Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1676: Chapter 688: Embezzling for Personal Gain?

In the small courtyard of the Dao Palace, Xu Jin was preparing to cultivate the Divine Soul Divine Power Void Heart Inquiry Platform.

The first step, naturally, is to require a foundation of divine power, also known as Sword Essence, also called Daoist Embryo or Daoist Source.

On this point, since Xu Jin has already nurtured the Daoist Embryo and cultivated twelve Sword Essences, it is sufficient.

So Xu Jin was now proceeding with the second step of the Void Heart Inquiry Platform.

Building the framework of divine power, also known as the Divine Power Sword Mansion.

This step is highly complex when constructing Star Power Type Divine Skills, requiring various spiritual materials and treasure materials for refining.

However, for the Divine Soul Divine Power, it is relatively simple, primarily constructed with Divine Soul Cultivation, followed by solidifying with treasure materials.

These treasure materials, Mentor Emperor Fenghua had already prepared for Xu Jin but didn’t have the opportunity to deliver them.

But coincidentally, Xu Jin had them.

Divine Dao Golden Pearl.

Refining the Void Heart Inquiry Platform requires Divine Soul Golden Pearls, specifically fifteen Big Divine Soul Golden Pearls.

What a coincidence.

Although Mentor Emperor Fenghua hadn’t delivered them to Xu Jin yet, Xu Jin had them in his hands.

Ten Little Divine Dao Golden Pearls can fuse into one Big Divine Dao Golden Pearl.

Xu Jin currently has over 1200 Little Divine Dao Golden Pearls, which is more than enough.

So Xu Jin used the three days of free time during the second round of the Daozi selection to intensely refine the Divine Soul Divine Power Void Heart Inquiry Platform.

The reason for this tension was a critical piece of intelligence Xu Jin received from Yutang King Zhu Shizhen.

The second round of the Daozi selection primarily examines Divine Soul Cultivation and Will.

This round is like an open card.

Because even if you know the exam content, there’s no way to cheat.

You can’t use external items; it tests your true strength.

And the key point is still on the second point, Will.

Divine Soul Cultivation is manageable; after all, the minimum requirement for participating in the Daozi selection is reaching the Fifth Tier Early Period of the Primordial Spirit in Divine Soul Cultivation.

According to Yutang King Zhu Shizhen, as long as the Divine Soul Cultivation reaches the Fifth Tier Middle Period of the Primordial Spirit, there is no problem on the Divine Soul Cultivation aspect.

The main issue still lies in Will!

This is intangible, something you can’t see or touch, even if you claim to have a strong will, you’ll only know once you step into the arena.

However, for established aristocratic houses like the Four Great True Monarch Mansions, they hold some informational advantages.

For instance, in this Will, the main assessment method is related to the Seven Emotions.

This is even harder to cheat than Divine Soul Cultivation.

But this doesn’t prevent the bloodlines of the Four Great True Monarch Mansions from making prior preparations.

Related to the Seven Emotions: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Fear, Love, Hatred, Desire.

Although the testing experience might seem real, many things lose their allure once truly experienced.

The bloodlines of the Four Great True Monarch Mansions have gone through many such experiences, for instance, starving themselves for a few days and then feasting, which is considered a way to temper Desire.

According to Yutang King Zhu Shizhen, some even feed the bloodline disciples with aphrodisiacs and let them be accompanied by several women in light veils to see how long they can endure.

In other areas, such as Anger, Sorrow, Fear, Love, and so on, there is corresponding training.

Yet, training remains just training.

After experiences that seem real, the reaction is unpredictable.

Yutang King Zhu Shizhen shared these to give Xu Jin foresight.

However, this intelligence made Xu Jin feel somewhat strange.

He had a glimpse of Mentor Emperor Fenghua’s true nature: an Emperor Fenghua who loves to exploit opportunities?

One wonders if this is Mentor Emperor Fenghua’s true nature.

Or perhaps it is just a coincidence?

Previously, Mentor Emperor Fenghua suggested that after Xu Jin resolves his identity issues, he should remain in the Dongxuan Star Realm to see if he could gain anything, even acquiring the Innate Fire Essence to prepare for the Great Chaos Spirit Body.

At that time, Xu Jin felt Mentor Emperor Fenghua loved to exploit opportunities.

Especially during the first round of selection, it felt coincidental!

Xu Jin thought everything was a coincidence!

But now, the second round makes Xu Jin feel overly coincidental.

This Mentor Emperor Fenghua hurriedly passed two types of Divine Soul Divine Powers to Xu Jin, and Xu Jin ultimately chose the Void Heart Inquiry Platform.

And coincidentally, the Divine Soul Divine Power of the Void Heart Inquiry Platform needs to collect and absorb a vast amount of Power of Seven Emotions.

Mentor Emperor Fenghua arranged for Xu Jin to seek absorption amidst the mundane, and after three to five years, it should be about right.

Once the characteristics are identified, it is indeed prevalent, and time might be shortened.

Xu Jin even planned on where to gather these Power of Seven Emotions, like going to a battlefield to absorb Sorrow, Fear, and Anger, making a few runs would suffice.

Going to places like brothels or famine-stricken lands would allow for absorbing Joy, Desire, and other Seven Emotions Power.

But now, the second round of the Daozi selection at the Dongxuan Dao Palace is exactly about this.

Too coincidental!

Xu Jin even thinks the Power of Seven Emotions appearing in the second round of the Daozi selection is highly likely absorbable.

Now, Xu Jin highly suspects that this might be Mentor Emperor Fenghua’s intentional arrangement.

After all, Mentor Emperor Fenghua also mentioned having old grievances with Emperor Dongxuan.

Having old relations may not mean understanding, but knowing the intricacies of a grudge target is definite.

With this idea surfacing, Xu Jin promptly started his preparations.

If the moment truly arrives when he’s unprepared, it would be a great loss.

Opportunities are for those who are prepared.

Although Mentor Emperor Fenghua passed on the secret technique for gathering the Power of Seven Emotions, preparing the Divine Power Sword Mansion of the Void Heart Inquiry Platform would make the absorption more convenient and faster.

Coincidentally, Xu Jin has the Divine Dao Golden Pearls, so he starts preparing right away.

The Divine Power Sword Mansion of the Void Heart Inquiry Platform is essentially casting out the Void Heart Inquiry Platform using Divine Soul Cultivation, then solidifying it with Divine Dao Golden Pearls.