Chapter 0623: Sky Lion Darkblade

**Chapter 0623: Sky Lion Obsidian Blade**

"Jingmeng, this is a highly arcane blood tempering technique. I'll guide you through it via voice transmission shortly!" Qin Yun smiled mysteriously and then brought out another large vat.

Inside this vat was a thick, golden liquid resembling golden mud.

"Beast oil! And refined Monarch-grade beast oil at that!"

The bald old man had already moved to Liu Jingmeng’s side—since she was about to begin forging, he naturally wanted to watch over her.

"Jingmeng, use this vat of beast oil to refine the materials later!" Following that, Qin Yun produced a huge pile of purple-gold bones.

These were top-tier Celestial Beast bones, carefully selected by Ling Yuner and himself—specifically the horn cores of Celestial Beasts, which were exceptionally strong.

"Qin Yun, can Meng’er handle refining those materials? Should I assist?" The bald old man was visibly startled upon seeing those Celestial Beast bones.

"No need. Let Jingmeng do it herself—she can manage!" Qin Yun had asked Liu Jingmeng for help precisely because she possessed an Immortal body constitution.

Ling Yuner had mentioned that the Dao Force Liu Jingmeng now emitted contained immortal energy, which could significantly enhance the quality of crafted artifacts.

Members from the Medicine Immortal Vale and Canghuo Immortal Peak seethed with resentment, as these were materials Qin Yun had acquired from the Celestial Beast Wildlands.

"Qin Yun, so you really hoarded so many Celestial Beast bones instead of handing them over!" an elder from the clan faction shouted angrily.

"So what? Is there any rule stating that I must hand them over? Besides, when I entered the Celestial Beast Wildlands, I didn’t go through your gate—I made my own way in!" Qin Yun replied coldly.

Liu Jingmeng was too preoccupied to speak, busily preparing the bones and placing them into the furnace.

"This beast oil is so heavy!"

Using a specially made ladle, Liu Jingmeng scooped some into the furnace to fuel the flames.

She also infused her own power, fusing it with the beast oil flames.

"Thousands of pounds per scoop!" The bald old man tested it and exclaimed in surprise.

"Qin Yun, where did you get this beast oil?" Jian Shitian approached, curious.

"From the Celestial Beast Wildlands!" Qin Yun answered, though in truth, it came from that mysterious vial—just refined by him.

The quality of this beast oil was so high that people suspected it might actually be Celestial Beast oil!

"Qin Yun, you're practically dripping with riches!" Jian Ruyan huffed.

Liu Jingmeng used the beast oil to refine the bones, occasionally pouring in some of Qin Yun’s blood.

When drawing the blood from the large vat, she used a special container provided by Qin Yun.

To her amazement, even when subjected to the furnace’s blazing heat, Qin Yun’s blood didn’t vaporize—proof of its incredible power.

Qin Yun guided her step-by-step through voice transmission, explaining every detail meticulously.

Though usually clumsy in daily life, Liu Jingmeng possessed exceptional talent in artifact crafting, picking up the techniques instantly—an ability even Qin Yun found astounding.

Once immersed in forging and talisman-making, Liu Jingmeng became laser-focused.

Because she was forging for Qin Yun, she poured her full immortal flame into the process, combining it with the Monarch-grade beast oil to process the materials.

In addition to the bones, there were also components like Xuanyuan Steel, some of which had been added by the bald old man.

Because the flames were extremely intense, Liu Jingmeng completed the initial refining of the materials in just half a shichen, then took them out for forging.

The forging hammer she used was actually an Ancient Dao Artifact—an impressive tool indeed.

Moreover, while forging, she could channel faint traces of celestial energy.

Liu Jingmeng had exceptional control over her celestial energy, allowing her to perfectly infuse it into the materials during forging.

Everyone was amazed to see this cute girl forging the embryo of a mystical weapon.

"Qin Yun, are you forging weapons to fight Brother Hu?" Jian Mang asked.

"Yeah!" Qin Yun nodded. "How can I fight without good weapons?"

Granny Ma said, "A freshly forged mystical weapon—won’t it be unreliable? Without proper consecration, it might not harmonize well."

"That’s why I’m tempering it with my vital blood!" Qin Yun chuckled. "This is a method for crafting Dao Artifacts. Even in ancient times, this was how it was done!"

The fact that Qin Yun possessed an Ancient Dao Artifact and even knew such ancient forging techniques shocked everyone.

Bao Changshou watched with wide eyes, feeling quite pleased because Liu Jingmeng’s forging talent was exceptional.

Although Jian Shitian had a genius grandson in Jian Nanhu and talented young Runes Masters in the Sword Immortal Pavilion, he still believed Liu Jingmeng and Qin Yun were even more outstanding.

Hu Jingxian was seething at Qin Yun as she watched, silently cursing him in her heart. She had desperately wanted to recruit him into Demonmoon Island, but he flat-out refused.

While forging the weapon embryo, Liu Jingmeng also inscribed patterns to absorb Qin Yun’s blood—this was the essence of the vital-blood forging method.

Three hours later, Liu Jingmeng had used a vat of monarch-grade beast oil and a vat of Qin Yun’s blood to forge the embryo of a Darkblade.

"Jingmeng, thank you for your hard work!" Qin Yun smiled.

"No problem! I should thank Brother Yun too—I learned so much!" Though worn out, Liu Jingmeng was very happy.

