Falling unconscious, Xu Jin slept extremely comfortably.
Waking up to the sound of clappers, Xu Jin stretched comfortably, feeling exceptionally energetic.
Previously, due to his congenital illness, Xu Jin always felt he didn't get enough sleep, and even after sleeping all night, he still felt very tired.
"Jin Ge, you're awake!"
"Brother Xu, you're awake!"
Just after waking up, Qian Xiaohu and the other youths in the same dormitory gathered around, each looking at Xu Jin's chest with curiosity.
Xu Jin was startled, but immediately reacted.
These people wanted to know if he had successfully achieved Star Pointing?
Xu Jin also really wanted to know.
With a thought, his consciousness sank to the Star Mark on his chest. Instantly, the Star Mark on Xu Jin's chest lit up with faint Starlight, but the pattern was incredibly clear.
Faint yet constant.
"He did it! He did it!"
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations, Jin Ge!"
The entire dormitory immediately erupted.
So much so that when Xu Jin needed to go to the latrine, dozens of youths from the same dormitory surrounded him, chatting and following him.
It wasn't that these youths were particularly calculating.
Rather, they genuinely wanted to gain some experience from Xu Jin, hoping they could also achieve Star Pointing success.
After all, they couldn't talk to Yue Daqi, who achieved Star Pointing in three days, and his experience was even more irrelevant.
That was his talent; could it be learned?
Ren Xiaoxiang, who achieved Star Pointing in eight days, Zhou Du in twenty-one days, and Lu Xianbing in twenty-nine days—that was also talent, unlearnable.
Luo Geng, who achieved Star Pointing in just over two months, did have some experience they could learn from, but the problem was they couldn't talk to him. After Luo Geng succeeded in Star Pointing, he completely ignored them.
Xu Jin's experience, having succeeded in Star Pointing in eighty-three days, was their optimal choice.
For all the questions he could answer, Xu Jin spoke without reservation.
Whether this so-called experience could help them was uncertain, but it could definitely give these youths who hadn't yet succeeded in Star Pointing more anticipation and confidence.
"Hmph!"
Xu Jin, being surrounded by others like stars surrounding the moon, was just seen by Luo Geng and others who had arrived, and they spat out a sentence of dissatisfaction.
Qian Xiaohu and the group of youths immediately surrounded Xu Jin, sticking out their necks, unwilling to show weakness.
Xu Jin, however, took the initiative to step aside.
With his current small physique, it was better to be a bit cautious.
***
"You did it?"
Before the morning class began, Instructor Ning Yuchan took the initiative to come before the spirited Xu Jin and ask. Seeing Xu Jin nod, her slender willow eyebrows slightly arched, and joy must have shown beneath her veil.
"Then your body is also better, right?" Instructor Ning asked again.
"I feel very energetic, and my breathing is smoother. I should be completely recovered!" Xu Jin said.
Previously, Xu Jin always felt like a big stone was pressing on his chest, making breathing difficult. This morning, that uncomfortable feeling was completely gone.
"That's good. Since you've succeeded, it wasn't in vain that your father put in so much effort!
Then Cultivate well these few days and strive to break through to Canxia First Level as soon as possible!" Instructor Ning instructed.
"Celestial Phenomenon appears, Canxia Style, rise!"
Following Instructor Ning's shout, youths immediately stepped forward, slightly crouched, held their hands in a loose embrace, faced the first ray of heavenly light, closed their eyes slightly, appearing relaxed but not quite, and performed a breathing exercise facing the morning glow.
Xu Jin did the same.
But this time, what was different was that as soon as Xu Jin began circulating the Canxia Style, the Star Mark on his chest was already brightly lit, with streaks of Star Marks clearly visible and radiant.
As Xu Jin circulated the Canxia Style, his chest began to continuously heat up, and the Starlight twinkling around the Star Mark on his chest as the center began to continuously brighten.
Succeeding in Star Pointing means gaining the Foundation for cultivation, but it is only the beginning of cultivation. Next is to continuously accumulate Star Power and then use Star Power to temper the entire body.
The process of strengthening Star Power and tempering the entire body is the process of strengthening the body and changing roots and bones.
After tempering the chest and abdomen with Star Power, the internal organs can be strengthened, and various basic physical qualities will greatly improve. This is the Canxia First Level.
According to Instructor Ning, reaching Canxia First Level allows one to break away from the ranks of ordinary people. Even in the army, they would start as a squad leader.
