6: Encountering the Fire Qilin of the Qilin Clan

Taiqing was focused on his journey and didn't notice a fiery red figure blocking his path ahead.

A thunderous shout erupted from the fiery red figure, and the terrifying Law of Fire permeated the Void Realm.

Without a word, the fiery red figure directly attacked Taiqing.

“Hmph! Such an overbearing Qilin Clan.”

Taiqing snorted coldly, waving his companion Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Taiyi Whisk.

The Fire Qilin Dharma Image, which was powerful enough to incinerate an Early-stage Great Overarching Golden Immortal, dissipated directly under the Taiyi Whisk.

Looking again at that fiery red figure, it was already rapidly approaching Taiqing.

Upon closer inspection, its form was identical to the Fire Qilin Dharma Image from just now.

This Qilin was precisely the Fire Qilin, one of the Five Elements Qilin of the Qilin Clan.

“I thought that with the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Clans battling on the Western Continent, I wouldn't encounter any trouble.

I didn't expect that even though I've reached Mount Buzhou, trouble would eventually find me.”

Taiqing sighed; such is the way of the world, trouble comes unbidden.

All the way from Kunlun Mountain to Mount Buzhou, because the three clans were at war on the Western Continent.

The high-end combat power of the races under their command had been deployed to the Western Continent.

Therefore, Taiqing had not encountered any trouble until now.

But at the foot of Mount Buzhou, it was different; the Qilin Clan's territory was right there.

Although the three clans were fighting near Mount Sumeru on the Western Continent, members still had to be left behind to guard the ancestral land.

And so, as the Fire Qilin came out to patrol the territory, he saw Taiqing approaching his clan's lands.

The Qilin Clan, long accustomed to being overbearing, could not allow a mysterious creature to wander near their territory.

Without a word, the Fire Qilin directly attacked Taiqing.

“Hmph! You have some skill to be able to take a casual strike from this venerable one.

State your name; I am the Fire Qilin, and my hands do not slay nameless nobodies.”

Seeing Taiqing easily block his casual strike, the Fire Qilin was surprised.

When did such a Grand Unity Golden Immortal appear in Honghuang? He, the Fire Qilin, was an Early Stage Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Being.

Though it was a casual strike, it was not something a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal could withstand.

The three clans vied for supremacy in Honghuang, relying on the clan's Luck to quickly Breakthrough to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.

Within the Qilin Clan, besides the Clan Chief First Qilin, who was a Late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal nearing Perfection.

There were also the Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Five Elements Qilin, all of whom were Early Stage Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Beings.

“Fellow Daoist, your Qilin Clan is quite overbearing. Honghuang was created by Great God Pangu, and any creature may dwell here.

I am merely passing by, yet you call for my death; this is far too overbearing and will surely damage your Karma and consume your Luck.”

Taiqing did not give his name but instead looked at the Fire Qilin warily.

An Early Stage Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Being was not someone he could contend with.

Although he had seemingly easily blocked that strike just now, the Fire Qilin had said it was only a casual blow.

In the Honghuang World, the difficulty of fighting across Realms is comparable to ascending to heaven.

Especially since the opponent was in the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm, possessing the essence of Hunyuan.

Unless one had a powerful supreme treasure and the opponent did not, it was very difficult to fight across Realms.

Not to mention the idea of fighting across several Realms; that was simply impossible.

“Hmph! Overbearing? My Qilin Clan shall lead the myriad races of Honghuang and take the supreme throne.

So what if we are overbearing? My Qilin Clan will show you exactly how overbearing we can be!

Now that my clan is at war with the Dragon and Phoenix clans, I suspect you are a spy sent to gather intelligence on my Qilin Clan.

I have every reason to execute you on the spot!

Die for me!”

The Fire Qilin snorted coldly, flames spewing from his nose, appearing very explosive and full of Life Qi.

Without a word, he attacked Taiqing directly.

This time, the Fire Qilin was no longer acting casually; his powerful Hunyuan Golden Immortal Aura enveloped the world.

