Chapter 0383 Runes Spirit Master

Chapter 0383 Runes Spirit Master

Mu Fengxiao also knew that Qin Yun was a Runes Master, but he didn’t expect him to be a senior Runes Master.

"A young senior Runes Master is extremely rare! In the current Runes Temple in Wuhuang, there are no senior Runes Masters under the age of twenty! Only in historical records, and that was many years ago," Mu Fengxiao thought for a moment and said.

Qin Yun asked, "Grand Master, what kind of assessment is needed to become a Runes Spirit Master?"

Mu Fengxiao and Hong Mengshu were both surprised to hear this!

Qin Yun already aspired to become a Runes Spirit Master!

Mu Fengxiao said, "If you can refine top-grade spirit talismans, you are a junior Runes Spirit Master. If you can also refine top-grade spirit artifacts, you are an intermediate Runes Spirit Master. If you can set up top-grade spirit arrays, then you are a senior Runes Spirit Master!"

Qin Yun was momentarily stunned...

"Brother Yun, are you intimidated? It’s quite difficult to become a Runes Spirit Master!" Hong Mengshu laughed. "Being a senior Runes Master is already a great achievement!"

"Young man, you must have good talent, and with the ambition to become a Runes Spirit Master, you will surely succeed in the future!" Mu Fengxiao also nodded.

Qin Yun said, "Becoming a Runes Spirit Master is a piece of cake!"

Hong Mengshu and Mu Fengxiao were both surprised and looked at each other! The assessment for a Runes Spirit Master, in Qin Yun’s eyes, was actually very simple!

Qin Yun took out his golden badge and handed it to Mu Fengxiao, smiling, "Grand Master, I want to start the assessment for the Runes Spirit Master now. When can we begin?"

Hong Mengshu gasped, "Are you serious?"

Qin Yun smiled, "I’ve been crafting top-grade spirit talismans for ages! Top-grade spirit artifacts are no big deal, and top-grade spirit arrays... I haven’t tried yet, but it shouldn’t be difficult!"

Previously, it was only because of his cultivation limitations that his mental energy couldn’t improve, so he couldn’t refine top-grade spirit artifacts.

Now that he’s reached the second level of the martial realm, becoming a Runes Spirit Master is a natural progression for him.

Mu Fengxiao was taken aback as he took Qin Yun’s badge. He looked at the badge and was shocked again!

"You’re from there!" Mu Fengxiao thought Qin Yun was from one of the ancient families of Wuhuang, but now, he could see from the badge that it was issued by a Runes Temple from the borderlands.

Qin Yun nodded eagerly, "Grand Master, I want to take the assessment for the Runes Spirit Master... What perks come with being a Runes Spirit Master?"

"Junior and intermediate Runes Spirit Masters don’t get any special perks, but if you are a senior Runes Spirit Master, the benefits are quite good!"

"For example, you can take out a loan of two million purple spirit coins from the Runes Temple. When you need refining materials, we’ll prioritize providing them if we have them in stock, and you can pay a year later!"

"Also, you’ll have access to exclusive lectures hosted by our Runes Temple. These lectures feature Runes Masters sharing their insights, and sometimes there are also lectures by Runes Grand Masters."

"In addition, if our Runes Grand Masters are available, you can seek their guidance."

Mu Fengxiao looked at Hong Mengshu and smiled, "Certain royal courts also extend privileges to senior Runes Spirit Masters. In short, it will be very convenient!"

Hong Mengshu said excitedly, "Brother Yun, if you become a senior Runes Spirit Master, I can appoint you as a guest Runes Spirit Master for the royal palace of Hongwu Country. You’d only need to help us with occasional refining tasks!"

"At that time, the Sword Profound Mountain wouldn’t dare mess with you so casually!"

Mu Fengxiao said, "If you really become a senior Runes Spirit Master, the Sword Profound Mountain would have to think twice before trying to kill you!"

"At that time, many profound-level sects would be vying for your favor! Being a senior Runes Spirit Master before the age of twenty means that it won’t be long before you become a Runes Master, and in the future, you might even become a Runes Grand Master!"

Runes Grand Masters are the most terrifying! King-level sects and martial nations must have a Runes Grand Master to be acknowledged as a king-level power!

Even the Hongwu Country and sects that are themselves royal-level forces still actively seek to recruit Runes Masters!

Therefore, many mystical-level sects fail to secure a Runes Master to lead them, making it difficult for them to become royal-level sects!

"Let’s get started then!" Qin Yun didn't want to be chased all day either, as this kind of life was quite exhausting.

"Relax, if you really show your potential, our Runes Hall will secretly assist you!" Mu Fengxiao said.

Hong Mengshu hurried over and grabbed Mu Fengxiao's hand, saying, "Grand Master, can I watch his assessment too?"

Qin Yun said, "There’s not much to see, and it’s pretty dull. The assessment should also take a long time!"

"But for us Runes Masters, it’s actually fascinating. People who don’t get runes are just there for the show!" Mu Fengxiao said.

"I want to see the youngest Runes Master in the making!" Hong Mengshu chuckled. "No matter how dull it gets, I’m sticking around. Even if it’s life-threatening, I’ll see it through!"

"Alright, come with me!" Mu Fengxiao shook his head with a smile.

