Chapter 167: Soul Refining Demon

Chapter 167: Soul Refining Demon

Qin Yun saw a man walk out, his long and thin face full of coldness, with a passable appearance. His attire was the same as the two assassins. After he put on a mask, he soared into the sky and flew away.

"This miser actually plans to buy me for one hundred million mystic points? How stingy! Am I worth so little? Xiao Yanglong even intends to sell me like this, these beasts!"

Xiao Yuemei grew angrier the more she thought about it, muttering curses under her breath.

After seeing Qi Yu leave, Qin Yun asked in a low voice, "How many mystic points does the top-ranked person have on the Mystic Wealth List?"

Xiao Yuemei snorted, "Over a billion, probably! It’s unlikely they earned it through genuine ability. They must have a team backing them, like Qi Yu. Your teacher, Yang Shiyue, and my sister must have earned their mystic points through their own efforts."

Qin Yun smiled, "Let's go in and destroy Qi Yu’s team, and see how he can quickly acquire mystic points from now on!"

Xiao Yuemei nodded repeatedly, then eagerly pulled Qin Yun, ready to run over.

"Wait, let’s disguise ourselves!" Qin Yun took off the masks of the two assassins and gave one to Xiao Yuemei.

After putting it on, Xiao Yuemei chuckled, "Once we get inside, we’ll take down the strongest Eighth Rank Martial Body first. The rest, I can handle with one hand."

Among Seventh Rank Martial Body warriors, none could match her unless they were as talented as Qin Zhengfeng or Qi Yu.

Her inner strength was already formidable, and now she had mastered the technique of mental force attacks, along with an excellent spirit essence treasure weapon. Ordinary Seventh Rank Martial Body warriors would only be able to be instantly killed by her.

However, Qin Yun still wasn’t reassured and handed her ten spirit armor talismans.

Soon, they entered the cave. Everyone inside was very relaxed, and upon seeing the newcomers wearing the same masks, they didn’t ask any questions.

As soon as they entered the cave, a strong smell of alcohol hit them, and broken wine jars were scattered everywhere on the ground.

This made Qin Yun happy; the assassins inside had actually been drinking, and they had drunk a lot.

But both Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei remained vigilant.

Xiao Yuemei took out her mirror martial soul and sensed the locations of all the martial souls within the cave, which would help them find the two Eighth Rank Martial Body assassins faster.

Qin Yun, on the other hand, let his primordial spirit leave his body to investigate the internal aura of the cave, aiming to find the two Eighth Rank Martial Body assassins even faster.

"We must take them down as quickly as possible!" Xiao Yuemei transmitted to Qin Yun.

Walking through the cave passage, they saw many drunken assassins lying on the ground, mumbling incoherently, completely defenseless.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei arrived at the innermost stone chamber.

As soon as they entered, Xiao Yuemei unleashed a mental force attack, sending a large wave of mental energy towards the targets.

It had to be said that the Eighth Rank Martial Body assassins were very powerful. They immediately noticed something was amiss when they saw someone enter.

Xiao Yuemei acted swiftly, launching her strongest mental force attack as soon as she entered, causing the two assassins’ heads to throb painfully, making it impossible for them to control their inner essence.

Qin Yun dashed forward, swung his large blade, and decapitated the assassin with a swift and clean strike!

"Hurry!" Xiao Yuemei said, then rushed out of the stone chamber, controlling her sword to fly back and forth, reaping the lives of the Seventh Rank assassins outside.

Qin Yun used his mental essence to control the spirit essence treasure blade, swiftly beheading the assassins and occasionally unleashing mental force attacks.

For Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei, the dozens of heavily intoxicated assassins were like chickens, easily dispatched.

Xiao Yuemei exhaled slightly and sneered, "Qi Yu must have come here before; all this wine was brought by him! I wonder why he was so happy, celebrating like this."

"Just now, in the innermost stone chamber, I saw a box. It seems to contain something; let’s go check it out!" Qin Yun said.

They entered the stone chamber and headed straight for the table where the two decapitated Eighth Rank Martial Body assassins had been sitting.

Qin Yun opened the box and took out a large piece of animal skin, spreading it out to reveal a map.

He pointed to a spot on the map and said, "The ink is still wet; it was drawn not long ago. What kind of map is this?"

"There’s also a letter below; let me see!" Xiao Yuemei opened the envelope and was immediately surprised. She then said, "The map leads to the Tian Qi Forbidden Zone! From the content of the letter, Qi Yu has distributed the map and invited others to the Tian Qi Forbidden Zone."

"Tian Qi Forbidden Zone? Could it be where the Soul Refining Demon is imprisoned?" Qin Yun was shocked, "Why did Qi Yu invite so many people there?"

Any member of the royal families of the three empires would be familiar with the story of the "Soul Refining Demon."

The Soul Refining Demon was a great demon from many years ago, rumored to have practiced demonic arts, mastering the evil technique of transferring others' martial souls and extracting them to enhance his own.

