Chapter 0344: Thunderous Earth Claw

Chapter 0344: Thunderous Earth Claw

Shui Yihui was saved by Qin Yun, but he was severely injured. Without the support of his Dao Core, he became extremely weak.

Even if his injuries healed, he would soon die of old age.

Cultivating a Dao Core and harnessing the power of the Great Dao could increase one's lifespan.

If one was powerful enough, they could even use the Great Dao's power in conjunction with elixirs to maintain ageless beauty, as Zi Qingcheng had done.

Having lost his Dao Core, Shui Yihui's face gradually became covered with wrinkles, radiating an aura of impending death!

Qin Yun passed through the trial path and arrived in the hall, placing Shui Yihui on the ground.

Then, using the Tree Totem, he condensed streams of mysterious life energy and infused them into Shui Yihui's body.

The unconscious Shui Yihui gradually regained some awareness, his eyes half-open.

He looked around and said with excitement, "Is this the inside of the Mystic Patterns Sect?"

Qin Yun smiled, "Yes, although it's a bit simple here, the defenses are strong!"

"Before I die, being able to see the sacred sanctuary of our Blue Spirit Star Palace is enough for me!" Shui Yihui showed a satisfied smile, as if he had long since transcended the fear of life and death.

Lan Fengjin hurried out from a secret chamber and, after learning about the situation outside from Qin Yun, became very angry.

"Qin Yun, don't expend your strength on me!" Shui Yihui's voice was very low and weak.

"No! I must heal you!" Qin Yun said earnestly.

If Shui Yihui hadn't suddenly appeared and sacrificed his Dao Core to self-destruct, Qin Yun would have had no chance to escape!

Shui Yihui was his savior!

"My Dao Core is gone... even if I recover, I won't have many years left to live!" Shui Yihui smiled faintly, "You must promise me that in the future, you will uphold and expand the legacy of the Mystic Patterns Sect."

"I promise!" Qin Yun nodded repeatedly, still continuously channeling his inner energy into Shui Yihui.

Suddenly, the Dragon Fist sect leader's voice came from outside, "Qin Yun, you spineless coward, show yourself!"

"You can't hide in there for long! If all goes as planned, the Purple Spirit Star Palace will soon fall to us. Once I capture your wife, Xiao Yuelan, you'll still fall into my grasp, hahaha..."

The Dragon Fist sect leader only knew that two Spirit Martial realm cultivators were missing from the Purple Spirit Star Palace.

He didn't know that those two cultivators had safely escorted Yang Shiyue and Xiao Yuelan to Wuhuang.

"These guys, I will definitely ensure they face retribution!" Qin Yun was furious, clutching the jade talisman tightly and closing his eyes to sense the information within.

This jade talisman could control the majestic formations of the entire Silver Mountain of Mystic Patterns.

Inside the Silver Mountain of Mystic Patterns, there were originally many powerful formations. Only the person who obtained this jade talisman could control and activate those formations.

"Sister Lan, take care of Elder Shui. I'll rest for a while and then go out to take down those scoundrels!"

Qin Yun sat in the center of the hall, commanding the formations of the Silver Mountain of Mystic Patterns to draw in the Nine Suns' spiritual essence for them to absorb.

The Nine Suns' spiritual essence in the hall immediately became extremely dense, vividly colorful and tangible, like ethereal clouds of mist!

Shui Yihui and Lan Fengjin were both filled with awe and excitement to see such a level of Nine Suns' spiritual essence!

"Master, does the Silver Mountain of Strange Patterns have many powerful formations? Can they attack the outside?" Lan Fengjin quickly asked.

"Yes! I will try it in a moment! Even if I can't kill those scoundrels, I will make them know what pain is!" Qin Yun said coldly.

The Dragon Fist sect was acting independently, without allying with other sects, indicating that they were fully prepared to annex the Purple Spirit Star Palace and take over the Blue Spirit Star Palace!

The Dragon Fist sect leader is not the strongest within the Dragon Fist sect.

The elders are the most powerful in the Spirit Martial realm, and they have all gone to attack the Purple Spirit Star Palace.

The Purple Spirit Star Palace also has some elders stationed there, ready to defend, and if a fight breaks out, the commotion will surely be significant!

"Qin Yun, I not only intend to capture your wife, but I also want to invade your so-called Tian Qin Empire, slaughter everyone in all the cities, and use their corpses to feed the Demon Beasts, haha..."

"By then, I will definitely capture your father, hang him here, and beat him, haha..." the Dragon Fist sect leader laughed loudly.

Qin Yun's heart was filled with rage again, his forehead veins bulging in anger!

Shui Yihui cursed, "These beasts, they come to this remote area and act as they please!"

"They are merely a group of discarded minions by the Profound-level sects, sent here!"

The Purple Spirit Star Palace and the Dragon Fist sect, these Spirit-level sects, were assigned to the remote area.

The Profound-level sects behind them no longer need to provide resources to these Spirit-level sects, effectively stripping them of their power.

"They truly believe that coming here makes them the kings of the mountain, just wait and see!"

Qin Yun, seething with anger, sat in the center of the hall within a formation, activating the grand formation of the Silver Mountain of Strange Patterns, ready to unleash its power.

...

Above the ruins of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, the thick clouds suddenly dispersed, and intense sunlight shone down, enveloping the ruins.

The Silver Mountain of Strange Patterns, bathed in sunlight, shimmered with golden and silver light, voraciously absorbing the spiritual energy contained in the Nine Suns!

