Chapter 0200: Adamantine Spirit Marrow

Chapter 0200: Adamantine Spirit Marrow

Du Gui descended from the air and entered Qin Yun's tree cave, saying, "Qin Yun, the roots of this large tree go very deep. I've created a tree cave leading below the roots; it will be much safer there. You should move to that place!"

Qin Yun nodded and asked, "Teacher, was that huge double-headed vulture he encountered earlier very strong?"

"Very strong! If a martial artist at the Martial Dao realm were attacked like this, they would likely be severely injured. Yet, that large bird didn't even seem to be hurt." Du Gui's expression was cold as he said, "Vultures usually appear in groups. We're worried that more double-headed vultures will come, so we need to quickly activate the barrier to prevent flying beasts from attacking from the air."

Qin Yun also moved from above to the tree cave below the roots. The students at the Black Tortoise Academy grew even more anxious. Some students were also worried that a large group of flying beasts would break through the barrier.

During this time, the teachers weren't guiding the students but were patrolling the air instead. At the slightest sign of movement, they would be able to act in time.

Inside the tree cave below the roots, Qin Yun practiced his various martial skills. He had already cultivated his golden bones, allowing his body to withstand stronger violent forces. His martial skills could be improved without fear of being injured by the powerful forces unleashed by his skills.

"I wonder how the Tian Qin Imperial City is doing! The entire empire depends on the Cloud Dragon Mountains. If the beast horde attacks, the cities around the Cloud Dragon Mountains will soon be besieged."

Qin Yun recalled the powerful double-headed vulture he encountered earlier and felt a deep sense of worry. The vulture's strength was immense. Even multiple martial artists at the Martial Dao realm working together couldn't injure it. If such vultures attacked the various cities, without a sufficient number of martial artists at the Martial Dao realm, they would be unable to resist!

In the middle of the Treasure Forest, beneath the giant tree, stood a stern, one-armed man. Beside him were a muscular man and a handsome young man in fine attire.

Xie Wufeng, Murong Daren, and Huo Zhong had all arrived in the Treasure Forest.

While practicing in the tree cave at the roots, Qin Yun suddenly heard Huo Zhong's rough voice calling for him and hurried out.

"Brother Xie, why are you here?" Qin Yun put on a gray robe, walked out of the tree cave, saw Huo Zhong and the others, and smiled.

"Brother Yun, we're here to say goodbye!" Seeing that Qin Yun was drenched in sweat, Xie Wufeng knew he had been training hard and smiled with satisfaction.

Qin Yun, puzzled, furrowed his brow and asked, "Say goodbye? Where are you going? Didn't you pass the assessment at the Black Tortoise Academy?"

Murong Daren grinned and said, "Of course not! How could such a lousy assessment stump us? We're heading to the Blue Spirit Star Palace! Mainly because our teachers have been selected to join the Blue Spirit Star Palace, so we're following them there."

Murong Daren and Huo Zhong shared the same teacher, and their strength was also quite impressive.

"Even Dean Hou is going to the Blue Spirit Star Palace?" Qin Yun said in surprise. "Is it related to the invasion of the beast horde?"

Xie Wufeng nodded and said, "Yes! Additionally, the Blue Spirit Star Palace is urgently raising its overall strength, so they've relaxed their conditions to absorb outstanding teachers and students from the three major Xuan-level Martial Academies."

Huo Zhong smiled and said, "I'm not entering the Four Palaces but a more formidable place! Besides the Four Palaces in the Blue Spirit Star Palace, there's the Blue Spirit Holy Palace, which is managed by the Grand Palace Master! Within the Holy Palace, there's also the Beast Combat Palace. My and Murong Second Brother's teacher is taking us to cultivate in the Beast Combat Palace."

"That sounds good too. While there are powerful and domineering forces in the Blue Spirit Star Palace, there are also positive ones, like the Eastern Palace. You'll definitely become stronger there." Qin Yun looked at Xie Wufeng and asked, "Brother Xie, what about you?"

"I'm entering the Blue Spirit Holy Palace with my teacher and will become a Blue Spirit Holy Disciple." Xie Wufeng smiled faintly. "Brother Yun, with your talent, you'll also become a Blue Spirit Holy Disciple in the future. Are you interested?"

Murong Daren said, "The Blue Spirit Holy Disciples hold a high and mysterious status in the Blue Spirit Star Palace. It's said that only those who reach the ninth level of the Martial Body realm before the age of twenty can become Blue Spirit Holy Disciples. They must break through to the Martial Dao realm before turning thirty. Despite Brother Xie being only at the seventh level of the Martial Body realm, he's been exceptionally admitted because he's a sword cultivator."

Xie Wufeng said, "Yang Shiyue and Xiao Yuelan can also become Blue Spirit Holy Disciples! In the future, we Blue Spirit Holy Disciples will have to deal with the powerful beast horde."

Huo Zhong smiled and said, "Brother Yun, you can enter the Eastern Palace within the Blue Spirit Star Palace now. Would you like to come with us? Then we won’t be alone!"

Elder Shui Yihui of the Eastern Palace had invited Qin Yun, but he hadn’t given it much thought.

Qin Yun shook his head, smiled, and said, "I’m not ready to go yet. But I’ll definitely join you in the future! After I’ve learned everything I can in the Black Tortoise Academy, I’ll come to the Blue Spirit Star Palace to meet you."

"Alright, we'll wait for you!" Xie Wufeng patted Qin Yun's shoulder and smiled.

