strictlysupreme Chapter 248 Fire Qilin
Chapter 248 Fire Qilin
Chapter 248 Fire Qilin
Lin Feiyue, still in mid-air, looked back at Qin Zhongshan, who had been sent flying by the stone men, and burst into laughter: "Young Master Qin, I'll take my leave first. You can slowly entangle with these two stone men here!"
Lin Fei's laughter echoed through the cave for a long time. Meanwhile, his figure plummeted rapidly and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Damn it, how infuriating!" Qin Zhongshan, mocked by Lin Fei, was so angry that his hair almost stood on end. He was enveloped in black demonic energy, and although he wasn't seriously injured, he was still quite enraged by Lin Fei.
Qin Zhongshan leaped down from the top of the cave, a huge black bone claw wrapped around his hand—his prized weapon, the Demon Emperor Claw.
Qin Zhongshan's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he glared at the two puppet stone figures in front of him: "You two damned beasts, how dare you block my way!"
Having already entered the ruins of the Three Sovereigns, with the treasures left behind by the ancient Three Sovereigns within reach, Qin Zhongshan was inevitably blocked by two stone figures devoid of any thought of their own. How could he not be furious?
If Lin Fei takes the treasures from the Three Emperors' Ruins, Qin Zhongshan doesn't know how he'll explain it to the Demon Master after they leave.
"Die!" Qin Zhongshan roared, and black energy rose from the Demon Emperor's claws, forming a huge black palm in front of Qin Zhongshan, which slammed down on one of the stone figures.
Although this stone figure has no consciousness or thought, it was left behind by the Three Sovereigns of antiquity, and it is definitely not something to be trifled with.
The weapon in the stone man's hand was wrapped in a red light. It was not afraid of Qin Zhongshan's Demon Emperor Claw attack at all. It raised its weapon and struck at the black palm.
With a deafening roar, the long bridge was shattered into several pieces by the shockwave of the collision. The people on the bridge dared not go to the other side and had no choice but to leap back to where the stone tablet was.
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Not to mention Qin Zhongshan being blocked by the two puppet stone figures, Lin Fei's body plummeted rapidly after leaping off the bridge, falling straight into the abyss.
Suddenly, a deafening roar came from above. Lin Fei knew that it was probably Qin Zhongshan fighting with the two puppet stone men. Since Qin Zhongshan didn't have the Xuanyuan Sword to protect him, the two puppet stone men wouldn't let him down.
Lin Fei couldn't help but chuckle: "Qin Zhongshan, no matter how powerful you are, if you want to compete with me for the Three Emperors' Treasures, you'll just have to follow me around and eat my asses!"
Lin Fei's body plummeted rapidly. Although the abyss seemed bottomless, it couldn't possibly be a true bottomless pit. He didn't know how much time had passed before Lin Fei finally reached the bottom of the abyss.
Lin Fei gripped the Xuanyuan Sword in one hand and held the Small Thousand Talisman in the other, cautiously observing his surroundings—although he had the Xuanyuan Sword protecting him, it didn't mean he was without danger. Lin Fei was fully alert to any potential dangers lurking in the darkness and was prepared to flee at any moment.
The bottom of this abyss was pitch black; even with Lin Fei's eyesight blazing like lightning, he could only see things within a radius of a dozen meters.
Suddenly, a red light appeared in the darkness, illuminating the entire dark abyss.
Lin Fei followed the light and saw a pair of bright red eyes, as big as lanterns, staring straight at him.
The owner of those eyes was a ferocious beast lying prone on the ground, with a lion's head, deer antlers, tiger eyes, elk body, dragon scales, and ox tail. Its entire body was radiating intense heat, and it was lying on the ground with its eyes fixed on Lin Fei.
"Qilin?" Upon seeing the appearance of this beast, Lin Fei immediately thought of the description of the Qilin recorded in ancient texts.
The ferocious beast lying on the ground is a genuine fire unicorn!
As expected of the ruins of the Three Sovereigns of antiquity, it actually contains such a sacred beast that only exists in ancient legends!
The fire qilin was looking at Lin Fei, or more precisely, at the Xuanyuan Sword in Lin Fei's hand.
The fire qilin's voice, like muffled thunder, boomed: "It really is the Xuanyuan Sword. No wonder you were able to get here. Boy, come here!"
Hearing the fire qilin's words, Lin Fei cautiously approached—the qilin is a sacred beast existing in ancient legends. According to records in ancient texts, the qilin is gentle by nature, and wherever it goes, there will be favorable weather and abundant harvests, and auspicious omens will continue to appear, hence it is also known as the "auspicious beast qilin".
It seems that this fire qilin was probably kept here by the three ancient emperors. Now that I have the Xuanyuan Sword, it probably won't attack me.
Lin Fei became more cautious and slowly approached the fire qilin.
Upon closer inspection, Lin Fei noticed a massive chain wrapped around the fire qilin's neck, seemingly restricting its movements. Moreover, Lin Fei realized that the fire qilin wasn't as powerful as it appeared. On the contrary, its aura was extremely weak. Judging from the flow of spiritual energy around it, it was at most equivalent to a human cultivator at the seventh level of cultivation, even weaker than someone who had opened the Heavenly Gate.
Lin Fei was also filled with doubt. According to the records of the Jade Emperor Sect, the Qilin was a sacred beast, blessed by heaven. From birth, it possessed a cultivation level equivalent to the Dharma Aspect realm among human cultivators.
Even a newborn Qilin infant wouldn't only possess the strength of seven orifices, yet this Qilin before him appeared to have lived for countless years, possibly a mythical beast raised by the Three Sovereigns of antiquity. Lin Fei wouldn't be surprised if it possessed strength surpassing that of an Earth Immortal, so how could it only have this much cultivation?
As if sensing Lin Fei's doubts, the Fire Qilin spoke up, "Kid, don't make wild guesses. I was injured by my enemy back then and chained here by this 'Nether Soul Chain.' It's a miracle I'm still alive; what cultivation would I have left?"
Although the fire qilin's voice sounded like muffled thunder, its tone was actually very gentle. Ancient texts recorded that the ancient qilin was gentle by nature and never attacked people unprovoked, which was indeed true.
What surprised Lin Fei was that someone could actually hurt this ancient sacred beast. Just how powerful must this person's cultivation be?
However, the Fire Qilin clearly had no intention of continuing the conversation with Lin Fei, and directly changed the subject: "Where did you get the Xuanyuan Sword in your hand?"
Although the Fire Qilin's current cultivation level is not even comparable to Lin Fei's, Lin Fei still showed enough respect for this ancient sacred beast and respectfully replied, "Replying to senior, this Xuanyuan Sword is an heirloom of my family."
"An ancestral heirloom?" A rare hint of ferocity flashed in the Fire Qilin's gentle eyes, and the surrounding temperature seemed to rise suddenly. "What era is it outside now? Is it the leader of Buddhism, or Tathagata? Or Maitreya, or Bhaisajyaguru?"