The Master of Beasts
Chapter 42 Reincarnation of the Fire Qilin

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Reincarnation of the Fire Qilin

"Junior Brother, try this Baihua Dew. This isn’t your ordinary Baihua Dew," Lin Jiu said, raising his eyebrows after the trade was completed.

"Oh, is that so? Let me have a taste," Chen Jiuge replied skeptically, recalling the Baihua Dew they had already drunk in White Burning Immortal City.

After carefully tasting it, he found it genuinely different. The Spiritual Energy it contained was more abundant, and it tasted even better.

"How is it? Isn’t it tastier?" Lin Jiu asked with pride.

"Indeed," Chen Jiuge nodded in agreement.

"Do you know who the owner of this Flower Fairy Building is? It’s Die Luowu, one of the seven True Inheritors of Flower Fairy Valley we saw last time," Lin Jiu said, a look of confusion on his face.

Chen Jiuge remained silent, just looking at his Senior Brother Lin Jiu, who, being the outspoken person he was, naturally couldn’t keep his thoughts to himself and began a lengthy discussion.

"Flower Fairy Valley isn’t very strong. Not only does it pale in comparison to forces like our Myriad Beasts Sect and the Galaxy Sacred Land, but even when compared to the Bihai Immortal Sect, they are far inferior. Their sect has only a few Golden Immortals and not a single Immortal Daluo Golden Immortal. Moreover, their strength diminished significantly after the Demon Origin invasion three thousand years ago."

"Of course, this doesn’t have much to do with the Flower Fairy Building."

Chen Jiuge watched his Senior Brother with a deadpan expression and said, "Senior Brother, your point?"

Lin En couldn’t stand it anymore and interjected with dissatisfaction, "What nonsense are you spouting? Let me explain."

"Flower Fairy Valley’s cultivation method is different from ours. They value immersion in the Red Dust. Each disciple who reaches a bottleneck in their cultivation needs to establish a Flower Fairy Building to collect Red Dust Qi to break through their realm. So, just like our Lifebound Spirit Beasts, the Flower Fairy Building is extremely important to the disciples of Flower Fairy Valley. Junior Brother, your cultivation level isn’t there yet. When you reach Divinity Transformation, take a closer look, and you’ll find that the entire Flower Fairy Building is a powerful Magic Artifact. It’s just not easily moved."

"Because of this special trait, the location where a Flower Fairy Building is established is also very important. This particular Flower Fairy Building belongs to Die Luowu. As a True Disciple of Flower Fairy Valley in her generation, she should have already reached the Mahayana Realm. Once she collects enough Red Dust Qi, she can swiftly overcome the Earth Fire, Yin Wind, and Heart Demon tribulations. As for the Heavenly Tribulation, it might not affect her much, but it could still slightly increase her chances of success."

"However, it’s strange that Die Luowu would establish her Flower Fairy Building here. Could it be for the Fire Qilin too? But that doesn’t make sense. After all, as this generation’s True Inheritor, she has a not insignificant chance of becoming a Heavenly Immortal. Bizarre," Lin En concluded, finding it difficult to comprehend the thinking of a Flower Fairy Valley True Inheritor.

Lin Jiu then joked, "Do you think it’s possible that Die Luowu came here for our Eldest Senior Brother? After all, his first stop on his journey was our Myriad Beasts Domain. Now she’s come to such a desolate place to set up a Flower Fairy Building. I feel that besides our Eldest Senior Brother, no one else could attract a True Inheritor of Flower Fairy Valley here. It surely can’t be just for the Fire Qilin, right?"

Lin En stroked his chin, a glimmer of gossip in his eyes. Could it be true? But our Eldest Senior Brother is too brutal; spreading gossip about him would surely lead to a beating. It’s better not to speak of it.

Zhen Yan looked at Lin Jiu with a speechless expression and said, "Senior Brother Lin Jiu, although I hate to burst your bubble, what you’re saying is impossible. Our Eldest Senior Brother has no interest in women."

Hearing this, Lin Jiu also remembered the rumors about the Eldest Senior Brother within the sect: ’Kill! Charge! Beat them!’ As someone who only liked to fight, it did indeed seem unlikely for him to take an interest in a woman.

With the topic concluded, the group finished their food and drinks and then left. Mining the Heavenly Fire Marrow was risky, but the Merit was considerable. Plus, with the Galaxy Sacred Land’s involvement, the mining progress was urgent, and Lin En and the others had little time to rest.

