Chapter 0395: The Legend of the Nine Arrows

Chapter 0395: The Legend of the Nine Arrows

Qin Yun was sprawled on the ground, witnessing Wei Zhongzheng's breakthrough, and was filled with overwhelming excitement. The pain inside him seemed to disappear in an instant.

The attackers surrounding Wei Zhongzheng were terrified and fled in panic!

"Die!"

With a swift motion of his hand, Wei Zhongzheng released a flame that formed into a fire whip a hundred meters long. He lashed it with tremendous force towards the fleeing dozen or so Xuan Martial realm practitioners and twenty to thirty Spirit Martial realm practitioners.

"Ahhhh—"

The Xuan and Spirit Martial realm practitioners let out agonized screams as their bodies were cut in half.

Everyone stared in horror at the writhing remains on the ground, filled with extreme fear!

Such was the terrifying power of the Martial King realm, able to obliterate Xuan Martial realm practitioners in an instant!

The two Totem Pavilion men in black, who had been besieging Qin Yun, realized the tide had turned against them and drew their swords to finish off Qin Yun.

Whoosh!

A streak of fiery red light suddenly shot over!

In an instant, Wei Zhongzheng covered several thousand meters in a flash and arrived beside Qin Yun. He pressed his hands on the heads of the two men in black and with a mighty pull, ripped their heads clean off!

Bang!

He channeled two streams of fire into the heads, making them explode!

Wei Zhongzheng swiftly retrieved a detoxification pill and placed it in Qin Yun's mouth.

He then channeled a surge of energy into Qin Yun's body, and at that moment, he discovered the three Dao Pills within Qin Yun.

Shocked, Wei Zhongzheng furrowed his brows and said, "Xiao Yun, your injuries are severe. Relax your entire body and let me heal you."

Qin Yun knew that the secret of his three Dao Pills had been discovered by Wei Zhongzheng.

Placing his trust in Wei Zhongzheng, he let his body go limp, allowing Wei Zhongzheng to channel a healing energy to repair his damaged body.

Once he had channeled energy into Qin Yun, Wei Zhongzheng hoisted him onto his back and sped off into the distance!

In the distant sky, Jiang Dazhu and the Martial King of Heavenly Fire were engaged in a fierce battle.

"Martial King of Heavenly Fire, you lackey of the Totem Pavilion! My Nine Extremes Profound Sect was once slaughtered by the Totem Pavilion and the Fire King Sect, who joined forces to kill many of our strong and talented disciples! Today, you will pay with your life!"

With Qin Yun on his back, Wei Zhongzheng swung his fire whip, which flew out and bound the Martial King of Heavenly Fire!

"Thank you, old friend!"

Jiang Dazhu's strength was on par with the Martial King of Heavenly Fire. Now that the Martial King of Heavenly Fire was bound, he immediately flew over and swung the jade coffin, smashing it repeatedly on the Martial King of Heavenly Fire's head.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each time the jade coffin struck, it caused the ground to shake and the gravel to leap high into the air!

Everyone looked at the distant sky, filled with nothing but shock and terror!

The Martial King of Heavenly Fire, revered by millions, was being beaten bloody with a coffin!

"Catch him!" Qin Yun, injured, suddenly shouted.

"Got it!" Jiang Dazhu lifted the coffin lid and placed the Martial King of Heavenly Fire inside.

"Let’s go!" Wei Zhongzheng, with Qin Yun on his back, sprinted toward the palace gate.

Jiang Dazhu followed closely, keeping an eye out for the two hidden Martial Kings!

Inside the palace, there were two other Martial Kings: one was Martial King Hong Ying, and the other’s identity was unknown.

They stayed out of it from start to finish!

Even as the Hong Martial King Palace crumbled into ruins, Martial King Hong Ying stayed on the sidelines, only intervening to save his children.

At last, the ruined palace quieted down.

"The celebration is over, everyone. Please head home! I hope you enjoyed tonight’s feast!" Martial King Hong Ying’s voice rang out.

Many were pleased, having witnessed such a monumental event firsthand.

A mix of excitement and fear filled the crowd as they hurriedly left the palace, eager to report the incident to their elders.

...

Inside the Hong Martial King Palace, in an untouched pavilion.

"Father, what happened to Brother Yun?" Hong Mengshu asked softly from her bed.

"Wei Zhongzheng suddenly broke through to the Martial King realm! The Martial King of Heavenly Fire was captured, Qin Yun was treated, and they left Hong Martial King City." Hong Ying sighed. "I never imagined tonight would turn out like this."

Hong Yan, seated in a chair, looked much better and asked, "Father, since you didn’t help the Martial King of Heavenly Fire, will the Totem Pavilion hold it against you?"

"Blame? We give them so many rare treasures every century. Isn’t that enough?" Hong Ying sneered.

Hong Mengshu murmured, "Father, you’re not upset with us for helping Qin Yun, are you?"

"Of course not! One must be clear about debts and grudges and act decisively!" Hong Ying smiled. "It’s great you’ve made such a friend! If the Totem Pavilion can’t wipe out the Nine Extremes Profound Sect, no one can stop their rise."

Hong Yan asked, "Father, was it truly the Totem Pavilion that killed so many from the Nine Extremes Profound Sect? Just to keep them from growing stronger?"

Hong Mengshu, equally curious, looked at Hong Ying.

Hong Ying nodded. "You know the Nine Extremes Profound Sect has nine giant pillars, right? They’re carved with yang totems, said to have fallen from the Nine Suns in ancient times. Each pillar is an arrow."

"Legend says that in the primordial era, there were ten suns. One was always invisible, hidden in the sky."

