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1Chapter 709: Losing Decorum!
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3Qin Yun and Yi Xiao looked at the perfected Great Dao expert, Elder Yellowbeard.
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5"Brother Yun, you just killed Chaos Godfiend Yuci, and here comes his benefactor, Elder Yellowbeard. I doubt he's here with kind intentions," said Yi Xiao with a voice transmission.
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7"Let's see what he wants first," replied Qin Yun.
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9Elder Yellowbeard's phantom walked through the void and arrived at the mountaintop. He said politely, "Greetings, Sword Immortal Qin, Madam Qin."
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11"Yellowbeard, just get straight to the point." Qin Yun frowned slightly.
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13Elder Yellowbeard shook his head in regret. "Madam Qin, did you see that? I came here nicely and politely, but your husband is just so impolite."
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15Yi Xiao said sternly as well, "Patriarch Yellowbeard, my husband just killed your subordinate Yuci, so there's no need to put on an act as you waltz onto our Mt. Lightning Roar. Just get straight to the point."
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17The yellow-haired elder scoffed and said, "Sword Immortal Qin does abhor evil and has killed many sinners in the Three Realms. Yuci was indeed one with grave sins... I can understand why Sword Immortal Qin wished to kill him. But according to the rules of the Three Realms, the Yellowbeard Great World is my territory. Yuci was my subordinate. Even if you wanted to kill him, shouldn't you have informed me first?"
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19Whenever any major faction wanted to kill another major faction's expert, an agreement had to be made first.
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21Without a consensus, it was equivalent to smacking the face of the other person.
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23There had been many similar situations that happened among the major factions in the Three Realms in the past. They would secretly negotiate and when the time came, sent their subordinates to their deaths!
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25But as for Qin Yun...
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27How huge a price would he have needed to pay to make Elder Yellowbeard abandon Yuci?
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29He never had the intention of benefiting Elder Yellowbeard. He didn't like Yuci, and hated Elder Yellowbeard even more!
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31Now that Yuci had been killed, what could be done?If he had the strength, Qin Yun even wished to finish Elder Yellowbeard who was even more riddled with sins! The Daoists and Buddhists actually wished him dead too, but he was unfathomably strong. He also lived in a Great World, so the Daoists and Buddhists could do nothing to him. Since he could not be killed... the only thing that could be done was maintaining peace on the surface.
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33"Tell you ahead of time? You would probably have immediately protected him," said Qin Yun coldly.
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35"How do you know I wouldn't have been agreeable to it when you haven't discussed it with me?" Yellowbeard laughed. "In the Three Realms, as long as you are willing to pay the price, everything is negotiable."
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37"Hmph." Qin Yun didn't bother quibbling with him.
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39Yellowbeard said coldly, "But you didn't negotiate with me, you suddenly came to my Yellowbeard Great World and killed my subordinate! You didn't even make any mention. It's equivalent to stomping on my face in front of all the mighty figures in the Three Realms!"
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41Qin Yun did not say a word; all he did was look at Yellowbeard.
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43"Is there nothing you wish to say for having humiliated me this way?" Yellowbeard frowned.
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45Qin Yun said nonchalantly, "What do you want?"
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47"By humiliating me in this way... you naturally have to apologize by compensation," said Yellowbeard.
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49"Apologize by compensation?" Qin Yun and Yi Xiao exchanged looks.
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51Yellowbeard had come today for him to apologize and compensate him?
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53"I've heard that Sword Immortal Qin has been to the spatial tide twice. I believe you have obtained quite a lot of treasures," said Yellowbeard. "Let's do this. You can compensate me with one Connate Cardinal treasure! Then, I'll be magnanimous and not take calculative action with you."
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55"Connate Cardinal treasure?" Yi Xiao was alarmed.
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57Qin Yun looked at Yellowbeard and scoffed. "Yellowbeard, the compensation you ask for is a Connate Cardinal treasure? Have you been drinking?"
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59Yellowbeard chuckled. "Qin Yun, you still have a few decades before your twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation. You still rely on your Intrinsic Flying Sword, right? Howuseful are other Connate Cardinal treasures in your hands?"
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61It was a fact.
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63Even though Qin Yun had consumed the Spirit Enlightening Fruit, had fused the Dao of Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang, added the Seven Stars Great Dao into his Sword Dao of Heaven, Earth, and Man, as well as fused the charms of the Heavenly Dao realm bloodline powers... to create the powerful Misty Rain Array, without his Intrinsic Flying Sword, Qin Yun's strength was only on par with Goumang, Rushou, and Kong Xuan.
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65Ordinary Connate Cardinal treasures were only for him to study. They were indeed of little use for the transcending of the tribulations.
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67As a sword immortal, he only truly needed his Intrinsic Flying Sword to transcend the tribulation.
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69After all, he had nurtured his Intrinsic Flying Sword into a Connate Cardinal treasure and a Merit Cardinal treasure.
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71"Why hoard things that are useless for your tribulation?" Yellowbeard said. "If you were to die from the tribulation, the more treasures you leave your family, the more trouble they will invite. Hence, I'm advising you to divest your treasures... For example, gift your treasures to Green Touring Palace and give me one Connate Cardinal treasure.
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73"By compensating me, I'll forgive you and it will be the end of this debacle. Isn't that nice?" Yellowbeard looked at Qin Yun.
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75"Yellowbeard, you may leave if that's all you have to say," Qin Yun said coldly.
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77He couldn't be bothered to waste his time on Yellowbeard.
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79"If you do not compensate me," said Yellowbeard indifferently, "hmph, do you think I'll let the matter of you humiliating me, a perfected Great Dao existence, rest? I naturally can't do a thing with you alive, but once you are dead, I'll uproot your Qin family. All the descendants of your Qin family bloodline will be eradicated! Not one will be spared!"
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81Qin Yun's and Yi Xiao's expression changed as they glared at Yellowbeard.
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83Yellowbeard's expression also turned cold.
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85"What? Did you not hear me clearly?" Yellowbeard sneered. "Pray that you transcend the Itinerant Immortal tribulation. If you don't I'll eradicate your whole Qin family! Not a single descendant should bear hope of survival. Hmph, perhaps Green TouringPalace's Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor will be able to protect your Qin family, but once the Dao Ancestors and company have to leave the Three Realms... Who can stop me in the Three Realms?
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87"You should know that I was born in the river of time and was born a perfected Great Dao existence. I'm best at my life-preservation skills," said Yellowbeard. "No one beneath the Heavenly Dao realm can kill me."
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89"You old loach!"
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91Qin Yun looked at him, his eyes filled with coldness. "Are you courting death?"
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93"Hahaha, you, try killing me?" Yellowbeard roared with laughter. "I have traded with various parties and the Fiend Ancestor as well. But who in the Three Realms can do a thing to me? Who can kill me?
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95"Qin Yun, if you'd just be obedient and compensate me, I shall let this matter rest," Yellowbeard said. "If you don't, I'll eradicate your Qin family and mark my words I'll do it! You should know... that at our realm, we definitely hold to our promises."
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97"Scram!"
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99Qin Yun flicked his sleeve.
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101A terrifying force swept across Yellowbeard's avatar, instantly reducing him to dust.
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103"Haha..."
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105However, there were remnants of Yellowbeard's will on Mt. Lightning Roar's mountaintop. He continued speaking, "It's nothing impressive that you can destroy an avatar of mine. I'll give you three months to consider it carefully! Do you want a Connate Cardinal treasure that isn't of much benefit to you, or the lives of your Qin family. Your wife, Madam Qin, your daughter and son, Qin Yiyi and Meng Huan... All of them. Don't worry, as long as they have the Qin family's blood in them, I'll definitely not forget them. Are you willing to let them die?
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107"Three months. I'll give you three months to consider."
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109The voice gradually dissipated from the mountaintop.
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111Qin Yun and Yi Xiao stood in their spots and their expressions looked somewhat ugly.
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113"Brother Yun," asked Yi Xiao anxiously. "He said that no one can kill him beneath the Heavenly Dao realm. Was what he said real?"
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115"From the reports, probably." Qin Yun nodded. "As long as he hides in the river oftime, even those on the level of the Ancestral Dragon can't hurt him. He still has nine other avatars hiding in the river of time! The destruction of an avatar just means he needs time to cultivate back to his peak."
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117"Then, what should we do?" Yi Xiao asked.
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119Qin Yun's eyes were shimmering with a cold glint. "I long guessed that those old bastards in the Three Realms were eyeing my treasures. But I never expected them to jump forward before my tribulation. Elder Yellowbeard? Nice, I'll make an example of you to intimidate everyone!"
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121"How do you plan on killing him?" Yi Xiao asked.
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123"There are naturally ways to kill him! However, I need time to prepare!" Qin Yun narrowed his eyes that were effusing a cold glint.
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Chapter 710: Agreement
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127That day, Qin Yun secretly left Mt. Lightning Roar and arrived at the Effulgent Great World.
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129"To deal with Elder Yellowbeard, it is imperative to get Hou Yi's help." Qin Yun came to the front of a secluded wooden hut. At a glance, he saw the fishing Hou Yi.
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131"Haha, Brother Qin Yun, you only have a few decades left to your tribulation; yet, you still remember to visit an old friend." Hou Yi lowered his fishing rod and got up to welcome him. Although Hou Yi was quite a loner, he had gone through thick and thin with Qin Yun.
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133Qin Yun smiled and said, "I have no other option, so I came to seek your help."
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135"Seek my help?" Hou Yi smiled. "What help do you need? Feel free to tell me; I'll do my best."
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137The duo sat down and Hou Yi rushed to pour some tea for him. "Drink some tea. These were personally plucked by me."
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139Qin Yun raised the teacup to his mouth and said, "Seeing as we've safely returned from our foray into the spatial tide, the Three Realms guesses that we have reaped tremendous rewards."
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141"Haha, they guessed right! Furthermore, the rewards we reaped are far greater than they can imagine," Hou Yi said rather happily.
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143"Yeah."
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145Qin Yun nodded. "However, treasures are a temptation. Many old bastards are eyeing my treasures. None of them dare to do a thing with me alive and are probably waiting for my death to start with their monkey business. But I never expected that one old bastard would cause trouble even before I'm dead."
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147"Who is it?" Hou Yi inquired.
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149"Elder Yellowbeard," said Qin Yun.
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151"That old loach?" Hou Yi was enlightened. "That old loach is extremely greedy. He has cooperated with the Fiend Ancestor numerous times. It's only because of his impressive life preservation methods that the Daoists and Buddhists have not been able to do much to him."
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153Qin Yun nodded. "This time, he is using the excuse of me killing Chaos GodfiendYuci to demand compensation from me. He wants a Connate Cardinal treasure."
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155"What an exorbitant price." Hou Yi scoffed.
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157"If I do not agree to it, he promises to exterminate my Qin family if I were to perish from the tribulation," Qin Yun said calmly, but his eyes were filled with a ferocity. "In fact, a Connate Cardinal treasure is nothing to me. However, if I were to really agree to it, perhaps even more old bastards will appear and there will be no peace left for my Qin family. Before my tribulation, I must settle everything for my family! After all, I've offended numerous experts. It's fine as long as I'm alive, but I would only implicate my family if I perish."
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159"What do you plan on doing?" Hou Yi looked at Qin Yun.
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161"My first step is to make an example out of Yellowbeard! He is well known for his life-preservation abilities and he likes to make himself appear front and center, so I'll kill him first! I'll let the old bastards in the Three Realms see... that even Elder Yellowbeard can be killed. If that's true, how many of them can withstand my vengeance?"
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163"Kill Elder Yellowbeard?" Hou Yi frowned. "If we were to fight him in a frontal assault, his body is inferior even to Daoist Wen's! However, he was born in the river of time and can slip away by hiding into the river of time. There... no one in the Three Realms can pursue him, much less his nine other avatars. Including his main body, he has a total of ten.
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165"The nine avatars are of varying strength. It's said the strongest matches his actual body," said Hou Yi. "Once you take action, his other avatars will definitely hide away into the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss.
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167"Taking all these aspects in mind, it's indeed difficult to kill him," Hou Yi said.
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169"Brother Hou Yi, can you kill his other avatars through karma by killing one body?" Qin Yun inquired.
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171Hou Yi frowned slightly. "The might delivered through karma will be greatly reduced. To kill his nine avatars... I will have to burn my Essence Soul and release my nine successive arrows. I'm confident only with the sixth or seventh arrow."
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173When burning his Essence Soul, his first arrow already had the might of the Heavenly Dao realm.
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175The ninth arrow...
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177That was strong enough to kill one of Bohan Island Lord's strongest avatars.Comparing Elder Yellowbeard to Bohan Island Lord, be it realm or protective means, he was much weaker. However, Qin Yun needed to ensure that all of Yellowbeard's avatars were killed.
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179"You are confident, right?" Qin Yun's eyes lit up.
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181"Of course, even if his life-preservation abilities exceeds my expectations, the ninth Essence Soul-burning arrow will definitely kill him through karma," said Hou Yi with a smile. "But in that case, I will have to consume a Soul Heart Fruit or enter a slumber."
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183Qin Yun nodded and said, "If you are really forced to use a Soul Heart Fruit, I'll make it up to you."
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185"I estimate the seventh or eighth arrow should be sufficient. The damage can be slowly restored, so there's no need for a Soul Heart Fruit," said Hou Yi. Although it would take him a long while to recover from his injuries, he could be restored to his peak at any time with the Soul Heart Fruits in his possession; therefore, he was filled with confidence! In the past, Hou Yi would not allow himself to be in a heavily damaged state for a prolonged period of time because he lacked the Soul Heart Fruits.
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187Qin Yun said, "Brother Hou Yi, I'm willing to pay one Soul Heart Fruit in exchange for your help."
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189Hou Yi was somewhat enticed.
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191To Hou Yi, one Soul Heart Fruit implied that he could burn his Essence Soul to deliver nine successive arrows! Therefore, the allure that the Soul Heart Fruits gave him was of a value far greater than what the other perfected Great Dao existences felt.
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193"A Soul Heart Fruit is more valuable than a Connate Cardinal treasure. Furthermore, I doubt that old loach would need my ninth arrow. I will not take advantage of you," Hou Yi said with a shake of his head.
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195"Hear me out. I won't be able to hand you the Soul Heart Fruit for now."
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197Qin Yun said, "I'm in desperate need of these Soul Heart Fruits before my tribulation. Therefore, I'll first be using the spatial shields as a pledge."
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199With a flip of his hand, the eighteen shields floated in front of him.
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201Hou Yi's eyes lit up. "This is Bohan Island Lord's defensive treasure."
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203"If I were to transcend successfully, I'll naturally use the remaining Soul Heart Fruits to exchange for the spatial shields," said Qin Yun. "But if I were to perish during thetribulation, I would naturally have expended them all. This shield will then be yours. Be it the future Qin family or the future Green Touring Palace, they might not be able to hold on to it."
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205With his master leaving the Three Realms and him failing to transcend the tribulation, all Green Touring Palace would have to support it would be his Eldest Senior Sister.
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207Her strength...
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209It was only considered average among the perfected Great Dao existences. Just supporting Green Touring Palace was tough since it had many treasures. Having the additional shields would only increase her pressure. However, no one would dare have any thoughts about the shields if they were in Hou Yi's hands.
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211"I'll receive either a Soul Heart Fruit or a defensive cardinal treasure by helping?" Hou Yi shook his head. He was a proud man and was unwilling to take advantage of Qin Yun.
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213"Apart from helping, I still have another request," said Qin Yun. "If I were to perish from the tribulation, I hope you could do your best to protect my Qin family."
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215Hou Yi looked at Qin Yun.
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217He could tell how pleaful Qin Yun's eyes were.
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219There was no other way about it.
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221The thing he could not let go of the most was his family—Xiaoxiao, Yiyi, Meng Huan, Yuluo, and company.
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223"Qin Yun is such a proud person; yet, he would plead for help on this matter." Hou Yi sighed.
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225"Brother Qin Yun, I'll take this defensive cardinal treasure," said Hou Yi. "If you were to fail transcending the tribulation, I'll definitely do my best to protect your Qin family. Also... after dealing with Elder Yellowbeard, your Qin family has a Fairy Yuluo. She's likely the most outstanding person among your Qin family's juniors."
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227"Yes, she's my granddaughter," said Qin Yun.
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229"Let her be my disciple," Hou Yi said. "I will also invite my friends to bear witness!"
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231Qin Yun's eyes lit up.
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233Yuluo would become Hou Yi's disciple? And he would invite friends to bear witness? If this was done after Yellowbeard was killed, anyone who thought to deal with theQin family would have to consider again.
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235"Thanks," said Qin Yun.
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237"It's nothing to me." Hou Yi said wistfully. "What I wish for the most is that you successfully transcend the tribulation. After all, there are few in the Three Realms... that I consider a friend."
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239Qin Yun nodded with a smile. "Right, you haven't used the Spirit Enlightening Fruit yet, right?"
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241Hou Yi's heart stirred and immediately asked, "Not yet. How did it feel when you took it?"