This was all Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei knew.

Xiao Yuemei sneered, "According to the historical records of the three empires, the Soul Refining Demon was a heinous criminal who should have been executed with extreme cruelty! But the Tian Qi Empire kept him alive for so long, clearly to force him to reveal the soul refining technique!"

Qin Yun frowned, "I heard Teacher Yang say that there are some peculiar drugs that can induce hallucinations, making people answer any question truthfully! Could Qi Yu have such a pill, thinking he can make the Soul Refining Demon reveal the soul refining technique?"

Xiao Yuemei nodded, "Seeing how happy Qi Yu was, celebrating here, he might have really obtained such a pill..."

Qin Yun said, "There are several sealed stone chambers here; there must be something inside. Let’s open them and search the place."

Subsequently, they opened all the sealed stone chambers. Inside, it was very cold, storing some sixth-rank vicious beasts and a few seventh-rank ones.

These beasts were dead, but their skins and bones were valuable. Qin Yun naturally stored them all in the large storage bag.

After leaving the cave, Xiao Yuemei said, "Brother, let’s go to the Tian Qi Forbidden Zone too! I never expected them to build it in the Yunlong Mountains."

Qin Yun thought for a moment and said, "If we go to the Tian Qi Forbidden Zone, we might encounter Qi Yu and the people he invited!"

Xiao Yuemei replied, "We just need to be careful; nothing will happen! We must go and see. If they really obtain the soul refining technique, we’ll spread the news."

Qin Yun nodded, then took out the map and carefully examined it. The red dot marked on the map was in the outer region of the Yunlong Mountains.

"The Yunlong Mountains, which the Tian Qi Empire relies on, are located northwest of the capital. It’s not surprising they built the Tian Qi Forbidden Zone there, but I wonder if there are any ghost beasts there." Qin Yun had already memorized the map.

Xiao Yuemei speculated, "Perhaps there are a large number of powerful ghost beasts, which is why Qi Yu invited others to go with him."

Qin Yun said, "We have experience dealing with ghost beasts, so there's no need to worry about that!"

They set off immediately, heading for the forbidden area of Tian Qi.

Deep into the night, the sky grew increasingly cloudy, and the stars and moon were hazy.

Qin Yun and Xiao Yuemei flew low, heading in the direction of the Tian Qi Empire.

Qin Yun was also flying on a spirit essence treasure, which was slower but very steady and quiet, with minimal energy consumption.

He asked, "Yuemei, don't you need to return to the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy?"

Xiao Yuemei's face darkened, and she huffed, "I don't want to go back. I'm happiest when I'm with you! I really dislike the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy. Fortunately, I didn't agree to any conditions, so I can leave whenever I want."

Because of the precedent set by Xiao Yuelan, she had started planning her escape from the control of the Tian Xiao Empire. She now possessed the cultivation of the Seventh Level of Martial Body, which gave her considerable strength.

Qin Yun smiled, "Why don't you leave the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy and ask Teacher Du to take you as a student? Teacher Du has a lot of prestige at the Star Profound Martial Academy; even the vice-principal listens to him."

"Great, I'll talk to Teacher Du when I get back," Xiao Yuemei nodded eagerly. "I really regret not going to the Star Profound Martial Academy. It was all because my aunt called me there. She's my teacher now, but fortunately, she treats me well enough."

"Has your aunt ever thought about selling you?" Qin Yun asked.

"Of course not... but she is very strict. When she found out I was with you, she gave me a severe scolding."

Xiao Yuemei giggled, "She's just jealous. I can casually hang out with other men, and she faced a lot of pressure back then to avoid being married off."

Qin Yun laughed and asked, "Is your aunt named Xiao Xuanqin? She must have a terrible temper after being single for so long."

Xiao Yuemei chuckled, "Don't say that in front of her, or she'll beat you up."

They chatted and laughed along the way, and before they knew it, dawn broke. They saw a winding river in the distance, its surface shimmering golden in the early morning sunlight.

Beside the river was a dense forest, just as shown on the map, where the forbidden area of Tian Qi was hidden.

"Let's go through the ground!" Xiao Yuemei suggested.

Qin Yun nodded, and the two landed in the forest below, carefully making their way forward.

"What will the Tian Qi forbidden area be like?" Xiao Yuemei muttered softly.

Qin Yun said, "From what we saw from above, there were no hills or buildings, only a vast forest. So I think it might be an underground palace."

Xiao Yuemei thought about it and agreed. Just as she was about to praise Qin Yun, she suddenly sensed movement around them, and her expression changed.

"We've been discovered!" Qin Yun also sensed several people approaching.

"Run!" Xiao Yuemei immediately dashed forward.

Qin Yun followed closely behind, constantly observing their surroundings. He noticed that those chasing them were all at the Seventh Level of Martial Body, with exceptional lightness skills.

After a short while, they saw a small stone house built of green bricks ahead. There were more than ten people around the house, including Qi Yu.