Hearing that voice, the Earth Flame Tiger's body trembled lightly, unable to conceal the excited expression on its face.
This place was the beast race's most mysterious and most sacred place. It was the place where they, the Beast Emperor, as well as a group of imperial family members resided. Miscellaneous spirit beasts originally did not have the qualifications to enter.
Now that it heard that it was summoned inside, how could it not be excited?
For a moment, the Earth Flame Tiger's gaze when looking at Ling Xiao was greatly different again.
The two descended for a while, and the Earth Flame Tiger brought Ling Xiao and walked into the dense forest.
Facing the feeling here, Ling Xiao felt that the situation here was similar to the Blazing Valley previously.
It was just that the situation here was much more terrifying and vile than the Blazing Valley.
There were intense flames everywhere here. Although these flames were not as ferocious as the Earth-rank fire, they were much more terrifying than ordinary flames.
If an ordinary alchemist could collect some of the fire seeds here, it would be enough for them to enjoy for a lifetime.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao had the protection of the Heavenly Fire. Otherwise, how could he withstand such high temperature here?
Looking at the stalks of fire element spirit trees and spirit herbs in the surroundings, Ling Xiao was endlessly tongue-tied.
These were all good stuff above Tier 5 or 6. There were even quite a number that had already reached Tier 7.
"Burning Lotus Flower!" Ling Xiao inadvertently caught a glimpse of a fire-colored spirit flower.
This spirit flower was very special. Its petals were swaying like flames, vivid and lifelike. It made people deeply attracted at a glance.
Even the Earth Flame Tiger by the side was attracted by that spirit flower. The thick longing in its eyes was not concealed at all.
This was a Tier 8 fire attribute spirit flower!
This kind of spirit flower of this rank was already considered a rare supreme-grade in the world. To any fire attribute person or spirit beast, it was filled with utmost temptation.
Ling Xiao suppressed his impulse and followed the Earth Flame Tiger through several mountain peaks, arriving in the middle of a turf.
"Could it be here?" Ling Xiao looked around and did not discover anything special about this turf.
However, when he and the Earth Flame Tiger stepped into the center of the turf, a smear of brilliance bloomed.
By the time Ling Xiao reacted, he discovered that he had already arrived in another world.
This heaven and earth made Ling Xiao stupefied on the spot.
This was definitely the most beautiful paradise he had ever seen in his life.
The spiritual mountain was misty, and it looked very handsome. The lush green trees gently swayed in the wind as if they were nodding to welcome guests. Many spiritual birds were playing in the air, looking as if they had nothing to do with the world. The upside-down waterfall made a cheerful sound, which brought the trickling stream endless power and source. The spiritual grasses and flowers on both sides of the stream gave off a fresh smell, making people involuntarily take a deep breath.
Not far away, there was a hut that looked very simple and crude, but it gave off a natural and refined sense of beauty that separated them from this world.
Ling Xiao couldn't wrap his head around it.
"This is the territory of the Divine Beast Qilin?" Ling Xiao's heart was filled with doubts.
"Welcome, honored guests, to my humble abode." A benevolent old man who looked like a neighbor had appeared in front of Ling Xiao and the Earth Flame Tiger and said with a faint smile.
The Earth Flame Tiger trembled and immediately knelt before the old man, calling out respectfully, "Greetings, Elder Huo Sha!"
"Elder Huo Sha!"
Ling Xiao almost laughed out loud in his heart. This old man actually had such a name. He really had a personality!
However, he still held back and bowed to the old man, "Greetings, Elder!"
"Hehe, not bad, not bad. I haven't seen you for a few years, but your strength has advanced quickly!" The old man praised Ling Xiao with a smile.
"Elder, you've seen me before?" Ling Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled.
He had no impression of this old man.
"That's not important. What's important is that you can come here." The old man kept him in suspense. Then, he made a leading gesture and said, "Let's go to my humble abode and have a seat."
Ling Xiao nodded and could only follow the old man. The Earth Flame Tiger fell behind them and followed respectfully from behind.
The hut that was built with thousand-year-old bamboo appeared very quiet, and the simple furnishings appeared very elegant.
Looking at the ordinary tea and fruits on the table, Ling Xiao had the urge to cry.
Why did he feel like he had returned to a commoner's home?
Wasn't this the Beast King's territory?
What was placed in front of him should be top-grade nectar and high-grade spirit fruits. How could it be such ordinary goods?
The old man poured a cup of tea for Ling Xiao and said, "Please have some tea!"
Ling Xiao didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the teacup and drank the tea.
In any case, he was currently in a fog and couldn't figure out the situation, so he might as well let nature take its course!
When the tea flowed into his organs, Ling Xiao only felt a sense of comfort. All the tension and fatigue in his body and mind immediately disappeared.
He couldn't help but exclaim, "What a good tea!"
The old man stroked his beard in satisfaction and said with a faint smile, "It's good that you like it."
Ling Xiao couldn't help but pour himself another cup, but when he drank it again, he didn't feel the same as before.
