Starry Sky Energy

Back home, Jiang Ye immediately shared the good news with his parents.

"What? Second place in the whole class?"

Li Anping looked incredulous.

"Brother is amazing!" Jiang Ting exclaimed with admiration.

Jiang Dahai, at the dinner table, was also a bit surprised. "Second place? Weren't you only 25th at the start of the semester?"

Jiang Ye had already prepared his explanation. "Teacher Chen said that after I broke through to minor success in the Star Martial Cultivation Method, my Martial Bone Awakening occurred, which greatly accelerated my cultivation speed."

"Martial Bone Awakening?"

Jiang Dahai and Li Anping exchanged glances.

They weren't sure what it meant either, but it seemed like it wasn't a bad thing.

"Good!"

Jiang Dahai laughed heartily. "Our family is going to have a Martial Arts genius!"

Li Anping also smiled. "Xiao Ye will definitely get into Martial Arts University next year."

The couple's greatest wish was for their two children to attend Martial Arts University.

That way, they wouldn't have to follow in their parents' old footsteps.

Jiang Ye cleared his throat and said, "Mom, Dad, Teacher Chen gave me thirty thousand yuan today."

He took out a stack of money from his backpack.

"Thirty thousand?"

The Jiang Dahai couple were both a bit surprised.

Their family's savings over the years only amounted to a few tens of thousands.

Thirty thousand in cash was a significant sum.

Jiang Ye briefly explained, also mentioning the trial that would take place in a month.

"Okay, we support you."

Jiang Dahai didn't say much more, but stated seriously, "She said you can repay this money after graduation, implying she doesn't expect it back. But not only must we repay it, the sooner the better."

"What comes, must go. A back-and-forth builds a closer relationship."

"If you fulfill your promise early, it'll be like an even stronger bond, making it easier to ask her for favors in the future."

Jiang Ye nodded. He understood these principles.

However, his adoptive father's words carried even deeper meaning.

After all, Jiang Dahai had spent decades working his way up from the bottom, and his past mistakes had turned into experience.

"I'm working at the Shadow Hunter Bureau now, so finances aren't as tight,"

Jiang Dahai said with a smile. "Remember to repay her after your college entrance exams."

Jiang Ye nodded.

Speaking of the Shadow Hunter Bureau, he remembered something. "Dad, how has the Shadow Hunter Bureau been lately? I heard from Teacher Chen that Ancheng might not be very safe these days."

"Not safe?"

Jiang Dahai shook his head. "There's no news from the bureau, but since Teacher said so, we should be careful."

Jiang Ye nodded.

The next few days, Jiang Ye resumed his daily cultivation routine.

Summer had arrived, cicadas chirped, and the sun blazed overhead.

Jiang Ye stayed indoors, cultivating all day.

At night, he would enter the Martial Arts Heavenly Ladder, repeatedly enduring the illusions of the first level and undergoing trials of martial will in the massage room.

Every night, he was thoroughly tormented by various beautiful women like Chen Zilu and Zhao Qingli.

If it were before, Jiang Ye might not have been so enthusiastic.

But after experiencing the Virtual Starry Sky assessment, he realized the importance of martial will.

"If we encounter the Shadow Clan, besides raw strength, a powerful martial will is crucial."

"The Shadow Clan's voices pierce directly into the soul, causing one to fall into a daze."

"Only a strong martial will can resist them."

Every night, Jiang Ye fought until he was exhausted in the massage room.

His martial will continuously improved.

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

At home.