「One year later」

In that year, Fang Zhi, having had a taste of success, continued trading Fire Elves with Lin En and others through Chen Jiuge’s assistance, even expanding the scale significantly. This also allowed Chen Jiuge to meet many Inner Sect Disciples from other peaks.

By now, the craze for Fire Elves had gradually begun to wane, and the price had started to return to normal. This was largely because, over the year, no Fire Elf resembling the mythical Qilin as closely as the original had appeared. Additionally, the detection results for those containing even a trace of Fire Qilin Bloodline had been very disappointing.

However, this had nothing to do with Chen Jiuge. Over the year, he had managed to collect fifteen percent of the Fire Qilin Bloodline, a concentration sufficient to cultivate a Fire Qilin, albeit with a rather inferior Bloodline.

Even so, Chen Jiuge was still striving to improve it further. Relying on the mastery of the "Bloodline Transformation" secret technique, achieved through arduous practice, Chen Jiuge offered bloodline purification services at Fang Zhi’s shop. This endeavor was not only profitable in terms of earning Spirit Stones and spreading the news of his expertise in the "Bloodline Transformation" secret technique, but it also allowed him to discreetly collect Fire Qilin Bloodline—an effort benefiting him in three ways at once.

At dusk, Chen Jiuge bid farewell to the last Loose Cultivator who had come for bloodline purification. Observing the slight increase in the Fire Qilin Bloodline, he satisfyingly put away his signboard, planning to visit the Secret Realm to check on the growth of this batch of Fire Elves.

A month ago, the Sect had sent another group of Disciples. A Steward had come to Fang Zhi’s shop to take the majority of the Fire Elves back to the Sect. With a good sum of Spirit Stones in his pocket, Fang Zhi had recently either been visiting the Flower Fairy Building or taking his children and grandchildren to buy Magic Artifacts, cultivation resources, and Spirit Veins.

Watching these undertakings, Chen Jiuge could not help but sigh. Who within the Myriad Beasts Sect wasn’t a standout individual? Yet, to think that Senior Brother Fang Zhi had come to this. It served as a cautionary tale for me: the path of cultivation is not smooth sailing. No matter how talented one is, unless they become a truly top-tier figure, they might perish unexpectedly. Humility is still the best approach.

That night, as Chen Jiuge was in the midst of cultivating the "Giant Spirit Dharma Form" in the backyard, he couldn’t help but reveal a look of satisfaction upon feeling his Qi and Blood grow stronger. Though the tripled cultivation speed consumed more resources, the trade-off of resources for time was well worth it. At this rate, it was possible that he would break through to the mid-stage of the Fourth Rank within ten years.

KYOOOO!

The majestic and resonant roar echoed throughout the entire Mo Qilin Immortal City.

Jolted from his cultivation, Chen Jiuge said incredulously, "It can’t be! A real Qilin?"

At the base of the Fire Essence Ore Vein, by the core of the Heavenly Fire Marrow, a red gateway had abruptly appeared. The Disciples of the Three Sects nearby had no time to react before they were sent back to the surface by the dismissive wave of a hand from three Heavenly Immortals.

Ouyang Xingwen took the lead, exclaiming, "Well now, it turns out the information from the Galaxy Sacred Land was actually true! It really is the reincarnation of a Fire Qilin seeking to re-cultivate."

Xing Huai smiled, saying, "Of course. Otherwise, why would I personally make a move for a fallen Fire Qilin?"

Bi Yun of the Bihai Immortal Sect, feeling disgruntled, said, "Shall we proceed as previously agreed then?"

"No objections from me," Ouyang Xingwen stated confidently. "If my Disciples from the Myriad Beasts Sect don’t obtain the Fire Qilin, then it simply means they are not fated for it. I’m not worried; in terms of Spiritual Beasts, those two sects are far inferior to the Myriad Beasts Sect. If we still can’t obtain this Fire Qilin, then there’s nothing more to be said."

As for Xing Huai, representing the Galaxy Sacred Land—which had interjected and secured its ’admission ticket’ purely based on information—he naturally wouldn’t object.

The Bihai Immortal Sect was in the most unfortunate state. Because their strength was lower than the other two, they had to vie with other Sects even in their own territory—a truly frustrating predicament.

"Since we’re all in agreement, then let the Disciples from each Sect prepare," declared Ouyang Xingwen with finality.

"We must also inform the Loose Cultivators. How can the rebirth of a Qilin proceed without being baptized in fresh blood?" Xing Huai said with a somewhat sinister tone.

Bi Yun glanced at the other two and, with a sigh of resignation, added, "So be it."