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243"It immersed me into a state of enlightenment for five hundred years," Qin Yun said. "Indeed, my realm improved tremendously. However, I have to remind you that... you will only gain insight into the accumulated experience you had in the past during the epiphany. For example, I had been studying the Dao of Yin and Yang previously. Therefore, I managed to figure out the Dao of Supreme Yang and Dao of Supreme Yin after the epiphany! I had also been focused on the Misty Rain Array, so I improved tremendously there as well.
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245"Without any accumulated experience, you would not gain any new insights from ingesting the fruit.
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247"Therefore, the more your accumulated experience is, the more you reap from the epiphany," said Qin Yun.
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249Hou Yi's eyes suffused a glint when he heard that.
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251Spirit Enlightening Fruits were legends in the spatial tide; therefore, the purported benefits gained from consuming them were vague as described by Palatial Lord Myriad Flower. All they knew was that they would enter a state of epiphany.
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253Having consumed it, Qin Yun could allow Hou Yi to prepare himself.
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255"From the looks of it, I should push back my consumption of the Spirit Enlightening Fruit." Hou Yi appeared in thought before saying solemnly, "What you said to me is far more valuable than a Spirit Enlightening Fruit."
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257"Then when can you take action against Elder Yellowbeard?" asked Qin Yun.
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259"Anytime." Hou Yi smiled. "I'll just wait for your plans. However, I won't be able to find him if he were to hide in the river of time."
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261"Killing him is the hardest part. The others are nothing," said Qin Yun with a smile.Killing Yellowbeard required a few key elements, and Hou Yi was the most important element.
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Chapter 711: Taking Action
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265"Brother Hou Yi, just stay in the Effulgent Great World and wait for my signal," said Qin Yun. "If things go according to plan, we will take action today."
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267"Alright." Hou Yi nodded. "You have to be careful, though. That old loach is extremely crafty. A single failure will make it difficult for any future success."
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269Qin Yun nodded. "That's why we need to destroy him this time."
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271Following that, Qin Yun left the Effulgent Great World and headed to the Heavenly realm.
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273...
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275In a general's residence of a human city located in the Heavenly realm.
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277"Mahamayuri is in seclusion. Sword Immortal Qin, please wait a moment," a bald monk said rather politely.
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279"There's no rush." Qin Yun smiled as he sat in the garden, drinking tea while taking in the beautiful scenery and listening to the twittering of birds.
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281Moments later.
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283A white-dressed Kong Xuan walked out. He smiled and said, "Brother Qin Yun, I heard that you have been in seclusion the past few years. I feel really flattered that you would visit me the moment you exit seclusion."
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285"I'm here to borrow a treasure," Qin Yun said directly.
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287"Borrow a treasure?" Kong Xuan smiled. "I have many treasures now. Which one are you borrowing?"
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289He had a few Connate Cardinal treasures in his possession.
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291"Wasn't there a silver thread specifically meant for capturing enemies among Bohan Island Lord's treasures?" Qin Yun said. "I'd like to borrow it."
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293"I've given it a name, calling it the Heaven and Earth Myriad Objects Noose." Kong Xuan looked rather smug as he said, "It can capture the myriad objects in the heaven and earth. Previously, I was in seclusion and studied these Connate Cardinal treasures. Each one of them has a perfected Great Dao at the very least... The more I studied them, the more I realize how lacking my accumulated insights are. On our past visit to the spatial tide, Goumang and I really hit it lucky by being with you and Hou Yi. If it were just the two of us, just being able to survive in the spatial tide wouldhave been impressive. There was no way we would have obtained so many treasures."
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295"If you are so grateful to me, there won't be any problems lending me your treasures, right?" Qin Yun asked. "I only need it for a day."
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297"Of course." Kong Xuan nodded and waved his hand.
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299A silver thread flew out.
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301The moment it appeared, it seemed to become a portion of the world as though it could capture and bind everything.
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303Qin Yun reached out to receive it. "Thanks."
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305At their level... there was no worry about borrowing treasures without returning.
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307To not return borrowed treasures resulted in huge karma! It would end up being a huge obstacle to one's cultivation, so the more someone cared about their cultivation, the more they cared about their karma.
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309On the contrary, those who would lose decorum with their masters and betray good friends because of a powerful Connate Numinous treasure were usually the ordinary mighty figures who could hardly improve themselves, to the point of not reaching the pinnacle mighty figure level forever... Such acts were all quite conceivable.
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311At Qin Yun's and Kong Xuan's level, it was quite impossible.
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313"Who do you plan on using it against?" Kong Xuan asked. "If the matter is of urgency, there's no need to tell me."
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315"It has to be kept confidential. Kong Xuan, please keep this to yourself," said Qin Yun. "I'm dealing with that old loach from the Yellowbeard Great World."
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317"Him?" Kong Xuan frowned. "He hides in the river of time and flies at extremely fast speeds. No one beneath the Heavenly Dao realm can catch up to him. Besides, he has nine avatars... Dealing with him won't be easy."
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319"He came to threaten me, saying he would exterminate my entire family... He wanted me to hand over a Connate Cardinal treasure to ensure peace. How can I spare him?" Qin Yun sneered.
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321Kong Xuan's expression could not help but change when he heard that. "He actually acted so presumptuously? He does deserve death. But this is really something that old loach is capable of. He's well known for his greed. Back when the Daoist and Buddhists were fighting the fiends, he would straddle the line and gain benefits fromboth sides. He's extremely shameless. If he's not satisfied, he will seek ruthless revenge. The Daoists and Buddhists wish to be rid of him, but they have not been able to do it all this while. Are you confident you can finish him?"
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323"Yes." Qin Yun nodded.
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325"If you can really kill him, the Daoists and Buddhists would be celebrating." Kong Xuan said wistfully. "Those Chaos Godfiends have cultivated for so long, but there are still who can't change their baneful character. The Dao Ancestors and Buddhist Ancestor are still around, enough to make them behave, but once they leave the Three Realms... those old fellows will probably stir up a bigger storm."
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327Kong Xuan was originally well known to be unbridled and baneful.
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329After he became a Buddhist, he naturally worked on cultivating his heart and mind. Now, he lived among the humans and showered blessings around him.
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331He even felt a little contempt towards those who had cultivated for years but had failed to change their baneful characters. For instance, although his younger brother had also become a Buddhist, he was far inferior at cultivating his mind. He also often berated him for that.
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333"Kong Xuan, in terms of inference, you are superior to me. Help me infer... where the numerous avatars of that old loach are. My inference gives me extremely vague results. I only know roughly which Great Worlds they are in, but not their exact locations."
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335"His hiding skills are indeed impressive. Let me give it a try." Kong Xuan nodded and immediately did the inference carefully. Five-colored Divine Light began swirling around him.
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337"I infer that he has five avatars. One is in Yellowbeard Great World, one in Changyu Great Chang world, and two in the fiendish dominion's Great Worlds and the final one is in the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss," said Kong Xuan. "You won't be able to enter the fiendish dominion or the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss, so it's truly not easy to kill that old loach."
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339Qin Yun nodded and continued asking, "I can roughly infer that the avatar in the Yellowbeard Great World is the strongest, but I'm unable to pinpoint its location. How about you?"
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341"I infer that he's hiding within half a million kilometers of the Qian Ning River in the Yellowbeard Great World," said Kong Xuan. "I'm unable to get any more detailed than that.""That's sufficient." Qin Yun smiled. "Alright. I'll be taking my leave first."
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343"I'll be here waiting for your good news," Kong Xuan said with a laugh.
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345******
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347Qin Yun stepped through space and arrived above the Qian Ning River in the Yellowbeard Great World.
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349"Rumble!"
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351It was a mountain outlet where the river waters surged out turbulently.
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353Qin Yun appeared above the river out of thin air, but in an instant, a wisp of misty rain flew out of his fingertip before splitting into three. "Array setup."
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355With a thought, the array was set up.
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357The setting up of the Misty Rain Array was now undetectable and did not cause a single stir. It was also testament to Qin Yun's present realm.
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359"Found it." Qin Yun set up the array formation and immediately sealed the space within its confines. Due to the enhancement of the Misty Rain Sword and his increase in realm, the Misty Rain Array's might had increased exponentially as well. Its range had increased to five million kilometers! Time was needed even for the fastest flyer to escape this staggering range.
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361...
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363In a manor beside the Qian Ning River.
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365Elder Yellowbeard reclused himself here. He was very crafty; after threatening Qin Yun, he did not return to his old residence and casually chose this spot for his seclusion.
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367"I'm good at hiding from the heavenly secrets. Qin Yun is only able to vaguely determine that my avatar is in the Yellowbeard Great World." Yellowbeard sat cross legged as he chortled secretly. "If he heads straight for my original cave abode, he will find nothing."
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369"Against my threat, he will either try to kill me or bow obediently. He will definitely not ignore his family's safety." Yellowbeard was very confident.
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371In order to threaten Qin Yun, he had long gathered large amounts of information regarding him.
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373"For his homeworld, he was willing to risk becoming an Itinerant Immortal. How cana Connate Cardinal treasure matter compare to his family and loved ones?" Yellowbeard thought to himself.
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375"Connate Cardinal treasure. I've helped the Fiend Ancestor numerous times and although I've obtained some benefits, I've not been able to get a Connate Cardinal treasure."
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377In the Three Realms, there were just too few Connate Cardinal treasures.
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379Many perfected Great Dao experts did not even have one.
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381"Almost there. Almost.
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383"Qin Yun will bow."
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385Yellowbeard felt expectant. "Just one threat will not take much effort and there's a high possibility of me obtaining a Connate Cardinal treasure. There's no danger for me either... What a great deal."
386
387He looked forward to the day Qin Yun sent him a Connate Cardinal treasure.
388
389"Oh?"
390
391Yellowbeard vaguely sensed that Qin Yun had crossed through space and arrived in the Yellowbeard Great World through karma. "Qin Yun is here? The heavenly secrets around him are very blurred. I can't determine his location. Has he chosen to bow?"
392
393The moment this thought came to him, Yellowbeard felt the surrounding space seal under a suppression. Even with his strength, he was unable to tear through space to leave.
394
395"Space has been sealed?" Yellowbeard's face sank. "He plans on attacking? What a joke."
396
397Hua!
398
399He instantly split into three.
400
401The three Elder Yellowbeards plunged into the river of time simultaneously, turning into three yellow loaches as their whiskers flailed. With a flick of their tails, the three yellow loaches escaped in different directions at amazing speeds.
402
403The three yellow loaches varied in strength.
404
405Just after the weakest loach fled tens of thousand of kilometers, it felt countless sword beams gather around it, completely trapping it. Knowing that it could no escape successfully, it immediately took up human form. When the countless swordbeams bound him, Dharmic powers surged into his body, and this extremely weak avatar which was only at the ordinary mighty figure level was fully sealed.
406
407"Qin Yun." Yellowbeard showed no fear as he roared, "Do you really want the Qin family to be exterminated?"
408
409He thought nothing of having a single avatar captured.
410
411Even if it was destroyed... he could easily cultivate them again.
412
413"Swoosh!"
414
415Another loach was rapidly flying and similarly, countless sword beams gathered in a bid to imprison it. It was the strongest avatar, barely reaching the perfected Great Dao realm.
416
417"You won't be able to capture me if I don't permit it." The loach spoke in human language as its voice resounded. It then annihilated itself silently, its strength returning to the world. It had chosen to commit suicide.
418
419As he possessed at most nine avatars, he could cultivate them back after one was dead. But if they were captured and sealed... there would be no way of committing suicide.
420
421If the weak avatars were caught, the influence on his strength would be trivial. However, he did not wish for his powerful avatars to be caught alive.
422
423"Qin Yun, I can easily cultivate back the dead avatars." Yellowbeard scoffed. "That weak avatar is nothing to me. I advise you to think it through. Bow your head now and there's still a chance to turn back."
424
425At that moment, the third loach was also flying at rapid speeds, having flown more than half a million kilometers out. Its strength was considered average, with the strength of a pinnacle mighty figure.
426
427Suddenly, a thread flashed out of the void.
428
429Before Yellowbeard could react, he felt his body tighten and found himself bound by a silver thread. All his Dharmic powers were sealed as well.
430
431Qin Yun had used the Connate Cardinal treasure, Heaven and Earth Myriad Objects Noose, to sneak an attack amid the Misty Rain Array's concealment. He did it in one fell swoop, preventing Yellowbeard's avatar from taking human form in time. It was captured in the form of a loach.
432
433"I've caught two avatars alive." Qin Yun nodded slightly. He had borrowed the Heavenand Earth Myriad Objects Noose to ensure that he captured at least one. Capturing two was better than he expected.
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Chapter 712: Shameless
436
437Qin Yun stood on a cloud while Elder Yellowbeard stood by the side with his Dharmic powers sealed. A distance away, a yellow loach was launched into the sky after being caught.
438
439"Transform." Qin Yun pointed into the distant, causing the loach to turn into Elder Yellowbeard as well.
440
441With a wave of his hand, he put away the Heaven and Earth Myriad Objects Noose.
442
443At that moment, two of Yellowbeard's avatars had their Dharmic powers sealed. Their Essence Souls were being sealed so it was impossible for them to even commit suicide. Even their limbs were restrained.
444
445"What treasure is that?" Yellowbeard's eyes burned with greed when he saw Qin Yun put away the Heaven and Earth Myriad Objects Noose. "Although this avatar of mine isn't considered powerful, with it only having the strength of a pinnacle mighty figure, I was captured before I could even realize it... This must be a Connate Cardinal treasure."
446
447"Are you still thinking of obtaining treasures at this point in time?" Qin Yun looked at him with a sneer.
448
449"Haha, what's there for me to be afraid of?" Although the two Yellowbeard avatars had been captured, he remained extremely relaxed. One of them said with a laugh, "I have nine avatars, and including my main body, I have a total of ten bodies! Even if you capture two alive... I still have eight left. What can you do to me? Besides, these two bodies are weak, so I don't care even if you capture them. As for you, Qin Yun, you should consider your family and those disciples of yours."
450
451"Are you still threatening me?" Qin Yun stared at him.
452
453"That is the path you chose yourself," said Yellowbeard indifferently. "If you still remain unrepentant, I'll give you another chance. Otherwise, your choices today will determine the fate of your Qin family. I will have to have them exterminated! Having lived so long in the Three Realms, mark my words that I'll do as I say!"
454
455Qin Yun gave him a glance and couldn't be bothered to speak further.
456
457Meanwhile, he sent a karmic voice transmission. "Master, I have captured two of Elder Yellowbeard's avatars alive. I plan on killing him now."
458
459"Alright, let me see what means you have," replied Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor from afar.After informing his master, he immediately sent a voice transmission to Hou Yi.
460
461"Brother Hou Yi, you can come over now," said Qin Yun via a voice transmission.
462
463"Coming."
464
465In the time it took to blink a few times, a figure crossed through space and arrived in this Great World where he stood beside Qin Yun.
466
467"Oh?" Yellowbeard, whose two avatars were caught, looked in astonishment at the linen-clothed man. "Hou Yi?"
468
469"Brother Hou Yi, I'll be troubling you," said Qin Yun.
470
471"You captured two of his avatars alive. This will make killing him easier." Hou Yi nodded slightly upon taking in the situation.
472
473When Yellowbeard saw Hou Yi, he had a guess. Upon hearing this, he could not help but scoff. "Are you having Hou Yi kill me? Hou Yi's arrows are indeed famous in the Three Realms, being said to have the might of the Heavenly Dao realm, but some of my avatars are in the fiendish dominions or the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss... How does Hou Yi plan to kill me? Even an arrow at the Heavenly Dao realm will be greatly reduced after karmic transmission. Would that be able to destroy my perfected Great Dao avatars?"
474
475"Begin." Hou Yi couldn't be bothered to speak further with Yellowbeard.
476
477Qin Yun waved his hand and separated the two Yellowbeard avatars, making them float in two different spots.
478
479"Boom!"
480
481Hou Yi turned stern as a terrifying aura erupted from his body.
482
483"Ignition of Essence Soul?" Yellowbeard was alarmed.
484
485"The first arrow." While burning his Essence Soul, Hou Yi did not hesitate to draw his bow fully and shoot out an arrow straight towards the cosmos!
486
487This arrow's might was extremely terrifying. It left Yellowbeard's heart palpitating. Without a doubt, the arrow had reached the might of the Heavenly Dao realm. However, this arrow had flown out the Yellowbeard Great World and into the depths of the interstellar space.
488
489"What's he doing?" Yellowbeard's two avatars were somewhat puzzled. "He did not shoot at me and instead shot into space?"At that moment—
490
491Many mighty figures in the Three Realms were alarmed by this arrow.
492
493When burning his Essence Soul, Hou Yi's first arrow had the might of the Heavenly Dao realm. He made no effort to conceal it, so when the arrow shot out the Great World and into space, this terrifying fluctuation rapidly garnered the attention of many mighty figures.
494
495"Oh?"
496
497In the Western Paradise's Mt. Numinous, the Buddhist Ancestor Gautama was preaching the Buddhist Dharma to the various Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats sitting below him. But at that moment, he could not help but turn his head to look at the Yellowbeard Great World of the lower realm.
498
499Those Buddhas and Bodhisattvas all followed his gaze to the Yellowbeard Great World.
500
501"The lord of the Yellowbeard Great World has two of his avatars captured?"
