Chapter 0629 The Identity of the White Masked Man

**Chapter 0629 The Identity of the White-Masked Woman**

The furious white-masked woman raised her hand as if to strike, but immediately lowered it again.

"There's nothing left to talk about. I'm leaving Immortal Blade City. I'm going to Demonmoon Island—now that’s a great place, full of fiery, alluring demon women!" Qin Yun said with a smug grin.

"You’re not going!" the white-masked woman snapped.

"You say I can't go, but I will!" Qin Yun retorted, walking toward the door.

The white-masked woman swiftly grabbed his clothes and said coldly, "Fine, I’ll take you to the Immortal Essence. Happy now?"

Without another word, she seized Qin Yun, opened the stone door of the chamber, dragged him out, and flew away from the mountaintop pavilion.

Bao Changshou saw it happen but could do nothing—he feared the white-masked woman too much.

She took Qin Yun deep into the Immortal Blade Palace, arriving before a huge white stone building.

"You don’t believe me? Then I’ll take you there right now!" she said, opening the door of the building and pulling Qin Yun inside.

The place was empty—no one else was allowed in but her.

Inside the enormous stone structure, Qin Yun found the surroundings strangely familiar. There was a white pool, identical to the restricted zone he’d seen in the Immortal Blade Illusory Realm.

"Is this the Immortal Blade Illusory Realm?"

He saw the Immortal Essence—a pool constantly giving off immortal energy.

"No! This is reality. The immortal pool in the Illusory Realm is mostly for mental cultivation," the white-masked woman snorted. "Believe me now?"

"Then why did you lie to me before?" Qin Yun grumbled. "You're insane!"

"But I kept my promise, didn’t I?" she replied coldly.

"And the Sun Moon Celestial Bed?" Qin Yun demanded. "You promised I could use it!"

The white-masked woman grabbed Qin Yun and rushed toward the pool, dragging him under.

After descending, Qin Yun saw a huge swirling mass of white energy.

"That’s the Immortal Essence—top-tier and massive!" Ling Yuner exclaimed in awe. "This would rank among the best even in the Immortal Wasteland."

The white-masked woman led Qin Yun into the white energy mass.

Inside was a vast white space, peaceful, thick with immortal energy.

At the center stood a large bed glowing softly with gold and silver light.

Qin Yun approached and saw detailed moon and sun totems, with countless lunar and solar patterns covering its surface.

Finally, he saw the Sun Moon Celestial Bed.

Yet, he couldn't understand the white-masked woman’s motives. She had deceived him before, yet now she had truly brought him here.

She had to be crazy—no sane person would flip-flop like this.

"You can train here, but there are rules," the white-masked woman declared. "When I’m here, you stay out!"

"If you go into seclusion for a few hundred years, what’s the point of me cultivating?" Qin Yun rolled his eyes at her.

"Even if I let you cultivate here, you won’t gain much improvement because your current cultivation level makes it difficult to convert immortal energy into usable power."

"And to use the Sun Moon Celestial Bed, you need to constantly emit immortal power from your body!"

"You can neither absorb the power of the immortal pool nor utilize the Sun Moon Celestial Bed!" the woman in the white mask said.

"I can use it!" Qin Yun didn’t know how yet, but as long as he could contact Xie Qirou, he would find a way to harness the Immortal Essence to cultivate an Immortal Body.

"Get out of here first! Go to the immortal pool above and absorb the Immortal Essence. I need to use this Sun Moon Celestial Bed now!" the woman in the white mask said.

Qin Yun passed through the light barrier and swam up on his own, coming up beside the pool.

Confirming the masked woman hadn’t followed, he took out the Burial Immortal Diagram and let a drop of blood fall on it.

"Xiao Yun, how are things going?" Xie Qirou’s gentle voice came through.

"Grand Tutor Sister, I have a chance to access the Immortal Essence!" Qin Yun said excitedly.

"Really? Good! Remember the chants I’ll teach you and work with the Nine Sun Divine Soul to absorb immortal energy. This will help you forge a special celestial power that can aid in refining an Immortal Body!"

"But this only helps you refine an Immortal Body. Don’t attempt anything else, or you could seriously hurt yourself!" Xie Qirou warned.

She then recited some cultivation mantras for Qin Yun.

After memorizing them and listening to Xie Qirou’s explanations, Qin Yun mostly got the idea.

"You’ll need about ten years to refine an Immortal Body!" Xie Qirou laughed. "I figured it’d take you centuries to even encounter the Immortal Essence!"

"Grand Tutor Sister, when’s Little Meilian coming to see me? I miss her so much!" Qin Yun said.

"She’s busy with her own cultivation too! Once she has time, she’ll definitely come find you!" Xie Qirou giggled.

After conversing with Xie Qirou for a long time, Qin Yun bid farewell and hurriedly stashed the Burial Immortal Diagram.

"Let’s try it!"

Sitting by the immortal pool, Qin Yun closed his eyes and, following Xie Qirou’s chants, used the Nine Sun Divine Soul to pull the thick immortal energy into his body.

