Chapter 0918: Purple Star Celestial Shield

Chapter 0918: Purple Star Celestial Shield

Old Feitian's furious expression instantly softened into a warm smile as he turned to Qin Yun and said, "Grand Master, please join us inside!"

Qin Yun nodded and, accompanied by Yu Shutian, followed Old Feitian, exiting the plaza.

"Who is that young man? Old Feitian’s showing him so much respect!"

"Old Feitian didn’t hesitate to offend a Tower Master for that young man!"

"Honestly, Gao Jinglin’s lucky to be alive!"

"Gao Jinglin was crippled by a single slap earlier! That idiot had it coming, picking a fight for no reason!"

The crowd erupted in shocked murmurs.

Hong Mengshu, chewing on watermelon, patted the terrified Fang Fengbao and Du Kexuan on the shoulders and laughed, "You two got off easy! If you had stuck with Gao Jinglin, heh, you’d be dead already!"

Fang Fengbao and Du Kexuan shivered in fear, too frightened to speak.

"Sister Hong, we were wrong, we were wrong!"

"Please don’t let him come for us!"

Hong Mengshu rolled her eyes and chuckled, "What makes you think you matter? He doesn’t even remember you. You’re nobodies; he wouldn’t bother lifting a finger against you! Now scram!"

Fang Fengbao and Du Kexuan bolted like scared dogs, fleeing the plaza.

...

Qin Yun followed Old Feitian into a quiet, refined pavilion.

Old Feitian wore a guilty expression and said, "Grand Master, I got held up changing into something nicer. Sorry you had to put up with that!"

Qin Yun smiled. "It’s fine! They got what was coming to them. If anything, I’m the one who caused trouble for your Tian family. That’s my fault!"

Tian Siyu chimed in, "Big Brother, Chu You was asking for it! You didn’t cause us any trouble at all!"

Old Feitian laughed heartily. "Exactly! I’m not afraid of that little brat. Even if his grandfather showed up and dared to act so arrogantly on my turf, I’d still take him down a peg!"

Seeing Tian Siyu and Tian Dajiang both calling Qin Yun "Big Brother" made him happy.

"Grand Master, there’s... something private I need to talk to you about," Old Feitian said awkwardly, glancing at Yu Shutian. "Miss Yu, you understand—this is sensitive."

Yu Shutian smiled gently. "Of course, I understand. I’ll excuse myself."

Tian Siyu took her hand and said, "Sister Yu, let me show you around our Tian family estate... Oh, and let’s find Hong Mengshu. I saw her earlier eating watermelon! That girl, snacking while watching the show!"

Soon, Tian Siyu, Tian Dajiang, and Yu Shutian all left the pavilion.

Seeing Old Feitian’s mysterious demeanor, Qin Yun knew this must be something extremely important.

"Grand Master, I’m about to undergo my sixth HalfImmortal tribulation!" Old Feitian said.

"Oh? Then I wish you success, Senior!" Qin Yun replied.

"Ah, but I don’t feel confident about this one," Old Feitian sighed, his face darkened with worry. "But I sense the sixth tribulation is coming—perhaps within the next two months!"

"Elder, what kind of help do you need? If I can assist you, I certainly will!" Qin Yun said. "I don’t know much about surviving heavenly tribulations, and I haven’t even reached the Martial Emperor Realm yet! The help I can offer is quite limited!"

Old Feitian said, "I have an item that seems to be an immortal artifact, but it’s damaged—now it’s only a semi-immortal artifact. If it can be repaired, it will become a fully restored immortal artifact. By relying on it to resist the power of the heavenly tribulation, I’ll have a better chance of success!"

"That's an incredible immortal artifact!" Qin Yun exclaimed. "Can I take a look at it?"

"That artifact is a defensive item—a hexagonal shield!" Old Feitian took out a purple hexagonal shield and placed it on the table.

Qin Yun walked over and saw that the shield was exquisitely crafted, as if carved from purple jade. It was covered in intricate runes.

"Grand Master, I’ve consulted multiple Runes Masters—some can even forge imperial-grade artifacts, and a few can even create semi-immortal artifacts! But none could restore it!" Old Feitian said. "If you can fix it, I’ll make sure the reward satisfies you!"

Qin Yun examined it carefully and said, "There’s no visible damage on the surface. From what I can see, none of the runes are broken."

"Yes, the other Runes Masters said the same thing!" Old Feitian said with a helpless sigh. "This shield is called the Purple Star Celestial Shield, and it’s my most powerful immortal artifact! Thanks to it, even sixth-tribulation Half-Immortals wouldn't dare challenge me, a fifth-tribulation Half-Immortal!"

"I started using the Purple Star Celestial Shield to weather heavenly tribulations when I was at the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm! Three thousand years ago, during my fifth tribulation, it got damaged."

Qin Yun was secretly amazed. The fact that the Purple Star Celestial Shield had helped Old Feitian survive multiple heavenly tribulations meant it was remarkably powerful.

"Let me inspect it more carefully," Qin Yun said. "This might take some time. I’ll examine it here."

