Chapter 0288: Blue Spirit Elite

Chapter 0288: Blue Spirit Elite

Qin Yun's nerves were on edge as he carefully avoided the large demon beast horde ahead. Only when Mo Mo guided him away from the horde did his heart, which had been in his throat, gradually settle back down.

"That was really scary! Even from a distance, it felt terrifying!" Mo Mo was also frightened, her little face covered in sweat.

"We should be safe now!" Qin Yun sighed in relief. "If it weren't for you, I might have walked right into them. By the time I realized it was a large demon beast horde, it would have been too late!"

The demon beasts in the First District were highly alert and could instantly detect anyone approaching, rushing over at incredible speeds.

Therefore, in the First District, the sooner you know there are demon beasts ahead, the better.

Although Qin Yun had avoided the super-large demon beast horde, Mo Mo did not relax. She furrowed her little willow-like brows and remained extremely vigilant, sensing the situation around them. She bore a heavy responsibility and had to maintain the utmost state of alertness at all times.

Qin Yun could only sense the nearby demon beasts; anything further was beyond his detection range. Thus, Mo Mo's help was invaluable, allowing him to steer clear of large demon beast hordes from a distance.

On his first night in the First District, he encountered three demon beast hordes. Only one was super-large, while the other two were of moderate size.

"The demon beasts in the First District are indeed numerous and powerful!" Qin Yun sighed as he saw the first light of dawn on the horizon and began searching for a basement to hide in.

During the day, he couldn't use shadow power to conceal his presence, making him an easy target for the keenly perceptive demon beasts—an extremely dangerous situation.

The First District was vast, with many demon beast hordes, making it impossible to travel quickly. Reaching a shelter was no easy task.

Inside the basement, after setting up a flag array to conceal his presence, Qin Yun took out his cauldron and began crafting immobilization runes.

What he was making now were top-grade immobilization runes, primarily to deal with spiritual demon beasts.

"If I had the help of someone at the Martial Dao realm, my immobilization runes would be even stronger!" Qin Yun felt a little regretful. Previously, it was either Lan Fengjin or Xiao Xuanqin who helped infuse energy. They were at the Martial Dao realm, which could enhance the power of the immobilization runes.

After becoming familiar with the Spirit Rhino Pen, Qin Yun's speed in carving immobilization runes increased significantly. Having mastered the immobilization runes, he no longer needed to consciously recall them when he held the Spirit Rhino Pen. He could effortlessly and smoothly carve the immobilization runes.

Due to his frequent carving of immobilization runes, it had become a habit, a peak state in the art of rune carving that many Runes Masters strive to achieve.

Qin Yun made top-grade immobilization runes, resting when he was tired and continuing when he had rested enough. This allowed him to efficiently pass the time during the day.

"It's dark!" Qin Yun finally got through the day and had refined two top-grade immobilization runes. These runes could immobilize spiritual demon beasts, so the more, the better.

This was how Qin Yun spent his days, hiding and making runes during the day and cautiously advancing toward areas with special spiritual energy at night.

"It's my fifth day in the First District!" After walking for another night, Qin Yun saw nine red lights appear in the distant sky, signaling the arrival of dawn.

Just as he was about to enter the basement, he suddenly sensed multiple powerful human auras!

He hadn't seen who these people were, but he knew they were heading in his direction!

The place where Qin Yun was hiding was a street. The luxurious shops on both sides of the street had suffered severe damage, and the ground was littered with many cracks from numerous intense battles.

Hiding in the shop, Qin Yun was extremely tense. This group of people approaching seemed to be heading straight for him.

Qin Yun tightly gripped more than ten top-grade immobilization runes. These were his only means to deal with those at the Martial Dao level.

"They're getting closer... Their auras feel so familiar?" Qin Yun's mental energy, cultivated through the Nine Sun Spirit Soul, was astonishingly perceptive. He could recognize familiar auras.

As those auras drew nearer, Qin Yun was shocked to recognize a few familiar ones among them.

"Elder Xie's overwhelming sword aura!" His heart leaped with joy, and he ran out of the shop to see more than ten people dressed in blue robes.

Qin Yun indeed saw many familiar faces: Xie Wufeng, Hou Xingfeng, Xiao Yuelan, Yang Shiyue, and Lan Fengjin—all of whom were very close to him.

Besides them, there was also someone who really ruined his mood—Xiao Yanglong!

He also noticed that this was a powerful team from the Blue Spirit Star Palace, and they were all quite young. Except for the elder leading the team and Hou Xingfeng, the rest were all young people.

"Little Brother Qin, is that really you?" Xie Wufeng said happily, hurrying over to pat Qin Yun on the shoulder.

Despite having only one arm, Xie Wufeng had become incredibly strong. Perhaps because he cultivated the way of the sword, he had progressed very quickly.

"Big Brother Xie, you seem to have grown even stronger—truly impressive!" Qin Yun said after sensing Xie Wufeng's increased strength up close.