The ground suddenly began to tremble!

Those beneath the Silver Mountain of Strange Patterns had no idea what was happening.

"Is this place going to collapse?"

"Perhaps those old men self-destructing their Dao Cores earlier caused a massive earthquake!"

The Dragon Fist sect leader said, "Everyone, stay calm, we can't leave now. If Qin Yun escapes, our mission here would be in vain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he sensed a powerful energy surging underground.

"There's something beneath us!" someone shouted, "Quick, rise into the air!"

Just as they noticed something, the ground in many places suddenly cracked open!

Suddenly, massive rocky arms reached out, seizing many people by their feet!

The Dragon Fist sect leader was utterly alarmed, drawing a golden, gleaming greatsword, and slashed at the rocky arm beneath his feet!

Bang!

The greatsword struck the hard rocky arm but failed to sever it, instead sending a powerful energy wave rippling out!

"This is a death trap..." the Dragon Fist sect leader roared. As soon as he finished speaking, electric threads began to surge from the rocky arms, pouring into his body, electrocuting him, causing him to howl in agony.

This was Qin Yun activating the death trap of the Strange Patterns Sect, known as the Earth Thunder Grasp, which was set up through Star Runes!

Hundreds of members from the Dragon Fist Spirit Sect were ensnared by the Earth Thunder Grasp, their lower bodies tightly gripped, while relentless electric shocks coursed through their bodies.

At this moment, they all looked towards the summit of the Silver Mountain of Strange Patterns!

They saw it shrouded in a multicolored radiance, with the spiritual energy of the Nine Suns condensing into mist, covering the summit, supplying energy to the Silver Mountain of Strange Patterns and fueling the death trap!

"This... this is the grand formation of the Strange Patterns Sect!"

The Dragon Fist sect leader screamed in agony, his body continuously inundated with electric power, numbing and agonizing him immensely.

At this moment, they were completely powerless to summon their own formidable strength!

They all knew that the death traps of the Strange Patterns Sect were terrifying!

They just hadn't anticipated that Qin Yun could activate it!

Just as they were consumed by terror, they saw a figure suddenly descend from the summit—it was none other than Qin Yun!

Qin Yun was clad in white, but his entire body was wreathed in black energy!

"You scoundrels, you keep courting death time and again! Since you're so eager to meet your end, I'll grant you your wish!"

Qin Yun's icy voice was brimming with boundless killing intent, as if it had emanated straight from the depths of hell.

The Dragon Fist sect leader was utterly petrified. They were all ensnared by the death trap, powerless to retaliate, which meant their doom was imminent!

"Qin Yun, we can negotiate! There's no need for this to be a matter of life and death! I am the sect leader of the Dragon Fist Spirit Sect, and I can agree to merge our sect into your Blue Spirit Star Palace!"

Seeing the murderous Qin Yun, the Dragon Fist sect leader's heart sank, and he quickly spoke up.

Qin Yun snorted disdainfully and struck the Dragon Fist sect leader across the face: "Enough of your drivel! You were just boasting about capturing my wife and annihilating my Tian Qin Empire—this is a feud to the death!"

The disciples here were all the elite of the Dragon Fist Spirit Sect.

They held immense respect for their sect leader, but now, the leader they revered was being struck!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Qin Yun used the Ten Thousand Horses Palm, relentlessly striking the Dragon Fist sect leader, causing him to scream in anger and pain.

The disciples of the Dragon Fist Spirit Sect were stunned!

That was their revered sect leader, being humiliated and beaten like this!

The Dragon Fist sect leader was filled with immense humiliation. He was at the Spirit Martial realm—if not for being trapped by the array, he could have killed Qin Yun with a single palm!

Humiliated to the extreme, he was also terrified to the extreme!

Because reaching the Spirit Martial realm was no easy feat. As long as he wasn't terribly unlucky and kept a low profile, he could live a long life.

Being second only to one in the sect, he could live a very comfortable life!

But now, he was likely to be killed by a young man who had just stepped into the Martial Dao realm!

"With trash like you, you think you can inherit the legacy of the Strange Patterns Sect? Dream on!" Qin Yun sneered coldly, pressing his palm against the Dragon Fist sect leader's abdomen.

"Argh—"

The Dragon Fist sect leader let out a gut-wrenching scream that echoed through the sky, filled with agony!

The disciples could only watch as a large gash opened in their sect leader's abdomen, and a pearly-gold orb was slowly being extracted by Qin Yun!

That was a Dao Pill!

And it had nine life marks, all wriggling!

So this is what a Spirit Martial realm Dao Pill looks like!

Qin Yun gazed at the Dao Pill, amazed and curious.

The Martial Body realm has nine levels, each requiring the condensation of a life mark.

The process is grueling and time-consuming. After condensing nine life marks, one must then nurture the spirit within these life marks. Once the life marks can move, one reaches the Spirit Martial realm!

The Dragon Fist sect leader screamed in utter despair; this Dao Pill was the culmination of his thousand years of cultivation, and now it was being taken away!

"Qin Yun, you demon!"

"If you hadn't come looking for trouble, you could have lived well. This is not my fault!"

Qin Yun sneered, then turned his gaze to the other two Spirit Martial realm elders.

The two Spirit Martial realm elders, upon meeting Qin Yun's sharp gaze, couldn't help but tremble.

They wanted to resist, but they were held by stone claws, and bolts of lightning surged through their bodies, causing them unbearable pain and rendering them powerless to fight back!