"Drinking a cup of Tranquil Tea every day is enough. Drinking more is useless," the old man said with a smile.
Ling Xiao smiled awkwardly and put down the teacup. Then, he went straight to the point and said, "I'm here to look for Zizai. I wonder if I can see him?"
"Zizai is a good name. I remember you used to call him the prodigal?" the old man said.
Ling Xiao laughed dryly and said, "That was just a joke … Just a joke!"
What a joke. If he was willing to call him that in front of the prodigal's elder, even if he didn't die, he would at least lose a layer of skin!
However, he really couldn't understand why this old man seemed to know everything about him.
"I think you deserve this name. That little fellow is indeed a prodigal," the old man replied unexpectedly.
Ling Xiao was a little stunned, but he didn't reply.
"Before he sees you, I have something to say to you," the old man said with a serious expression.
"Go ahead," Ling Xiao replied.
"My Qilin Celestial Race has existed since the beginning of the world. We used to dominate a region and formed a balance of nine legs with the other Celestial Races. Later, with the rise of various foreign races, the position of the nine Celestial Races was severely challenged, and the world began to fall into disputes. At that time, your human ancestors were still very weak and were not taken seriously by the various Celestial Races. However, you humans gradually grew stronger and eventually became the dominant race in this world, while our Celestial Race gradually declined due to the years of disputes. As a result, the bloodlines of the various races withered, and our inheritance was almost lost," the old man said faintly. He paused for a moment and took a sip of tea before continuing, "Because of this, the various Celestial Races all retreated into seclusion to recuperate and strive to restore their prosperity as soon as possible. However, our Qilin Celestial Race's reproduction ability is too weak, so after hundreds of thousands of years of recuperation, we are much weaker than the other Celestial Races."
When the old man said these words, his expression was more or less desolate.
Ling Xiao was very puzzled, he really didn't know why the old man was saying these things to him.
"In order for our race to become strong again, we have placed all our hopes on Zizai. He is the future Emperor of our race," the old man emphasized.
"Yes, I believe that Zizai has this ability." Ling Xiao nodded in response. He recalled the battle between the wastrel and the Lunar Wind Beast. The wastrel's tenacious character was still vivid in his mind until now.
"Even so, it's still not enough to rely on just himself." The old man changed the topic and said.
"Then, old man, what countermeasures do you have?" Ling Xiao followed the old man's words and asked.
The old man said, "Our Qilin Race has a total of five major races, namely the Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Races. Before our five races retreated into seclusion, there was internal strife that caused the five races to split up. If our five races can be united again, our Qilin Race will definitely not be inferior to the other Celestial Races."
"You want Zizai to be the Emperor of the five races?" When Ling Xiao heard the old man's words, he immediately understood what he meant.
The old man smiled in satisfaction and said, "Talking to you humans is really convenient. That's right, that's the reason."
"Zizai's responsibility is not light!
Then can I see him now? "Ling Xiao asked with a sigh.
"Of course, but before you see him, you must promise me one thing." The old man said.
"Tell me about it. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse," Ling Xiao replied.
"Straightforward. I know that your relationship with Zizai is not ordinary. This time, I will allow Zizai to go with you, but you must help Zizai unify our Qilin Race." The old man slapped his thigh and said.
Hearing this, Ling Xiao's face turned green.
The Qilin Race were all Divine Beasts, and every single Qilin had extraordinary battle strength. What qualifications did he have to participate in their internal strife?
However, for the sake of his good brother, he could only brace himself and say, "Junior's strength is meager. I'm afraid that even though I have the heart, I don't have the strength!"
"You don't need to worry about that. Since you are the person chosen by our clan's prince, then you have the qualifications to do this." The old man refuted.
"I can promise you this, but I can't guarantee that I will be able to do it. When the time comes, you can't blame me." Ling Xiao spoke the ugly words first.
"Of course, if you can help Zizai accomplish this, then you will be a true friend of our Qilin Race. No matter what difficulties you encounter, our Qilin Race will stand by your side." The old man promised.
Hearing this, Ling Xiao's spirits were lifted.
If he could obtain the help of the Qilin Race, then there would be no problem for him to move unhindered throughout the world.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao's heart soared.
"Alright, I will take you to see Zizai now. I believe that he will be very happy to know that you have come," the old man said.
Ling Xiao nodded and followed the old man out.
When Ling Xiao arrived outside the thatched cottage, the old man grabbed his hand.
Before he could understand what the old man wanted to do, he had already arrived in another region.
Looking at the deep sea of flames in front of him, Ling Xiao felt as if he had arrived at the eighteenth level of purgatory.
This was simply the scene of the end of the world. Everywhere was filled with lava, and the temperature was frighteningly high.
The Demon Blue Firebead in Ling Xiao's sea of consciousness was becoming more and more eager to charge out.
Ling Xiao clearly felt that the flames here were even more terrifying than the earth-ranked Flame Brown Nether Flame he had seen before.