The main purpose of the morning and evening classes' Canxia Style and Glory Drinking Style is to attract and accumulate Starlight and Star Power. Only with Star Power can the body be tempered.
To temper the body, one must use Star Martial Arts to activate Star Power for tempering.
However, Xu Jin has just succeeded in Star Pointing, and at this moment, he still needs to accumulate a full amount of Star Power.
During the process of continuously circulating the Canxia Style, Xu Jin could very intuitively sense the increase of Star Power within his body.
This could be felt from the size of the Star Power light cluster and the radiance emanating from his chest.
During cultivation, Xu Jin took a moment to look at the Spirit Fight Platform.
The Spirit Fight Platform was as it was yesterday, with a star lamp, flickering with radiance. Above the Spirit Fight Platform, a wisp of Starlight floated.
To be precise, it should be more than half a wisp of Starlight.
This surprised Xu Jin a little.
Last night, in his urgency, he drew this wisp of Starlight into his body, which not only cured his congenital heart condition but also allowed him to succeed in Star Pointing. Only then did he consume a little less than half a wisp of Starlight.
It seemed the amount of this wisp of Starlight was quite considerable.
With a thought, the small figure in the middle of the Spirit Fight Platform once again bowed to the Stars and Big Dipper. In three breaths' time, another wisp of Starlight appeared above the Spirit Fight Platform.
The floating Starlight became one and a half wisps.
"What are you doing?"
A sudden roar, accompanied by a strong gust of wind, directly startled Xu Jin.
It was Instructor Ning Yuchan who suddenly flashed in front of Xu Jin. Her chest was still heaving, but her cold, gleaming iron crutch was held high, just an inch above Xu Jin's head.
"The greatest taboo in cultivation is distraction!
You just succeeded in Star Pointing and you're already complacent and distracted. What achievements do you expect to have in the future?"
"You must know that diligence can compensate for lack of talent. Although it took you eighty-three days to succeed in Star Pointing, as long as you are diligent and work hard, you can still achieve something."
Instructor Ning, who had been patrolling the morning class, keenly noticed Xu Jin's distraction. She flashed over and gave him a thorough reprimand, and after the scolding, she didn't forget to encourage Xu Jin.
A true good teacher!
Xu Jin could only nod repeatedly.
"Alright, you have succeeded in Star Pointing. Go over there; it's also more convenient for cultivation. Staying here will instead disturb others who are trying to achieve Star Pointing."
Xu Jin nodded in agreement.
After giving Qian Xiaohu beside him an encouraging look, he moved towards the east side of the morning class square, under the envious gazes of the many youths.
That area was where all the youths who had succeeded in Star Pointing cultivated.
As for the cultivation location, there wasn't much difference.
The biggest difference was that the central area of the morning class square was filled with youths who had not yet succeeded in Star Pointing. They practiced the static Canxia Style, and a one-meter square space per person was enough.
On the east side, the youths who had succeeded in Star Pointing each occupied a space of about two meters, because in addition to static exercises, they also practiced dynamic exercises.
Only by combining static and dynamic practices could they temper their bodies and break through to Canxia First Level.
Between this large and small area, this static and dynamic practice, the world was already different.
"Greetings, Senior Brothers."
Xu Jin reached the east side, found a spot to stand, and actively greeted them. Many youths who had already succeeded in Star Pointing smiled and nodded towards Xu Jin in greeting. After succeeding in Star Pointing, they were considered true Senior Brothers within the Dao Academy.
There were also some youths who had achieved Star Pointing earlier, such as Luo Geng, who just glanced at Xu Jin and continued cultivating.
At the very front, Yue Daqi, who was first in this Star Gathering Season, was still diligently and focused on cultivating. Xu Jin's arrival did not affect him in the slightest.
Indeed, geniuses are all hardworking.
Stepping forward, slightly raising his head, concentrating on the Star Mark, visualizing the Stars of heaven and earth, in one go, Xu Jin continued to assume the Canxia Style to accumulate Star Power, feeling the continuous increase of Star Power within his body.
But in just a little less than half an hour, Xu Jin felt a swelling sensation in his chest. He circulated the Canxia Style for a while, but there was no longer even a trace of increase in the Star Power within his body.
Xu Jin had studied quite seriously in the Dao Academy and knew this was a sign that his Star Power was full. Next, he would have to switch to dynamic exercises to activate the Star Power to temper his body.
