"We've finally reached the Fire Qilin Sea Region. Let's wait here—the Ouyang Family's Qilin Guard will be here soon."
He Bin stretched lazily and said with a smile.
Before long, over a dozen black dots appeared on the surface of the sea, speeding toward them.
Five breaths later, the dozen or so black dots arrived before them.
The black dots were, astonishingly, Strange Beasts with tiger heads, qilin bodies, and serpent tails. Wisps of water vapor wrapped around each beast's limbs, allowing them to stand suspended above the sea's surface, with a cultivator seated atop each one.
They all wore deep red robes, embroidered over the left breast with a red qilin emblem. Within the qilin were the two tiny golden characters, "Ouyang." Spiritual light rippled ceaselessly across their robes, clearly marking them as enchanted garments. Every cultivator was impeccably dressed.
Leading them were a refined-looking middle-aged man and a beautiful middle-aged woman, both at Core Formation Layer 6.
"Qilin Guard!"
Wang Changsheng narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Strange Beasts beneath the Ouyang Family cultivators.
Tiger Qilin Beasts were the Ouyang Family's signature Spirit Beasts. It was said that the Ouyang Family's guardian Spirit Beast was a Strange Beast possessing the bloodline of a Fire Qilin. Tiger Qilin Beasts were Spirit Beasts painstakingly bred by the Ouyang Family; they could soar through the skies, race over land, and move through the sea, all at remarkable speed.
Every Ouyang Family cultivator, upon advancing to the Core Formation Stage, could obtain a Third Order Tiger Qilin Beast as a mount. In contrast, Wang Family cultivators only received a Flying Mystic Tool after reaching Foundation Establishment. From this alone, one could see the gap between the two families.
A family's foundation could not be made up through a few great