Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Chapter 410 Starry Sky University

Chen Lie did not believe that a student from the Ten Star Alliance who was studying at Starry Sky University would not recognize the Xuan Yang Golden Marrow, a kind of innate spiritual object.

Judging from his tentative tone, could it be that he guessed I didn't recognize Xuan Yang Golden Marrow and wanted to snag a bargain at a low price?

Chen Lie naturally wouldn't give a friendly look to someone with ill intentions, simply saying, "Isn't it just a box you're carrying?"

Helian Jingtao then asked, "What I'm asking is, what's inside the box?"

"What is it? How could someone from Su Yunxing, who studies at Starry Sky University, not know?"

Helian Jingtao's expression changed slightly, and he continued, "I'm a bit blind; I only glanced at it briefly and didn't really recognize what it was."

"If you don't understand, why are you asking? Well, let me tell you, what's in this box is a rare innate spiritual object, a treasure of the starry sky, that would be hard to buy even for tens of millions of Star Yuan Galaxy Coins."

Now you know, right?

Helian Jingtao was suddenly startled.

He actually knew that it contained the Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow? He knew the value of the Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow.

In this way, he would no longer be able to snatch the deal at a lower price.

The Xuan Yang Spirit Marrow, a type of innate spiritual treasure, is only seen once every few years in the Canglan Star Region. Although it is worth over ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins, it is sometimes impossible to buy even with ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins.

Such rare treasures are only available to the top-tier nobles of the three stars in the Canglan Starfield, who can purchase them from outer starfields. For others, they are extremely rare and hard to come by; even with tens of millions of star coins, they might not be able to buy them.

"Young brother, it seems you also know that what you have in your hand is the Profound Yang Spirit Marrow."

The Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow is used by martial artists to cultivate true qi. Its power is immense. Even those who have reached the Great Perfection of the Qi and Blood stage and opened their Heavenly Aperture can only barely use it when they reach the third level of the True Qi Realm, the "Qi Absorption" stage. It is not something you can use now.

I'm willing to exchange something of equal value for SSSS-level martial arts techniques, advanced qigong cultivation methods, and all sorts of martial arts resources you might need. Are you willing?

"I don't want to!"

Chen Lie refused without hesitation.

The value of the Profound Yang Spiritual Marrow cannot be compared with that of the Profound Yang Golden Marrow, which was the key to his cultivation of Pure Yang Precious Blood.

Only by cultivating pure Yang blood can he possibly reach 15 times the strength value and step into the third extreme realm of Qi and Blood.

Chen Lie was well aware of his own aptitude. If he couldn't lay a perfect foundation in the Qi and Blood stage, he would have almost no hope of breaking through to the realm above the Celestial Master. The highest realm he could reach in his life would be the tenth level of Martial Artist. Therefore, the Profound Yang Golden Marrow was something he could not afford to lose.

Furthermore, the SSSS-level martial arts and qigong techniques that Helian Jingtao mentioned were of little use to him.

Upon hearing Chen Lie's refusal, Helian Jingtao quickly added, "Young brother, won't you reconsider? Besides, I can give you a large amount of Galaxy Coins so that you won't have to worry about martial arts resources after entering Starry Sky University."

"You don't need to waste your breath; I will never trade with you for this."

"Ten million Galaxy Coins!"

Helian Jingtao said solemnly, "I am willing to offer ten million Galaxy Coins to purchase your Xuan Yang Spiritual Essence."

You can check the price of Xuan Yang Spirit Marrow. In the Canglan Starfield, the price of Xuan Yang Spirit Marrow is almost always ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins.

Ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins is the full price of the Profound Yang Spirit Marrow, exceeding one-tenth of your Blue Star's annual income. If you agree, I can guarantee that ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins will be credited to your Azure Sky Star Yuan account within three days.

Ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins is a huge sum of money for his family.

Although Helian Jingtao was born on Suyun Star, one of the Ten Star Alliances in the Canglan Star Region, and was a member of one of the most powerful and influential families on Suyun Star, he was only a member of a collateral branch.

He made a huge decision to offer ten million star dollars.

Ten million Galactic Coins is no small sum. Galactic Coins are the common currency of the Central Galactic Empire. He had to ask his parents for help, and for his parents, it represented half a lifetime's savings.

Chen Lie waved his hand dismissively: "I need this stuff. No matter how many Galaxy Coins you offer, I won't trade it. That's enough!"

Seeing Chen Lie's resolute attitude, Helian Jingtao guessed that Chen Lie might not understand the value of Galaxy Coins.

It wasn't until he arrived at Starry Sky University that he truly understood the importance of Galaxy Coins.

Considering they were on a starship, it wasn't appropriate to say too much. So Helian Jingtao said, "Think it over again. Ten million Galaxy Coins is already the actual transaction price for the Profound Yang Spirit Marrow."