"The nine visible suns burned so fiercely that life on earth couldn’t survive. Then deities appeared, forged nine arrows, and shot them into the Nine Suns, sealing their heat and allowing only their spiritual energy to escape."

Hong Mengshu frowned. "Didn’t the nine arrows seal the Nine Suns’ heat? Why are they in Wuhuang? Without them, the Nine Suns aren’t hot anymore."

"Father, if the nine arrows left the Nine Suns, does that mean their heat will return?"

Hong Ying shook his head. "When I was young, the elders told me that among the Nine Desolates lies a mysterious Divine Desolate, where powerful deities keep the Nine Desolates and the Nine Suns in balance."

"Perhaps the deities later took control of the Nine Suns, deciding the nine arrows were no longer needed and letting them fall into Wuhuang."

He patted Hong Mengshu’s head and smiled. "These are just legends—don’t take them too seriously. Think of them as stories. Still, the Nine Extremes Profound Sect’s nine pillars are covered in incredibly precious yang totems."

"That’s why the Totem Pavilion has always sought to control the Nine Extremes Profound Sect—to uncover the secrets of the sun totems."

"Is this also the reason the Nine Extremes Profound Sect will grow stronger in the future?" Hong Yan asked.

Hong Yan nodded and said, "As long as someone can master the sun totems on those nine pillars, the Nine Extremes Profound Sect will undoubtedly become the most powerful sect in Wuhuang!"

...

Inside Wei Zhongzheng's golden flying boat, Qin Yun was resting with his eyes closed.

"Old Jiang, didn’t you say you could take on two Martial Kings? But you fought for so long against the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor!" Qin Yun said softly.

"I’ve been sealed away for years, and my strength has been severely drained. I haven’t been able to recover to my peak state yet! Otherwise, I’d have crushed that fiery scoundrel with one strike!" Jiang Dazhu said.

"Hmph! You nearly got me killed!" Qin Yun snorted lightly.

Wei Zhongzheng laughed, "Xiao Yun! What Old Jiang said is true because he... he’s a puppet, but one that’s almost human! If he’s been sealed for so long, his energy would’ve been drained!"

Qin Yun opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Dazhu with disbelief!

He never imagined this elder, frozen for millennia, was actually a puppet!

What’s terrifying is that this puppet possesses the power of the Martial King realm!

That means his creator’s cultivation must be far beyond the Martial King realm!

"Even though I’m a puppet, I’m a highly advanced one. I have a soul, emotions, and I’m loyal and grateful!" Jiang Dazhu quickly added when he saw Qin Yun's strange look, "Don’t treat me like some tool!"

Qin Yun rubbed his chin and smiled, "I was thinking of taking you apart to study the totemic patterns inside you..."

"Don’t you dare!" Jiang Dazhu quickly retreated to a corner.

Later, Qin Yun told Wei Zhongzheng about the jade coffin he’d found.

"Old Jiang, what really happened back then?" Wei Zhongzheng asked curiously.

Jiang Dazhu sighed, "It all started with the ancient garden. Back then, a fierce battle broke out inside, and I was sent by the Spirit Wasteland to mediate... but those guys wouldn’t listen and even attacked me!"

"Later, I fought my way out of the ancient garden and emerged in the ancient jade mountain range... I was surrounded by powerful beings, captured, and sealed inside the jade coffin."

"Right after I was sealed, the powerful ones from the Spirit Wasteland appeared, raising a massive black mountain to suppress me and those guys beneath it! The ones who surrounded me perished, but I was buried under that mountain!"

Qin Yun said, "So you were left behind!"

Jiang Dazhu said sadly, "Probably! I don’t even know how to return to the Spirit Wasteland now. I want to find my master!"

Wei Zhongzheng patted the jade coffin and said, "Xiao Yun, this guy is the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor. We’ve captured him alive, and the Fire King Sect is going to lose it!"

"Don’t rush to kill him after taking him back. I have a big use for him!" Qin Yun grinned.

The Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor became a Martial King, so his martial soul must be extremely powerful!

Qin Yun wanted to use the art of soul refinement to extract the martial soul of the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor!

Jian Xuanzi's cultivation was at the peak of the Xuan Martial realm, and Qin Yun had successfully extracted it. As for the Martial King realm, he wasn’t sure.

"Now that I’ve stepped into the Martial King realm! Our Nine Extremes Profound Sect will also take on the Totem Pavilion. We must settle the grudge from back then!" Wei Zhongzheng said with anger.

Jiang Dazhu said gravely, "The Totem Pavilion is not that simple! You must know that the Totem Pavilion entered the Beast Wasteland from the Demon Wasteland, conquered the Beast Wasteland and turned it into the Demon Beast Wasteland, and then sent people into Wuhuang!"

"That means the strongest force of the Totem Pavilion is still in the Demon Wasteland! And the Demon Wasteland is as powerful as the Spirit Wasteland!"

"If Totem Pavilion is provoked, Demon Beast Wasteland and Demon Wasteland will surely send reinforcements!"

Qin Yun said, "Won't Spirit Wasteland intervene? If Demon Wasteland's forces continue to expand, Spirit Wasteland might eventually be swallowed by Demon Wasteland!"

Jiang Dazhu shook his head and said, "You don't understand... Spirit Wasteland has no passageways to the other great wastelands, making travel between them nearly impossible!"

"Back then, a passageway suddenly appeared between Beast Wasteland and Demon Wasteland, so Demon Wasteland's forces attacked Beast Wasteland and seized it!"

"Since Beast Wasteland, Wuhuang, and Demon Wasteland are interlinked, Demon Wasteland's forces gradually infiltrated Wuhuang."

Qin Yun and Wei Zhongzheng fell into silence upon hearing Jiang Dazhu's words, inwardly filled with worry.