Taiqing had been focused on traveling and had not noticed a fiery red figure blocking his path ahead.
A furious roar burst from the fiery red figure's mouth, and terrifying Fire Law spread through the void.
Without another word, the fiery red figure directly attacked Taiqing.
"Hmph! What an overbearing Qilin Clan."
Taiqing snorted coldly and waved his accompanying Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Taiyi Fly-Whisk.
The Fire Qilin phantom capable of incinerating an Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal dissipated directly beneath the Taiyi Fly-Whisk.
Looking again, the fiery red figure was already rushing toward Taiqing.
Upon closer inspection, its form was exactly the same as the Fire Qilin phantom from before.
This Qilin was none other than Fire Qilin, one of the Qilin Clan's Five Elements Qilin.
"I had thought that, with the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans waging war on the Western Continent, I would not encounter any trouble.
"Who would have thought that, after already reaching Buzhou Mountain, trouble would still come knocking."
Taiqing sighed. Such was the way of the world; when trouble came looking for someone, it was beyond their control.
From Kunlun Mountain all the way to Buzhou Mountain, because the three clans were at war on the Western Continent,
the high-level combat forces of their subordinate races had all been deployed to the Western Continent.
That was why Taiqing had not encountered any trouble.
But the foot of Buzhou Mountain was different. The Qilin Clan's territory lay at the foot of Buzhou Mountain.
Although the three clans were fighting near Mount Sumeru on the Western Continent, members still had to remain behind to guard their territory.
Sure enough, Fire Qilin had just come out to patrol the territory when he spotted Taiqing approaching it.
The Qilin Clan had always been tyrannical. How could they permit an unknown living being to wander near their territory?
Without another word, Fire Qilin directly attacked Taiqing.
"Heh heh! You do have some skill, to be able to take one of my casual attacks.
"State your name. I am Fire Qilin, and I do not kill nameless foes."
Seeing Taiqing easily withstand his casual strike, Fire Qilin was surprised.
When had such a Grand Unity Golden Immortal appeared in the Primordial Wilderness? He, Fire Qilin, was an Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power.
Though it had been a casual attack, it was not something a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal could withstand.
As the three clans contended for supremacy in the Primordial Wilderness, they could rely on their clans' Destiny to rapidly break through into the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.
Within the Qilin Clan, aside from Beginning Qilin, their Late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal clan chief who was close to reaching perfection,
there were also the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth Five Elements Qilin, all Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Powers.
"Fellow Daoist, your Qilin Clan is truly overbearing. The Primordial Wilderness was created by Great God Pangu, and any living being may dwell within it.
"This poor Daoist was merely passing by, yet Fellow Daoist immediately sought to kill me. Is that not excessively tyrannical, excessively damaging to merit and draining of Destiny?"
Taiqing did not reveal his name. Instead, he watched Fire Qilin warily.
An Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power was not someone he could contend against.
Although he had seemingly taken that attack with ease just now, Fire Qilin himself had said it was merely a casual strike.
In the Great Desolation World, fighting across realms was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Especially when the opponent was in the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, with that word Hunyuan in their title.
Unless one possessed an immensely powerful supreme treasure while the other party possessed none, fighting across realms was extremely difficult.
As for fighting across several realms, that was simply impossible.
"Hmph! Overbearing? My Qilin Clan shall rule the Myriad Races of the Great Desolation and ascend to the supreme position.
"So what if we are overbearing? My Qilin Clan will be overbearing for you to see!
"Now that my clan is at war with the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, I suspect you are a spy sent to gather intelligence on my Qilin Clan.
"I have every reason to kill you where you stand!
"Die!"
Fire Qilin snorted coldly, flames spraying from his nostrils as he appeared furious and violent.
Without another word, he directly attacked Taiqing.
This time, Fire Qilin was no longer attacking casually. The powerful aura of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal enveloped heaven and earth.
