Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 429 - 347 My Mount? (Request for monthly ticket and subscription)_2

Chapter 429: Chapter 347 My Mount? (Request for monthly ticket and subscription)_2

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After everyone had dispersed, Li Xuan and his companions were busy cleaning up, repairing the walls of the courtyard, and clearing away the candle shrimp and such.

The deputy Lord Venerable did indeed keep his word, and sent over quite a few case files for them.

However, when Li Xuan had been busy until the early hours of the morning, he was again called to the Zhenyao Tower in Qinglong Hall by Immortal Master Lingyou, where he once again met the Demon Qilin on the twenty-fifth floor of the tower.

What surprised Li Xuan was that this beast had already shed the black mist that surrounded it. The pure black scales had also turned into a red hue.

The beast knelt on the ground in a dejected state, looking listless.

Li Xuan looked suspiciously towards Immortal Master Lingyou through the bars, "Is this the same one from before? Surely not."

"If it’s not that one then which one is it? This Qilin isn’t something we can catch whenever we want to."

Immortal Master Lingyou laughed, and then spoke solemnly, "You should know that the Qilin has many different species, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan nodded. He was aware that there are no less than nine types of Qilin recorded in the "Monster Guide", including the Fire Qilin, Wood Qilin, and Thunder Qilin.

"The spirituality of the auspicious beasts themselves is pure and flawless. They are born imbued with the aura of the outside world, which results in changes in their properties such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder and so on. This Demon Qilin is the same. It was polluted by a large amount of evil when it was born, which made it become a vicious beast."

Immortal Master Lingyou stroked his long beard, "Fortunately, the flesh of the Qilin is born as a Liuli Pure Body, free from filth and the power of evil. All sorts of impure and evil pollutant exist only within it’s Demon Core. And not long ago, we extracted its Demon Core and sent it to Chaotian Palace."

"Chaotian Palace?" Li Xuan raised his eyebrows subtly, "What is it doing in Chaotian Palace?"

The Chaotian Palace is a Taoist palace specially for the royal family to offer incense and pray for blessings. It is staffed with a large number of monks, officials and Taoist officials from the Court. However, the vast majority of them are at war in the north.

Immortal Master Lingyou explained, "Of course to be refined. There is a ’Nine-turns Creation Furnace’ there, capable of refining everything in the world, including evil atrocities."

Li Xuan thought for a moment, his eyes showed a different color, "You guys wouldn’t be planning to purify this Demon Qilin, would you?"

He knew about the ’Nine-turns Creation Furnace’, said to be a divine object from outer space. It indeed possesses the divine power to smelt everything, but each opening of the furnace consumes a huge amount of spiritual power and a huge amount of fuel.

So this object, like the Earth Altar of the Jin dynasty, is a national treasure that cannot be used casually.

"What else? The Qilin is an auspicious beast, no matter what type it is, it represents destiny. Killing it is ominous, and will cause disaster. Especially today, the Demon Qilin has crashed into the palace wall three times. I don’t know what kind of commotion this will cause in the Court!"

Immortal Master Lingyou sighed, "After thinking about it, we only have one method, to change the nature of the Qilin and turn a bad situation into a good one. We’ve extracted its Demon Core but now this beast doesn’t want to live."

Li Xuan looked even more suspicious, "Doesn’t want to live? What do you mean?"

"Literally, it doesn’t want to live. It’s now falling into a state of self-drainage, and its Soul Power will gradually weaken until it’s lost. When the Demon Core was present, it was much better, as the Qilin’s flesh, Demon Core and Primordial Spirit were connected and self-sufficient. It wouldn’t want to self-drain as its flesh and Demon Core would replenish its loss, but now—"

Immortal Master Lingyou shook his head, "Ever since it was captured, we’ve heard it repeating your name over and over. I wonder if it recognizes you? And if you have some karmic connection with it. Enough chit-chat, let’s go in."

He pushed the door and entered, bringing Li Xuan into the cell.

