dining Dawn had an arm and half a shoulder completely blown away, blood spurting wildly, and his chest ribs were visible.

The Loose Cultivator at the Fifth Layer, since he was standing to the side, had half an arm blasted off; his chest and abdomen were torn apart, revealing the white bone of his pelvis.

Seriously injured, but not fatally.

The other four Martial World Loose Cultivators were utterly confounded by this scene.

Where was the overwhelming victory they were promised?

In the same moment, Niu Gui and Xu Jin both lunged forward, slashing with their long knives.

Take advantage of an illness to claim a life.

At this point, even half a second was enough to kill.

Following close behind Xu Jin, Qiao Ruonan reacted the fastest and also pounced toward the others.

Just as Qiao Ruonan, Song Ye, Fang Zixing, and Qian Xiaohu engaged the four other Dining Dawn Realm cultivators, Xu Jin and Niu Gui had already achieved their goals.

Niu Gui’s long knife plunged straight into the wound in the chest and abdomen of the cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Dining Dawn, and with a stir, amidst earth-shattering screams, the cultivator died on the spot.

Xu Jin was more cautious; a slash forced the Loose Cultivator at the Fifth Layer to stagger backwards, and an unexpected basic Star Arrow flew out, following the momentum of the blade, striking the opponent’s side wound and exploding.

As the scream had just begun, Xu Jin decapitated him with a slash!

At the same time, Xiong Tiegun, who was behind the huge rock, finally reacted and stood up abruptly.

The battle had shifted too quickly.

All of this happened in less than two breaths of time.

Their side’s strongest warrior, Yue Chong, was minced into meat, and their main fighters at the Sixth and Fifth Layer had been severely injured and killed.

According to the plan before the battle, all Xiong Tiegun needed to do in this fight was to firmly block the retreat and prevent the Star Patrol Guard from escaping.

He hadn’t expected the battle to turn out like this.

After pondering for a second, Xiong Tiegun leaped from the boulder and charged toward the Star Patrol Guard, intending to join the fight.

But at that moment, the tide of the battle changed again.

Xu Jin and Niu Gui, who had just taken out the opponents at the Sixth and Fifth Layer, exchanged a look and simultaneously pounced at the cultivator at the Fourth Layer of Dining Dawn.

Realizing something was wrong, he repelled Song Ye with a swing of his staff and turned to run.

Niu Gui’s long knife flew from his hand; its aim was slightly off, piercing the escaping cultivator’s buttock.

But it still caused him to stumble.

Xu Jin caught up, a stab from behind piercing through the heart and lungs.

A twist, and death!

Three more to go!

Meanwhile, Xiong Tiegun, who had charged forward several dozen meters, also caught this scene, his gaze suddenly sharp!

“Damn it, how can you all be so useless!” he muttered, then decided to turn around again.

He fled!

Xiong Tiegun hoisted his iron staff, quickly climbed up the hill, and disappeared into the pile of rocks.

Xu Jin and Niu Gui didn’t bother pursuing him.

Firstly, you don’t chase a desperate foe; secondly, they had seen each other’s faces, and there would be other chances to settle the score in the future.

The remaining three, one at the Fourth Layer and two at the Third Layer of Dining Dawn, were now surrounded by Qiao Ruonan, Qian Xiaohu, Fang Zixing, and the others, basically in a four-against-one situation.

One-on-one, they still had an advantage in cultivation level.

But four against one, the numerical advantage couldn’t be made up for by a mere difference in cultivation level.

Moreover, as Yue Chong was minced and Xiong Tiegun fled, the spirit and courage of these men were utterly crushed.

Even without Xu Jin and Niu Gui joining in, within three breaths, the two cultivators at the Third Layer were surrounded and killed, followed by the one at the Fourth Layer in another breath!

The battle was over!

The disciples looked around at the bodies scattered everywhere and then at Xu Jin and Niu Gui, suddenly feeling as if they had narrowly escaped death.

Niu Gui was particularly moved.

He had assumed it was a hopeless situation, but the Great Mighty Power Emblem that had fallen into Xu Jin’s hands had turned the tide.

“Brother, nothing else needs to be said.

If anything comes up in the future, just give the word,” Niu Gui said after the battle ended, punching Xu Jin and then sitting down on the ground to catch his breath.

Don’t think the battle was long, but it still consumed a great deal of energy and willpower.

Xu Jin smiled, nodded, and casually took the water bladder passed over by Niu Gui, gulping it down fiercely.

“Rest for 15 minutes before we set off again,” Xu Jin said.

The group sat down on the spot amidst a circle of corpses, eating and drinking as needed.

In just a few days, a bunch of greenhorns had turned into iron-blooded warriors.

War truly changes people.

“Xiaohu, go and check them out.”

To check them out, naturally meant to search the dead.

After slaying the enemy, there should at least be some gains to be had.

This was something Qian Xiaohu had become experienced in over the past few days.

These Martial World’s loose cultivators and bandits often carried their most valuable items on their person.

