Chapter 0631 The Evil Dragon of Zhilong City

Chapter 0631: The Evil Dragon of Zhilong City

Qin Yun extracted the pale golden pill from the *Mingyang Dao Core* using the Piercing Mystic Art.

Looking at the pill, he smiled and said, "Yun'er, your skills are remarkable!"

"You've been cultivating for several days now, and the progress is notable!" Ling Yuner said playfully. "Grand Tutor Sister's secret techniques truly are impressive!"

"Mhm!" Qin Yun emerged from the waters, dressed himself, and added, "Does this pill contain much Nine Cycles Celestial Power? Bingxing has a pressing need for it!"

"It should have quite a bit. When she arrives, let her judge for herself!" Ling Yuner replied. "In any case, you'll be staying here for many more days—there's no need to rush."

Remaining by the poolside, Qin Yun continued absorbing celestial energy to cultivate as he waited for Bingxing to emerge.

Half a day later, Bingxing surfaced from the celestial pool below. By virtue of her water-warding artifact, her snow-white gown remained dry, glowing faintly with an ethereal light that made her appear sublime and sacred.

"Bingxing, you're finally out!" Qin Yun grinned. "You're quite devoted to entering the Celestial Armory Realm!"

"I enter the Celestial Armory Realm solely to enhance my spiritual cultivation," Bingxing replied. "The celestial pool within greatly aids my training."

"May I enter the celestial pool in the Celestial Armory Realm?" Qin Yun asked. "I have a pressing need to improve my spiritual cultivation!"

"At your current stage, it is not yet suitable," Bingxing said, producing a jade box and the Sun-Moon Divine Bowl. "Here are your belongings."

Qin Yun accepted them and inspected the contents, finding within the jade box a substantial quantity of condensed Sun-Moon Essence, roughly equivalent to a small pail.

"I offer my thanks," Qin Yun said gratefully.

"This bowl condenses Sun-Moon Essence to accelerate the growth of medicinal herbs, but the quality of the essence it produces is rather low," Bingxing observed, studying the Sun-Moon Divine Bowl with curiosity.

"This bowl is damaged and thus unable to unleash its true power," Qin Yun sighed regretfully. "It is called the Sun-Moon Divine Bowl. If undamaged, it would be of immense benefit to me!"

"What? This is the Sun-Moon Divine Bowl?" Bingxing exclaimed softly in astonishment. "Let me see it!"

Qin Yun handed the bowl to her.

Bingxing studied it intently and murmured with reverence, "This truly is the Sun-Moon Divine Bowl. Little did I expect it to be in your possession, though gravely impaired."

"Bingxing, do you know the origins of this bowl?" Qin Yun asked eagerly.

"In ancient times, it was renowned in the Immortal Wasteland as the pinnacle treasure of an Alchemy Immortal. Who could have imagined it would end up in your hands!" Bingxing sighed deeply, lost in recollection.

Returning the bowl to Qin Yun, she warned, "This item far surpasses ordinary Dao Artifacts. Guard it well. Should you ever find a way to repair it, it will become an incredibly mighty divine artifact… Legends say that even when severely damaged, it still brought great benefit to that Alchemy Immortal!"

Qin Yun nodded, then retrieved the pale golden pill and handed it to Bingxing.

"What is this?" Bingxing took it and examined it closely, sensing a faint trace of Nine Cycles Celestial Power—a rare cultivation energy.

"A Nine Cycles Celestial Power Pill—I refined it myself!" Qin Yun grinned. "Try it and see how effective it is!"

"You actually condensed Nine Cycles Celestial Power into this?" Bingxing asked in disbelief. "How did you manage it?"

"That's a secret!" Qin Yun chuckled. "Have no fear, consume it!"

Bingxing hesitated, then said, "You should leave first. I cannot trust you to remain here—if this pill were poisoned, what then?"

Qin Yun replied with exasperation, "Do I look like someone who would resort to poison?"

"Are you not?" Bingxing retorted coldly. "You were quite cunning back in the Celestial Armory Realm!"

"Alright, I'll head to the Immortal Armament Illusion Realm for a stroll. While you're away, I can rack up some points and crack the top ten!"

Qin Yun smirked, then walked toward the gate.

Bingxing threw on a black cloak, donned a white mask, and saw him out to the outer gates.

...

Qin Yun returned to his room, entered the Immortal Armament Illusion Realm, and found Long Qiaofeng. By wiping out her forces, he gained 400 points.

He now had a total of 3,400 points, ranking eighth on the Martial Arts Ranking—finally cracking the top ten.

Now that he was in the top ten, he could relax a little.

To play it safe, he wiped out Long Qiaofeng’s forces twice more, boosting his score to 4,000 and climbing to second place.

Qin Yun left the Immortal Armament Illusion Realm, not planning to stick around, as he wanted to work on forging his Immortal Body and get closer to the Immortal Essence.

"Little Yun, if Bingxing likes what she gets from that pill, she’ll definitely come looking for you... It’ll take her some time to refine it, so just be patient," Ling Yuner said.

