On the way back to the dormitory, Xu Jin had already planned how to use this hundred taels of silver.
The goal was very clear: he must break through to Canxia First Level within six days, which is when the Star Gathering Season ends.
From Instructor Ning's few words, Xu Jin already understood that the better the displayed cultivation talent, the more reward resources one would receive.
And the primary factor the outside world uses to judge cultivation talent is the number of Star Pointing days.
Xu Jin could not change this point, so the direction Xu Jin would strive for was the second factor the outside world uses to judge cultivation talent: the time it takes to break through to Canxia First Level.
Gaining the qualification to join the Middle Courtyard of the Dao Academy should only be one aspect.
The goal was set, but the silver still needed to be spent sparingly; it couldn't be wasted.
Besides achieving the goal, he also needed to save some silver to change his family's difficult situation.
After all, in the short term, at least for several months, Xu Jin wouldn't be able to earn much silver.
By the time he finished tidying up the dormitory and lay down, Xu Jin had already made his calculations.
To ensure the Breakthrough, he had to add one Waking Spirit Pill to both the morning and evening classes each day, which was ten taels of silver a day, totaling sixty taels for six days.
For the remaining six days, he would need at least 12 Blood Replenishing Pills and 3 Foundation Solidifying Pills. Xu Jin currently had 7 Blood Replenishing Pills and 1 Foundation Solidifying Pill. He planned to buy 3 more Foundation Solidifying Pills and 7 Blood Replenishing Pills, keeping a little extra in reserve.
He had to ensure he broke through to Canxia First Level by the end of the Star Gathering Season; only then would he have the ability to change his and his family's living situation.
Inside the dormitory, the other youths had long since fallen asleep, their snores rising and falling, followed by the sounds of teeth grinding and farting, and the smell was even more 'pleasant'.
"Jin Ge, there's washbasin water I fetched for you in the wooden bucket outside the door." Qian Xiaohu hadn't slept yet, and seeing Xu Jin return, he said in a low voice.
"Okay, thanks."
Xu Jin didn't stand on ceremony, quickly washed up, and went to bed. Seeing Qian Xiaohu still lying there with his eyes wide open, he couldn't help but remind him.
"If you keep overthinking things, it will definitely affect tomorrow's Star Pointing result.
Sleep well and strive for successful Star Pointing tomorrow," Xu Jin said.
"Jin Ge, do you think I can succeed in Star Pointing tomorrow?"
"You're so diligent, so focused, you haven't slacked off in your cultivation for even a single day, and tomorrow you'll have the help of a Waking Spirit Pill. If you don't succeed in Star Pointing, who will?" Xu Jin said.
"Really?" Qian Xiaohu's eyes lit up.
"Really!" Xu Jin's tone was very firm.
"Then I can rest assured."
Xu Jin's words seemed to give Qian Xiaohu great affirmation and confidence, instantly making him much more relaxed. Within a few breaths, he fell into a deep sleep.
Xu Jin himself didn't fall asleep immediately but reviewed his cultivation process again.
The most important cultivation experience he summarized today was: the more times you continuously perform the Big Dipper Killing Fist, the better the Body Tempering effect.
He needed to utilize this wisp of Starlight completely in one go.
Theoretically, Xu Jin could continuously perform the Big Dipper Killing Fist more than ten times.
That would be during the evening class.
After some thought, Xu Jin decided to use the Starlight from the Spirit Fight Platform during the evening class.
Continuously performing the Big Dipper Killing Fist more than ten times would still cause surprise if someone noticed.
After all, at this stage, even Yue Daqi, who was first in Star Pointing, couldn't perform the Big Dipper Killing Fist ten times in one go.
During the evening class, the sky is dark, with only moonlight and the torches around the square providing illumination; visibility is very poor.
It's hard to see clearly even a few meters away.
Even if someone noticed, saying 'you must have seen wrong' could easily get you through.
This way, Xu Jin could maximize the use of this wisp of Starlight from the Spirit Fight Platform.