Next, it was Qin Yun’s turn to engrave the runes.

He took out the Spirit Rhinoceros Mystic Pen and began engraving the runes.

As he carved the totemic runes, Chu Binyu, Mu Fengxiao, Baldie, and several Runes Masters all watched intently, eager to see what kind of runes he was crafting.

Jian Nanhu, standing beside Jian Shitian, frowned as he observed Qin Yun’s rune carving.

Suddenly, he recalled the person he had encountered in the Ghost Grass Demon Forest—one who had displayed mastery over runes.

This made him half-convinced that Qin Yun was the one who had defeated him back then.

Yet, he still couldn’t be entirely sure.

"Nanhu, your opponent is a Runes Master. If you lose to him, it might be a bit embarrassing," Jian Shitian said, placing a hand on Jian Nanhu’s shoulder.

Jian Shitian was of venerable age, yet his grandson was quite young—this was because Jian Shitian’s son had been a philanderer.

Additionally, some mighty cultivators, in their pursuit of exceptional descendants, would take concubines relentlessly until they produced one with outstanding talent.

Those born without talent, regardless of gender, would be discarded without remorse.

This was why some mighty cultivators, despite their venerable age, could have very young heirs.

"You... you're carving totem runes?" Baldie asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Qin Yun didn't say exactly which totem he was carving.

At this moment, he was precisely carving the Sky Lion Totem Rune!

The Sky Lion Totem was a fire-attribute beast totem!

With the Beast King Rune Soul and Flamefury Rune Soul, Qin Yun could carve this fire-attribute beast totem at incredible speed with incredible precision.

"These two rune souls make carving a breeze!" Qin Yun's brush moved like a dragon and snake. Effortlessly, he completed the Sky Lion Totem Rune in no time.

He only carved the Sky Lion Totem Rune this time!

Originally, he had planned to carve the StarMoon Sigil and some mystical weapon runes as well.

But there wasn't enough time.

Carving star and moon runes on a mystical weapon would take a ton of time unless he had 'Star Lord' and 'Moon Maiden' rune souls.

A paragraph break has been added here for better pacing.

Qin Yun gripped the hilt, quietly funneling Sky Lion Bone Spirit power into the blade. The knife suddenly trembled and let out a deep snarl.

Hearing that sound, Jian Shitian's face immediately turned serious.

Because he'd heard rumors about Qin Yun from Wuhuang [town], claiming that Qin Yun had the Sky Lion Totem Rune!

In fact, big-shot clan leaders had also received reports about this, though they couldn't confirm it yet.

What they *could* confirm was that Qin Yun got along very well with Yang Shiyue.

Reports about Qin Yun in Wuhuang were only known among the upper echelons of various factions.

Jian Nanhu tightened his grip on his sword and said, "My sword is an Ancient Dao Artifact! Qin Yun, if you still have any Ancient Dao Artifacts, bring them out and use them. That scrap metal you're holding won't cut it!"

"Not necessarily!" Qin Yun smiled and stood up.

After stripping off his robe, the previously wounded areas had all healed, leaving only some bloodstains.

Jian Nanhu knew Qin Yun had skills, but he wasn't afraid at all.

"Hu ge, don't be scared of him—you'll definitely win! Qin Yun couldn't even beat me, let alone you!" Jian Ruyan bragged confidently.

Jian Nanhu's sword was a Dao Artifact, enhanced with a dark sword spirit and blade totem—clearly superior to Qin Yun's weapon.

Qin Yun glanced at his own blade and thought, "Sky Lion Darkblade it is!"

Jian Nanhu entered the arena with a cocky smirk, looking up at Qin Yun.

Qin Yun followed him in. He'd fought Jian Nanhu before and come out on top.

During that match, Qin Yun hadn't even used his full strength!

Jian Nanhu likewise hadn't gone all out, which was why he was dead sure that if facing the same opponent again, he would surely prevail.

"Qin Yun, to take you down, I might have to hurt you pretty bad—though I'll try to go easy," Jian Nanhu warned.

"Mm, I understand," Qin Yun nodded. When Jian Nanhu previously fought Jian Ruyan, he hadn't pulled his punches either. If Jian Ruyan hadn't thrown in the towel, she would've been beaten to a pulp.

"Whether you were the one who beat me last time or not, today you'll fall at my hands! You're pretty strong, worthy to fight me, and you're the last one here in Immortal Armament City who can challenge me!" Jian Nanhu declared.

"Not quite," Qin Yun chuckled. "In Immortal Armament City, there's an early Spirit Martial Realm fighter who can defeat you!"

"Who?" Jian Nanhu’s brow furrowed deeply as he asked gravely, "Is it the one who defeated me before?"

Jian Ruyan, Granny Ma, and Bao Changshou were also eager to know and watched Qin Yun expectantly for his answer.

"Jingmeng!" Qin Yun said.

"I don't believe it!" Jian Nanhu glanced at the shy little girl and snorted.

"Ask your grandfather!" Qin Yun replied.

Jian Shitian nodded. "Ah Hu, if Liu Jingmeng goes all out against you, you won’t last a hundred moves!"

Granny Ma and Bao Changshou also knew of Liu Jingmeng’s strength, because she possessed an Immortal Physique—a god-defying physique that could crush anyone.

No one could believe that such an adorable little girl held such terrifying power.

Liu Jingmeng, noticing so many eyes on her, ducked her head in embarrassment.