The prison cell was protected by a special array barrier; you could see into it from the outside, but not the other way around.

As Li Xuan followed True Lord Lingyou into the prison, the Demon Qilin indeed got to its feet, its eyes sparkling as it stared at Li Xuan.

However, it looked puzzled right afterwards. It recognized Li Xuan and felt that this guy was important to it. Seeing him ignited its fighting spirit fiercer than anything else. And yet, for a moment, it couldn’t remember why he was so important? Why his mere sight provoked such a passionate zeal for battle in it?

"As I suspected!"

True Lord Lingyou gave a relieved smile: "It appears that you indeed are the fuel to its life. Take this."

Li Xuan was still puzzled when he saw True Lord Lingyou offering him a jade token: "For the time being, let it accompany you as your Protective Spirit Pet. We have planted a ’Heart Controlling Contract’ inside it. This jade token is the tool to control that ’Heart Controlling Contract’. Within the next six months, you can forcibly control the Demon Qilin’s Primordial Spirit with this tool,"

Li Xuan frowned: "But I already have a Spirit Pet."

He was worried about what would happen if this Kylin caused any trouble under his wardship. He couldn’t bear such a responsibility.

"Can’t have two Spirit Pets? If it doesn’t work, you can treat it as a mount."

True Lord Lingyou knew that Protective Spirit Pets might fight each other, so he waved his hand unconcernedly: "Don’t look so unhappy, this is good for you. Although this Kylin has lost its Demon Core, its Golden Body and Gang Qi is still at the half-heavenly level. It is far superior to your Fumo Vajra. In short, you have to take good care of it, keep it alive until the Demon Core refines."

Li Xuan still could not accept it, he shook his head vehemently: "This is unacceptable. Who dares to carry around a Sacred Beast like the Kylin? What if the Court asks questions?"

"Some of it will naturally be concealed. Actually, overstepping bounds is not a big deal. You are the Hufa of Neo-Confucianism, and as a contemporary saint recognized by the Sacred Beast, isn’t it a good story? The only problem is that this Kylin is polluted by karma-fire, and it might be a little inappropriate after being seen by others."

True Lord Lingyou tapped on the Demon Qilin, causing its body to change. Not only did the red light on its scales gradually fade, but the golden eyes also gradually dimmed. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary Dragon Colt.

"Don’t worry, this is also the intention of the Holy Emperor. He won’t mind your oversteps. If anything happens, Liudao Division will back you up. I’m not discussing with you, this is a task assigned to you by the Liudao Division."

After instructing, True Lord Lingyou left. Li Xuan had a headache as he stared at the Demon Qilin in front of him.

"What a hassle!"

Li Xuan sighed, preparing to leave. But just as he was about to step out of the prison door, the ’Wenshan Seal’ at his waist suddenly flew up, imprinting a golden stamp on the Demon Qilin’s forehead.

The seal quickly disappeared, and the Wenshan Seal rotated and moved into the Demon Qilin’s forehead. This caused the Demon Qilin’s body to transform drastically, emitting an infinite amount of holy light, and a pure Hao Qi emerged nearly purple, like a crystal clear purple crystal.

Li Xuan was taken aback, wondering what was happening. The holy light on the Demon Qilin’s body disappeared and it gradually turned back into an ordinary Dragon Colt.

Until the early morning of the next day, when Li Xuan and Luo Yan left the Liudao Division leading this ’ordinary Dragon Colt,’ he was still bewildered. He did not understand why his Wenshan Seal would end up inside the Demon Qilin’s body?

Not until he reached Chongwenmen Street, where a cold wind blew over Li Xuan, did he gather his scrambled thoughts.

At that moment, a figure suddenly fell in front of him. It was a young man in white clothes, hovering in the air with his sword, glaring coldly at him and the ’Dragon Colt’ he was leading.

The young man’s pupils held a bright light. After observing intently for a moment, his eyes narrowed into needle-like slits.