Chapter 0600: Trade of Heads

Chapter 0600 Dealing in Heads

Qin Yun also noticed Granny Ma's stance. Chu Binyu had previously told him that within the Immortal Armory City, Granny Ma had the final say.

As long as Granny Ma stepped in, there was nothing to worry about.

Now, Qin Yun could rest easy—at least he was safe within the Immortal Armory City.

"Granny Ma, in the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm, Qin Yun, because he knows weapon forging, crafted potent Mystic Runes and mystical weapons, upsetting the balance within the realm. He should be severely restricted!" Long Kuangxing spoke up, loudly accusing Qin Yun.

"That's right! Please restrict his entry into the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm!" Ji Lang also interjected.

"Granny Ma, Qin Yun has severely upset the balance in the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm. He must be restricted!" Long Ziming shouted.

"Silence!"

Granny Ma's booming shout sent Long Kuangxing and the others stumbling back several steps, their faces filled with terror.

Hua Xiyue was also present. He had already known that Long Kuangxing and the others would provoke Granny Ma.

Granny Ma coldly asked, "Let me ask you—why does Qin Yun possess Mystic Runes and mystical weapons in the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm?"

Long Kuangxing, sweating profusely, stammered, "Because... because he knows weapon forging!"

"Good. If you diligently study rune mastery and master weapon forging and rune crafting, that is your own capability. If you enter the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm and utilize your strengths, what is wrong with that?"

"The rules of the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm were not set by me. They have existed for many years. In the past, there have been many disciples who mastered weapon forging and rune crafting, yet we have never restricted them!"

"You want me to restrict Qin Yun simply because you lack the ability to forge weapons and craft runes, don’t you?"

"You scheming lot! If I restrict Qin Yun from entering the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm and instead recruit him into the Dharma Protector Hall, granting him the finest resources, wouldn’t you then accuse me of favoritism?"

"Right now, I haven’t recruited Qin Yun into the Dharma Protector Hall. I’m letting him earn resources through his own abilities. Isn’t that fair enough?"

Granny Ma’s words left Long Kuangxing and the others lowering their heads, not daring to speak further.

Though unwilling to admit it, they all knew very well that Qin Yun was indeed a genius.

Powerful in strength, a Spirit Martial Realm expert at a young age, and capable of forging mystical weapons and Mystic Runes—a Runes Master.

A genius like this would receive the highest treatment no matter where he went.

The fact that Granny Ma hadn’t recruited Qin Yun into the Dharma Protector Hall was already unusual.

If Qin Yun were further restricted from entering the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm, what would be the point of him being a disciple of the Immortal Armory City?

Moreover, other immortal sects would mock the Immortal Armory City for being so stingy toward a genius disciple.

Now, those from the clan factions were somewhat worried that Granny Ma might recruit Qin Yun into the Dharma Protector Hall.

If Qin Yun were given superior treatment and allowed into the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm, he would only grow stronger.

"But with Qin Yun in the Immortal Armory City, we can barely compete! This man is ruthless and without principle!" Ji Lang glared at Qin Yun furiously. "He tormented me to the point of agony!"

"Ji Lang, in reality, you’ve committed plenty of cruel deeds yourself. You have at least eighty enemies! A wretch like you had better tread carefully. Your infamous reputation outside has dragged our name through the mud!" Granny Ma said icily.

Many disciples knew exactly what kind of person Ji Lang was. For him to accuse others of cruelty was the height of hypocrisy.

"Fine! Then I’ll turn the disciples against it and refuse to enter the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm!" Ji Lang clenched his jaw and declared loudly. "With Qin Yun inside, there’s no use entering the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm!"

"Anyone who dares not enter the Celestial Armament Illusion Realm, step forward now, and I'll throw you out of the Celestial Armament Palace immediately!" Granny Ma scanned the surrounding disciples and demanded loudly.

Most of the disciples entering the Celestial Armament Illusion Realm came from minor sects and small clans, and they were not aligned with those clan factions.

Moreover, inside the Illusion Realm, they were often exploited for points by the clan factions.

If the disciples from the clan factions refused to enter the Illusion Realm, they would laugh themselves to sleep.

They also knew that within the Illusion Realm, Qin Yun took down only the top factions, which was something they welcomed wholeheartedly—they were thrilled to have Qin Yun on their side.

No one dared to say they wouldn’t enter the Celestial Armament Illusion Realm!

"Ji Lang, get the hell out!" Granny Ma glared at Ji Lang and said coldly, "From this moment on, you are no longer a disciple of our Celestial Armament City!"

Ji Lang froze, utterly shocked that Granny Ma would expel him from the Celestial Armament City just like that.

Chu Binyu and his faction knew Granny Ma’s patience had run out, and now she seized the chance to make them pay.

"Old Deng, go escort Ji Lang out and make sure he gathers his crap and gets out!" Granny Ma ordered an elder to step beside Ji Lang.

Ji Lang was furious, his eyes dripping with venom, seething with hate as he glared at Qin Yun.

He blamed everything on Qin Yun.

Qin Yun looked at Ji Lang and sighed, "What a pity. I won’t get to toy with you anymore. Good riddance!"