Before going to sleep, Xu Jin's mind stirred, and his consciousness once again entered the Spirit Fight Platform.
On the Spirit Fight Platform, there was only a small wisp of Starlight.
Xu Jin's consciousness sank into the small figure in the center of the Spirit Fight Platform and tried bowing again, but no Starlight descended.
It seemed he would have to wait until tomorrow.
He could only obtain one wisp of Starlight from the Spirit Fight per day.
Currently, one wisp of Starlight seemed quite a lot, enough for now, but in the future, as Xu Jin's cultivation breaks through, it would be a bit too little.
With a thought, Xu Jin's gaze fell once again on the jade tablet in the very center of the Spirit Fight Platform.
【Tier 1 Spirit Fight Platform】
【Platform Master: Xu Jin】
【Received the favor of the Stars, one bow daily, can obtain one wisp of Starlight】
【star lamp: One】
【Cultivatable items: Zero】
【Can be upgraded】
Xu Jin felt a little confused. What was the use of this star lamp?
What were cultivatable items?
Can be upgraded?
How does it upgrade?
As these questions arose, another line of small text appeared on the jade tablet.
【Can be upgraded: Requires ten wisps of Starlight, nine pieces of jade tablet, a hundred catties of essence iron, ten catties of purple copper, one catty of silver, one tael of gold.】
With a slight movement of his mind, the upgrade conditions appeared, which was miraculous, but it also dealt a critical blow to Xu Jin.
The critical blow of poverty.
Ten wisps of Starlight were easy to come by, just save up for ten days. Nine pieces of jade tablet would probably cost forty to fifty taels. Xu Jin wasn't sure about the exact price of essence iron, but he estimated it would be over ten taels. Estimating the rest, the total price would be upwards of one hundred taels.
Poor!
The investment was huge, but he didn't know what changes the Spirit Fight Platform would undergo after upgrading.
While contemplating, Xu Jin's mind shifted back to the 【Cultivatable items】 entry, wanting to see if there would be any prompt or change.
But after a while, there was no change.
Xu Jin's mind then fell onto the 【star lamp】, wanting to see if he could discover anything.
The moment his mind landed on the 【star lamp】, Xu Jin's consciousness was suddenly pulled into a ball of flame.
Within the flame, Xu Jin saw another self, radiant with Starlight.
Or rather, the entire ball of flame was radiant with Starlight.
What was the use of this?
Curious, Xu Jin moved around casually, stretching his limbs. He felt incredibly agile, just like a Zhen Ren.
But it still seemed like he hadn't discovered any use?
"I wonder if practicing the Big Dipper Killing Fist here has a Body Tempering effect?"
A very bold idea suddenly surfaced in Xu Jin's mind, and he immediately began practicing.
He performed the Big Dipper Killing Fist once, extremely smoothly.
After performing it several times consecutively, Xu Jin's consciousness withdrew. He felt his body's condition and then was disappointed to find that it had no effect.
Practicing the Big Dipper Killing Fist inside the star lamp had no Body Tempering effect.
Then what the hell was this star lamp for?
Xu Jin was a bit disappointed. This Spirit Fight Platform, as it currently seemed, only had the wisp of Starlight obtained from observing the Star and bowing to the Dipper that was most practical.
These 'cultivatable items' and 'star lamp' seemed to have no use.
He should just sleep first.
Only by getting a good night's sleep could his Divine Soul power be completely restored, allowing him to draw in more Starlight for cultivation and Body Tempering during the next day's practice.
Thinking this, Xu Jin suddenly froze.
Starlight?
Suddenly, Xu Jin somewhat understood the use of the star lamp.
Practice without consumption.
For example, the Big Dipper Killing Fist. In fact, two months ago, Xu Jin and the other youths had already learned it and practiced it proficiently, but it had no Body Tempering effect.
The reason was simple: without the participation of Star Power, the Big Dipper Killing Fist was just like the broadcast gymnastics from his previous life, merely a warm-up.
