Chapter 0396: Martial Spirit Evolution

Chapter 0396: Martial Spirit Evolution

Wei Zhongzheng and the others encountered no attacks on their way back to the Nine Profound Extremes Sect, and they returned without incident.

Jiang Dazhu left halfway, saying he had something to attend to, and did not return to the Nine Profound Extremes Sect with Qin Yun and the others. They also transferred the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor into Qin Yun's Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron.

After Qin Yun returned to the Nine Profound Extremes Sect with Wei Zhongzheng, he was taken to a secret room.

Upon entering the secret room, Wei Zhongzheng immediately said, "Xiao Yun, what's going on with the Dao Core in your body? There's also a Martial Spirit in your heart! Your dual Martial Spirits are not thunder and fire!"

"Moreover, your thunder and fire Martial Spirits are still on your arms! The Martial Spirit in your dantian is even more bizarre!"

Over the past few days, Qin Yun had come to understand that Wei Zhongzheng was trustworthy.

So, he did not hide anything and said, "The Martial Spirit in my heart is a black Oscillation Martial Spirit, and the one in my dantian is a very strange Nether Yang Martial Spirit... In short, I somehow managed to cultivate them both."

Wei Zhongzheng was momentarily speechless.

After a while, he finally said, "Nether Yang Martial Spirit? This is a very mysterious Martial Spirit, with only a few records. No one knows exactly what it is!"

"Having three Martial Spirits coexisting in your body, and you've cultivated three Dao Cores, this is no small feat! It must have required a tremendous amount of resources!"

"Sect Leader, will there be other problems if I continue cultivating like this?" Qin Yun asked with some concern.

Wei Zhongzheng said, "I don't know about other things, but with a black Martial Spirit, breaking through to the third level of the Martial Dao Realm will be extremely challenging!"

"Why?" Qin Yun frowned. "Isn't the Martial Dao Realm about cultivating life lines? How is it related to the Martial Spirit?"

Wei Zhongzheng explained, "The third level of the Martial Dao Realm is about cultivating the third life line!"

"If you want to cultivate the third life line, you must evolve your Martial Spirit! It's easier for a Purple-Gold Martial Spirit to evolve, but for a black Martial Spirit, it's extremely difficult!"

Qin Yun anxiously asked, "Why is that? Does evolution involve changing the color of the Martial Spirit? Since my Martial Spirit is black, does that mean it's already at the top level and can't evolve, so I can't cultivate the third life line?"

Wei Zhongzheng shook his head, "Evolution is not about changing color! Changing color during evolution is something only a few can achieve!"

"Ordinary evolution is about making your Martial Spirit evolve into dual attributes! Or enhancing the Martial Spirit's evolution!"

"For example, if you originally had a thunder Martial Spirit, after evolution, it could become a Wind-Thunder Martial Spirit!"

"If you're lucky, you might even develop dual Martial Spirits, or change color, but these are very rare!"

"The most common is evolving into dual attributes!"

Qin Yun now understood why high-level warriors mostly had dual-attribute Martial Spirits.

Wei Zhongzheng said, "If you already have a dual-attribute Martial Spirit, then during evolution, it might just strengthen the Martial Spirit, deepening its color!"

"So, my Oscillation Martial Spirit and Nether Yang Martial Spirit are both black, making evolution difficult?" Qin Yun asked with concern.

"Yes! The third life line is formed simultaneously during the Martial Spirit's evolution!"

Wei Zhongzheng nodded, "In the past, there have been warriors with black Martial Spirits who couldn't evolve and ended up dying of old age without ever advancing beyond the second level of the Martial Dao Realm!"

Qin Yun's heart skipped a beat, "Sect Leader, you're scaring me!"

Wei Zhongzheng said with a serious expression, "I'm not trying to scare you! But don't worry, I'll look into it and see if there are any successful cases! In the meantime, you should also attempt to break through!"

"Since you've cultivated the second life line, you can now condense the Dao Energy of the Martial Spirit's attributes. Use this attribute Dao Energy to nurture the Martial Spirit until it undergoes evolution!"

Qin Yun nodded: "Perhaps this requires a lot of resources!"

"Cultivating three Dao Cores is no small feat! Moreover, being able to reach this level at such a young age is a miracle! Rest assured, I’ve got your back!"

"I’m sure you’ll keep pulling off miracles!" Wei Zhongzheng suddenly smiled: "Maybe I’m overthinking it, after all, your situation cannot be judged by common sense!"

"By the way, Sect Master, let’s handle this guy right now!" Qin Yun took out the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron and opened the lid.

Inside, the heavily injured Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor was bound by Wei Zhongzheng's fire whip, unable to move.

Wei Zhongzheng: "Xiao Yun, you told me not to kill him, so how do you plan to handle him?"

"You’ll all meet a gruesome end!" the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor roared in anger.

"Sect Master, I can extract others' Martial Souls... but I’ve never extracted one from someone in the Martial King realm, so I need you to keep an eye on me. If things go south, you can jump in and bail me out!" Qin Yun smiled.

Both Wei Zhongzheng and the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor were stunned upon hearing this.

"Great!" Wei Zhongzheng laughed heartily.

"Qin Yun... you beast, you can't extract my Martial Soul, you... this is against the Martial Dao!" the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor shouted in fear.

"You slaughtered so many of our Nine Extremes Sect members, and the Totem Pavilion also extracts others' totemic items. Isn’t that going against the Dao itself?" Wei Zhongzheng sneered coldly, then said to Qin Yun: "Xiao Yun, you can begin now!"

