Chapter 0705: Semi-Immortal Life Crystal

Chapter 0705 Half-Immortal Fate Crystal

Qin Yun suddenly grew worried, remembering Xiao Yuelan and Qi Meilian were still outside.

"Wait for Jian Linglong's return! With her power, she can handle most threats!" Ling Yuner said.

...

Jian Linglong raced toward the square. From afar, she spotted tendrils of black mist coiling over the area. As she neared, her face tightened. "Toxin!"

She swiftly donned a transparent breathing mask before continuing her approach.

Upon arrival, she hovered midair to survey the scene: scores of cultivators sat cross-legged below, their forms rigid.

The ground was littered with mangled corpses in black robes, reeking of demonic corruption and decay.

Jian Shitian and his companions sat among them, faces ashen, blood seeping from their lips, wreathed in dark energy—their condition critical.

When Jian Linglong descended, a hushed stir rippled through the square.

"Linglong! It's lethal poison!" Jian Shitian rasped urgently.

"You incompetent morons!" Jian Linglong snapped, unsheathing her sword as she advanced toward the demonic faction.

The disheveled golden-haired elder chuckled darkly. "Strike us down if you dare! Their poison remains incurable!"

Tu Tiandi's eyes gleamed upon seeing her. "So this is Jian Linglong of the Dao Lord Rune Soul," he leered. "A Martial Emperor Realm expert—and such youthful beauty!"

Jian Linglong bristled under their collective gaze. "I'll carve out every last one of your wretched eyes!" she vowed.

As she lunged forward, Jian Shitian's shout halted her.

"Hold! They're baiting you!" he bellowed. "Our poisoned state still checks them—we'll drag them to hell with us if they advance!"

Reluctantly retreating, Jian Linglong channeled energy to suppress Jian Shitian's toxin, hissing, "How could millennia-old elders—shrewd as foxes—fall to poison?"

Nearly every non-demonic cultivator present had been afflicted.

"Spare us the ridicule," Jian Shitian grunted. "Even Medicine Immortal Vale's experts fell prey. Those fiends fight dirty!"

Bao Changshou whispered, "Qin Yun's status?"

"Secure inside my pagoda," Jian Linglong assured. "Our course?"

"Hold out until we purge the toxin and reinforcements arrive," Jian Shitian said. "Guard him with your life!"

The square's formation showed concentric defenses: inner rings held junior disciples like Jian Nanhu, while outer ranks comprised Martial Kings and power-suppressed Martial Emperors—the grand formation capping all at Martial King level.

A Medicine Immortal Vale elder shouted, "Surrender Qin Yun for the antidote! Our half-immortal constitutions can't resist this venom—we can't purge it unaided!"

Canghuo Immortal Mountain's leaders and other faction heads echoed the demand.

The elder sneered. "Qin Yun alone won't suffice! We claim your Immortal Essence too!"

"You dare flaunt such arrogance in Sword Immortal Pavilion's domain?" Jian Linglong roared, unleashing her soul-bound sword and hurling it toward them with lethal intent.

The golden-haired elder swiftly parried with a palm strike and bellowed furiously, "Only we can cure the poison from those fiends! If you don't surrender Qin Yun, they'll certainly perish, and your whole Proudstar State will be doomed!"

Jian Linglong was livid. She glared at Jian Shitian beside her and snapped, "Can't you even stand anymore?"

Jian Shitian nodded weakly. "They're from the Demon Profound Realm. We've never encountered such poison before—it's not our fault!"

"You worthless cowards! Even if you're all wiped out, it serves you right!" Jian Linglong spat before soaring away from the square.

Xiao Yuelan sat on the ground with Qi Meilian resting on her lap. Though injured earlier, Qi Meilian hadn't been poisoned.

Only she and Xiao Yuelan could resist the poisonous gas—everyone else had succumbed.

"Sister Yuelan, will they exchange Brother for the antidote?" Qi Meilian asked anxiously through a telepathic message, her face still hidden behind the mask.

"Don't worry! Little Yun will be fine! You silly girl, why did you keep this from me and Little Yun?" Xiao Yuelan scolded lightly, then gave Qi Meilian's hand a gentle squeeze.

"I feared Brother might hold back during the duel... I wanted him to win!" Qi Meilian explained.

"Very well. I'm just happy to see you! Little Yun will be delighted too—he might arrive soon!" Xiao Yuelan smiled.

"No! He mustn't come! He'll surely be captured! Everyone's poisoned, and we can't fight those Demon Barren villains!" Qi Meilian panicked.

"Don't fear! Little Yun is resourceful—he can handle those scoundrels!"