"Switch to Big Dipper Killing Fist, use the killing fist to activate Star Power and temper yourself!"
The iron crutch landed silently, and Instructor Ning appeared behind Xu Jin again to offer guidance.
Xu Jin didn't waste words. He clasped his hands in a bow, split his palms forward, performing the first stance of the Big Dipper Killing Fist, East and Harmony of Yin and Yang.
Since entering the Jinshan Dao Academy, there was an hour and a half of Six Arts of Star Martial class every day, which included teaching the Big Dipper Killing Fist.
It was just that Xu Jin found it very difficult to practice. The Big Dipper Killing Fist had five stances and sixteen variations, and Xu Jin needed to rest two or three times to complete one round, but the basic postures were practiced very skillfully.
But as soon as the fist stance was executed, Ning Yuchan blocked it back with her iron crutch.
"To activate Star Power, before striking, first concentrate on the Star Mark, use your intent to guide the Star Power, and drive the Star Power through the fist stances to wash and temper yourself. Only then will practicing this Big Dipper Killing Fist be effective."
"When first practicing, the fist stances can be slow, but you must activate Star Power!" Instructor Ning continuously offered guidance.
As Xu Jin nodded, he didn't rush to strike again. Instead, he thought it through carefully and then slowly began the stance and struck again.
Splitting and blocking with both fists is the harmony of Yin and Yang.
Swish!
The Starlight on his bare chest suddenly brightened, indicating that Xu Jin had successfully activated Star Power with this punch.
With the augmentation of Star Power, he even faintly produced a bit of fist wind.
Driven by the fist stance, the Star Power suddenly erupted outwards, but perhaps because his body hadn't finished tempering, the Star Power didn't burst out.
Therefore, the Star Power only expanded and erupted slightly at his chest.
His chest was in intense pain.
The pain made Xu Jin's mouth twitch slightly.
But soon, the Star Power from the Star Mark rapidly surged over. At the location that had just been impacted by the Star Power eruption, sensations like heat, numbness, and itching appeared alternately.
Then Xu Jin was pleasantly surprised to discover that the area covered by Starlight on his chest had truly expanded by a small circle.
Previously, his chest was full of Star Power, but now it felt very loose. Xu Jin felt that he could Cultivate the Canxia Style to accumulate Star Power again.
"Continue!" Instructor Ning's voice rang out.
Hearing this, Xu Jin continued with the Big Dipper Killing Fist, slowing down his stances.
The second stance is West Rises Ten Thousand Stones, followed by South Sweeps Six Directions, North Breaks Heavenly Wolf, and Central Leader Stabilizes the Universe.
It took a full quarter of an hour for Xu Jin to complete this set of Big Dipper Killing Fist.
But after completing it this time, he felt comfortable all over, calm and composed, not panting at all.
Before, Xu Jin would be panting like an ox before even finishing half of it.
What surprised Xu Jin even more was that after completing one round of Big Dipper Killing Fist, the area covered by Starlight on his chest had significantly increased.
When he succeeded in Star Pointing, the area covered by Starlight on Xu Jin's chest was only the size of an egg.
After completing one round of Big Dipper Killing Fist, the area covered by Starlight on his chest was the size of an apple.
The progress of tempering the body with Starlight was visible to the naked eye.
Beside him, Instructor Ning also nodded. Xu Jin took eighty-three days to achieve Star Pointing, so his talent seemed average, but his comprehension of these fist stances was quite good.
Many youths needed three, five, or even eight to ten rounds to completely finish the first round of Starlight tempering.
Xu Jin completed it in one round. In this regard, he could be compared to Yue Daqi, who was first in Star Pointing this session.
The area covered by Starlight increased, but the radiance of the Star Mark became very dim.
Upon introspection, Xu Jin discovered that most of the Starlight that had been drawn into his body by circulating the Canxia Style earlier had been consumed.
"Understand now?
Continue circulating the Canxia Style. After the Starlight is fully accumulated, use the Big Dipper Killing Fist to activate Star Power to temper your Physical Body. Repeat this cycle to strengthen yourself." After offering this guidance, Instructor Ning left to check on the other youths.
Xu Jin, however, was lost in thought.
Accumulating Star Power, using the Big Dipper Killing Fist to temper the Physical Body, consuming the Star Power, and then accumulating again—this is a cycle.
Then, could the Starlight within his Spirit Fight Platform participate in this process?