Chapter 0237: Yin-Yang Golden Pill

Chapter 0237: Yin-Yang Golden Pill

Lan Fengjin was waiting outside for Qin Yun, and as soon as she saw him come out, she hurried over and asked, "How is it? Did you succeed in transforming your Inner Element into a Golden Inner Pearl?"

Qin Yun shook his head. "It might be because my Martial Soul had some issues earlier, so I’m still a little short of success."

"Don’t get discouraged. The Solid Essence Spirit Pill is still really helpful. You’re only a bit away from the ninth level of the Martial Body stage; that’s already very fast." Lan Fengjin patted Qin Yun on the back.

"Blue Sister, I need to take the senior Runes Master assessment. Can you give me some simpler high-grade spirit arrays and runes to practice? That way, I can pass more confidently." Qin Yun said.

"Alright!" Lan Fengjin smiled and began teaching Qin Yun how to create simple spirit runes and arrays.

After mastering them, Qin Yun went to find Zhuochuan.

Zhuochuan was in his study and, upon learning that Qin Yun had come to see him, hurried to the hall. Seeing Qin Yun, he immediately asked, "Are you at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage?"

Qin Yun grinned, "Almost. Maybe because my Martial Soul had issues before, I haven’t broken through yet!"

Zhuochuan nodded. "That’s good. I was worried the Solid Essence Spirit Pill wouldn’t work."

Qin Yun said, "It’s effective—very effective. By the way, Regional Elder, I’m here for the senior Runes Master assessment. When should we start?"

"You want to take the assessment now?" Zhuochuan was startled but then remembered that Qin Yun could refine Bone Steel, so it seemed reasonable.

Qin Yun smiled. "Yes. If I become a senior Runes Master, what kind of perks do I get in the Runes Hall?"

"The perks... will definitely be much better! As long as you have time, I guarantee you can earn a lot of crystal coins here, more safely than hunting Demon Beasts outside." Zhuochuan said, "Also, you can commission us to help you find the pills and materials you need. If you don’t have enough crystal coins, we can advance them for you."

"Regional Elder, can you help me get more Solid Essence Spirit Pills?" Qin Yun asked. He still had two Inner Elements to transform into Golden Inner Pearls, and with the Solid Essence Spirit Pills, he could achieve that quickly.

Zhuochuan frowned. "I can, but it will take a year or two to get them! After all, these are King-grade spirit pills; they aren’t so easily refined."

Without Zhuochuan’s help, even if Qin Yun had plenty of crystal coins, he might not be able to obtain the Solid Essence Spirit Pills.

"If you’re prepared, you can take the assessment now! Normally, you’d need to be an intermediate Runes Master to take the senior assessment, but given your special circumstances—since you can refine Bone Steel—I’ll make an exception and let you take the senior assessment directly." Zhuochuan said.

Qin Yun smiled. "Thank you, Regional Elder. I’m ready and can start the assessment anytime!"

Zhuochuan led Qin Yun to the assessment room, where there were many hammers and crucibles. Qin Yun could use either the equipment provided by the Runes Hall or his own.

Qin Yun only used his Giant Spirit King Hammer; for everything else, he used the Runes Hall’s equipment.

"To pass the senior Runes Master assessment, you need to be able to refine high-grade spirit runes, high-grade spirit artifacts, and high-grade spirit arrays." Zhuochuan said.

"Sister Lan has already told me." Qin Yun nodded.

Zhuochuan smiled and said, "Alright, you can start making the runes now. Do you need me to provide the rune paper?"

Qin Yun shook his head and took out a piece of rune paper. This wasn’t ordinary paper—it had been soaked in beast blood and specially treated.

Since this was an assessment, as long as he met the standard, that’s all that mattered. Therefore, Qin Yun directly used the rune paper to make the runes, which was simpler and less time-consuming.

Qin Yun was refining a fire rune, but instead of using his high-grade spirit runes, he used relatively ordinary fire spirit runes for the engraving, which Lan Fengjin had taught him.

Seeing this, Zhuochuan laughed and said, "Are you sure you want to use those ordinary spirit runes? Aren’t you worried your fire rune won’t meet the standard?"

"As long as I produce a high-grade fire spirit rune, isn’t that enough?" Qin Yun asked, puzzled.

"Not exactly! Even if you engrave several sets of spirit runes and produce a high-grade spirit rune, if the power isn’t sufficient, you won’t pass." Zhuochuan smiled. "Do you want to try using different spirit runes instead?"

"No need, I believe I can make very strong runes using ordinary runes. This way, I can also test my true level," Qin Yun said confidently.

The runes he made appeared very powerful because he used high-grade runes. If they were still formidable when made with ordinary runes, it would demonstrate the skill of a Runes Master.

Zhuochuan nodded, also looking forward to seeing the power of the runes Qin Yun would make with ordinary runes. Many Runes Masters still doubted Qin Yun's abilities because they believed he could only craft powerful runes and artifacts due to his mastery of high-grade runes.

The evaluation for senior Runes Masters required the runes to possess a certain level of attack power to intuitively test their strength.

