Chapter 106: Ice Seal of a Thousand Miles

  Seeing Qin Yun's demeanor, several guarding warriors looked at him with a higher gaze. The injured disciples who came out of the cave had seen many people, but not everyone could be as calm and composed as Qin Yun, and insist on leaving without losing face.

  A warrior even took a few steps forward in front of him.

  After a stick of incense had passed, Qin Yun was sweating profusely, his clothes were soaked through, and the top of his head was steaming with mist. His face was bright red and burning hot, extremely frightening to behold.

  He suddenly opened his eyes and let out a long breath, his eyes shining brightly, and his injuries had obviously recovered more than half.

  The Nine Yang Xuan Gong cultivated by Qin Yun can unblock the meridians and wash the body, heal wounds and drive out toxins. When combined with the Wound Healing Pill to treat internal injuries, it can achieve twice the effect with half the effort.

  He slowly stood up and bowed to the warrior who was guarding him: "Qin Yun thanks you, brother, for your protection!"

  Although it is unlikely that anyone would intentionally harass him while he was injured, the other person's actions were undoubtedly kind.

  That guardian warrior looked to be in his forties, with a sturdy build and a rough exterior. A pair of tiger-like eyes gleamed with spirit, and he had at least the strength of eight heavenly layers of refined energy. The large sword on his back was quite intimidating.

  The warrior smiled and said: "As fellow disciples of the Sword Sect, it's just a small effort, don't mind it. The sky is getting dark, you should head back early!"

  Qin Yun nodded: "Hasn't Teacher asked for your esteemed name?"

  "My name is Yue Shan."

  "So it was Brother Yue!"

  In short, Qin Yun got to know a new friend because of this.

  Yue Shan has been in Tiancheng Sword Sect for over 20 years, he is a native of Xuanwu City, his Qi Refining has reached great success but he has never been able to enter the Pre-Heavenly Realm, so he has always been responsible for guarding the Cold Abyss Cave and earning contributions for the sect.

  Yuè Shān has a generous and straightforward personality, without much cunning or guile. He gets along well with others in his daily life, and within the sect, he has many friends.

  After bidding farewell to Yue Shan, Qin Yun returned to Cloud Water Villa.

  At this time, the sky had already completely darkened, and the courtyard was lit up by lanterns. The orange-yellow light from the front hall window shone into the courtyard, and through the open wooden door, one could see Shui Wan Xing sitting upright at a table under the lamp, reading a book, as if waiting for his return.

  After surviving the ordeal of nearly dying in the icy cave during the day, seeing such a warm and cozy scene, Qin Yun's heart couldn't help but feel a warmth, even his footsteps became much lighter.

  Seeing him walk in, Shui Wanyin's delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a concerned expression floated on her lovely face: "Are you hurt?"

  As a congenital strongman, she could hear the subtleties of Qin Yun's footsteps and infer from them.

  "Never mind..." Qin Yun said with a bitter smile: "I ran into a black dragon python, almost died there, luckily I ran fast enough!"

  As he spoke, he took out a small animal skin pouch and placed it on the table: "I only dug up seven condensed ice beads."

  Shui Wanqing didn't go to get it, but instead scolded: "The Black Dragon Python is a mid-level demon beast, how can you dive so deep? Liu Er doesn't need the Ice Condensing Pearl urgently, you don't have to rush and can take your time to find it. If something unexpected happens, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"

  Although it was a blaming tone, the concern in his words was undisguised. Qin Yun's heart was moved: "Master, I know, next time I will be careful and won't rashly rush around!"

  Shui Wan's expression changed from anger to joy: "That's right, you've been staying at home for the past few days to recover from your injuries and not going out. These seven Cong Bing pearls are enough for Liu'er to use for a month."

  "If there's anything you need, just let me know!"

  Qin Yun naturally had no objections, so for the next few days, he stayed behind closed doors to recover from his injuries.

  ……

  Three days later, Qin Yun's injuries were fully recovered, and he closed the door to diligently cultivate the Floating Light Shadowless Skill and the Rolling Thunder Cloud Sword Technique.

  After a battle with the Black Dragon in the Cold Abyss, he realized his own strength was insufficient. If he wanted to return to the cave and wash away his previous shame, it would be necessary for him to increase his strength.

  He had just broken through the sixth heaven of Qi refining, and in a short period of time, he was definitely unable to raise his realm again, so he put all his energy into practicing lightness skill and swordsmanship.

  The thunder and clouds are divided into eight layers of small boundaries, and each time the sword technique is upgraded, its power increases by one level, having a significant impact on his overall strength.

  Every morning, Qin Yun would go to Tianji Palace in Xuanwu City on time and listen to the lectures in the morning class.

  This is the welfare of the new disciples outside the gate, and the person in charge of lecturing on martial arts and swordsmanship is a Huajia-level elder of the sect. Although he only talks about basic martial arts and sword principles, it is absolutely the essence of the Tiancheng Sword Sect's thousand-year heritage.

  This was of great help to Qin Yun, and many places where he was still unclear and couldn't understand during his cultivation became clear after listening to the other party's lecture, as if the thin gauze that had been covering his heart suddenly lifted.

  The joy of suddenly understanding the truth is hard to express in words, so no matter the wind or rain, Qin Yun always goes to the early class without any obstacles, never missing a single day.

  But there aren't many new disciples like him who can persist in listening to lectures, because many disciples are busy doing sect tasks to accumulate contributions and exchange for elixirs and secret recipes.

  Perhaps in their view, whether these basic principles are heard or not is of no consequence.

