Primordial Era: From Primordial Human Race to Grand Luo Immortal

Chapter 44. The Last Pureblood Kirin
"Thank you very much, young friend."

A faint, dim spiritual light emanated from the earthen qilin's body.

Ji Yuan withdrew his somewhat excited gaze and said to the Earth Qilin, "Luo Hou is the enemy of all living beings in heaven and earth. Helping you, senior, is helping yourself."

He then asked, "I wonder why you, senior, were possessed by the Demon Ancestor Rahu?"

The earthen qilin looked somewhat uneasy, but still spoke:
"Young friend, you must know that after the three races were defeated, the ancestors of each race suppressed heaven and earth to repay their karma."

Ji Yuan nodded.

A hint of melancholy appeared in the eyes of the earthen unicorn as it continued, "Back then, the dragon clan overthrew the four seas, and the phoenix clan ignited the flames of ten thousand mountains, both of which caused enormous harm to the primordial world."

"The Qilin clan caused the most damage, almost shattering the entire continent."

"Therefore, the karma that our clan needs to repay is the greatest. The First Qilin swore an oath that all pure-blooded Qilin would transform into auspicious omens of heaven and earth, travel in all directions to regulate the earth's veins and suppress the fortune."

"But after transforming into auspicious omens, they are controlled by the Heavenly Dao. Rather than being a Qilin clan, they are more like puppets of the Heavenly Dao, mechanically managing the earth's veins and suppressing fortune, without any thought or intention."

"That's why I devised the plan to sacrifice my life for his own."

This whole explanation of the cause and effect took three days and three nights to complete.

Ji Yuan finally understood the origin of the Qilin Tomb.

It turns out that the First Qilin staged a scene of brothers turning against each other in order to continue the Qilin bloodline, for the Heavenly Dao to see.

The Earth Qilin was indeed annihilated, but a trace of its true spirit, containing a trace of consciousness, resided in the Qilin Seal. It was buried by its kin in the earth's veins, where it absorbed the earth's energy to nurture the Qilin egg that had fused with the heart's blood of the Primordial Qilin.

The cave they are currently in was obtained by chance by the Qilin clan and has the ability to conceal the secrets of heaven.

At first, the Earth Qilin was peacefully absorbing the power of the earth veins in the cave, but it did not notice that a trace of Rahu's true spirit had also entered it.

By the time he discovered it, the cave had already been corrupted by Rahu's evil intentions, and the Qilin zombie was formed by absorbing the power of the earth Qilin's flesh and blood as well as the evil energy of the earth's veins.

Then Rahu's true spirit tried to possess the earth qilin's body. Fortunately, the earth qilin still had a trace of consciousness and was protected by the qilin seal, otherwise it would have been possessed long ago.

The three innate races all primarily cultivate their physical bodies, and their spiritual cultivation is not strong. Even though the Earth Qilin was in the main arena of the body and had the Qilin Seal protecting it, it was still only barely evenly matched and struggled for dozens of eons.

If Ji Yuan hadn't appeared and disrupted the balance, the Earth Kirin might have truly been defeated.

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan felt a chill run down his spine. The physical strength of the Earth Qilin was second only to that of the Primordial Qilin. If Luo Hou were to take it away, he didn't know how much harm it would cause.

Unfortunately, neither of his two unexpected divine lightning strikes managed to harm Rahu.

As for why the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi wasn't used, it's actually because the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi is too powerful. Ji Yuan is currently deep within the earth's veins, and using it could cause irreparable damage to the earth's veins, burdening him with immense karma.

Ji Yuan was not afraid of Luo Hou's revenge. Not to mention that he was a disciple of a saint, with Ji Yuan's merits, golden body, and fortune, Luo Hou would only suffer the consequences if he attacked him.

Furthermore, Ji Yuan remembered that Luo Hou's final result was to transform into the Dao and merge into the heavens and earth. When Haotian became the ruler of the Heavenly Court, he transformed into a part of the rules of heaven and earth, becoming the inner demon tribulation that cultivators of later generations had to overcome.

As for the claim that he was reincarnated as Wutian, it is still unknown whether it is true or not. Even if it is true, Ji Yuan may have already gained the ability to play the game by the time of the Buddha-Demon Tribulation.

As for now, let's first get our hands on the essence of the innate Earth element.

