Chapter 0116: Iron Man

Chapter 0116: Iron Man

Qin Yun endured the pain while guiding the nine streams of energy that had penetrated his body, gathering them in his heart.

He persisted for an entire day before the pain gradually subsided.

Only when there was no more stinging did he get out of the iron tub.

Now, he felt an overwhelming fear of those nine kinds of pain, but driven by multiple beliefs, he mustered the courage to continue with the next round.

"Just four more times, I can grit my teeth and get through it." Qin Yun changed the water to clean water, added another bottle of Adamantine Dew, and continued to refine his adamantine heart.

For several consecutive days, he remained in his room, using Adamantine Dew to refine his adamantine heart.

During the first two days, he screamed like a pig being slaughtered; in the following three days, his cries turned into low growls.

After using five bottles of Adamantine Dew, Qin Yun found his heart as solid as adamantine, though he wasn't sure if he had successfully refined an adamantine heart.

When he left his room, Xie Wufeng and the others immediately approached him.

"Finally made it through!" Xie Wufeng patted Qin Yun's arm and laughed.

Qin Yun chuckled and asked, "Boss Xie, can you check if I've successfully refined an adamantine heart?"

Xie Wufeng placed two fingers on the spot where Qin Yun's heart beat, carefully examined it, and then showed a look of surprise. "This is impossible! It usually takes ten bottles of Adamantine Dew, yet you managed it with just five. That's strange!"

Murong Daren was slightly taken aback and exclaimed, "That's too bizarre! Brother Yun, what kind of dark magic did you use? Saving five bottles of Adamantine Dew is nothing, but avoiding five rounds of pain is the real benefit!"

Huo Zhong nodded, also showing a look of fear at the mention of Adamantine Dew.

What they didn't know was that Qin Yun had endured nine kinds of pain, and even though he only went through five rounds, it was far more painful than the ten rounds others experienced.

"What is Adamantine Dew made of? How can it have such miraculous effects?" Qin Yun looked at the empty bottles, curious, and asked, "I wonder if it has any other effects besides refining an adamantine heart?"

"Do you want to use it again?" Murong Daren looked at Qin Yun as if he were a monster.

He had experienced the pain caused by Adamantine Dew and knew how excruciating it was, yet Qin Yun didn't seem afraid.

"No, I was just asking," Qin Yun laughed.

Xie Wufeng said, "It's said that Adamantine Dew forms naturally. The three Xuan-level Martial Academies have obtained quite a bit, but it's only used to help martial artists refine their adamantine hearts."

From the way he spoke so confidently, it was clear he had tried it himself.

Suddenly remembering the two storage artifacts still in his possession, Qin Yun asked, "Have those two teachers given you any trouble?"

Xie Wufeng smiled, "They came twice, but I sent them away. These two teachers aren't very good, so we need to be wary of them in the future."

Although those teachers were only at the seventh or eighth level of Martial Body cultivation, they were quite capable, able to obtain storage artifacts, albeit at great cost.

"Qin Yun, there shouldn't be any other matters these few days. You should focus on getting familiar with your adamantine heart! Next, you need to use your adamantine heart to transform the three major meridians and all the channels in your body into adamantine. Only then can they withstand adamantine internal strength," Xie Wufeng said. "This will take a long time!"

Qin Yun nodded and returned to his room to practice.

Although there were no teachers here to guide him, Xie Wufeng had extensive experience in cultivation and could provide guidance.

In his room, Qin Yun closed his eyes and used his mental power to envelop his internal energy, heart, and the three major meridians, sensing a close connection between them that enhanced each other.

Two days later, Murong Daren suddenly knocked on his door and called out softly, "Brother Yun, can you come out now?"

Qin Yun opened the door and asked, "Of course, what's up?"

"You'll see when you follow me," Murong Daren led Qin Yun out of the stone house and towards the eastern side of the valley.

On the eastern cliff face of the valley, ten caves had been carved out, numbered from one to ten.

Seeing students queuing at the cave entrances, all with eager expressions, Qin Yun curiously asked, "Are these caves newly carved? What's inside?"

Murong Daren grinned mischievously, "Each cave has a beautiful woman inside. If you can defeat her, you can... well, you know..."

Qin Yun frowned, "Is Three Martial Academy really that outrageous? They would actually do something like this?"

Murong Daren laughed, "You believed it? If it were true, I'd definitely go every day!"

Qin Yun looked at him with disdain and teased, "You're not bad-looking yourself, almost as handsome as me. Finding a woman shouldn't be a problem, why are you so desperate?"

Murong Daren laughed and arrogantly said, "Women who come too easily are boring. You don't understand my loneliness!"

Qin Yun rolled his eyes and asked, "What's really inside the caves? Why is everyone so excited? Has Third Brother gone in?"

Xie Wufeng stood at the entrance of Cave Ten, dressed in neat black clothing, exuding a vibrant and heroic aura, with a strong sword intent permeating his body. Even from a distance, one could feel his fighting spirit.

Murong Daren explained, "The Blue Spirit Star Palace sent over a dozen iron men, said to be puppets made from high-grade spirit iron. Their strength is equivalent to the seventh level of Martial Body, crafted by a highly skilled Runes Master, making them formidable fighters. It's said that even martial artists at the seventh level of Martial Body find it difficult to defeat these iron men."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yun's interest surged.

He had read about such things in books—some Runes Masters could create puppets, infusing them with combat consciousness and spirit, allowing them to fight autonomously.

According to rumors, the most impressive feature of these puppets was their ability to release internal strength!

Qin Yun had learned this from books and had once asked Duan Qian about how they could generate internal strength.

Duan Qian had simply said that puppets also had internal energy within them, and creating one required the cooperation of several people, taking a long time to complete.

Noticing the fervor in Qin Yun's eyes, Murong Daren added, "If you can last an hour against an iron man, you get ten thousand Xuan points. If you can't, you get nothing!"

As he finished speaking, a bloodied figure crawled out of Cave Eight, his face unrecognizable due to severe injuries.

"It hasn't been long, and he's already beaten up like this!" Murong Daren frowned. "The iron men are truly terrifying. I wonder how Third Brother is doing in there!"

"Can we use weapons?" Qin Yun asked.

"No!" Murong Daren shook his head.

As they spoke, they had already arrived behind Xie Wufeng.