Chapter 0548: Fairy Squad

Chapter 0548: Mystic Strike Team

Upon seeing the rune-carved blade, Long Yuetao immediately thought of Qin Yun.

"You're Qin Yun!" Long Yuetao shouted, swinging his blade at Qin Yun.

In Qin Yun's other hand, the Nine Yang Divine Hammer suddenly appeared, and with a mighty swing, it came crashing down!

The impact of the Nine Yang Divine Hammer shattered the rune-carved blade Long Yuetao had swung at him!

The hammer's momentum was overwhelming, radiating fierce shockwaves as it struck Long Yuetao’s chest.

KABOOM!

After being hit, a gaping hole was blasted through Long Yuetao's back, gushing a fountain of blood.

Despite his protective armor, he couldn't withstand the attack of the Nine Yang Divine Hammer!

Everyone was stunned—no one had anticipated Qin Yun's sudden appearance!

"Qin Yun... How... how could you be here... You... you couldn't possibly kill me!"

Long Yuetao stared at the gaping wound in his chest, gasping, voice thick with terror and denial.

"Why not?" Qin Yun's voice rang out as his figure appeared.

With a blade in one hand and a hammer in the other, he swung horizontally, lopping off Long Yuetao's head cleanly!

The elder female disciples were horrified.

Long Yuetao was one of the top geniuses of the Medicine Immortal Valley, a Runes Master—yet Qin Yun had killed him.

Suddenly, Feng Honglan appeared and released Yue Wulan and Tian Ruoleng from restraint.

The disciples who had followed Long Yuetao were only low-ranking outer sect members and provisional recruits, with cultivation at the Ninth Layer Martial Path.

They fled like startled rabbits, screaming as they ran!

Tian Ruoleng gripped the Frostcloud Blade, while Yue Wulan drew the Willow Crescent Blade, sweeping into the fray side by side.

The fleeing disciples were intercepted by two ferocious Netherworld Celestial Lions.

One claw-strike meant instant death!

Qin Yun, at the Ninth Layer Martial Path, could summon powerful Netherworld Celestial Lions even during the day and rival early Spirit Martial realm fighters!

With the two Netherworld Celestial Lions blocking the way and Tian Ruoleng, Yue Wulan, and Feng Honglan pursuing from behind, the dozen or so disciples were cut down in moments.

Tian Ruoleng rushed toward Xiao Yuelan, activating her ice-sealing technique to temporarily freeze the elder female disciples.

Then, Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan unleashed their deadliest moves!

One hammer blow, one kill.

He dropped two enemies; Xiao Yuelan dispatched the remaining two.

Qin Yun quickly harvested their victims' martial souls—all were high-grade Platinum and Purple-Gold souls, though unremarkable in type.

"Get rid of all the bodies, don't let anyone know we killed Long Yuetao!" Xiao Yuelan said. "That guy had an Eight-Yang Spirit Vein and a Purple-Gold Windfire Martial Soul! If the Medicine Immortal Valley finds out, they'll go crazy."

Qin Yun quickly controlled the two Netherworld Celestial Lions, making them thrash about wildly to leave other traces.

"Alright, let's hurry and leave. Who knows how many more might come!" Qin Yun said once everything was set, then took off running.

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan were thrilled to run into Qin Yun here, though they couldn’t help wondering about his relationship with Xiao Yuelan and how he had entered.

...

Half a day passed, and Qin Yun, along with the four beautiful women, finally stopped to rest.

They hid inside a hollowed-out tree trunk, perfectly hidden.

"Finally safe!" Xiao Yuelan stretched with a lazy sigh.

"Eldest Sister, Second Sister, since you haven't been discovered, you're still safe for now. Just find an Immortal Soldier City squad and join them!" Qin Yun said.

"Eldest Sister, Second Sister, we almost dragged you into trouble. We're really sorry!" Xiao Yuelan gave Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan a coy smile.

Xiao Yuelan usually appeared icy and distant, much like Tian Ruoleng, but in private, she had a softer, more playful side.

"Yuelan is my wife!" Qin Yun gave Xiao Yuelan’s cheek a playful pinch and grinned.

Xiao Yuelan swatted his hand away and let out a mock-indignant huff.

"You really have a wife! I thought you were lying to me!" Yue Wulan now knew that Xiao Yuelan was from Darkmoon Palace.

She was extremely curious about how Qin Yun had gotten tangled up with a disciple from Darkmoon Palace.

Tian Ruoleng asked, "Xiao Yun, how did you get in here?"

"I opened a spatial passage. It's too complicated—and dangerous—to explain," Qin Yun said. "But in short, I made it in safely."

"With this guy, if he wants to go somewhere, nothing can stop him," Xiao Yuelan giggled.

"Eldest Sister, Second Sister, you're provisional disciples of Immortal Soldier City. Whether you can become outer disciples depends on whether you can obtain Celestial Beast bones," Qin Yun said.

"Piece of cake. With all of us working together, can't we find two Celestial Beast bones?" Xiao Yuelan laughed. "Xiao Yun, are you planning to enter Immortal Soldier City too?"

"Still figuring that out!" Qin Yun sighed.

"Yuelan, this won’t be easy for you! You must have your own mission here too, right?" Tian Ruoleng smiled faintly. "I plan to go with Wulan to find an Immortal Soldier City squad and join them."

