Chapter 0541: Sky Lion Mystic Body

Chapter 0541: Mystic Sky Lion Form

Qin Yun sat motionless while refining the Xuanyuan Steel.

Ling Yuner forbade him from moving recklessly, as she was currently releasing the Netherflame. Any careless movement could be extremely dangerous.

"Done!" Ling Yuner sighed in relief. "That was truly perilous. A single misstep could have reduced you to ashes! If it weren’t such a critical moment, I would never have let you use it!"

Qin Yun only knew from Ling Yuner's warnings about the danger but had never witnessed it firsthand, so he didn't realize how terrifying the Netherflame was.

However, he felt that if he were to control it himself, he would be utterly overwhelmed by the Netherflame.

After so many days, he finally understood Ling Yuner’s abilities.

In the future, Ling Yuner would help him unleash the full power of his Nether Yang Martial Soul.

The Xuanyuan Steel, refined by the Netherflame, had significantly improved in quality.

Qin Yun was very pleased with this enhancement.

If he had tried to do it himself, he could never have achieved such a level.

"Yuner, thank you!" Qin Yun said cheerfully, then set to hammering the Xuanyuan Steel with his forging hammer.

Through this forging process, the quality of the Xuanyuan Steel could be further improved.

Over the next half-hour, Qin Yun pounded relentlessly on the Xuanyuan Steel.

Finally, the two-hour time limit arrived!

Soaked with sweat, Qin Yun finally stopped.

His piece of Xuanyuan Steel had shrunk dramatically.

"It must be light now," Long Quan walked over, took the Xuanyuan Steel, and his face twitched.

Based on his estimation, the refined Xuanyuan Steel felt surprisingly heavy, close to three jin (pounds).

"Let’s weigh it quickly!" Qin Yun smiled.

Long Quan hurriedly took out a scale and weighed it, his face darkening completely!

"Three jin and one liang!" Qin Yun grinned. "I win!"

The crowd burst into uproar!

Qin Yun had won!

Many looked at each other, finding it hard to believe.

Among those present were many veteran Runes Masters.

They all knew Long Quan’s expertise, yet today, he had lost to a young man in material refinement!

Qin Yun had won the contest by the narrowest margin!

Long Quan and Long Yuetao’s faces turned ashen.

Especially Long Yuetao—because that bottle of Inherited Dragon Mystic Blood had been destined for him.

"Hand over the Legacy Dragon Profound Blood!" Qin Yun's this match wasn’t an easy win.

Chu Binyu, Jian Lang, and Baldy all found it hard to believe.

They never expected Qin Yun to have next-level skill in refining materials.

Even Chu Binyu couldn’t hold a candle to Qin Yun!

Mu Fengxiao, who knew Qin Yun fairly well, was still completely floored.

For Qin Yun, at the Ninth Layer Martial Path, to refine Xuanyuan Steel of such quality was flat-out impossible.

If it were a martial artist at the Spiritual Martial Realm, that would track.

After much thought, Mu Fengxiao could only attribute it to Qin Yun's multi-pill method.

"You wouldn’t be thinking of welching, would you?" Qin Yun chuckled. "That wouldn’t be a good thing!"

Chu Binyu smiled coolly and said, "If you try to welch, you definitely won't leave South Qiwen Hall alive!"

Baldy nodded in agreement and quickly moved to cut off Long Yuetao and Long Quan.

Long Quan, burning up inside with resentment and unwillingness, slowly pulled out a bottle.

A white bottle containing the Dragon Profound Blood!

Long Quan's hand trembled as he handed the bottle over.

Qin Yun took it, opened it, and after Ling Yuner gave it a once-over, confirmed it was genuine.

"Qin Yun, I want to buy back this bottle of Dragon Profound Blood. I'll offer—" Before Long Quan could finish, he saw Qin Yun chug the whole thing.

Long Quan and Long Yuetao were screaming curses in their heads.

