Chapter 154: The Secret of the Dan Book!

  For the Tiancheng Sword Sect, which has tens of thousands of disciples, the deaths of Qin Wenbing and Wu Qi were like a drop of water falling into the ocean, causing only a faint ripple that disappeared in an instant.

  After his injuries healed, Qin Yun left Cloud Water Pavilion and went to Xiushui Town, twenty miles outside of Xuanwu City.

  Xiushui Town was not within the range of Jianzong Mountain Gate. At first, it was an ordinary small mountain village. Later, many outsiders who wanted to join the Jianzong Sect came one after another and were rejected by the sect. They did not give up and stayed behind to look for opportunities, making the original remote and dilapidated village gradually become a rather prosperous town.

  Young people who are determined to pursue the ultimate sword path live in thatched cottages outside the town, practicing swordsmanship day and night, and spontaneously organize themselves to maintain the peace and tranquility of the small town.

  They are not completely hopeless either. If they can make a name for themselves in Xiushui Town, they might catch the attention of the Tiancheng Sword Sect and be taken in as a sword servant.

  Jianpu is not a disciple, but rather a miscellaneous servant or slave, however there is an opportunity for them to become disciples.

  According to the rules of Jianzong, all those who are Fengli, Zhenchuan and Zhongmen disciples can choose one to three sword servants to attend them. Usually, the first sword servant of Neimen disciples comes from Xuanwu City, but there are also some from Xiushui Town.

  Qin Yun came to Xiushui Town not to recruit swordsmen, nor did he have the qualifications for that, but to settle down Sun Cheng and his grandson.

  Because it's not easy to settle in Xuanwu City, at least until Shui Wanying leaves the pass, Qin Yun arranged for the two of them to stay at an inn in Xiushui Town before leaving Heishanfang City.

  When they met again, Sun Chenggang and Sun Xiaolan were both in much better spirits. Especially the latter, whose originally pale face had filled out a bit, revealing a few hints of beauty.

  "In two months at most, my master will be able to come out. At that time, you can move to Xuanwu City, and I will buy a house for you in the city," Qin Yun said to Sun Chenggang.

  The houses in Xuanwu City were extremely expensive, but Qin Yun could easily afford them. After all, he had just made a hundred pieces of Huoling Jade not long ago.

  "Thank you so much!" Sun Chengdong said gratefully.

  Having been through a life of displacement and uncertainty, he understood how precious it was to have a stable life now. He was deeply grateful to Qin Yun for saving him and his granddaughter from the brink of disaster.

  "Don't call me a benefactor from now on, just call me by my name!" Qin Yun smiled and said: "Old Master Sun, I still have one more thing to ask you."

  He took out the iron scroll of Dan book, pointing to the part where the surface skin was peeled off and said: "I found that your iron scroll of Dan book has some unusual places inside, do you know what's going on?"

  She took away the outer wrapping of hemp cloth. The light from that place was irresistible, and the brilliant light, more dazzling than gold, attracted the attention of the little girls next door who came to take a peek.

  Sun Chengdong's face was full of astonishment, he shook his head: "Benefactor, oh no. Qin Shao Ye, I also didn't know that the Iron Scroll Dan Book would be like this, it has been passed down from ancestors without any explanation, there is only this thing."

  He paused for a moment, then continued: "Whatever is inside, it's all yours now."

  Qin Yun nodded and put away the iron scroll, he instinctively felt that this iron scroll might be hiding some astonishing secret, but at least after peeling off all the outer skin could explore.

  If the iron scroll was truly a treasure, he wouldn't have returned it to Sun Chengdong. Instead, he would have gone all out to help Sun Xiaolan join Water Wanjing's sect, fulfilling her greatest wish.

  I believe this is also what Sun Chengzong truly wants.

  "You all stay here at ease now, wait for my news!"

  Xiushui Town, although not within the mountain gate of Tiancheng Sword Sect, is a place where no one dares to commit any evil deeds. Compared to the chaotic Heishanfang Market, it's like a utopia, so the safety of the two generations is not a problem at all.

  Farewell to Sun Chengtang and Sun Xiaolan, Qin Yun moved to Xuanwu City, where he bought a top-grade dagger mixed with Xuan Tie Sand Gold at the best weapon workshop in the city, and then returned to Cloud Water Villa.

  In the quiet room of the small cottage in the backyard, he used a newly purchased dagger to slowly scrape open the hard outer shell wrapped around the iron scroll Dan book.

  For this unexpectedly obtained object, Qin Yun had a strong curiosity, especially the mysterious symbols that appeared on the surface of the previous part, which greatly increased his interest in exploring its secrets.

  However, this task was not easy. Apart from the original wounds that had been chopped and hacked, the iron layer on the outside of other positions was extremely strong and solid. Qin Yun had to rotate his true energy and inject the power of Geng Jin into his body in order to barely break it open.

  At first, Qin Yun was extremely careful to avoid damaging the internal runes, but slowly he discovered that the layer of metal similar to gold was far harder than the outer shell, and the dagger slid over without leaving any marks.

  So his courage gradually increased, and he used more force, breaking the shell at a much faster speed.

  Even so, Qin Yun still spent the entire afternoon, and it wasn't until nightfall that he finally managed to strip away all of the black iron from the outer layer of the Ti Juan Dan scripture.

  The true appearance of the Iron Scroll Dan Book was fully revealed before Qin Yun's eyes.