Qin Yun waited in the courtyard, not bothering to go back into the Immortal Armament Illusion Realm.

It was pointless unless he could train with Bingxing to improve—but she clearly wouldn’t waste time on him again.

Qin Yun drilled the Mortal Saber Manual in the courtyard, whipping his blade through the air as fast as he could, sharpening his reflexes for instinctive strikes.

After an afternoon of training, as dusk fell, someone showed up—but not Bingxing. It was Long Qiaofeng.

With the blood feud between Qin Yun and the Long family, Long Qiaofeng always met him in secret.

"Let’s talk inside!"

Qin Yun made sure no one was around, then led Long Qiaofeng into his room.

Once inside, Long Qiaofeng shed her cloak and hood. "Many of our Long family disciples have left Immortal Armament City. My forces might disband soon."

"Is the Long family withdrawing from Immortal Armament City?" Qin Yun asked.

"Our most talented disciples can’t cut it here anymore. Staying means they can’t compete in the Martial Arts Championship, so the family pulled many out. They’re also worried about future conflicts with Immortal Armament City, fearing our disciples will be caught in the crossfire."

Long Qiaofeng was only able to stay because she remained in the top ten of the Martial Arts Ranking—a rare slot the Long family let her keep—for now.

Her status in the Long family wasn’t high, far below Long Kuangxing and Long Ziming, mainly because she was a woman.

Now, she was the only Long family disciple in Immortal Armament City still in the top ten—a slap in the face to the Long family’s men.

"It’s not just the Long family. The Tian and Yang families are also leaving. They believe staying will only lead to eventual retribution. The clan factions in Immortal Armament City have been completely crushed," Long Qiaofeng said.

"Guess that’s my handiwork, huh? I should go ask the Manor Lord for a little something," Qin Yun chuckled.

"I probably won’t last much longer either," Long Qiaofeng sighed softly. "Once the Martial Arts Championship ends, my family will summon me back."

"Qiaofeng, you don’t have much tying you to the Long family, do you? Why not just leave? Then you could stay in Immortal Armament City," Qin Yun said with a smirk.

"I’m worried Immortal Armament City will come down on me just for being a Long family member," Long Qiaofeng admitted. She truly wanted to stay—the perks were too good to pass up, and she was a talented disciple.

"We'll talk about this later. I'll help you sort it out!" Qin Yun thought for a moment and said.

"Yeah!" Long Qiaofeng also trusted Qin Yun's abilities and added, "Qin Yun, I came to you for another reason!"

"What is it?" Qin Yun asked.

"Do you remember the guy who stole your four Dao Artifacts?" Long Qiaofeng said.

"Of course!" Qin Yun clenched his fist, frowning and cursing under his breath. "That bastard, I’ll definitely settle the score with him! Have you found out more about him?"

"Yes! His name is Long Zhigui. He established a small family faction, which seems to have been permitted by the major families of our Ao Xing State."

Long Qiaofeng continued, "His small family faction is hidden in Zhilong City, a city he built himself!"

"How strong is this Zhilong City overall?" Qin Yun asked.

"It's a small city, but very lively because it runs a slave trade business. The Long family in Zhilong City buys slaves at low prices and sells them at high prices."

"That's illegal business, isn't it?" Qin Yun snorted angrily.

"Exactly, but Long Zhigui is an elder of the Medicine Immortal Valley, so no one dares to speak out... Also, I heard there’s an evil dragon in Zhilong City."

"This evil dragon belongs to the Medicine Immortal Valley and feeds on human flesh. Many low-quality slaves disposed of in Zhilong City are used to feed it!" Long Qiaofeng also sounded furious as she spoke.

"This is outrageous!" Qin Yun cursed angrily.

"There's nothing we can do. Behind Zhilong City stand the Long family and the Medicine Immortal Valley, and the evil dragon inside is also very powerful!" Long Qiaofeng sighed.

"Tell me the location of Zhilong City!"

Qin Yun's voice turned icy. He had decided to cause some chaos in that city.

Long Zhigui had taken his four Dao Artifacts—it's time he paid for it.

Long Qiaofeng took out a map and said, "This marked spot is Zhilong City, not far from the Medicine Immortal Valley!"

"Good, I'll go there!" Qin Yun said.

"Qin Yun, there aren’t many powerful cultivators in Zhilong City. The strongest is said to be only a Xuanwu Realm Martial Lord. And, of course, there’s that powerful evil dragon!" Long Qiaofeng added.

Qin Yun nodded. "I'll watch my back."

"By the way, Qin Yun, you're skilled at carving and runes. Can you also engrave runes and totems on Martial Souls?" Long Qiaofeng suddenly asked. "I've heard that skilled Runes Masters can become Soul Refiners without formal training!"

Long Qiaofeng had twin dragon-phoenix Martial Souls, but she still wasn't strong enough.

To gain more power, she could only engrave runes or totems on her Martial Souls to enhance them.

Ling Yuner quickly said to Qin Yun, "Little Yun, agree to engrave the Dragon Totem on her dragon Martial Soul... If it goes well, she might even unlock the totem martial arts of the dragon!"