Chapter 0088: Mastery

Chapter 0088: Mastery

Qin Yun entered the Tianxing Tower and condensed a flame in his palm to illuminate the surroundings. It was empty inside, with only a staircase.

He climbed the stairs to the second floor and was startled.

On the second floor, there were several pale golden skeletons that looked quite old.

He whispered, "At the Seventh Level of Martial Body, one achieves the Golden Body, capable of cultivating pale golden bones. These must all be Seventh Level Martial Body cultivators, possibly even Eighth or Ninth Level."

Upon closer inspection, he noticed many broken parts on the bones—bones so sturdy could still shatter.

"Could it be from colliding with the walls?" Qin Yun was shocked. People had actually died in this tower, and they were all powerful individuals.

He reached the third floor, which was also empty except for a few pale golden human bones on the ground.

The fourth floor was slightly different, with only two skeletons sitting cross-legged on the ground, unlike the scattered remains on the second and third floors.

As he stepped onto the stairs leading to the fifth floor, the flame in his hand suddenly went out, causing him to shudder. The darkness was absolute, and there was no sound at all.

After his initial shock, he continued to release flames.

Just like before, the flame extinguished instantly, an inexplicable occurrence!

"Who's there?" Qin Yun shouted, alarmed.

There was no one; only his echo remained.

Qin Yun took out a faintly glowing green stone from the storage space of the Nine Yang Essence.

With the slight light, he used his mental energy to probe the surroundings, making his vision extremely clear.

He finally reached the fifth floor.

This was the topmost level, where a person in a black robe sat in the center. The wrinkles on their face layered upon each other, looking slightly terrifying under the faint green light.

"Old man..." Qin Yun called softly, while remaining vigilant.

Anyone imprisoned in the Tianxing Tower must have committed a grave offense, so caution was necessary.

"He's dead!" Qin Yun sighed after checking carefully.

If there had been a living person, he could have learned more about the situation inside.

"Ten years? I can't stay in this hellhole for ten years; I'd go mad!" Qin Yun found a place to sit and carefully examined the storage space within the Nine Yang Essence.

It contained a lot of demon beast meat, including the snow lion he had killed during his battle with Xiao Lang, enough to last him for a long time.

"Ten Upper Yuan Pills; I wonder if they can help me cultivate the Soul Scripture!" He took out the Upper Yuan Pills he won during the final exam. Cultivating the Soul Scripture required a large amount of mental energy.

The Upper Yuan Pills contained concentrated Nine Yang essence, which could be fully absorbed through the Nine Yang Essence, allowing him to condense a significant amount of mental energy.

He consumed one Upper Yuan Pill and began meditating. The silence here made it an excellent environment for cultivation.

...

Outside the Tianxing Tower, Yang Shiyue looked up at the top and sighed, "If he can endure ten years inside, it might not be a bad thing!"

Dean Zhang nodded slightly beside her, "The Empress's father, the Grand Tutor, has already reached the Martial Realm. The situation is settled. If Qin Zhengfeng and Xiao Yuelan successfully get engaged in half a year, their wedding will likely follow quickly. The Empress or the Crown Prince may ascend the throne."

"The Empress and her allies have close ties with the West, South, and North Palaces of the Blue Spirit Star Palace. They control significant resources and have managed to sway the Blue Spirit Palaces. Only the Eastern Palace has yet to join them," Yang Shiyue sighed, "Their power grows daily. Even though I achieved the Ninth Level Martial Body at a young age, I fear I cannot escape my fate."

Dean Zhang said, "Dean Qin mentioned that the Blue Spirit Star Palace came here not to pass on martial arts but to use this place as a last resort. They retreated here to gather resources and recruit forces after their defeat in Wuhuang. Once their strength increases, they will make further plans."

Yang Shiyue sneered, "I knew it wasn't that simple. The Yunlong Mountains are rich in resources; they must intend to enslave the people here to exploit those resources."

Dean Zhang nodded and sighed, "Exactly. In any case, Qin Yun being inside can avoid the current conflicts. What are your plans? Are you really going to marry the Crown Prince of the Tian Xiao Empire?"

The Crown Prince of the Tian Xiao Empire was a mysterious figure, over thirty years old, rarely seen in public. It was rumored that he had already reached the Martial Realm, making him an extremely formidable individual.

"I don't know. I'll enter the Blue Spirit Star Palace first and meditate for a while," Yang Shiyue sighed.

"Let's go. We'll come back in ten years," Dean Zhang said.

...

Although the Tianxing Tower had no windows, Qin Yun could clearly hear Dean Zhang and Yang Shiyue's conversation just now!

"The Crown Prince of Tian Xiao... has already reached the Martial Realm. The Tian Xiao royal family truly is the strongest among the three empires!"

"Martial Realm, I can reach it too! Master, wait for me; I will definitely help you!"

Qin Yun steadied himself and continued his cultivation.

With his Vibrating Martial Soul and the mysterious Nine Yang Essence, he could absorb Nine Yang essence, coupled with the unfathomable Martial Heart, giving him exceptional insight into martial arts. This confidence was well-founded.

Of course, the most pressing matter was to leave the Tianxing Tower as soon as possible.

He couldn't wait ten years, not even ten months.

In about half a year, there would be the grand engagement ceremony of Qin Zhengfeng and Xiao Yuelan, which he had to attend.

Days passed, and Qin Yun had only refined five Upper Yuan Pills.

Though he hadn't cultivated the Heart Scripture, he found himself reaching a deeper understanding of the Profound Yang Art.

He had already perfected the Profound Yang Art, allowing him to achieve Inner Essence Spirit, a realm few could attain.

Through these days of meditation, he felt a peculiar sensation during Inner Essence Spirit, as if he was about to touch the realm of mastery.

The mastery of martial arts is divided into Initiation, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, Great Perfection, and the legendary Divine Mastery. I have cultivated the Xuan Yang Art to Great Perfection. The next step is Divine Mastery?

Qin Yun was filled with anticipation, focusing all his attention on comprehending the Xuan Yang Art, beginning to strive for the Divine Mastery realm.

Although the Xuan Yang Art is only a high-level advanced martial art, it does have a Divine Mastery stage.

It is merely a conceptual stage; even the creator of the Xuan Yang Art might not have reached this level.

He concentrated on the final chapter of the Xuan Yang Art, with his inner essence continuously breathing.

The speed of his inner essence's breathing grew faster and faster!

Spinning rapidly, breathing rapidly, expanding and contracting in quick succession.

To maintain this state, Qin Yun had to consume the remaining five Upper Essence Pills.

In this state, he needed to absorb a large amount of spiritual energy. Inside the Tianxing Tower, cut off from the outside world, he could not absorb any spiritual energy and could only rely on pills.

Previously, it took him several days to refine the spiritual energy from five Upper Essence Pills. Now, it took just over a day to refine the energy from all five pills.

He looked inward at the inner essence in his dantian and was suddenly startled, noticing an unusual white gas forming within the inner essence.