NOVEL NEXT Chapter 293: Xu Jin's Choice
With the assistance of the Mid-tier Thunder Wing Heart, Xu Jin used ten Silver Stars to deduce the Thunder Origin Star Pattern with exceptional smoothness.
The feeling was akin to having an open-book exam.
The heart delivered direct answers to Xu Jin for things he didn't understand, couldn't figure out, or found inscrutable; and the answers were of the kind that were easy to comprehend.
Or sometimes, it would offer other types of hints to Xu Jin.
The Mid-tier Thunder Origin Star Pattern took root and sprouted like a plant, lines and main shoots growing and perfecting continuously.
Soon, the Mid-tier Thunder Origin Star Pattern was deduced by Xu Jin to the Fourth Tier Upper, and then smoothly broke through to the Fifth Tier Lower and Middle, with unparalleled silkiness.
When Xu Jin's thoughts finally fell out of the vast thunderclouds, it marked the end of this ordinary Tao Derivation, and the final result of deducing the Thunder Origin Star Pattern was the Fifth Tier Upper.
An ordinary deduction that leapt across four small ranks was truly rare.
But Xu Jin was fully aware that this was the doing of the Mid-tier Thunder Wing Heart.
The Heaven and Earth Star Will contained within the Thunder Wing Heart greatly aided Xu Jin.
Otherwise, it would have been difficult even to improve by three small ranks, let alone four.
For most cultivators, a Fifth Tier Upper Thunder Origin Star Pattern was already considered a high-tier Star Pattern.
According to the rules of the National Taoist Institute, Third-level Star Refining Disciples were typically only taught Fourth Tier Star Patterns.
When a disciple's Cultivation Level broke through to the Fourth Tier Star Condensing Realm, they were directly rewarded the choice of any two Fifth Tier Star Patterns upon their breakthrough.
But Xu Jin was not satisfied.
The State Preceptor had merely traded for this Thunder Origin Star Pattern with a Second-tier Star Domain and a strand of Heaven and Earth Star Will.
Given such a significant cost, Xu Jin had virtually no chance of obtaining a high-tier Thunder Origin Star Pattern from the Wood Spirit Palace in the future.
Even if there were a chance, the cost would be too much for Xu Jin to afford.
It was better to deduce it himself.
He still had three Gold Stars and two Bright Stars in hand.
In the next moment, without hesitation, Xu Jin activated a Gold Star and began the deduction again.
He still invoked the Mid-tier Thunder Wing Heart.
Soon, Xu Jin deduced the Thunder Origin Star Pattern to the Sixth Tier Lower.
However, after reaching the Sixth Tier Lower, he acutely discovered that the assistance provided by the Thunder Wing Heart had become very minimal.
In truth, the help provided by the Thunder Wing Heart had been diminishing ever since he broke through to the Fifth Tier.
But after breaking through to the Sixth Tier, it dramatically fell off a cliff.
Still, there was a bit of help.
Moreover, the Gold Star initiated a high-order Tao Derivation.
Continuously inducing new Star Patterns and main shoots, the Thunder Origin Star Pattern broke through to the Sixth Tier Middle, gradually nearing the Sixth Tier Upper.
But by the time the deduction period of this Gold Star ended, the Thunder Origin Star Pattern's rank had not completely reached the Sixth Tier Upper, though it was close.
Just one branch pattern short of deducing up to the Sixth Tier Upper.
However, the rank of the Thunder Origin Star Pattern was still at the Sixth Tier Middle, not meeting Xu Jin's expectation.
Without any hesitation, Xu Jin activated another Gold Star and started another session of high-order Tao Derivation.
The Thunder Origin Star Pattern smoothly reached the Sixth Tier Upper, then broke through to the Seventh Tier Lower.
When the Thunder Origin Star Pattern reached the Seventh Tier Lower, the assistance provided by the Thunder Wing Heart in the deduction process was barely worth mentioning.
Ultimately, when this second Gold Star finished its deduction, the rank had just managed to reach the Seventh Tier Middle.
It was considered decent.
But it was below Xu Jin's expectation.
Xu Jin's initial plan was to use ten Silver Stars and two Gold Stars to deduce the Thunder Origin Star Pattern straight to the Seventh Tier Upper, then utilize one Bright Star to raise the Thunder Origin Star Pattern in one go to the Eighth Tier Middle.
Based on previous experience, deducing the Thunder Origin Star Pattern to the Eighth Tier Middle should grant two very powerful Thunder Series Star Power traits.
But now, it fell far short of Xu Jin's expectations.
To achieve this goal, Xu Jin still had to add in one more Gold Star, one more Bright Star—possibly even more might not suffice.
The root cause could be traced back to three reasons: first, the comprehension time in the Star Dome Secret Realm had ended, which lessened one beneficial factor; second, due to the low rank of the Thunder Wing Heart, its supportive role was gone, and it was regrettable that Star Domains carrying the Thunder Series Heaven and Earth Star Will were too rare, an opportunity that must be seized if ever discovered.
The third reason was Xu Jin's own insufficient accumulation.
The various research handbooks in the National Daoist School of Dachen Country contained no Thunder Series Star Patterns.
In the end, Xu Jin decided to stop here.
Especially due to the third reason, which could even lead to a dramatic decline in the progress of the deduction—if a Gold Star and a Bright Star were invested and he couldn't even reach the Eighth Tier Lower, the loss would be considerable.
He would stop temporarily.
The rank of the Thunder Origin Star Pattern was now at the Seventh Tier Middle.
Compared to before, when he could only rely on the Protection Star Pattern's Thunder Origin, it had become incredibly strong, with its might more than doubled.
At present, Xu Jin's Gold Star count had returned to one.
Having arrived once more at the Star-picking Tower, Xu Jin entered into the Star-picking Secret Realm again.
Previously, when Xu Jin was still at the Fourth Tier Star Condensing First Layer, he effortlessly acquired two Gold Stars and one Bright Star, estimating that before his cultivation broke through to the Fifth Tier Middle to Late Period, obtaining Gold Stars and Bright Stars should pose no significant difficulty.
With great ease, Xu Jin secured two Copper Stars and two Silver Stars.
Facing the Heart Demons and Gatekeepers of the Gold Star Level, goals other disciples only dreamed of conquering, they were reduced to mere machines for testing Xu Jin's Star Power might.
They still couldn't break through the Fish Curtain Golden Bell supported by the Earth Origin Star Pattern of the Eighth Tier Middle.
But what Xu Jin mainly tested was the Thunder Series Star Skills.
His Thunder Series Star Skills were still mainly evolutions of basic Star Skills.