Chapter 0928 The Precious Mirror

Chapter 0928: Treasure Mirror

Qin Yun was also excited because he was eager to study the Heavenly Pattern. Ling Yuner knew more about that Heavenly Pattern.

Kang Feiqing was originally a Peak Martial King, just one step away from becoming Emperor Wu. Now, with the help of the enhanced Heavenly Pattern Pearl, she had also triggered her breakthrough moment!

After returning to his room, Qin Yun took out the pearl containing the Heavenly Pattern.

Ling Yuner giggled happily, "Little Yun, I just communicated with the Rune Spirit and learned the purpose of that Heavenly Pattern!"

Qin Yun smiled. "Yun'er, you're incredible!"

"Of course! I've always told you I'm amazing!" Ling Yuner giggled proudly. "Little Yun, that Heavenly Pattern has a unique ability—it can split runes!"

Qin Yun thought carefully but still didn't quite understand. "What do you mean by rune splitting?"

Ling Yuner explained, "You saw it just now—after absorbing a large amount of energy, one Heavenly Pattern split into a smaller one! This is rune splitting, equivalent to generating another Heavenly Pattern. In other words, it can divide from one into two, two into four, and so on, continuously splitting into multiple copies!"

"Besides this ability, does the Heavenly Pattern do anything else? Why did it help Sister Kang break through?" Qin Yun asked curiously.

"It has another ability—it can absorb the Nine Sun energy from the world and transform it into a special power! For example, if the energy in your body is just a tiny particle, after absorbing the Heavenly Pattern's unique power, that particle can split into two, and those two can split into four," Ling Yuner elaborated.

Qin Yun exclaimed in surprise, "Doesn’t that mean breakthroughs can happen very quickly? That’s ridiculously powerful!"

Ling Yuner chuckled. "This Heavenly Pattern still has its limitations. For instance, it needs to absorb Nine Sun energy for a long time before it can enhance the energy within a person’s body. Moreover, it can’t be used too frequently, or your power will weaken! Because the Heavenly Pattern’s ability isn’t originally meant for humans—it’s intended for runes!"

"Intended for runes? What does that mean?" Qin Yun asked, surprised.

"This Heavenly Pattern can make an entire rune split!" Ling Yuner giggled. "This Heavenly Pattern is called the Twin Heavenly Pattern—it can turn one carved rune into two, forming a pair!"

Qin Yun took a deep breath and then took out the Burial Immortal Tome to contact Xie Qirou.

He had promised Xie Qirou before that if he made any discoveries about this Heavenly Pattern, he would contact her immediately.

Soon, Xie Qirou responded.

"Sister Qirou, that Heavenly Pattern is called the Twin Heavenly Pattern. Have you heard of it?" Qin Yun excitedly messaged Xie Qirou.

"I have! It’s actually the Twin Heavenly Pattern!" Xie Qirou exclaimed in surprise before laughing. "Little Yun, this is a very good Heavenly Pattern. If you have time, you can use this Twin Heavenly Pattern to craft a special mirror..."

"Other runes, when reflected in that mirror, can be replicated through it without needing to carve them again!"

Qin Yun grew excited at the thought and planned to start crafting that mirror once he entered the Hundred Towers Sect.

"Little Yun, you might need some other runes to assist in the process. Put some thought into it—with your talent, you’ll definitely figure it out!" Xie Qirou said.

"Mm!" Qin Yun stowed the Burial Immortal Tome and took out some paper to ponder which runes to combine to craft the mirror.

He had mastered many Star-Moon Runes, some of which were quite useful.

Ling Yuner said, "Aren’t there many mirrors that can record books or rune images in daily life? That kind of mirror must be easy to craft!"

"They are quite easy to craft! Such artifacts are called treasure mirrors, usually only at the spirit-artifact level! If it’s a Profound Artifact, it can record more content, faster, and preserve it for longer!"

"For spirit-artifact-level treasure mirrors, the lowest-grade ones can only preserve records for about a decade, while king-grade spirit-artifact treasure mirrors can preserve them for up to a century!"

"King-grade Profound-Artifact treasure mirrors can preserve records for a thousand years! As for Dao-Artifact treasure mirrors, they can not only record images but also sounds and auras, preserving them for millennia and even transmitting them remotely!"

Although Qin Yun was a Runes Master, the treasure mirrors he owned were all Profound Artifacts purchased from the Rune Hall.

"Xiao Yun, you should craft a high-quality treasure mirror yourself!" Ling Yuner said.

"Artifact-grade treasure mirrors usually need to be custom-made and cost billions, even over ten billion! They require Star Runes, Moon Runes, Yang Runes, and several sets of Dao Runes! I have the Star and Moon Runes, but I lack the Yang Runes and the relevant Dao Runes," Qin Yun said. "If I were to forge one, I’d have to modify an existing Artifact-grade treasure mirror by integrating the Dual Heaven Runes into it!"

"That sounds so troublesome!" Ling Yuner grumbled. "I thought it would be easy to forge!"

"There are many types of Dao artifacts. Ordinary weapons and defensive gear-type Dao artifacts are relatively easier to forge," Qin Yun chuckled. "But Dao artifact treasures with special abilities are much harder to craft!"

