Chapter 341

Months passed in a blink of an eye . It was the eve of the new year once again .

In the study of Qin Manor .

The study was filled with piles of ancient tomes . The dense pile added up to more than ten thousand books . Even though Qin Yun's study was large, the pile took up more than half the space .

Qin Yun was sitting in front of a desk, carefully perusing a tome while checking for clues .

"Old Master, Miss Chen Shuang is here . " Ah Gui's voice sounded from outside .

"Xiao Shuang?" Qin Yun looked up and instructed, "Quickly let her in . "

Soon after, a purple-dressed Chen Shuang flitted in . She was even carrying a basket . When she entered the study, she said with a smile, "Brother Yun, it's almost the new year . I brought you some buns . I made them in my spare time . "

"Thanks," said Qin Yun as he put down the book he was reading .

Chen Shuang looked at Qin Yun and carefully observed his complexion, expression, and the look in his eyes . Qin Yun now looked a lot more normal than he did a few months back .

She still clearly remembered the first time she met Qin Yun again after Yi Xiao was abducted . Back then, Qin Yun had the appearance of a crazy devil . He kept studying the numerous ancient tomes and ignored her while she spoke .

'At least Brother Yun seems to have settled down a bit . '

"By the way, I went back to Magistress Mountain a few days ago . My sect helped me find some ancient tomes that have historical records . " Chen Shuang took out a Cosmic Bag from her waist . The moment it opened, a large number of ancient tomes flew out and began piling up in a corner of the study . It looked like there were more than a thousand books .

"So many more again?" Qin Yun's eyes lit up . "You already gave me a lot the last time . "

"My magus lineage has existed since ancient times and has never been severed to this very day," said Chen Shuang with a smile . "In terms of historical records, perhaps only the Godfiend lineage's are comparable to ours . Magistress Mountain had the last batch of books to begin with . As for these twelve hundred books I brought, they were gathered from various locations my magus lineage had once settled in under the Magistress's orders . "

Qin Yun nodded and thanked her . "Xiao Shuang, you have really helped me a great deal . "

"Has there been any news of Sister Yi?" asked Chen Shuang .

"Not yet . " Qin Yun shook his head gently .

"Magistress said that your talent is among the greatest in this world's history . With your strength, you will definitely be able to rescue Sister Yi," consoled Chen Shuang immediately .

"Yea . " Qin Yun nodded slightly . "I also believe that Xiaoxiao and I will reunite . "

After a short conversation, Chen Shuang bade him farewell and left .

Qin Yun turned to look at the ancient tomes that Chen Shuang had delivered . He could 'see' the books' auras .

"Open!"

A vertical eye suddenly appeared in Qin Yun's glabella .

This eye shimmered with lightning . It was none other than the Eye of Lightning!

When he first got it, he had prepared the divine power, Eye of Lightning, for his wife . But in this dire circumstance, Qin Yun chose to learn it himself! The Eye of Lightning was Ancestral Master Zhang's strongest divine power . As for using it to kill enemies and weaken the lightning aspect of the Heavenly Punishments? These did not matter to Qin Yun at the moment . The Eye of Lightning was by no means inferior to the Buddhist school's Heavenly Eye . He could discern humans, demons, the light from providence, karma… almost everything!

The divine power would be useful in his search for treasures, or even to seek out Yi Xiao .

Even if his Eye of Lightning were closed, his perception of auras far exceeded that of his Dharma Eyes . If he opened it, it was even more impressive!

"Oh?" Qin Yun looked at the books that numbered more than a thousand . Each tome had an aura but they were all ordinary .

"The Eye of Lightning did not discover anything special about these ancient tomes . That's right . Opening the Heavenly Eye allows one to detect extraordinary ancient text… But those would rarely be distributed . "

"I have gathered a massive number of ancient books from the imperial government and the Daoist and Buddhist sacred lands, as well as the numerous top sects . That also includes what I got from the Dragon race and the commoners . Yet, I have only discovered three special ancient tomes . They contain a treasure map within and they even hid some heritage . " Qin Yun shook his head . "There are few people who can learn divine powers like the Heavenly Eye after all . There will always be some that slip through the cracks . "

Back when Qin Yun discovered that the tome hid a heritage, he found its treasure halo blinding! The light providence shined on it was immense!

Later, he carefully investigated and found a golden piece of paper in the ancient tome . It contained a detailed heritage! It was a heritage that directed one straight to the peak of the third Firmament Essence Soul realm in talisman amulets . It also held records of three treasure lands . However, the heritage left behind was from an immortal at the second Firmament Essence Soul realm . His strength was inferior to Qin Yun's current level so he was in no hurry to investigate the three treasure lands .

Now, he was preparing to spend half a year's time to 'roughly' browse through all the ancient tomes before he set off to travel the world .

As for studying the ancient tomes in detail, it would take too much time . He could slowly read them again while he traveled the world .

…

Qin Yun continued reading the books and without him realizing it, the sky had turned dark .

His parents and his brother, Qin An, had invited him to have dinner together . After all, it was new year's eve! However, Qin Yun declined their invitation .

"Whoosh . "

"Pa!"

There were fireworks shooting up into the sky in various spots of Grand Dominance City during the night of new year's eve . There was also incessant crackling from the firecrackers .

Qin Yun walked out of the study as he looked up at the distant fireworks .

"It's new year's eve . " Qin Yun looked at his surroundings, which were desolate and silent .

"Xiaoxiao . The transmission mark can't sense you . Are you still in this world or have you been brought to another world?" Qin Yun looked into the starry sky as he spoke to himself .

He gazed at the starry sky blankly for a moment before he flipped his hand, producing a blurry divine sword . He walked out of the yard and closed his eyes as he began casting his sword arts .

Sword flashes lit up!

The numerous sword flashes were resplendent and dazzling, making for an extremely gorgeous scene .

Countless sword flashes rose up into the sky splendidly and were as blinding as the fireworks . They also manifested as one, streaking across the sky with a beautiful contour .

But after it was cast, the resplendent sword flash exuded a tinge of misery . The charms within it were changing . Under the essence of this misery, the void began to freeze . Qin Yun had not used any of his Dharmic powers . All he did was control the sword indifferently .

"Hahaha . Hahaha . "

Qin Yun stopped and began laughing . Tears streamed down his face as he laughed . They were clearly lit up by the fireworks' illumination .

"Fireworks, Fireworks . " Qin Yun murmured . "Xiaoxiao is pregnant . I even thought of creating a sword art to celebrate . This inspired me to create the sword art's first move, Fireworks . But Xiaoxiao has been abducted . Now, Fireworks no longer has a celebratory feeling to it at all . "

Back when he created the move, Qin Yun was filled with joy .

He and his wife looked forward to the birth of their daughter .

Under that state of mind, he began creating a new sword art . But he only managed to create one move before the sword art was destined to never be continued .

Even the charms originally found in Fireworks could not be demonstrated by Qin Yun anymore . He did not have that feeling of joyous anticipation anymore . Fireworks changed completely as a result . The attack did not seem very different but its charms had experienced a qualitative change .

"The charms within Fireworks have changed," murmured Qin Yun . "Everything feels like a dream . I wonder when I will awaken from this dream . "

…

In the fourth month of the year, Grand Dominance City began experiencing the summer heat .

However, Qin Yun left Grand Dominance City alone to travel of the world .

Old trees withered and sprouted again and again .

Years passed one by one .

(End of Volume)