Chapter 0565: Star Lord

Chapter 0565 Star Monarch

Liu Chongsheng knew his strength was inferior to Qin Yun's, yet he remained fearless, utterly confident that Qin Yun wouldn’t dare kill him.

"Qin Yun, if you've got the balls, go ahead and kill me! Given the current situation, those few from Immortal Arms City are no match for our Medicine Immortal Valley and Canghuo Immortal Mountain!" Liu Chongsheng coughed up blood with a manic laugh.

Qin Yun raised his palm and struck him fiercely again—[CRACK!]—"Hand it the fuck over! The 200,000 jin of Celestial Beast bones!"

"Keep dreaming! I’ve already given those bones to my sect’s higher-ups!"

Liu Chongsheng’s speech was mangled from the beating, his heart filled with resentment. "Qin Yun, just you wait! I’ll fucking carve you up! The pain I suffer today, I’ll repay you tenfold!"

Qin Yun sneered coldly. "Liu Chongsheng, you’re dreaming. Do you really believe I’d let you live?"

"What? You actually dare to kill me? If you were smart, you’d use me as leverage against Medicine Immortal Valley to make them back off. That’s the only way your people from Immortal Arms City can survive!" Liu Chongsheng said.

"You’re dying today—no other outcome!" Qin Yun replied before continuing to brutally beat Liu Chongsheng back and forth. [THUD! THUD!]

Liu Chongsheng had long exhausted his talismans. Injured by Qin Yun, he couldn’t fight back and could only endure the abuse.

"Qin Yun, release Liu Chongsheng at once! Offending the Long and Yang families is nothing, but if you provoke our Medicine Immortal Valley, you’re a dead man!"

An elder’s furious, icy voice carried from the distant sky, laden with threats.

Liu Chongsheng, held by the collar with his face battered beyond recognition, still sneered coldly. "Qin Yun, did you hear that? Our Medicine Immortal Valley has demi-immortal heavyweights!"

"Liu Chongsheng, you couldn’t take me straight up, so you resorted to weapons and talismans to injure the captain and Jian Mang! You still owe me 200,000 jin of Celestial Beast bones, yet you think you’ll live?"

"And let’s not forget—you conned me for 100 million purple crystal coins and blackballed me from entering Medicine Immortal Valley as a herb farmer. Today, we cash it all in right fucking now!"

Qin Yun choked Liu Chongsheng and said with a cold laugh.

"You have no Purple Crystal Coins, no Celestial Beast bones, and you refuse to apologize to the captain and Jian Mang. Then you've got only one option—death!"

"Qin Yun, how dare you?" Liu Chongsheng, seeing the killing intent in Qin Yun's eyes, yelled in terror.

The onlookers hovering midair watched Qin Yun silently, all convinced he wouldn’t dare kill Liu Chongsheng.

"Qin Yun, stop!" From afar, an elder from the Medicine Immortal Valley came streaking through the air.

At the same time, several elders from the Immortal Soldier City also came charging in.

"Liu Chongsheng, die!"

Qin Yun bellowed coldly as the Nine Yang Divine Hammer in his hand suddenly descended, bringing down a tsunami of divine fire.

Boom!

Liu Chongsheng's body was engulfed by the flames.

Even with his formidable Fire Mystic Body, he was utterly annihilated in the fiery explosion.

Everyone who had believed Qin Yun wouldn’t dare kill Liu Chongsheng was now proven wrong!

Witnessing Liu Chongsheng's death, the spectators stood petrified.

A young Spirit Martial cultivator with a Fire Mystic Body and Fire Totem—such a once-in-a-generation talent—had just been reduced to ashes.

To any immortal sect, such a prodigy was invaluable.

But now, they've been wiped out!

"Qin Yun, you're a dead man!"

The elder from the Medicine Immortal Valley roared from afar, charging forth with a thunderous rage.

Chu Binyu swiftly arrived as well, blasting the elder back with one palm strike, sending him flying.

