Chapter 0264: Demon Spirit

Chapter 0264: Demon Spirit

Xiao Xuanqin had been with Xiao Yuemei and knew that the Divine Control Technique, powered by mental energy, was very powerful. However, she had never truly seen its full power with her own eyes; usually, she only saw Xiao Yuemei controlling swords flying around.

Now, she finally got to witness it!

Within moments, most of the enormous wild boars following the two boar leaders were dead, and the few survivors collapsed, unable to continue the chase.

"Aunt Xiao, I'm using the rune!" Qin Yun said, and like throwing a dart, he shot out the bone rune.

Whoosh! The high-grade rune exploded between the two large wild boars, blowing a gust of wind that covered an area of about ten to twenty meters.

The two enormous wild boars chasing after Xiao Xuanqin came to a sudden halt!

Xiao Xuanqin shouted, and a zither appeared in her hand. Its strings vibrated intensely, releasing a barrage of glowing projectiles that struck the heads of the two boars.

From behind, Qin Yun controlled the Spirit Essence Broadsword to fly over and slash at the backs of the boars!

However, the boars' thick hides were too tough for the Spirit Essence Broadsword to penetrate.

Xiao Xuanqin's attack was effective, causing the two wild boars to be beaten until they were bloody and their heads were broken. After all, she was at the Martial Realm, and her inner energy was quite strong.

After five seconds, the boars regained their mobility!

"Let me handle this!" Xiao Xuanqin hurriedly threw out a High-Grade Stasis Rune, immobilizing the two boars.

Then, she shook her zither, and it was enveloped in purple-golden flames.

"Go!"

With a light command, the zither flew forward, striking the boar's head and emitting a strange, yet gentle, sound.

The sound was soft, but it resonated powerfully, causing the mountains on either side of the canyon to tremble, crack, and send boulders tumbling down.

The boar's head was shaken so violently that a mist of blood sprayed out, and it fell to the ground!

Xiao Xuanqin had taken down one boar, but there was still another!

Qin Yun leaped into the air, pulling out the Giant Spirit Hammer, and released part of his inner energy, infusing it into his Diamond Inner Energy. The power of three Diamond Inner Energy orbs converged instantly, surging through his Celestial Lion Arm and into the Giant Spirit Hammer!

The Giant Spirit Hammer vibrated intensely, emitting a flash of purple-golden lightning and a roar like a furious lion. The terrifying energy shook the surroundings, turning the boulders that had been rolling down into powder.

In the air, he fell downward, holding the hammer in both hands, executing the fifth move of the Forging Dragon Style, Falling Star!

Boom!

The Giant Spirit Hammer, flashing with purple lightning, struck the boar's head like a falling purple meteor, sending out a large swath of violent purple-golden lightning arcs.

After the boar collapsed, Xiao Xuanqin quickly flew over and carried Qin Yun, who had been standing on the boar, to safety.

Qin Yun gasped heavily. Although he hadn't fully used his inner energy to perform the martial technique, the consumption was still enormous. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to take down a Demon Beast wild boar with such strong defenses.

"Aunt Xiao, what's wrong?" Qin Yun, due to his massive consumption, had weakened in all aspects and couldn't sense the distant movements.

"There's still one more Demon Beast!" Xiao Xuanqin said gravely, looking at the pile of giant boulders ahead in the canyon. "Inside the canyon's stone walls, there's a hidden cave."

Qin Yun turned pale with shock and said, "Aunt Xiao, let's leave now!"

"No! I can handle this! Can you take care of yourself?" Xiao Xuanqin asked.

"Of course!" Qin Yun took a deep breath to ease his fatigue. With his Nine Sun spirit soul, his recovery rate was fast.

Sensing his rapid recovery, Xiao Xuanqin felt both surprised and relieved. She then charged forward towards the pile of boulders.

Boom!

The pile of boulders suddenly exploded, revealing an even larger wild boar!

Xiao Xuanqin immediately threw out a premium stasis bone talisman.

The wild boar was immobilized just a few steps into its run!

Xiao Xuanqin summoned purple flames around her lute and sent it hurtling toward the boar's head!

Boom!

When the boar was struck, its head didn't explode; instead, it flew backward and smashed into a massive boulder over ten meters tall.

Xiao Xuanqin caught the returning lute and threw out another stasis bone talisman, immobilizing the boar again.

Her lute flew out once more, spinning and carrying strong inner energy, like a spinning purple-gold blade. It sped toward the enormous wild boar's head with great velocity!

The spinning, purple-gold lute sliced through the boar's head, unleashing a terrifying sound blade that cleanly severed its head!

With a thud, the boar's massive head landed on the ground, shattering another boulder.

The boar's massive body collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Qin Yun hurried over to steady the unsteady Xiao Xuanqin, his concern evident as he asked, "Aunt Xiao, are you okay?"

Xiao Xuanqin gave a charming smile and said, "I'm fine, just need a little rest. We've taken down a whole horde of demon beasts, after all!"

She was also thrilled, knowing she and Qin Yun had truly succeeded!

"Aunt Xiao, there might be demon beast cores in this demon beast horde!" Qin Yun said excitedly, helping her sit on a stone.

