Chapter 0265: Runes Soul

Chapter 0265: Runes Soul

Qin Yun was confused by Pan Dawei's words; he really didn't know anything about the Demon Spirit. However, it seemed the Demon Spirit was closely related to the Runes Soul.

"Fatty, tell me everything you know," Qin Yun said.

"The Demon Spirit is an extremely peculiar creature, mainly birthed from the corpses of powerful Demon Beasts. Basically, some Demon Beasts carry totem legacies. These totem-bearing beasts often become extremely powerful, and when they die, the totem soul on their corpse gives birth to a Demon Spirit."

Since Qin Yun also had a totem, he was very interested in hearing this and listened attentively.

Pan Dawei took a sip of his tea and continued, "This kind of Demon Spirit likes to hide inside spiritual Demon Beasts. Only by killing the spiritual Demon Beast can you force the Demon Spirit out. These creatures are neither large nor particularly powerful, making them easy to catch if encountered."

"We at the Star Profound Martial Academy have caught a few, but they haven't been very cooperative. These Demon Spirits love eating magic crystals, so we need a large number of them to feed the spirits. Of course, if we have any Demon Beast Eggs, the Demon Spirits would be even happier."

Qin Yun was puzzled and asked, "Why does the Star Profound Martial Academy raise these Demon Spirits? What does this have to do with the Runes Soul?"

Pan Dawei poured Qin Yun a cup of tea and said with a smile, "I'll get to that soon, don't rush. Since you don't know anything about Demon Spirits, I need to make sure you're clear on some things so you won't get tricked."

Qin Yun nodded and took a sip of his tea.

Pan Dawei continued, "Not only does our Star Profound Martial Academy raise Demon Spirits, but other martial academies and the Blue Spirit Star Palace's four halls are also secretly raising them!"

"Why do we spend so many magic crystals and Demon Beast Eggs to raise these little creatures? Mainly because Demon Spirits have a very powerful ability! They can release the totem runes within their bodies, but it's very difficult and requires them to be willing."

"In addition, Demon Spirits can sense totem runes and Runes Souls, helping people locate these things."

"Now, the Runes Soul is what you're most concerned about! It's an incredibly powerful thing. It's said there are over a hundred types of Runes Souls, with the top thirty being the most potent. With a Runes Soul, carving totem runes becomes much smoother, given how challenging it usually is."

Qin Yun nodded and added, "To refine good items, you need to carve multiple sets of totem runes; that's the hardest part."

Pan Dawei smiled. "It seems you've tried it yourself, and indeed, it's true! However, if you possess the corresponding Runes Soul, with enough mental strength, you can easily carve totem runes. For example, if you have a Runes Soul of the tiger type, carving tiger-type totem runes becomes much easier."

"If you have a space-type Runes Soul, then carving spatial spiritual runes and space totem runes becomes a breeze."

Qin Yun thought of the Runes Soul he had obtained, named Beast King, but he didn't know which type it corresponded to.

"Fatty, do you have any books on Runes Souls? Like the top thirty or so?" Qin Yun asked.

Pan Dawei shook his head. "I haven’t seen any myself, but I’ve heard they exist."

Qin Yun was a little disappointed, but he believed the 'Beast King' Runes Soul he possessed was anything but ordinary.

"By the way, is the Demon Spirit a hot topic recently?"

Pan Dawei smiled. "Of course! Even Xiao Yanglong, the top-ranked Xuan point holder, has shown up because our Star Profound Martial Academy is preparing to auction a weakened Demon Spirit, which requires Xuan points (a form of currency used in the academy) for exchange. Whoever offers the most Xuan points will get the Demon Spirit."

"What benefit does this bring to the Star Profound Martial Academy? Xuan points seem useless to you old guys," Qin Yun said with a smirk.

"Because we've distributed too many Xuan points recently, we need to recover them quickly to avoid imbalance," Pan Dawei said with a laugh. "Qin Yun, you'd better not participate in the auction... The Demon Spirit we're putting up has issues; it only likes to absorb energy from Demon Beast Eggs, so even if you get it, you won't be able to keep it alive."

"What happens if you don't feed the Demon Spirit?" Qin Yun asked curiously.

"Without providing energy to the Demon Spirit, it will die. If you provide enough energy to satisfy it, its body will glow. The glowing light can manifest as totem runes. This is why we spend a large number of Demon Beast Eggs—because we want to obtain the totem runes from the Demon Spirits," Pan Dawei explained.

Qin Yun suddenly became very interested in the Demon Spirits. As a Runes Master, he naturally wanted to master more totems.

If he could make that Demon Spirit glow, he would obtain a totem rune, which would be quite worthwhile.

He already had the Heavenly Lion Totem and the Dragon-Tiger Totem, and while obtaining just one totem rune was good enough for many people, he felt that more was always better!