502
503"Sword Immortal Qin has the Misty Rain Array protecting the surroundings while Hou Yi is shooting into space?"
504
505"What are they up to?"
506
507...
508
509Even the Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor, Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning, Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor, and Fiend Ancestor Black Lotus were watching. All of them were astonished.
510
511Many ancient existences also noticed this scene.
512
513Some had guesses while others were puzzled.
514
515"Numinous Treasure, what's your disciple doing?" Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor inquired remotely.
516
517"Haha, killing that loach." Inside Green Touring Palace, Numinous Treasure chortled with a reply. He understood the situation best as he said, "Primordial Beginning, you had once taken action personally to kill that loach, but you failed. Let's see how my disciple will fare."
518
519"This loach isn't that easily killed." Primordial Beginning watched from afar.
520
521All of them knew that killing Yellowbeard was difficult.Even if only two avatars were caught alive, existences at the Dao Ancestor level could deliver blows that transmitted through karma, but Yellowbeard's avatars were hidden in Great Worlds. The might delivered by the Dao Ancestors would have to pass through the Great Worlds and suffer the obstruction of the Heavenly Dao laws. Their might will be rapidly reduced to a triviality, making it impossible to threaten a perfected Great Dao expert. When Heavenly Dao realm existences attacked, their strength was greatly reduced in Small Worlds and Great Worlds.
522
523Therefore, to kill Yellowbeard, only Hou Yi stood a chance.
524
525"Swoosh!"
526
527Hou Yi drew his bow and aimed into the sky above him, sending his arrow into the cosmos.
528
529The might of the arrows kept increasing.
530
531"Despite burning his Essence Soul, two consecutive arrows have been sent into the cosmos?"
532
533"The second arrow is stronger than the first. Could it be..."
534
535This scene gave many mighty figures guesses.
536
537"Hou Yi is planning to..."
538
539"To shoot nine successive arrows while burning his Essence Soul?"
540
541These ancient existences all knew how powerful Hou Yi's nine successive arrows were, with each arrow more terrifying than the previous one. However, burning his Essence Soul dealt too much damage to his Essence Soul. Hou Yi had done it once when he was still a pinnacle mighty figure. That time, he ended up falling into a deep slumber. Ever since he reached the half-step Heavenly Dao realm, he had never done it again!
542
543Some ancient existences even believed that to burn his Essence Soul at the half step Heavenly Dao realm enervated Hou Yi so drastically that he wouldn't dare do it.
544
545In short, Hou Yi had never repeated this feat in the Three Realms.
546
547However, Qin Yun, Kong Xuan, and Goumang knew very well... Back in the spatial tide, Hou Yi had done so again. To kill Bohan Island Lord's avatar, he went all out. It made Hou Yi realize that he could withstand the damage dealt to him by the eighth arrow. With the Soul Heart Fruit in hand, he was no longer afraid of spending long periods of time to restore himself."Swoosh!"
548
549Hou Yi calmly shot out his third arrow.
550
551This arrow's might continued increasing.
552
553"The might is even stronger." Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor pricked up his brows and nodded gently. "The first arrow already has strength at the Heavenly Dao realm, so how powerful would the ninth arrow be?"
554
555This made even the few Heavenly Dao realm existences view this matter with seriousness.
556
557...
558
559"He's shooting his nine successive arrows. Hou Yi plans to burn his Essence Soul to shoot nine successive arrows."
560
561In a restaurant in the Changyu Great World, another avatar of Yellowbeard sat at a table. His face wore a look of anxiety and unease. "The first arrow's strength is already at the Heavenly Dao realm. How much stronger would the ninth arrow be? Even if its strength is greatly reduced by a karmic transmission, it will still be terrifying, right? Will I be able to withstand the blow?"
562
563He had a faint premonition of an approaching death.
564
565"This Hou Yi has only ever given his all back when he was a pinnacle mighty figure. Now that he's at the half-step Heavenly Dao realm, he's actually going all out again? To burn his Essence Soul for the shooting of nine successive arrows? How deep does his relationship with Qin Yun go? He's trying to kill me at the cost of falling into a deep slumber?" Yellowbeard found it unbelievable.
566
567However, he was unaware.
568
569Hou Yi and Qin Yun were indeed good friends, but the former wouldn't risk falling into a deep slumber to kill an old loach like him.
570
571However, with the Soul Heart Fruits, he had the confidence to burn his Essence Soul! Qin Yun was giving Hou Yi the spatial shields, a Connate Cardinal treasure, so Hou Yi naturally did his best.
572
573For this huge price that Qin Yun paid, killing Yellowbeard was just one aspect of it. Another aspect involved his wish for Hou Yi to protect his family even if he failed to transcend the tribulation.
574
575After Hou Yi burned his Essence Soul to shoot the arrows successively... it woulddefinitely make the ancient existences fear Hou Yi even more.
576
577With Hou Yi doing his best to protect the Qin family, the effects would only become better.
578
579"The fourth arrow." Yellowbeard's face turned pale. "No matter where I hide, there's no way to dodge the karmic transmission. No— There's still one more place! The spatial tide! I can go to the spatial tide!
580
581"After entering the spatial tide, all karmic connections will be severed. Even my main body will not sense my avatar.
582
583"It's just that the spatial tide is too dangerous. I once sent avatars in, but all of them died in there."
584
585Many ancient existences had attempted to probe the spatial tide with their avatars.
586
587But the typical result was—
588
589The death of their avatars!
590
591Few could survive in the spatial tide.
592
593Back then, the Three Pure Ones had joined forces to travel the spatial tide. Qin Yun, Hou Yi, and Kong Xuan had also done so. As for Qin Yun's first entry into the spatial tide, he encountered the other-universe cultivator, Fate. They were pursued and had to rush back to the Three Realms. They were lucky to obtain the three corpses of Fate's envoys, but that trip had been perilous.
594
595With Yellowbeard's strength, he would be in grave danger if he stayed in there.
596
597"I can't bother with that." Yellowbeard immediately split his body into two. They immediately traversed through distance space and arrived at two different boundaries of the Three Realms.
598
599He planned on passing through the Three Realms' membrane and entering the Chaos.
600
601"Obliterate."
602
603A gigantic finger phantom descended out of the void. It suffused a pure-colored aura swirl.
604
605When Yellowbeard saw this scene, he exclaimed in despair, "Numinous Treasure!"
606
607Pu!The finger phantom struck Yellowbeard's avatar, vanquishing his avatar instantly.
608
609On the other side of the Three Realms, Yellowbeard's avatar had a drastic change in expression. "Numinous Treasure has taken action? With him taking action, even if I rushed to the Chaos spatial rift, the array formation that seals the rift was set up by Goddess Nüwa and the Three Pure Ones. With just a thought, Numinous Treasure will make the array formation stop me, preventing me from entering the spatial tide."
610
611At that moment, a gigantic finger phantom descended.
612
613Yellowbeard's avatar looked up and bellowed angrily, "Numinous Treasure, you are being a bully. How shameless!"
614
615"Pfft!"
616
617The finger pressed down, and with that, this avatar of Yellowbeard perished.
618
619Yellowbeard had no hope of escaping to the spatial tide with Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor present.
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Chapter 713: Inviting Friends
622
623"What a pity. That old loach's two avatars were destroyed by Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor before he could even escape the Three Realms." The King of Myriad Fiends, Boxun, was also watching through distant space at these two events and could not help but shake his head. "From the looks of it, although the old loach's avatars are hiding in our fiendish dominions and in the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss, he's frightened by Hou Yi's delivery of his nine successive Essence Soul-burning arrows.
624
625"It's not a surprise that he is frightened. It's indeed terrifying." Even Boxun felt the pressure.
626
627As the former supreme leader of the fiends, he had once made Buddhist Ancestor Gautama as his target.
628
629After all, he had fought with Gautama for a very, very long period of time.
630
631As for Qin Yun, Hou Yi, Ancestral Fiend, Zhurong, and Amita, these half-step Heavenly Dao realm existences, Boxun had thought nothing of them. He often thought of making his mark in one shot by breaking through to the Heavenly Dao realm.
632
633But now, having seen Hou Yi's arrows shooting into the cosmos while he burned his Essence Soul... Boxun felt the pressure.
634
635"How terrifying. This can even pose a threat to those at the Heavenly Dao realm," thought Boxun.
636
637...
638
639"How terrifying, this Hou Yi."
640
641"What did that lord of the Yellowbeard world do to offend Hou Yi and Sword Immortal Qin for them to attack him?"
642
643"Hou Yi has already shot five arrows while burning his Essence Soul. Yet, all of them are shot into the cosmos. From the looks of it, he's gathering strength. The two Yellowbeard avatars are restrained and captured alive. He's likely trying to use a very powerful strike to kill his other avatars via karmic transmission."
644
645"It's very likely to be the case."
646
647"What did Elder Yellowbeard do? He made Hou Yi and Sword Immortal Qin combine forces? To the point of making Hou Yi pay such a heavy price?"...
648
649Mighty figures in the Three Realms were discussing and guessing. All they did was watch for no one could intervene!
650
651After all, Qin Yun and Hou Yi were in a Great World. Even the Fiend Ancestor could not descend into it, and beneath the Heavenly Dao realm, no one had the guts to face the combined forces of Qin Yun and Hou Yi!
652
653Who had the confidence of resisting Hou Yi's arrows?
654
655Who had the confidence in cracking Qin Yun's sword array?
656
657Qin Yun's defensive skills were unparalleled in the Three Realms. After consuming the Spirit Enlightening Fruit, his realm had increased tremendously. Furthermore, his Intrinsic Flying Sword had become a Merit Cardinal treasure, making him much stronger than when he fought Bohan Island Lord. Even without burning his Essence Soul, he was able to withstand the strike of a Heavenly Dao existence. Of course, against Hou Yi's nine Essence Soul-burning successive arrows... Qin Yun would have to burn his Essence Soul to defend against the later arrows. Even Qin Yun had little confidence in fending off the ninth arrow.
658
659Between the two of them, one had the strongest attack beneath the Heavenly Dao realm, archery skills complemented by Heart Force making a heaven-defying combination.
660
661The other had the strongest defensive means. His sword array was sufficiently power and it was powered by an Intrinsic Connate Cardinal Merit Cardinal treasure.
662
663And at that moment, they were joining forces.
664
665"Fiend Ancestor, save me. You must save me."
666
667In the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss, Elder Yellowbeard's avatar appeared before the Fiend Ancestor as he pleaded for help.
668
669The Fiend Ancestor's destruction body shook his head gently. "They are using karma to destroy your various avatars. Even at the Heavenly Dao realm, one can at most cloud the heavenly secrets and blur karma. There's no way to fully isolate karma."
670
671If one could not be investigated, that meant their secrets had been clouded and hidden.
672
673True isolation...
674
675It could be done in the spatial tide and in the Chaos. That was the only knownmethod.
676
677"I'll try my best to cloud the heavenly secrets, minimizing Hou Yi's strike after it is transmitted through karma." Fiend Ancestor looked at Yellowbeard. "Whether you can survive the blow will all depend on you."
678
679"Thank you, Fiend Ancestor." Yellowbeard stopped pleading for he knew that was all the Fiend Ancestor could do.
680
681"At this moment, you should weaken all your other avatars and ensure that this avatar of yours is sufficiently strong," said Fiend Ancestor.
682
683"I've already done it." Yellowbeard looked at the distant Yellowbeard Great World. "The seventh arrow is coming."
684
685All he could do was wait silently for "judgment" to come.
686
687If he withstood the blow, he would live!
688
689If not, he would die!
690
691******
692
693Yellowbeard Great World.
694
695Qin Yun watched by the side as he had the Misty Rain Array conjured. He prevented any possible disturbance that might happen at a critical juncture. Hou Yi had drawn his bow fully in preparation to deliver his seventh arrow.
696
697This time, Hou Yi did not aim his arrow into the cosmos; instead, he aimed it at one of Yellowbeard's two avatars.
698
699"Oh?" Yellowbeard's two avatars glared at the same time. "He plans to kill me with the seventh arrow?"
700
701"Hou Yi's seventh arrow after burning his Essence Soul!"
702
703"He's really shooting at the lord of the Yellowbeard Great World."
704
705"He's shooting at that old loach now."
706
707Many figures in the Three Realms were watching.
708
709"I must fend it off. I have to." Yellowbeard gritted his teeth.
710
711"Swoosh!"
712
713A blinding and resplendent arrow beam burst out, far more blinding and beautifulthan even the sun in the sky.
714
715However, the most beautiful arrow beam was also the most terrifying.
716
717The arrow struck one of Yellowbeard's avatars which was instantly pulverized. Meanwhile, the terrifying might traveled through the karmic connections, rapidly emanating towards the other avatars! However, under Hou Yi's control, he deliberately avoided the Yellowbeard avatar that had been captured.
718
719Attacking an enemy through karma involved many aspects.
720
721First, one's realm had to be high enough and they had to have some insights into karma. The deeper one's insights were, the stronger one's force could be transmitted by karma.
722
723A secondary requirement needed an object. For instance, the magi hexes required hair or blood to deliver greater might.
724
725To kill via karma... striking an enemy's avatar would transmit sufficiently powerful might since two avatars had the strongest karmic connection two beings could have! For instance, Qin Yun had karmic ties with Yellowbeard, but if he were to transmit an attack through such a karmic connection, the might delivered would be less than 1%.
726
727Against a Skyimmortal or Skyfiend, a mere thought was needed to vanquish them via karma.
728
729But against a perfected Great Dao Yellowbeard, even Hou Yi had to ignite his Essence Soul to deal with Yellowbeard's avatars.
730
731"It's approaching."
732
733In the fiendish dominion.
734
735One of Yellowbeard's avatars was sitting cross-legged in the wilderness. He immediately "saw" the arrow heading for him via the karmic connection.
736
737"What a terrifying arrow." Just a mere thought surfaced in his mind before the avatar was destroyed.
738
739...
740
741Yellowbeard's other avatars failed to put up any resistance because he had weakened all his other avatars to make the avatar beside the Fiend Ancestor the strongest.
742
743"Oh?" Fiend Ancestor also sensed it. However, all he could do was blur karma anduse this method to reduce the force.
744
745However, Hou Yi's realm was just too high.
746
747Infused with Heart Force... this arrow still maintained 30% of its strength despite the karmic delivery! All the Fiend Ancestor's blurring of karma could do was minimize it a little.
748
749"Pfft!"
750
751It was as though there was an invisible arrow that had struck him.
752
753Yellowbeard's eyes widened suddenly as his body was obliterated silently as he dissipated.
754
755Ancestral Fiend shook his head at this scene. "There's no reason to regret dying under such an arrow."
756
757******
758
759Yellowbeard Great World.
760
761After Hou Yi shot his seventh arrow, he smiled and put away his ancient bow. He smiled at Qin Yun. "Brother Qin Yun, it's a success. The loach's other avatars are all dead. All that's left is this captured avatar."
762
763"Brother Hou Yi, impressive." Qin Yun felt extremely relieved.
764
765"Haha, I was only planning on using my seventh arrow to test his strength. If it was still far from killing his other avatars, I'd have had to use my ninth arrow on his other avatar." Hou Yi smiled. "Who knew that the seventh arrow would succeed?"
766
767"Your seventh arrow is sufficiently terrifying," said Qin Yun.
768
769He was very aware that among Hou Yi's nine successive arrows, the first eight arrows only experienced a gradual increase in strength; hence, the difference between the seventh and eighth arrow wasn't huge. Only the ninth arrow experienced a sharp rise, but the price was huge. He would fall into a slumber if he did not consume a Soul Heart Fruit. Now, having only shot the seventh arrow... the injury Hou Yi received was completely within his limits. He too felt very happy.
770
771Qin Yun looked at the last Yellowbeard avatar who had its Dharmic powers sealed.
772
773Yellowbeard looked at Qin Yun and said calmly, "Sword Immortal Qin, I was blinded by greed and offended you. I only wish to ask... if you will be willing to spare me."
774
775"Spare you?" Qin Yun looked at him."I cherish my life," said Yellowbeard. "As long as you are willing to spare me, I'm willing to pay any price. I can be your servant, protecting the Qin family for all eternity. I'm also willing to protect the Qin family's bloodline. I believe you require an expert that can protect the Qin family forever. With my means, I'm confident I can protect the Qin family's wellbeing."
776
777"Pfft!"
778
779A sword beam tore through Yellowbeard's body as his eyes flashed with despair, regret, and indignation before he dissipated into nothingness.
780
781At that moment, all of Yellowbeard's avatars were obliterated.
782
783The perfected Great Dao expert, Elder Yellowbeard, was dead!
784
785Qin Yun stood there calmly as he watched the scene. Immense amounts of merit descended upon him, as well as Hou Yi. They appeared to be covered in a layer of golden light. The immensity of Yellowbeard's sins was only slightly lower than Star Destruction's.
786
787"Old loach, I'll get anyone but you to protect my family," Qin Yun said softly. "Therefore, it's best you die."
788
789When it came to keeping one's word, Qin Yun would believe Hou Yi and Ancestral Dragon's promises.
