Chapter 0819: Dragon Hunting Duo

Chapter 0819 The Dragon-Slaying Pair

The barrel head of the Lion King Cannon is shaped like a roaring lion, carved with the Sky Lion totem pattern.

The Fire Totem Pattern is also present, primarily to enhance the temperature of the launched projectiles.

The Sky Lion Totem Pattern can channel powerful Sky Lion energy during firing—a dragon-suppressing force.

Meanwhile, the Star-Moon Patterns, Dao Runes, and Sun Patterns serve auxiliary functions.

For example, among the carved Sun Patterns are the Nine Gathering Sun Pattern and the Heaven-Piercing Sun Pattern.

The Nine Gathering Sun Pattern rapidly absorbs Nine Sun spiritual energy to boost power, while the Heaven-Piercing Sun Pattern reinforces the cannon barrel.

The Dao Runes serve to increase firing speed.

As for the Star-Moon Patterns, they provide additional abilities.

For instance, one stellar pattern allows the Lion King Cannon to condense Stellar Force, firing meteor-like projectiles or improving the cannon’s precision.

Moon patterns also enhance capabilities—one such pattern can miniaturize the Lion King Cannon to the size of a flute or a brush, enabling stealth attacks.

In short, Qin Yun carved numerous intricate Star-Moon Patterns onto the Lion King Cannon, due to his mastery of the Star Lord and Moon Princess Mystical Pattern Souls.

Engraving these patterns was effortless for him.

Qin Yun was preparing to travel to Tenglong Province, so thorough preparations were necessary.

The improved Lion King Cannon, modified by him and Jian Linglong, could now fire energy blasts without physical projectiles, as it could gather and fire energy directly.

For projectiles, Qin Yun crafted paralysis shells and smoke shells, mostly for support purposes.

If truly powerful projectiles were needed, he intended to use the life cores of Martial Kings, Emperor Wu, or Half-Immortals—their destructive potential would be devastating.

Seeing the Lion King Cannon’s strength, Jian Linglong resolved to craft her own.

Qin Yun also took this opportunity to further hone his pattern-carving skills, collaborating with Jian Linglong in the crafting process.

Jian Linglong couldn’t complete the Lion King Cannon alone, as the Star-Moon Patterns and totems required extensive time to engrave.

But for Qin Yun, it was effortless—he wielded multiple mystical pattern souls.

"Xiao Yun, where’s your Demon Star Overlord? That’s a formidable puppet!" Jian Linglong asked.

"It’s currently inactive due to some issues, but it should recover soon!" Qin Yun replied with a bitter smile.

The Demon Star Overlord had fused with the Bone Dragon and absorbed countless Celestial Beast bones. The fusion was still ongoing, and it was uncertain when it would finish.

Qin Yun eagerly awaited the day of successful fusion—then, he would possess an even stronger puppet.

Afterward, Qin Yun and Jian Linglong worked together to forge more Dao artifacts.

For any sect, Dao artifacts were priceless assets.

But for Jian Linglong and Qin Yun, they were nothing extraordinary—both possessed the Dao Lord Rune Soul and mastered numerous Dao Runes.

The challenge for them lay only in sourcing and preparing materials, and collecting them.

Material procurement fell to Half-Immortals such as Bao Changshou.

If the Martial Kings and Emperor Wu of the Celestial Armory Palace each had a set of Dao Artifacts, it would be very useful when attacking the Profound Realm in the future.

So Jian Linglong has now become a core member of the Celestial Armory Palace!

For Qin Yun and Jian Linglong, good Dao Runes are still too scarce. With their Dao Lord Rune Souls, they can carve more Dao Runes onto a single Dao Artifact blank, making the Artifact stronger and better.

However, their limited mastery of Dao Runes imposes significant constraints on them.

Qin Yun also gave some totem designs to Jian Linglong. Though she carves them slowly, with Liu Jingmeng’s help, the process becomes much faster.

Liu Jingmeng is now also a member of the Runes Sect!

Currently, Qin Yun has taken three Runes Masters as his disciples—Lan Fengjin, Liu Jingmeng, and Jian Linglong.

He had already approached Hu Jingxian to bring Lan Fengjin here to learn runes from Jian Linglong.

Additionally, he instructed Hu Jingxian to have Xiao Yuemei come over.

Xie Qirou once mentioned that Xiao Yuemei’s past life had a fondness for dragon hunting. Qin Yun plans to visit the Long Family in the Tenglong Province, where they might encounter that Celestial Dragon.

So he wants Xiao Yuemei to come up with a plan to capture that Celestial Dragon.

Hu Jingxian quickly brought Xiao Yuemei over, but Lan Fengjin was in closed-door cultivation and couldn’t come for now.

Xiao Yuelan, Yang Shiyue, and Qi Meilian were all training hard—either suppressing their soul growth, in seclusion, or training elsewhere.

As for Xiao Yuemei, due to her Mirror Spirit, she needed to travel to mirror others’ Spirits, making her never one to sit still.

The moment Xiao Yuemei heard Qin Yun was looking for her, she came running excitedly.

In the residence of Jian Linglong within the Protector Hall of the Celestial Armory Palace, Xiao Yuemei giggled, chasing playfully with Liu Jingmeng.

Xiao Yuemei treated Liu Jingmeng like her own little sister, doting on her and giving her many of her prized spirit fruits and delicious treats—things even she herself was reluctant to eat.

Xiao Yuemei gently tweaked Liu Jingmeng’s cheek and said, "Mengmeng, your sister is going on a journey. When I return, I’ll bring you even more delicious treats!"

