Chapter 0762: The Calamity of Defying Heaven

"Yuemei, don't go around spreading this matter; it could harm Qiaofeng!" Qin Yun cautioned.

"Don't worry, I'm not that kind of gossipy woman!" Xiao Yuemei laughed. "Brother, you're amazing—right after coming out, you went and snatched that dragon from the Long family. If this gets out, it’ll shake the entire Spirit Barren Mortal Realm!"

Qin Yun's strength made Xiao Yuemei swell with pride.

Qin Yun controlled the dragon soul within the dragon pearl, unleashing its powerful beast spirit power to continue tempering the soul of mystic patterns.

"What a shame I couldn’t go with you!" Xiao Yuemei said with a regretful expression.

"It was dangerous when Qiaofeng and I went too!" Qin Yun replied, though in truth, capturing the dragon had been relatively easy for him.

"You set this up long in advance, even bribing Long Qiaofeng early on. Seems like you’ve had your eye on that dragon for a while!" Xiao Yuemei giggled. "Brother, next time I’ll help you find out where there are more dragons, and we’ll pull an even bigger job!"

"Deal!" Qin Yun nodded with a smile.

With the dragon soul’s power aiding him, Qin Yun now felt much more at ease.

Both his and Xiao Yuemei’s martial spirits no longer needed to bleed and could finally rest.

Xiao Yuemei also settled down, recovering the energy her martial spirit had expended.

Qin Yun then sent a voice transmission to Yao Fang, saying, "Sister Yao Fang, I’m with Yuemei right now."

"Yuemei? She’s right beside you?" Yao Fang seemed very concerned upon hearing this and quickly asked.

"Yes. Do you really not want to see her?" Qin Yun inquired.

"Not like this. You better treat her well—don't mess with her or trick her!" Yao Fang said.

"This little girl is pretty sharp herself—she’s always running scams. Not long ago, she even roped me into one of her schemes..." Qin Yun took the opportunity to share various stories about Xiao Yuemei with Yao Fang.

Having spent millennia alone in the third bead of the Nine Sun God Pearl, Yao Fang had grown quite lonely. Now, hearing about Xiao Yuemei cheered her up immensely.

"What are you two doing outside?" Yao Fang asked.

"We’re refining souls!"

Qin Yun explained his process of crafting the soul of mystic patterns to Yao Fang, leaving her stunned. She had never imagined such a method was possible.

If Qin Yun succeeded, it would mean he could possess a vast number of mystic pattern souls!

After all, even in the Immortal Realm, many Immortals would go to war over such treasures.

Yao Fang went back to her cultivation, instructing Qin Yun to inform her if he succeeded.

The mystic pattern contest was only a few days away.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei had already spent seven days inside the sealed chamber!

Finally, the dragon soul’s energy was completely absorbed.

At that very moment, storm clouds converged in the sky!

Though it had been midday, within moments, the heavens were swallowed by black clouds.

For thousands of miles around Sword Island, everything plunged into utter darkness, as if daylight had been extinguished!

KABOOM!

A savage lightning strike suddenly hit, crashing onto the barrier of Sword Island!

Instantly, the massive new Sword Island was plunged into chaos, shaking violently.

Sword Island was under siege by terrifying lightning!

...

At the Sword Immortal Villa in the center of Sword Island, many Emperor Wu and Half-Immortals took to the skies, their faces grim as they watched the ceaseless thunderbolts striking from above.

"It's landing on the Rune Tower... Could someone be facing a heavenly trial there?" Jian Shitian frowned.

"This is no ordinary tribulation lightning!" A Longbearded Elder said solemnly. "This is the Heaven-Defying Tribulation! Who the hell provoked this calamity here?"

"Half-Immortals face seven tribulations, and the final one is the Heaven-Defying Tribulation (the ultimate ascension trial). Survive it, and you become immortal!" Jian Shitian said, voice thick with envy.

At that moment, a large group from the Sword Immortal Villa raced toward the Rune Tower.

Qin Yun was inside the Rune Tower with Xiao Yuemei, forging the Dao Lord Rune Soul—and they were close to success!

"Brother, all hell’s breaking loose!" Xiao Yuemei had already summoned her mirror back when she suddenly cried out, "My mirror has cracked!"

"Ah? Is it okay?" Qin Yun asked in alarm.

"It's fine, it's slowly healing!" Xiao Yuemei chirped.

Ling Yuner said, "Xiao Yun, forging the Dao Lord Rune Soul must have pissed off the Heavenly Dao! It triggered the Heaven-Defying Tribulation, and that's why Yuemei's mirror cracked!"

"Such a thing exists? What do we do now?" Qin Yun stared at the violently trembling white Soul-Sealing Pearl.

The pearl flashed wildly with white light, pulsing erratically.

"Hand it off to Yao Fang!" Ling Yuner said.

Qin Yun quickly contacted Yao Fang: "Sister Yao Fang, we’ve got a situation. I successfully forged the Dao Lord Rune Soul, but it seems to have triggered the Heaven-Defying Tribulation! Can I temporarily store it with you?"

"Hurry!" Yao Fang sounded extremely anxious upon hearing this.

Qin Yun swiftly shoved the Dao Lord Rune Soul into the third bead of the Nine Sun Divine Soul.

Yet, outside, all hell still raged.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei hurried out of the Rune Tower, only to find the world swallowed by darkness, shrouded by a crushing pressure.

Everyone on the new Sword Island were certain they’d die any second.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The churning ink-black clouds in the sky suddenly unleashed countless bolts of lightning, crashing onto the island's protective barrier.

