Either someone far more powerful than Fire Qilin, an Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power, stood behind him.
But if he had such backing, then when Big Brother made his move, the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power behind him should have intervened.
Yet he had chosen to flee without a sound.
That meant there was no Great Power behind him who vastly surpassed an Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal.
After all, Great Powers could not be humiliated, especially in a world like the Primordial Wilderness, where strength reigned supreme.
A Great Power above the Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm could never yield to Fire Qilin.
Then there was only one other possibility: that Grand Unity Golden Immortal possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure!
Only an Innate Supreme Treasure could silently conceal every trace of that Grand Unity Golden Immortal's destiny and aura.
It had even deceived Fire Qilin, an Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal Great Power.
Water Qilin's thoughts raced, and he immediately grasped the key point, crying out in surprise.
"Second Brother, now that you mention it, that really does seem to be the case.
I did not notice it at the time. He was merely a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, yet he casually produced a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
That Fly-Whisk he used to block and dissolve my attack was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!"
Only then did Fire Qilin belatedly recall that the Fly-Whisk Taiqing had used in battle had indeed been a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
One had to know that although the Qilin Clan was one of the three peak races of the Primordial Wilderness,
they did not possess many Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures within their clan.
Yet that Grand Unity Golden Immortal creature had casually brought out a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Thinking of it this way, was it not truly possible that the Grand Unity Golden Immortal creature possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure?
"Damn it! Had I known, I should have gone all out and slain that creature.
Then the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and Innate Supreme Treasure on him would both have belonged to my Qilin Clan."
Fire Qilin was instantly filled with regret, pounding his chest and stomping his feet, his face full of remorse.
As though he had already missed out on a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and an Innate Supreme Treasure.
When Fire Qilin had attacked earlier, he had paid no attention at all to the fact that the Taiyi Fly-Whisk in Taiqing's hand was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Even after Taiqing escaped, Fire Qilin had not considered the possibility of an Innate Supreme Treasure.
"Big Brother, do you know where he fled?
As long as he did not go too far, our Qilin Clan may still have a chance to obtain the supreme treasure on him."
Water Qilin was sharper than Fire Qilin. He looked as though he were saying, Big Brother, do not worry—watch your little brother's plan; victory is assured.
"When I saw him, he was heading up Buzhou Mountain. He should have gone toward its peak."
Fire Qilin thought back carefully and immediately remembered.
"Haha, it seems the supreme treasure on that creature is destined to belong to my Qilin Clan!"
Upon hearing Water Qilin's words, Fire Qilin, whose head was usually filled with nothing but muscle, finally understood.
"Big Brother, since he went to Buzhou Mountain, he will surely come back down eventually.
Our Qilin Clan's territory lies at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. We can set up a Heavenly Net and Earthly Net at its base.
The moment that creature comes down the mountain, we will capture him at once.
Perhaps our Qilin Clan can gain even more!
Would that supreme treasure not then be destined to belong to our Qilin Clan?"
Water Qilin laid out his analysis with a smile, growing more excited the further he spoke, as though he could already see Taiqing being captured and stripped of his treasures.
"Right! How did I not think of that? It has to be you, Second Brother.
Worthy of being the strategist of our Qilin Clan. Your mind is truly quick.
That settles it. From now on, our Qilin Clan will deploy defenses at the foot of Buzhou Mountain.
The moment that Grand Unity Golden Immortal appears, capture him immediately and seize his treasures!"
Fire Qilin clapped his hands together and lavishly praised his second brother's cleverness.
He immediately gave the order. The Qilin Clan mobilized and laid down a Heavenly Net and Earthly Net at the foot of Buzhou Mountain.
They would only wait for Taiqing to descend the mountain, capture him, and seize his treasures.
Taiqing had merely passed by the foot of Buzhou Mountain, yet the Qilin Clan had set up a Heavenly Net and Earthly Net to await his descent.
The Qilin Clan had effectively sentenced him to death, merely waiting for him to walk into their trap.
"These three clans have truly been deeply corrupted by Calamity Tribulation Qi.
Even their core members have become like this. If the three clans are not destroyed, there is truly no justice."
Taiqing was inwardly furious after he had completely left the Qilin Clan's territory.
This was truly an undeserved disaster. Taiqing had been walking through the Primordial Wilderness created by his own Father God,
yet a Qilin had suddenly wanted to kill him. If he had not possessed a supreme treasure for protection, he might have perished today.
The Qilin Clan should have been auspicious beasts with gentle temperaments, but now, with Calamity Qi entering their bodies, they had become so bloodthirsty and violent.
Taiqing's understanding of the Tribulation reached a new level.
Still, although Fire Qilin had attacked him due to the influence of Calamity Qi entering his body, the fact that he had attacked Taiqing was undeniable.
This matter would not end so easily. Once his journey to Pangu Hall was over, Taiqing would certainly settle the score.
Because of this encounter between Fire Qilin and Taiqing, the course and outcome of the Dragon-Han Calamity were completely changed.
That was a matter for later. At this moment, Taiqing hurried onward at full speed, wanting only to enter Pangu Hall as soon as possible and find a way to break through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.
Unlike the three clans, he could not enter the Tribulation, subdue the Myriad Races of the Great Desolation, and use boundless Destiny/Luck to raise his cultivation.
Taiqing could only go to Pangu Hall, seek the guidance of Father God Pangu's Will, and use Pangu Hall's ability to block the Heavenly Dao to break through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.
Following the vague sense of connection to Pangu Hall within his Primordial Spirit, Taiqing soon arrived at its location.
But when Taiqing reached the location of Pangu Hall, he realized that he had been thinking too simply.
Taiqing wore a bitter expression as he stared at the empty void before him.
Pangu Hall was clearly right before his eyes, yet he could not enter it.
"I miscalculated. The time for Pangu Hall to emerge has not yet arrived. It is protected by an Innate Great Formation and Father God's Will.
Even the Heavenly Dao cannot enter this Innate Great Formation."
Taiqing had already tried every method he could think of.
His Primordial Spirit, bloodline, Heaven-Opening Mark, shouting passwords like "Open Sesame," burning it with fire, dousing it with water, communicating with it through a World-Opening Supreme Treasure, and countless other methods.
None of them worked. Pangu Hall simply would not appear, and he had no way to enter it.
"Could it be that I, Taiqing, can truly only be schemed against and manipulated by Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao?
If I do not break through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm and take the Law Path to Sainthood, I can only fall into the calculations of the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun.
If I cultivate the Path of Three Corpses, then even if I know the schemes of the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, I will be unable to change anything.
Everything will develop entirely according to its original course."
Taiqing's heart was heavy. More than two Eons had passed since he departed Kunlun Mountain, yet he had gained nothing.
Pangu Hall was his only hope of breaking through. Now he had reached its very entrance and could clearly sense the summons within his Primordial Spirit, yet he could not enter.
That unwillingness, that anguish.
It was like winning one hundred million in the lottery in his previous life, only to get home and discover that he had lost the ticket.
The feeling made him want to die.
Taiqing had clearly seen hope, but because he could not enter Pangu Hall, that flame of hope had been extinguished by a basin of cold water.
Taiqing was somewhat dazed. As he pondered what to do next, he wandered aimlessly up Buzhou Mountain.
Taiqing was not one to surrender easily. If he could not enter Pangu Hall, he would think of another way. There would always be a method to solve the problem.
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