Qin Yun, who often engraved complex high-grade runes, found it very easy to engrave ordinary runes. He engraved them smoothly onto the rune paper, completing the task in just over an hour.

"I'm done!" Qin Yun said, looking at the rune he made and nodding in satisfaction. "Regional Elder, how do we test it?"

"Simple, throw this rune into a special crucible of mine, then cover it with the lid. If your fire rune is powerful enough, it will push the lid of the crucible," Zhuochuan said, then took Qin Yun's high-grade fire rune.

He threw the fire rune into the crucible and quickly closed the lid.

Boom!

The crucible trembled as a muffled sound came from inside, and the lid was forcefully blown open.

Thud!

The lid fell to the ground with a loud noise!

Zhuochuan was stunned!

Having overseen many senior evaluations, Zhuochuan knew that even experienced Runes Masters could only slightly lift the crucible's lid with their high-grade runes.

Yet Qin Yun's rune had blown the lid right off!

What amazed him the most was that Qin Yun had made the powerful rune using ordinary runes!

"Regional Elder... was the lid too easy to open, or did you not close it properly just now?" Seeing Zhuochuan's astonished expression, Qin Yun asked, "Should I make another fire rune and test the power again?"

Zhuochuan sighed in amazement and said, "No need! The power of the rune you made is extremely strong, I can feel it! I really don't know how you did it!"

"Really?" Qin Yun asked with a delighted smile. "So, does that mean I've passed the first round of the evaluation?"

Zhuochuan nodded.

The reason Qin Yun's fire rune, made with ordinary runes, was so powerful was due to his strong Blood Soul Power!

After all, his inner energy, refined by absorbing Nine Yang Spirit Energy through the Nine Yang Spirit Soul, made even his thunder-fire inner energy terrifying.

Moreover, he used mental energy to refine it, which was a fusion of Primordial Spirit and mental energy, much stronger than ordinary mental energy.

His Blood Soul Power was a combination of mental energy, inner energy, and blood qi. Since all of these were exceptionally strong, the Blood Soul Power he gathered allowed the runes he engraved to contain much stronger energy.

"Take a rest, and then start refining the high-grade artifact," Zhuochuan said with a smile, his heart filled with anticipation for the artifact Qin Yun would refine.

The artifacts crafted by Runes Masters also served as a great indicator of their skill level.

"I don't need to rest!" Qin Yun said with a smile. "I'll start now."

Zhuochuan didn't argue and said, "Alright, take your time refining it. There's no time limit."

Qin Yun was eager to return to the Star Profound Martial Academy, so he couldn't afford to take his time.

"Regional Elder, if I use ordinary runes to craft the high-grade artifact, do we still need to test it?" Qin Yun asked.

"There's no need to worry about the high-grade spirit artifact, as its power depends on the person wielding it," Zhuochuan shook his head and smiled. "You may begin now."

With no other restrictions, Qin Yun felt significantly more confident.

He had already gained a lot of experience when refining the Giant Spirit King Hammer. The runes he carved were all high-grade runes, and the difficulty of the refinement was considerable. It was also refined using premium Bone Steel.

Now, the high-grade spirit artifact he was refining was only being made with top-grade Bone Steel, which made carving the runes much easier.

"I'll forge a blade, as it's what I'm best at." Qin Yun would only be carving ordinary Solidifying Runes, Power Storage Runes, and Rage Runes.

As long as he carved five sets of runes onto the spirit artifact and used premium materials, the weapon forged would be a high-grade spirit artifact. The quality, however, would depend on how well the Runes Master carved the runes and how the materials were forged.

Therefore, spirit artifacts forged by renowned Runes Masters were often expensive because they guaranteed superior quality.

Some Runes Masters, who had just been promoted from intermediate to senior Runes Masters, often produced high-grade spirit artifacts that were unstable. Some were of poor quality, while others were passable, but none matched the excellence of those crafted by renowned masters.

Qin Yun was putting a lot of effort into forging this blade, especially when it came to the forging of the materials. He focused all his attention on it, and even Zhuochuan watched in silent admiration, impressed by Qin Yun's skill.

Since Qin Yun could refine King-grade Bone Steel, the top-grade Bone Steel he forged was of exceptional quality.

Zhuochuan grew even more curious about Qin Yun's flames. As someone who had seen much of the world, he naturally knew how formidable the Purple Gold Flame was, but it hadn't reached a level where it could allow someone to quickly forge the rough form of a high-grade spirit artifact in just three hours—roughly one and a half hours.

Of course, Zhuochuan only harbored this curiosity in his heart. He understood that Qin Yun must be hiding some secrets that couldn't be revealed to others.

When Qin Yun was smelting the materials, he used the Yin-Yang Fire. After all, he had cultivated the Underworld Inner Elixir, making his flames even more formidable. Combined with his Giant Spirit King Hammer, it didn't take much time to forge an excellent rough form.

After finishing the rough form, he began the meticulous refining process.

It took a little over an hour, and a beautifully crafted, razor-sharp long blade was now complete. Now, it only lacked the final step of carving the runes.