790
791But for the old loach... his strength was far from the half-step Heavenly Dao realm. The karma generated from going back on his promises only affected his cultivation. In the Three Realms, it was common for mighty figures to betray their masters and harm their friends. So how could Qin Yun believe Yellowbeard's promise? As for fully controlling a perfected Great Dao expert, the Three Realms had no such means.
792
793"Well killed." The voice of his master, Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor, sounded in his ears. It had a hint of satisfaction.
794
795The Dao Ancestors and Buddhist Ancestor were also rather pleased at the turn of events.
796
797The Daoists and Buddhists had always been trying to kill Yellowbeard, but they were simply incapable of doing so.
798
799"Impressive."
800
801"He really killed Elder Yellowbeard."
802
803"Isn't it said that no one beneath the Heavenly Dao realm can kill the old loach?""Who knew that Hou Yi's nine successive arrows after burning his Essence Soul are that terrifying? Hou Yi has never done it before."
804
805"A high and mighty perfected Great Dao is dead just like that."
806
807"What grudge did Yellowbeard have with Sword Immortal Qin and Hou Yi? What made them join forces while sparing no expenses to deal with him?"
808
809The Three Realms sighed at the death of a perfected Great Dao, but were also curious about the grudge between Yellowbeard and Qin Yun.
810
811"Congratulations, Brother Qin Yun for killing that old loach." Kong Xuan's remote voice transmission sounded.
812
813"Brother Kong Xuan, Brother Hou Yi will be taking my granddaughter, Yuluo, as his disciple a month from now. There will be a banquet for many friends. It will be held at Hou Yi's cave abode in the Effulgent Great World. You must come," said Qin Yun via a voice transmission.
814
815"Definitely," Kong Xuan replied.
816
817...
818
819"Brother Hou Yi, you are truly terrifying when burning your Essence Soul to deliver the nine successive arrows. Unfortunately, I only got to see the seventh arrow." The Heavenly Lord of Primordial Unity and Salvation sent a voice transmission to Hou Yi. "By the way, how did that old loach offend you for you to be willing to pay such a price?"
820
821"He threatened Brother Qin Yun with the Qin family's lives. It enraged Brother Qin Yun who wanted Yellowbeard dead, so he requested my help." Hou Yi said with a smile via voice transmission. "I'll be publicly taking Qin Yun's granddaughter, Fairy Yuluo, in as my disciple in a month in my cave abode. You must come."
822
823"You are taking in a disciple, and she's Qin Yun's granddaughter? Sure, I'll definitely be there." the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Unity and Salvation replied.
824
825...
826
827"So that's the reason. That old loach was really courting death." Rushou learned of the reason after communicating with Qin Yun via voice transmission.
828
829"Brother Rushou, it's settled then. You have to come next month."
830
831"Hou Yi is taking in a disciple and she's your granddaughter. I'll definitely be there. I'll also prepare a gift," Rushou responded with a laugh....
832
833"Brother Qin Yun, I'll definitely be there next month," replied Yang Jian as well.
834
835...
836
837"Hou Yi helped you kill Yellowbeard and is also taking in your granddaughter as his disciple? Your relationship sure isn't ordinary. Don't worry. I'll definitely be there," replied his Eldest Senior Sister, Old Mother of Blackfoal Mountain.
838
839...
840
841Friends sent their congratulations as Qin Yun and Hou Yi invited them to witness the ceremony a month later.
842
843Their social network combined included the human's Three Sovereigns, Ancestral Dragon, Goddess Houtu, Heavenly Lord of Primordial Unity and Salvation, Kong Xuan, Queen Mother, Old Mother of Blackfoal Mountain, Myriad Treasure, Goumang, Rushou, and company. Just the perfected Great Dao existences made up a huge bunch! There was no need to mention the perfected Great Dao existences. It was destined to be a rare celebration in the Three Realms!
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Chapter 714: Grand Disciple Recruitment Ceremony
846
847After killing the lord of the Yellowbeard Great World, Qin Yun separated from Hou Yi and returned the Heaven and Earth Myriad Objects Noose to Kong Xuan before returning to Mt. Lightning Roar.
848
849News of Yellowbeard's death also began spreading.
850
851After all, he was a lord of a Great World, a perfected Great Dao existence!
852
853As Qin Yun invited his good friends, he also gave a simple account of the situation! As more people learned of the reason, the reason also spread. Soon, the mighty figures of the Three Realms learned that... Yellowbeard had called his demise upon himself. By threatening Sword Immortal Qin with the Qin family's life, he infuriated the sword immortal. Later on, Sword Immortal Qin captured two of Yellowbeard's avatars alive and Hou Yi shot seven arrows while burning his Essence Soul...
854
855This resulted in the death of another ancient existence.
856
857...
858
859With Mt. Lightning Roar's Qin family's standing in the Three Realms, the Qin family quickly learned of what their patriarch, Sword Immortal Qin, had done.
860
861In Crescent Bay at the foot of Mt. Lightning Roar.
862
863Qin Yiyi and Han Lin were walking alongside Crescent Bay.
864
865"Dad sure is impressive." Qin Yiyi's eyes were sparkling. "A lord of a Great World, dead just like that! Double Wood, I learned of this news hours ago, but I still feel pumped."
866
867Han Lin nodded. "I'm also excited. Father-in-law is about to transcend the tribulation. At this critical juncture, the lord of the Yellowbeard Great World actually threatened him with our lives... How despicable! I never expected an ancient existence would do such despicable thing."
868
869"That's why I'm even more impressed with Dad," Qin Yiyi said with excitement. "He thoroughly kills his enemy when he puts his mind to it. He did a great job killing him, and it's exhilarating!"
870
871"I'm also impressed with Father-in-law," said Han Lin wistfully. "That's a perfected Great Dao existence. Speaking of which, together with Patriarch Spirit Devouring,Father-in-law has already killed two perfected Great Dao existences."
872
873Qin Yiyi said, "Dad is also really taking painstaking efforts to shock and awe those evildoers."
874
875Han Lin smiled and said, "Father-in-law was able to get Hou Yi to burn his Essence Soul to deliver seven arrows, and that's truly impressive. Furthermore, Hou Yi has agreed to take in Yuluo as his disciple. I heard that... this disciple recruitment ceremony has invited many ancient existences to bear witness."
876
877"This is because Senior Hou Yi is willing to protect our Qin family." Qin Yiyi wore a look of mixed emotions. "The inviting of so many parties to bear witness, it is because Dad is about to face the tribulation. He's perhaps afraid of succumbing to the tribulation and worried for our safety. It's why he sought Hou Yi's help. Dad really worries for us."
878
879Hou Yi nodded gently. "This matter is very beneficial to Yuluo. By being Hou Yi's disciple, her future will be even more promising."
880
881"Okay." Qin Yiyi revealed a smile.
882
883Qin Yuluo was their daughter.
884
885As parents, they were naturally more delighted the more achievements their daughter had.
886
887"Dad is doing all these things to prepare an outlet for the Qin family," said Qin Yiyi softly. "I wish to do something as well to help Dad. I'm even willing to give up my life if it helps Dad in transcending the tribulations."
888
889"We shouldn't distract Father-in-law," consoled Han Lin.
890
891Qin Yiyi fell silent.
892
893She wanted to do something, but discovered that she was of no help.
894
895She could only watch her father face the tribulation!
896
897She still remembered her youth, back at the moment of utter despair, when her father found her. From then on, her father became an eternal backer! Now, her father was facing a calamity, but as a daughter, all she could do was watch.
898
899******
900
901"Grandfather." Qin Yuluo came into a study.
902
903Qin Yun was sitting there reading through books. When he looked up and saw hisgranddaughter, he could not help but smile.
904
905His granddaughter Qin Yuluo was extremely talented. Her Sword Dao talent was abnormally high, but limited by her lack of accumulated insight and experience, she was still stuck at the ninth firmament Skyimmortal realm. However, her strength had long matched that of a mighty figure.
906
907"Yuluo, are you aware of what's going to happen?" asked Qin Yun.
908
909"Mom and Dad have informed me," Qin Yuluo said.
910
911"Alright."
912
913Qin Yun said, "At this disciple recruitment ceremony, mighty figures from all over will be invited to bear witness. It is to let the Three Realms understand that even if I fail to transcend the tribulation, Brother Hou Yi will be protecting you."
914
915"Grandfather, you will definitely succeed," said Qin Yuluo immediately.
916
917"Yeah." Qin Yun nodded and said, "I got you to take Brother Hou Yi as a master because his Heart Force lineage's Dharmic formulation is indeed miraculous. Brother Hou Yi is able to fight above his own level, having strength at the Heavenly Dao realm because of his Heart Force Dharmic formulation. While I was adventuring in the spatial tide, I saw wonders of the Heart Force lineage up close. You must cultivate it wholeheartedly. Although Green Touring Palace also has a Heart Force lineage manual, this lineage was created by Brother Hou Yi... Having him guide you personally will naturally be for the best."
918
919Qin Yun was from the Green Touring Palace.
920
921His children and descendants, as well as his disciples, were naturally considered to be part of the Green Touring Palace lineage. Therefore, they could also learn the Dharmic formulations from Green Touring Palace.
922
923"I will definitely work hard cultivating it," replied Qin Yuluo immediately.
924
925"Fusing the Heart Force Dharmic formulation into your sword array arts would be infinitely promising." Qin Yun nodded. "Alright. Stay in Mt. Lightning Roar for the next few weeks. Once the time comes, I'll bring you to the Effulgent Great World."
926
927"Yes," replied Qin Yuluo respectfully.
928
929...
930
931In a blink of an eye, Yellowbeard had been dead for a month.
932
933In the Effulgent Great World, Hou Yi's cave abode.Hou Yi usually didn't stay here, but it was indeed bustling here that day. Many mighty figures had arrived.
934
935In the main hall.
936
937There were guests everywhere. A huge bunch of Green Touring Palace mighty figures attended, but ordinary mighty figures could only sit in the periphery.
938
939"Second Brother Guo, how many years has it been since a celebration of this scale has happened in the Three Realms?" Yellow-robed Supremacy and a particular Daoist Guo Ren sat near each other. Yellow-robed Supremacy said in amazement, "Look at those sitting up there. Ancestral Dragon is here. Senior Brother Myriad Treasure is present as well despite not having made an appearance for years. Even Guan Yin from the Buddhists is here. All Three Sovereigns of humanity are present as well!"
940
941Daoist Guo nodded and said, "Even Patriarch Subhuti is here too. Rushou, Goumang, Goddess Houtu are also present... More than ten perfected Great Dao existences are here! Even pinnacle mighty figures can only sit further back. As for us at the ordinary mighty figure level, we can only sit here."
942
943"Hehehe, the Heavenly Courts has been trying to capture me all this while. Here I am today, and there are many mighty figures from the Heavenly Courts in attendance, but they only pretend as if they aren't seeing me." Yellow-robed Supremacy chuckled. His eyes were cold as he hated the Heavenly Courts.
944
945"Today's stars are Senior Brother Qin and Hou Yi! Who would dare cause trouble?" said Daoist Guo.
946
947"Hmph, don't be fooled by the numerous mighty figures present here today. At critical junctures, it's already good enough if they don't stab you in the back." Yellow robed Supremacy said via a voice transmission. "I've already seen through the likes of these mighty figures."
948
949"I realized it during the battle of the three Daoists sects. However, we have to deal with the fiends first. Until their eradication... all parties share an amicable relationship," said Daoist Guo via a voice transmission. "Besides, as long as Senior Brother Qin transcends the tribulation successfully, heh. Our Green Touring Palace's say in the Three Realms would be even greater."
950
951"Yes, I hope Senior Brother Qin transcends the tribulation successfully." Yellow-robed Supremacy turned wistful. Back when he first knew Qin Yun, Qin Yun was just a mortal sword immortal genius. Now, he was one of the few strongest ones beneath the Heavenly Dao realm, and a pillar of support of Green Touring Palace.The numerous Green Touring Palace mighty figures wished that Senior Brother Qin would transcend the tribulation successfully and gain eternal life.
952
953In the grand hall, a group of perfected Great Dao existences were chatting among themselves. Qin Yun only accompanied them out of politeness. The perfected Great Dao existences were from all sorts of factions with different interests at play. It would be a joke if one truly believed that someone would risk their lives for the Qin family. Therefore, Qin Yun had only requested for their help after giving Hou Yi and Ancestral Dragon enough benefits.
954
955"In fact, the people I trust more are the Three Sovereigns of humanity." Qin Yun looked at the Three Human Sovereigns. They had all figured out the Human Spirit and were more trustworthy. However, they were only another one of his backups.
956
957"Yuluo." Qin Yun suddenly spoke, his voice echoing through the hall.
958
959Immediately, all the mighty figures fell silent.
960
961A woman walked into the hall, looking gentle and staid as she exuded a faint Sword Dao aura.
962
963"Everyone, this is my granddaughter, Qin Yuluo." Qin Yun said with a laugh as his voice filled the hall. Beside him, Hou Yi said with a laugh, "I noticed that Qin Yuluo is extremely talented and thought of taking her in as my disciple. After discussing with Brother Qin Yun, we decided on going ahead. Today, we wish for everyone to bear witness."
964
965"Hou Yi is taking in a disciple, and she's Sword Immortal Qin's granddaughter... This is surely a beautiful tale of our Three Realms. We are honored to bear witness," said Goumang with a smile.
966
967Many voices echoed the sentiment.
968
969Even those that did not speak nodded their heads slightly.
970
971They were giving Sword Immortal Qin and Hou Yi face. These perfected Great Dao existences all knew that once the Dao Ancestors, Buddhist Ancestor, Fiend Ancestor, and company were forced to leave the Three Realms, if Sword Immortal Qin were to transcend the tribulation and gain eternal life... Even if a storm would stir in the Three Realms with all kinds of old fellows appearing, Sword Immortal Qin and Hou Yi were bound to have great influence.
972
973Therefore, among this tacit understanding, the mighty figures watched the ceremony as Hou Yi took Qin Yuluo as his disciple officially!
974
975For a disciple recruitment to happen on such a grand scale, Qin Yuluo's case wastruly a rare one in the history of the Three Realms.
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Chapter 715: Arrangements
978
979After the killing Yellowbeard and Hou Yi's taking in of a disciple, the Three Realms saw the determination in Sword Immortal Qin.
980
981The Qin family was the soft spot for Qin Yun...
982
983Hitting it would definitely result in Qin Yun's fervent revenge! With Qin Yun sparing no costs for revenge, especially just before his tribulation, no ancient existence in the Three Realms dared to provoke him. It also allowed him to live the remaining days in peace.
984
985...
986
987He taught his children and disciples while waiting for the day of the tribulation to come.
988
989Three months after Yellowbeard was killed, his disciple, Bian Hanyu, easily condensed an Essence Soul after some meditative preparation through the Misty Rain lineage's sword immortal Dharmic formulation!
990
991Qin Yun paid his only successor of the sword immortal Dharmic formulation great attention. Furthermore, Bian Hanyu was indeed extremely talented. She was one of the top Sword Dao geniuses in the Three Realms. If not for her being plagued by mental demons, she would have long been snatched away by the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage. As for the other Sword Dao genius who lacked mental demons, Yu Gufeng, he finally chose the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage when given the two choices.
992
993Bian Hanyu was extremely talented. Without a powerful master, she had managed to reach the mid-stages of the Skyimmortal realm in a few centuries. In terms of talent, she was in no way inferior to Qin Yun of yesteryear.
994
995It was only after Qin Yun became the Heavenly Lord of Numinous Treasure's disciple and with the aid of the Myriad Dharma Pool that his strength rose rapidly, allowing him to match a mighty figure at the Skyimmortal realm.
996
997Most critically...
998
999When faced with the fiend, Star Destruction, Qin Yun did not choose to flee. Instead, he faced the tribulation and became an Itinerant Immortal as a final bet! That bet ended up allowing him to figure out a Great Dao! After that, it naturally developed into the Great Dao of Heaven, Earth, and Man which led to his mastery of all three Great Dao and his attainment of a perfected Great Dao! The metamorphic changestarted from his becoming an Itinerant Immortal.
1000
1001The changes a cultivator underwent were determined by the numerous choices they took on their cultivation path. Every choice was a way of honing and sculpting their experiences.
1002
1003If they were not like Chaos Godfiends who were born powerful, it was truly difficult to cultivate independently to the perfected Great Dao realm.
1004
1005"Hanyu." In Qin Manor's garden, Qin Yun stood in front of some bonsai decorations.
1006
1007"Master." Bian Hanyu reverently stood to the side.
1008
1009"Look at these bonsai. Do they remind you of something?" asked Qin Yun.
1010
1011Bian Hanyu looked at the bonsai, perplexed. After some hesitation, she said, "This is a pine tree which reminds me of the pine trees on the cliffs. They undergo great difficulties living in those treacherous conditions but are able to live for long periods of time."
1012
1013Qin Yun smiled. "For it to grow into this, it's all thanks to the servants who trim and carefully maintain it while deliberately sculpting it... It is how they are able to grow into this."
1014
1015Bian Hanyu nodded.
1016
1017Aren't all bonsai like that? They grew to their final form by pruning and deliberate care.
1018
1019"If a tree doesn't undergo any pruning and is led to grow, it will unlikely turn into this." Qin Yun pointed at the bonsai while he looked at Bian Hanyu. "Hanyu, your talent is no lesser than mine."
