Chapter 44

Qin Wentian was stunned, had he really slept for three days?

"Star Soul." Qin Wentian closed his eyes, and in his mind, he opened two star gates. The Heavenly Hammer Star Soul and the Dreaming Star Soul were situated within the star gates, and beside them was a dim star figure.

"Memories, real memories, my head hurts." Qin Wentian shook his head; many memories had appeared in his mind, and he slowly began to digest them.

"Heavenly Gang cultivation technique, the Dream Casting Technique, can support my cultivation to the Heavenly Gang realm."

"The Dream Casting Technique is divided into three levels: Shallow Dream, Deep Dream, and Forget Dream. The Shallow Dream level cultivates the slowest, allowing one to enter a simple dream state for cultivation."

"The Deep Dream level allows one to enter a deep sleep for cultivation, making it faster, and even capable of creating dreams, allowing others to enter them."

"The Forget Dream level can already give birth to dream thoughts, a true life in dreams, and even control life and death within dreams."

Qin Wentian gradually read these memories, his heart slightly trembling. When he condensed his first Star Soul, he was granted the Thousand Forgings Technique, which was very suitable for the Body Tempering realm. Now, as he condensed his second Star Soul, the Dreaming Star Soul, the Dream Casting Technique appeared in his memories. Similarly, this technique was perfectly matched to his Star Soul, as if the star figure was purposefully transmitting memories to him.

Moreover, this time it wasn't just the memories of the Dream Casting Technique; there was another vast memory, the Divine Refinement Chart.

The Divine Refinement Chart was also a cultivation technique, but it wasn't for advancing realms. Instead, it was an extremely powerful technique for refining Celestial Essence Energy.

According to the vast memories, the first level of the Divine Refinement Chart required using a first-stage divine pattern to refine Celestial Essence Energy into divine essence.

Using divine patterns to refine Celestial Essence Energy was something Qin Wentian had never dared to imagine. Divine patterns were treasures in the world of forging. A first-stage divine pattern could forge divine weapons. For example, a first-stage flying sword divine pattern, when engraved on a weapon, could imbue it with sharpness and enhance its power.

If a person's Celestial Essence Energy was entirely refined by a first-stage divine pattern, the boundless true essence energy would simultaneously burst forth, equivalent to many first-stage divine patterns exploding at once. How terrifying would that be?

If one used divine powers to unleash these divine pattern essences, how terrifying would that be?

Just imagining it made one's blood boil.

However, refining divine essence with the Divine Refinement Chart was extremely difficult. To refine Celestial Essence Energy into divine pattern essence, one needed not only a vast amount of Celestial Essence Energy but also a strong understanding of divine patterns. Moreover, this method of refining divine essence would inevitably consume a lot of time.

Another point was that martial cultivators needed to consume true essence energy in battles. This meant that the divine essence you spent a lot of time refining would be consumed in a major battle, and you would have to refine it again. It was easy to imagine that to cultivate the Divine Refinement Chart, one needed a vast amount of star meteorites and time to support it, to persist until one could instantly refine a first-stage divine essence, which would be considered the completion of the first level.

"Phew..." Qin Wentian slowly digested these memories and took a deep breath.

Difficult, the Divine Refinement Chart was too difficult. The Dream Casting Technique could speed up one's cultivation, while the Divine Refinement Chart would slow it down to the slowest.

"That middle-aged man from the Qin Tian Divine Sect, who was surrounded and attacked, probably cultivated the Divine Refinement Chart." Qin Wentian thought, recalling the shocking scene. And the Qin Tian Divine Sect, why did all this appear in the star figure? What was the relationship between that middle-aged man and himself?

"Deadbeat dad, what secrets did you leave behind?" Qin Wentian wanted to ask Uncle Hei, but unfortunately, after the incident at the Qin Manor, Sister Yao said Uncle Hei had disappeared.

Fan Le waved his hand in front of Qin Wentian's eyes, and Qin Wentian glared at him.

"Are you sick?" The fat man asked seriously, wondering if he had slept himself silly.

Qin Wentian raised an eyebrow, then a smile curved at the corner of his mouth. Instantly, the fat man shivered and took two steps back, laughing, "Boss, I was just worried about you, nothing else."

The fat man was clearly still wary of being beaten last time.

"Let's return to the academy tomorrow, how about that?" Qin Wentian said to the fat man.

The fat man's eyes lit up, and he showed his usual lecherous smile, winking at Qin Wentian. The meaning was clear: they were finally going to the Imperial Star Academy, how exciting.

Qin Wentian was now at the Wheel Pulse realm. With his violent Star Soul, dealing with Ou Feng shouldn't be a problem.

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in the fat man's eyes.

"Master." At this moment, Feng Ping walked over, a smile on his face.

"What's up?" Qin Wentian asked Feng Ping.

