Chapter 0655 Immortal Disciple

**Chapter 0655: Immortal Disciple**

Qin Yun collected the shattered puppets he had defeated. Though damaged, they were still quite valuable.

As he was gathering them, he suddenly sensed a threatening presence targeting Xiao Yuelan, who stood not far away.

"Yuelan, watch out!" Qin Yun shouted urgently.

An arrow shot from an unknown direction!

Xiao Yuelan dodged quickly, but the arrow chased after her!

"Ahh!" Xiao Yuelan cried out as the arrow struck her.

Furious, Qin Yun rushed over and caught her.

Xiao Yuelan had just finished battling several puppets and was badly wounded, which slowed her reaction time, leaving her unable to deflect the sudden attack.

The archer was highly skilled—the arrow moved incredibly fast! Worse yet, even if one tried to evade, it would track its target.

"Xiao Yun, I'm fine... You... be careful too..." Xiao Yuelan said weakly.

Qin Yun snapped his head toward one direction—another arrow came flying like a bolt of lightning.

"Ahh!" By the time he saw it, the arrow had already pierced his shoulder.

He burned with rage and worry as he looked at Xiao Yuelan, then placed her inside his storage dimension so she could heal.

"Whoever you are, show yourself! I am Qin Yun—aren't you all here to capture me? Come out now!" Qin Yun's voice was guttural, like a growling beast, brimming with fury.

The memory of Xiao Yuelan being hurt made his anger surge beyond control. Even the Sky Lion power struggled to contain it, sending waves of powerful energy outward.

At that moment, a young man holding a longbow walked forward, chuckling triumphantly.

Behind him followed a middle-aged man.

"Qin Yun, I don’t know who you were fighting earlier, but you sure made a mess here! And yet you seem pretty injured yourself. Never thought you’d fall into my hands—Liu Baoyan’s!"

Liu Baoyan’s bow was extremely powerful; its Dao energy alone was intimidating.

It wasn’t a Dao Artifact, but rather his Martial Spirit and Dao Core!

He had refined his Martial Spirit and Dao Core into a bow, much like how a sword cultivator forges a bonded sword.

Qin Yun fixed a cold stare on him and asked icily, "Which sect are you from? Did your sect send you to capture me?"

"To be honest, my sect has a score to settle with you."

Liu Baoyan had no idea that Qin Yun had just destroyed ten powerful puppets. Seeing him wounded by his arrow, Liu assumed Qin Yun was helpless and at his mercy.

"We're from Grass and Trees Star Palace—a subsidiary of Medicine Immortal Valley. We’re also disciples participating in the Martial Arts Championship. Of course, we didn’t come to this island for those sixteen spots—we came mainly for you!"

"In fact, most people here are after you! The sixteen slots will go to the disciples of the Five Immortals anyway—we aren’t even trying for them."

"I originally thought you'd be taken down by someone from Medicine Immortal Valley or Canghuo Immortal Mountain. Never expected you'd end up in my hands!"

Liu Baoyan grew more excited as he spoke. "Capturing you means obtaining a King Artifact—hahaha…"

"Liu Baoyan, the Grass and Trees Star Palace sent you here mainly to capture me, right?" Qin Yun clenched his fists and asked in a low voice.

"Yes!" Liu Baoyan laughed. "Just come quietly. By the way, there seemed to be someone else earlier—where is she? Who was that?"

Liu Baoyan was slightly worried that person might be Jian Ruyan, as he dared not offend the Jian family.

"That person is my wife!" Qin Yun said coldly. "Because of the Grass and Trees Star Palace's orders, you came here to capture me and injured my wife! And I swear I'll destroy the Grass and Trees Star Palace to avenge her!"

"So it was your wife? She’s dead? Perfect! Hahahaha..." Liu Baoyan burst into delighted laughter. "I killed Qin Yun's wife! If this spreads, my name will be known across the land!"

"Hahahaha... Qin Yun, your wife is dead, but I couldn’t be happier! Oh, and how exactly do you plan to destroy our Grass and Trees Star Palace? You just took an arrow from me—even a Xuanwu realm cultivator would be crippled by it!"

Qin Yun, consumed by boundless fury, suddenly grew deathly calm, though the power within him still raged violently.

He spoke icily, "My wife isn't dead—she was only wounded by you. Even ten worthless scum like you couldn't kill her!"

"Do you know where the disciples of the Canghuo Immortal Mountain are? You definitely don’t, but I do!"

"Where are they?" Liu Baoyan smirked. "Qin Yun, have you lost your mind? Talking nonsense!"

"All four disciples of the Canghuo Immortal Mountain are in hell—I sent them there myself!" Qin Yun took one step and was suddenly right in front of Liu Baoyan.

Liu Baoyan was instantly horrified and tried to flee—but suddenly, his chest exploded with pain. Looking down, he saw Qin Yun's hand had pierced straight through him!

The middle-aged man behind Liu Baoyan hastily drew a blade and slashed at Qin Yun.

Black flames burst from Qin Yun’s hand as he caught the descending blade barehanded, shattering it in his grip!

Then, his arm tore through Liu Baoyan's body, his fist surging forward and punching straight through the middle-aged man's torso—spearing both of them on his arm!

"You... how are you this strong... this power... it's beyond Lingwu realm!" Liu Baoyan screamed in agony, utterly terrified.