1020
1021"I'm still far inferior," said Bian Hanyu immediately. Her master was the number one sword immortal in the Three Realms after all.
1022
1023"However, there are many people in the Three Realms who are talented. Even in this generation, there's someone like Yu Gufeng as well as the few disciples that the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage has recruited. All of them are comparable to you," said Qin Yun. "If we extend our sights to the entire history of the Three Realms, the number of geniuses with talents matching yours would be even higher. Many of them fail to gain insights into a Great Dao to become a mighty figure, much less reach a realm like mine."
1024
1025Bian Hanyu nodded.Qin Yun looked at Bian Hanyu. "Back then, I was faced with a very important choice. I was faced with the destruction of my homeworld. I could have chose to flee, but if I did, I would definitely not have improved so rapidly. I might be able to create a Skyimmortal Dharmic formulation independently and eventually become a mighty figure, but the knot in my heart for abandoning my homeworld would probably have prevented me from attaining a perfected Great Dao. If I had escaped, I would probably have long gained eternal life.
1026
1027"A cultivation path is just like that. Different choices with different outcomes.
1028
1029"Just like this bonsai, it is sculpted into this form through pruning. If it was allowed to grow wildly, it would probably look different.
1030
1031"As my disciple, what realm you cultivate to in the future will depend on your own choices," said Qin Yun. "Different choices will lead to different outcomes. Remember what I've told you today."
1032
1033With that said, Qin Yun turned his head and left.
1034
1035"I'll remember." Bian Hanyu's heart tightened.
1036
1037Having become the disciple of the number one sword immortal in the Three Realms, having her revenge exacted, and being able to read many Sword Dao manuals, she once felt that the Great Dao was a straight, smooth-sailing path for her.
1038
1039But now, having heard what her master had said...
1040
1041She suddenly realized the truth. "When one has a heart of bravery and desire to improve, one should never slacken. Only by maintaining one's Heart of the Sword would there be a chance of attaining a Great Dao. Any diversions will only steer one away from the Great Dao!"
1042
1043...
1044
1045Although Bian Hanyu had long reached the mid-stages of the Skyimmortal realm, she was in no rush as she patiently cultivated.
1046
1047On the thirtieth year of her being Qin Yun's disciple, due to the speed of cultivation as a third firmament Essence Soul being faster than a mortal, along with the many valuable Sword Dao manuals, and Qin Yun's guidance... she broke through once again, having her Sword Dao realm rise to that of the late-stages of the Skyimmortal realm. This delighted Qin Yun.
1048
1049On the thirty-first year of her being Qin Yun's disciple, she finally transcended the Heavenly Tribulation.She faced the series of Wind, Fire, and Lightning tribulations.
1050
1051She breezed through the Heavenly Tribulation without any accident, and with Qin Yun, Yi Xiao, Meng Huan, Qin Yiyi, and Qin Yuluo bearing witness, she successfully fused Essence Soul and body as one! She officially became a sword immortal at the Skyimmortal realm.
1052
1053"It's a success. Brother Yun, Hanyu has succeeded." Yi Xiao was overjoyed.
1054
1055"Soul and body as one. Junior Sister Hanyu has become a Skyimmortal." Qin Yiyi was also delighted as she added, "Congratulations, Dad. Our Misty Rain lineage's sword immortal Dharmic formulation... is capable of cultivating a Skyimmortal."
1056
1057"Not only a Skyimmortal," said Meng Huan. "She will definitely become a Golden Immortal in the future."
1058
1059Qin Yun smiled as he felt quite pleased.
1060
1061In his life of cultivation, he was most proud of the sword immortal Dharmic formulation he created. To have a disciple finally become a Skyimmortal using it made up for his own regrets.
1062
1063"There's likely a chance for the Golden Immortal Dharmic formulation; unfortunately, I won't have a chance to see it before my tribulation," thought Qin Yun. "There's a few years left before the tribulation. Although Bian Hanyu is excellent, she's still far from reaching the Skyimmortal bottleneck, much less from breaking through that bottleneck to attain a Great Dao.
1064
1065"Only when this Dharmic formulation of mine produced a Golden Immortal does it prove that it's not inferior to the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage."
1066
1067Although he was strong, he was ultimately an Itinerant Immortal. it was not suitable for his disciple to take the same path.
1068
1069"Master." Bian Hanyu came before Qin Yun after transcending the tribulation.
1070
1071"Alright."
1072
1073Qin Yun pointed his finger as a wisp of Dharmic powers seeped into Bian Hanyu's body. As he probed her Dharmic powers, he could not help but nod. "Very good. Your Dharmic powers are indeed pure."
1074
1075Qin Yun was happy that the Misty Rain lineage's sword immortal Dharmic formulation could lead to a Skyimmortal. On that day, there was a celebration in the manor, and the next day, he went to visit Hou Yi for drinks.Time flew by.
1076
1077The day of the tribulation drew near. Many in the Three Realms began discussing Sword Immortal Qin since the day of his tribulation was coming.
1078
1079"The day of my tribulation is in three days. I have things I need to tell all of you." Qin Yun and Yi Xiao walked ahead. Behind them were Meng Huan, Qin Yiyi, and Qin Yuluo as they came to the Qin family's Treasure Pavilion.
1080
1081Qin Yiyi, Meng Huan, and Qin Yuluo exchanged looks, feeling puzzled.
1082
1083"My Qin family's Treasure Pavilion is known to all of you," Qin Yun said. "However, there is a hidden building in it that you are unaware of."
1084
1085"We aren't aware of?" The three were puzzled.
1086
1087Yi Xiao waved her hand as the void in front of them separated, revealing a hidden building. "You will know when you enter."
1088
1089They followed a corridor into another building which was huge. It spanned more than a hundred thousand feet and there were manuals, but even more impressive were the valuable treasures. There were also Connate Numinous treasures that sparkled. It left Qin Yiyi and company in a daze.
1090
1091"There are three Connate Pinnacle Numinous treasures in here. Seven ordinary Connate Numinous treasures," said Qin Yun.
1092
1093Qin Yiyi, Meng Huan, and Qin Yiyi looked in astonishment.
1094
1095"They were all obtained by me in the spatial tide," said Qin Yun. "After killing those other-universe cultivators, I also obtained a few perfected Great Dao corpses. Each of these corpses are valued no less than a Connate Pinnacle Numinous treasure. If they are refined into puppets, they would probably have the strength of pinnacle Great Dao existences. However, refining them wouldn't be easy! There are also some extremely precious mystical items. A number of manuals here are from other universe cultivators.
1096
1097"There's also the Heavenly Dao realm bloodline powers from other universes, Ancestral Dragon Blood Crystals, Pangu bloodline powers, and other such items," said Qin Yun. "However, Treasure Pavilion has its rules. The treasures are not to be taken out on a whim."
1098
1099"We understand." Meng Huan and Qin Yiyi said. Qin Yuluo also obediently answered.
1100
1101"If there were to be trouble in the future, seek out Green Touring Palace, the dragons' Ancestral Dragon, Hou Yi, and the Three Sovereigns of humanity in Fire CloudPalace," said Qin Yun. "They will do the best they can."
1102
1103There was no need to mention Green Touring Palace.
1104
1105Ancestral Dragon and Hou Yi had already given him their promises.
1106
1107As for Fire Cloud Palace's Three Sovereigns of humanity, he would also gift them handsomely! One, it was for humanity, and two, with such a handsome gift, the Three Sovereigns would definitely strive to protect the Qin family.
1108
1109"These things I leave behind are not my most important treasures," Qin Yun thought wistfully.
1110
1111The flying boat which Bohan Island Lord used, that set of spatial shields, and the half-step Heavenly Dao corpse of the physical lineage were enough to drive ancient existences in the Three Realms into a frenzy. For example, the corpse matching the Ancestral Dragon was something even Hou Yi, Kong Xuan, and company wanted.
1112
1113Unfortunately, Qin Yun did not dare leave items that were too precious in the Qin family manor. Without the strength, those treasures would only invite trouble. The treasures he had left behind was already stunning enough. If not for his tribulation, he would be in no hurry to tell his descendants about those.
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Chapter 716: Master and Disciple
1116
1117That day, Qin Yun came to Fire Cloud Palace again.
1118
1119"Qin Yun." Suirenshi, Fuxishi, and Shennongshi came out to welcome him. Suirenshi was the first to ask, "Might I know why you came looking for us when your tribulation is in three days?"
1120
1121"Do you wish for Fire Cloud Palace to protect your family?" Shennongshi said with a laugh. "Don't worry. Fire Cloud Palace's mission is to protect humanity. We will definitely protect your family."
1122
1123The humans in Fire Cloud Palace were united to begin with.
1124
1125It was normal for them to protect the families of human mighty figures.
1126
1127Qin Yun cupped his hands and said, "It's true that I came here today to request that Fire Cloud Palace protect my Qin family. However, that is only one of the reasons. The second reason has to do with treasures."
1128
1129"Treasures?" The three were perplexed.
1130
1131"Does Fire Cloud Palace have a large empty space?" inquired Qin Yun.
1132
1133"Follow me." Suirenshi led the way and soon, they arrived in a fiery space. The space was vast, spanning five hundred kilometers, but it was hidden within Fire Cloud Palace.
1134
1135Suirenshi smiled. "Qin Yun, how's this space? Is it big enough?"
1136
1137"This is our Fire Cloud Palace's biggest space. If it's not enough, we don't have anything bigger," said Shennongshi with a laugh.
1138
1139"It's enough. Definitely." Qin Yun laughed as he waved his hand, making a massive corpse the size of a mountain appear in the fiery space. The moment it appeared, it shocked Suirenshi and company.
1140
1141The massive corpse emanated an aura the began influencing the fiery space.
1142
1143Suirenshi and company even felt their auras being suppressed.
1144
1145"What a powerful body." Shennongshi stared at it in shock. "The potency of this body is incredulous. Perhaps only the Ancestral Dragon can compare with this."
1146
1147"The aura it emanates... If mortals or Essence Soul realm cultivators were to be around this corpse, they will be influenced by it and experience a change in theirbloodlines, turning into a clan with powerful bodies," said Suirenshi. "Only those at the Skyimmortal realm who have fused Essence Soul and body as one can withstand this influence."
1148
1149Qin Yun nodded.
1150
1151Bodies that had reached the half-step Heavenly Dao realm possessed strong influential power.
1152
1153For instance, the nine sons of the Ancestral Dragon were all impressive. The children of the nine sons were all Skydragons. The Skydragons' descendants with other dragons would typically result in the True Dragon realm. The True Dragons' descendants with other races would typically result in ordinary dragons. Finally, the descendants of ordinary dragons with other races would result in wyrms or other creatures.
1154
1155Why was the dragons' bloodline that potent? It was because of its source—the Ancestral Dragon.
1156
1157Even across multiple generations, the influence his bloodline had was extremely terrifying.
1158
1159As for the Ancestral Dragon himself?
1160
1161Just by staying in an area for an extended period of time, if he did not converge his aura, it would cause the surrounding races to mutate towards the state of a dragon.
1162
1163And the corpse Qin Yun had produced was on the same level as the Ancestral Dragon.
1164
1165"This is an expert from the spatial tide," said Qin Yun. "Back then, Hou Yi and I spent quite a bit of effort to kill him. Today, I'll be giving it to Fire Cloud Palace."
1166
1167"You are giving it to us?" Shennongshi could not help but say, "This corpse is extremely precious. Even the most wasteful method can refine it into a Guardian General which will have the strength of a perfected Great Dao."
1168
1169The creation of a Guardian General would typically reduce its original strength.
1170
1171For instance, if the corpses of perfected Great Dao experts were to be made into puppets, without knowledge of the Great Dao, just their bodies would typically be capable of producing perfected Great Dao strength.
1172
1173And a half-step Heavenly Dao realm of the perfected Great Dao had too potent a body. Yet, after becoming a puppet, they would still possess the strength of an ordinary perfected Great Dao, just slightly weaker than when they were alive."This is the most wasteful method. If more effort is placed in, just fusing his blood with various herbs, we can refine pills that aid in physical cultivation! I believe it wouldn't even be difficult to refine pills that match Ancestral Dragon Blood Crystals," said Shennongshi. Besides, even if this corpse were to lose some blood, it would slowly recover by naturally absorbing the external world's Heaven and Earth powers."
1174
1175"It's completely undying and indestructible. It's like a treasure trove." Shennongshi looked at Qin Yun. "Its value is above that of a Connate Cardinal treasure. Are you really giving it to Fire Cloud Palace?"
1176
1177Suirenshi and Fuxishi looked at Qin Yun as well.
1178
1179The gift was just too valuable.
1180
1181"Even the most simple usage of turning it into a puppet will not happen easily," said Qin Yun with a smile. "I think it's best left to the three of you to decide on it."
1182
1183"Qin Yun, if you transcend the tribulation successfully, you will naturally be able to make use of it over time," said Suirenshi.
1184
1185"If I transcend the tribulation successfully, these treasures would no longer be important to me," said Qin Yun. "If I have a need for them, I can just get them from the spatial tide."
1186
1187His strength was increasing.
1188
1189Hou Yi would also consume the Spirit Enlightening Fruit in the future, and his strength would improve as well.
1190
1191If he transcended the tribulation, he could pay the spatial tide a visit together with Hou Yi! When that happened, even if Hou Yi had reached the Heavenly Dao realm, Qin Yun would ask for him to keep his Essence Soul Dharmic powers at the Golden Immortal realm and not rush to break through. With their combined forces... they would be more powerful than the last time. Even if they encountered someone as strong as Bohan Island Lord, they would be able to easily crush them.
1192
1193However, that was all speculative!
1194
1195That would be after Hou Yi consumed the Spirit Enlightening Fruit and after Qin Yun successfully transcended the tribulation...
1196
1197"I wish that day will come," thought Qin Yun.
1198
1199"Three Sovereigns, I will soon face my tribulations, so I won't impose myself any further," Qin Yun said with a laugh. "I bid you farewell."Fuxishi and company exchanged looks. However, they did not reject the gift and took it before seeing Qin Yun out.
1200
1201At the door of Fire Cloud Palace.
1202
1203Watching Qin Yun leave, the Three Sovereigns exchanged looks.
1204
1205"This gift that Qin Yun gave us sure is valuable," Suirenshi mused.
1206
1207"Even if he wishes for us to protect the Qin family, there's no need for him to gift us something this valuable," said Fuxishi.
1208
1209Shennongshi said, "We owe him one, so all we can do is slowly repay him in the future."
1210
1211...
1212
1213Even if Qin Yun failed to transcend the tribulation, and the Dao Ancestors and company were forced to leave the Three Realms, anyone who dared to attack Qin Yun's family, be it for revenge or treasures, perhaps Ancestral Dragon, Hou Yi, and the Three Sovereigns would be the first to respond! As things were, the combined forces of these three were probably greater than that of the fiends.
1214
1215"There's Master as well."
1216
1217Qin Yun went to Green Touring Palace and headed for the main palace. This was the final person he wanted to meet before his tribulation. On his cultivation path, his master had been protecting him all the time.
1218
1219"My disciple, come on in." His master's voice sounded from the main palace.
1220
1221Qin Yun walked in and saw Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor sitting on a bed of clouds.
1222
1223He was feeling mixed emotions as he went forward and knelt down. "Greetings, Master."
1224
1225"Silly child. Quick, get up," Numinous Treasure urged. After becoming a mighty figure, his disciples typically had no need to kneel. By doing so, Qin Yun was clearly paying his last respects to his master before the tribulation.
1226
1227If he failed to transcend the tribulation, it would also be his last time kowtowing to his master.
1228
1229Only then did Qin Yun stand up with reddened eyes. He said gloomily, "After I return, I'll be focusing on my preparation to transcend the tribulation. I will not be able to visit you again, so I ask for your forgiveness.""With your strength, you will definitely transcend the tribulation successfully," said Numinous Treasure.
1230
1231"Alright."
1232
1233Qin Yun nodded. He flipped his hand and a flying boat appeared in his palm. "This flying boat was a cardinal treasure I chanced upon in the spatial tide. Its extremely fast and since you will need to leave the Three Realms in the future, this flying boat might be of use to you."
1234
1235With that said, the flying boat flew towards Numinous Treasure.
1236
1237When he received it and looked it through, he said with some shock, "This flying boat is indeed extraordinary."
1238
1239It was indeed extraordinary.
1240
1241This flying boat was refined by Bohan Island Lord who had also reached the Heavenly Dao realm together with his comprehension of the cultivation systems of many other-universes. And this flying boat he used personally was refined using all sorts of rare items without any consideration for cost. In terms of strength, Numinous Treasure was stronger than Bohan Island Lord due to the transformation of his Essence Soul Dharmic powers. But in terms of knowledge, he was truly inferior to Bohan Island Lord.
1242
1243To revive his wife, Bohan Island Lord had fervently sought out other cultivation systems and even captured a large number of other-universe cultivators to force them to reveal their various Dharmic formulations. As such, he cultivated in many other systems.
1244
1245"Our Three Realms doesn't have such a fast flying boat." Numinous Treasure looked at his disciple and felt moved. He said, "Disciple, this gift will indeed be of great help to me."
