Chapter 0517 Cold Cloud and Willow Moon

Chapter 0517: Cold Cloud, Willow Moon

Qin Yun took out over a dozen horns from the Horned Demon Wolf.

Yue Wulan was also surprised to see these horns.

"The horns of the Horned Demon Wolf are very hard and can be used to forge mystical weapons!"

"This is a Mystic Beast, and these horns are the toughest part of the Horned Demon Wolf!"

"So I kept more than ten of them."

Qin Yun smiled and said he had a blueprint for a mystical blade and roughly knew how to forge mystical weapons.

"Materials for forging mystical weapons? Xiao Yun, then... why are they still royal grade spiritual artifacts?"

Yue Wulan asked in surprise, as she wasn't knowledgeable about forging.

"The blades I forge for you are of lower-grade mystical weapon quality, even approaching mid-grade. But my cultivation level is too low to carve profound mystical runes, so they can't be considered true mystical weapons."

Qin Yun had forged mystical weapons before, but with the help of Zi Qingcheng, and that mystical weapon wasn't perfect.

Unless he could reach the Spirit Martial Realm!

For him, having just reached the Ninth Layer Martial Path, the Spirit Martial Realm was still a distant goal.

"When I reach the Spirit Martial Realm in the future, I will erase the spiritual runes on them and then carve mystical runes, turning them into true mystical weapons!"

Qin Yun took out some Xuanyuan Steel and started organizing the materials.

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan, who had only slightly believed Qin Yun to be a Runes Master, now, seeing Qin Yun had so many materials, couldn't help but believe.

"Xiao Yun, I have a piece of Mystic Ice Steel here. Can it be forged into my blade?"

Tian Ruoleng took out a half-person tall snow-white Mystic Ice Steel from a storage bag.

"Yes!" Qin Yun nodded with a smile. "If forged well, the blade might turn white!"

"Xiao Yun, I also have some collected materials!" Yue Wulan handed Qin Yun a large silver stone. "This is called Dizzy Mystic Stone! I'm not sure what it's for, but some say it can be used in forging!"

"Okay, I'll help you forge them into weapons!" Qin Yun gathered their materials.

Next, he asked about the shape of the blades and other specifications.

Yue Wulan needed a slender, heavy blade two fingers wide. Despite its slenderness, it had to be heavy, ideally weighing ten thousand pounds!

The blade Tian Ruoleng needed should be as long as she was tall, with an edge as wide as a palm, a thick back, and an overall weight exceeding ten thousand pounds.

Their requirements were similar in terms of weight, but the differences were quite extreme.

To add weight, Qin Yun needed more Xuanyuan Steel and Heavy Mystic Iron.

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan both had some Purple Crystal Coins, which they used to buy materials directly from the Sword and Blade Manor's market.

The materials they bought were of lower quality but came at a cheap price.

The reason why Heavy Profound Iron and Xuanyuan Steel are of inferior quality is also due to the excessive impurities inside.

As long as the forging is done properly, the impurities can be completely removed, resulting in pure material.

In the past, Qin Yun wouldn't have bothered forging the blanks of mystical weapons.

But now, he has the Nine Yang Divine Hammer!

Using the Nine Yang Divine Hammer for forging makes his work twice as effective!

What's more, the power from the Nine Yang Divine Hammer, when forged into the materials, gives them a significant boost.

Qin Yun discovered that the talismans made from the Nine Yang Divine Hammer-forged paper sheets were way more powerful.

During the day, Dao Fan carefully instructed Qin Yun, Tian Ruoleng, and Yue Wulan.

He showed them how to apply the Mortal Saber Manual's techniques to sharpen their saber skills.

Over the past few days, Qin Yun had also gotten a handle on how the saber and sword offensive and defensive battles worked.

In the first month, all upper, middle, and lower-grade saber academies act as the defending side.

Then, all upper, middle, and lower-grade sword academies will attack the saber academies!

If a saber academy holds its ground, it scores points.

If a sword academy fails to make all the defending disciples surrender, it counts as a loss, and they lose points.

A lower-grade academy defending against a same-level opponent earns two points.

Defending against a middle-grade academy nets them four points.

And defending against an upper-grade academy's attack nets them eight points!

Each academy has a barrier battlefield dozens of meters wide, used for the offensive and defensive battles!

Attacking a same-grade saber academy earns a sword academy two points.

Attacking a lower-grade saber academy only earns them one point at most.

A lower-grade saber academy, if defeated by a higher-grade sword academy, does not lose points.

As a result, higher-grade sword academies usually avoid attacking lower-grade saber academies.

With only two attack chances a day, they naturally go for academies that offer more points.

In the second month, the roles reverse: saber academies attack, and sword academies defend!

Attacking across grades earns the attackers more points.

But higher-grade academies are usually tough nuts to crack.

Lower-grade academies struggle to break through higher-grade ones.

...

Ten days flew by, and Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan's sabers were finally forged.

Qin Yun even crafted two sets of black Runes inner soft armor for them.

Equipped with both defensive and healing capabilities.

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan also helped out with the crafting at night.

They watched Qin Yun craft a royal-grade spiritual artifact and were sure he was a royal-grade Runes Master!

Even though they didn't grasp the Way of Odd Patterns, they could tell Qin Yun's rune skills were top-notch.

Because Qin Yun didn't take too long to craft a royal-grade spiritual artifact.

