Fire Virtue Origin World, Qilin Flame Emperor

"That thing?"

"Master, what do you mean?"

The Fireward Rhino King stared at Jiang Sheng in confusion, his round eyes wide with bewilderment.

Jiang Sheng did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Rhino, you have armor and hooves, no fur, and a horn. Which kind of creature are you?"

The Fireward Rhino King answered without hesitation, "Master, though I have no fur and do have armor, I'm still a furred beast."

Jiang Sheng nodded. The Fireward Rhino King, the Rockshaking Azure Ox, the Red-Faced Golden Lion, and the Four-Tusked Treasure Elephant were all furred beasts. Only the Golden-Winged Azure Peng was a feathered bird.

Most people used "birds and beasts" to encompass the countless living races under heaven, but cultivators knew that throughout the Primordial Chaos Cosmos and the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds, just as the Five Elements were a constant of yin and yang and the foundation of myriad worlds, all living races ultimately fell among the five kinds: naked, scaled, furred, feathered, or shelled.

Jiang Sheng smiled. "Indeed. All living things under heaven belong to one of those five kinds."

"As the Daoist Chronicles say: among feathered creatures, the phoenix is chief; among furred creatures, the qilin is chief; among armored creatures, the divine turtle is chief; among scaled creatures, the flood dragon is chief; among naked creatures, the sage is chief. These are the finest kinds in heaven and earth, three hundred and sixty of each, comprising the number of all birds, beasts, and living things."

"Furred creatures are beasts. Throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds, beasts revere the qilin above all. The qilin is not only king of beasts but also an omen of auspiciousness, blessed with the aid of fortune and merit..."

At this point, a sharp gleam flashed in Jiang Sheng's eyes. "Crimson