Qin Yun secretly admired the island's defenses—they were still standing!

After one final, ferocious assault, the dark clouds gradually dispersed.

Then, an immensely powerful aura surged toward them.

It was Jian Shitian and the other Half-Immortals of the Jian family, barreling toward them like a typhoon—equally terrifying.

Sword Island returned to calm once more!

Jian Shitian arrived and called out, "I wonder which powerful cultivator is undergoing a tribulation here..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong.

The elder beside him stroked his beard and frowned, "Strange, I can confirm that was indeed the Heaven-Defying Trial! But it shouldn't just vanish like that. Could the one undergoing the tribulation have been destroyed?"

Subsequently, Jian Shitian and his group searched the Rune Soul Tower thoroughly but found nothing.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei, like everyone else, stood outside the tower, watching the spectacle.

At this moment, Qin Yun spotted familiar faces—Jian Nanhu and Jian Ruyan. Along with them were a group of Jian family disciples.

Jian Nanhu saw Jian Shitian emerge from the tower and asked, "Grandfather, could it be the work of those Long family bastards? Didn’t they lose a dragon and blame it on us?"

An elder replied, "The Long family isn't capable of this. It couldn’t be them. Let’s discuss this back home."

Jian Shitian shouted to the crowd outside, "Everyone has witnessed the strong defenses of our Sword Island. You can all relax now and return home."

The crowd quickly dispersed.

Mu Fengxiao, glancing at Qin Yun in disguise, suspected he was behind this. He knew all too well that wherever Qin Yun went, trouble followed.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei returned to their fancy suite.

Xiao Yuemei bounced excitedly, "Brother, we succeeded! We succeeded, hahaha..."

Qin Yun asked worriedly, "Yuemei, is your mirror okay?"

Xiao Yuemei quickly took out her mirror and handed it to Qin Yun, "It’s fine now. See for yourself!"

"It's really fine!" Qin Yun examined it carefully and sighed in relief, "That was the Heaven-Defying Trial. Let’s not do this again."

Xiao Yuemei pouted, "Brother, don't be such a coward! Scared by just one Heaven-Defying Trial? The path to strength is going against heaven's will! Sooner or later, you’ll face all kinds of tribulations!"

She showed no fear, sitting on the table and eating some fruit.

"I was worried your mirror couldn’t handle it," Qin Yun said.

"Don’t worry about it. If I’m not afraid, why should you be?" Xiao Yuemei laughed, throwing him a fruit.

Qin Yun happily ate the fruit.

Xiao Yuemei smiled, "Brother, now that you’ve merged with the Rune Soul, can you carve Dao Runes? Go try it!"

The Rune Soul had been successfully refined and stabilized by Yao Fang.

Qin Yun took out the sealed soul bead and glanced around nervously, "The Heaven-Defying Trial won’t return, right?"

"Stop worrying and fuse it already!" Xiao Yuemei urged, coming over.

With Ling Yuner’s help, Qin Yun effortlessly merged with the Rune Soul.

As they merged, he felt a strange energy flowing through him from all directions.

He quickly took out a talisman paper and the Mystic Brush, carving Dao Runes on it. Though he didn’t master many, they were all high-quality.

Qin Yun frowned as he carefully drew the Dao Runes.

"It's draining my mental energy like crazy!"

Qin Yun broke out in a cold sweat, feeling his spiritual moon's energy rapidly depleting.

Two hours later, Qin Yun's face turned ghostly pale!

However, he managed to make a Talisman!

"I feel half-dead!" Qin Yun exhaled deeply, put away his Lingxi Mystic Pen, then collapsed onto the table and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Xiao Yuemei quickly carried Qin Yun to the bed, letting him rest there.

"To craft a Talisman before even reaching the Xuanwu Realm—my brother is amazing!" Xiao Yuemei giggled while playfully squishing Qin Yun's handsome face.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

Xiao Yuemei hurried to open it and saw two women, both wearing face veils.

Upon seeing Xiao Yuemei, they removed their veils.

The woman in the purple dress was elegant and noble, her delicate oval face wearing a faint smile—this was Zi Qingcheng.

The woman in the blue dress was Shui Tianzi, her curvaceous figure and watery eyes exuding captivating charm, her flawless skin glowing with a rosy flush.

She gently stroked Xiao Yuemei's cheek and chuckled, "Little girl, what's so urgent you had to call us over?"

Xiao Yuemei grinned mischievously. "Sister Shui, my brother is back, and he's exhausted—he needs someone to take care of him! Haven't you been dying to take care of him?"

Shui Tianzi and Zi Qingcheng shared a look of surprise before quickly stepping inside.

After closing the door, Xiao Yuemei led them to Qin Yun's room.

"It really is Little Brother Yun!" Shui Tianzi let out a delighted giggle upon seeing Qin Yun, her delicate hands mischievously slipping under his clothes to explore.

"Shui, have you no decency?" Zi Qingcheng couldn't bear to watch and quickly pulled her away.

"I was just checking if this is really Little Brother Yun—I'd know him by touch alone!" Shui Tianzi shot Zi Qingcheng a playful glare before teasing, "If you don’t believe me, come and feel for yourself!"

This time, Shui Tianzi grew even bolder, sliding her hand toward Qin Yun's abs and threatening to wander lower.

Qin Yun quickly opened his eyes and grabbed her wrist, laughing. "Sister Shui, I really am Qin Yun. You don't need to keep feeling me up to know it's me, do you?"