Chapter 0710: Returning in Triumph

Chapter 0710: Returning in Victory

Inside the cabin of Bao Changshou's flying ship, in a large hall, a group of quasi-immortals saw Qin Yun escorting Jian Linglong aboard, though they didn’t know why.

Jian Ruyan was surprised to see Jian Linglong and said, "Greetings, Sister Linglong!"

Chu Binyu and Granny Ma also promptly greeted Jian Linglong, as she was highly renowned, especially among the Martial Emperor Realm, being a highly talented Mystic Rune Master.

Bao Changshou smiled and said, "Elder Linglong, thank you for sending Qin Yun off!"

Everyone here assumed Jian Linglong had come to bid farewell to Qin Yun and Jian Ruyan.

"No need for formalities, we’re all on the same side now!" Jian Linglong replied.

"Exactly!"

Bao Changshou didn’t pay much attention to her words, thinking it natural to refer to allies as "one of our own."

Jian Ruyan whispered, "Sister Linglong, we’ll be departing soon. Do you have any other matters to attend to?"

Jian Linglong sat down on a chair and said, "I’m returning to Immortal Weapon City with you!"

"What? You’re coming to Immortal Weapon City?" Jian Ruyan exclaimed in surprise.

"Welcome, welcome!" Bao Changshou said with a smile.

Qin Yun then spoke up, "Elder Linglong has chosen to leave Sword Immortal Pavilion and join our Immortal Weapon City! From now on, she’s one of us!"

Bao Changshou, who had been smiling, stiffened and gaped at Qin Yun in shock. "Is this true? How can this be?"

Chu Binyu, Granny Ma, and the others looked at each other in disbelief.

"It’s true. I want to join Immortal Weapon City. Am I welcome?" Jian Linglong looked at Bao Changshou and smiled.

"Well… naturally, you’re welcome!" Bao Changshou glanced at Qin Yun before responding.

"Qin Yun invited me to join. Given all the Immortal Essence you’ve secured, Immortal Weapon City is far better than Sword Immortal Pavilion!" Jian Linglong laughed. "It’s not that unusual for me to join, right?"

Though she said this, Bao Changshou and the others still found Jian Linglong’s sudden decision to join Immortal Weapon City difficult to fathom.

After all, Jian Linglong was a celebrated figure in Sword Immortal Pavilion—a young and powerful Mystic Rune Master with exceptional talent and the Dao Lord Rune Soul.

"Does Jian Shitian know about this?" Bao Changshou asked.

"He does!" Jian Linglong glanced at Qin Yun and smiled. "He even consented to my joining. No need to fear offending him."

Hearing this, Bao Changshou immediately relaxed, his face splitting into a broad grin. "That’s good, that’s very good! Once we return, I’ll arrange an elder position for you, and the perks will be outstanding!"

"Then it’s decided!" Jian Linglong had known Immortal Weapon City would welcome her warmly.

Soon after, Jian Linglong and Jian Ruyan left the hall and entered a room together.

The others also scattered, heading back to their rooms.

Only Bao Changshou and Qin Yun remained in the hall, as Bao Changshou had something to discuss privately with Qin Yun.

"Qin Yun, you performed exceptionally well in the Martial Arts Championship and even secured three more Immortal Essences for us!"

Bao Changshou was overjoyed as he spoke of this.

He patted Qin Yun on the shoulder with a smile and added, "As I mentioned before, if we secured first place, our Divine Armory City would present you with a mysterious and precious reward!"

"Sect Leader, could you give me an Immortal Essence?" Qin Yun asked.

"Of course!" Bao Changshou replied, taking out a large, half-person-high white sphere. "This is a sealed Immortal Essence. Just break the outer shell to release the seal, and it will condense into immortal energy!"

Qin Yun stored the Immortal Essence into the first pearl of his Nine Sun Divine Pouch for Mo Mo and the Little Jade Rabbit to absorb. Later, when Yang Yang woke, she could also absorb the immortal energy.

"Keep this on the down-low!" Bao Changshou cautioned. "I’ll keep it a secret too!"

Qin Yun nodded and asked with a smile, "Sect Leader, what is the mysterious reward?"

Bao Changshou chuckled. "This reward is something you’ll definitely love—it’s a Runes Master Soul!"

"Really? Sect Leader, how do you have a Runes Master Soul?" Qin Yun blurted excitedly.

"Of course it’s real! That Runes Master Soul was left behind by those Immortals many years ago. Among the soldiers from the Celestial Barrens, there were several powerful Runes Masters who were experts at crafting weapons."

"Those Runes Masters obtained the Artisan King Runes Soul and left one behind. It has never been passed on until now!" Bao Changshou took out a white pearl and handed it to Qin Yun.

Inside the pearl was the sealed Artisan King Runes Soul.

"This Artisan King Runes Soul will allow you to engrave weapon runes or weapon totems faster and with greater precision! Now that you have two Runes Master Souls, you’re a real powerhouse!" Bao Changshou laughed.

Previously, Bao Changshou had expelled Qin Yun from the sect, so he had always felt guilty.

Later, when Qin Yun obtained several more Immortal Essences, Bao Changshou also decided to gift him the precious Runes Master Soul.

"Thank you, Sect Leader!" Qin Yun said with a smile.

"Qin Yun, you’re a legend. How did you manage to win over Jian Linglong? That woman is quite fierce!" Bao Changshou lowered his voice and asked with a grin.

"I told her that Jingmeng needed a mentor, and she thought she was the perfect fit, so she agreed! Besides, our Divine Armory City isn’t bad—we have so many Immortal Essences!" Qin Yun laughed.