"Of course, of course!" Old Feitian quickly agreed. "How about this—I’ll have Xiao Yu and Da Jiang arrange for Miss Yu and Meng Shu to join you. They’re your friends, so you’ll feel more at ease."

Qin Yun nodded. "Good! Thank you, Elder."

Old Feitian chuckled. "It’s nothing!"

After settling Qin Yun in a secluded chamber, Old Feitian hurriedly left.

Inside the chamber, Qin Yun carefully inspected the Purple Star Celestial Shield but found no signs of damage.

With no other choice, he handed the shield to Yao Fang and explained the situation to her.

After examining it, Yao Fang said, "Qin Yun, this is a monarch-grade immortal artifact! The exterior isn’t damaged—the artifact soul is the problem. It must have been destroyed by the heavenly tribulation. The Purple Star Celestial Shield’s artifact soul should be the Purple Star Soul. To repair it, you just need to reintroduce the Purple Star Soul into it."

"As for how to draw in the Purple Star Soul, you can use the star and moon runes you’ve mastered to construct a grand array and draw it from the starry heavens."

"Thank you for the guidance, Sister Yao Fang!" Qin Yun grinned.

He took the Purple Star Celestial Shield and left the chamber.

Old Feitian happened to return just then and asked eagerly, "Grand Master, have you made progress?"

Qin Yun replied, "Elder, the artifact soul inside this immortal artifact is damaged. Did you not know?"

"Well… I didn’t!" Old Feitian frowned. "There’s an artifact soul in my immortal artifact?"

"Of course!" Qin Yun said with a smile. "Since you never sensed the artifact soul, it seems you never tapped into its full potential."

"Grand Master, what should we do now? If the artifact soul is gone, how can we restore it? This is an immortal artifact—does it require a Runes Immortal to fix it? Where can we find one in Spirit Barrens?" Old Feitian grew anxious.

"There’s a way—we can construct an array to channel the Purple Star Soul from the heavens," Qin Yun said. "Fortunately, we have Miss Yu, an Astromancer, here. Her expertise will be invaluable. Can you call her over? I need to consult with her thoroughly."

"Of course, of course! I’ll invite her right away!" Old Feitian beamed with excitement, because now there was hope for repairing the Purple Star Celestial Shield.

Soon, Old Feitian escorted Yu Shutian in.

Old Feitian was equally deferential to Yu Shutian. After inviting her over, he promptly withdrew to avoid disturbing Qin Yun and Yu Shutian.

Upon arriving, Yu Shutian said with a low laugh, "Ah Yun, who knew you were a Grand Master! To have Old Feitian show you such reverence!"

"Xiao Tian, if we handle this matter well, Old Feitian will treat you with the same respect!" Qin Yun smiled, then pointed at the Purple Star Celestial Shield on the table.

"What a gorgeous artifact!" Yu Shutian was captivated at first glance. She walked over and gently touched it, exclaiming, "It's made of Purple Star Immortal Jade!"

"Xiao Tian, you truly have a sharp perception of stellar energies!" Qin Yun laughed. "This is an immortal artifact, but it's damaged."

"Damaged?" Yu Shutian frowned. "Is it the mystic patterns? If the mystic patterns are damaged, I’m afraid I can’t help."

Qin Yun shook his head. "No! This immortal artifact originally had a soul within it—likely the Purple Star Soul. But now it's gone."

The Purple Star Celestial Shield was Old Feitian's tool for surviving heavenly tribulations. If repaired, it would be like giving him a second life, and he would surely be immensely grateful to Qin Yun and Yu Shutian.

"So, what should we do now?" Yu Shutian asked, her eyes bright with curiosity.

"Draw a Purple Star Soul into the Purple Star Celestial Shield," Qin Yun replied. "I plan to work with you to set up a Star Soul Summoning Array."

In the past, Qin Yun had obtained the Dark Sun Martial Soul through the grand array at the Soul-Drawing Star Peak!

So this method was feasible!

"I've mastered some stellar sigils, but not enough. Still, if we truly set it up, I’m fully confident we can draw down the Purple Star Soul," Yu Shutian said.

"I have the stellar sigils!" Qin Yun grinned. "Then let's begin."

"Alright!" Yu Shutian felt her excitement rising.

She had long sought ways to draw down star souls but never knew how to succeed.

Qin Yun and Yu Shutian requested a spacious secret chamber from Old Feitian and had him purchase a substantial amount of monarch-tier beast bones.

Old Feitian, with his substantial resources, swiftly acquired many monarch-tier beast bones for Qin Yun.

In the spacious chamber, Qin Yun had Zi Qingcheng and Shui Tianzi come out to assist. He intended to refine array pillars using the beast bones!

He etched the required stellar sigils onto stacks of paper for Yu Shutian to study and arrange, evenly distributing them across the thirty-six array pillars.

Meanwhile, Zi Qingcheng and Shui Tianzi were tasked with rendering and tempering the fragmented beast bones and various materials using large amounts of beast oil before handing them to Qin Yun for forging.

Qin Yun worked the Nine Sun Divine Hammer to forge the materials, ensuring the refined array pillars could withstand immense energy.