This primordial world is not serious!

At the heart of the Nameless Sea.

The cracked-open skull of a Demon God lay there in silence.

Xuanqing and the Ying Huo Venerable both watched each other in silence.

"To be honest, how did you manage to bring this thing here?"

Xuanqing looked at the Ying Huo Venerable with a puzzled face.

Bringing over half a Demon God's skull since the beginning of Heaven Creation, this was not something a decent god would do.

Xuanqing believed that even if Luo Hou and Hong Jun, who had personally visited the source of the River of Time, wanted to bring back a Demon God's head, they might not succeed.

Using the World Transcending Ship this time was compelled by the situation.

If they didn't act boldly before that half-dead Chaos Demon God crossed worlds, it would be enough trouble for him and the Ying Huo Venerable.

Faced with Xuanqing's questioning, the Ying Huo Venerable felt somewhat guilty: "Actually, I didn't really do much."

"I was just practicing my Divine Skills..."

"Divine Skills?"

Xuanqing asked in surprise: "Which Divine Skill has this ability?"

"A space-related Divine Skill."

The Ying Huo Venerable handed a Jade Scroll to Xuanqing from his sleeve.

"Heavenly Distance?"

Xuanqing's Divine Sense glanced at the content of the Jade Scroll, and he quickly mastered it.

He stepped forward and leaped, easily crossing the barrier of infinite space, disappearing into the sky above the Nameless Sea.

The next moment, Xuanqing returned the way he had come, with two vermilion fruits in his hand.

"This Divine Skill of yours is quite good, is there any problem?" Xuanqing bit into one of the Spirit Fruits, casually passing the other one to the Ying Huo Venerable,

"What is this?" the Ying Huo Venerable inquired with curiosity.

He also tasted a bite, the crispness and juiciness filled his mouth, and a refreshing fragrance overflowed between his lips and teeth, soothing his heart and spleen.

"Emperor's House Fruit."

Xuanqing swallowed the Emperor's House Fruit in three bites, "I just used my Divine Skill to take a trip to Buzhou Mountain, saw that the fruits of the Emperor's House Wood were ripe and picked two."

"I tried it once during my travels in the Primordial Land; eating it can resist evil."

"Evil Resistance?"

Xuanqing nodded: "After ingesting, for a short period of time, it can prevent the consumer from some of the perilous dangers."

"There are such fruits?" the Ying Huo Venerable stared at the unfinished Emperor's House Fruit in his hand, marveling for a moment.

Eating it resists evil, isn't it an increase in safety to consume a couple when going to dangerous places?

Such a good thing!

The Ying Huo Venerable's eyes shone.

"Don't think too much."

Xuanqing knew the thoughts of the Ying Huo Venerable too well, he said: "For beings as powerful as us, after eating it two or three times, it basically has no effect, and eating more will just satisfy the cravings."

The Ying Huo Venerable lost interest upon hearing this: "That's a bit of a pity."

Xuanqing smiled: "I brought one for you as an extra precaution for the upcoming test."

"Come, let me see where exactly your Divine Skill has issues."

"Oh, alright!"

The Ying Huo Venerable swallowed the Emperor's House Fruit in an instant, then He looked at Xuanqing with a serious expression: "You better stay away from me, so you don't get hit."

"???"

Afterward, the Ying Huo Venerable began to bless himself repeatedly as if preparing for battle.

Seeing this, Xuanqing had a comment he did not express.

[If nothing unexpected happens, the unexpected is likely to follow.]

The first few effects of the Emperor's House Fruit were very strong.

Even Xuanqing had once turned a perilous situation into a safe one after eating it.

But the fruit was ineffective for some special beings.

For example—Ming River.

After discovering the effect of the Emperor's House Fruit, he sent some to Ming River.

Then, there was no 'after that.'

Ming River's luck remained the same as ever.

The Emperor's House Fruit did not bring the effect of resisting evil.

"I'm going to start now!" The Ying Huo Venerable warned, and Xuanqing silently moved away.

"My Divine Skill is indeed a powerful space-related one, but sometimes it probability-wise turns into a summoning type of Divine Skill."

"For example, Heavenly—Distance!"

The Ying Huo Venerable roared.

Boom—

Space vibrated violently.

A cliff dropped from the sky, mere inches away from Ying Huo's location.