1246
1247"As long as it can help you, Master." Qin Yun smiled. "Then, I shall take my leave."
1248
1249"Hold on."
1250
1251Numinous Treasure flipped his hand as he spoke, producing a black circular disc in his palm. From it, flying swords flew out, thousands that floated in midair.
1252
1253"This is the Myriad Sword Array I refined," said Numinous Treasure. "After you return, set this up in Mt. Lightning Roar. It can be the cornerstone array formation to protect your Mt. Lightning Roar."
1254
1255"Thank you, Master." Qin Yun was moved. Without any need for explanation, justfrom the mystical runes on each of the thousands of swords, it was clear that refining them was very complicated. Clearly, his master had long begun refining them.
1256
1257"Disciple."
1258
1259Numinous Treasure looked at Qin Yun and said solemnly, "If you were to gain eternal life after transcending the tribulation, you will be Green Touring Palace's new sect master! If you fail to transcend the tribulation, I'll definitely protect your family. This is my promise as your master! Go on!"
1260
1261"Yes." Qin Yun's eyes reddened as he bowed reverently before taking his leave.
1262
1263Numinous Treasure watched his disciple step out the palace before he muttered, "You are the disciple I'm most proud and satisfied with. You must succeed in transcending the tribulation."
1264
1265Following that, he closed his eyes and waited silently for the day of Qin Yun's tribulation to arrive.
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Chapter 717: Arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation
1268
1269After Qin Yun returned to Mt. Lightning Roar, he first set up the Myriad Sword Array and instructed his wife and children on the secrets to controlling the array formation. Following that, he entered a chamber and chose not to meet anyone.
1270
1271"I have done everything I can for my family." Qin Yun sat cross-legged on a mat. "I do not need to concern myself with it further. Each person has their own fates.
1272
1273"All I need to do now is to focus on transcending the tribulation."
1274
1275Qin Yun closed his eyes.
1276
1277After throwing his family, master, friends, and everything aside, the only thing left in his mind was cultivation, his Sword Dao.
1278
1279Qin Yun peacefully closed his eyes in meditation as he scrutinized his Sword Dao as its charms kept flashing past his mind.
1280
1281Three days left before the tribulation...
1282
1283Two days left...
1284
1285One day left...
1286
1287As the moment drew nearer, Qin Yun's heart turned even calmer. Deep in his calmness hid infinite fighting spirit that was akin to a volcano! He wished to shatter the legendary Itinerant Immortal tribulations!
1288
1289"Oh?"
1290
1291Qin Yun slowly opened his eyes as a sharp glint flashed from them. "Three days have passed. The Heavenly Tribulation is coming?"
1292
1293The three days of peaceful cultivation made his Dao heart improve one step further. Presently, his Dao heart was ever so clear without any burdens or concerns. He had an indomitable momentum that would destroy all obstacles before him.
1294
1295"Rumble~"
1296
1297Qin Yun stood up and left the chamber to see a group of people gathered outside. His wife, parents, elder brother, Yiyi, Meng Huan, Yuluo, and others were there, as well as his disciples. They all shared extremely close relationships with Qin Yun."Yun'er." Qin Liehu and Changlan's eyes were bloodshot. They were now carefree Skyimmortals, but their son, Qin Yun, had to face the most terrifying Itinerant Immortal tribulation.
1298
1299"Father, Mother, Brother, you came too." Qin Yun said with a smile.
1300
1301"Brother, I believe that no tribulation can daunt you," said Qin An.
1302
1303Qin Yun nodded as his gaze landed on his wife.
1304
1305Yi Xiao extended her hands and grabbed his hands as they sensed the thoughts of each other. Yi Xiao whispered, "Many mighty figures came today, many your best friends."
1306
1307"I know." Qin Yun nodded. He had sensed them with a thought.
1308
1309"Brother Yun, you don't have to care about anything. Focus on transcending the tribulation." Yi Xiao looked at her husband as she said softly. "You know that I'm the one who hopes the most that your transcendence of the tribulation is a success."
1310
1311"Yeah, it's about time. I need to face the tribulation," Qin Yun said with a smile as he swept his gaze across Qin Yiyi, Meng Huan, Yuluo, Bian Hanyu, Qing Shuang, and others. Following that, he took a step and flew into the distance.
1312
1313"Dad." Qin Yiyi and Meng Huan were gripped with anxiety.
1314
1315All of them flew behind him as well.
1316
1317However, they flew to another mountain peak of Mt. Lightning Roar, not daring to follow closely. They might get implicated by the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation if they came too close.
1318
1319"Whoosh."
1320
1321Qin Yun soared away from Mt. Lightning Roar and flew into the distance.
1322
1323At a glance, he saw numerous mighty figures gathered at Mt. Lightning Roar. Fuxishi, Suirenshi, and Shennongshi were here. Kong Xuan, Rushou, Goumang, and Hou Yi, his comrades-in-arms were here as well. His Eldest Senior Sister, Old Mother of Blackfoal Mountain, and Myriad Treasure who had long become a Buddhist, were here as well! There was Ancestral Dragon and Yang Jian too.
1324
1325There were also old friends from the Great Chang world. Human Emperor, Ancestral Master Zhang, Ninth Hong, and Eighth Zhu from the Great Chang world, as well as Yellow-robed Supremacy and Immortal Sa Xu.
1326
1327A large bunch of people with relationships with Qin Yun arrived at Mt. Lightning Roar.He smiled as he looked at them and was met with smiling faces. None of them came forward to bother Qin Yun.
1328
1329"Whoosh."
1330
1331Qin Yun flew out of Mt. Lightning Roar's vicinity and landed on the peak of a mountain about fifty kilometers away.
1332
1333Looking up towards the firmaments, a tribulation cloud was slowly gathering. In probably less than ten minutes, the Heavenly Tribulation would descend.
1334
1335"There sure are many people watching my tribulation today." At Qin Yun's realm, he could sense numerous mighty figures watching him remotely through space, such as the demon's Demon Emperor Bai Ze, the Buddhists' Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Empyrean Lords of the Heavenly Courts... Nearly all the mighty figures in the Three Realms were watching.
1336
1337"Hmph!"
1338
1339In the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss, Fiend Ancestor's Destruction body looked remotely at Qin Yun. "The eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation required the strength of a perfected Great Dao to withstand it. The twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation probably needs strength at the Heavenly Dao realm. Qin Yun will definitely die this time! Today, I'll watch him die! Once he's dead, us fiends will have one less enemy. What follows will be a lot easier."
1340
1341Sword Immortal Qin was definitely the vanguard when it came to dealing with the fiends. If possible, the Fiend Ancestor was willing to pay the price of a Connate Cardinal treasure to have Qin Yun dead!
1342
1343Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do to Qin Yun.
1344
1345In the Three Realms, with him under the protection of Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor, no one could kill Qin Yun as long as he did not court death. All the Fiend Ancestor could do was pin his hopes on the Heavenly Tribulation.
1346
1347In Eight Scenic Palace, a white-bearded Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor said, "I remember that back when Bai Ze's former incarnation faced the tribulations, he perished under the eighth Heavenly Lightning bolt at the twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation. The eighth Heavenly Lightning was already nearing the might of the Heavenly Dao realm."
1348
1349"Perhaps the ninth Heavenly Lightning is at the Heavenly Dao realm," said Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning. "It's just unknown how many bolts of Heavenly Lightning there are.""If the Itinerant Immortal tribulations have an end, it definitely wouldn't be this simple. After all, this is a tribulation count determined by the Chaos's Heavenly Dao," said Goddess Nüwa. "Previously, the eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation was only a Fire Tribulation! Before that, it was only a Wind Tribulation... I feel that if it's the final Itinerant Immortal tribulation, then the three tribulations of Wind, Fire, and Lightning would all be very potent. And the Wind and Fire Tribulations that Bai Ze experienced in his former incarnation were weaker. Perhaps what Bai Ze previously experienced was just the tip of the iceberg of the final tribulation."
1350
1351"Nüwa, do you think there will be a thirteenth Itinerant Immortal tribulation?" Numinous Treasure asked.
1352
1353"I'm guessing that this is the final tribulation," said Nüwa. "If there's a thirteenth one, how strong would it be? The tribulation count as set by the Chaos's Heavenly Dao must have some end, after all."
1354
1355"What Nüwa says makes sense," Buddhist Ancestor Gautama agreed. "I also agree that this should be the final tribulation. Bai Ze was weak in his previous incarnation, so we didn't get to see the final twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulations. This time, I believe we will be able to see it all."
1356
1357Numinous Treasure overlooked all of this as he watched his disciple face the tribulations.
1358
1359Among the many Heavenly Dao realm existences, he was the most anxious one.
1360
1361...
1362
1363On the mountain, Qin Yun stood there facing the Heavenly Tribulation alone.
1364
1365"If I can transcend this Heavenly Tribulation, I will be truly carefree! Death awaits me if I fail. There are no other paths for me except for the forging of a path of survival." Qin Yun silently looked at the tribulation cloud form.
1366
1367"Phew–"
1368
1369"The wind is stirring." Qin Yun sensed it. "The Wind Tribulation is coming."
1370
1371The Wind Tribulation was a Yin wind that came from within his body.
1372
1373There was no way of defending against it, not even with the Misty Rain Array. It was formed naturally within one's body and swept across every part of his body. Qin Yun's Essence Soul was powerful and his Dharmic powers pure. He was completely able to withstand the Yin winds.
1374
1375Even as the Yin winds raged, external winds came! The Wind Tribulation beganstriking down...
1376
1377"Set up the array!"
1378
1379The Misty Rain Sword flew out and instantly split into three.
1380
1381As a Misty Rain Array enveloped his surroundings with a misty drizzle, the Wind Tribulation's strikes were completely defended by the Misty Rain Array. However, the Yin winds kept brewing in his body, like countless knives lacerating his Essence Soul as they grew with increasing strength.
1382
1383"This Yin wind's might sure is huge. My Essence Soul suffers immense damage from the laceration." Qin Yun sensed the damage he was inflicted with and slowly, he realized that his Essence Soul was being sliced by countless knives like a catharsis, a form of tempering! After experiencing the lacerations, his Essence Soul turned firmer like tempered metals. His Essence Soul also became purer from the tempering, even though it had shrank drastically.
1384
1385Qin Yun flipped his hand and took out a jade bottle. He poured out an Immortal Pill and immediately consumed it to make up for the loss of his Dharmic powers.
1386
1387The Essence Soul which had shrunk in size but turned more resilient restored to its original size after obtaining the energy from the Immortal Pill. Furthermore, the Essence Soul turned a lot more stronger.
1388
1389"Oh?" Qin Yun suddenly felt a wind dissipate as the temperatures around him soared. "The Fire Tribulation is here."
1390
1391It was the Fire Tribulation's turn out of the three tribulations—Wind, Fire, Lightning.
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Chapter 718: Tribulation (1)
1394
1395Mountaintop.
1396
1397Qin Yun stood there, sensing the surrounding temperatures rise rapidly. He also sensed a burning heat within his body as colorless flames burned in him.
1398
1399"It's Heart Fire." Qin Yun had deep experience, and this time, he was facing the most horrifying Heart Fire.
1400
1401The Heart Fire spread throughout his Essence Soul, burning at his distracting thoughts, his desires, and mental demons.
1402
1403The more distracted his thoughts, the deeper the mental demons entrenched themselves. This made the Heart Fire burn even more vehemently.
1404
1405Even if one had a firm Dao heart, cultivating in the world produced many thoughts. Perhaps one would desire eternal life, have the wish to cultivate to a higher realm, or hope for more treasures... all kinds of pursuits would be fuel for the Heart Fire, allowing it to burn stronger. Their desires would also become a lot more intense, and the chances of entering a state of lunacy was possible.
1406
1407"A Dao heart is like a blade. As the Heart Fire burns, it will temper the blade, making it sharper." Qin Yun clenched his teeth, forcefully stabilizing his Essence Soul. He continued controlling his Misty Rain Array to withstand the flames that were sent by the tribulation cloud above. Although Qin Yun could only divert a bit of attention to control the Misty Rain Array due to the Heart Fire's influence, the Misty Rain Array was just too potent. It easily withstood the assaults of the flames in the outside world.
1408
1409"The Yin Wind from before and the Heart Fire now all appear right inside the body. No Dharma treasure can help," thought Qin Yun. "Although they are quite troublesome, as long as one cultivates to the perfected Great Dao normally, one's Dao heart would be firm and likely capable of withstanding them. Perhaps only those Chaos Godfiends who were born perfected Great Dao existences might have lacking Dao hearts. Perhaps they would go crazy due to the Yin Winds and Heart Fire.
1410
1411"Bai Ze managed to withstand the Wind and Fire tribulation in his previous life. It shouldn't be too difficult for me." Qin Yun looked up into the sky as the tribulation cloud's colors turned darker. The flames that came bearing down finally came to a stop. "The Fire tribulation is over. Is the Lightning tribulation about to being?"
1412
1413The tribulation cloud began to flash with bolts of lightning as the lightning forceskept gathering strength.
1414
1415Not far away.
1416
1417On Mt. Lightning Roar, Yi Xiao, Qin Yiyi, Meng Huan, Qin Yuluo, Qin Liehu and his wife were all watching nervously.
1418
1419"The Lightning tribulation is about to begin," said Qin Yiyi nervously. "Back then, Bai Ze died under the eighth bolt of the Lightning tribulation before he reincarnated."
1420
1421"The Fiend Ancestor's powers have penetrated Samsara. He won't allow Father to reincarnate in peace," Meng Huan said worriedly. "To live, he will need to transcend the tribulation successfully."
1422
1423Yi Xiao did not say a word and only watched.
1424
1425...
1426
1427"The Lightning tribulation is here." On another side of the Heavenly realm, Demon Emperor Bai Ze was watching remotely from deep within the clouds. He had once experienced the twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation. "Back then, I only managed to last till the eighth Lightning bolt. Will there be a ninth? Tenth? Or even other tribulations after?"
1428
1429He had spent a lot of effort on the Itinerant Immortal path.
1430
1431He really yearned to know if this path would lead to eternal life.
1432
1433"It's time for the Lightning tribulation." Deep in the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss, the Fiend Ancestor's destruction body watched remotely. "Qin Yun, it's best you die under the Lightning tribulation.
1434
1435"The Itinerant Immortal tribulations have always been divided by the three tribulations of Wind, Fire, and Lightning. The Lightning tribulation is likely the last.
1436
1437"I wonder how many bolts of Heavenly Lightning will smite down."
1438
1439Ancestral Dragon, Hou Yi, Kong Xuan, Fuxishi, Shennongshi, Suirenshi, and company all watched the figure on the peak not far away. Each one of them shared an extraordinary relationship with Qin Yun and wished for him to successfully transcend the tribulations.
1440
1441...
1442
1443After the Fire tribulation ended, it took about half a minute before the tribulation cloud in the sky turned even darker. The countless lightning bolts continued to gather within, until the first bolt of Heavenly Lightning finally descended."Boom!
1444
1445The Heavenly Lightning flashed and struck the Misty Rain Array but was blocked by it.
1446
1447"The first bolt of Heavenly Lightning has the might of a half-step Heavenly Dao realm?" Qin Yun calmly looked up. At this strength, the Heavenly Lightning posed him no threat.
1448
1449Boom! Boom! Boom!
1450
1451The Heavenly Lightning boomed as bolt after bolt descended onto him with increasing strength as the might gradually approached the Heavenly Dao realm.
1452
1453"The eighth Heavenly Lightning." Qin Yun focused fully on controlling his Misty Rain Array and carefully resisted the incoming strike.
1454
1455"Boom!"
1456
1457A more powerful Heavenly Lightning struck the Misty Rain Array, and although the Misty Rain Array stirred violently, it had completely withstood the blow.
1458
1459Qin Yun's attainments in the Misty Rain Array were just too profound. Furthermore, he was casting it with an Intrinsic Connate Cardinal treasure and a Merit Cardinal treasure. The eighth Heavenly Lightning bolt did not have the right to make him burn his Essence Soul.
1460
1461"This eighth Heavenly Lightning's might is almost that of the Heavenly Dao realm. It's slightly stronger than Hou Yi's eighth arrow," thought Qin Yun. "However, I don't need to burn my Essence Soul when defending against Hou Yi's ninth arrow now."
1462
1463Although he very easily withstood the eighth bolt of Heavenly Lightning, Qin Yun still took out a golden fruit. It was the extremely precious Soul Heart Fruit which was in no way inferior to a Connate Cardinal treasure. Qin Yun did not hesitate to swallow it. The Soul Heart Fruit melted instantly as a mysterious power filled his body. Qin Yun calmly looked at the terrifying tribulation cloud in the sky. "Everything before the eighth Heavenly Lightning for the Itinerant Immortal tribulation has precedents to refer to. However, no one knows what will happen after the eighth Heavenly Lightning! I'll eat a Soul Heart Fruit first to prevent being suddenly plunged in danger without having the time to eat the Soul Heart Fruit."
1464
1465There was nothing wrong with being cautious.
1466
1467If it meant transcending the Itinerant Immortal tribulations, Qin Yun didn't mind if he wasted a single Soul Heart Fruit."Is there a ninth bolt of Heavenly Lightning?" Bai Ze watched nervously from a distance.
