This made Xu Jin secretly grimace.
If he were to challenge Moon Shadow again tomorrow and Moon Shadow was still absent, according to the First Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm rules, Moon Shadow would be deemed to have refused the challenge, and Xu Jin would automatically be awarded first place in the First Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm.
But the problem was, that kind of first place in the Martial Arts Secret Realm wasn’t what Xu Jin wanted.
Xu Jin desperately wanted to have a match with Moon Shadow, to test just how strong this number one, who had previously defeated "No Big Deal" six times in a row, really was.
Between him and Moon Shadow, who was stronger?
Because, by now, Xu Jin had also managed to defeat "No Big Deal" six consecutive times!
If using "No Big Deal" as a reference, theoretically, Xu Jin’s strength was about the same as Moon Shadow’s.
But theory was just theory.
Only a real fight could determine who was stronger or weaker.
On the morning of July 25, Xu Jin took his last First Essence top-grade Transcendence Pill and then took another Second Essence top-grade Transcendence Pill.
Almost the moment the Second Essence top-grade Transcendence Pill touched his mouth, its formidable drug efficacy exploded within Xu Jin’s body, even causing him pain.
Under the guidance of his Star Power, the drug efficacy swept through Xu Jin’s entire body, scouring every corner inside and out, even every pore.
An hour later, a layer of milky white dirt surfaced on Xu Jin’s body.
The seventh Purification was complete.
After testing, his Star Arrow hit about twenty feet, nearly seven meters, before it slowly dissipated.
Qi Shanye suddenly appeared beside Xu Jin, pinching a bit of the milky white dirt that had been refined out of Xu Jin’s body, repeatedly expressing his astonishment.
"This dirt is like jade grease! It really is like jade grease!"
"I never thought I’d see the jade grease-like dirt that appeared seven times in the Purification, mentioned in the Star Hall records, in my lifetime. But here it is, on you, kid.
You really are an oddity!"
After the exclamations, Qi Shanye suddenly turned very serious, "Xu Jin, from this moment on, no matter who asks, your number of Purifications must only ever be six, and can only be six, understand?
Even when you meet Dong Zhao, you must slightly activate the Guicang Star Pattern to keep it hidden.
Starting today, don’t let a third person know about this."
Xu Jin nodded as Qi Shanye continued, "You must understand, achieving a Purity Body through six Purifications isn’t difficult; it is quite common among the top talents from various Taoist Institutes and Star Halls. Even some county-level Taoist Institutes see one or two geniuses who have undergone six Purifications every few years.
As long as the mentor is willing to put in great effort and spend substantial resources, it’s always possible to cultivate such talents.
But Purifications seven times or more are serendipitous!
Every individual who has undergone Purification seven times or more is at the very core of each Taoist Institute and Star Hall!
Some rivals with old grudges, like our Lingji Star Hall and the Tianyang Star Hall, might even try to eliminate the other’s peerless talents upon discovery.
Of course, they are generally hard to detect.
Because everyone keeps tight-lipped!
Have you remembered this?" Qi Shanye instructed.
"Teacher, I’ve remembered!"
Concerning his own life, Xu Jin remembered it more firmly than anyone else.
On July 25, he continued with two Second Essence top-grade Transcendence Pills, which were effective, but did not result in any signs of Purification.
In the Martial Arts Secret Realm within the Star-picking Tower, after finishing his sparring, Xu Jin defeated "No Big Deal" five additional times, glanced at the leaderboard, took a deep breath, and chose to challenge the number one ranked in the First Tier Martial Arts Secret Realm!