"Good news. Today, the Divine Weapon Pavilion auctioned a divine weapon Master forged last time. Because of the extensive promotion, many people from the imperial city came, and some important figures tested it on the spot. They found that the divine weapon not only enhanced power but could also store true essence energy to burst forth all at once, causing a frenzy. Many people participated in the auction. Guess what price the second-grade lower-class divine weapon fetched?"

Feng Ping was particularly excited. He was indeed very happy. It seemed he hadn't followed the wrong person. If he had stayed in the Star River Guild, unless he endured Mu Qing's bullying, his life would have been like that forever.

"What price?" Qin Wentian was somewhat curious.

"Fifteen second-heaven star meteorites." Feng Ping smiled. "An ordinary second-grade lower-class divine weapon would fetch one star meteorite. Moreover, this was the first auction to cause such a sensation. After this, it will attract even more people, including some weapon forgers who want to study divine patterns."

Qin Wentian smiled. If he had sold it himself, it wouldn't have had such an effect. In the future, with a deeper understanding of divine patterns, he could engrave higher-quality divine weapons, and the star meteorites he obtained could support his cultivation of the Divine Refinement Chart.

"Master, here are the star meteorites. The Divine Weapon Pavilion gave me eight." Feng Ping smiled and handed the star meteorites to Qin Wentian.

"Alright, keep two for yourself. When I have time, I'll come here to forge divine weapons. You should also study divine patterns well and not neglect your cultivation." Qin Wentian left two star meteorites for Feng Ping.

"Thank you, Master."

"You can go now." Qin Wentian let Feng Ping leave and then continued to practice the Dragon Subduing Fist, while slowly comprehending the Divine Refinement Chart and the Dream Casting Technique.

The Divine Refinement Chart was not something that could be mastered in a day, but the first level of the Dream Casting Technique, the Shallow Dream, Qin Wentian could enter that night. In the Shallow Dream, he cultivated in his sleep. The light from the two Celestial Destiny Stars in the fifth heaven shone upon the sleeping Qin Wentian. Seeing this, the fat man was dumbfounded.

Can you really cultivate while sleeping?

The fat man was envious to death!

The next morning, Qin Wentian and Fan Le bid farewell to Feng Ping, borrowed two fast horses, and after asking for directions, set off for the Imperial Star Academy.

When they arrived at the Imperial Star Academy, Qin Wentian found many people like them heading towards the academy's gate.

"Why is it so lively?" Qin Wentian asked curiously.

"Could it be they know I'm back?" Fan Le grinned.

Qin Wentian rolled his eyes. He was thinking about how to enter the Imperial Star Academy and contact Senior Sister Ruo Huan to get the Imperial Star Token, but it seemed the academy was completely open today.

"Which academy or martial house are you from?" A girl with a braid smiled at Qin Wentian.

"Imperial Star Academy, what about you?" Qin Wentian asked.

"Imperial Star Academy student. You're really impressive. I cultivate at the Crimson Flame Martial House. Today is the last day of the Imperial Star Academy ranking battle. Since the academy is not restricting students from other academies and martial houses, I came to see the strength of the outstanding students here to motivate myself. I should still be able to catch the battles." The girl smiled. "I rarely come here, so I need to hurry. See you later."

With that, the girl walked quickly, waving at the two of them.

Qin Wentian and Fan Le exchanged a glance and both smiled. They quickly followed the crowd and soon arrived at the central arena of the Imperial Star Academy, where many people were gathered, watching the battles in the arena.

"Murong Feng, the undisputed first of this year's Imperial Star Academy. His talent rivals that of the Ten Elite of the capital. At sixteen, he has already reached the fourth level of the Wheel Pulse realm and condensed two Star Souls, showing great potential." On the stage, a young figure with a mature demeanor calmly defeated his opponent. For him, this was just a formality.

"The first academy of the Chu Kingdom, a cradle of geniuses. Every year, there are very promising individuals. Besides Murong Feng, Lin Xiu and Du Hao are both at the third level of the Wheel Pulse realm, and there are three more at the second level. This year's batch is much stronger than the previous one."

The crowd below was discussing, making Qin Wentian realize that the Imperial Star Academy was indeed a place of hidden dragons and tigers, with many strong individuals.

"Tsk tsk, it seems I, the first genius, still need to prove myself." Fan Le chuckled, glancing at Qin Wentian. "Don't worry, your first Star Soul comes from a third-heaven Celestial Destiny Star. Standing on it, you are unique. You, like me, didn't cultivate Earthly Essence Energy but waited until your Star Soul awakened before starting, so your starting time was late."

"Ou Feng is up there." Qin Wentian ignored Fan Le's words and looked at the figure ascending the arena, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

"Did he almost kill us?" Fan Le squinted his eyes.

"Yes." Qin Wentian nodded.

"Want to do something big?" Fan Le narrowed his eyes.

"How?" Qin Wentian asked.

"Go all out." Fan Le grinned.

"Alright." Qin Wentian nodded, and the two exchanged a bright smile.