Qin Yun placed his hand on the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor's abdomen and whispered: "I wonder what his Martial Soul is—it’s gotta be strong!"

"You little punk, I’ll tear you apart!" the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor roared in fury, his eyes blazing with anger.

Qin Yun frowned and activated the art of soul refinement, but suddenly felt that his strength was insufficient.

"Sect Master, I need a boost—help me out!" Qin Yun quickly called out.

Wei Zhongzheng immediately placed his hand on Qin Yun's back, channeling the immense energy of the Martial King realm into him!

"Ahhh—" the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor screamed continuously.

Not long after, Qin Yun, drenched in sweat, extracted a purple-golden orb from the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor's abdomen!

The orb was surrounded by purple-golden flames, occasionally emitting a strong aura.

As soon as the orb appeared, the temperature in the room suddenly rose, becoming extremely hot!

"It's the Purple Gold Flame Star Soul, he has cultivated his Martial Soul into a star, condensed into a small star!" Wei Zhongzheng chuckled: "Xiao Yun, what’s your plan for this Martial Soul?"

The Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor, lying in the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron, had a pale face, filled with deathly aura, and was on the verge of death.

The Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor was filled with resentment in his heart, humiliated to be tortured like this as a Martial King.

"I’m gonna absorb this Martial Soul!" Qin Yun said, then placed it into his abdomen, allowing the Nether Sun Martial Soul to absorb it.

The Nether Sun Martial Soul has the strongest absorption power and is also a bottomless pit, requiring a large amount of energy to grow stronger.

"Be careful—don’t mess this up!" Wei Zhongzheng patted Qin Yun's shoulder and said: "I’ll drag this guy out and show him off to the disciples—it’ll pump them up!"

Qin Yun stayed in the room, operating the Nine Extremes Heart Sutra to refine the absorbed Martial Soul.

He’d mastered the art of soul refinement, able to extract Martial Souls and even fuse them with his own, allowing his Martial Soul to grow stronger rapidly.

Therefore, he believed that evolving his three Martial Souls was not a problem, it’ll just take a little longer.

"At the third level of the Martial Dao Realm, one can evolve their Martial Soul once! I wonder how my three Martial Souls will change after evolution?" Qin Yun secretly anticipated in his heart.

Qin Yun had been in seclusion for over ten days, fully absorbing the Martial Soul of the Heavenly Fire Martial Emperor.

He rushed to the medicine garden as soon as he left the secret chamber.

It was noon, and Yuan Yanying was controlling the grand formation, summoning the Nine-Colored Spirit Rain to water the spiritual plants.

"Yanying!" Qin Yun quickly walked over, smiling playfully, "I was just about to take a bath!"

With that, he stepped into the Nine-Colored Spirit Rain, letting it wash over him.

Yuan Yanying chuckled softly, "Brother, our Nine Profound Mystic Sect is finally no longer the weakest among the Mystic-ranked sects! Ever since you joined us, our luck has turned around! You truly are the lucky star of the Nine Profound Mystic Sect!"

"Yanying, with the help of this formation, you haven't been as tired lately, right?" Qin Yun smiled.

"Now I have more time to cultivate! I need to get stronger fast!" Yuan Yanying nodded.

Soon after, the Nine-Colored Spirit Rain stopped, leaving the medicine garden bathed in nine-colored clouds.

Yuan Yanying, dressed in a simple white dress, danced through the medicine garden like a joyful butterfly fairy, full of life and charm!

Qin Yun had also absorbed the energy from the Nine-Colored Spirit Rain earlier, feeling very refreshed. He changed into a clean set of blue clothes and, upon stepping outside the cottage, saw Elder Two waiting there.

"Xiao Yun, a masked woman is here to see you!" Elder Two said quickly upon seeing Qin Yun emerge.

"Is it the Nine Princess, Hong Mengshu?" Yuan Yanying giggled, "Brother, it's said that Princess Mengshu is completely infatuated with you!"

Qin Yun pinched Yuan Yanying's cheek, "Yanying, don't talk nonsense! She and I are just good friends!"

He turned to Elder Two and asked, "Did the woman mention her name?"

"She didn't! But she gave me a small vial, saying that once you open it, you'll know who she is!" Elder Two shrugged, "She seems to be hiding her identity!"

Qin Yun opened the vial and instantly recognized the scent of Purple Immortal Dew—it was Zi Qingcheng's!

"Elder Two, can you let that woman in?" Qin Yun asked in a low voice.

"If she's truly someone you trust, then of course she can come in!" Elder Two smiled, "Xiao Yun, I didn't expect you to have women coming to see you so soon!"

Yuan Yanying giggled, "Who wouldn't fall for my brother Yun? It's only natural!"

Qin Yun was eager to see Zi Qingcheng and ask about Xiao Yuelan and the others.

Since parting in the Yunlong Mountain Range, he had always wanted to know the whereabouts of Xiao Yuelan, Yang Shiyue, and the others.

He only knew that Xiao Yuelan was in the Moon Profound Valley.

After Elder Two left, Yuan Yanying asked curiously, "Brother, who is that woman? Is it Sister Shiyue or Sister Yuelan?"

"A fat woman with a face like a bun! If all goes well, I'll have her bring my disciple here, and then my disciple can accompany you in your cultivation!" Qin Yun laughed.

"Brother, when did you get a disciple?" Yuan Yanying widened her eyes in surprise.