Chu Binyu was at a loss—he’d been planning to ask for a bit to study.

Now, Qin Yun had drunk it all!

"Gentlemen, I am forever in your debt! Although the Qin and Long families are mortal enemies, you still gifted me a bottle of Dragon Profound Blood. I, Qin Yun, am endlessly thankful!"

Qin Yun laughed heartily, his face full of sincere gratitude.

Long Quan was shaking so hard he almost toppled.

"You... you..."

Qin Yun drinking the Dragon Profound Blood on the spot was also Ling Yuner's idea.

They weren’t about to let it get snatched back or let Chu Binyu mooch a sample.

"By the way, how did you obtain this Dragon Profound Blood? I heard the Long family only manages one bottle a century. Won’t they blame you for giving it to me so easily?"

"If possible, I’d like another bottle. Tasted alright—kinda sweet, actually!"

Every word Qin Yun spoke felt like knives twisting in their guts.

"Qin Yun, the consequences of drinking the Dragon Profound Blood will be severe!" Long Yuetao bellowed, veins popping on his forehead.

"*Pfft.* Did you poison it?" Qin Yun put on a big show of terror.

"The Dragon Profound Blood was originally meant for me... I want it back to merge with it under the guidance of my sect! You devoured my Dragon Profound Blood—the Medicine Fairy Valley won’t let you off!"

Long Yuetao clenched his fists so tightly they trembled, his eyes blazing with fury as if he wished he could devour Qin Yun alive.

Qin Yun frowned and said, "Your father lost the Dragon Profound Blood to me in the wager. Why would the Medicine Fairy Valley come after me? That makes no sense!"

"Because... because it was mine!" Long Yuetao's words came in ragged bursts, his anger making him nearly incoherent. "I’m an outstanding disciple of the Medicine Fairy Valley, a once-in-a-generation talent! The sect will surely stand up for me!"

"Tao'er, let’s go!"

Long Quan grabbed Long Yuetao and quickly dragged him away.

Amusingly, Yang Qiongjin of the Yang family had also slipped away unnoticed at some point.

Chu Binyu said, "Qin Yun, you just drank the Dragon Profound Blood—hurry and refine it!"

"Got it!" Qin Yun followed someone into a cultivation chamber.

Qin Yun already possessed Sky Lion bloodline. If he absorbed the Dragon Profound Blood, his bloodline would advance, allowing him to cultivate the Sky Lion Mystic Body.

"Yun'er, what should I do now?"

Only with Ling Yuner’s guidance did he dare act so recklessly.

Yun'er was his Dao Soul, intrinsically linked to his soul refinement.

If he died, she would perish as well, so she would never harm him.

"To cultivate the Sky Lion Mystic Body, you must merge your bloodline with the totem patterns. It's possible you might even need to merge the Thunderfire Dao Pill!" Ling Yuner said. "It's possible the Dragon-Tiger Totem might fuse as well!"

"What about the Shock Dao Pill? Will it be fine?" Qin Yun felt that losing the Shock Dao Pill from his Sky Lion limb would feel strange.

"That’s hard to say! If the Shock Dao Pill and Thunderfire Dao Pill merge into your body, it would be excellent! Your flesh and bone would then possess the properties of shock and thunderfire—wouldn’t that make you incredibly strong?"

"By then, activating your supernatural powers would flow more naturally."

Ling Yuner spoke with great anticipation.

Qin Yun pondered, "Does that mean I should focus on cultivating the Dark Solar Martial Soul from now on? Without the Shock Martial Soul in my heart, will my defense weaken?"

"Don’t worry. The Shock Martial Soul and Thunderfire Martial Soul will simply merge into your flesh and bone—they’ll still be with you. Your Sky Lion Totem will also fully fuse with your body to cultivate the Sky Lion Mystic Body!"

"At that point, your physical body will be far stronger than it is now. It's possible cultivating Boneghosts might even become much easier!"