After all, you don't need this treasure now, and many people covet it. Keeping it will only increase the risk.

After saying that, Helian Jingtao turned and left.

Chen Lie dismissed Helian Jingtao's statement with disdain.

He was exceptionally knowledgeable and knew that within the entire Central Galaxy Empire, apart from the ten star provinces directly under the empire's jurisdiction and a very few large star regions where martial arts flourished, the innate spiritual treasure, Xuan Yang Golden Marrow, sometimes might not appear even once every ten years.

If one cannot purchase them from outer space, innate spiritual treasures are priceless.

The so-called transaction price of ten million Galaxy Coins is more like a friendly price. If you buy it with ten million Star Coins, you will owe the other party a favor. Otherwise, even if you buy it at a premium, it will be difficult to buy it.

Helian Jingtao walked to his seat and sat down.

Zhao Siqi, standing nearby, glanced at Helian Jingtao and asked, "Does Helian know anyone from our Blue Star?"

Helian Jingtao smiled slightly: "I don't know him."

"Oh? Then why did you go to talk to them?" Zhao Siqi asked.

Helian Jingtao was silent for a moment, then said, "Student Zhao, can I ask you for a favor?"

Zhao Siqi smiled slightly: "We are all classmates, so please feel free to speak, Helian!"

If I can do it, I will certainly not refuse.

"Since that's the case, then I'll take the liberty of saying it."

Helian Jingtao said, "Among the 15 people from your Blue Star who went to Starry Sky University to participate in the election, there is a person named Chen Lie."

He possesses a treasure that would be of great use to my martial arts cultivation. I am willing to pay ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins to purchase it from him, so I need to trouble you, Zhao, to mediate on my behalf.

Zhao Siqi exclaimed in surprise, "What kind of treasure costs ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins?"

She had been attending Starry Sky University for over a year and had never seen so many Star Elements before.

Moreover, as far as she knew, the total foreign exchange reserves of Blue Star for the entire year were only seventy to eighty million Star Dollars, and after deducting all expenses, there were only a pitiful few million Star Dollars left.

In this situation, how could a first-year student at Blue Star University possibly possess a treasure worth tens of millions of Star Yuan Galaxy Coins?

"It is indeed a rare treasure, otherwise it would not have such value."

However, my price of ten million Star Yuan Galaxy Coins is the true price of the treasure, and there is absolutely no exaggeration.

"If that's the case, I can help Helian mediate," Zhao Siqi nodded.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Zhao. If it succeeds, I will be very grateful."

"No need for generous thanks, after all, it's an equal exchange."

Zhao Siqi waved her hand, but murmured to herself.

Chen Lie? Is that the troublemaker from earlier?

Chen Lie sat upright on the Starship chair and began to slowly circulate the method of stabilizing qi and blood from the "Dragon Nirvana Technique".

It's not the theft itself that's worrisome, but the fact that someone has their eye on it. It seems the Xuan Yang Golden Marrow must be used as soon as possible.

Chen Lie focused all his efforts on stabilizing his realm, hoping to use the Profound Yang Golden Marrow to cultivate the Pure Yang Blood in the shortest possible time.

The starship was traveling at high speed in space, at a speed of more than 1000 kilometers per second, approaching the central part of the Canglan Starfield.

Before we knew it, a day and a night had passed.

At that moment, a warning sound suddenly rang out from the Starship.

"Twenty thousand miles ahead, approaching Canglong Star, beginning to reduce speed!"

"Entering the Azure Dragon Star Realm..."

"The Azure Sky Automated Security System checkpoint has issued an inquiry: Please present your Azure Sky pass and state your purpose..."

"The review has been approved; the Canglong Star automated security system checkpoint has been cleared..."

The starship slowed down again and lurched slightly.

After another twenty minutes or so, the Starship issued another warning.

"Arrived at Canglong Star - Starry Sky University".

Starry Sky University prohibits the entry of any external starships or airships. The starship is about to land.

A tremor occurred inside the starship cabin, followed by a loud "boom" as the starship landed.

The students asked in unison, "Have we arrived at Starry Sky University yet?"

At this moment, Lou Xueru, who was accompanying them, came out and said, "Students, we have now arrived at Starry Sky University."

We are currently outside the north gate of Xingkong University.

Starry Sky University is vast, divided into multiple campuses and numerous departments, covering an area equivalent to ten thousand Blue Star Universities.

"Ten thousand Blue Star Universities? That's huge?"

The students were shocked. If they calculated it this way, wouldn't Starry Sky University be larger than the largest province on Earth?

Lou Xueru continued, "I won't be able to enter Starry Sky University later. You will go in with Zhao Siqi."

Remember, once you're inside Starry Sky University, you must abide by the rules and follow Zhao Siqi's instructions.