"By the way, Little Meilian, how did you infiltrate the Long Family?" Xiao Yuelan inquired curiously.

"Originally... Yuemei was impersonating Long Yue. But when she met me, she suddenly claimed urgent business and made me take her place. After that, she vanished," Qi Meilian said.

"That's so typical of Yuemei—getting you involved in such recklessness! I'll definitely teach her a lesson!" Xiao Yuelan fumed.

"Sister Yuelan, don't punish Yuemei! She said if I won, the Long Family would obtain the Immortal Essence, which she'd later steal for Brother. But she never returned! Eventually, I just followed the Long Family here."

Qi Meilian suddenly grew concerned about Xiao Yuemei.

"Don't fret over that girl!"

Xiao Yuelan knew her mischievous younger sister never needed worrying about.

The two continued their private telepathic exchange, catching up on lost years.

...

Inside the tower, Qin Yun was almost done drawing the Dragon Totem.

Since he only needed to sketch it rather than engrave weapons, it wouldn't take long.

Jian Linglong returned, her face flushed with anger.

"Elder Linglong, what happened? Who angered you?" Qin Yun asked.

"That idiot Jian Shitian and his crew! Those fools were completely overwhelmed!" Jian Linglong stomped her foot before dropping into a chair, breathing heavily. "I'm at a complete loss!"

Qin Yun's expression darkened as he froze. "Overwhelmed? What occurred at the square?"

"Jian Shitian's group was all poisoned—every single one can only sit and resist the poison. Of course, those Demon Profound Realm bastards fear Jian Shitian might drag them down with him, so they haven't pushed further."

Jian Linglong looked at Qin Yun. "Focus on completing the Dragon Totem. Once finished, I'll get you out! We're their primary targets!"

Qin Yun's heart grew uneasy—Xiao Yuelan and Qi Meilian were at the square, people he cherished like family.

"Calm down, finish carving the Dragon Totem, and I'll take you away!" Jian Linglong said, her tone softening as she saw Qin Yun's worried expression.

"No, I won't leave! There are people very important to me in the square—I have to save them!" Qin Yun insisted.

"Who? That girl Ruyan? I heard she cares a lot about you!" Jian Linglong remarked.

"My wife is in the square! Of course, I care about Ruyan too!" Qin Yun said urgently.

"You have a wife? Who is she? I'm curious—what is she like?" Jian Linglong's beautiful eyes sparkled with curiosity.

"This isn’t the time for that!" Qin Yun was frantic but forced himself to stay calm and focus on carving the Dragon Totem.

Jian Linglong watched him and asked, "Qin Yun, there’s an Immortal in the Immortal Armory Palace, a woman. Does she look old?"

"No, she’s young and very beautiful—a Fairy. Why do you ask?" Qin Yun replied.

"To invite her out, of course!" Jian Linglong laughed. "Since she’s so strong, she’d surely come quickly! By the way, how does she compare to me? Is she prettier?"

"You're different types, but she's like ice and not as gentle as you! Though both of you are equally terrifying when angry!" Qin Yun sighed. "She’s often in seclusion—not easy to invite out!"

Finally, Qin Yun finished the Dragon Totem. "Now I’m going to deal with those guys. Threatening my wife means death for them all!"

Jian Linglong glanced at the beastskin, marveling inwardly. She said to Qin Yun, "You? Teach those guys from the Demon Profound Domain a lesson? You'd be poisoned before arriving! Hurry and leave with me—we need reinforcements!"

"I, Qin Yun, have seen my share of battles!"

Qin Yun had plenty of ways to deal with those Demon Profound Domain villains—like releasing the Demon Star Overlord to turn the tide.

Jian Linglong didn’t believe him. "If you go, they’ll just capture you! Once they have you, they can force Yang Shiyue to appear!"

"The Star Monarch Rune Soul is irresistible. Those dark practitioners came all the way from the Demon Profound Domain, well-prepared—they came specifically for you!"

"Elder Linglong, inside the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron, there’s a Long Clan half-Immortal. If I release him, he’ll only have the strength of a Martial King. Can you extract his half-Immortal life crystal?" Qin Yun asked.

"Half-Immortals don’t have Dao Pills—they have life crystals! That’s a half-Immortal life crystal, incredibly powerful. What do you want it for? To blow up those creeps?"

"Don’t even think about it. That crystal could reduce this Sword City to rubble and kill countless people!" Jian Linglong warned.

"Just help me extract it!" Qin Yun took out the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron.

"Very well, hand it over! Handling dangerous artifacts is nothing new to me—I’ll make sure you’re satisfied!"

Jian Linglong suddenly grew excited—destroying a half-Immortal was a first for her.