1468
1469"Back then, Bai Ze failed at the eighth bolt. What other tribulations are there after that?" Hou Yi watched with knitted brows.
1470
1471...
1472
1473"Boom!"
1474
1475The ninth bolt of Heavenly Lightning descended.
1476
1477This bolt of Heavenly Lightning was even stronger as it struck the vast and dark Misty Rain Array. It caused the Misty Rain Array to enter upheavals, but still managed to withstood the attack. Even so, Qin Yun did not ignite his Essence Soul.
1478
1479"This ninth bolt of Heavenly Lightning is about the strength of Hou Yi's ninth arrow. It's at the Heavenly Dao realm, and close to the limits of what I can bear. If there's more powerful Heavenly Lightning, I'll have to burn my Essence Soul," Qin Yun thought. However, the tribulation cloud in the sky had come to a pause without delivering any more Heavenly Lightning.
1480
1481This scene shocked all the mighty figures who were watching.
1482
1483The ninth Heavenly Lightning was the end?
1484
1485"Is that the end? I just missed surviving the Itinerant Immortal tribulations by that much?" Bai Ze felt puzzled before immediately realizing something was amiss. "The tribulation cloud hasn't dissipated. It's not blasting Heavenly Lightning or dissipating. It seems to be preparing something?"
1486
1487"This... Itinerant Immortal tribulations aren't limited to the three tribulations of Wind, Fire, Lightning? There are still other tribulations?" The other mighty figures were puzzled as well.
1488
1489About half a minute after the ninth Heavenly Lightning ended, the dark tribulation cloud continued stirring without delivering any attacks.
1490
1491"What's happening? Yiyi, Huan'er, what do you think is happening?" Yi Xiao was already burning with anxiety from watching this scene. Now that the ninth Heavenly Lightning was over, the stirring of the tribulation cloud without delivering any new tribulations left her extremely uneasy.
1492
1493"Mom," Qin Yiyi hurriedly consoled her. "Didn't Dad say that this might very well be the final tribulation for Itinerant Immortals? Since it's the final tribulation... having an additional tribulation beyond Wind, Fire, and Lightning would be unsurprising.Besides, Dad looks relaxed. The Wind, Fire, Lightning tribulations from before did not pose any threat to him. I'm sure Dad will be able to transcend any new tribulation."
1494
1495Yi Xiao nodded as she watched anxiously. "He will definitely transcend it. Definitely."
1496
1497...
1498
1499"There's a new tribulation?" Qin Yun watched the tribulation cloud stir and understood that it was preparing to deliver a new blow. He became additionally careful.
1500
1501The tribulation cloud was indeed brewing, and after a long while, sounds faintly emitted from within. It sounded like the howl of the winds, roaring of flames, and the thunderous boom of lightning.
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Chapter 719: Tribulation (2) (Final Chapter of Volume)
1504
1505The tribulation cloud high in the sky finally blasted down a bolt of intermixed Wind, Fire, and Lightning after a long moment of stirring!
1506
1507The Wind fanned the Fire, and the Fire gave rise to Lightning, and the Lightning complemented the Fire...
1508
1509As the three powers intertwined, their strength rose again.
1510
1511"I have to ignite my Essence Soul." With a thought, Qin Yun burned his Essence Soul Dharmic powers as the might of his Misty Rain Array increased exponentially. Regardless of how the Wind, Fire, Lightning struck, the Misty Rain Array remained as placid as a deep ocean, withstanding every attack without causing huge waves. The Wind, Fire, and Lightning's attacks lasted only a few seconds before coming to a stop.
1512
1513"It's just fifty percent stronger than the ninth Lightning bolt." Although Qin Yun burned his Essence Soul out of caution, the tribulation was only at the might of Hou Yi's third arrow if he shot his Essence Soul-burning nine arrows. It was still something he could manage quite easily. Qin Yun looked up at the tribulation cloud. "However, the tribulation cloud hasn't dispersed."
1514
1515"Boom!!!"
1516
1517The tribulation cloud suddenly collapsed and shrank, contracting to a beam of 'light' in extreme fashion.
1518
1519This beam descended immediately.
1520
1521Shoo!
1522
1523With a flash, the beam of light tore through the Misty Rain Array! Even though Qin Yun was powering his Misty Rain Array via his burning Essence Soul, it did not pose as an obstacle at all. It was as though the beam of light was intangible.
1524
1525"Oh no."
1526
1527Qin Yun knew that things had gone awry. For the tribulation cloud to collapse into a beam of light, it was likely the final strike of the Itinerant Immortal tribulations. However, his Misty Rain Array had failed to be of any use.
1528
1529As this thought flashed through his mind, the beam of light struck Qin Yun."Boom!"
1530
1531What sounded like wind howls, the roaring of flames, and thundering lightning boomed from Qin Yun's body, but no attack could be seen.
1532
1533It was a formless attack.
1534
1535Under this formless attack, Qin Yun's Itinerant Immortal body collapsed immediately, shattering into pieces and vanishing. Only the Qingping Sword and his storage items were left floating in the air.
1536
1537This scene shocked all the spectating experts in the Three Realms. Sword Immortal Qin had managed to withstand the previous tribulations easily, but when the tribulation cloud collapsed into a beam of light, it ignored all defenses and struck Qin Yun instantly. It dissipated Qin Yun completely.
1538
1539"Dad!" Qin Yiyi's and Meng Huan's expressions changed drastically.
1540
1541Yi Xiao's face turned pale and colorless. "No, impossible!"
1542
1543As Qin Yun's wife, Yi Xiao instantly sensed Qin Yun's karmic connection with her vanish. She could not sense it at all, forcing her to realize that Brother Yun might really be dead! However, this was an unacceptable outcome.
1544
1545"Yun'er!" Qin Liehu and his wife were taken aback.
1546
1547Qin Yuluo, Qing Shuang, Tian Huang, and Bian Hanyu all looked in disbelief at this scene.
1548
1549"Brother Qin Yun," Ninth Hong, Eighth Zhu, Ancestral Master Zhang, and Immortal Sa Xu all watched in a daze.
1550
1551...
1552
1553There were just too many people watching Qin Yun's transcending of the tribulations. For instance, the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage was paying keen attention to it.
1554
1555A mighty figure had specially conjured a water mirror that floated in midair.
1556
1557Many Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage experts watched Qin Yun's tribulation via the mirror, and when they saw Qin Yun dissipate due to the beam of light, all of them gasped.
1558
1559"Sword Immortal Qin actually failed?"
1560
1561"This Itinerant Immortal path is really a dead end."All of them sighed.
1562
1563Yu Gufeng, who had joined the Grand Supreme lineage for decades, looked up. Qin Yun had once wanted to recruit him as a disciple, but he ultimately chose the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage.
1564
1565"Sword Immortal Qin really failed transcending his tribulations." Yu Gufeng shook his head slightly when he saw that. However, he felt a sense of joy, thankful that he had chosen the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage.
1566
1567...
1568
1569"Haha, he's dead. He's dead! What a nice death." When Fiend Ancestor remotely saw Qin Yun's body dissipate completely from the strike, he could not help but be overjoyed. But moments later, his expression changed. "That's not right. Why is his karmic connection still around?"
1570
1571"My disciple's karmic connection still exists." Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor stared intently at the tribulation spot. "Although my disciple's karmic connection turned very vague for an instant, to the point of even me finding it faint, his karmic connection still exists! He isn't dead!"
1572
1573At their realm, those that could still sense Qin Yun's existence were limited to the few Heavenly Dao realm existences.
1574
1575"If the karmic connection is so blurred, perhaps only the few of us can sense it." Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor watched in puzzlement. "What is Qin Yun's condition actually?"
1576
1577"The final tribulation cloud strike is very mysterious," said Goddess Nüwa. "Qin Yun's Misty Rain Array is already sufficiently powerful. When he casts it with a Connate Merit Cardinal treasure, even we would have difficulty killing him. That final strike... actually ignored all obstacles and went straight for Qin Yun's Essence Soul Itinerant Immortal body?"
1578
1579******
1580
1581The tribulation cloud's collapse to form that final strike was not anything the Misty Rain Array could withstand. Qin Yun knew that something had gone awry, but he had no other solution.
1582
1583But after the beam of light flew into his body—
1584
1585Boom!
1586
1587Qin Yun felt his consciousness turn blank!Excruciating pain enveloped his Essence Soul as if thousands of blades were slicing across his Essence Soul, instantly splitting it into thousands of pieces in a thorough fashion.
1588
1589There was also an extremely scorching flame burning at his Essence Soul fragments, completely destroying them.
1590
1591There was also the terrifying lightning that blasted each and every piece of his Essence Soul.
1592
1593At that instant, there was no room for thought.
1594
1595Only pain!
1596
1597It was an unprecedented pain after all his years of cultivation. It was a pain that made him desire death!
1598
1599"Just die. You will be free from this infinite pain if you die." This thought surfaced in his mind.
1600
1601"No!"
1602
1603A thought immediately surfaced. "Why would I want to die? Who am I? What am I doing? I... I am Qin Yun! I'm Qin Yun! I'm transcending the tribulations!"
1604
1605Having acknowledged his own existence, a strong desire spread through every Essence Soul fragment. Although each of them had been burned and blasted to extremely minute pieces, all of them lit up.
1606
1607Regardless of the fire and lightning assault, once the Essence Soul fragments had a thought, they were filled with tenacity. Furthermore, the Soul Heart Fruit's powers were spreading through the Essence Soul and nourishing the fragments.
1608
1609"Hold on. Hold on. Hold on."
1610
1611Qin Yun could sense that his Essence Soul had been split into countless fragments. Each Essence Soul fragment was suffering the mysterious assaults of fire and lightning. Under this barrage of attacks, his Essence Soul fragments were also gradually changing. He then vaguely came to the understanding... that this was the real Itinerant Immortal tribulation! It was a metamorphic tribulation, akin to the tempering of scrap iron into fortified steel. As these Essence Soul fragments suffered the excruciating pain, his soul also began undergoing the change from "iron" to "steel."
1612
1613This process was the most terrifying tribulation.If he survived it, he would truly escape his fate as an Itinerant Immortal and obtain eternal life.
1614
1615If he failed, the countless pieces of Essence Soul fragments would be destroyed, and death would follow.
1616
1617"Hold on." The countless Essence Soul fragments withstood the infinite pain as Qin Yun only had one thought—"Hold on."
1618
1619Slowly...
1620
1621As the Essence Soul fragments transformed, the pain suddenly subsided after an unknown period of time. It gave Qin Yun relief as his thoughts turned clearer and he could consider even more.
1622
1623"I've passed the hardest stage. This feeling is just fantastic." As the pain rapidly waned, Qin Yun felt that each Essence Soul fragment was overcome with an emerging joy, as though they were each welcoming new life.
1624
1625...
1626
1627"Is Brother Qin Yun really dead?" Hou Yi watched from afar in disbelief.
1628
1629By his side, Kong Xuan said with a sigh, "I can't even sense his karma, so it means he's really dead. That final strike of the tribulation cloud was just too odd. Brother Qin Yun's Misty Rain Array failed to put up any resistance. Besides, Brother Qin Yun has an Itinerant Immortal body. It's weak, so it dissipated upon impact."
1630
1631"Even Sword Immortal Qin can't transcend the Itinerant Immortal tribulations?" Ancestral Dragon sighed.
1632
1633Qin Yun's good friends were sighing.
1634
1635As for his family, they were disconsolate and in despair. Although they were mentally prepared before the tribulation, and Qin Yun had made many arrangements for the Qin family, to see Qin Yun's body ultimately blasted into nothingness left them in immense misery.
1636
1637"That is?" Yi Xiao, whose eyes had been staring blankly at the spot where Qin Yun once was, suddenly saw countless lights appearing.
1638
1639"What's that?"
1640
1641All the mighty figures also noticed it.
1642
1643Lights lit up in the void as they brightened in intensity and enlarged in size. Each point of light was drawing on power to gradually turn crystalline, like they wereprecious gems.
1644
1645Countless crystalline gems floated in midair.
1646
1647"There are 129,600 gems," Kong Xuan muttered as he observed. "The number corresponding to one Yuan 1 How can this be a coincidence?"
1648
1649The countless gloating gems finally transformed and each of them took the form of Qin Yun. Each of them were the size of a finger.
1650
1651The 129,600 Qin Yuns looked at each other and smiled.
1652
1653"A body can be split into thousands, but the Essence Soul is eternal.
1654
1655"Fuse!"
1656
1657The countless Qin Yuns began fusing together, taking on Qin Yun's original form. With a wave of his hand, he collected all the Dharma treasures that had dropped on the mountaintop.
1658
1659Qin Yun stood there and saw that the tribulation cloud had dissipated. He felt overjoyed as he thought, "This Itinerant Immortal tribulation's final strike was a test of the Essence Soul. No Dharma treasure can help. When the Essence Soul was split into 129,600 pieces, it reached an extremum. Being tempered by the lightning and fire, one needs extremely strong determination and tenacity to survive it.
1660
1661"Thankfully. I'm thankful that I had the heaven-defying Soul Heart Fruit which can nourish my Essence Soul's core. While I was suffering the pain, it was nourishing my Essence Soul. If not, I probably only had a thirty percent chance of surviving it. The Soul Heart Fruit allowed me endure the torment, greatly increasing my chances.
1662
1663"My venture into the spatial tide at the risk of my life was of use indeed."
1664
1665After having his Essence Soul split into 129,600 pieces, he was still able to be cognizant of himself. That was the first major trial, and enduring through the pain was the second major trial. The Soul Heart Fruit had indeed helped Qin Yun tremendously.
1666
1667"Regardless of what I've done, how much suffering I've been through, or how treacherous the tribulation is... I, Qin Yun, have finally transcended the Itinerant Immortal tribulations completely." Qin Yun rejoiced inwardly.
1668
1669(End of Volume)
1670
1671Footnotes:
1672
1673Ch 719 Footnote 1Related to a cosmic period of time in Daoist cosmology. Translator/Author's note
1674
1675The next volume will be the last volume of the series. IET believes that ending the story at the Three Realms would be nice, instead of dragging it out unnecessarily. I'll be slowly closing the gap with the raws, so that the final translated chapter will be released within the same day as the raws.
1676
1677
































Chapter 720: Art of Avatars
1678
1679As Qin Yun was reeling in delight, he heard a voice sound in his head. "Disciple, is this tribulation the last tribulation for Itinerant Immortals?"
1680
1681Although Numinous Treasure was happy watching Qin Yun successfully transcend the tribulations remotely, he was also afraid, afraid that there would be a thirteenth Itinerant Immortal tribulation.
1682
1683"Master, this twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation was indeed the last tribulation," replied Qin Yun via voice transmission. "This time, it was an actual test of the Essence Soul, a tribulation that allows for the Essence Soul to metamorphosize. Success leads to an indestructible, immortal Essence Soul."
1684
1685"Indestructible Essence Soul? I saw your Essence Soul being split into 129,600 pieces?" Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor asked out of curiosity. After all, Qin Yun was the first Itinerant Immortal to gain eternal life.
1686
1687"Yes, Itinerant Immortals cultivate their Essence Souls, and the Essence Soul is different from a physical body." Qin Yun did not conceal anything from his master. "After cultivating to a realm like mine, the Essence Soul can congregate and disperse, splitting into 129,600 avatars."
1688
1689"To have so many avatars, haha. When it comes to the number of avatars one possesses, you are no doubt the greatest in the Three Realms," said Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor with a voice transmission.
1690
1691Qin Yun smiled.
1692
1693Indeed. Elder Yellowbeard had ten bodies including his main body, but he had 129,600 avatars.
1694
1695Although he had many avatars, the total amount of Essence Soul powers was limited.
1696
1697"It's just that the more avatars, the weaker the Essence Soul will be," said Qin Yun.
1698
1699"The Heavenly Dao naturally has restrictions. Still, to have so many avatars, it truly can be called indestructible," said Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor.
1700
1701In Green Touring Palace, Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor was in an extremely good mood.
1702
1703The disciple he was most pleased with had succeeded in transcending the tribulations and had gained powerful new means."Numinous Treasure, is this the final Itinerant Immortal tribulation?" Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor asked.
1704
1705"It's indeed the final one." Numinous Treasure smiled.
1706
1707"Congratulations," said Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning with a faint smile.
1708
1709"Congratulations, Numinous Treasure," Goddess Nüwa said as well.
1710
1711"For Qin Yun to succeed, with his abhorrence of evil, it's truly a good thing for the Three Realms," said Buddhist Ancestor Gautama with a chuckle.
1712
1713In the past, there was strife between them. The past war between the Buddhists and Daoists, and the war among the three Daoist lineages were over. Now, their relationships were getting better.
1714
1715This was because they knew that in the future, they would be forced to leave the Three Realms! One, they needed to combine forces to kill the Fiend Ancestor, and two, they needed to help each other in venturing through the vast Chaos. They naturally needed to be united.
