Obtained

The battle between the Blood Luo Cult Master and Yuan Youyou caused a tremendous commotion, drawing most of the Innate Fire Spirit Beasts over—at least those across a stretch of the eastern, front side of the Ancient Solar Altar.

As Jiang Ping'an searched over a wide area for the Solar Golden Cicada Molt, none of the Innate Fire Spirit Beasts noticed him, much less attacked him. He was therefore able to search quickly and with focus.

This counts as a stroke of fortune. Jiang Ping'an thought.

Yet after searching the area over a hundred li around the front of the Ancient Solar Altar, Jiang Ping'an still failed to find the Solar Golden Cicada Molt.

And he had already spent more than half a shichen.

During that time, Yuan Youyou repeatedly called to Jiang Ping'an for help, continually raising the stakes of his promised repayment. He also reminded Jiang Ping'an that even if he stood by with folded arms, the Blood Luo Cult Master would silence him afterward.

But Jiang Ping'an remained unmoved.

Still, Jiang Ping'an paid some attention to the battle between Yuan Youyou and the Blood Luo Cult Master. He found that Yuan Youyou was being beaten back relentlessly, but he possessed many life-saving Spirit Artifacts and treasure talismans, so he was not in great danger of dying anytime soon.

Unable to find the Solar Golden Cicada Molt on the eastern side of the Ancient Solar Altar, Jiang Ping'an had no choice but to search southward.

After searching for over twenty li, Jiang Ping'an encountered an Innate Fire Spirit Beast—a Fire Qilin.

This Fire Qilin was entirely wreathed in golden-purple flames. It stood three zhang tall and was roughly six zhang long, while the space around it had been scorched and warped by its flames.

"Roar—" The Innate Fire