Terrifying Fire Law, powerful enough to incinerate the void, condensed into a towering Fire Qilin phantom.
Taiqing's expression turned grave. Having suffered such an undeserved disaster, anger burned within him.
Yet his body reacted swiftly.
The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda hovered above his head, casting down streams of golden light to protect him.
The Taiyi Fly-Whisk was driven to its limit, its three thousand whisk threads transforming into a net that bound the Fire Qilin phantom.
Taiqing himself rapidly retreated.
"Now is not the time to clash with the Qilin Clan. This Hunyuan Golden Immortal Fire Qilin is also not someone I can defeat.
"If I do not retreat now, when will I?"
He activated the Taiji Diagram, concealing his form and aura as he swiftly fled.
Even though he had been formed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and possessed profound foundations, fighting across realms was still as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Although he possessed three World-Opening Supreme Treasures, what would it matter if he defeated Fire Qilin?
Could he kill Fire Qilin and bring the Qilin Clan's endless pursuit upon himself?
Moreover, he had just sensed more than one Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power aura within the Qilin Clan's territory.
If he brought out his supreme treasures to fight, those concealed Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Powers would likely join the battle immediately.
He was currently only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. How could he defeat at least three Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Powers?
Furthermore, as a Qilin Clan elder, Fire Qilin surely possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures for protection.
Even with three Innate Supreme Treasures in his possession, fighting across realms would be difficult to achieve.
"This debt will sooner or later be settled with your Qilin Clan."
After calming himself, Taiqing concealed his aura and continued toward Pangu Hall.
At the original spot, Fire Qilin was somewhat stunned.
"Just who is that living being? A mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal was actually able to withstand one of my somewhat serious attacks.
"He was even able to evade the probing of my Primordial Spirit."
Fire Qilin was astonished. Terrifying Primordial Spirit Power poured forth, enveloping an entire Great Thousand World.
Yet Taiqing's figure remained nowhere to be seen. Fire Qilin could only furiously smash an immortal mountain before returning to his clan.
"Big Brother, what happened? Why are you so angry?"
Upon returning to the clan, Water Qilin saw the rage on Fire Qilin's face and immediately stepped forward to ask.
He had sensed Fire Qilin making a move just now.
Among the Qilin Clan's Five Elements Qilin, Fire Qilin was the eldest and ranked first.
There was no conflict of water and fire within the Qilin Clan. On the contrary, due to the external pressure from the Dragon and Phoenix Clans,
the Qilin Clan's members were extremely united, and Water Qilin and Fire Qilin had a very good relationship.
"Just now, your elder brother encountered a living being at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. I never expected that my serious attack would actually be shattered by him.
"Furthermore, that Grand Unity Golden Immortal living being escaped right under my nose by some unknown method!
"Hmph! Do not let me, Fire Qilin, find him. Otherwise, I will tear out his tendons, flay his skin, and obliterate both his body and soul!"
He, Fire Qilin, a dignified Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power, had actually allowed a Grand Unity Golden Immortal to escape from his grasp.
It was truly too humiliating. If the Dragon and Phoenix Clans learned of it, who knew how many Eons they would mock Fire Qilin for?
"What?!
"A Grand Unity Golden Immortal was actually able to escape silently from under your hands, Elder Brother?"
Water Qilin was instantly shocked. That was Fire Qilin!
Even he, Water Qilin, did not dare claim that he could escape unscathed from Fire Qilin's hands.
Yet a mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal had escaped from Fire Qilin's hands.
How could Water Qilin not be shocked? This was likely the first time such a thing had happened since the creation of heaven and earth.
"Elder Brother, that living being most likely possesses a great secret.
"Perhaps he even has an Innate Supreme Treasure protecting him. That must be how he escaped silently from under your hands!"
After his shock subsided, Water Qilin immediately understood.
No matter how heaven-defying a Grand Unity Golden Immortal might be, he could not possibly escape silently from the hands of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power.
There were only two possible reasons for such a situation.
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