Now that Xu Jin had just successfully performed Star Pointing and had Star Power in his body, when he performed the Big Dipper Killing Fist, Star Power was involved, and it immediately became different; the Body Tempering effect was extremely obvious.
However, the quantity was also very limited.
Because each time the Big Dipper Killing Fist was performed, it required the consumption of Star Power.
Currently, the Star Power obtained by the youths in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm during their morning and evening classes is extremely limited.
Therefore, the number of times each youth could practice the Big Dipper Killing Fist each day was also limited.
The amount of Star Power they could obtain determined the number of times they could practice the Big Dipper Killing Fist.
Generally, it was around fifteen times a day.
After becoming proficient, one performance of the Big Dipper Killing Fist took two to three minutes, and they would finish practicing in half an hour.
If they wanted to practice more, there was no Star Power support.
Practicing would be in vain.
But after practicing in the star lamp just now, Xu Jin discovered that the feeling of performing the Big Dipper Killing Fist inside the star lamp, except for the lack of Body Tempering effect, was the same as performing the Big Dipper Killing Fist by activating Star Power.
Could it improve proficiency?
Currently, this was the only use he could identify and summarize.
Does the Big Dipper Killing Fist have a proficiency level or cultivation Realm?
Yes!
This answer was very certain.
The Instructor who taught the Big Dipper Killing Fist was Coach Cui. Previously, when he taught the Big Dipper Killing Fist to the group of youths, he had said that the Big Dipper Killing Fist focused on killing and was extremely practical!
Don't look at it as just a very ordinary Low Grade Human Tier Body Tempering Star martial arts fist technique; if practiced to mastery, its practical effectiveness would exceed that of a mid-grade Human Tier Star martial art.
However, at the time the Big Dipper Killing Fist was taught, except for Yue Daqi, the other youths had not succeeded in Star Pointing.
So when someone asked Coach Cui about the Realm divisions of the Big Dipper Killing Fist, Coach Cui didn't explain, only saying that knowing too much before succeeding in Star Pointing was not good.
After succeeding in Star Pointing and practicing the Big Dipper Killing Fist with Star Power for a long time, they would naturally discover something.
Since he could practice the Big Dipper Killing Fist without consuming the Star Power in his body, Xu Jin didn't stay idle and sank his consciousness into the star lamp, specifically practicing the Big Dipper Killing Fist.
You know what, Xu Jin quickly gained some different insights.
When practicing the Big Dipper Killing Fist during the day, the main purpose was actually focused on Body Tempering, and he didn't pay much attention to the Big Dipper Killing Fist itself.
But now, practicing the Big Dipper Killing Fist in the star lamp allowed Xu Jin's attention to return to the Big Dipper Killing Fist itself.
He even recalled some key points that Coach Cui had emphasized during the practice process.
The Big Dipper Killing Fist is not purely slow or fast, but each stance has a different speed.
For example, Coach Cui had said that the 'Harmonizing Yin and Yang' stance should start quickly but end slowly; only by ending slowly can it be sustained.
He hadn't thought about this before, nor had he practiced it with a focused mind.
Now he had a feeling for it.
When the 'Harmonizing Yin and Yang' stance began, the Star Power within his body surged as fast as lightning, but when it ended, it suddenly slowed down and paused. The waves of Star Power crashed like surging tides, actually faintly forming a half-face Star Light Cover on the surface of the small figure in the star lamp.
But this Star Light Cover was fleeting.
He could occasionally produce it.
Having discovered this mystery, Xu Jin continuously repeated practicing the Big Dipper Killing Fist inside the star lamp, attempting to produce the Star Light Cover again.
Xu Jin felt that this might be a key point of the Big Dipper Killing Fist!
It wasn't until the sound of the watchman's clapper at midnight that Xu Jin was startled awake, reluctantly withdrawing from the star lamp.
He had to sleep to restore his Divine Soul power, otherwise, it would definitely affect the effectiveness of tomorrow's morning class cultivation.