Chapter 0236: Solid Essence Spirit Pill

Chapter 0236: Solid Essence Spirit Pill

Lan Fengjin gently pinched Qin Yun's cheek and said with a smile, "You little rascal, aren't you afraid I'll get angry when you tell me other women are prettier than me?"

Qin Yun took out the crucible and stuffed pieces of beast skin inside. He said, "Sister Lan, among the women I've met, you can rank in the top five!"

Lan Fengjin helped him stuff the beast skin into the crucible and asked, "Who's first? Is it your elder sister who was a Grand Tutor, or your teacher Yang, or your beloved wife Xiao Yuelan?"

"They are tied for first place in my heart!" Qin Yun said with a smile.

Lan Fengjin couldn't help but hit him. "So I'm only ranked that low in your heart? You're really heartless!"

Qin Yun felt a bit wronged and said, "Sister Lan, you're also tied for first place in my heart!"

"You little rascal... Much better." Lan Fengjin said satisfactorily, her smile extremely charming.

Qin Yun glanced at the formidable enchantress and didn't dare to look again, worried that he would get distracted.

"How can I help you? It seems like you can handle it all by yourself!" Lan Fengjin also became serious. The process of refining a large formation was quite difficult and required full attention. If something went wrong, all the effort would be wasted.

"Help me process the beast skins!" Qin Yun said. "Since you're at the Martial Path realm, use your strength to nurture the beast skins, which will greatly enhance their quality."

Lan Fengjin said, "This is a lot of work. If anyone else asked me to do this, I’d pass. But for you, I’ll definitely help."

Qin Yun smiled and said, "Sister Lan, if you ever need my help in the future, I won't refuse you either."

Lan Fengjin smiled and then helped Qin Yun organize the beast skins.

Qin Yun carefully took out the beast skins that had been burned in the crucible. The skins had turned into a reddish, soft mud, like liquid. He then placed the heated beast bones into the beast skins and began to hammer them.

During the hammering process, Lan Fengjin used the crucible to burn other pieces of beast skin and bones. As soon as they were ready, she handed them to Qin Yun for hammering.

They used the skins of spirit beasts and ninth-rank demon beasts, fusing them together to hammer out extremely tough beast skins that could store energy internally.

After two days of hard work, Qin Yun obtained a square beast skin that was two meters wide.

"This is a relatively small formation, enough for you to use by yourself." Lan Fengjin wiped her sweat and smiled. "I'm really looking forward to seeing you carve the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation."

Qin Yun said, "Sister Lan, you don't need to avoid! I won’t cover the runes when I carve them."

During these two days, Lan Fengjin had contributed a lot. When Qin Yun was hammering the beast skins, she released her Martial Path realm energy to nurture the skins.

"So, are you going to teach me the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation?" Lan Fengjin asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's not exactly teaching. I want to make an exchange with you." Qin Yun said with a sly smile. "Sister Lan, you must know many good runes. We can exchange what we need. How about it?"

Lan Fengjin thought for a moment and said, "Alright! If I teach you the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, I'll teach you a set of top-tier runes in return. How does that sound?"

Top-tier runes were extremely rare. The thirty-six runes that Qin Yun possessed were only high-grade.

"What's the use of these top-tier runes?" Qin Yun asked.

"The Star Attracting Runes, it's said, can be used in rune crafting to summon meteors. Some small meteors contain a large number of rare artifact-refining materials. Of course, I've never tried it myself because I don't yet have the ability to create top-grade spirit talismans." Lan Fengjin said.

Qin Yun's interest was piqued. He remembered when he and Yang Shiyue were at the Blue Spirit Star Palace, they saw many meteors falling. At that time, they obtained the void spirit stone for refining storage spirit artifacts and the soul flying stone that could enhance the Martial Soul.

"Sister Lan, have you ever seen someone successfully summon a meteor?" Qin Yun asked.

Lan Fengjin nodded. "Yes, but I have to tell you, not all falling meteors contain something inside. Most falling meteors are just ordinary rocks. It takes some luck."

"Alright, deal!" Qin Yun slapped palms with Lan Fengjin and smiled.

Next, Qin Yun began carving the array patterns of the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation. Lan Fengjin watched from the side, taking notes.

He worked slowly, ensuring precision and avoiding any mistakes.

Lan Fengjin watched intently, deeply impressed. Seeing Qin Yun carve those intricate patterns so effortlessly, she was amazed—she doubted she could match his skill.

She had many questions but didn’t ask, as Qin Yun was completely absorbed in his work.

The last time Qin Yun carved the array patterns for the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, it was inside the Tianxing Tower, where the conditions were poor, and his mental energy wasn’t as strong.

Now, with much better conditions and stronger mental energy, everything went smoothly.

After about four days, Qin Yun completed the entire set of array patterns for the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, letting out a long sigh of relief.

