Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation-Chapter 534 - 225: Flaws_2

The meeting point was arranged early on between Xu Jin and Qi Shanye.

They would make further contact upon arrival at Song Mountain outside the Song State City.

Since there were branch halls of the Tianyang Star Hall and the Cangming Star Hall inside the city, Qi Shanye didn’t want any accidents to happen, so he stayed out of the city.

After some thought, Xu Jin strolled around in the city. He first bought three sets of clothing for his teacher Qi Shanye, from the inside out, and also purchased several jars of wine, a few roast chickens, braised dishes, as well as steamed bread and dried meat.

Food had to be well prepared.

The advantages of the Mustard Seed Mountain were now evident.

Ordinarily, Xu Jin would have had to push a cart for the amount of things he bought.

But now, in a secluded place, Xu Jin mostly stored everything into the Sumeru Space.

Especially after experiencing the food crisis in the Second-tier Fire Radiant Star Domain last time, Xu Jin deliberately bought extra food that could be preserved and threw it all into the Sumeru Space.

He had already expanded the space to three cubic meters, which was quite capacious.

In the afternoon, shortly after Xu Jin left the city, his pace slowed down.

There really are people who are not afraid of death!

From the moment he disembarked from the starship, a Star Power aura had been following Xu Jin from afar.

At first, Xu Jin thought it was an accident, but since the moment he started purchasing various items, it continued to follow him.

It was a middle-aged cultivator at the Fourth-tier Star Condensation Fourth Layer.

After carefully recalling, Xu Jin felt this should be an accidental event and his identity should not have been exposed.

Immediately, Xu Jin sped up and headed deeper into the Song Mountain.

After leaving the Song State by sixty miles, the Fourth-tier Star Condensation Fourth Layer bladesman who had been following Xu Jin from afar stopped hiding and quickly accelerated, shamelessly catching up.

Seeing this, Xu Jin didn’t speed up but let the fast-approaching person obstruct his path.

"Sir, what is the meaning of this?"

The middle-aged bladesman had sword-shaped eyebrows that extended to his temples, a square face that seemed kind, but if one observed carefully, his face was a bit stiff, which meant he was likely wearing a human skin mask.

A low-level disguise technique.

"Kid, this must be your first time travelling alone, right?" The middle-aged bladesman looked at Xu Jin with a cold chuckle.

Xu Jin, puzzled, looked himself up and down. It didn’t seem like he had given anything away, and he rarely talked to people. How did this guy figure out it was his first time traveling alone?

"What do you mean?"

"Don’t you understand what I mean?"

The middle-aged bladesman suddenly swung his longsword, and the thirty to forty meters of sword light made Xu Jin take a step back in shock.

"Pay silver to learn a lesson! Throw over all the valuables you have, I’ll give you a lesson and then let you live, how about that?" the bladesman sneered.

"Fine."

Xu Jin was stunned for a moment and then threw his backpack over.

The middle-aged bladesman was also a bit surprised, not expecting that this young man would be so persuadable and obedient.

"The silver notes and gold notes in your chest pocket."

"They are all in the bag."

"The Star Weapon."

With a clang, Xu Jin threw his Third-tier Star Weapon longsword over as well.

"The Star-picking Order, add me as a friend, and then transfer all your Starlight to me."

On hearing this, Xu Jin was stunned, "Big Brother, if you add me as a friend, aren’t you afraid I’ll come looking for you?"

"The Star-picking Tower uses fake names, what’s there to be scared of!

Are you transferring them or not?

If you don’t, I’ll send you to the afterlife right now," the bladesman urged.

"I’ll transfer them, but I only have a little over two hundred strands of Starlight."

"That’s still Starlight."

"Alright, what’s your alias in the Star-picking Tower?"

"Li Xiaodao."

"Hmm, Big Brother, while I’m making the request, can you tell me how you figured out I was traveling alone for the first time?" Xu Jin asked.

"Actually, it’s quite simple, because you had to ask people where the starship’s cleansing room was and after asking, you still needed someone to show you the way," the bladesman said with smug satisfaction.

Xu Jin’s expression stalled, his eyes lowered, "Anything else?"

"Of course, there’s more. For instance, your curiosity about the passing clouds and the scenery beyond the deck, these details all indicate that it’s your first time on a starship. You’re too naive, it’s clear it’s your first time travelling far from home," the bladesman continued.

"Alright, details really do determine success or failure!"

"What?"

"I said, I’m actually just taking a large flying boat for the first time."

"Of course, Great Sage Equalling Heaven, the name you chose on the Star-picking Tower is quite domineering..."

The next instant, the bladesman’s pupils suddenly narrowed as he saw Xu Jin pounce on him like a ghost.

How dare he resist!

Enraged, the bladesman raised his longsword, ready to chastise or even slay Xu Jin.

