Chapter 0765: Multiple Cultivators Practicing Together

Chapter 0765: Group Cultivation

Seeing Qin Yun get in line, many were surprised, as they had already assumed this youngster was just here to watch.

During the afternoon, many Runes Masters were worn out, yet they continued trying to wipe the names from the crystal balls.

No one wanted to let go of their last chance!

Only a few people stood ahead of Qin Yun in the line—all Runes Masters, completely spent and sluggish, yet couldn’t back down.

This competition truly tested the limits of one's mental energy.

Before long, it was Qin Yun's turn!

He looked at the name "Long Yinxian" on the crystal ball—a Mystic Rune Master who stood beside it, arms crossed, smirking at the kid before him.

Qin Yun checked the hourglass—time was almost up.

His showing up late to the line had been perfectly calculated.

He only needed to control the timing perfectly—just writing his name before the competition ended.

Placing both hands on the crystal ball, Qin Yun poured his mental energy, letting it flood in.

The crystal ball suddenly trembled!

This immediately made the crowd gasp!

That kind of shake meant serious power—only by shaking the crystal ball could the existing energy be erased.

Long Yinxian, who had been dismissing Qin Yun moments ago, now gawked in shock.

The exhausted Runes Masters rubbed their eyes, thinking they were seeing things as they watched the young boy.

No one had expected this kid who looked like a nobody to possess real skill!

Even the Longbearded Elder who had spoken with Qin Yun earlier whipped his head around in shock.

Many suddenly recalled the boy’s joke about being thousands of years old—though he had called it a joke, now more than a few believed him.

"Long Yinxian is one of the top ten Mystic Rune Masters in Tenglong Province!"

"His strength is formidable, and he hides his true strength!"

"This is the last second—if his name is erased, he’ll be eliminated!"

"Oh no, that boy is gonna screw over Long Yinxian!"

Pressing firmly on the crystal ball, Qin Yun channeled his immense mental energy, steadily erasing the name "Long Yinxian" bit by bit!

Whoosh!

The crystal ball trembled violently, unleashing a gust of wind—proof that the mental energy within had been shattered!

The name "Long Yinxian," which had dominated the crystal ball for most of the day, was finally erased!

What shocked everyone was that Long Yinxian was a well-known Mystic Rune Master of the Long family.

And now, his name had been wiped away by a boy who seemed to have came out of the blue!

Long Yinxian had a "what the hell" look as he watched Qin Yun erase his name.

The hourglass was nearly empty!

Meanwhile, Qin Yun swiftly condensed his mental energy to form a name glowing with a garish red light—

"Xiao Yun." Though the characters were crooked and messy, they were still legible.

Compared to the names on other crystal balls, those two characters looked like they were scribbled by a child—utterly hideous.

"Kid's writing sucks! Even if he knows how to carve mystic runes, they must be as ugly as his writing!"

"Looks like chicken scratches..."

"That brat has some nerve—writing such hideous characters in front of so many people and still laughing it off!"

Qin Yun had deliberately written poorly. If he had written neatly, it would have taken too much out of him.

"Time's up!" Jian Shitian shouted.

He felt like he'd been dunked in ice water—he had just been cheated out of the competition! Rage surged through him. He saw red.

Aside from Long Yinxian, another Runes Master from the Long family was also out—thanks to Mu Fengxiao's handiwork!

Qin Yun was stoked, cackling like a madman, "I made it to the next round, hahahaha..."

The other advancing Mystic Rune Masters watched Long Yinxian with smug satisfaction.

Long Yinxian wished he could wipe that shit-eating grin off Qin Yun's face!

He, a full-fledged Mystic Rune Master, was being eliminated alongside a bunch of Runes Masters!

For the other advancing Mystic Rune Masters, this was good news—one less formidable opponent.

They secretly counted themselves lucky, knowing they could have easily been the ones eliminated.

Of course, they were also astonished by the boy's mental energy. To erase a Mystic Rune Master's imprint—how was that possible?

"The crystal balls will remain in the arena. The second round begins tomorrow!"

Jian Shitian was also blown away. He never expected this nobody kid to break through and advance.

Qin Yun bounced out of there.

He noticed many people tailing him, but under the cover of night, he quickly shook them off using his shadow power and ducked into Xiao Yuemei's ride.

"Sister Baozi and Sister Shui are with Mother Yun Yao!" Xiao Yuemei giggled. "Brother, you did great—you completely owned that Long Yinxian!"

"Tomorrow's another match. Wonder what it'll be?" Qin Yun said casually.

"Brother, I asked around. The Martial Lords in the Sword Martial Conference are next-level strong! I'm worried your peak Spirit Martial Realm cultivation won't be enough!" Xiao Yuemei whined.

"Only one way to find out!" Qin Yun grinned.

"How about this? Tonight, we'll train together, and I'll help you process those Star Beast cores!" Xiao Yuemei suggested. "Maybe you can break through in a few days?"

Qin Yun thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Breaking through isn't gonna happen overnight for me."

Xiao Yuemei stuck out her tongue. "It's just forming a Dao Mystic Pill. What's so hard about that?"