Qin Yun gritted his teeth and followed Ling Yuner’s instructions, producing the Yang Gathering Array.

The Yang Gathering Array could gather Nine Sun energy for body tempering. He fed numerous purple spirit coins into it to activate the array.

Then, he began refining his body according to the Sun-Refinement method of the Stellar Sun Heart Scripture.

Afterward, Ling Yuner assisted Qin Yun in cultivation, guiding the convergence and fusion of various energies—a profoundly complex process.

Qin Yun couldn’t accomplish this alone, but Ling Yuner could.

She was highly proficient in the properties of all kinds of energy and understood their fundamental principles perfectly, as a Nether Sun Spirit.

The Nether Sun could devour all worldly energies, so she understood them thoroughly.

Qin Yun had no idea what the outcome would be, but he trusted this little spirit completely.

More than ten days passed, and Qin Yun finally woke up from the transformation.

Previously, his Sky Lion Arm had been the strongest part of his body after activation.

But now, he could feel that the power in every part of his body was just as powerful as his Sky Lion Arm.

The moment he awoke, he immediately sensed the surging power within him, roaring, craving release.

"It's done! Both the Shock Dao Core and Thunderfire Dao Core have merged into your body!" Ling Yuner said with a laugh. "You’ve also successfully cultivated the Sky Lion Mystic Body!"

At this moment, Qin Yun could feel that the power of his Shock Martial Soul had grown even stronger, granting him even more effortless control over his earthquake powers.

"From now on, the Mingyang Dao Core will specifically enhance your Sky Lion Mystic Body, supplying it with energy," Ling Yuner said.

With a thought, Qin Yun called upon his Shock Martial Soul to envelop his body, granting him even greater shockwave power.

After releasing that power, he finally relaxed.

"Qin Yun, do you want to know just how strong your Sky Lion Mystic Body is?" Ling Yuner asked with a mischievous grin.

"Yes!" Qin Yun replied excitedly.

"Take out a sharp blade and lightly stab your own hand," Ling Yuner challenged.

Qin Yun immediately followed her instructions. Gritting his teeth, he lightly stabbed toward his palm—but no matter how hard he tried, the blade couldn’t penetrate.

Then, he flexed his muscles, making them as hard as iron.

When the tip of the blade struck his rigid palm with full force, it snapped clean off.

That was the tip of a royal grade spiritual artifact!

"My body… is actually as strong as a mystical weapon!" Qin Yun was completely stunned.

"Not quite. If a powerful expert attacks you with a mystical weapon, they can still inflict serious harm!"

"However, if it's just a lesser martial artist in the Spirit Martial Realm, even if they use a mystical weapon, they won’t be able to harm your physical body much!"

"Also, be careful of mystic talismans. If you’re hit by one, it could still hurt you," Ling Yuner warned.

"So, do I still have three Dao Cores now?" Qin Yun was a little confused about his current state.

"Your Sky Lion Mystic Body is basically like a defensive Dao Core of immense strength. The other two Dao Cores have merged with your mystic body—they are now one!" Ling Yuner explained with a smile. "But when you cultivate in the future, you’ll still need to cultivate enough energy for three Dao Cores!"

At this explanation, Qin Yun understood much better.

His Shock Dao Core and Thunderfire Dao Core had merged with his body, transforming into the Sky Lion Mystic Body.

This meant that his Sky Lion Mystic Body was now like a giant Dao Core, with every part of him serving as a reservoir of power!

Qin Yun could feel power coursing through every inch of his body.

With just a thought, he could condense formidable Hunyuan Dao Force.

After changing into a clean black Blade Hall uniform, he emerged into the main hall.

From one of the elders, he learned that Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan had already left with Jian Lang and Chu Binyu, heading toward the gates of the Immortal Armory Palace.

Because right now, at the palace gates, a special selection for temporary disciples was taking place!