Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

For the next half a month, Lin Yun remained in Fire City. Taiqing Academy was also unusually quiet, with no signs of activity. None of the Taiqing Academy disciples left the academy.

In that half a month, Lin Yun’s injuries had completely healed. Little Ape’s had healed even faster, by a few days.

This morning, Lin Yun was once again practicing Martial Skills in the courtyard. Beside him, Qin Feng was also training. Having lost his right hand, Qin Feng basically had to start over from scratch.

For the past half a month, Qin Feng had been training diligently every day. At first, he was very unaccustomed to using a sword with his left hand, but after several days of practice, he had improved considerably.

After finishing a set of the Black Steel Tyrant Fist—a technique he had used for a long time—Lin Yun reflected on how much he had simplified it. The current version was on a completely different level compared to before.

Walking over to Qin Feng, Lin Yun looked at the sweat-drenched young man and smiled. "Being too eager for quick results isn’t a good thing. After using your right hand for so many years, it’s naturally difficult to suddenly get used to your left."

Left-handed Swordsmen were a rare sight on the Celestial Spirit Continent, as very few people used their left hand to wield a sword.

Hearing Lin Yun’s words, Qin Feng’s face showed a trace of frustration. "Damn it, it’s been five days, and I can’t even execute the first sword of the Taiqing Nine Swords..."

Qin Feng’s impatience was understandable. After all, he had lost his right arm, and his overall strength had dropped significantly. Now, even with a sword in his hand, Qin Feng was completely unable to use any Martial Skills.

With a faint smile, Lin Yun took the longsword from Qin Feng’s hand. Seeing Lin Yun holding the blade, a look of confusion appeared on Qin Feng’s face. ’As far as I can recall, Lin Yun doesn’t know any swordsmanship, does he?’

"Brother Lin, what are you doing?" Qin Feng asked, looking at Lin Yun in confusion.

"Watch closely," Lin Yun said with a soft laugh. Then, right in front of Qin Feng, he performed a sword form.

The swordsmanship wasn’t profound. At least, Qin Feng could easily understand every single move and stance Lin Yun performed. And yet, within this simplicity, Qin Feng could sense something extraordinary about the sword form.

After performing the entire form, Lin Yun looked at Qin Feng and asked, "Did you see it clearly?"

Qin Feng nodded. Seeing this, Lin Yun continued, "This is a Basic Sword Technique. It’s not a Martial Skill, but something for those just starting on the Sword Dao. Right now, you need to start from the beginning. Practice it well, until you have completely mastered this technique."

It was just a Basic Sword Technique, and its power and killing potential were not great. Although Qin Feng didn’t know what Lin Yun intended, he followed his words and began to practice.

What Qin Feng didn’t know was that this sword technique Lin Yun taught him was the Basic Sword Technique from the Divine Realm. It contained all the insights into the Sword Dao from the Great Powers of that realm. It was no exaggeration to say that once Qin Feng mastered this Basic Sword Technique, he could learn much of the Sword Dao’s True Intent from it—a True Intent that no one on the Celestial Spirit Continent had ever comprehended.

Back when he was in the Divine Realm, Lin Yun had practiced this very sword technique. However, he was young then and had only grasped its form, not its intent.

Moreover, after his rebirth, Lin Yun had always used a spear and hadn’t had the time to delve into this sword technique. Now, passing it to Qin Feng was perfect, as it would help him build a solid foundation in the Sword Dao.

This sword technique, which seemed so simple in Lin Yun’s hands, felt completely different once Qin Feng began to practice it himself. Many of the seemingly simple sword moves were, in fact, the most fundamental insights into swordsmanship.

"Brother Lin..." After practicing only a few moves, without even being able to execute them fully, Qin Feng looked at Lin Yun excitedly.

Smiling and nodding, Lin Yun said to Qin Feng, "Keep practicing. Once you fully comprehend this sword technique, go back to practicing the Taiqing Nine Swords. You will notice a change then."

As soon as his voice fell, several roars from demon beasts echoed from high above Fire City. The roars were loud and soul-shaking. From the sound alone, it was easy to tell they were High Tier Demon Beasts.

Just as the roars faded, Chairman Qian rushed in and shouted to Lin Yun, "Young Master Lin, the people from headquarters have arrived."

Hearing this, Lin Yun told Qin Feng to continue practicing while he went with Chairman Qian to the main courtyard. Although the repair work wasn’t finished, compared to half a month ago, the main courtyard and main hall of the Celestial Spirit Auction House were now nearly complete.

They didn’t wait long in the courtyard. Soon, the sky above the entire Celestial Spirit Auction House suddenly darkened as enormous demon beasts flew overhead one by one.

"Those are... Fire Phoenix Carvings." Watching the ten massive demon beasts in the sky, Chairman Qian murmured in shock.

The Fire Phoenix Carving contained the bloodline of a Phoenix. They were born as Tier Three Demon Beasts, and an adult Fire Phoenix Carving was at least a Tier Five Demon Beast, equivalent to a peak Spirit Realm human expert.

Ten Fire Phoenix Carvings slowly descended into the main courtyard of the Celestial Spirit Auction House. The originally spacious courtyard instantly felt crowded after the Fire Phoenix Carvings landed.

Dozens of figures leaped down from the backs of the Fire Phoenix Carvings. These were the experts from the Celestial Spirit Auction House Headquarters.

Leading them were Qingfeng Saint and two other Gold Orders. They were followed by ten Spirit Realm Silver Orders, and finally, fifty Celestial Spirit Realm Copper Orders.

"Go and settle the Fire Phoenix Carvings," a middle-aged man standing next to Qingfeng Saint said to the Copper Orders behind him. Hearing this, ten Copper Orders respectfully acknowledged the command, then leaped onto the Fire Phoenix Carvings and steered them toward Beast City.

"Greetings to the three esteemed Gold Orders," Chairman Qian said, bowing respectfully.

The Saint who had just spoken nodded faintly. Finally, his gaze fell upon Lin Yun, and he spoke with a deadpan expression.

"You are Lin Yun?"

Lin Yun nodded, not trying to hide his identity.

"I heard the Fire City branch was attacked by Taiqing Academy because they were sheltering you. It seems you’re the main culprit," the man continued.

Hearing this, Lin Yun just smiled faintly and said nothing.

Seeing that Lin Yun didn’t answer him, the Saint didn’t press the matter. Led by Chairman Qian, the group walked into the main hall.

Everyone entered the main hall, but Qingfeng Saint deliberately slowed his pace. After the others were inside, Qingfeng Saint, walking at the back with Lin Yun, whispered to him.

"The man from before is Fire Cloud Saint. The woman is Flowing Water Saint..."

He deliberately introduced the other two Gold Orders. According to Qingfeng Saint, both Fire Cloud Saint and Flowing Water Saint were at the Earth Saint Realm in their cultivation. On this trip to the Eastern Domain, it seemed Fire Cloud Saint was very displeased that the Celestial Spirit Auction House had sheltered Lin Yun, which was why he had spoken to him that way earlier.

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