Chapter 0737 Trapped in Danger

Chapter 0737 Plunged into Danger

After the colossal silver coffin opened, the commotion was astonishing. The ominous winds from within the coffin seemed to blanket an area of ten thousand miles.

This made Qin Yun even more terrified!

Ling Yuner, inside his illusory space, was so frightened she couldn’t speak.

Xiao Xuanqin saw the sheer terror on Qin Yun’s face and couldn’t fathom why he was so afraid. She knew Qin Yun was usually far stronger than her, yet he was reduced to trembling with fear.

She quickly grabbed his icy hand, frowning slightly, now able to feel his dread even more intensely.

"Qin Yun, what’s wrong? There’s nothing to be afraid of here!" Xiao Xuanqin only sensed a chilling breeze and wasn’t scared at all.

Qin Yun was soaked with cold sweat, unsure himself why he was so frightened.

Just as Ling Yuner had said, it was her fear that was affecting him.

Ling Yuner feared the Moon Demon because she was too weak, worried she might be devoured by it.

"I... I don’t know, I just feel scared!" Qin Yun tightened his grip on Xiao Xuanqin’s smooth hand.

Xiao Xuanqin pulled him closer, pulling him close to her side, sending a gentle warmth into him, which eased his fear slightly.

Suddenly, a tumultuous wave of energy rushed toward them along with the eerie wind.

"Did those Half-Immortals make a move? And all at once—what are they doing?" Xiao Xuanqin mused.

"I don’t know, but there’s no battle breaking out!" Qin Yun gripped Xiao Xuanqin’s hands, breathing heavily.

He couldn’t understand why Ling Yuner was so terrified, making him feel as if he was scared out of his wits.

Qin Yun and Xiao Xuanqin were still quite far from the silver coffin.

If a battle erupted there, the shockwaves would still reach them.

Yet, that direction remained unnaturally silent!

"No fight? What’s going on? Were they wiped out instantly?" Qin Yun whispered.

"Who killed whom? Could the Moon Demon have wiped out those Half-Immortals in an instant?" Xiao Xuanqin’s face showed growing alarm.

"The Sect Leader and the others are over there!" Qin Yun grew even more anxious.

Then, another blast of sinister wind swept through!

Qin Yun sensed the auras of several Half-Immortals. Though he had left a Spirit Eye Pearl there, the connection had been severed.

"Qin Yun, maybe I should go take a look. You stay here!" Xiao Xuanqin suggested.

"But what if it’s dangerous there? No, Aunt Xiao, don’t go! If anything happens to you, Yuemei and Yuelan would hate me!" Qin Yun shook his head.

Seeing how concerned he was for her, Xiao Xuanqin felt touched by his concern. She squeezed his hand gently and said, "Alright, I won’t go. Then let’s leave this place!"

Qin Yun nodded.

Xiao Xuanqin and Qin Yun left the mountaintop, flying toward Luan Yue City.

But shortly after they flew away, an unbearably frigid gust suddenly swept over them.

Xiao Xuanqin and Qin Yun both shuddered, then turned to look behind them.

"It's coming from the coffin!" Qin Yun said in a low voice. "I don't know what kind of power that is, but it's so chilling!"

"The demon born from the Nether Moon—its power is steeped in sinister energy!" Xiao Xuanqin replied.

After Qin Yun's spirit transformed into the moon, he occasionally absorbed a sinister force during cultivation, but his righteous energy always suppressed it.

Xiao Xuanqin and Qin Yun continued flying swiftly away from this dangerous and frigid place.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Finally, deafening commotion erupted from the direction of the silver coffin.

The aura felt unnervingly familiar to Qin Yun.

"It's Swordmaster Jian Shitian's!" Qin Yun exclaimed in shock. "Why is only his aura reaching us?"

Though intensely curious about what was happening behind them, they didn’t turn back. Instead, they sped up their escape.

Qin Yun dared not use *shadow power* now, fearing it might draw the Moon Demon's attention.

After flying for half an hour, they suddenly saw a cold silver radiance ahead.

Upon closer inspection, they realized the coffin spanning a hundred meters was right in front of them.

At this sight, Qin Yun and Xiao Xuanqin froze in terror.

They had been flying away from the silver coffin, yet now they had somehow returned.

Moreover, the people who had been here were gone, and the coffin lay wide open, its lid standing upright like a monolithic tombstone.

"Danger! Qin Yun, run first!" Xiao Xuanqin urgently said, unsheathing the Dao sword Qin Yun had given her.

"I won’t leave!" Qin Yun insisted.

"I can use a secret technique to temporarily reach Martial King-level power and buy time for a while!" Xiao Xuanqin shouted. "Go now!"

Suddenly, a howling gale of yin wind swept in, forming a sealing barrier that enveloped Qin Yun and Xiao Xuanqin.

"Since you’ve come, why not visit the Nether Moon Barrens? I bear you no ill will!"

The voice echoed in layers, hollow and haunting, blending with the surrounding yin wind—so terrifying it sounded like a ghostly woman speaking.

"Are you the Moon Demon?" Xiao Xuanqin called out loudly.