Ling Yuner remarked, "Grand Tutor Sister must know some special secret techniques that work with the Nine Sun Divine Soul. She probably worried you might lose control, which is why she didn’t tell you earlier!"

Now, through the Nine Sun Divine Soul and those mystical chants, Qin Yun could convert immortal energy into a strange, warm current.

This warm current flowed flexibly throughout his body, and soon, a faint golden mist started seeping from his body.

Before he knew it, he’d been cultivating for days.

When he awoke, the white-masked woman stood before him.

"How did you do this? You actually refined Nine Cycles Celestial Power!" Her voice shook with excitement and disbelief.

"Well… that’s my secret! Not telling!" Qin Yun absolutely couldn’t reveal he possessed the Nine Sun Divine Soul—and the white-masked woman surely couldn’t detect it.

Her voice grew serious. "Qin Yun, you can’t let anyone know about your ability to condense Nine Cycles Celestial Power… You’re trying to refine an Immortal Body, aren’t you?"

Qin Yun nodded. "What can you tell me about Nine Cycles Celestial Power?"

"You actually don't know?" The white-masked woman was shocked again.

Qin Yun looked completely blank; Xie Qirou hadn’t mentioned anything to him about it.

"Then stay in the dark for now!"

After some thought, the white-masked woman still didn’t tell Qin Yun.

Qin Yun felt somewhat annoyed and said, "Can you take off your mask?"

"No!" The white-masked woman shot back.

With the mask on, her voice came out garbled and raspy, making it impossible to discern her original tone, which made Qin Yun quite uncomfortable.

Moreover, the mask itself was creepy—just a blank white shell, no openings or eye sockets. It was unsettling to look at.

"Does the Nine Cycles Celestial Power do anything for you?" Qin Yun suddenly asked.

"It’s very useful to me, but I can’t harness it on my own, and I’m sure you won’t teach me either!" the white-masked woman replied.

"If you take off your mask, I know a way for you to obtain the Nine Cycles Celestial Power!" Qin Yun suddenly thought of an idea.

"You’re not trying to trick me, are you?" the white-masked woman sneered.

"If I’m lying, you can ban me from entering this place!" Qin Yun chuckled. "I’ve got more honor than that."

"You’re the shameless one!" the white-masked woman snorted. "How exactly can you help me obtain the Nine Cycles Celestial Power?"

Qin Yun paused to think and said, "I’m not teaching you a cultivation method. Even if I did, you’d never pull it off. It requires something special—something I was born with."

The white-masked woman didn’t ask what it was, well aware that the world was vast and filled with many mysterious things.

For Qin Yun to have grown so strong on his own, he must have encountered extraordinary opportunities.

"Then listen—if you can’t help me obtain the Nine Cycles Celestial Power, you’ll never get near this place again!" the white-masked woman said sternly.

"My method requires your cooperation. If you refuse, that’s your problem!" Qin Yun retorted.

"Don’t worry, I’ll cooperate fully!" the white-masked woman assured.

Curious about the white-masked woman’s secrets, Qin Yun urged, "Come on, lose the mask!"

The white-masked woman didn’t remove it immediately but hesitated.

"Qin Yun, from what I know of you, you’re not the type to roll over and take it. You probably hold a grudge against me. Why would you help me gain the ability to cultivate the Nine Cycles Celestial Power?" she questioned.

"Because I’ll be staying here for a long time. If we reconcile, it’ll be easier for both of us," Qin Yun replied with a smile. "You may be a madwoman, but when you’re not crazy, you’re not half bad."

After some consideration, the white-masked woman added, "Don’t try anything funny. If this works, I’ll wipe the slate clean and make peace with you."

"You defeated Ying Chengyu’s disciple and protected the Sun Moon Celestial Bed. For that, I’m grateful. Otherwise, given what you’ve done to me, you’d be paying for it!"

"Really?" Qin Yun froze for a second as he gave a hollow laugh.

"I’m not a kind woman—I play dirty!" the white-masked woman said coldly.

"Just take off the mask already!" Qin Yun urged. "If we’re to trust each other, the first step is removing that mask!"

The white-masked woman heaved a sigh, then slowly reached up and pulled off the mask.

Qin Yun watched eagerly.

The white-masked figure removed the mask and slipped off the black robe draped over her shoulders, revealing a snow-white dress beneath.

When Qin Yun saw her face, he froze in astonishment and stammered, "An immortal... Sis Bingxing? It's really you!"

The face beneath the mask was slightly round, with fair, smooth skin and delicately beautiful features. The snow-white dress was shrouded in a faint white immortal aura, and her poise was extraordinary, like a celestial being walking on water.

Her cool, phoenix-shaped eyes flickered with a trace of complexity as she looked at Qin Yun.

This woman was none other than Bingxing, the celestial maiden whom Qin Yun and Wu Mingxu had released from the immortal tomb!

Qin Yun never would have guessed that Bingxing would be in Immortal Soldier City—he had assumed she had gone to the Immortal Wasteland.