The next moment, a severe pain erupted in the bladesman’s head, and blood spurted wildly from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose while the surrounding starlight scattered.

A flash of sword light, and a head soared into the sky.

If it weren’t for wanting to understand the reason, Xu Jin would have killed him earlier.

The next instant, Xu Jin’s expression suddenly turned extremely solemn.

Just as he beheaded the bladesman, the Mingji Star Pattern of the Lower Star Palace suddenly began spinning at an extremely fast speed and emitted a blinding radiance, with two terrifying presences appearing nearby Xu Jin.

Within the sensing range of the Mingji Star Pattern, two Fifth Tier Peak auras appeared out of nowhere and approached him abruptly, their proximity to him no more than thirty meters.

This was a truly terrifying distance.

At this distance, a fatal blow could be dealt to Xu Jin at any moment.

What’s worse, Xu Jin had not sensed their approach nor had he seen them.

In other words, the other party had approached him surreptitiously.

Could it be experts sent by the Star Hall to assassinate him?

So cautious, and yet had his tracks exposed?

Almost in an instant, Xu Jin made a decision.

His thoughts sank into the Chaotic Star Pendant, ready at any moment to activate the life-saving Star Skill on it, while his hands also held two Fifth Tier Emblems that had been nourished.

While preparing, Xu Jin also initiated his Invisibility Technique at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the spot.

The moment he turned invisible, Xu Jin quickly moved away from the original location.

To avoid being targeted by enemy attacks.

However, after Xu Jin disappeared, the enemies did not appear in frenzied pursuit; they continued to conceal themselves, but one of the presences clearly began moving, likely searching.

Xu Jin dared not be careless, while also making his final decision!

To flee directly using the Chaotic Star Skill?

Or to blast them with a few Emblems before retreating?

In just a flash, Xu Jin had his answer.

Blast the hell out of them first and ask questions later.

This assassination from the Star Hall, still persistently haunting him!

"Damn it, I can’t find him! No way, Qi, your disciple’s Invisibility Technique is so profound that even I can’t locate him?" Suddenly, in the midst of the desolate wilderness, a voice arose out of thin air.

"Hahaha, kid, you can’t manage it anymore, huh."

Qi Shanye’s hearty laughter sounded, "Disciple, don’t be afraid, it’s me."

In the wilderness, the form of Qi Shanye appeared.

Upon seeing that it was his teacher, Xu Jin frowned and looked in another direction, "Teacher?"

Then again, Qi Shanye paused, "Mo, you can’t hack it, my disciple has even noticed you."

"Impossible! Absolutely not, without Fourth Layer Star Condensation Early Period Divine Soul Cultivation, it is absolutely impossible to detect me!" Mo Ji, who carried a longbow and Demon Arrow, materialized.

"Hahaha, just kidding you. But just now, you truly did lose the trace of my disciple. How about that, isn’t my disciple impressive?"

While speaking, he casually covered for Xu Jin, but the shock in Qi Shanye’s eyes was indescribable.

His Mingji Star Pattern inherently had the trait of seeing through concealed presences, its effectiveness dependent on the target’s Divine Soul Cultivation. Now, without any hesitation and with full force, he activated it to sense Xu Jin’s cultivation aura, only to see that his disciple’s Divine Soul Cultivation had already reached Fourth Tier Star Condensation!

However, he was also very aware that Xu Jin had learned the Elephant Concealing Star Pattern long ago, so even with his own cultivation, he could not see Xu Jin’s true cultivation level.

In other words, Xu Jin’s Divine Soul Cultivation was definitely at Fourth Tier Star Condensation.

That is to say, Mo Ji’s judgment was actually correct.

How had he cultivated like this?

Qi Shanye was truly shocked.

"Come, Heavenly Saint, let me introduce you, this is Mo Ji, an expert from the Lingji Star Hall. He helped me last time, and this time, I’ve invited him to help again."

At the same moment, Qi Shanye transmitted a message to Xu Jin, "The false name I’ve given you is Heavenly Saint Qi, taken from your title Great Sage Equalling Heaven."

"Teacher, a false name, does it mean that Demon Arrow Mo Ji cannot be fully trusted?" Xu Jin communicated with concern.

"That’s not it, he can be fully trusted! But this disciple of mine, you’re now my most precious, so I don’t want to bring even the slightest bit of risk to you, it’s better to continue hiding your true identity. From now on, your name is Heavenly Saint Qi! As for other information, just don’t mention anything at all."

After giving the instructions, Qi Shanye added another comment, "It’s mainly just to be on the safe side! We people are always dodging and hiding, and if captured, we’re bound to be interrogated, even Soul Searched, so better to be cautious."

"I understand."

"Let’s go, find a place, and have a good talk!" said Qi Shanye.