"As for the magic spirits, it's hard to say whether they can really find the totem tattoos and the souls of Runes. We don't hold much hope in that regard; we only aim to obtain the totem tattoos. Over these past few days, we've only managed to get one totem tattoo, and it cost us a large number of demon beast eggs, but we think it was worth it."

Pan Dawei smiled and asked, "Qin Yun, what big deal do you have to discuss with me?"

Qin Yun immediately took out twelve demon beast eggs, causing Pan Dawei's expression to freeze!

"Fatty, is this deal big enough for you?" Qin Yun asked with a grin. "Each student can only exchange demon beast cores for 100 million Xuan points per year, but there's no limit if they use demon beast eggs, right?"

Pan Dawei took a deep breath to calm his shock and quickly nodded. "Yes, yes, yes. This is already 600 million Xuan points!"

Qin Yun then took out twenty ninth-grade demon beast cores and said with a smile, "I haven't used demon beast cores to exchange for Xuan points this year, so this counts as 100 million Xuan points!"

"Yes, that's 700 million Xuan points!" Pan Dawei exclaimed. "In terms of rankings, this puts you ahead of Xiao Yanglong."

The Xuan points Qin Yun obtained would only appear on the wealth rankings after thirty days. If he used them up within thirty days, they wouldn't appear on the list.

"Fatty, when does the magic spirit auction start?" Qin Yun asked, handing his Xuan point crystal card to Pan Dawei.

Pan Dawei was stunned, then took Qin Yun's Xuan point crystal card and asked in surprise, "You want to buy a magic spirit? That little thing is a trap; I'm only telling you this because you're close to me."

"Doesn't Star Profound Martial Academy have the most magic spirits?" Qin Yun asked.

"Of course, because our academy head has special techniques to find magic spirits. Nowadays, magic spirits are becoming rarer; some have died naturally, some have been captured, and others have escaped. It's not easy to get them from the demon beast hordes."

Pan Dawei sighed, "Since you're interested, I won't stop you. You kid have obtained so many demon beast eggs; even we old guys at the martial realm stage are impressed."

"The auction will start in five days. I can't guarantee you'll be able to get that magic spirit because Xiao Yanglong and some people from Star Profound Martial Academy have been hoarding Xuan points recently. The forces backing them will likely provide strong support, giving them demon beast eggs to exchange for Xuan points," Pan Dawei said.

Although the three major martial academies and the Blue Spirit Star Palace can distribute Xuan points, they cannot cheat when doing so. They have to make a vow, and violating that vow would have severe consequences.

Qin Yun wanted the magic spirit to obtain the totem tattoo. He now deeply understood the power of totem tattoos. If he could master more totem tattoos in the future, it would bring him great strength.

"Fatty, can you help me? I want to use twenty ninth-grade demon beast cores to exchange for a demon beast egg. I wonder if anyone is willing to make such a trade. Please ask around and see if there's anyone interested," Qin Yun said.

Pan Dawei understood that Qin Yun's main goal was to obtain more Xuan points.

"I'll do my best, but do you have enough ninth-grade demon beast cores?" Pan Dawei asked.

"Not yet, but I can get them by using storage bags. One storage bag can be exchanged for ten ninth-grade demon beast cores; that shouldn't be a problem, right?" Qin Yun said. "I'll go refine them now."

"If you refine them, I'll buy your storage bags back. I'm also in need of storage bags, and through my channels, I can sell them at a good price," Pan Dawei said with a smile.

Qin Yun nodded and, under Pan Dawei's arrangement, went to a secret room upstairs in the Xuan point store to refine storage bags.

Having obtained the Lingxi Profound Brush, a powerful tool for refining items, he wanted to test how much it could improve his crafting.

Refining storage bags was relatively simple and didn't require high-quality materials. Qin Yun had been able to refine storage bags easily long ago, let alone now.

In just one day, he refined four of them.

The storage bags he refined were very beautiful and exquisite, using high-quality rune patterns, and the internal space was large. If sold by Pan Dawei, they would definitely fetch a good price.

"With the Lingxi Profound Brush, carving rune patterns is just as easy as making talismans. A profound tool is indeed a profound tool; what a great item," Qin Yun marveled at the short jade brush.

The biggest improvement the Lingxi Profound Brush brought him was the precision when carving rune patterns. Even a slight increase in precision was a tremendous advancement for a Runes Master.

Thanks to the higher precision, the storage space of the storage bags Qin Yun refined was significantly larger. That was the benefit of improved precision.

After two days, Qin Yun left the secret room and went to the VIP hall to wait for Pan Dawei.

Pan Dawei had a broad network and was a good person. He was a sworn brother of Du Gui and took Qin Yun's request very seriously.

As Qin Yun waited in the hall and saw Pan Dawei enter with a smile, he knew there was good news.

"After some effort, I managed to secure four demon beast eggs for you," Pan Dawei said with a smile. "That's 200 million Xuan points!"