"Liu Baoyan, was it? Your Purple Gold Bow martial soul is quite good—thanks for the donation!" Qin Yun said, using the art of soul refinement to extract Liu Baoyan's bow martial soul.

"Ahhh—spare me! My martial soul—!" Liu Baoyan screamed in torment.

"You think a weakling like you could kill my wife and make a name for yourself?" Qin Yun sneered before thrusting his hand into Liu Baoyan's abdomen and tearing out his Dao Core.

Liu Baoyan collapsed to the ground, sobbing as he stared at the Dao Core in Qin Yun's hand.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man was pulverized by just two punches from Qin Yun.

"My Dao Core... give it back... Qin Yun, you demon! You’ll die screaming—!" Liu Baoyan wailed in despair.

"You're the one who’ll die horribly—for daring to hurt my wife!" Qin Yun grabbed Liu Baoyan's head and pumped a surge of lightning into it.

Liu Baoyan writhed in agony, blood pouring from his seven orifices before finally going still.

"Worthless."

Qin Yun punched Liu Baoyan's corpse, turning it to black ash.

Ling Yuner called out then, "Xiao Yun, get to safety, quick! The Sky Lion Beast Spirit’s power is wearing off!"

Qin Yun swiftly dashed away from the battlefield and then activated the Piercing Mystic Art, plunging deep underground.

The underground was filled with rocks, and he quickly hollowed out a stone chamber!

The power he borrowed from the Sky Lion Beast Spirit was gradually fading, leaving his bones aching and swollen.

"My Sky Lion Beast Spirit is still weak. I'll only be able to borrow its power again when it recovers."

Qin Yun let out a long sigh and then glanced at Xiao Yuelan within the first orb of the Nine Sun Divine Soul.

The Moon Essence Dew condensed by Mo Mo was also very helpful for healing.

Moreover, Xiao Yuelan herself possessed strong recovery abilities.

"Xiao Yun, I'm feeling much better now. I want to come out and see you!" Xiao Yuelan called out softly.

Qin Yun quickly released Xiao Yuelan, pulled her into a tight embrace, and gently caressed her cheek.

"Thank you for saving me again, just like when we were children," Xiao Yuelan leaned into Qin Yun's arms, feeling warm and safe, smiling faintly.

When they were young, Xiao Yuelan was sickly and often bullied in the palace. Back then, Qin Yun, an outsider, had stood up for her and even gotten injured for her sake.

"Xiao Yun, you're amazing! You actually managed to kill those puppet warriors!" Xiao Yuelan also gently stroked Qin Yun's face, giggling. "I always thought you needed my protection, but in the end, it was you who protected me!"

"We protect each other!" Qin Yun held her slender hand and smiled.

"I never expected the Little Jade Rabbit would be willing to follow you, and Sister Yang didn’t take her away either!" Xiao Yuelan chuckled. "That fluffy little cutie still remembers me too!"

"When I have time, I’ll question that little one and make her tell me some things!" Qin Yun also recalled how the Little Jade Rabbit hadn’t shown any aversion when meeting him.

He felt that the Little Jade Rabbit must know a lot.

Xiao Yuelan sighed softly. "Sister Yang is in great danger now. We must go save her!"

Qin Yun said, "Yuelan, I’ll go alone! If I fail to bring Sister Yang back, don’t rush after me. Focus on cultivating and getting stronger first!"

"Let’s wait till we obtain the divine technique from the Martial Arts Championship!" Xiao Yuelan said.

"Those scum from the Rune Temple actually pulled such a despicable move!" Qin Yun grew furious just thinking about it.

"Xiao Yun, those shameless people from the Rune Temple will surely continue using dirty tricks!" Xiao Yuelan frowned slightly, also angry. "I won’t forgive them for bullying my husband like this!"

"They’re all after Sister Yang’s Star Monarch Rune Soul!" Qin Yun fumed. "That Star Monarch Rune Soul must have been obtained by Sister Yang through her own efforts. Yet they want to snatch it, driving her into hiding. I won’t spare any of those who chased her!"

"Xiao Yun, Sister Yang went searching for the Star Monarch Rune Soul—it must have been for you!" Xiao Yuelan said with a soft smile. "See how good she is to you? How could you have been a villain in your past life?"

Qin Yun kissed Xiao Yuelan’s cheek and grinned. "Yuelan, you’re also very good to me!"

"Of course! I’m your wife, after all!" Xiao Yuelan laughed. "Let’s cultivate together to recover quickly!"

Qin Yun nodded eagerly.

Xiao Yuelan circulated the Sun-Moon Heart Sutra, guiding Qin Yun into the state of cultivation!

...

After Qin Yun defeated the ten puppet warriors, the faction from the Rune Temple was enraged and quickly took action, vowing to capture him.

"Granny Ma, I just received news... The Rune Temple might send reinforcements—elite mid-to-late Spirit Martial Realm disciples!" Han Fenghu entered Granny Ma’s carriage with a grave expression.

"Are those elite disciples strong?" Granny Ma asked in a hushed tone.

"They’re all Immortal Disciples!" Han Fenghu sighed. "It seems they’re dead set on obtaining the Star Monarch Rune Soul!"

"Immortal Disciples? Qin Yun is in danger..." Granny Ma’s face went pale, her body shaking slightly from shock. "Those people all possess Immortal Bodies! The Rune Temple is actually sending them?!"