"Have you carved this before?" Lan Fengjin asked after memorizing the array patterns. She was already very familiar with the visible patterns; it was only the hidden parts she didn’t know.

With the hidden patterns now in hand, she could set up the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation herself.

Qin Yun was exhausted, sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, taking a moment to rest rather than answering her.

Lan Fengjin walked over, wiping the sweat from his face, and channeled her inner energy into him to help relieve his fatigue. With her inner energy infused, Qin Yun felt less tired and more refreshed.

"I’ve carved this before. I secretly observed this formation at the ice tower on top of Hualing Peak in Hualing Martial Arts Academy," Qin Yun said with a sly smile. "Blue Sister, you must keep it a secret and not teach it to others."

"Don’t worry! I won’t give such a good thing to anyone else!" Lan Fengjin said with a smile, then handed a piece of beast skin to Qin Yun.

Qin Yun took it and was secretly amazed. The beast skin was engraved with a set of very deep and complex runes—the exact Star-Attracting Runes, which looked much more complicated than the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation.

"Truly amazing!" Qin Yun praised.

"And don’t you dare pass on the Star-Attracting Runes. If the Blue Spirit Star Palace finds out, I’ll be running for my life," Lan Fengjin warned.

"Don’t worry!" Qin Yun put the beast skin away.

The Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation he had made was still on the ground. He walked over and sat on the soft brown beast skin, taking out a handful of crystal coins and scattering them over the unoccupied parts of the beast skin, allowing the array patterns to absorb them.

Once the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation was activated and absorbed spiritual energy, it could split the energy, using part to power the formation while the person sitting on it absorbed the rest.

"Blue Sister, what level is this Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation?" Qin Yun asked curiously, wanting to know what level of formation he had made.

"It’s considered a high-quality small-scale spirit array!" Lan Fengjin said. "Usually, such arrays are set up by individuals, so it’s quite rare."

"So, does that make me a senior Runes Master?" Qin Yun laughed heartily, skipping over the intermediate Runes Master level entirely.

Lan Fengjin was taken aback, finding it hard to believe, but she had to admit that Qin Yun was indeed a senior Runes Master—and he was only sixteen!

"I need to go find Zhuochuan for the assessment. The benefits for a senior Runes Master are quite good," Qin Yun said with a smile.

Zhuochuan hadn’t returned yet—he had gone to help Qin Yun get the Solid Essence Spirit Pill and would be back in a few days.

Over the next few days, Qin Yun guided Lan Fengjin step by step through carving the array patterns of the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, helping her get comfortable with the process.

As soon as Zhuochuan returned, he headed straightaway to Qin Yun’s suite.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Zhuochuan said with a smile. "The transaction went very smoothly. Here is your Solid Essence Spirit Pill. You're in luck, because if it were a few days later, we might have had to wait another year or two."

Qin Yun received a jade box, opened it, and saw a golden pill inside—the Solid Essence Spirit Pill.

"You should take it now and see if it helps!" Zhuochuan was also a little excited. If Qin Yun had succeeded, he would have reached the ninth level of the Martial Body stage at the age of sixteen.

Xiao Yuelan had terrifying talent and reached the ninth level of the Martial Body stage at the age of seventeen. If Qin Yun broke through after taking the Solid Essence Spirit Pill, he would outshine Xiao Yuelan.

Qin Yun rushed into the secret chamber, took the Solid Essence Spirit Pill, and began the process of refining it.

Zhuochuan left the suite to attend to his own matters.

Lan Fengjin was in the room, practicing the runes of the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation.

Eight days passed, and Qin Yun awoke in the secret room. When he opened his eyes, they were completely black, with no visible whites, which was terrifying.

Gradually, the whites of his eyes appeared, and a black mist emanated from his body.

"The Solid Essence Spirit Pill is truly useful. It allowed me to condense my Mingyang Inner Element into the Adamantine Inner Pearl!" Qin Yun introspected his Dan Tian, looking at that black pearl, which was the Adamantine Inner Pearl.

Turning the Inner Element into the Adamantine Inner Pearl made his inner force stronger and less fragile, making it safer. Additionally, it allowed him to generate a small amount of inner force. If he infused this inner force with his Inner Energy, he could unleash even more terrifying power.

The most obvious change at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage was that inner force could emanate from the body.

Qin Yun's Mingyang Inner Pearl was very special and could conceal his energy. Therefore, not a single bit of inner force would leak out. However, he still didn't consider himself to have fully reached the ninth level of the Martial Body stage because he still had two Inner Elements to turn into Adamantine Inner Pearls.

Usually, he relied on the Thunder Fire Martial Soul of the Heavenly Lion arm. Using the inner force from this Inner Element wouldn't cause any leakage, so no one would know he was partially at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage.

"If I refine the remaining two Inner Elements into Adamantine Inner Pearls, I might be able to challenge those at the Martial Arts realm." Qin Yun felt a surge of excitement and stepped out of the secret chamber.