"Your best bet is Jian Mang. That guy is reliable!" Qin Yun suggested.

"With those senior sisters from Darkmoon Palace dead, they’ll pin it on me and Hong Lan. We can't go back to Darkmoon Palace anymore!" Xiao Yuelan sighed. "Xiao Yun, didn't you say you could recommend us to join Demonmoon Island?"

"How about this—Eldest Sister and Second Sister come to Demonmoon Island with us!" Xiao Yuelan couldn’t help feeling sad about not being able to return to Darkmoon Palace, as she had made many good friends there.

Yue Wulan said, "If we can enter Demonmoon Island, that would be great! The question is whether they'll accept us!"

"So let's find some Celestial Beast bones first. That way, we can join on solid footing and prove ourselves!" Xiao Yuelan said.

Her entry into Darkmoon Palace had really pissed her off, sparking jealousy among many disciples and drawing widespread criticism.

"Alright, let's go find the people from Demonmoon Island and see how they react," Qin Yun said. "I wonder if the demon teams here will recognize me. The only one I know from Demonmoon Island is that fox elder."

"With skills like ours, Demonmoon Island will surely accept us!" Xiao Yuelan said. "Don’t stress—we'll figure it out. Rest well, your injuries aren’t fully healed yet!"

After resting for a day, they set out to search for members of Demonmoon Island.

In Demonmoon Island, shape-shifting demon beasts and spirits were common, while humans were pretty rare.

However, Demonmoon Island never rejected humans with exceptional talent.

Qin Yun pulled out a spirit charm, using its guidance to search for female disciples of Demonmoon Island.

This charm was given to him by Hu Jingxian, instructing him to use it to seek nearby Demonmoon Island disciples whenever he needed help.

Celestial Beasts were hard to find in the jungle. After traveling for two or three days, they didn't even see a single strand of Celestial Beast fur.

Spotting Little Deer earlier had been a super lucky find.

Though they failed to find Celestial Beasts, they did locate members of Demonmoon Island!

They were by a riverside beneath a waterfall, hanging out during the blazing hot afternoon.

The disciples of Demonmoon Island were all women—only five in total—chilling by the river.

Their leader was a heavy-set woman, and you couldn't tell if she was human or spirit.

Of the four women accompanying her, two had tails—one a leopard’s, the other a wolf’s—while the other two appeared entirely human.

"Tian Ruoleng, Qin Yun, Yue Wulan?" The heavy-set woman whipped out some bounty posters, recognizing them instantly, though she didn't seem about to fight.

"Hey there! Do you know Elder Hu Jingxian?" Qin Yun asked with a smile, though he remained inwardly cautious.

"Of course! She’s one of Demonmoon Island’s finest elders!" The woman seemed confused. "Why do you ask?"

Qin Yun held up the charm. "She gave me this, saying I should seek your help if in trouble."

Taking it, her eyes went wide. "This charm is Elder Hu’s Fox Immortal Token! To see it is to see her in person!"

"Is that so? It must be quite precious then," Qin Yun said quietly.

"Indeed! It seems Elder Hu trusts you greatly," the woman said, giving him a weird look.

The four female disciples beside her also gave him funny looks.

"So what's your problem? We’ll do our best to assist," the woman said amiably. As an early-stage Spirit Martial realm warrior, she was no pushover.

"Sister, this is Xiao Yuelan and Feng Honglan..." Qin Yun introduced.

"Hello, elder sister! Greetings, everyone!" Xiao Yuelan and Feng Honglan jumped in with greetings to the Demonmoon Island members.

The Demonmoon Island disciples were completely stunned.

Wait—They couldn't believe Xiao Yuelan and Feng Honglan from Darkmoon Palace were running around with Qin Yun.

"Have you... have you betrayed Darkmoon Palace?" the leopard-tailed woman asked in a hushed tone.

"And Qin Yun shouldn’t be able to enter, so why is he here?" the wolf-tailed woman also inquired curiously.

"There were a few wicked harpies in Darkmoon Palace who wanted to offer me and Hong Lan as pleasure slaves to Liu Chongsheng, so we rebelled!" Xiao Yuelan said furiously upon recalling the incident.

Feng Honglan asked, "We wish to seek sanctuary with Demonmoon Island now, but many are hunting us. Will you grant us refuge?"

"Of course! Your aptitudes are commendable, and you were recommended by Fox Elder!" The stout elder glanced at Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan and asked, "You two young ladies, do you also wish to join Demonmoon Island?"

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan both nodded.

"Fear not, our Demonmoon Island is very harmonious within its ranks, unlike other sects that fight to the death," the stout elder said with a hearty chuckle.

Later, Xiao Yuelan and Feng Honglan both underwent disguises so that no one could recognize their true appearances.

Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan also undertook light disguises to avoid being recognized.

The stout elder, named Yao Min, turned out to be a bear demon!

She took out a sound-transmitting conch and said, "There have been messages these past few days about the discovery of a grand estate. Let’s go take a look!"

This Celestial Beast Wilds had remained largely unexplored until now—how could there be such an estate hidden within?

"Then let’s go check it out quickly!" Qin Yun said.

Although Demonmoon Island agreed to allow Xiao Yuelan and the other three women to join, they also wished to prove their worth.

The deaths of Long Yuetao and others had sent shockwaves through the region.

But now, because of the discovery of that estate, many people were rushing there.