1716
1717Even more than that, they wished for the Three Realms to be peaceful. However, there were Chaos Godfiends who wished for chaos in the Three Realms, to turn it into a huge hunting ground where they could freely hunt and slaughter. This faction was quite a formidable one, too. However, with the Dao Ancestors and Buddhist Ancestor in the Three Realms, all of them lurked in the background. This included God King Zhurong who remained in hiding after he escaped his imprisonment. In the future, he was bound to appear again.
1718
1719Qin Yun clearly would stand opposite Zhurong and the other Chaos Godfiends.
1720
1721...
1722
1723Qin Yun took a step and returned to Mt. Lightning Roar.
1724
1725"Dad!"
1726
1727"Master."
1728
1729A large group of people came to welcome him—Qin Yiyi, Meng Huan, Qin Yuluo, Bian Hanyu were all thrilled. They had previously imagined their sky to have fallen, but now, the 'sky' remained.
1730
1731Qin Yun looked at them with a smile as he looked towards his wife, Yi Xiao.
1732
1733"Brother Yun." Yi Xiao hugged Qin Yun and whispered, "I was really, really worried for you just now...""There's no need to worry. I'll be by your side from now on, so much that you'll find me a bother! It's because I am now immortal," said Qin Yun with a voice transmission.
1734
1735Yi Xiao smiled sweetly.
1736
1737Qin Yun felt a burden lift off his chest as he felt overjoyed. Although he had made arrangements for his wife and children, as well as the whole Qin family, it was better that he could live on. With him around, no one would dare bare their fangs at Mt. Lightning Roar.
1738
1739"Congratulations!"
1740
1741"Congratulations, Senior Brother Qin."
1742
1743Yellow-robed Supremacy, Immortal Sa Xu, Ancestral Master Zhang, Ninth Hong, and Eighth Zhu all came over, congratulating him.
1744
1745"Haha." Qin Yun laughed as he saw them. "Brother Sa Xu, Old Zhang, Yellow-robed, and Ninth Hong, Eighth Zhu. Long time no see. Today, I succeeded in transcending the tribulations and have gained eternal life. It's a joyous occasion for me. Today, my Mt. Lightning Roar will have a feast and I'm inviting all of you. You must attend."
1746
1747"Brother Qin Yun, how can we not attend the feast to celebrate your gaining of eternal life?" Kong Xuan chuckled as he walked over.
1748
1749"Congratulations Brother Qin Yun." Hou Yi cupped his hands.
1750
1751Ancestral Dragon, Goumang, Suirenshi, Fuxishi, Shennongshi, and Old Mother of Blackfoal Mountain all walked over with smiles. Qin Yun was also a human mighty figure, and the supporting pillar of Green Touring Palace. His attainment of eternal life left many experts rejoicing.
1752
1753"Don't leave today. Accompany me in having drinks at my Mt. Lightning Roar," said Qin Yun with a laugh.
1754
1755"Yiyi, quickly arrange for the banquet," instructed Yi Xiao.
1756
1757"Yes, Mother." Qin Yiyi immediately flew off to arrange for the banquet in delight.
1758
1759******
1760
1761The Grand Supreme sword immortals were watching remotely through a water mirror.
1762
1763They originally believed that Sword Immortal Qin was dead, but they suddenly saw the points of light turn brighter, eventually turning into gems. The 129,600 gemseach turned into miniature Qin Yuns... and eventually fused as one. Later, Qin Yun even began conversing with Hou Yi, Ancestral Dragon, and company...
1764
1765This left the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage astounded. Without a doubt, Sword Immortal Qin was still alive!
1766
1767"Sword Immortal Qin is actually alive?"
1768
1769"This is the Itinerant Immortal tribulation? Gaining life through death?"
1770
1771"I wonder if Sword Immortal Qin will still face a thirteenth Itinerant Immortal tribulation."
1772
1773The Grand Supreme sword immortals discussed.
1774
1775"According to the news coming from Mt. Lightning Roar, Sword Immortal Qin has said that he has gained eternal life and will be holding a feast for his guests," a sword immortal said.
1776
1777"He said it personally. It's definitely true then."
1778
1779"To think that Itinerant Immortals can gain eternal life as well. That's right. The Heavenly Dao will always leave a sliver of hope."
1780
1781Just as they were sighing in amazement, Yu Gufeng looked up from a corner at the chatting Ancestral Dragon, Hou Yi, and Qin Yun in the water mirror.
1782
1783"Junior Brother Yu, I heard that Sword Immortal Qin once wanted to take you in as a disciple?" a fellow disciple quipped with a laugh.
1784
1785Yu Gufeng nodded slightly. "Yes, Senior Qin did think highly of me before. Now that he has successfully transcended the tribulations, it's truly a joyous matter."
1786
1787...
1788
1789The news of Qin Yun's successful transcending of the tribulations to gain eternal life quickly spread throughout the Three Realms.
1790
1791Different experts had different feelings towards it, but all of them knew one point... Sword Immortal Qin was destined to become a steadfast power in the Three Realms! Mt. Lightning Roar would truly become a sacred land in the Three Realms! Previously, people believed that as an Itinerant Immortal, Qin Yun might one day die from his tribulations; therefore, Mt. Lightning Roar always had little influence.
1792
1793For example...
1794
1795No mighty figure came to pledge allegiance to it!Most perfected Great Dao experts had mighty figures as their subordinates. Some pledged allegiance while others became disciples. In the past, despite Qin Yun's formidable prowess, no mighty figure pledged allegiance to Mt. Lightning Roar. It was simply because they were afraid that once Qin Yun died, they would end up being pursued by the fiends' revenge. How miserable that would be.
1796
1797Now that Qin Yun had gained eternal life, everything was different.
1798
1799...
1800
1801"Why is this happening?"
1802
1803In the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss, Fiend Ancestor's destruction body looked in disbelief at the Heavenly realm's Mt. Lightning Roar. He watched as Qin Yun and Hou Yi exchanged drinks at the banquet.
1804
1805Even some time after Qin Yun transcended the tribulations, the Fiend Ancestor was still in disbelief.
1806
1807"I thought he was dead, but he actually succeeded and gained eternal life?
1808
1809"Now, my plans really need changing.
1810
1811"With him alive, when it comes to mighty figures, the Daoists and Buddhists will have a sharp increase in strength. Those ancient existences likely won't help me easily. Hou Yi isn't likely to involve himself, right? If he joins forces with Qin Yun, there's almost no one in a Great World that can fight them." Fiend Ancestor was frustrated. "So be it. At most, I'll give up on contending for the Great Worlds.
1812
1813"After all, most of life in the Three Realms are in the Small Worlds."
1814
1815Fiend Ancestor narrowed his eyes. "Qin Yun, I'm indeed impressed with you. In such a despairing situation, you still managed to transcend the tribulations to gain eternal life. Impressive. But ultimately, you are a mighty figure. You won't be able to enter a Small World or stop me."
1816
1817







Chapter 721: Four Word Sword Art
1818
1819Since he succeeded in transcending the tribulations, Qin Yun naturally gave Hou Yi one Soul Heart Fruit and received the spatial shields in return.
1820
1821Hou Yi was very willing to do this exchange; after all, back in the spatial tide, Qin Yun had only gathered other-universe corpses in the beginning, resulting in Hou Yi receiving a large number of treasures. The number of Connate Cardinal treasures he had... made him probably number one under the Heavenly Dao realm. He really wasn't missing out by giving up the spatial shields. Instead, he yearned more for Soul Heart Fruits.
1822
1823In a Small World.
1824
1825There was a boat with black awnings proceeding down a river. Qin Yun and Yi Xiao were dining on it.
1826
1827"My wife, according to your request, I have visited countless Small Worlds with you," said Qin Yun with an exasperated smile. "But I can't enter a Small World with my real body; only an embodiment can do so. This embodiment of mine is really weak. It can't even defeat ordinary Essence Soul realm figures. If we suffer any bullying, I'll be relying on you, my wife, to help."
1828
1829"Don't worry. I will protect you. I'll protect the number one sword immortal in the Three Realms. That actually feels quite nice." Yi Xiao took a sip of her alcohol, feeling rather happy. She had the strength of a half-step mighty figure. If she had Connate Numinous treasures, she could even fight a mighty figure. She was naturally overpowered in a Small World. Since Qin Yun had gained eternal life from his transcending of the tribulations, he also agreed to accompany his wife on a voyage of the Three Realms.
1830
1831The most number of places to visit in the Three Realms were definitely the Small Worlds.
1832
1833Therefore, he accompanied his wife and began visiting the countless Small Worlds. If they took their time, perhaps even ten million years was insufficient to see them all.
1834
1835"However, you don't have to worry about this Small World. This Small World's Heaven and Earth spiritual energies are sparse. Cultivating to the Connate False Core is probably the maximum one can go," said Yi Xiao.
1836
1837"The Heaven and Earth spiritual energies are very sparse. If it drops further, it would be impossible to cultivate." Qin Yun nodded.And at that moment—
1838
1839Above the river of Qin Yun's boat was a steep cliff. On this hanging cliff, there was a man speaking in full emotion, "Master, Senior Brother, it was all my fault. I have nothing to say." With that said, he leaped down.
1840
1841"Third Junior Brother."
1842
1843"Third Senior Brother."
1844
1845"Third Senior Brother."
1846
1847"Yanzhou!"
1848
1849There was a flurry of exclamations.
1850
1851His plummet down the cliff sounded as he dropped towards the lingering clouds beneath.
1852
1853However, his plummet resulted in an fated encounter with immortality.
1854
1855In the sailing boat beneath the cliff, Qin Yun and Yi Xiao looked up and saw a white dressed youth falling.
1856
1857"It's a mortal," said Yi Xiao as she looked up. "To plummet from such a tall cliff, even if there's water beneath him, he will still die."
1858
1859Qin Yun nodded with a smile. "But unfortunately, if we allow the boat to continue sailing forward, he will crash into our boat."
1860
1861With that said, Qin Yun began inferring with his fingers.
1862
1863"He really is an unlucky little guy," said Qin Yun with a smile. "But I'm quite impressed with him; at least, he abhors evil."
1864
1865With a thought, he had learned the details of the plummeting youth's entire life. He knew why he was committing suicide by jumping off a cliff.
1866
1867"Whoosh."
1868
1869With a wave of his hand, a force held up the plummeting white-dressed youth, causing his descent to immediately slow down. After which, he landed on the deck of the boat.
1870
1871The mighty Sword Immortal Qin did have his embodiment severely suppressed in a Small World, but his realm remained extremely high. He was able to produce strength at the Connate Golden Core, so saving the youth was not a problem."Oh?" Gong Yanzhou looked at his surroundings in a daze and then the deck beneath his feet.
1872
1873"I plummeted from such a high cliff but ended up gently landing on this boat?" Gong Yanzhou saw the immortal-like couple drinking in the boat's cabin and knew that he had met someone important.
1874
1875"Seniors, thank you for saving my life," said Gong Yanzhou respectfully. "However, I am too ashamed to face my masters and fellow disciples, much less my wife. I can only exonerate myself with death."
1876
1877"As an Iron Sword Gate's disciple, you ended up marrying a disciple of your sect's archenemy, the Centaurea Gate... You didn't wish to betray your sect, nor did you want to kill your wife. As such, you chose to commit suicide?" seated in the cabin, Qin Yun said with a smile. "Dying this way sure is a little aggrieved."
1878
1879Gong Yanzhou was alarmed. "How do you know of this?" This was a secret, a secret that he had only learned in the past few days.
1880
1881Qin Yun laughed. "There are few things in this world that can hide from me."
1882
1883This world was filled with so-called martial arts experts. Cultivating to the Connate False Core realm was the limit! This was due to the limits imposed by the Small World's Heavenly Dao. As for shattering the void to ascend? That was a remote legend. In this world, as long as one reached the Connate False Core realm and was capable of producing Connate Golden Core strength... one could shatter the void and ascend. With the help of the Small World's Heavenly Dao, they could head to a Great World.
1884
1885However, reaching the Connate realm was very difficult.
1886
1887To be able to have strength at the Connate Golden Core realm with a Connate False Core body was already the stuff of legend.
1888
1889"It appears I'm quite a joke," said Gong Yanzhou in a self-deprecating manner.
1890
1891"You really are inferior to your wife," said Qin Yun. "Your wife knew you were from the Iron Sword Gate, but she still married you. She even tried her best to become sect master of Centaurea Gate, so as to alleviate the hatred between the two sects. Yet, you seek death the moment you learned of the truth?"
1892
1893Gong Yanzhou shook his head and said, "My Iron Sword Gate and Centaurea Gate have a deep-seated hatred for each other. When I was still an orphan, my master and his wife took me in. My master's wife died to the Centaurea Gate. Generation after generation, our grudge remains. How am I to face my fellow disciples after marryinga Centaurea Gate disciple? How am I to face my master?"
1894
1895"You silly kid," said Qin Yun. "You can just seek revenge on the person who killed your master's wife. Your hatred should be directed against the perpetrator, and not the others of the Centaurea Gate. Must the grudge of the past implicate the juniors of the future?
1896
1897"In this world, nations have fought and killed for centuries. Many grudges have been forgotten. But after the nations were unified, isn't everyone still living harmoniously as one?" said Qin Yun with a smile. "A grudge can be resolved. There is no need to implicate too many innocent people while seeking revenge.
1898
1899"It is fated that we ended up meeting today, so I'll give you a few words."
1900
1901Qin Yun casually wrote in the air.
1902
1903Words began glowing in midair as they were filled with the infinite charms of the Sword Dao.
1904
1905They were four simple words—"Human Effort Achieves Everything."
1906
1907Gong Yanzhou turned dumbfounded when he saw that. Each stroke contained unfathomable Sword Dao charms. Gong Yanzhou only felt that his Iron Sword Gate's best manuals could not even be compared to an iota of the four words. He was fully immersed in it and forgot everything. From time to time, he would move his limbs in rejoice, while at times, use his fingers to draw out the sword arts.
1908
1909He was awoken by his hunger, for two days had passed. He had been by a boulder on the bank of the river for two days.
1910
1911"Seniors." Only then did Gong Yanzhou react, but Qin Yun and Yi Xiao's boat had been gone for two days.
1912
1913"Thank you for imparting these sword arts to me, Senior."
1914
1915Gong Yanzhou was filled with gratitude.
1916
1917The opportunity he encountered when plummeting down the cliff made Gong Yanzhou figure out a Four Word Sword Art in just two days. His strength increased exponentially to become the strongest in the sect. In the coming days, his touring of the world and studying of the charms in the four words given to him by Qin Yun perfected the Four Word Sword Art even more. This sword art also gained a higher standing in the world. It also became the best of the three arts that could shatter the void. Of course, that was all in the epilogue.
1918
1919...Qin Yun's embodiment accompanied his wife in touring the various Small Worlds, while his real body remained in the Heavenly realm's Mt. Lightning Roar as he meditated on sword arts.
1920
1921Before, he had focused on defensive arts due to his tribulations.
1922
1923But as a sword immortal... how could he be lacking in offensive means? Now that he had succeeded in transcending the tribulations, he naturally focused on offensive means. The four words he gave to Gong Yanzhou—"Human Effort Achieves Everything"—contained many of the sword art charms Qin Yun had when it came to offensive means. Even just a tiny bit of it was amazing.
1924
1925Tenebrous Fiend Abyss.
1926
1927"Zhurong, you wish to go back on your word?" Ancestral Fiend's destruction body wore a cold expression as he glared at Zhurong's embodiment that had appeared before him.
1928
1929"I'm not going back on my word. I previously said that if Qin Yun dies from his tribulation, the Daoist-Fiend war can start again! I, Daoist Lu Ya, and a few old friends would jointly attempt to kill Hou Yi," said God King Zhurong with a shake of his head. "Now that Qin Yun is alive and his defensive means are number one in the Three Realms, plus with his relationship with Hou Yi, not only will we not be capable of killing Hou Yi if they join forces, we might even be sending ourselves to our deaths."
1930
1931Although Hou Yi was powerful and could burn his Essence Soul to shoot nine successive arrows, he had to accumulate his strength by slowly shooting the arrows one by one.
1932
1933It was naturally no problem to kill Hou Yi in the first one or two arrows.
1934
1935Zhurong and company originally had a plan and he was rather confident. But with the addition of Qin Yun? His allies from before all shrank back.
1936
1937"Ancestral Fiend, Qin Yun has successfully transcended the tribulations. He's still alive, so there's no way I can help you either," Zhurong's embodiment said before dissipating.
1938
1939The Ancestral Fiend watched this scene coldly.
1940
1941"I knew it. All of them are afraid of death. They will only take action if there's a chance. But once they discover danger, they immediately shrink back." Fiend Ancestor shook his head and said, "The Daoists and Buddhists previously only had Amita as a half-step Heavenly Dao realm in the past. Boxun is enough to hold himback. Now, with the addition of Qin Yun, this will truly add to my troubles.
1942
1943"Forget it. I had planned on giving up the Great Worlds anyway. Since Zhurong and company have shrank back, I'll give them up completely.
1944
1945"There's no need for any delay.
1946
1947"Let the Daoist-Fiend war begin." Fiend Ancestor's eyes were filled with endless frenzy. It was more crazy than the previous time. That's because the goal of this Daoist-Fiend war was for him to gain a chance of survival.
1948
1949