75: Slave? You're not worthy of the King's revenge! The Crimson Flame Demon Emperor's inner core.

"No rush, this Dominator still has things to do!"

When Cao Meng said this, Yan Yumo lowered her head, a little embarrassed.

With a thought, a dark green mist, enveloped by starlight, appeared before Cao Meng.

This was the Primordial Spirit of King Gou Yuan Hao's Revered Master, the ancient Qilin Divine Beast.

"Boy, what a good method, to be able to get your hands on a supreme treasure like a xuantian spirit treasure. This old man underestimated you..." After the green mist twisted, a translucent Qilin Divine Beast Primordial Spirit, three to four zhang long, appeared before Cao Meng.

Although Old Qilin had been subdued by Cao Meng, it showed no sign of being a prisoner. Its massive head was held high, looking down at Cao Meng with a hint of approval in its green eyes.

Its demeanor was like that of an elder looking at a gifted junior.

"Another one who doesn't know their place," Demon Empress Chi Ling shook her head with pity.

You, a mere Qilin Divine Beast, dare to put on airs in front of the Dominator? Who gave you the courage?

"And then?" Cao Meng looked at Old Qilin with a sneer.

Old Qilin said as a matter of course, "Then, you can perform the grand ceremony of apprenticeship. This Emperor accepts you as a Disciple!"

Cao Meng sneered, "Make me kneel to you? Take you as Revered Master? Old thing, are you sure you're not an idiot?"

Old Qilin was furious:

"Boy, don't you know what level of existence this Emperor is? Any Cultivation Technique I randomly pick from my memory can make you a Dragon overnight..."

"A Dragon overnight? Little Qilin, you have quite a big mouth," Demon Empress Chi Ling said playfully.

"This voice..."

Hearing Demon Empress Chi Ling's voice, Old Qilin shivered instinctively as if hearing a nightmare, and looked sideways... "Demon Empress, it's you, it really is you! Weren't you suppressed and killed by the Shu Mountain Sword Emperor long ago!"

"Suppressed and killed?" Demon Empress Chi Ling gave a contemptuous smile, not bothering to waste words with it. "Little Qilin, I didn't expect you to also advance to the Undying Emperor Realm in the end. Truly congratulations."

Old Qilin quickly and humbly said, "Demon Empress is too kind. I was just lucky, just lucky."

"Lord Demon Empress, this young brother is your Disciple, right? Please, Lord Demon Empress, be lenient and let him release me."

Demon Empress Chi Ling's expression darkened, "Little Qilin, stop spouting nonsense. This is my Dominator!"

"Dom-Dominator?" Old Qilin was instantly dumbfounded.

In ancient times, the peerless Demon Empress who dominated an entire region and made countless experts prostrate, would actually bow to this young man as her Dominator.

How could this be... He had just tried to make him kowtow and become his Disciple. Wasn't this an old birthday star eating arsenic, seeking death?

Cao Meng said in a deep voice, "Alright, I don't have time to waste words with you. Just one question: What did you make Yuan Hao steal from the Sword Tomb?"

"Yes, what I had Yuan Hao steal was the Scarlet Flame Demon Emperor's Natal Inner Core, the fire spirit pearl." When one is under another's roof, one has to bow one's head. Although Old Qilin had the arrogance of an Emperor Realm Divine Beast, he dared not show it in front of Cao Meng anymore.

"The Scarlet Flame Demon Emperor is the monster suppressed by the Sword Tomb's grand array. This item is the Southern Bright Lihuo that gained sentience and eventually Cultivated to the Undying Emperor Realm. In the ancient war of destruction, this demon was defeated by the Seven Sages of Shu Mountain, its Physical Body collapsed, leaving only its inner core and an Undying Heart..."

"Later, the inner core and the Undying Heart were refined into the sword array by Shu Mountain's Emperor Realm Experts, to wear down and absorb the Scarlet Flame Demon Emperor's Undying Primordial Spirit."

"Southern Bright Lihuo becoming an Emperor!"

