Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1635: Chapter 670: The Dilemma of Identity

When Xu Jin first saw the message from his master, Emperor Fenghua, about striving for the candidate Daozi position, he was a bit puzzled.

Based on the information Xu Jin had, those who could strive for the candidate Daozi position were one in a hundred, not to mention it would attract attention, and there would undoubtedly be an examination of identity.

In Xu Jin’s opinion, becoming a Gold Guard or Silver Guard was more suitable.

But after listening to his master, Emperor Fenghua, explaining the reasons, Xu Jin broke out in a cold sweat.

Being cautious is indeed a good habit.

Otherwise, he might have been hunted by the experts of the entire Dongxuan Star Realm.

The reason is simple, the Dongxuan Star Realm is famous for its conquests and has extremely strong military power, especially its Xuanxin Dao Army, whose combat power is astonishing, and once they form a military formation, it’s terrifying.

As long as they form a military formation at a certain scale, they can resist the world’s top experts.

It is said that with a formation of thirty thousand Xuanxin Dao Army, they can resist an incoming Emperor.

Of course, it’s just a stationary defense formation!

Chasing and actively attacking are much more complicated.

But even so, it’s already astonishing.

With thirty thousand soldiers defending, it’s equivalent to an Emperor overseeing the Star Domain.

It’s among the top tier in combat power within the Dao Army of the Daluo Ancestral Court.

And Emperor Fenghua happens to know the secret within this.

Emperor Dongxuan excels at artifact refining, and has refined a complete set of Mystic Heart Nine Palace Banner, using which as a basis the Xuanxin Dao Army forms their formation, acting as one, with astonishing power.

But to join the Xuanxin Dao Army, one must send a strand of Divine Soul Origin into the Mystic Heart Nine Palace Banner to achieve the union of different bodies, instantly uniting thousands of troops to maximize the power of the formation.

This technique can be said to be control, or it can be the foundation of joining the Xuanxin Dao Army.

For cultivators aspiring to build a career in the Dongxuan Star Realm, this is an opportunity.

But for top-tier geniuses, it is a huge restriction and control.

Once in the Xuanxin Dao Army, whether you’re Iron Guard, Silver Guard, or Gold Guard, to lift this restriction, only two possibilities exist: one is death, soul extinction, naturally dissipating the strand of Divine Soul Origin invested in the Mystic Heart Nine Palace Banner.

The second is for the refiner of the Mystic Heart Nine Palace Banner and the highest Authority Holder, Emperor Dongxuan himself, to grant mercy and release it.

For Xu Jin, when he acquires the Gold Guard qualification and then realizes he needs to invest a strand of Divine Soul Origin, being controlled in disguise, he would surely resist.

This resistance, in broad daylight, would nearly destroy the cornerstone of the Xuanxin Dao Army, which Emperor Dongxuan would never tolerate.

Surely, a demonstrative punishment would follow.

By then, probably no one could save Xu Jin.

Conversely, the candidate Daozi is the true core cradle of high-level personnel within the Dongxuan Star Realm.

More than ninety percent of the True Monarchs and Star Lords of Dongxuan Star Realm are Daozi by origin.

Four of the five Emperors under Emperor Dongxuan are Daozi by origin.

It is absolutely impossible to exercise seizure or control of the Divine Soul Origin for them, which would harm their path.

Therefore, Xu Jin must become a candidate Daozi.

If not, the day the selection ends is when Xu Jin’s death fleeing begins.

However, even after becoming a candidate Daozi, it’s not all smooth sailing; long-term risks aside, in the short term, the identity examination is a major trouble for Xu Jin.

Candidate Daozi in the Dongxuan Star Realm is noble in status with great prospects and must have a core identity.

[Jin’er, you must now make your utmost effort to obtain a candidate Daozi identity. Regarding the identity problem, we are making a dual preparation.

First, during the acquisition process, try to capture a few selection talents of the Dongxuan Star Realm to see if we can impersonate or obtain an identity.

Second, I am also preparing for the worst. If ultimately your identity is discovered, I am ready to ask someone to mediate. As long as I offer a cost that can tempt Emperor Dongxuan, you should be able to be released.]

[Thank you for your hard work, Master, I have troubled you.]

[Furthermore, if you resolve the identity issue yourself and there is no problem, continuously activate your grandmaster uncle’s Youyu Sword once to report safety. If there’s danger or urgent matters, activate your grandmaster uncle’s Youyu Sword once, and I’ll proactively contact you.] Emperor Fenghua said.

Seeing this starlight transmission, Xu Jin felt a stir in his heart and his face changed sharply, wondering whether contacting his master once required his master to pay a huge price?

[Master, is it difficult to contact you here, and each contact requires you to pay a huge price? If that’s the case, I won’t contact you if not necessary.] Xu Jin responded considerately.

Inside the Imperial Palace, upon seeing this starlight transmission, Emperor Fenghua felt somewhat comforted.

At least he had a disciple who showed care and warmth, not an ungrateful person.

It seems that the possibility of future inner cleansing is very, very small.

[That’s not the case, just a small cost, nothing significant for me. But unless it’s urgent, do not contact frequently, as it might expose you if the contact frequency is too high.]

The reserved Emperor Fenghua quickly added a sentence, yet his face showed a bitter expression; it had been five months.

By the current situation, it might not just be five months.

In the future, who knows if it can stop at a year!

*****

In the Gu Raising Domain, after exchanging with his master Emperor Fenghua, Xu Jin felt much more settled.

The basic direction was clear, no longer confused.

Two matters: the first, to obtain the candidate Daozi identity.

Xu Jin’s cultivation level is at the eighth tier, originally just needing to collect ten ninth-tier gu crystals to obtain the reserved Daozi identity, but Xu Jin had no Life Replacement Token, equivalent to consuming it, so needs to collect hundreds of ninth-tier gu crystals.