The incredibly terrifying Law of Fire, capable of incinerating the Void Realm, condensed into a towering Fire Qilin Dharma Image.

Taiqing's expression was grave; he was annoyed at encountering such a disaster out of nowhere.

But his body reacted very quickly.

The heaven and earth yellow and black exquisite pagoda suspended above his head, shedding rays of golden light to protect him.

He pushed the Taiyi Whisk to its limit, its three thousand silk strands turning into a net to bind the Fire Qilin Dharma Image.

Taiqing himself, however, rapidly retreated.

“Now is not the time to have friction with the Qilin Clan, and this Hunyuan Golden Immortal Fire Qilin is not someone I can defeat.

If I don't retreat now, when will I?”

Activating the Taiji Diagram to conceal his form and Qi, he quickly fled.

Even though he was transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and had deep foundational roots, fighting across Realms was still as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Although he possessed three heaven-opening supreme treasures, what if he defeated the Fire Qilin?

If he killed the Fire Qilin, would he not invite the endless pursuit of the Qilin Clan?

Moreover, he had sensed just now that there was more than one Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Being's Aura within the Qilin Clan's territory.

If he brought out his supreme treasures to fight, the hidden Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Beings would likely join the battle immediately.

He was currently only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal; how could he defeat at least three Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Beings?

Furthermore, as an Elder of the Qilin Clan, the opponent surely had an Innate Spirit Treasure on them.

Even with three innate supreme treasures, fighting across Realms would be hard to achieve.

“This debt will be settled with your Qilin Clan sooner or later.”

Composing himself, Taiqing hid his Qi and continued toward Pangu Hall.

Back at the original spot, the Fire Qilin was somewhat stunned.

“Just who is this creature? A mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal could actually withstand a slightly serious strike from me.

And he could actually evade the detection of my Primordial Spirit.”

The Fire Qilin was bewildered; his terrifying Primordial Spirit power was released, covering the range of a Major Thousand Worlds.

But Taiqing was nowhere to be found. He could only angrily shatter an Immortal Mountain and return to the clan.

“Big brother, what happened? Why are you so full of Life Qi?”

Returning to the clan, the Water Qilin saw the Fire Qilin's Face full of fire and immediately stepped forward to ask.

He had sensed the Fire Qilin taking action just now.

Among the Five Elements Qilin of the Qilin Clan, the Fire Qilin was the eldest.

There was no such thing as incompatibility between water and fire in the Qilin Clan; on the contrary, because of the external pressure from the Dragon and Phoenix clans.

The members of the Qilin Clan were very united, and the relationship between the Water and Fire Qilin was very good.

“Just now, This elder brother encountered a Peak Daluo Golden Immortal creature. I didn't expect that my serious strike would be defeated by the opponent.

Furthermore, that Great Luo Golden Immortal Creature escaped right under my nose using some unknown method!

Hmph! Don't let me, the Fire Qilin, find him again, or I will surely skin him alive and ensure his spirit and form are completely annihilated!”

He, the Fire Qilin, a dignified Early Stage Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Being, had actually let a Grand Unity Golden Immortal escape from his hands.

It was truly a loss of too much Face; if the members of the Dragon and Phoenix clans found out, who knows how many Yuanhui they would mock him for.

“What?!

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal could actually escape silently from your hands, big brother!”

The Water Qilin was instantly shocked; that was the Fire Qilin!

Even he, the Water Qilin, wouldn't dare say he could escape unharmed from the Fire Qilin's hands.

A mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal had actually escaped from the Fire Qilin.

How could the Water Qilin not be shocked? This was likely the first time such a situation had occurred since the creation of heaven and earth.

“Big brother, that creature likely has a great secret.

Most likely, he even has an innate supreme treasure protecting him, which is why he could escape silently from your hands!”

After his shock, the Water Qilin immediately reacted.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal, no matter how Heaven-Defying, could not possibly escape silently from the hands of a Primordial Golden Immortal Mighty Being.

There were only two reasons for such a situation.