Chapter 0479 Dragon Essence

Chapter 0479: Dragon Essence

After Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan cultivated together for more than ten days, their bodies were wrapped in overflowing black threads. As Martial Fifth Realm cultivators, they could see their life traces transform into threads and emerge from their bodies.

At this moment, they tightly wrapped their bodies with these life trace spirit threads.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan embraced each other, and the life trace spirit threads enveloped them both, forming a black cocoon.

Once they broke free from the cocoon, it would signify the successful transformation of their Feathered Dao Body, and they would successfully cultivate the Feathered Dao Body, condensing the sixth life trace. This would allow their Dao Power to carry a powerful Dao aura.

Of course, only those with sufficiently high talent could fully unleash the power of the Dao aura.

It generally had excellent effects when used in engraving, alchemy, and soul refining.

If one's comprehension was not high, the Dao aura would also be weak and difficult to manifest. The benefits gained would only be the powerful strength brought by the sixth life trace.

Xiao Yuemei and Xiao Xuanqin, watching the floating black cocoon in the pool, eagerly awaited their emergence.

"When they break free from the cocoon, they will reach the Martial Sixth Realm!" Xiao Yuemei laughed. "We need to be faster than them. They have several Dao Pellets, so their cultivation is slower than ours!"

Xiao Xuanqin said, "Yuemei, when the battle comes, you must stay close to me! There are only half a month left, and we should be able to reach the Martial Seventh Realm!"

"Maybe we won't even need to fight by then!" Xiao Yuemei chuckled.

...

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan had broken free from the cocoon in just two days, both having successfully reached the Martial Sixth Realm.

They calculated the time and realized that only thirteen days remained until June 10th, when the disciples of those sects would launch their attack.

These thirteen days were far from enough for them to reach the Martial Seventh Realm!

Yang Shiyue had been scouting outside these days, gathering information while also familiarizing herself with the Darkmoon Battle Spirit.

"You all continue cultivating. Yuelan and I will consolidate our cultivation!" Qin Yun pulled Xiao Yuelan into a spacious stone chamber.

Xiao Yuelan sighed, "Xiao Yun, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the Martial Seventh Realm. Facing the disciples of the Nine Sun Sect will surely be tough!"

"Yuelan, I have a dragon!" Qin Yun took out the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron and said, "On the way to the Immortal Tomb Wasteland, a large group of Martial Kings attacked a dragon. You must have heard about it, right?"

Xiao Yuelan exclaimed, surprised, "I heard about it! Grandma Du told me that during the fight, the dragon escaped! Could it be... inside this cauldron?"

Qin Yun smiled and nodded. "Do you know how we can utilize this dragon? Preferably to help us break through quickly!"

"Inside the dragon's body, there is a dragon essence. If we absorb it, we should be able to break through!" Xiao Yuelan said excitedly. "I'll go call Sister Yang and ask her!"

Qin Yun nodded.

Yang Shiyue had just returned from outside, dressed in a white outfit with her hair tied up, ready for battle at any moment.

When she entered the secret chamber and learned that Qin Yun had a dragon, she was also very surprised!

"Let me enter the cauldron first and kill the dragon. Only then can we extract the dragon essence!" Yang Shiyue said. "Then, you can absorb the dragon essence while soaking in the dragon's blood!"

"To reach the Martial Seventh Realm, you need to undergo extreme refinement of the Feathered Dao Body, extract more Primordial Dao Power, and condense the Great Dao Core. This is the most important part!"

Qin Yun opened the lid and let Yang Shiyue enter, reminding her to be careful.

"Xiao Yun, when you reached the Martial Sixth Realm, you must have comprehended your second divine ability, right?" Xiao Yuelan asked with a smile. "What kind of abilities are they?"

Qin Yun said, "I haven't unlocked the second divine ability, but my divine abilities have been enhanced! With the Sky Lion Summoning Technique, I can now summon two Netherworld Celestial Lions!"

"The Vibrating Martial Spirit? It can make the ground erupt in a seismic storm during an earthquake... I'm not entirely clear on the details! As for the Darkmoon Martial Spirit, it's still the same as before!"

The divine ability of his Darkmoon Martial Spirit has never shown up. It exists, but with his current strength, he is unable to unleash it.

He suspects it could be some terrifying, devouring force!

"I'm in a similar boat; my divine abilities have gotten stronger too..." Xiao Yuelan sighed. "The black martial spirit goes through nine transformations. When we reached the third level of the warrior path, it was the first transformation, and now at the sixth level, it's the second transformation."

Qin Yun nodded, "Looks like with each transformation, the divine abilities get even stronger."

Just then, Yang Shiyue appeared, holding a walnut-sized pearl, and said, "This is the Dragon Core!"

"It's so tiny!" Xiao Yuelan was somewhat disdainful, but when she took it, she felt the immense weight of the tiny pearl and became overjoyed.

This tiny pearl weighed over a hundred thousand pounds, indicating the immense energy it contained!

Yang Shiyue brought out a silver bathtub, large enough for two people to soak in.

"This bottle contains some dragon blood!" She poured the golden dragon blood into the silver bathtub. "Once you've absorbed the dragon blood's energy, you can go into the cauldron and get it yourselves."

As Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan stepped into the bathtub, Yang Shiyue slipped out of the secret chamber.

...

After ten days of cultivating with the Dragon Core and soaking in dragon blood, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan refined their Dao Hearts.

The Dragon Core wasn't completely used up, and its energy was sealed and stored by Qin Yun.