"Makes sense!" Bao Changshou nodded with a smile.

……

Qin Yun entered a spare cabin and stretched out on the bed. "Once I return, I should be able to cultivate the Celestial-Fiend Physique and reach the mid-stage of the Spirit Warrior Realm!"

"Xiao Yun, don’t you have that Water Divine Art Martial Soul? Hurry up and fuse with it!" Ling Yuner urged with a smile.

"This wack Divine Art Soul!" Qin Yun took out a blue Soulbound Pearl containing the blue Divine Art Martial Soul.

"Don’t complain—just try fusing with it! None of these Sacred Arts are truly useless!" Ling Yuner pressed. "It must have some hidden perks!"

For others, fusing with a Divine Art Martial Soul required the help of a Soul Forger.

But Qin Yun had the Netherblaze Martial Soul, allowing him to easily devour the Divine Art Martial Soul and wield its power.

Previously, he had also absorbed the Torment Divine Art Martial Soul, which could unleash torment energy—though he hadn’t had a chance to test it yet.

After fusing, Qin Yun tried it out and found he could summon water into his hand.

"Totally lame. I can achieve the same effect with an Aqua Condensation Talisman without even needing a Sacred Art!" Qin Yun scoffed.

"Xiao Yun, some Divine Art Martial Souls seem useless because they lack synergy with other powerful Sacred Arts. You should know that merging two Sacred Arts can unleash devastating power!" Ling Yuner explained.

After some thought, Qin Yun felt a little less disappointed.

"That bastard King of Yezhou gave me this garbage Martial Spirit—obviously setting me up!" he muttered angrily.

"That guy's still alive, you know!" Ling Yuner chuckled.

Back then, after Qin Yun had wounded the King of Yezhou, he didn’t kill him but instead trapped him inside the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron.

The reason Qin Yun hadn’t finished him off was because he was holding an Immortal Essence.

Of course, everyone else assumed the King of Yezhou was dead.

...

Bao Changshou’s airship finally returned to the Celestial Armory City, landing within the Celestial Armory Palace.

As soon as Qin Yun arrived, he hurried straight to the Celestial Armory Hall.

During the time Qin Yun had been away, Bingxing had found the place rather quiet. Before, Qin Yun would always chatter away with her about anything and everything.

When Qin Yun entered the Celestial Armory Hall, he saw Bingxing, dressed in a white gown, sitting beside the Immortal Pool with her back to him.

"How did the Martial Arts Championship go? Did you take first place?" Bingxing’s voice was completely neutral as she asked.

"Sister Bingxing, if I didn’t take first place, I wouldn’t have the face to come see you!" Qin Yun laughed as he jogged over. "This time, we scored big, and a lot of things happened… The bastards from the Demon Wasteland Profound Realm even tried to capture me, and a huge battle broke out at the Sword Immortal Pavilion!"

Bingxing slowly turned around, frowning slightly. "What happened after that?"

Qin Yun sat down on the ground, gazing at Bingxing’s ethereal beauty, and launched into a detailed play-by-play of the events.

When Bingxing learned that Qin Yun had obtained several Immortal Essences, she cracked a slight smile—clearly, those Immortal Essences were quite useful to her.

"If you’ve obtained an Immortal Essence, you must put it to good use," Bingxing said. "As for Bao Changshou’s two Immortal Essences, I’ll discuss with him how to utilize them. I plan to network all the Immortal Essences together to make the immortal energy in the entire Celestial Armory City denser!"

"Your call!"

Qin Yun didn’t want to bother with such matters. He took out a purple-gold Soul-Sealing Pearl and said, "Sister Bingxing, this contains the Violet-Gold Lunar Martial Spirit. If I want to achieve lunar spiritualization, do I need to use this Lunar Martial Spirit?"

Bingxing took the pearl, examined it, and nodded. "If you have a Lunar Martial Spirit, it should make the process much easier. Let me think about how to safely guide your breakthrough."

"Sister Bingxing, I captured someone—the King of Yezhou. In his storage spirit artifact, there’s an Immortal Essence. Do you have a way to make him hand it over?" Qin Yun took out the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron.

"Release him. I know how to handle this," Bingxing said, a flash of cruelty in her eyes, making Qin Yun's hair stand on end.

He quickly released the King of Yezhou from the cauldron.

The King of Yezhou lay on the ground, his arms and legs useless and his body severely injured.

As a half-Immortal, he was tough to kill, making it hard for him to die easily.

The moment he saw Qin Yun, the King of Yezhou exploded with curses: "Qin Yun, you little bastard, you’ll definitely die a horrible—"

Before he could finish, a blast of freezing anger swept over him. Frost burst from his mouth, filling it with ice—Bingxing’s doing.

The King of Yezhou stared in terror at Bingxing. Even in his injured state, as a half-Immortal, he could still sense the terrifying immortal power radiating from her.

It was the genuine, overwhelming power of an Immortal!

The King of Yezhou never expected that the Immortal within the Celestial Armory Palace would be so young and beautiful.

Bingxing placed a hand on the King of Yezhou’s head and let out a cold snort. The man screamed in agony as powerful streams of mental energy surged from his skull.

That mental energy expelled all the items stored within the King of Yezhou’s storage artifact.

When Bingxing saw the Immortal Essence appear, she smirked coldly—just as the King of Yezhou’s eyes widened in death.

"He croaked just like that? This bastard had a Celestial Artifact on him—didn’t we get it?" Qin Yun thought it was a damn shame.

He kicked the King of Yezhou’s corpse a few times before using the power of his Mingyang Martial Spirit to absorb the man’s Immortal Blood into the Mingyang Dao Core.