In just ten days, he made two pieces, both top-tier!

In the secret chamber, Tian Ruoleng held a snow-white heavy sword as tall as she was and swung it around a few times, thoroughly pleased.

"This sword feels like it's part of me," Tian Ruoleng said, gripping the hilt tightly. "I can unleash much more power than with a Dao Artifact!"

Tian Ruoleng, gripping the hilt tightly, spoke with great excitement.

"Xiao Yun! You're a real genius Runes Master!"

"Your Way of Odd Patterns is way beyond your combat skills!"

Yue Wulan held the slim silver sword, utterly pleased.

Yue Wulan was the most thrilled, having wanted a good weapon for ages.

Now her wish had come true, and she happily hugged Qin Yun, planting a kiss on his handsome face.

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan also talked about Qin Yun's past in private.

They didn't pry, knowing Qin Yun wouldn't say much about where he came from.

"Let's give them names!" Qin Yun said, smiling.

"Frostcloud Blade!" Tian Ruoleng blurted out, as if she'd already decided.

"Mine will be the Willow Crescent Blade!" Yue Wulan said joyfully, twirling the slim sword.

As Qin Yun watched her graceful dance, he suddenly recalled the phrase 'Dancing under the moon, blood like raging waves.'

Yue Wulan, with her intricate personality, was still quite a force to be reckoned with.

"In attack and defense battles, you can use weapons! But only those below mystical weapon level!"

Yue Wulan's jade-like face wore a soft, charming smile: "Xiao Yun, our swords aren't mystical weapons, are they?"

"No mystical runes, so they're not!" Qin Yun chuckled. "Your swords have a special ability: in combat, they can absorb others' inner energy to refill your own!"

"They can absorb energy by clashing with other swords or by piercing into bodies!"

This ability was due to the unique star runes Qin Yun engraved on the swords, called Yuan-absorbing Star Runes.

"Truly magical!" Tian Ruoleng's beautiful face showed surprise. "Xiao Yun, with your skill in runes, entering the Five Immortal Sects would definitely not be a problem!"

"Xiao Yun, you were thinking of becoming a herbalist, what a waste of talent!" Yue Wulan also quickly nodded in agreement.

Qin Yun smiled and shook his head, then took out five throwing knives.

These throwing knives were crafted from profound-grade essence, also strong royal-grade spiritual artifacts. Using his powerful spiritual energy, combined with the exquisite Divine Control Technique, he could make the throwing knives extremely formidable.

"Second Sister, your Willow Crescent Blade can release a force that causes the opponent to fall into a brief state of dizziness. You need to get used to this power!"

This is the power of the Dizzying Profound Stone.

Qin Yun also has Dizzying Runes. If he carves these runes in the future, the dizzying effect will be even stronger.

Qin Yun looked at Tian Ruoleng and added, "Elder Sister, your Frostcloud Blade is forged from Mystic Ice Steel, which greatly enhances your ability to unleash icy energy. With more practice, you can unleash even stronger icy forces."

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan finally realized just how formidable tailor-made weapons are.

This is also why Rune Masters are highly respected!

Outside, Dao Fan called out, "You three kids, come out quickly! There's something I need to tell you!"

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan hurriedly sheathed their beloved treasures and, along with Qin Yun, exited the secret chamber to the outside.

"The offensive and defensive battle begins tomorrow! The rules have suddenly changed. Originally, the defenders could counterattack."

"After the rule change, the defenders are no longer allowed to counterattack the attackers!"

"Of course, the attacking time has also been reduced from half an hour to the time it takes to burn an incense stick!"

Not being able to counterattack means they can only endure the opponent's fierce attacks!

If they could counterattack, they could take out the enemy while defending.

"This rule is so annoying!" Tian Ruoleng said.

"Only able to take hits, not fight back, it's so unfair!" Yue Wulan also expressed her resentment.

"That's not the main issue! What I'm worried about is that elite academies might attack you!"

"Because the Long and Yang families have declared that any academy whose disciples take you down during the offensive and defensive battle will each receive twenty million purple crystal coins!"

Dao Fan frowned deeply, his mood heavy.

Disciples from elite academies are also at the Ninth Layer Martial Path.

Yue Wulan and Tian Ruoleng have mentioned that even among the five great clans, the top disciples at the Ninth Layer Martial Path, if they cannot enter the Five Star Gates, only receive one million purple crystal coins per year.

Twenty million purple crystal coins is a huge sum for those disciples.

It's worth it for them to attack lesser academies.

Dao Fan sighed, "If they attack a lesser academy, they can gain one point! Attacking a peer academy gains two points, and the loss isn't significant, so elite academies are very likely to attack you!"

Qin Yun, filled with anger, asked, "Old Fan, how is the investigation going regarding using a Dao Artifact to place a bounty on the Long family patriarch?"

"As long as you are willing to pledge five billion purple crystal coins, the female spirits of Demonmoon Island are willing to spread this news for you!" Dao Fan said. "They specialize in this sort of thing!"

Qin Yun doesn't have the same authority as the Long and Yang families, so he can only spread the word through reputable platforms.

"A lady from Demonmoon Island has come to our Blade and Saber Manor to purchase ores! If you can come up with five billion purple crystal coins, Hall Master Xiong Dao will arrange for her to meet with you," Dao Fan said.

"Let her come!" Five billion purple crystal coins is nothing to him.