After a simple farewell, Xie Wufeng and the other two left the Treasure Forest. In the distance, another beast roar echoed...

The powerful and fearsome beast horde was gradually approaching, as if it could engulf human settlements at any moment. A tense and fearful atmosphere, accompanied by surging winds and clouds, hung over the sky, brewing a tempest!

A storm formed by countless ferocious and ghost beasts!

"Blue Spirit Star Palace, I will go there!"

The Blue Spirit Star Palace must contain powerful martial arts created by Elder Lan Xiao. Since Qin Yun has cultivated the Star Yang Heart Sutra, it will help him master those martial arts even better, so he is determined to go to the Blue Spirit Star Palace!

Moreover, when he enters the Blue Spirit Star Palace, he will not become anyone's disciple. Instead, he will take the Mysterious Rune Sect's examination, aiming to become the sect leader, equal to the palace masters of the other four palaces.

In the evening, Du Gui returned. He, like Qin Yun, was staying in a cave inside the tree roots.

Qin Yun left his cave and went to Du Gui’s tree cave. He saw Du Gui sitting in the hall with a solemn expression.

"Teacher, what's the situation now?" Qin Yun asked.

"The beast horde is approaching faster than we expected. After crossing the Cloud Dragon River, they leveled all the forests and mountains. It's extremely fierce!" Du Gui said.

In the Cloud Dragon Mountains, there were many steep rocky mountains, and after the beast horde passed, all of them were leveled. It's terrifying to even think about it.

"Teacher, I have 450 million crystal coins. I want to buy something that can help me with my cultivation. What should I buy?" Qin Yun, unfamiliar with these things, came to ask Du Gui.

Du Gui thought for a moment and said, "You've just entered the Golden Bone stage of the seventh level of the Martial Body stage. In the early and middle stages of this level, the focus is on cultivating the Golden Bone. In the later stage, you will use the Golden Bone marrow to temper your Martial Soul into a Diamond Martial Soul, which is the cultivation of the eighth level of the Martial Body stage."

In Qin Yun's body, there are the Three Great Profound Golden Diamond Heart Sutras, but none of these form the fundamental basis of his physical body! Now that he has cultivated the Diamond Bone, it is intricately linked to his physical body.

After cultivating the Golden Bone, the next step is to gradually transform the flesh and bone marrow into diamond-like hardness, reaching the pinnacle of the seventh level of the Martial Body stage. This is an extremely long process.

Du Gui said, "In the Profound Point Store, there is a liquid called Diamond Spirit Marrow. This substance is naturally formed and perfected by those in the later stages of the Martial Path. Soaking in this Diamond Spirit Marrow can significantly enhance your cultivation."

"Profound Point Store? Do I need Profound Points to exchange for items there?" Qin Yun, who currently has no Profound Points, asked.

Du Gui shook his head, "Not only do you need Profound Points, but you also need crystal coins! The most expensive items in the Profound Point Store require your Profound Points to reach a certain level before you can purchase them with crystal coins."

Qin Yun now understood that Profound Points alone cannot be used to directly exchange for precious items. You need to reach a certain number of points to have the qualification to purchase precious cultivation resources and spirit artifacts.

The Profound Point Store contains many rare and valuable treasures, but not everyone with a lot of crystal coins can purchase them. You also need enough Profound Points.

"Teacher, can I ask someone to help me purchase it?" Qin Yun asked.

Du Gui smiled, "You can, but for the Diamond Spirit Marrow, you need to have 200 million Profound Points yourself, and then you need to spend another 100 million Profound Points and 10 million crystal coins to exchange for it."

Qin Yun was stunned. There aren’t many people in the Star Profound Martial Academy who have that many Profound Points!

Du Gui continued, "Xiao Yanglong, Qin Zhengfeng, and Qi Yu are among the few who do. Xiao Yuemei and Teacher Yang should also be close. However, the Diamond Spirit Marrow is only available in our Star Profound Martial Academy and is exclusively provided for its students!"

"Teacher, according to the wealth rankings, Xiao Yanglong has 1 billion Profound Points. How does that work?" Qin Yun remembered what Xiao Yuemei had mentioned before and asked.

"He once had 1 billion Profound Points. The wealth rankings are based on that! His ability to enter the Martial Path at such a young age is also because he had so many Profound Points to exchange for a large number of resources." Du Gui explained.

"I see! It must have been very challenging for Yuemei and Teacher Yang to accumulate their Profound Points." Although Qin Yun has a large number of crystal coins, his Profound Points are insufficient, so he cannot exchange for the Diamond Spirit Marrow.

Du Gui chuckled, "Given your strength and the substantial number of crystal coins you possess, accumulating sufficient Profound Points shouldn’t be a difficult task. It's just a matter of time! You're only sixteen years old, why rush?"

Qin Yun was a bit anxious because he was eager to visit the Eastern Palace of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, pass the examination, become the sect leader, and obtain the mysterious Rune inheritance inside.

Seeing Qin Yun's eagerness, Du Gui said, "Qin Yun, when the beast horde arrives, our Star Profound Martial Academy will definitely assign many tasks to the students. Perhaps you can earn a substantial number of Profound Points by hunting ferocious and ghost beasts."

For now, Qin Yun could only wait. If this happens, he believed he could quickly earn a large number of Profound Points. At that moment, he also thought about Qi Yu’s team, which specializes in hunting ferocious beasts and helps Qi Yu rapidly gain Profound Points. This was also a very good method.