Fellow Daoist Qing Huan, shall we take our leave now?
As soon as he finished speaking, the Fire Qilin stared straight at the sky, its eyes reflecting the might of the Heavenly Dao, and then tightly closed its eyes.
In an instant, countless memories of glory and struggle surged through his mind, ultimately settling into a resolute conclusion. The rise and fall of the Qilin Clan over countless millennia were all entrusted to this thought.
All around, countless Five Elements Qilin, regardless of age or strength, all had somber expressions, showing no fear whatsoever, and exuded a fierce aura that could burn everything.
"Heavenly Dao's will prevails!"
The Fire Qilin's roar shook the universe, its vows like rolling thunder, instantly spreading to every corner of the Primordial Wilderness.
"The Qilin Clan committed heinous crimes during the Dragon-Han Calamity, and their killings indirectly caused the collapse of the western earth veins, the incompleteness of the five elements, and the displacement of hundreds of millions of living beings with nowhere to go!"
Today, I, the Fire Qilin, leading a million Five Elements Qilin, humbly offer my body to complete the Five Elements of the West, transforming flesh and blood into the foundation, fusing divine souls into spiritual veins, to forge a blessed land spanning billions of miles! I earnestly beseech Heavenly Dao to witness this!
"Boom--!"
The Primordial Wilderness trembled! Deep within the boundless Four Seas, the Ancestor Dragon and several Primordial Origin Golden Immortal of the Dragon Clan suddenly rose to their feet, their dragon eyes wide open in horror.
"The Qilin Clan... has actually chosen this deadly path!"
Ancestor Dragon's voice trembled with disbelief.
At the Kunlun Mountain, the Jade Ruyi in the hand of the Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly stopped, his face showing undisguised surprise.
"Wow... what a grand gesture!"
The Shangqing Tongtian Jiaozhu and the Supreme Laozi of the Taiqing Sect exchanged a glance, both seeing a deep shock in each other's eyes.
"Snort!"
Inside the Pangu Temple, Gonggong, the Ancestral Witch, wore a face full of disdain.
"Seeking their own death! How is this any different from annihilation of their clan? The former overlord of the land has fallen to such a spineless state!"
"Gonggong, you are mistaken."
The Zhu Jiuyin Ancestral Witch spoke softly, and the river of time appeared faintly in her eyes.
"The Qilin Clan carries boundless karma, a deep-seated sin that is difficult to heal. This is the only way to save their lives by cutting off their tails and sacrificing themselves to atone for their sins... only then can they wash away even a trace of their transgressions."
We, the Witch Clan... may very well face such choices in the future."
His words revealed a sense of unease and heaviness.
In the far west, the oath had barely been made when a million Qilin (mythical creatures) acted without further hesitation.
The light of the Five Elements erupted from their bodies, dazzling, pure, and vast, like billions of stars igniting simultaneously! Their bodies disintegrated and dissolved in the light, transforming into the purest Five Elements energy, which slowly seeped into the broken and parched western land.
"Buzz--!"
A joyful hum came from deep within the earth, as if rain had come after a long drought.
The earth's veins are violently writhing, compressing, and reshaping!
At a speed visible to the naked eye, five majestic and spiritually rich blessed lands rose from the ground, guarding the five directions of east, west, south, north, and center. Their spiritual beauty and magnificence are in no way inferior to the famous Wuyi and Emei Mountains of the Primordial Wilderness!
This is the transformation of the five elders of the Qilin Clan.
Immediately afterwards, the bodies of a million Qilin surrounded the five main Main Peak, stretching out in a continuous line, transforming into a magnificent mountain range that spans hundreds of millions of miles and is full of vitality!
Boundless vitality and spiritual energy spread out, plants grew wildly, and spiritual springs gushed forth.
This Qilin Mountain range, amidst the barren and desolate western land, shines like a dazzling pearl that has suddenly risen.
Between heaven and earth, the invisible aura of law seemed to thicken and solidify, causing all beings above the Daluo Golden Immortal in the Primordial Wilderness to feel apprehensive and turn their heads.