"Understood!"

After hearing the students' reply, Lou Xueru nodded and said, "Alright, let's disembark from the starship one by one now!"

At this moment, the cabin door of the Starship opened, and the fifteen candidates lined up and disembarked one by one.

After stepping off the starship amidst the crowd, Chen Lie felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

As soon as Chen Lie stepped off the starship, he saw a school gate that looked like it was made of jade, standing tall and hundreds of feet high.

The words "Starry Sky University" are written in the center of the school gate.

The other students were also stunned by the magnificent splendor of Starry Sky University, exclaiming, "This is Starry Sky University?"

At that moment, a figure appeared, riding a flying sword, and soared over the heads of the crowd.

"What the hell? Flying on a sword?"

In the crowd, Han Keke looked up and saw the strange scene before her, and was immediately shocked.

Zhao Siqi walked to the front of the crowd and said calmly, "Don't make a fuss."

Students in the Swordsmanship Department of Starry Sky University who reach the fifth level of "Controlling Qi Externally" and possess a sword with spirituality, after learning how to imbue their sword with true qi, can wield their swords and make them fly on flying swords—the so-called "sword flight"!

"That's amazing?" Han Keke's eyes widened. "When I get to Starry Sky University, I'm going to join the Kendo Department too!"

"Don't talk nonsense like that. The Kendo Department isn't something you can just get into. Out of ten thousand students at Starry Sky University, maybe one is qualified to join the Kendo Department," Zhao Siqi said calmly.

Han Keke remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was extremely resentful.

Underestimating her, Han? Once I get into Starry Sky University, I'll definitely make her eat her words!

Lou Xueru said, "Zhao Siqi, please lead the students inside!"

"OK!"

Zhao Siqi nodded slightly, turned to look at the fifteen people behind her, and said, "Come with me!"

The fifteen people followed Zhao Siqi to the entrance of Starry Sky University.

Upon reaching the entrance, the group was immediately identified by the Starry Sky University's security barrier and stopped outside.

Zhao Siqi produced her credentials from Starry Sky University and explained her purpose, which finally allowed her to pass through the guard barrier.

After entering Starry Sky University, Zhao Siqi summoned a medium-sized airship and had everyone board it.

As the airship took off, Zhao Siqi began to explain to the students.

"Starry Sky University is divided into three major departments: Martial Arts Department, Swordsmanship Department, and Mental Power Department!"

It is extremely difficult for an ordinary student at Starry Sky University to join one of the three major departments.

The Kendo department requires students to have a talent for Kendo, an understanding of Kendo, and an affinity for the sword. It is the most difficult department to enter among the three major departments.

The Department of Mental Strength requires students to have top-notch mental strength talent and a sufficiently high score in their sea of ​​consciousness to be qualified to create a pseudo-heaven-level consciousness. It's not that you can directly enter the Department of Mental Strength at Starry Sky University just because you are a mentalist.

Entering the martial arts system is not easy. It requires cultivating more than nine times the strength value during the Qi and Blood stage, breaking through the Earth Aperture to reach the Great Qi and Blood Realm, and cultivating multiple attributes of True Qi during the True Qi stage.

Of the three major systems mentioned above, only the Kendo system has strict requirements. However, those in the Mental Strength and Martial Arts systems can also apply to join if they perform exceptionally well later on.

Only students who can join these three major departments can be considered outstanding Starry Sky University students.

If you are selected in this election, you can directly become students in the Martial Arts Department, and you will be given special training among the many students in the Martial Arts Department.

Compared to other students at Starry Sky University, this is a meteoric rise.

"Furthermore, let me explain to you that this time, it was the head of the martial arts department at Starry Sky University who initiated the project to recruit geniuses from remote planets."

Don't think this is the higher-ups at Starry Sky University recruiting disciples. Even if you're lucky enough to be selected, you're still far from becoming the department head's apprentice.

Chen Lie was taken aback. Wasn't Zhu Jingxi from Crimson Flame Star supposed to be a mentor in the mental power system recruiting disciples? How did it become the martial arts system?

It seems the information from Crimson Flame Star isn't very accurate either.

"Next, I will take you to the Tianyi Campus of Starry Sky University. Nearly a thousand geniuses at the Qi and Blood stage from many planets in the Canglan Star Region will be tested in the square of the Tianyi Campus."

If any of you can pass the test completely, you will have a chance to be selected.

Zhao Siqi said there was hope, meaning that even if she passed all the tests, she might not be selected.

If it doesn't test talent or physical constitution, Chen Lie can guarantee that he will pass all the tests, but if it does test talent or physical constitution, then there's no way to pass.

On second thought, those who can come here are all outstanding individuals from various planets, so there's no need to go through the trouble of testing their talent and aptitude.