So Ji Yuan said to the Qilin:
"I wonder if you, senior, could bestow upon me a strand of innate Earth essence?"

"It's impossible."

The Earth Qilin is a manifestation of the innate Earth Qi, so condensing a pure essence is naturally no problem for it.

Holding the essence of the innate Earth element in his hand, Ji Yuan felt a surge of emotion. Tens of thousands of years of planning and accumulation had finally laid the most solid foundation for him.

"May I ask you for a favor, young friend?"

"Tu Qilin suddenly said."

Although Ji Yuan was somewhat puzzled, he still responded:

"Senior, please tell me."

"I wonder if you could take my junior away and find him a good place. I don't expect him to achieve anything great, just to live." "He is the last pure-blooded member of my Qilin clan."

The earthen unicorn's voice was filled with unconcealed sorrow.

The once glorious clan is now reduced to its sole remaining bloodline.

As for the mixed-blood Qilin, it didn't even count as a Qilin in his eyes.

Ji Yuan nodded. This was not a difficult task, but it was truly lamentable that the once glorious Qilin Clan had fallen to such a state.

Then, a yellowish-brown light condensed from the earthen qilin's body; it was the qilin egg.

After handing the Qilin egg to Ji Yuan, the Earth Qilin's eyes suddenly became somewhat wooden, and it spoke:
"After chatting for so long, I still don't know your name, young friend. It seems that your true spirit is about to fall into ignorance."

"My name is Ji Yuan, and I am a disciple of the Tongtian Sect Master."

Ji Yuan said solemnly.

"That……"

"Young friend Ji Yuan, consider this treasure as payment."

After Tu Qilin finished speaking, a stream of light fell into Ji Yuan's hand; it was the Qilin Seal.

"Having absorbed the earth's energy for so long, this physical body will serve as compensation."

"Young friend Ji Yuan, I entrust my junior to you."

After speaking, the earth unicorn's physical body began to gradually dissipate, transforming into pure earth elemental power that merged into the earth's veins, while its true spirit gradually disappeared into the Great Dao.

After the earthen unicorn transformed into a Dao, Ji Yuan left this cave, took out the unicorn seal, refined it slightly, and then transformed the cave into an earthen-yellow bead in his hand.

This is the power of the Qilin Seal. When fully activated, it can control the power of the earth, easily mobilize the earth's veins for its own use, and even absorb the fortune of mountains and rivers.

After doing all this, Ji Yuan began to call out to Zhen Yuanzi.

The earth's veins trembled, and Ji Yuan was instantly teleported to Wuzhuang Temple.

Zhen Yuanzi glanced at Ji Yuan and said:
"It seems you have already obtained the essence of the innate Earth element."

Ji Yuan nodded and then said:
"Not only that, Uncle-Master, I have also discovered the true secret of the Qilin Tomb."

Ji Yuan then told Zhen Yuanzi about his experience in the Qilin Tomb.

Zhen Yuanzi was also startled:
"I never imagined that Rahu had been in that grotto-heaven all along."

He initially thought that the Earth Qilin had accumulated too much resentment, so he didn't care about that cave. He never expected that it would be related to the Demon Ancestor.

The fact that it was the last pure-blooded Qilin remaining in the world also made him sigh deeply.

“Uncle-Master, I see you're quite lonely all by yourself. Why don't you take this Qilin egg? It has been fused with the heart blood of the original Qilin and nourished by the earth's energy for dozens of eons. It is naturally capable of regulating the earth's energy and can lend you a helping hand.”

Ji Yuan offered his suggestion to Zhen Yuanzi.

After much deliberation, he still felt that it was best to hand the Qilin egg over to Zhen Yuanzi. With Zhen Yuanzi, not only would his safety be guaranteed, but he would also have a continuous supply of earth vein energy for cultivation.

More importantly, after he opens the Yin-Yang Gate, he will inevitably have to deal with Zhen Yuanzi, and having this relationship would be even better.

Zhen Yuanzi pondered for a moment:

"good!"

After putting the Qilin egg into his sleeve, he looked at Ji Yuan and asked, "Now that you have gathered the essence of the five elements, are you going to start your breakthrough?"

Ji Yuan nodded and replied, "That's right. I'm preparing to find a place where the five elements are abundant to break through."

Zhen Yuanzi laughed heartily:
“In that case, I do have a good place.”

With a flick of his whisk, the two vanished from their spot.
(End of this chapter)