In the western homeland, countless creatures that had been dormant, migrating, and struggling to survive felt this overwhelming and irresistible life force and were all extremely excited, surging towards the Qilin Mountains like a tidal wave.
They have waited for this moment for far too long and suffered far too much; the world has suffered under the West for far too long!
When the last Qilin's body completely merged into the earth's veins and vanished without a trace—
Above the heavens, a cold, enormous, indifferent eye suddenly opened, as if the very Heavenly Dao had descended!
It glanced indifferently at the newly formed Qilin Mountain Range to the west, then quietly disappeared.
"Boom--!"
The next moment, heaven and earth rejoiced! A vast expanse of purple aura, stretching for hundreds of millions of miles, surged from the east and filled the sky.
Auspicious clouds gathered in layers, obscuring the sky.
Golden Lotus lotuses appeared out of nowhere on the earth, swaying gracefully and exuding a wonderful fragrance.
The vast and boundless Xuanhuang Merit Qi, like the Milky Way flowing backwards from the heavens, poured down with a thunderous roar!
Five-tenths of its Merit, like sweet rain, fell evenly, merging into this newly born Qilin Mountain range, stabilizing the earth's veins and nourishing all things.
Three- Merit fell precisely into the depths of Qilin Cliff —the only surviving settlement of the Qilin Clan.
Inside Qilin Cliff, the current clan leader Ruijin, was bathed in Golden Light of Merit, and the blood-red karma surrounding him faded and dissipated at a visible speed!
The cultivation bottleneck that had plagued him for countless years shattered with a roar! The Three Flowers on his head rapidly condensed and bloomed!
First rank, second rank... the brilliance advances layer by layer, until it finally stops at the seventh rank!
Those young Qilin who were fortunate enough not to participate in the sacrifice were blessed with extraordinary good fortune.
The immense Merit washed away the heavy karma they were born with in their blood like a tidal wave, instantly eliminating two-thirds of it!
Throughout Qilin Cliff, all the survivors, from the clan leader Ruijin to the bewildered young beasts, were moved to tears, kneeling in devout worship towards their newly reborn Ancestral Land in the west.
Without the heroic sacrifice of our ancestors, where would this life and future come from?
The remaining two Merit, transcending time and space, landed precisely on Qing Huan's head on Seven Views Island!
Qing Huan had anticipated this, after all, it was he who had inspired the Fire Qilin in this plan.
"Ha... they've finally arrived."
Qing Huan felt the Xuanhuang Qi within his body, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
"It's more than three times the Merit I gained when I created the Eight Trigrams... It seems that the restoration of the Western ley lines and the Antarctic wilderness is the Great Dao Tongtian obtaining immeasurable Merit!"
As his thoughts raced, his plans for the future became clearer.
This immense Merit, which shook the Primordial Wilderness world, instantly ignited the complex emotions of countless powerful beings.
On the Solar Star, Di Jun's gaze was intense, his fingers unconsciously tapping the Fusang Divine Tree:
"Fellow Daoist Qing Huan... it's him again! The Qilin Clan's actions must have been guided by him."
In such a short time, he has gained such immense Merit... It seems I must find another reason to have a proper talk with him."
At the Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones all nodded with smiles. Laozi, the Supreme Taiqing Laozi, lightly flicked his whisk.
"The Qilin Clan was able to suddenly realize their mistakes and sacrifice themselves to atone for them; their true nature was not lost after all."
Even Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes showed a rare hint of approval. "Although burdened with karma, such a heroic act is indeed worthy of being remembered by Primordial Wilderness living beings in the primordial world."
Shangqing Tongtian also nodded in agreement.
In the barren lands of the West, the Daoist Zhunti, gazing at the Golden Light of Merit showering down from the sky, was so excited that his face flushed red, and he couldn't help but rub his hands together, saying:
"Senior brother! Heaven blesses the West! The Qilin Clan's actions have not only added this vast, spiritually rich land to the West, but also repaired part of the earth's veins! This is a sign of the West's great prosperity!"
Why don't we seize this opportunity and take the remaining Qilin from Qilin Cliff...?