"That's nothing compared to what you've done! You came here all by yourself—that's dangerous!" Xie Wufeng replied, finding Qin Yun being alone too risky.

Xiao Yuelan walked over and playfully pinched Qin Yun. "What are you doing here, you idiot? It's too dangerous. Even our team has to be very cautious in this place!"

Xiao Yanglong snorted coldly. "I thought it was a lone Demon Beast, but it turns out it's just this arrogant fool!"

"Qin Yun, are you here by yourself?" Lan Fengjin asked with a frown. She had assumed Qin Yun was with Old Tan and the others. If he was alone, it was truly too dangerous.

"Of course," Qin Yun said with a carefree expression. "I was kicked out of the Star Profound Martial Academy, so I came here to try my luck and see if I could find that shelter."

"Qin Yun, come with us—it's much safer together!" Yang Shiyue suggested.

"Little Brother Qin, join us. We’ll take you out of the First Town safely," Xie Wufeng added.

Xiao Yanglong's expression changed, and he hurriedly pleaded, "Elder Xuan Jian, don’t let this guy join our team—he’ll only put us in danger!"

He looked at the white-haired elder and continued, "Elder Xuan Jian, you mustn't let him join our team. This will endanger us!"

"Xiao Yanglong, as the chief disciple of the Blue Spirit West Palace, how can you be so petty? Can’t you let Qin Yun join us?" Xiao Yuelan said coldly, slightly angered.

"Elder Xuan Jian, if you won’t let Qin Yun join us, I’ll leave the team and stay with him!" Xie Wufeng said firmly.

"I'm staying with Qin Yun too!" Yang Shiyue coldly glared at Xiao Yanglong.

Lan Fengjin added, "Elder Xuan Jian, you all can go back. I’m staying here with Qin Yun."

Hou Xingfeng also came to Qin Yun's side.

"You bunch of fools!" Xiao Yanglong was furious, especially seeing how protective Yang Shiyue was of Qin Yun.

The elder calmly said, "Alright, let him join us. He's at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage and quite strong. I've witnessed his trial myself."

When they heard Elder Xuan Jian’s decision, Xiao Yuelan and the others visibly relaxed.

But Qin Yun wasn't happy. After going through so much trouble to come here, his goal was to find the shelter.

"No thanks, I’m not sticking around with that scumbag Xiao Yanglong. I’ll be on my own!" Qin Yun said with a smile.

"Qin Yun, if you insult me again, I’ll kill you!" Xiao Yanglong threatened.

"Come on, you scumbag, try to kill me! I’m right here!" Qin Yun grinned.

Xiao Yanglong wanted to confront him but hesitated when he felt the deadly aura from Lan Fengjin and Xie Wufeng.

Lan Fengjin, the enigmatic Blue Spirit saintess, and Xie Wufeng, the rare sword cultivator, were far beyond Xiao Yanglong’s capabilities.

"You little troublemaker, cut it out and follow us properly!" Xiao Yuelan pinched Qin Yun's waist and said softly with a playful humph.

"Yuelan, I have something important to do here. I'm not fooling around!" Qin Yun said seriously. "Elder Xie, Teacher, Sister Lan, and Senior Hou, thank you all for your concern. Since I managed to get in here on my own, I'll be just fine! I'm waiting for my companions here. I've joined a very strong team."

Afraid they wouldn't believe him, Qin Yun said to Lan Fengjin, "Sister Lan, you've met that team before, it's Lao Tan and the others... With them leading me, I’ll be perfectly safe!"

"But make sure to keep an eye on that scumbag Xiao Yanglong. If he leaves the group, he might come after me!"

Xiao Yanglong was seething with anger but could do nothing to Qin Yun.

"Alright, stay safe!" Xiao Yuelan still trusted Qin Yun, as she had supported him in doing things others thought impossible several times before.

"Be careful yourself!" Yang Shiyue also reminded him.

Xie Wufeng patted Qin Yun's shoulder and said, "Since Brother Qin has his own plans, we won't force you!"

"Remember, if you can't win, run!" Lan Fengjin tapped Qin Yun's head. "You need to stay alive so you can defeat Xiao Yanglong later!"

Xiao Yanglong snorted. "In your dreams!"

"You all go ahead, I'll wait for my friends to come here," Qin Yun said.

Xiao Yuelan whispered some final words of advice; after all, Qin Yun was her "little husband," and she couldn’t help but worry.

Shortly after, Elder Xuan Jian led the Blue Spirit West Palace team away.

"With their strength, they should have no problem handling small to medium-sized demon beast hordes!" Qin Yun thought as he watched them leave.

In fact, he wanted to join them so he wouldn't have to avoid the demon beasts and could just charge right into battle.

If Xiao Yanglong weren’t around, he’d be more than happy to join. With his immobilization charm, he could easily take out the demon beast hordes and get the demon beast crystal eggs.