Xuanqing silently took out a Big Seal.

~~~~~

Time reversed to a moment before.

Buzhou Mountain.

Qilin Holy Cliff.

As the sound of nine drums echoed, the void instantly lit up with rainbow lights, graced with thousands of auspicious colors.

Large and small Qilins, riding on auspicious clouds, came from all over the Primordial Land and gathered beneath Qilin Cliff.

"This Qilin Clan gathering is called to discuss the future development plans of our clan!"

Auspicious clouds rolled, imperial aura surged, and a towering figure appeared above Qilin Holy Cliff.

Behind him, thirty-five colossal Dharma Forms stood firm in the void.

"We salute the Ancestor!"

Thousands of Qilins bowed down, paying their respect to the towering old man in the center.

Primordial Qilin, the Clan Leader of the Qilin Clan.

Born of Earth Element Qi, with the Five Elements' Forms pertaining to Earth, naturally wielding the great power of the land.

The remaining thirty-five Dharma Forms are all powerful divine skill users of the Qilin Clan and its subordinate species.

"Because the last time, some of the younger Qilins remarked that Elder Mo's speeches at each grand assembly were too long-winded and never got to the point,"

On Kirin Holy Cliff, White Tiger God Monarch, standing beside Primordial Qilin, took a step forward: "Therefore, from now on, we'll cancel the pre-conference speech and proceed directly to the Ancestor's announcement of the meeting's purpose."

"Divine Monarch is wise!!"

Cheers rose from below Qilin Cliff.

Every Qilin, big and small, broke into smiles.

"Am I really that verbose in my speeches?!"

Mo Yu Qilin snorted coldly, his face turning dark upon seeing the reaction below Qilin Cliff.

Cloud Deer God Monarch, beside him, said with a smile: "Elder Mo, don't be angry. Our Qilin Clan has always had a tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young, especially the opinions of the younger generation."

"After the last assembly, our Elder Council received many complaints from the young Qilins, otherwise we would not have passed this resolution."

Mo Yu Qilin, with a cold face, was about to retort when he heard the voice of Primordial Qilin.

"Alright, concerning this assembly, I will only say two things!"

Primordial Qilin spoke with a friendly face, his voice steady and resonant, but without showing any signs of old age.

"Firstly, our Qilin Clan will enter a period of major expansion."

"Secondly, we will focus on Buzhou Mountain as the center and expand into the Universe All Heavens and the Great Thousand World."

"Children, the worlds beyond the Primordial True Realm will become your vast stage."

After discussing two points in three sentences, Primordial Qilin quietly awaited the reaction from below Qilin Cliff.

The Qilins, big and small, huddled in groups after listening and initiated a lively discussion about Primordial Qilin's speech.

As the noise from their dialogues gradually rose from below the cliff.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the thirty-six powerful beings on Kirin Holy Cliff.

The Qilin Clan is liberal-minded and values the opinions of its members.

Adhering to the principle of discussing matters together, even the underage members could take part in the assembly discussions.

Every time after announcing the key points of the assembly, everyone would start divided group discussions.

When the clansmen presented their thoughts, the thirty-six sovereigns would give corresponding answers.

"Elders, my friends and I have a question, why does our Qilin Clan's expansion not start from Primordial Land but aims towards the Universe All Heavens instead?"

Before long, a youthful voice arose.

A young Qilin was holding hands with his little companion, both raising their hands towards the sky.

"Good question!"

A hearty laughter came from Qilin Cliff.

White Tiger God Monarch asked: "Which lineage does this young one belong to?"

"Gold Element Qilin lineage."

"Which of the Qilin Six Books did you start learning from?"

"Disciple started from the first book."

"I see."

White Tiger God Monarch nodded, saying, "Qilin Six Books, the first book discusses the art of warfare, emphasizing the strength of our Qilin Clan, no wonder you have such an enterprising spirit."

"In fact, I am the one who wrote that book."

"Yes! It was out of admiration for Elder Guard Soldier that I chose to study the first Qilin Book!"

The little fellow from the Gold Element Qilin lineage was very excited, "After the assembly, could Elder Guard Soldier bestow blessings on our Qilin Books?"

"Of course, do not forget to come to me after the assembly."

White Tiger God Monarch happily agreed: "Let's continue with your question."

"Why don't we start our expansion from Primordial Land? Because Primordial is filled with dangers and bad gods!"

"Our Qilin Clan is strong, but not yet strong enough."

White Tiger God Monarch frankly told the young Qilin: "Primordial Heaven and Earth, full of numerous dangers, none of us elders know how deep Primordial waters really are!"

"We cannot grasp the Supreme True Realm!"

"So that's how it is!" The young Qilin was astute, getting the point in an instant, immediately understanding.

He and his little companion bowed and retreated.

On Qilin Cliff, Cloud Deer God Monarch suddenly spoke up as a reminder: "Remember to read more of the sixth Qilin Book when you go back."

"I have emphasized many times that the sixth book complements the previous five and should not be overlooked."

"Though it lacks divine skill magic, it contains the supreme Great Dao—Survival!"

"Con, cheat, lead astray, steal, these five supreme arts, even if you do not use them, you must know how to counter them, otherwise while walking in Primordial, you will suffer."

Cloud Deer God Monarch spoke profoundly.

If the two little fellows had genuinely read the sixth Qilin Book, they would not have the question they had earlier.

A multitude of Qilins bowed their hands: "We will take it to heart!"

White Tiger God Monarch answered a young Qilin's question, while other elders also gradually responded to other clansmen's questions.

Finally, White Tiger God Monarch delivered the closing remarks.

He looked towards the crowd, articulating loudly:

"Remember, our expansion begins with All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, starting from the weakest universes where enemies are least prevalent!"

"We shall progress from easy to difficult, from the bottom up, surrounding the Great Thousand World with small thousand worlds, encircling the Supreme Primordial with All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds."

"We will accumulate strength until one day, with the momentum to engulf in a swoop, we descend upon Primordial!"

White Tiger God Monarch spoke impassionedly, his arms stretched wide as he loudly declared: "You are the sparks that our clan scatters out."

"The spark of a star, can... eh? What's going on?"

"Something's not right."

Before White Tiger God Monarch could finish, the void suddenly trembled, Kirin Holy Cliff shook as if the earth and mountain were moving.

Ying Huo Venerable's divine power took effect.

In front of thousands of Qilins, Primordial Qilin and thirty-five Elders suddenly found the ground beneath them vanish.

Kirin Holy Cliff disappeared without a trace.

"????"

The Qilin Clan was left dumbfounded.