  Sometimes Qin Yun would also run into Fang Ziling and Fang Ruobing, the former was still quite enthusiastic and would take the initiative to greet him, while the latter wouldn't speak and basically treated him like a stranger. Others would never have guessed that the two actually had the title of fiancé and fiancée.

  Time slipped away quietly and unnoticed, and before he knew it, the end of November had arrived. Unbeknownst to him, Qin Yun had been in the Tian Cheng Sword Sect for over a month.

  The west foot of Manglong Mountain has its first snow since winter, the heavy snow covers Xuanwu City and Tiancheng Six Peaks, making the mountains and rivers a beautiful silver landscape.

  On this day, Qin Yun had just returned from hearing the morning lesson in Xuanwu City when Shui Wanying called him to the small hall.

  "Qin Yun, how's your lightness skill and swordsmanship coming along?" she asked.

  "It's still possible..." Qin Yun was slightly surprised in his heart.

  Because during this period of time, Shui Yan Condensed was in Yunshui Xiaozhu, she had a lot of guidance and teaching for him, especially in the aspect of cultivating light work, she imparted many secrets.

  Up to now, Qin Yun has cultivated the Floating Light Shadow to near perfection. He can leap tens of meters with ease and can be said that if he were to go back to the Cold Abyss Cave to retrieve the Condensed Ice Pearl again, it would be impossible for the Black Water Python to launch a surprise attack on him.

  As for the Thunderbolt Cloud Sword Manual, after successfully cultivating the first move, Wind and Thunder Rise, he had grasped the essence of the next two moves, Surprising Thunder Chases the Deer and Thunderous Snake's Wild Dance, and could proceed to practice the following moves.

  In this set of swordsmanship, Qin Yun reached the third level recorded in the sword scripture - Gathering Momentum.

  The eight realms of the Thunder Sword are: Qi Rise, Lingqi, Jushi, Guantai, Tongxin, Jiwei, Chushen and Ruhua, each representing different powers.

  It is precisely because of the refinement of the eight realms that the Thundercloud Sword Manual, although a yellow-grade sword technique, is not inferior to ordinary Xuan-grade sword techniques, and its cultivation is extremely difficult.

  But most importantly, whether it was cultivating lightness skills or sword techniques, Qin Yun relied entirely on his own efforts plus the careful guidance of Shui Wanyin, without completely relying on the help of the Qiankun Supplementing Heaven Stone.

  Shui Wanying must have understood his progress, and she asked this question with a purpose.

  As expected, Shui Wanqing continued: "Tomorrow I will be going on a long trip and won't be back for at least half a month, so everything in Yunshui Xiaozhu will have to be handed over to you."

  "Master, don't worry, I've got this under control here!" Qin Yun replied without hesitation.

  Yunshui Xiaozhu is just a master and apprentice of three people, Green Willow spends most of her time in Xuanwu City taking care of the store, Shui Wanying left Qin Yun alone to deal with things.

  "This is what I'm worried about, although Green Willow is two years older than you, she's not as understanding of human emotions as you are..." Shui Wan Cong said seriously: "However, sometimes you can be very impulsive, so after I leave, don't think about sneaking into the Frost Abyss to pick Condensed Ice Pearls."

  Qin Yun's old face turned red involuntarily, and he was indeed caught by Shui Wenyang, who had such thoughts!

  Shui Wan Ning continued: "The Black Water Snake is a mid-level demon beast, you need to have at least the cultivation base of Nine Great Meridians to challenge it, otherwise it's too dangerous!"

  Qin Yun knew that Shui Wanying was thinking of him, and although the idea of re-entering the Cold Abyss Prison to temper his sword skills still lingered in his heart, it did not diminish his respect for Shui Wanying.

  After more than a month of getting along, Qin Yun sincerely developed respect for this beautiful master, she had a kind and gentle personality, loved and took great responsibility in taking care of her disciples.

  It's no exaggeration to say that having such a master is Qin Yun's great fortune.

  "I understand, Master! I promise you I won't act rashly or take any reckless adventures!"

  Shui Wan Cong finally smiled again: "That's good, I'll leave early tomorrow, you don't need to get up to see me off."

  The next morning, Shui Wanying got up and left Yunshui Xiao Zhu.

  Qin Yun still got up early to send her all the way to Xuanwu City ten miles away, which is the filial piety that a disciple should have.

  After seeing off Shui Wanying, Qin Yun went to Tianji Palace to attend the morning lecture, and then came to Nan Dajie in the city.

  Nandajie is one of the five main streets in Xuanwu City, where merchants gather and it is extremely prosperous.

  Shuiyan Condensed Water Heart Dan Symbol Workshop is located on South Avenue.

  Qin Yun arrived when the green willow was busy directing several apprentices hired by the store, and the customers were coming in and out with a thriving business.

  Due to the intense competition, Danfu's profits were not very high, but this shop was still the most important source of income for Yunshui Xiaozhu. Shuixian returned this time and refined a lot of dan medicine and talismans, which were placed in the store, and with the help of the store's partners selling hard, the originally quiet business became bustling again.

  Qin Yun seized the opportunity and pulled Green Willow aside: "Sister, is Master's Ice Seal Thousand Mile Spirit Symbol still around?"

  "'Icebound for a thousand miles?' Green Willow couldn't help but be shocked: 'What did you ask it for?'"

  There are five major categories of talismans: yellow, cloud, spirit, treasure and divine. They are divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. The "Ice Seal for a Thousand Miles" mentioned by Qin Yun is an upper-grade spirit talisman, also the treasure of Shui Xin Dan Symbol Workshop. It was placed in the store only for display and not for sale.

  Qin Yun hadn't officially started learning how to refine talismans, but he had grasped a fair amount of basic knowledge and often came to the shop to browse, so he knew that such a spiritual talisman existed.