"Mm, thank you, Sister Yuemei! I’ll also train hard to become stronger. In the future, I’ll make fun gadgets and mighty artifacts for you!" Liu Jingmeng hugged Xiao Yuemei tightly, her voice soft with reluctance.

"What a sweet, thoughtful sister!" Xiao Yuemei kissed Liu Jingmeng’s adorable cheek with a smile.

Jian Linglong and Qin Yun also watched the scene fondly.

"Let’s go!" Qin Yun said, bidding farewell to Liu Jingmeng and Jian Linglong before heading to the Celestial Armory Hall with Xiao Yuemei.

Bingxing in the Celestial Armory Hall had long known Qin Yun was preparing to depart for Tenglong Province.

Seeing Xiao Yuemei with Qin Yun, she sighed softly and said, "I wish Shiyue were going with you instead..."

"Why?" Xiao Yuemei pouted and huffed.

"You two are so unreliable!" Bingxing said helplessly, tweaking Xiao Yuemei’s pretty little cheek. "Yuemei, this time, you’ll be facing a powerful ancient family. You must be careful and cautious, understand?"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it!" Xiao Yuemei stuck out her tongue at Bingxing and giggled. "Sister Bingxing, you really care about my brother, don’t you? Do you still have feelings for him?"

"Brat, don’t talk nonsense!" Bingxing’s expression flickered slightly as she glared lightly at Xiao Yuemei before ruffling her cheek.

Xiao Yuemei stuck out her tongue at Bingxing, then grabbed Qin Yun’s hand and bounced cheerfully toward the gate.

"Qin Yun, if anything happens, be sure to consult Sister Yao Fang in time and seek her advice. Don’t act recklessly!" Bingxing quickly sent a mental message to Qin Yun.

"Don’t worry, Sister Bingxing, you can rest assured! Sometimes Sister Qi Rou also contacts me in my dreams!" Qin Yun replied.

Bingxing felt slightly relieved and nodded at him.

Xiao Yuemei had already pulled Qin Yun out of the main gate of the Celestial Armory.

"Tra-la-la..." Xiao Yuemei hummed a little tune.

Qin Yun led her toward a secret passage that would take them directly out of the Immortal Armament City.

That secret passage had been built by Bao Changshou and others outside the Celestial Armory under Bingxing’s instructions, allowing for a quick exit from the city.

After leaving the city, Xiao Yuemei took out a black eagle with a wingspan of over ten meters.

The eagle looked very lifelike, but it was actually just a flying artifact with a hollow interior.

"Brother, this thing was given to me by an old man—it flies incredibly fast!" Xiao Yuemei pushed Qin Yun into the eagle’s belly, climbing in through its rear, which made Qin Yun feel a bit weird.

Qin Yun laughed. "Yuemei, did you trick someone into giving this to you?"

Once inside, Xiao Yuemei giggled. "I did trick him into giving it to me!"

Qin Yun wasn’t sure what kind of trouble he and Xiao Yuemei might stir up, but he genuinely enjoyed going on adventures with her.

This scheming little imp was full of cunning ideas and could easily swindle all kinds of treasures.

"Let’s go!" Xiao Yuemei shouted, then controlled the eagle to ascend.

She had been to the Soaring Dragon Province before, so she knew the direction and was quite familiar with it.

Qin Yun sat inside the eagle and passed her the Mystic King Cannon.

Xiao Yuemei was overjoyed—she had just wanted it for the novelty and wouldn’t use it often.

"Brother, I heard you got something called a Martial King’s Heartfruit? Eating it can turn you into a Martial King, right?" Xiao Yuemei asked.

"Others might achieve that, but not me!" That was why Qin Yun hadn’t eaten it—given his current cultivation, he would need several to break through.

With the Sun-Moon Divine Bowl, he could grow more fruits, though it would take time.

"Yuemei, do you want to eat it?" Qin Yun asked.

"*Not a chance!*" Xiao Yuemei took out her small mirror and said, "Even though I’m only at the Late-stage Profound Realm, I don’t even need to cultivate much to break through. That’s how talented I am!"

"I’m so jealous!" Qin Yun chuckled.

"Brother, don’t worry. With me by your side, we’ll definitely find a way to break the curse from the Long family. Sister Baozi and Sister Qi Rou can be revived!" Xiao Yuemei said. "Of course, we’ll snag that Celestial Dragon too while we’re at it!"

Mentioning the Celestial Dragon, Qin Yun grew excited. "Yuemei, do you really have a way to catch that dragon? We’re both still weak! That Celestial Dragon is as strong as an Immortal!"

"If it were just me, I wouldn’t be confident!" Xiao Yuemei grinned, flashing five fingers. "But with you? *Hehe!* I’d say we have a fifty-fifty shot!"

Fifty percent was already impressive, which lifted Qin Yun’s spirits.

The Soaring Dragon Province was quite far from the Pride Star Province.

Since Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei weren’t in a hurry, they took their time flying over using the flying artifact.

During the flight, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei chatted about many amusing things.

Only Xiao Yuemei often brought up Qin Yun's past life, such as some of his con artist schemes, which made Qin Yun quite nostalgic.

After more than ten days passed, Xiao Yuemei was eating snacks when suddenly, with a "whoosh," a sword pierced through her flight artifact.

Once the flight artifact was damaged, it plummeted uncontrollably, spinning violently.

"What lowlife wrecked this Queen's artifact? I'll feed him to the turtles!" Xiao Yuemei snarled, quickly using her own power to stabilize the falling artifact.