Chapter 140: The Qilin Chooses Its Master, Half a Corpse Remains

"Qilin!"

"This cry belongs precisely to a Qilin!"

The Black Tortoise appeared at Lu Ren's side, no one knew when. His eyes were filled with excitement, and he was even more convinced of the possibility that a Xuanwu existed within this Small Secret Realm.

"Such a roar, besides the Divine Beast Qilin, could not possibly belong to any other." The Black Tortoise spoke with extreme certainty.

He secretly sent a message to Lu Ren: "Master, Qiongqi is not convenient to come out. He once had dealings with a Qilin, and it was he who told me that besides belonging to a Qilin, there is no second possibility for this cry."

Lu Ren heard this secret transmission, his gaze deepening slightly, but he showed no other expression on his face.

He looked at the Black Tortoise who had appeared here and asked indifferently: "You want the Qilin?"

If not, there was no way this old tortoise would have appeared rashly.

In the Demon Battlefield, although it is most restrictive to Fierce Beasts like Qiongqi, Spirit Beasts like the old tortoise who harbor distracting thoughts and Heart Demons in their hearts are also constrained by it.

If something hadn't gone wrong, how could he have come out? Seeing his thoughts exposed, the old tortoise did not cover them up any further.

His eyes held greed: "Master... if I can obtain Qilin Blood, my bloodline can advance another level."

At that time.

If there is an opportunity to obtain Xuanwu Bone Blood, the possibility of his bloodline evolving into a Xuanwu again will also greatly increase.

Lu Ren paused slightly.

This old turtle, his age is indeed long, but his character has not grown much.

Truly greedy.

If placed elsewhere, he might have to suffer the consequences of this greed.

However...

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ren said indifferently: "I know."

"If there is an opportunity, I will take it for you."

The Black Tortoise was suddenly overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Many thanks, Master! Master is benevolent!"

"After I successfully become a Xuanwu, I will surely serve you with my life!"

"No rush," Lu Ren looked at the old tortoise's thick, short limbs with a meaningful gaze, "I naturally have times when I will need you."

The Black Tortoise was stunned.

But he accepted it well, "Yes!"

Sending the Black Tortoise back, Lu Ren looked toward the center of the Demon Battlefield, which was constantly cracking. In the pitch-black abyss, there was a strange beast constantly soaring into the sky.

As if it were a strange beast guarded by the earth, it roared out one sound after another, filled with the thick aura of the primordial era, a heaven-shaking roar as if the ancient era had descended once more.

"Roar!"

"Roar—"

The sound was desolate.

But it also seemed to carry an indescribable meaning; a slightly sorrowful aura was gradually spreading. For a moment, it was difficult to grasp the meaning within this Qilin's roar.

Weisheng Yucheng had already arrived nearby at this time.

The old ox he was sitting on suddenly stopped.

Two lines of blue tears suddenly flowed from the old ox's bright yellow eyes.

He stopped moving.

Instead, he slowly knelt on both knees.

"What's going on?" Weisheng Yucheng was almost thrown off and plunged into the ground; he floated down from the old ox's back, looking at the old ox prostrate on the ground with confusion and doubt.

He looked up and discovered that all the cultivators nearby who had summoned Spirit Beasts were looking at their kneeling Spirit Beasts in extreme astonishment.

The old ox's voice slowly sounded.

"That is the final roar of a Qilin."

"It is calling for its beloved child."

"He sacrificed himself, abandoning everything he had, leaving behind only half a physical body, just so that one day, his beloved child could return to his embrace."

"And the reason he sacrificed himself, including everything from his bone blood to his soul, was to calm the Demon Qi and resentment within this Shang Gu Mo Zhan Chang."

"He used his own body to suppress the entire Demon Battlefield!"

"Turning the Demon Battlefield... into a trial ground for the Human Race."

Weisheng Yucheng could not help but be astonished.

So that was it!

No wonder both the old ox and other Spirit Beasts were all performing a half-bow or even a full kowtow! If not for this Qilin suppressing the Demon Battlefield back then and gathering this Demon Battlefield into this Small Secret Realm, the Demon Qi and resentment contained within would have almost devastated half of the Tianxuan Continent! With such Merit, he is worthy.

But...

Since he chose to suppress the Demon Battlefield, and such a long time has passed, why would he suddenly appear?

Weisheng Yucheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He had an incredible thought.

But thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was the only possibility.

And immediately after, the old ox's voice slowly sounded in his ear, as if to verify the possibility that had crossed his mind.

"And this time..."

"The reason these remaining Qilin remains broke through the ground from beneath the Demon Battlefield is because the last trace of his soul left here sensed that his own bloodline was approaching."

"This is his only selfishness, and also the gift he left for his beloved child."

What the old ox said was heard not only by Weisheng Yucheng, but also by many others.

The nearby cultivators had almost all arrived because of the previous pillar of light that shot into the sky; there were at least a hundred of them now.

A gift!

Nothing else was heard clearly.

Everyone heard these two words clearly.

They looked toward the Qilin skeleton that had broken through the soil in the Demon Battlefield, a different kind of greed flashing in each person's eyes.

Do they want it? Of course they want it!

This is a Qilin, after all!

There are two possibilities for a Spirit Beast to evolve its bloodline.

The first possibility is the Bloodline Divine Fruit.

But this thing... has been extinct since the ancient era.

Even if some ancient families have remnants, they would never bring it out and place it before others.

Furthermore, even if an ancient family were in decline and willing to sell a Bloodline Divine Fruit, the auction price would definitely be something they could not afford.

And this second possibility is Qilin Blood!

Consuming Qilin Essence Blood allows for bloodline evolution! As bloodline purity deepens, the possibility of climbing the Great Dao will also further increase.

For any Demon Beast that has stepped onto the path of immortal cultivation, there is not one that does not want it!

And for those who do not have a contracted Spirit Beast, if they could secure the Qilin Essence Blood and auction it off, they would not have to worry about cultivation resources for decades or even centuries.

Who wouldn't want this?

Everyone wants it! Including...

Lu Daoran.

But!

His face was pale, he frowned, stopped his pace, and landed on the edge of the Demon Battlefield.

In his arms, there was a ball of red fur that kept sticking its butt up and nudging his chest.

That little meatball had already grown a set of milk teeth, was constantly tearing at the lapels of his chest, and was howling in its mouth.

"Why are you stopping?!"

"Go, hurry and go!"

"I can feel it!"

"That is my mother! It is my mother! Hurry, go, go!"

Lu Daoran pressed down with one hand on the red-furred meatball that was constantly wriggling in his arms; he let out a heavy breath, a helpless bitter smile on his face.

Who could have imagined that he was merely being hunted, and after finally shaking them off, he drank a few extra mouthfuls of the Spirit Wine that Lu Ren had gifted him while recovering from his injuries, only to be pestered by this devilishly clever little meatball.

Its milk teeth hadn't even fully grown in yet.

Yet it was already thinking about drinking wine.

But this is not the most important thing.

The most important thing is...

This thing is actually a Qilin cub! The Qilin that let out that earth-shaking roar in the center of the Demon Battlefield is the mother of this red-furred meatball!

Which is to say...

Lu Daoran is the only one who can logically and justifiably take away the Qilin's gift! (End of chapter)