In a life where they lick blood from the edge of a knife, when trouble arises, who has the time to go home and retrieve wealth?

Of course, some will hide their wealth in secret places or entrust it to their families.

But most will carry it on them, usually in pockets sewn into their inner garments or inner armor or even the crotch area, containing important items like silver notes, with some even hiding things in their shoe soles.

“Damn, these guys are all quite wealthy, all having silver notes, and even pills,” Qian Xiaohu, who led the search on the bodies, couldn’t stop exclaiming.

The poorest one still had silver notes worth one hundred taels on him.

The loose cultivator at the Fifth Layer of Dining Dawn Realm even had 600 taels in brand new silver notes and two bottles of Star Refilling Pill on him.

The loose cultivator at the Fourth Layer of Dining Dawn Realm had silver notes worth 500 taels and a bottle of Star Refilling Pill as well.

The other four ranged from one hundred to less than four hundred taels in silver notes.

Normally, a loose cultivator at the Third and Fourth Layers of Dining Dawn Realm wouldn’t possess so much wealth.

But Xu Jin soon realized that this was likely payment for services, or the price to bribe these people.

There might be other conditions for the bribery, but the wealth involved was probably just this.

All being desperate folks, they would surely act only after receiving wealth.

Most carried it on their person, which now conveniently benefited Xu Jin and his companions.

Looking at the rate, a person of First Layer Cultivation would have at least one hundred taels of silver, and the Star Refilling Pills must be counted separately; That fleeing Xiong Tiegun must have had at least 700 taels of silver, if not more.

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What about Yue Chong?

Yue Chong from the Second Layer of the Star Refining Realm, what about him?

Just a few breaths later, an exasperated Qian Xiaohu with a face smeared with bloodstains said, “Brother Jin, there are silver notes, but they are torn, soaked with blood, and most of the elixir bottles are shattered.

Only one bottle of pills is intact.”

“Knife!”

Suddenly, Niu Gui spoke up, “The long knife used by Yue Chong is a Star Weapon, that should be the most valuable item.”

Qian Xiaohu hurriedly found the knife, and it was still in perfect condition.

After cleaning it with water, the spoils from searching the bodies were tallied.

The silver notes alone amounted to 2200 taels, with over a hundred taels in broken silver.

Furthermore, they secured nine and a half bottles of Star Refilling Pill, a total of 97 pills.

These Martial World’s loose cultivators averaged more than one bottle of Star Refilling Pill each.

It’s only natural when you think about it, for cultivators, especially those who live life on the edge, Star Power is the most important.

Once their internal Star Power is exhausted, their combat power will plummet, so it’s essential to always carry extra Star Refilling Pills.

From the only bottle of pills recovered from the butchered remains of Yue Chong, after cleaning the bottle, they discovered it was the more valuable Rejuvenation Pill, a full bottle.

Afterward, all the spoils were laid out in front of Xu Jin and Niu Gui.

In just two days, this small team’s rules had been established; or rather, Xu Jin’s authority had been established.

Just as Xu Jin was about to speak and distribute the loot, Niu Gui suddenly said, “That Star Weapon long knife, Xu Jin, you take it directly.

A decent quality Star Weapon long knife is worth around two thousand taels of silver, but the Star Emblem you used just now, at the very least a Three-Star Emblem, can’t be bought with two thousand taels.

“This Star Weapon long knife goes to him; no objections, right?” The former sentence was directed at Xu Jin, while the latter addressed the other companions.

“No objections!”

“If it weren’t for Brother Jin’s Three-Star Emblem, we would have lost our lives long ago.

This Star Weapon, Brother Jin must keep.”

…

All the disciples voiced their agreement, and Xu Jin, without any pretense, joyfully accepted the Star Weapon long knife.

The knife felt cool to the touch but strangely comfortable.

With a thought, Star Power surged into the knife, and in a blink, the blade emitted a chilling foot-long blade of Starlight.

Xu Jin was overjoyed.

With this Star Weapon in hand, his combat strength would definitely double.

“2300 taels of silver, 97 Star Refilling Pills equivalent to 1940 taels of silver, one bottle of ten Rejuvenation Pills worth 300 taels of silver; a total of 4560 taels, Xu Jin and I each take 20%, the rest you all split evenly.

Those who want silver take silver, those who want pills take pills, just follow the value,” Niu Gui also directly decided on the rest of the distribution, and the disciples were thrilled, certainly having no objections.

They had just faced an expert of the Star Refining Realm, thinking death was certain, but unexpectedly, they survived the ordeal and even turned a profit.

Anybody would be pleased with such an outcome.

“Alright, pick up what’s yours!” Xu Jin said with a smile.

“Hold on a moment!”

Suddenly, a voice came from the hilltop, and everyone looked up to see a man standing on the summit amidst a tree blossoming with pear flowers, holding a sword and looking down at them with a smile, “Isn’t all this loot supposed to be mine?”