"Qin Yun, just you wait!" Ji Lang’s voice was venomous, twisted with malice.

"I’ll definitely be waiting for you!" Qin Yun smiled faintly.

Ji Lang left.

The Long family, however, remained.

"Qin Yun, you got lucky this time!" Elder Long said coldly, "But no matter what, today you must hand over that head to us!"

"If you want this head back, fork over ten billion Purple Crystal Coins for it!" Qin Yun chuckled. "I want the payment in cash, no transfers through crystal cards!"

"You—out of your damn mind?" Elder Long roared in anger.

"Fifteen billion!" Qin Yun smiled.

"Over my dead body!" Elder Long bellowed.

"Now it’s thirty billion!" Qin Yun sighed. "If you don’t buy it, I’ll toss this mutt’s head to the dogs!"

"How dare you!" Elder Long shook with fury, his face contorted.

Qin Yun grinned, "You think I’m bluffing?"

The crowd secretly admired Qin Yun’s brass balls.

That was the head of the Long family’s patriarch. If the Long family didn’t retrieve it and it ended up being fed to dogs, they would be laughed out of the realm.

"I’ll count to ten. If you don’t agree within that time, no amount of Purple Crystal Coins will make me sell it!"

Qin Yun paused dramatically before beginning to count: "One, two, three..."

The Long family elders were in a frenzy—Qin Yun gave them no time to think. They had the money, but just refused to let Qin Yun win.

They had no doubt Qin Yun would make good on his threat.

They had experienced Qin Yun’s methods firsthand, which led to their clan leader being killed and his head displayed on the gates!

At the count of nine, Elder Long caved!

The crowd burst into chaos!

"Fine, thirty billion!" Elder Long said.

"You're telling me you don't have that kind of cash?" Qin Yun sounded skeptical.

"That's the deal—take it or walk!" Elder Long snapped.

Qin Yun thought for a moment, then took out a Purple Crystal Card and handed it over. "Wire the coins here."

"This is an unregistered card!" Elder Long frowned at Qin Yun’s card. "Produce a registered card!"

If a registered card were used, nine billion would be deducted as tax—a hit he wasn't about to take.

"You eat the tax, or we do this in hard currency!" Qin Yun said with a smile. "My patience is limited. I’ll count to ten..."

"Damn it, take the money!" Elder Long shook with fury as he transferred thirty billion Purple Crystal Coins to Qin Yun. Since the transfer was made to an unregistered card, he also had to shoulder the tax—bringing the total to thirty-nine billion!

Qin Yun handed over the head of the Long Clan patriarch to Elder Long.

The Long Clan got their patriarch's head back.

But they'd still become laughingstocks!

The Long Clan patriarch lost his head thanks to Qin Yun's bounty.

Now they'd paid billions to the very man who put the price on it!

The whole crowd knew Qin Yun had stuck it to the Long Clan—again.

Of course, Qin Yun wasn't one to back down either!

Ever since the Long Clan had placed a bounty on Qin Yun, only to have him retaliate with his own, they'd been bleeding resources.

The only time the Long Clan had gained a major advantage over Qin Yun was when that elder from the Long Clan in the Medicine Immortal Valley had strong-armed him into surrendering four Dao Artifacts.

And that had led to their clan leader’s head being taken.

After handing the head to another elder, Elder Long left with several black-robed figures—he faced fifteen years in confinement!

These clan factions knew damn well that within the Immortal Armory Palace, they couldn’t defy the rules or they'd pay dearly.

"Everyone, disperse!" Granny Ma called out.

The crowd gradually scattered, many snickering at the clans' disgrace.

Granny Ma stayed behind, entering the residence and sitting in the hall.

"Qin Yun, you and the Long Clan are in a blood feud now!" Granny Ma gave an icy snort.

"Thank you for helping out, Granny Ma!" Qin Yun said with a playful grin.

"Hah!" Granny Ma glared at him. "I was only doing my duty!"

Chu Binyu spoke up, "Granny Ma, given Qin Yun's current situation, the Long family will likely send stronger forces. If Qin Yun becomes a burden to Celestial Artifact City, I can take him away now."

"Qin Yun protected our Celestial Artifact for Celestial Artifact City—we’ll keep him here. What’s there to fear?" Granny Ma sighed deeply. "I even asked the sect master whether to recruit Qin Yun into the Dharma Protector Hall, but his stance was to let Qin Yun develop on his own and not join the Dharma Protector Hall."

"Granny Ma, I want to enter the Core Disciple ranks! I heard there’s some kind of review process, right? When can I start?" Qin Yun asked.

"Only when the sect master is free. It will be held at the Dharma Protector Hall," Granny Ma replied.

Qin Yun grumbled. "If the sect master is never free, does that mean I can never become a Core Disciple?"

"Is becoming a Core Disciple that important to you?" Granny Ma scoffed. "For you? Outer or Core, it makes no difference!"

"What benefits come with being a Core Disciple?" Qin Yun turned to Chu Binyu and asked.

"Well, you’d receive an Earth-rank superior martial art, a King-rank spirit artifact, and a King-rank spirit talisman, as well as one Yuanling Mystic Pill per year. But sometimes you’d be assigned tasks, like beast-hunting missions," Chu Binyu explained.