With Morality's personal acknowledgment, the Qilin Clan grew even more excited.
Beginning Qilin's gaze toward Morality brimmed with even greater envy.
Though suppressing the earth veins had granted him part of heaven and earth's authority, giving him saint-level combat power, he was not, in the end, a true saint or Hunyuan Celestial Venerable.
Once he left the Great Desolation's earth veins, he possessed only the strength of a peak Primordial Origin Golden Immortal.
Taiqing had emerged two Tribulations later than him, yet now, before Beginning Qilin himself, he was demonstrating a breakthrough into the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable realm.
How could Beginning Qilin not envy that?
Of course, he was also secretly glad that he had decided long ago to follow the Sanqing.
Otherwise, once the Sanqing attained the Dao as Hunyuan Celestial Venerables, the Qilin Clan would not even be qualified to follow them.
Once all the Sanqing attained the Dao as Hunyuan Celestial Venerables, he, Beginning Qilin, would also be raised up to become a true Daluo Golden Immortal of the Origin.
"This Seat has come this time to assign a task to the Qilin Clan.
"Of course, if the Qilin Clan handles this matter well, you will also obtain quite a bit of merit."
Morality no longer mentioned his imminent breakthrough, instead steering the conversation toward the purpose of his visit.
"Please give your orders, Exalted One. Even if there were no merit to be gained, it would still be only right for my Qilin Clan to serve the Exalted One.
"My Qilin Clan will certainly handle whatever the Exalted One entrusts to us beautifully."
Seeing that Taiqing was on the verge of breaking through, Beginning Qilin became even more respectful and attentive.
Before the Great Dao, things like pride were utterly unimportant.
So long as he faithfully