That’s why most people only have Mystic-grade treasure mirrors, which can be bought directly from the Runes Hall.

As for Artifact-grade treasure mirrors, they require custom orders and long waiting times—only a few HalfImmortals own them.

Qin Yun said, "I’ll see if I can buy one and then have Mo Mo decode the runes inside! Mo Mo has improved a lot lately and should be able to decode many hidden runes now!"

Mo Mo can see hidden runes, but she has limitations. For example, she can’t clearly see the hidden runes of some high-level runes—she can only vaguely perceive them or sometimes not at all.

Even if Mo Mo can see them, if her power is insufficient, she won’t be able to record them in her mind. Recording visible hidden runes also consumes a lot of energy.

After the Nine Sun obtained the Immortal Essence, Mo Mo could absorb vast amounts of pure energy, so she’s been eating her fill daily, and her abilities have been steadily improving.

Among the cute little creatures Qin Yun raised, Mo Mo was the only one who didn’t sleep. For example, Little Jade Rabbit and Yang Yang the duckling would sleep like the dead as soon as they were full.

"Artifact-grade treasure mirrors are only available at the Runes Hall—they hold the rights to the relevant Yang Runes and Dao Runes," Qin Yun chuckled. "As long as I can buy one and Mo Mo successfully deciphers the hidden runes, I can replicate it!"

Ling Yuner laughed. "You absolutely mustn’t let the Runes Hall find out, or they’ll come after you!"

Qin Yun stepped out of his room, took out a transmission conch, and sent a message to Ying Chengyu: "Brother Yu, I have a big deal to make—can you help me connect with someone?"

"What kind of big deal? Tell me first!" Ying Chengyu asked curiously.

"I want to buy an Artifact-grade treasure mirror—help me find a source, preferably one in stock," Qin Yun transmitted.

"Are you out of your mind? What’s the point of buying something so impractical? A Mystic-grade treasure mirror meets most needs! Just replace it every thousand years or so and transfer the contents—the most expensive ones only cost a hundred million!"

"An Artifact-grade treasure mirror is worth tens of billions! How many Mystic-grade mirrors could you buy with that? Those things just add spatial voice and image transmission and aura recording—they’re barely useful!"

"For voice transmission, just use a transmission conch! Sending images isn’t useful either—like right now, do you really want to see my wrinkled mug?"

Qin Yun already knew all this—any Runes Master would understand that Artifact-grade treasure mirrors aren’t very practical and are mostly bought for status.

Qin Yun laughed. "I just want one to flaunt. Help me ask around—I want a cheaper one!"

Ying Chengyu sighed. "Fine, if you’ve got too many Purple Crystal coins to spare, have it your way. I’ll ask for you."

Ying Chengyu was still in this Runes Hall, though Qin Yun didn’t know which hall he was socializing in.

Qin Yun sat in the lounge for over half an hour before Ying Chengyu arrived.

"I found a seller who wants to offload an Artifact-grade treasure mirror. I’ll introduce you to negotiate with him!" Ying Chengyu said. "Let’s go—he’s right here in the Runes Hall!"

Qin Yun followed Ying Chengyu to another suite, where they met a stocky old man with a face full of white beard.

"Just call him Old Bai Ying!" Ying Chengyu chuckled. "Old Bai Ying, this young man is the Grand Master!"

Old Bai Ying stood up immediately upon seeing Qin Yun and cupped his hands respectfully. "Grand Master, you’re so young! I’ve long heard of you!"

Qin Yun smiled. "Old Bai Ying, I heard you’re selling an Artifact-grade treasure mirror?"

Old Bai Ying pulled out a palm-sized round mirror.

The entire mirror is made of white jade, with a very smooth and scratch-free surface, and it's quite heavy.

"I've only used it for a thousand years! I bought it on a whim back then, spending seven billion Amethyst Coins. After using it for a while, I realized it wasn’t much different from a mystic treasure mirror!" Lao Baiying laughed. "Brother Yu said you’re in a hurry to get one, and I just happened to be tired of it, so I’ll pass it on to you!"

"Two billion," Qin Yun said.

Lao Baiying’s smile froze on the spot—Qin Yun’s offer was far too low.

"That’s… way too low! I’ve only used it for a thousand years, and this mirror can retain imprints for up to fifteen thousand years, maybe even longer! As you can see, the surface isn’t damaged at all!" Lao Baiying was, after all, a Half-Immortal and a wily old fox.

"This mirror doesn’t have any combat capabilities," Qin Yun chuckled. "Generally speaking, a divine artifact mirror worth over five billion should have strong defensive properties, usable as armor in battle. Better mirrors can even attack!"

Brother Yu laughed. "Lao Baiying, don’t let his youth fool you—he knows his stuff!"

Lao Baiying gave an awkward smile. "How about three and a half billion?"

Qin Yun secretly scoffed at Lao Baiying. The original price of this divine artifact mirror was probably only four billion, yet Lao Baiying boasted it cost seven. He’d already used it for over a thousand years and was only willing to drop the price by five hundred million!

"Two billion. If you don’t sell it to me, you might not find another buyer for this artifact," Qin Yun said calmly with a smile.