"Once I feel a bit better, we'll go check together," Xiao Xuanqin said. "It's always better to be cautious."

After resting for a while, both had recovered quite a bit.

Qin Yun also retrieved the demon beast cores from the two spiritual demon beasts, and their large corpses were stored in his storage bag.

Being very cautious, Xiao Xuanqin held Qin Yun's hand and had him use shadow power. The two then slowly walked through the boulder-filled canyon.

Soon, they discovered the cave where the third spirit demon beast was lurking.

Inside the cave, there were indeed demon beast crystal eggs, and there were twelve of them!

"We've struck gold!" Qin Yun exclaimed excitedly.

"Indeed!" Xiao Xuanqin also smiled happily.

"Aunt Xiao, let's split them equally!" Qin Yun walked over and took six of the demon beast crystal eggs.

"I don't need them. You can exchange them for Xuan points!" Xiao Xuanqin smiled lightly at him. "This way, you can get stronger faster and then defeat Xiao Yanglong."

"How can that be okay? Aunt Xiao, you've put in a lot of effort. You can't have worked for nothing!" Qin Yun said, feeling quite embarrassed.

Xiao Xuanqin chuckled. "Why are you being so polite to me? If it weren’t for you, my martial soul wouldn’t have recovered, let alone reached the Martial Path realm! Besides, it was your stasis talisman that played a huge role. How about this: I’ll take the eighth and ninth-rank Demon Beast crystals, and you can refine a few more stasis talismans for me later."

"Alright, then I won’t refuse Aunt Xiao's kindness!" Qin Yun smiled at Xiao Xuanqin, then took out the last two stasis talismans he had and handed them over. "Here are two for now, and I'll refine more once we leave this place."

"Good!" Xiao Xuanqin nodded with a smile.

After collecting the remaining Demon Beast eggs, Qin Yun and Xiao Xuanqin went to gather the eighth and ninth-rank Demon Beast cores and took the corpses with them.

Ever since the Demon Beasts appeared, Qin Yun had refined many large-capacity storage bags, allowing him to carry numerous Demon Beast corpses.

Seeing his large storage bag, Xiao Xuanqin asked for one too.

After collecting the Demon Beast corpses, they quickly left the canyon and entered a forest to continue resting and recovering their energy.

The forest was relatively safe, with no signs of Demon Beasts having appeared.

By dawn, Qin Yun had recovered and immediately began making talismans.

It took him over ten days to craft six supreme stasis talismans for Xiao Xuanqin. He had originally planned to continue, but Xiao Xuanqin stopped him.

"That's enough, let's go back!" Xiao Xuanqin said with a smile, gently patting Qin Yun's head. "When I run out of these, I'll come find you again. You've been away for too long. If Xiao Mei can't find me, it'll be troublesome. Plus, I need to tell Yuelan that you've returned safely."

"Aunt Xiao, you're amazing. Since you're family to Yuelan, you're family to me too. I'll treat you just as well as I treat her." Qin Yun said with a smile.

"You better keep your word! Don’t think less of me when I grow old and become useless," Xiao Xuanqin said, a hint of worry flashing in her mature and graceful eyes, even though her face was filled with a sweet smile.

Xiao Xuanqin sighed softly. "No one can escape the passage of time, and neither can I. My beauty will eventually fade."

"Let’s not dwell on that. I’ll take you back now," she said with a gentle smile, taking Qin Yun's hand, and they ran together.

Since they had held hands earlier, Qin Yun was already used to it. Even without using shadow power, he didn’t give it much thought.

However, as Xiao Xuanqin held Qin Yun's hand all the way, a sweet warmth filled her heart, causing her thoughts to wander…

……

Two days later, Xiao Xuanqin brought Qin Yun back outside the Star Profound Martial Academy.

At parting, she smiled and pinched Qin Yun's handsome face, then turned away with reluctance.

After wandering around the bustling market outside the Star Profound Martial Academy, Qin Yun entered the academy and went to the central area's Xuan points store.

The Xuan points store was always bustling, with a constant flow of people. Especially after the Star Profound Martial Academy opened, even more students came.

Qin Yun entered a VIP room and waited for Pan Dawei.

As soon as Pan Dawei learned that it was Qin Yun, he immediately rushed over.

"Qin Yun, you're finally here! You've been the talk of the town lately," Pan Dawei said with a smile, wearing a bright red robe, his large belly swaying as he waddled in.

"Fatty," Qin Yun quickly stood up to greet him and then glanced at the door.

Seeing Qin Yun's caution, Pan Dawei hurriedly stopped smiling, closed the door, and urgently asked, "Qin Yun, do you have a big deal for me?"

Qin Yun nodded with a smile and said, "Yes! But before we make the trade, I want to ask you something!"

"Is it about the Demon Spirit?" Pan Dawei asked in return.

"What Demon Spirit?" Qin Yun said with confusion. "Fatty, have you heard of the Patterned Soul?"

"And you claim it’s not about the Demon Spirit!" Pan Dawei laughed. "The Patterned Soul is closely related to the Demon Spirit."