"Indeed! In fact, you and I share some lineage—after all, we both once belonged to the Moonchill Palace!" the Moon Demon replied.

The Moon Demon was actually a woman!

"You know me?" Xiao Xuanqin asked in surprise.

"I do! But you don’t know me. Would you like to enter the Nether Moon Barrens?" The Moon Demon's voice rippled through the darkness.

"I won’t go in. I’m too weak, and most inside are Emperor Wu or Half-Immortals!" Xiao Xuanqin said. "I need to get my friend to safety!"

"Don’t worry. With my protection, none would dare touch you."

The Moon Demon murmured with amusement. "How about this—you enter alone, and let your friend return first. After all, Lady Moon and I were sworn sisters. I would never harm you!"

Xiao Xuanqin said, "If I go in, will you really let my friend leave?"

"What would I want with a kid like him?" the Moon Demon chuckled. "Hurry and enter the Darkmoon Abyss. Holding the portal open drains my power!"

Xiao Xuanqin glanced at Qin Yun, only to see him shaking his head.

"It's fine. I'll just take a look inside. Yang Shiyue’s inside too!" Xiao Xuanqin gently touched Qin Yun's handsome face and smiled softly. "Don’t worry—she’s not as scary as she looks!"

"Of course I'm not scary—I’m gorgeous, actually!" The Moon Demon tittered, but the sound made Qin Yun’s skin crawl.

"Aunt Xiao, please be careful!" Qin Yun said.

Xiao Xuanqin looked up at the sky and asked, "Can I watch my friend leave first before I enter?"

"Of course!" the Moon Demon replied.

With that, Qin Yun swiftly flew away from the terrifying place on his own.

After watching Qin Yun disappear, Xiao Xuanqin flew toward the giant silver coffin. Below it was a void of pure darkness.

As she descended, she entered another space, like plunging through the heavens into another world.

...

Qin Yun flew like hell, while Ling Yuner didn’t make a sound the entire time, clearly frightened.

As he flew, he suddenly saw a glimmer of silver light ahead and seethed.

He knew all too well that he was still trapped within the barrier—no matter how hard he flew, he kept looping back to the silver coffin.

"Kid, do you really not recognize me?" the Moon Demon asked with a light laugh, though her voice carried a hint of resentment.

"Damn it! Could this be another girl the Celestial King screwed over in my past life?"

Qin Yun suddenly understood why Yang Shiyue had warned him not to enter—that’s probably why.

"I... I don't know you!" Qin Yun said.

"Oh? Then why do you seem so afraid of me?" The Moon Demon's voice, once gentle and pleasant when speaking to Xiao Xuanqin, now was laced with venom.

"You're incredibly powerful—it's only natural I'd be afraid!" Qin Yun replied. "You promised Aunt Xiao you'd let me go. Don’t you dare welch!"

"If you're afraid of me, doesn't that mean you've done something wrong? Break my word? You're the one who's broken plenty of promises!" The Moon Demon let out a cold laugh.

Qin Yun was so frustrated he wanted to scream. Yet again, his past-life baggage was screwing him over.

He had thought he'd only encounter enemies in the Immortal Wasteland, but here she was, staring him down.

"It seems you really haven't awakened your memories. What does Yueqin even see in you?"

"It looks like you’ll just betray her again in this life. But I won't let her suffer a second time!" the Moon Demon spat.

"Yueqin? Do you mean Aunt Xiao?" Qin Yun asked.

"Correct!" the Moon Demon said. "For Yueji’s sake, I won't act against you for now. But I must make sure Yueqin and Yueji know that in this life, you haven’t changed a bit, you bastard!"

Qin Yun exhaled sharply. "Then can I leave now?"

"Since you're here, why not take a peek inside the Darkmoon Abyss? If I wanted you dead, you’d be dead!" the Moon Demon sneered.

Qin Yun looked at the coffin and sighed deeply, "I should've gotten farther away when I had the chance!"

Now, he had no choice but to fly toward the massive silver coffin.

He descended, landing on the black mist beneath the silver coffin, feeling a surge of spatial power.

After passing through, he looked down and saw a vast plain below. It was still night here, with a beautiful full moon hanging in the sky.

He had arrived in the Desolate Moon Realm!

"Can you tell me where Aunt Xiao is?" Qin Yun looked up at the sky and asked.

At that moment, a black-clad figure suddenly appeared before him.

Her silhouette revealed she was a woman.

She wore a mask, with long, flowing silver hair shimmering with silver light, making her breathtaking.

This masked silver-haired woman was none other than the Moon Demon!

"I won't let you find her! Congratulations—you'll be trapped here forever! I made a promise to Moon Ji not to kill you, but I never promised not to imprison you. And they will never know about this, hahaha..." The Moon Demon cackled madly.

As she laughed, she produced a black rope and bound Qin Yun tightly.

Then, with a long cry, a giant black eagle swooped in from afar.

The black eagle snatched up Qin Yun and flew off into the distance.

"You bastard, enjoy your time in the Desolate Moon Realm! I was sealed here for years because of you—now it's your turn to suffer!"

The Moon Demon burst into maniacal laughter, her voice dripping with hatred and laced with vengeance.