Qin Yun and the others followed Mu Fengxiao to a very old stone room. The room was very bright, with many runes carved on the four walls, giving the room an air of mystery.

The Grand Master is also in charge of the Runes Master assessment.

Assessments are rare, so not many people come, and Mu Fengxiao only needs to enter this room every once in a while.

"First, craft a top-grade rune!" Mu Fengxiao said. "Crafting a top-grade rune needs multiple sets of top-grade runes, or a combination of top-grade and mid-grade runes!"

Qin Yun nodded. He didn’t have many top-grade runes, and the ones he had were unique, making them hard to use in assessments.

Generally, for such assessments, one would make a water rune or fire rune, as the power can be measured by the water formed or the flames produced, to see if it meets the top-grade rune standard.

Qin Yun had a top-grade fire rune, so he chose to craft a top-grade fire rune.

If he had a top-grade fire rune, he would only need to carve one set of top-grade fire runes, with the rest being mid-grade or lower-tier runes. As long as a total of seven or eight sets of runes were combined, a top-grade rune could be made.

Qin Yun didn't have a top-grade fire rune, so he needed to carve at least three sets of top-grade fire runes.

During the assessment, the tools used are one's own.

Qin Yun's carving tool was a mystical weapon-level Spirit Rhinoceros Pen, and the furnace was replaced by the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron.

"You're using the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron as a furnace, that's really intimidating! Even many Runes Masters don't have such a good furnace!"

Mu Fengxiao, as the Grand Master, looked at the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron with great envy.

Qin Yun's current cultivation level didn't allow him to use the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron for combat, but it was still very good for burning things.

Hong Mengshu sat quietly on a chair, watching. She didn't understand these things, so she didn't ask random questions.

Qin Yun took out the Demon Beast skin and placed it into the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron, then injected the flames through the two lion-head ears of the cauldron.

The Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron was originally used for burning things during refinement.

The two ears of the cauldron were lion-head statues, and the feet of the cauldron were also lion-heads, which were the places where the flames were injected.

There were also many runes inside the cauldron that enhanced the flames, so the Demon Beast skin was quickly melted.

Qin Yun took out the melted Demon Beast skin and mixed it with bone steel for forging.

After about half an hour of forging, it turned into a thin piece of talisman paper.

Then, he began to carve the Advanced water spirit runes.

In Wuhuang, Advanced spirit runes are not considered too rare, but some spirit runes are relatively uncommon.

For example, light spirit runes, immobilization runes, and alchemy spirit runes are all quite rare.

However, Advanced spirit runes related to elemental powers like water, fire, wind, thunder, and ice are more common.

Qin Yun carved four sets of Advanced water spirit runes, while the other four sets were intermediate water spirit runes!

The entire process took only four hours, which was quite fast!

Hong Mengshu indeed remained calm, not saying a word, just watching intently from the side, though it was unclear what she was looking at.

Mu Fengxiao said, "Four sets of Advanced spirit runes and four sets of intermediate spirit runes—this is for safety, right? It seems there’s no issue at all!"

"The precision of your carving seems exceptionally high!"

Looking at the refined high-grade water-gathering talisman Qin Yun had made, he couldn’t help but be surprised, especially when he saw the spirit runes, immediately recognizing their high precision.

Mu Fengxiao quickly took out tools to test it and exclaimed, "Level six precision!"

Qin Yun wasn’t surprised by the improvement in his precision, as he attributed it mainly to the enhancement of his mental energy.

After entering Zi Qingcheng’s Purple Immortal Pool, his mental star crystal turned silver, and his mental energy had significantly increased.

Seeing Mu Fengxiao’s shocked expression, Hong Mengshu finally couldn’t hold back and asked, "Grand Master, what does this mean?"

"It means his precision level is on par with most Runes Masters!" Mu Fengxiao said. "I am a senior Runes Master! My precision is at level seven, while most Runes Masters have precision at level six, with only a very few reaching level seven! The precision required for a Runes Master is at least level seven or eight!"

"Because some spirit runes and Dao runes cannot be activated without a certain level of precision—they become dead runes!"

After saying this, he tested the high-grade water-gathering talisman, taking out several large testing buckets and activating the talisman.

The water-gathering talisman quickly condensed water, rapidly filling one bucket, then moving on to the next.

There were seven buckets in total, and Qin Yun’s talisman managed to fill them all, meaning he had passed the test to become a Runes Master!

"Congratulations, you are now a Runes Master!" Mu Fengxiao was also surprised and smiled.

"Next, I’ll take the intermediate Runes Master test!" Qin Yun smiled. "Refining a weapon, right?"

Hong Mengshu said, "Brother Yun, aren’t you going to take a break?"

"No need, I’m full of energy right now!" Qin Yun took out a lot of high-grade bone steel, ready to begin.

"Alright, let’s start now!" Mu Fengxiao could see that Qin Yun’s rune skills were exceptional, especially his precision, which had reached the level of a Runes Master.

The high-grade artifact Qin Yun planned to refine was a sword.

He had no pressure when it came to crafting the blade itself, as he was already very skilled in material refining and forging.

The difficulty lay in carving the spirit runes, which had been his bottleneck in the past.

But now, he had finally broken through that bottleneck!