Jiang Ye completed a phase of his cultivation and opened his status panel to take a look.

``` [System: Low Martial Achievement System]

[Physique: Mortal Body (Grade B)]

[Talent: Primitive]

[Cultivation Method]

Star Martial Cultivation Method: Great Accomplishment (21%)

[Achievements]

Martial Arts Grandmaster, Friend of the Ancestor, Martial Arts Grandmaster, Seeking the Dao with a Beauty

[Martial Arts Heavenly Ladder]

First Level

--

This week.

Every day, Jiang Ye supplemented with Leopard Gallbladder, along with applying Martial Arts essential oil all over his body.

The so-called 'Martial Arts essential oil' was also a Martial Arts cultivation resource, able to help the physical body transform faster. It cost a thousand yuan for a small bottle.

Now that Jiang Ye needed to go all out within a month, he wasn't saving money.

Fortunately, the improvement was significant.

However, after his cultivation method broke through 20%.

He clearly felt the speed slowing down.

But that was normal.

The stage from Great Accomplishment to Perfection was the most arduous.

Even most students in the Key Class needed a year to overcome this stage.

"Once I can buy Tiger Gallbladder, Whale Eye, and other precious ingredients, I believe the improvement will be even faster," Jiang Ye thought to himself.

The more precious the Martial Arts ingredients, the harder they were to buy.

Especially in a small place like An City.

Martial Arts ingredients were monopolized by the wealthy.

Jiang Ye's family could only afford the second-best Leopard Gallbladder.

However, after a week of searching, Jiang Dahai had found a channel, and they should be able to buy Tiger Gallbladder and Whale Eye in the next two days.

"It's still too slow."

Jiang Ye frowned, "The further along I get, the more difficult cultivation becomes. Every 10% increase raises the cultivation difficulty by a notch."

"If this continues, how can I break through the first stage before the college entrance examination?"

To break through the first stage and become a Starry Sky Martial Artist, one had to undergo multiple 'Starry Sky Refinements'.

Each Starry Sky Refinement consumed a considerable amount of time.

Calculating it this way, it was impossible for him to reach the threshold of the Twenty-Five School Alliance before the college entrance examination.

"I heard that Zhao Qingli, the top student in the grade, completed the transformation from Great Accomplishment to Perfection in just half a year."

"She also has a Grade B Mortal Body. How did she do it?"

Jiang Ye pondered.

Even if she had money and ate tonics every day.

But his current situation wasn't much worse.

Now Jiang Ye's physique and comprehension had improved, the gap shouldn't be that large.

"I'll ask the teacher."

Jiang Ye suddenly remembered that he could contact Chen Zilu at any time.

He had been engrossed in cultivation this week and hadn't tried it yet. This was the first time today.

With that thought, Jiang Ye immediately took out his communication watch.

After opening the watch, he found Chen Zilu's contact information and dialed directly.

Beep.

A moment later, a clear and pleasant voice came from the watch.

"What is it?"

Jiang Ye quickly said, "Teacher, I heard that Zhao Qingli, the top student in the grade..."

He briefly described his confusion.

Chen Zilu chuckled after listening, "Zhao Qingli? You don't need to compare yourself to her. She spends tens of thousands of yuan on tonics alone every month."

"Tens of thousands of yuan every month?"

Jiang Ye couldn't help but be surprised.

One hundred thousand yuan was equivalent to his parents' annual salary!

This.

It seemed he had underestimated just how wealthy the rich were.

"Does she eat Tiger Gallbladder and Whale Eye, these Martial Arts ingredients, every day?" Jiang Ye couldn't help but ask.

Chen Zilu said, "It's even more advanced than what you mentioned, ingredients exclusively for Martial Arts."

"."

Jiang Ye sighed.

Rich people are the worst!

"However, Zhao Qingli's ability to go from Great Accomplishment to Perfection in just half a year isn't solely due to dietary supplements."

Chen Zilu continued, "More importantly, she also used 'Starry Sky Energy' for tempering."

"Starry Sky Energy?" Jiang Ye asked.

Chen Zilu hummed in affirmation.

"Starry Sky Energy, also known as Star Energy, is an energy that must be mastered after stepping onto the path of Star Martial Arts."

"The Starry Sky Refinement before breaking through the first level uses Star Energy to refine the physical body, thereby pushing the body to break through life's limitations."

Chen Zilu said, "After reaching Great Accomplishment in the Star Martial Cultivation Method, one can also use a small amount of Star Energy to temper the physical body, which can greatly speed up the process."

After hearing this.

Jiang Ye's eyes lit up, and he said repeatedly, "Teacher, can I do that too?"

However, Chen Zilu's next answer surprised him immensely.