"Now at the seventh level of the warrior path, my blood has gotten way stronger. This must be Dao Blood!" Qin Yun closed his eyes and could feel the shadow of life traces within his blood.

Qin Yun was born with the Sky Lion bloodline, and Sky Lions are particularly fond of dragon blood, so absorbing it allowed him to grow stronger rapidly.

Xiao Yuelan, with her dragon bloodline, also grew stronger by absorbing dragon blood.

"Who would've thought a Sky Lion like you and a dragon like me would end up together!" Xiao Yuelan kissed Qin Yun's lips and laughed.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan's cultivation speed was incredibly fast. Both had three Dao Cores, yet their cultivation speed matched that of Xie Wufeng and others with single Dao Pills.

After their breakthrough, Yang Shiyue entered the room.

"Congrats on hitting the seventh level of the warrior path!" Yang Shiyue smiled with relief.

Both Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan had grown under her watch, especially Qin Yun, who had once been her student.

She closed the stone door, waved her hand, and cast a qi barrier, enveloping the three of them and isolating any sound, making it very secretive.

Xiao Yuelan and Qin Yun, seeing Yang Shiyue's serious expression, were both puzzled.

"Xiao Yun! Be honest, what else did you get on the moon?" Yang Shiyue asked. "This is very important, so it's best not to hide anything."

"I obtained the Yang Spirit!" Qin Yun said, taking out a large fiery red pearl. "This is it!"

After fusing with the Darkmoon Martial Spirit, Yang Shiyue seemed to have regained much of her past life's memories, which is why she questioned Qin Yun.

Xiao Yuelan also seemed to understand the importance of the Yang Spirit and looked at Qin Yun in astonishment!

"Just as I thought!" Yang Shiyue frowned. "Bringing the moon's Yang Spirit here will trigger chaos in the Three Desolates!"

"What kind of transformation? Is it a disaster?" Qin Yun quickly asked.

"No! If this egg hatches, the Nine Suns in the sky will release a force to protect the Yang Spirit emerging from the shell, preventing the powerful warriors of the Three Wastelands from staying here any longer!"

Yang Shiyue sighed and said, "This is the Nine Suns' way of protecting the Yang Spirit! The Nine Suns can't change the Spirit Wasteland or other great wastelands, but they can suppress the Three Wastelands!"

Xiao Yuelan laughed, "So, this is actually a good thing!"

"It can be considered a good thing! But this also means that the powerful warriors in the Three Wastelands might have to leave and go to the Spirit Wasteland or Demon Wasteland! I’m not sure which level of warriors will be forced to leave." Yang Shiyue said.

Qin Yun felt a surge of excitement. If that were really the case, he wouldn’t have to fear the threats from the Martial King realm in the future.

"So, how do we hatch this egg?" Qin Yun asked eagerly.

Yang Shiyue said, "If I’m not wrong, this egg is releasing divine fire! This is the signature energy of the Nine Heavens Black Sparrow! You’ll need the Nine Heavens Black Sparrow totem to hatch it!"

"I have it!"

Qin Yun quickly took out the Nine Heavens Black Sparrow totem and picked up the Lingxi Mystic Brush.

He took a deep breath to steady himself, then started carving the totem onto the egg’s surface. The Lingxi Mystic Brush, infused with the Beast King’s strange patterns, makes carving beast totems effortless.

Soon, Qin Yun finished. The bead slowly started to crack!

"Is it going to hatch soon?" Qin Yun rubbed his hands, staring intently at the cracking egg.

Xiao Yuelan and Yang Shiyue watched the flaming egg intently, growing tense.

"Crack!"

The egg shattered completely, and out flew a tiny purple-golden duck, biting Qin Yun’s hand.

"This is the Nine Heavens Black Sparrow? You’ve got to be kidding me!" Qin Yun shouted, his hand bleeding from the bite. As soon as it bit him and drew blood, he felt a strange, mystical bond with the little duck.

"It’s just been born—this is normal!" Yang Shiyue was somewhat excited and went to touch the little purple-golden duck, laughing, "Little one, you’ll be sticking with him from now on!"

"Come here, little darling, let your sister hold you!" Xiao Yuelan, looking at the cute little duck, was very happy and carefully held it in her hands.

The little duck flapped its tiny wings, chirping 'ji ji ji,' utterly adorable.

"Xiao Yun, that dragon of yours could feed this little guy for a year or two!" Yang Shiyue said.

"A year or two? That dragon’s huge! How can it only last this little thing a year or two?" Qin Yun exclaimed.

Yang Shiyue laughed, "This kind of divine beast can only thrive in places like the Immortal Wasteland! It’s perfectly normal!"

Qin Yun was secretly relieved that the Little Jade Rabbit was asleep—otherwise, there’d be another greedy mouth to feed.

But no matter what, this is a divine beast in its infancy, and it does have abilities, so it can only be raised for now.

...

June 7th—a month flew by, and in just three days, the first group from the Nine Sun Sect will arrive at the Martial Ancient City’s gates!

A large crowd had gathered to watch the spectacle, and the open area outside the city gates was dotted with tents of all sizes.

In just three days, the mysterious and powerful disciples of the Nine Sun Sect would enter the city to capture Qin Yun.

This was an unprecedented spectacle, and everyone was eager to witness Qin Yun's downfall.

After a month of cultivation, Xie Wufeng and the others had reached the seventh level of the martial path!

Meanwhile, something truly alarming had happened in the Three Wastelands.

Even the most powerful warriors, those at the Xuan Martial and Martial King realms, could no longer sense the Nine Sun Spiritual Energy!