CHAPTER 74: 72, GOLDEN BODY SUTRA, FOUR MAJOR PROFESSIONS

"Hey, Lu Lin, let me ask you, do you live in Lishui Bay Community?" Wan Fugang asked as if he had just remembered something.

"Yeah, how do you know?"

"Did you see what happened in your community the night before last?"

"This is too explosive! They started fighting directly in the community. There hasn’t been an incident like this in Green City for many years."

"But, I must say the young man in the video has a similar style to you. I remember... you were wearing the same outfit when you came to the branch that day."

"Similar? It was clearly me," Lu Lin replied.

"It’s you? Okay, okay, it’s you. I believe you. Is that okay?" Wan Fugang laughed a few times dismissively and ignored Lu Lin, searching his personal terminal for the video from the night before last. He wanted to expose Lu Lin’s lies on the spot.

At this moment, the door opened.

Lu Lin and Wan Fugang looked up simultaneously.

A woman wearing a short-sleeved white shirt, flat light black-framed glasses, with her hair tied up behind her head, walked in.

"President, you’re back."

President? Lu Lin was stunned, looking incredulously at the woman who entered. Is the internal competition in the Astrology Guidance Teachers Association so severe now that even a woman of such bearing needs to be the president?

"Yes." The president nodded and looked at Lu Lin, who was sitting nearby.

"President, this is the Lu Lin I told you about."

"He said he passed out yesterday, so he couldn’t answer the phone. He came to our branch today right after he got out of the hospital."

"You see, could you forgive him this time? After all, he is a young man. Give him a chance." Wan Fugang stood up and whispered, his words clearly protective of Lu Lin.

"Mm, I know. Lu Lin, right? Hello, I’m Guan Yue, the president of the Green City Star Skill Instructor Subdivision."

"I’ve seen your file; very impressive."

"Are you free tomorrow? The City Guard of Tata City invited me to bring people to guide Star Skills for their high school graduates. Do you want to join?" Guan Yue didn’t ask Lu Lin why he didn’t come yesterday and directly extended the invitation.

"Of course, no problem."

"Okay, it’s settled. Come to the branch tomorrow morning, and I’ll drive you there."

"Also, I’ve confirmed with the City Guard of Tata City: for tomorrow’s task, you will receive a subsidy of 1,000 Yuan for each person you successfully guide in their Star Skills. Even if you fail, you’ll still get 200 Yuan."

"Our Saturn can’t compare to Blue Star’s economy, so this is all we can offer you. I hope you don’t mind."

"No problem. Thank you, President Guan."

Lu Lin remembered that when he was guiding Star Skills on Blue Star, he received only one thousand Yuan for guiding an unlimited number of people in one day. Surprisingly, coming back here, his income was even higher.

After agreeing on the time to meet with Guan Yue tomorrow, Lu Lin turned around and left.

"President, you aren’t going to ask him why he didn’t come yesterday?"

"No need to ask," Guan Yue said indifferently. "A young man this handsome? Even if he’s lying, I’d believe him."

"President, you..." Wan Fugang looked at the President in front of him, as if it were the first time he had met her.

Returning home, his mom told Lu Lin she was going to work tomorrow. Since Lu Lin had money, she asked him to personally book a private room at Junsheng Hotel.

Lu Lin agreed and returned to his bedroom.

The hole in the wall that he had cut open had been repaired at some point, and the cement hadn’t fully dried yet.

On the table lay Lu Lin’s broken knife and the secret book of Ten Steps Kill. Lu Lin knew his dad had brought them back after he passed out that day.

As he lay on the bed, Lu Lin began to recall what he had gained from the artist’s memory.

Golden Body Sutra. This Golden Body Sutra was not like the Elite Refining Skills Zuo Zhenyu had given him, which could be directly cultivated to the Golden Body Realm. Rather, it was a secret technique specifically for body refinement.

That night, Lu Lin was deeply impressed by the artist’s strength. The western-style thin sword seemed alive. Even when he used both hands to grip the broken knife to block, the pain in his arms and shoulders was unbearable. This was all thanks to the Golden Body Sutra.

The Human Federation cultivates Star Cores and Star Veins mainly for breakthroughs in realms. Few people devote themselves to the path of body refinement. After all, a person’s energy is limited. If one is busy Refining Star Veins, there isn’t much time left for body refinement. Furthermore, when Refining Star Veins, a portion of Star Power is used to enhance physical quality. Over time, purely Refining Body Martial Artists in the Human Federation have become almost nonexistent.

Lu Lin read the Golden Body Sutra.

The Golden Body Sutra is divided into nine layers. To start cultivation, one must have at least 300 kg of strength; otherwise, it’s not even possible to pass the entry level. The artist was able to enter the Golden Body Sutra’s initiation stage successfully because he had consumed a large amount of Exotic Beast Flesh in the Exotic Battlefield, thereby enhancing his physical quality.

The first layer of the Golden Body Sutra requires cultivation in conjunction with highly energetic elixirs or Exotic Beast Flesh. Otherwise, if physical strength increases without sufficient nutrition and energy supply, it could damage the Martial Artist’s foundation. After cultivating the first layer, about 3,000 kg of strength can be gained. When fighting barehanded, dozens of strong men might not be able to hold down a Martial Artist who has cultivated the first layer of the Golden Body Sutra.

At the second layer, the cultivator’s strength doubles, starting at 6,000 kg and reaching a limit of 15,000 kg. The artist had just entered the second layer of the Golden Body Sutra not long ago, possessing at least 6,000 kg of arm strength. No wonder Lu Lin was no match for him!

This was also why the artist preferred using the fine sword. If he had used a long stick, knife, axe, heavy sword, mace, or club, Lu Lin would be resting in a cemetery somewhere in Green City by now.

The method to cultivate the first layer of the Golden Body Sutra is relatively simple: just circulate Star Power according to the corresponding route. The higher the Star Power Level, the better the refining effect on the body.

Lu Lin had planned to start cultivation immediately but decided to wait, just to be safe. He didn’t have any highly energetic elixirs or Exotic Beast Flesh at the moment. If he couldn’t replenish his nutrition supply later, his foundation could be damaged. Lu Lin didn’t dare to take the risk.

His talent wasn’t outstanding to begin with. It was best to take it slow.

He opened his personal terminal, logged into the Qingshan Online Mall, and prepared to purchase some highly energetic elixirs.

Elixirs are made by specialized pharmacists.

The Human Federation has four major professions that support Star Core Warriors in their cultivation: Star Skill Instructors, Star Power Pharmacists, Star God Array Masters, and Starfire Refiners.

Star Skill Instructors are self-explanatory. Star God Array Masters can help Martial Artists arrange formations, enabling them to better absorb Star Power. Lu Lin had even heard that in the Exotic Battlefield, a single powerful Star God Array Master once set up formations that blocked the attacks of thousands of exotic beasts while also killing countless of them.

Star Power Pharmacists are the profession with the most contact with ordinary people. Every year, many rookie pharmacists obtain Federation Certification licenses and then open their own online stores on the Qingshan Online Mall to sell elixirs. Ordinary people generally turn to Star Power Potions to recover when faced with serious illness or severe physical depletion. And the effects are indeed splendid.

As for Starfire Refiners, they tend to be more distant from ordinary people. Only high-strength Star Core Warriors who fight in the Exotic Battlefield for years make appointments with Starfire Refiners for commissioned exclusive Star Devices and Star Soldiers. Even for someone with some Combat Power like Lu Lin, buying a weapon produced on an assembly line is usually enough for regular use.