Volume 1 Chapter 133: Mang Long Hunting Witch

  The Qinggang sword seemed to be placed in a crucible, its entire body glowing bright red and emitting a scorching aura that almost ignited the surrounding air, buzzing and trembling incessantly.

  Qin Yun felt his true energy being sucked into the sword body with a momentum like a long river rushing forward, completely losing control.

  He understood that this was a critical moment for the breakthrough of the spiritual embryo, so he did not deliberately control the outflow of his true energy, but instead fully activated the Nine Yang Mysterious Skill, gathering all the true energy accumulated in the meridians and acupoints throughout his body to meet the needs of the sword embryo.

  But the sword embryo was like a glutton who was never satisfied, and after swallowing all of Qin Yun's elixir energy, it still maintained its strong desire to swallow, as if it would not stop until Qin Yun was drained dry!

  This situation was completely beyond Qin Yun's expectations, but now it has become a situation where he cannot get off the tiger's back, because once the process of refining the spirit is interrupted, the sword fetus will self-destruct and thoroughly destroy the Qinghua Sword!

  At this critical moment, Qingyunzi, who was sitting on the side, suddenly made a move. His left hand's index and middle fingers formed a sword-like shape, and with lightning speed, he poked Qin Yun's wrist at the vital point.

  A vast and profound power suddenly surged into the meridians, pouring into the Qinghua Sword through Qin Yun's hands.

  The sword embryo underwent a tremendous change with the help of this force, no longer being the original chaotic mess. The intense spiritual power permeated the entire sword body, and the scarlet blade was sheathed as the dragon's hum resonated!

  Clang!

  The lingering sound lingered around the beam and did not stop, the Qingfeng sword restored its original appearance.

  But if you observe carefully, you can find that the sword body is subtly imbued with seven-colored light, which is mysterious and difficult to understand.

  Success!

  Qin Yun felt that he and the long sword in his hand had produced a blood-and-flesh connection for the first time, as if Qinglian Sword was a part of his own body, and from then on, it could no longer be abandoned.

  The Qinghua Sword has become a true spiritual sword, and its effect on Qin Yun is absolutely like adding wings to a tiger!

  He couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke the sword, his fingertips leaving a trail of light that seemed to respond to his touch, as if the sword spirit was echoing his caress, filled with curiosity, admiration, and joy...the feeling was wonderfully strange.

  "The sword spirit has been formed, from now on you must cultivate it day and night...". Qingyunzi stroked his beard and smiled: "I have sealed a set of Taiyi Golden Hoop Sword Techniques in this sword spirit, for you to slowly comprehend!"

  Taiyi Golden Hoop Sword Manual!

  Qin Yun was shocked and immediately kowtowed: "Thank you, Master Ancestor, for your great kindness!"

  Qingyunzi reached out and lifted him up: "The Taizhen Golden Ring Sword Manual was something I obtained unintentionally during my travels throughout the nine provinces. Although it's not complete, it's still a clever sword manual."

  "The Taiyi Golden Wheel Sword Manual belongs to both metal and fire. It doesn't match my sword path, but it matches your spiritual sword nature perfectly, I suppose it's a coincidence."

  He paused, and the elder said seriously: "Help you refine the sword spirit. Pass on to you the Taiyi Golden Hoop, your family's old ancestor's favor has been settled, from now on you and I have no more karma entanglements, the road ahead still needs you to go through yourself!"

  No debts of gratitude between us!

  Although it was said that way, it seemed to have drawn a line. However, Qin Yun understood the true meaning of Qingyunzi and replied respectfully: "Disciple understands!"

  "Go!"

  Qingyunzi didn't say anything else and with a wave of his sleeve, he turned around and disappeared into the inner chamber.

  Qin Yun went down from Zhuiyun Peak alone and headed to Tianji Palace in Xuanwu City to receive the Exorcism Order.

  The Demon-Slaying Edict was not a real edict, but a document issued by the Ministry of Rites. Qin Yun signed this document in the name of Yunshui Xiaozhu Shuiyan Condensation, formally accepting the mission of the sect.

  Shui Wenyin, as a disciple of Feng Li, is required to kill three or more Wu tribe warriors or witches. The deadline for the task is one month. Completion of the task will be proven with a Wu tribe's unique witch soul card.

  Due to the issuance of the Sect's Extermination Witchcraft Order, there were many disciples present in the Sect Affairs Hall, and many ordinary hard-to-see offering, true transmission disciples also appeared before people.

  The Tiancheng Sword Sect has tens of thousands of disciples, with a large number of inner sect disciples. The Extermination Witch Order has different requirements for disciples of different levels, and the punishment for failing to complete tasks is also unprecedentedly severe.

  Everyone's face was solemn. The atmosphere in the bustling Zong Shi Yuan was heavy, and no one could still be chatting and laughing at this time. At most, they would only whisper to each other in a low voice on the side.

  Leaving Zongshi Courtyard, Qin Yun arrived at Shui Xin Dan Fu Pawnshop on Nan Da Street.

  He closed the door for a month of hard work. During this time, he still took out one or two days to refine talismans for Danfu Fang, and with Qing Liu adopting high-priced limited sales methods, the business of the shop not only did not cool down, but became more prosperous.

  When she saw Qin Yun, Lü Liu was very happy, but after hearing Qin Yun talk about taking over the Demon Extermination Decree, a layer of gloom inevitably clouded her pretty face.

  "Don't worry, I'll be very careful..." Qin Yun comforted: "If all else fails, I'll ask Master to come out of retirement, completing the sect's task shouldn't be a problem."

  Green willow didn't know the inside story and didn't know the danger in it. After listening to Qin Yun, she put down her mind.