Qin Yun had now cultivated the Immortal-Demon Physique, so there were no bottlenecks in terms of physical body—only in cultivating the Dao Pill.

"Alright, let's give it a try!" Qin Yun nodded in agreement.

...

After returning to Xiao Yuemei's suite, the two of them immediately entered the secret chamber.

Qin Yun took out the crystal cores given by Zi Qingcheng and Shui Tianzi—these were their years of accumulated harvest, and there were a vast quantity.

"Brother, they’re really good to you. They risked their lives hunting these, and it was grueling work!" Xiao Yuemei sighed softly as she looked at the cores. "Auntie has stockpiled many for you too. Once we use these up, I’ll go ask her for more!"

"You’ve all been so kind to me!" Qin Yun stroked Xiao Yuemei’s cheek and smiled.

Xiao Yuemei laid out numerous cores around them for absorption during cultivation.

Qin Yun took out a large piece of beast hide and said, "Yuemei, I’ll set up an array to help me absorb faster. It won’t take long!"

He took out the Spirit Rhino Profound Pen and began etching intricate star and moon sigils—these were the Star-Moon Sigil, which aided in condensing profound energy, along with some top-tier profound patterns to enhance concentration.

With the Star Lord and Moon Maiden spirit sigils aiding him, the sigils took shape with remarkable speed.

In just two hours, he had completed the setup.

"I wonder how effective it’ll be!" Xiao Yuemei murmured expectantly with a smile.

"Let’s begin!" Qin Yun said.

They sat cross-legged on the large beast-hide array, their palms pressed tightly together.

Qin Yun activated his cultivation technique, while Xiao Yuemei began circulating the Sun and Moon Heart Sutra.

Once the array was activated, the chamber blazed with brilliant white light!

A vast amount of stellar profound energy from the crystal cores was released by the array, saturating the chamber.

Ling Yuner swiftly guided the Nether Sun Martial Soul to absorb the energy, funneling it into the Dao Pill before releasing it for Xiao Yuemei to absorb.

Xiao Yuemei was already at the Profound Martial Realm and had refined her own Dao Mystic Pill. Using the Sun and Moon Heart Sutra, she drew the stellar profound energy from Qin Yun’s body, cycled it through her meridians to intensify its power, and then returned it to Qin Yun.

This way, the stellar profound energy that flowed back into Qin Yun was nearly tripled in potency.

Qin Yun refined the returning energy into his Mystic Dao Crystal.

Once the Mystic Dao Crystal reached sufficient size, it would gradually fuse with the Dao Pill and transform into a Dao Mystic Pill.

"Yuemei, bring more cores out—the results are exceptional!" Qin Yun laughed.

Instead of immediately doing so, Xiao Yuemei grinned and said, "Brother, I’ll summon Sister Baozi and Shui Tianzi... oh, and Auntie too! With all of us cultivating in unison, we can magnify the stellar energy exponentially!"

"Will that really work?" Qin Yun pondered, then suddenly grew excited.

"Of course it will! You made this your standard practice in past lives. You wooed so many maidens from the Lunar Court back then just for cultivation!" Xiao Yuemei teased.

"Let’s invite Sister Yang too!" Qin Yun chuckled.

"Alright!" Xiao Yuemei swiftly left.

After waiting for over half an hour, Qin Yun saw Xiao Yuemei return—bringing three celestial beauties in tow.

Xiao Xuanqin's cultivation had advanced rapidly, so she hadn't aged.

Dressed in a white gown, radiating elegant beauty, she merely smiled faintly upon seeing Qin Yun, seeming calm but thrilled inside.

"Where's Sister Yang?" Qin Yun asked.

"Old Lady Yunyao won't let her wander around!" Xiao Xuanqin replied. "I kept your return from her too, worried she might come looking for you!"

Zi Qingcheng said, "I heard those watching Old Lady Yunyao are all Half-Immortals! That’s why she can’t let Shiyue leave her side."

Shui Tianzi sighed softly, "Even on Sword Island, they have to be very cautious."

Xiao Yuemei giggled, "Enough talk, let’s begin now!"

On the way here, she had already explained the cultivation plan to Zi Qingcheng and the other two women.

After joining the Moon Demon Island, they had all mastered the Sun and Moon Heart Sutra.

The chamber was spacious enough, and once inside, they quickly laid out many crystal cores around them.

"If all goes well, using up those crystal cores should be enough for Qin Yun to condense his Dao Mystic Pill!" Xiao Xuanqin still felt guilty toward Qin Yun—after all, he had saved her, yet she had left him trapped in the Dark Moon Barren Lands.

They sat in a circle on the beast-hide array, palms pressed together, and began their joint cultivation.

Soon, Qin Yun sensed the returning stellar mystic energy had multiplied several times over, filling him with secret excitement.

What he didn’t know was that this kind of dual cultivation was something many cultivators coveted!

Earning the trust of even one female cultivator who practiced the Sun and Moon Heart Sutra was already difficult.

Yet Qin Yun had gained the trust of multiple cultivators!

Shui Tianzi suddenly chuckled softly, "I’ve heard that cultivating together in an immortal energy pool works even better!"