"Medicine Immortal Valley, this is what your greed gets you! If you had honestly handed over Liu Chongsheng's Celestial Beast remains to us, he wouldn't have died!"

As Qin Yun spoke, several elders from the Medicine Immortal Valley suddenly swooped down—all of them Martial Lords of the Xuan Martial realm.

Upon landing, they immediately unleashed a vicious attack!

Fortunately, Chu Binyu was powerful enough to hold them off.

The forces of the Immortal Soldier City were outnumbered and overwhelmed by the two immortal sects. Holding out this long was impressive enough.

Suddenly, several figures streaked through the sky.

Their auras were crushingly powerful—clearly at least at the Martial King realm.

Which faction's reinforcements were they?

Seeing the Martial Kings arrive, the crowd started buzzing with speculation.

The newcomers weren't from any sect—they were from the Strange Mark Hall.

Among them was someone Qin Yun recognized: the former Grand Hall Master of the Wuhuang Strange Mark Hall, Han Fenghu!

Clad in a white robe, Han Fenghu cut the figure of a vigorous elder.

Taking in the chaos, his face darkened.

"I am from the Strange Mark Hall—cut this out now!" Han Fenghu bellowed.

Then, he and the other elders swiftly muscled between the chaotic battlefields, separating the entangled Martial Lords and Martial Kings.

Once the skirmish ceased, an uneasy quiet settled.

The people of the Medicine Immortal Valley glared furiously at Qin Yun, shouting every threat imaginable.

At that moment, all the elders of the Medicine Immortal Valley suddenly charged toward Qin Yun, mounting a combined attack.

Chu Binyu and the others hurriedly blocked the onslaught.

Even the Strange Mark Hall members never thought they'd have the gall!

The calm lasted mere seconds before all hell broke loose again.

Qin Yun and his allies were engulfed in a storm of violent energy!

The forces of the Canghuo Immortal Mountain and the Medicine Immortal Valley came at them in waves. With only a dozen or so from the Medicine Immortal Valley, they didn't stand a chance.

Even Chu Binyu was injured, yet he still couldn't stem the Medicine Immortal Valley's push.

One of the Medicine Immortal Valley elders, when he broke through their lines, didn't head for Qin Yun—

but instead charged straight toward Jian Mang and Ke Mingjiang!

Jian Mang and Ke Mingjiang were both injured, making it hard for them to move.

Although Qin Yun was nearby, he was no match for the Martial King's furious charge.

The Martial King blitzed forward but didn’t attack. Instead, he grabbed Ke Mingjiang and took to the skies.

"Qin Yun, hand over your four Ancient Dao Artifacts, and I’ll let this guy go!"

The Martial King from the Medicine Immortal Valley was going all out.

The Medicine Immortal Valley had suffered significant losses, with so many disciples dead. Now that they were locked in mortal enmity with the Immortal Soldier City, he had to wring every advantage for the sect.

"Qin Yun, don’t give it to him!" Ke Mingjiang shouted. "If they get the Ancient Dao Artifacts, they’ll only become stronger. Don’t give them anything!"

Qin Yun’s Ancient Dao Artifacts, obtained from disciples of the Nine Sun Sect, weren't top-tier treasures—only the Dao patterns on them were ancient.

The Immortal Soldier City faction were furious, but they were too few to mount any resistance against the Medicine Immortal Valley.

Qin Yun quickly took out the four Ancient Dao Artifacts and looked at the people from the Strange Rune Hall, saying to Han Fenghu, "Elder, you’re from the Strange Rune Hall! I’ll give you the artifacts as collateral. Once that bastard releases him, you can hand them over!"

Han Fenghu thought for a moment and nodded. "Agreed!"

Qin Yun was worried Ke Mingjiang might be killed, so he had no choice but to compromise.

Dao Artifacts could be reforged, but if Ke Mingjiang died, he would be haunted by remorse.

The death of Liu Chongsheng had sent the Medicine Immortal Valley into a frenzy. They could kill Ke Mingjiang at any moment.