  Her mind soon turned to other things.

  "Since the sect's disciples are going to make a big move, they must need a large number of talismans. Hurry up and refine more top-grade talismans for me, we're going to raise the price!"

  Luoye's business acumen is absolutely top-notch, the Exorcism Order mission concerns the future honor and disgrace of all inner door disciples, at this time he will not be stingy about spending money to buy talismans and elixirs.

  Qin Yun's refined fire-attributed talismans, such as the Gathering Fire Talisman, True Flame Talisman, and Firewall Talisman, are not very effective in the Fire Dragon Cave, but they can be useful against wu warriors or even wu masters.

  What's most important is that Shui Xing Dan Fu Fang's top-grade yellow talismans are the only ones in the entire Xuán Wǔ City, if they don't take this opportunity to raise their prices, when will they?

  "When the time comes, even if we can't complete the task, we can just use Lingyu to buy it, right? As long as we throw enough Lingyu, I don't believe no one will be willing to sell!"

  Green willow's words made Qin Yun deeply convinced.

  For the sake of Baihua's Lingyu, he rolled up his sleeves and worked tirelessly in the symbol room piled high with materials for three days and three nights, refining tens of thousands of top-grade symbol talismans.

  Actually, with Qin Yun's current ability, it wouldn't be too difficult to refine Cloud Symbols of even greater value.

  However, refining Yunfu requires more time and effort to learn and master the skills, so he gave up on that tempting idea.

  As expected by Qing Liu, the business of Dan Fu shops in the city has been extremely good these days. The inner disciples of Jian Zong have red eyes and are buying all the available dan medicine symbols on the market, regardless of whether they are yellow symbols, cloud symbols or spirit symbols.

  No one wants to fail, because that means a sharp decline in status and identity. The sect uses this method to thoroughly stimulate the fighting spirit of the disciples.

  The business of selling top-grade talismans at Shui Xin Dan's Talisman Workshop was booming, despite Lü Liu repeatedly raising the prices to the point where even Qin Yun couldn't bear to look, they were still being snatched up by people.

  When the green willow eyebrows opened their eyes and smiled, counting a pile of spiritual jade, Qin Yun quietly left Xuanwu City after nourishing his spirit and entered the endless Manglong Mountain.

  Manglong Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles at the southern foot, extending south to the Yan Yun Great Plain and west to the Xi Hai Prefecture. It is the most important barrier in the southwest direction of Yan Yun Prefecture. The mountain gate of Tiancheng Jianzong has been stationed there for nearly a thousand years.

  The mountain range to the north is over two hundred miles wide, with peaks and valleys everywhere, and dangerous places are ubiquitous. However, the Wu tribe in the northern Youyuan State can still use the mountain roads to continuously cross the mountains and harass the Sword Sect's gate and surrounding areas.

  Therefore, the Tiancheng Sword Sect built many forward outposts in the mountainous danger zones and dispatched hundreds of small teams to patrol and be on guard in the mountains, effectively guaranteeing the safety of the mountain gate.

  However, recently, the attacks from the Wu tribe have suddenly become more frequent and intense, causing the Jianzong to lose many people. The leader of the sect, Yuan Lao, was enraged and issued an order to exterminate the Wu tribe.

  Whether he could complete this task, Qin Yun didn't have much confidence in his heart.

  He brought three days' worth of dry rations and the map issued by his sect, carrying a bow, arrows, and a long sword, and charged into the Desolate Dragon Mountain alone.

  But Qin Yun was not completely out of breath, although he was totally unfamiliar with this mountainous area, his experience of growing up in a mountain village since childhood allowed him to move freely in the dense mountains and forests like a fish in water.

  He knew how to safely cross the mountains, how to hide in the forest and thicket, and also knew how to track down enemies or shake off enemy pursuit... In these aspects, Qin Yun was confident that he would not be weaker than others.

  When Qin Yun first entered the mountain, he could still encounter many teams entering the mountain for hunting.

  But as he went deeper, the towering mountains and dense forests blocked everything out, and all that could be touched were the occasional wild beasts darting out from the underbrush.

  The vast and majestic mountains stretch endlessly, making it absolutely not an easy task to find the traces of the Shu tribe within them.

  Qin Yun understood very clearly that once he entered Manglong Mountain, he was the hunter, and the Shu tribe would never be his prey.

  The ferocity and brutality of the northern barbarians have long been notorious throughout the nine provinces!

  So he was extremely careful and cautious whether searching for enemy tracks or resting in camp, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.

  ……

  Three days later, early in the morning.

  The mountain range shrouded in thin mist has not yet fully awakened, and the bright spring light shines on the lush green forest, quiet, beautiful, and peaceful.

  However, in the depths of the mountain forest where sunlight cannot reach, hidden dangers lurk.

  Qin Yun stopped in front of a large tree.

  After careful observation, he used the hunting knife he carried with him to pry open the withered vines and branches on the ground, dug up the floating soil and excavated the buried things underneath.

  Broken charcoal, white bones and some miscellaneous garbage, but the smell is not unpleasant.

  Qin Yun pinched the charcoal with his hand and a look of deep thought appeared on his face.

  He tracked two possible Wu warriors to this place, the charcoal fire still warm, and from the traces left by the floating earth and grass branches, the other party should have left after a short stay here, not long ago.

  In the nearby woods, Qin Yun discovered another footprint left by his opponent.

  If it's a Swordsman Sect disciple, then it must be the footprint of leather boots or combat boots, while Witch Tribe warriors usually wear straw sandals or go barefoot, so it's easy to distinguish.

  He followed in the direction of the disappearing footprints without hesitation.

  After nearly half a day of tracking, Qin Yun found the enemy's shadow beside a stream in the woods.