  Its appearance has not changed much from the original, only smaller in size, but with a dazzling golden light, carefully looking at the surface of the text and diagrams floating before one's eyes, each one clear and transparent, revealing a mysterious atmosphere.

  Qin Yun just stared at it for a moment and felt dizzy, so he quickly put it down.

  This thing is absolutely not just for looking!

  Qin Yun thought for a moment, then picked up the wooden box beside the table. Inside, neatly arranged, were all fire spirit jade.

  He picked up the Iron Scroll of Dan again and operated the Nine Yang Xuan Gong, trying to input a strand of pure true energy into it.

  The true energy was like a mud cow entering the sea and disappearing without a trace, while the Iron Scroll of Dan was completely unresponsive.

  Useless? Qin Yun furrowed his brow and accelerated his Xuan Gong, increasing the intensity of the true energy infusion.

  But he continued to urge the true energy to nearly 70% of his power, and the Iron Scroll Dan Book still didn't have any reaction!

  In normal circumstances, metal objects would either emit a powerful aura or shatter and melt after being infused with such a strong True Qi, it's absolutely impossible for them to remain completely still like this.

  It was as if the Iron Scroll of Dan had absorbed all the true energy, but the problem was that Qin Yun didn't feel it being extracted at all. The Nine Yang True Energy seemed to have entered some bottomless abyss.

  He was truly at his wit's end now.

  But Qin Yun was absolutely not the kind of person who would give up easily.

  Seeing the dense symbols on the surface of the Iron Scroll Dan Book, he suddenly had an idea and immediately converted the Nine Yang Xuan Gong to the True Machine Secret Method, driving the true energy to condense the yuan force and inject it into the Iron Scroll Dan Book again.

  If the iron scroll of Dan is considered as a talisman, some special talismans need to use yuan force to exert their effects. Since true energy is ineffective, trying yuan force is also an option.

  Of course, Qin Yun's probing was risky, because he had no idea what secrets the iron scroll book contained. If it were triggered to release uncontrollable power, the situation would be very bad.

  Hmph!

  The yuan force had just been infused into the Iron Scroll of Dan, when a sudden change occurred!

  The golden light that the Dan book originally emitted was instantly retracted, and the surface color changed from golden yellow to crimson red, as if it were a hot iron plate emitting a scorching aura.

  But Qin Yun felt that the Ti Juan Dan Scripture itself generated a tremendous suction force, drawing his dantian true energy in like a whale drinking water!

  The original power is indeed the key to triggering the Iron Scroll Book, and Qin Yun really got it right!

  Facing the sudden appearance of anomalies in the Iron Scroll Dan Book, because he had similar experiences before, he didn't have a hint of panic. His left hand grabbed a piece of Huo Ling Jade without hesitation.

  This was specially prepared by him to deal with possible situations, and unexpectedly it immediately came in handy. The abundant spiritual energy contained in the Huo Ling Jade immediately replenished his experience.

  As for extracting the spiritual power of the Lingyu, Qin Yun was already familiar with it. However, what he didn't expect was that the spiritual power that had just entered his body hadn't even reached the Sea of Consciousness to be transformed by the Qiankun Supplementing Heaven Stone when it was suddenly and forcefully seized by the devouring power of the Ti Juan Dan Scripture!

  The ferocious and tyrannical aura of Tie Juan Dan Shu actually suppressed the Qian Kun Bu Tian Stone!

  But this is also good, at least Qin Yun's pressure has been greatly reduced, and the Ti Juan Dan book seems to prefer spiritual power, reducing its demand for true energy.

  Bang!

  A valuable piece of Huo Ling jade had its spiritual energy drained and turned into a greyish-white powder.

  Qin Yun's expression remained unchanged as he stretched out his hand and picked up another piece of Huo Ling Jade.

  Qin Yun knew that many rare and precious treasures required a strong power to open, his strength was only at the Refining Qi realm, in the absence of sufficient true energy support, forcibly opening it was not possible, relying on external forces was the only choice.

  It's probably only someone at his level of cultivation who can directly absorb the spiritual energy of the Lingyu, otherwise others would either be drained of their true qi and die instantly or have to abandon it without regard for the consequences.

  Bang!

  The second piece of Huo Ling Jade turned into powder, Qin Yun picked up the third and fourth pieces.

  He should be truly grateful to those two guys who wanted to kill him, if not for their gift of a box of Huo Ling Jade, Qin Yun would really not have been able to take out so many spiritual power sources.

  One piece after another of the Fire Spirit Jade was consumed, and the rapidly emptying box made Qin Yun feel heartache. However, the Iron Scroll Dan Book seemed to be a starving glutton that had been deprived for ten thousand years, and it continued to devour and absorb without stopping.

  In addition to the heartache, Qin Yun also had a faint excitement. The stronger the power required by the Iron Scroll Dan Book, the more extraordinary its origin would be. It was just unknown what kind of effect it would have.

  Until the Huǒ Líng Yù in the wooden box was left with only a few dozen pieces, the Tiě Juǎn Dān Shū finally stopped absorbing. A majestic and pure power surged into his body through Qín Yún's palm, spreading throughout his entire body along the meridians in an extremely short period of time!

  Qin Yun felt extremely comfortable. This power was incredibly strong, but it was not overbearing or violent, and it was as warm and gentle as a spring breeze on his face.

  It rapidly permeated Qin Yun's flesh, bones and five internal organs, finally reaching the skin and muscles, all the acupoints on his body opened simultaneously, every single pore seemed to be singing loudly!