After receiving the four Ancient Dao Artifacts, Han Fenghu looked at the elder from the Medicine Immortal Valley and said, "Our Strange Rune Hall has a duty to arbitrate disputes among immortal sects! Once you take these four Dao Artifacts, you must leave immediately. If there’s anything to discuss, it must be between the sect leaders!"

The Martial King from the Medicine Immortal Valley released Ke Mingjiang and took the four Dao Artifacts, roaring with laughter. "Qin Yun, without your Ancient Dao Artifacts, how can you possibly put a bounty on our Long Family’s patriarch?"

This Martial King was from the Long Family, fueling Qin Yun's loathing even further.

"Medicine Immortal Valley, your greatest mistake was taking my Dao Artifacts. You’ll regret this one day!" Qin Yun’s voice carried barely contained murderous rage.

"Hahaha… You, a nobody, dare to cause trouble in our Medicine Immortal Valley? Not even the leader of Immortal Soldier City would dare to come here!"

The Medicine Immortal Valley’s acquisition of four Ancient Dao Artifacts also made the Canghuo Immortal Mountain disciples green with envy.

They had lost many disciples but gained nothing, while the Medicine Immortal Valley had secured a trove of Celestial Beast bones from Liu Chongsheng and now these four Ancient Dao Artifacts.

The Immortal Soldier City faction rushed to protect Qin Yun, Ke Mingjiang, and Jian Mang.

To prevent further conflict, Han Fenghu also threw in with them.

"Immortal Soldier City, if you want peace with our Medicine Immortal Valley, hand over Qin Yun! This ends only when one side falls!"

After issuing this threat, an elder from the Medicine Immortal Valley led his people away.

The disciples of Canghuo Immortal Mountain also had their eyes on Qin Yun’s Bone Dragon. They wanted to capture Ke Mingjiang and force Qin Yun to surrender it—but their window had closed.

"Immortal Soldier City, mark our words! Most of our Canghuo Immortal Mountain disciples were killed by Qin Yun. Hand him over, and we’ll call it even!" they declared. "If you reconsider, come find us!"

With that, the Canghuo Immortal Mountain disciples beat a hasty retreat.

Jian Mang angrily said, "It was clearly their fault! If they hadn't ambushed us in there, Qin Yun wouldn't have been forced to kill them!"

"It's all that bastard Liu Chongsheng! If you can't take a loss, don't make bets with others!"

Ke Mingjiang swore vehemently, furious because Qin Yun had lost four Ancient Dao Artifacts because of him.

Chu Binyu smiled and said, "It's alright. At least we're all alive now, while many of them have died."

"Those bastards from the Medicine Immortal Valley got their hands on Qin Yun's four Ancient Dao Artifacts..."

The thought made Ke Mingjiang sick with guilt, as Qin Yun had given up the artifacts to save him.

The one-eyed old man said, "Mingjiang, go back and focus on healing up."

Chu Binyu turned to Han Fenghu, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you for arriving in time. Otherwise, we'd have been done for!"

"It's our duty!" Han Fenghu waved his hand, then looked at Qin Yun and asked, "Can I speak with Qin Yun alone for a moment? I need to understand what happened so I can give a proper account."

Chu Binyu nodded in agreement.

Han Fenghu flew with Qin Yun to a distant part of the sky, far from the iceberg.

"Qin Yun, when you were in Wuhuang, you had conflicts with our Qiweng Hall, but we worked them out," Han Fenghu said.

"Right," Qin Yun nodded.

"So, we're not enemies now," Han Fenghu said with a friendly smile.

"Senior Han, if you have something to say, just say it," Qin Yun could tell Han Fenghu had something important to discuss.

"Yang Shiyue has obtained a precious Qiweng Spirit—'Star Monarch,'" Han Fenghu said seriously. "Now, many people know about your relationship with Yang Shiyue. They want to capture you to smoke her out and force her to hand over 'Star Monarch.'"