A trace of surprise appeared on Demon Empress Chi Ling's beautiful face. "Dominator, this is the inner core of an Undying Emperor Realm demon. If Yuan Hao obtains this inner core, he can completely absorb the essence within it through secret methods, and his Cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds. This item must be seized!"

"Mm."

Cao Meng nodded slightly.

That Yuan Hao had the Foundation of a Nine Heavens destiny. Although he had been repeatedly weakened by himself, his Foundation had not yet been damaged.

Such a person, given even a tiny chance, could turn the tide.

Old Qilin looked at Demon Empress Chi Ling, who was subservient to Cao Meng, a flicker of struggle in its eyes. Finally, it gritted its teeth: "Um, Young Master, this subordinate is willing to follow by your side and be a Protector. I know Yuan Hao's background clearly. If you want to deal with him, this subordinate can completely do it on your behalf!"

"You? Be my Protector?" Cao Meng chuckled.

You sure dare to think.

You don't even want to be a servant?

Old Qilin quickly said, "Although my body is a remnant soul, I am after all the Foundation of an Undying Emperor Realm. My recovery will be very fast... I guarantee, I will absolutely not disappoint Young Master."

"No, I only need servants by my side, not Protectors who bargain."

Cao Meng said coldly, "Moreover, your greatest value to me is not as some Protector, but to sacrifice your Primordial Spirit, allowing me to fuse with the Qilin Sacred Blood and Cultivate the Qilin Great Divine Ability!"

Old Qilin was instantly shocked: "What? You want to refine me? Just with..."

"Come on!"

Cao Meng didn't even bother to waste words with him. With a sweep of his large hand, Old Qilin's Primordial Spirit twisted, shrunk, and flew into his palm uncontrollably.

Within this Spirit Gourd Space, Cao Meng was the absolute Dominator.

Even if Old Qilin's Primordial Spirit had recovered to the Peak level of a Land Immortal, in front of Cao Meng, it was still like a lonely ghost without any Cultivation.

"Boy, this old man is the Primordial Spirit Foundation of an Undying Emperor Realm. You want to refine me? Go dream your autumn dream..."

"Is that so?"

Cao Meng snorted coldly. The next moment, a cluster of cerulean Solar Profound Separation True Flame erupted from his palm.

"What, True Fire of the Sun... No, this is an mutated True Fire of the Sun. You, how could you..." As soon as the Solar Profound Separation True Flame appeared, Old Qilin's Primordial Spirit, now the size of a fist, immediately panicked.

An Undying Emperor Realm Primordial Spirit was not truly immortal; it was just difficult to kill.

If he were still an Undying Emperor Realm Primordial Spirit, Cao Meng's bit of Solar Profound Separation True Flame truly couldn't harm him. But now, he was merely at the Land Immortal level... "No, spare me! Dominator, spare me, this subordinate is willing to submit!"

"Dominator, I am the Foundation of an Undying Emperor Realm. Keep me, and in the future, you can have an additional Undying Emperor Realm subordinate... Ah, you little bastard, may you die a horrible death..."

Under the refinement of the Solar Profound Separation True Flame, Old Qilin's Primordial Spirit transformed into wisps of clear Qi, which, following the mouth of the gourd, entered the palm of Cao Meng's true body.

Cao Meng merely turned a deaf ear to the old fellow's pleas and curses.

As the clear Qi permeated his body, Cao Meng felt his Primordial Spirit also grow stronger... He had to admit, the old fellow was, after all, an Undying Emperor Realm Foundation; the toughness of his Primordial Spirit was terrifying. It took Cao Meng over an hour to completely refine the Qilin Primordial Spirit.

After dealing with Old Qilin, Cao Meng's consciousness exited the Spirit Gourd Space. With a thought, he also brought Red-Clothed Demoness Yan Yumo out.

"Dominator, I..."

Inside the room, as the two were alone, Yan Yumo's pretty face immediately turned crimson.

"First, go make some tea and change your clothes. This Dominator still has things to deal with." Looking at Yan Yumo's shy appearance, Cao Meng gritted his teeth and decided to focus on serious matters first!