Mo Yuan Follows His Heart

"You needn't waste your effort investigating. I personally struck your avatar to death. And now, I'm here to take your life." Xuanxiao leisurely stepped out of a Space Rift, smiling as he looked at Mo Yuan.

He spoke in a relaxed, casual tone, as though they were not discussing a matter of life and death, but merely exchanging an everyday greeting like, "Have you eaten?"

"How is that possible? How could you break through the many layers of my clan's defenses and appear directly inside my cave abode?" Mo Yuan stared at Xuanxiao, who had suddenly appeared beside him, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

This was the deepest part of the Kirin Clan's ancestral land—Kirin Cliff!

At this moment, Shi Qilin, the Kirin Clan's Tribe Chief and a Primordial Origin Golden Immortal, was stationed within Kirin Cliff. The ancestral land was also protected by a powerful clan-guarding grand formation. With defenses upon defenses, how could any living being possibly infiltrate this place without a sound?

Yet Xuanxiao was truly standing right beside him, leaving him no choice but to believe it.

Before Mo Yuan could recover from his shock, Xuanxiao raised his hand and unleashed a Purple Firmament Divine Thunder at him.

"Ah!"

After being struck by the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, Mo Yuan let out a miserable scream.

He could clearly feel the terrifying power contained within that Purple Firmament Divine Thunder. He knew that if he took another one or two strikes, he would likely perish on the spot.

"Damn it, how could Thunder Marsh possess such a terrifying figure? I went to Thunder Marsh before, yet I never discovered such a powerful existence. And there was no grand formation guarding Thunder Marsh either. No matter how I looked at it, it didn't seem like the Daoist grounds of such a great Divine Ability wielder." Mo Yuan was both shocked and terrified, his heart filled with confusion and fear.

"Senior, this Poor Daoist truly did not know Thunder Marsh was your Daoist grounds. I have offended you greatly, and I hope you can be magnanimous." Mo Yuan truly was a Kirin who knew how to follow his heart when the situation demanded it. Though he still could not understand how Xuanxiao had entered this place without anyone noticing, that did not stop him from immediately dropping to his knees and begging for mercy.

Seeing Mo Yuan kneel so decisively, Xuanxiao was briefly stunned. The Purple Firmament Divine Thunder gathering in his hand unconsciously dispersed as well.

After all, Mo Yuan was still a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. Xuanxiao had originally thought he would be the sort with an unyielding spirit, someone who would rather die than submit.

One had to know that in the Primordial World, countless living beings valued their pride and reputation more than their own lives. Yet this Mo Yuan had knelt so smoothly and naturally. It truly exceeded his expectations.

Xuanxiao looked strangely at Mo Yuan and thought, Could this guy cultivate the Causality Great Dao because he's afraid of dying?

Xuanxiao looked at Mo Yuan speechlessly. "You're a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, yet you kneel and beg for mercy so easily. Don't you find that embarrassing?"

Mo Yuan blinked innocently at Xuanxiao and replied with complete conviction, "Not at all. In this world, what could be more important than my life? What is wrong with begging for mercy in order to survive? If Senior is still dissatisfied, I can kowtow a few more times." As he spoke, Mo Yuan truly began knocking his head against the ground.

"What a shameless Kirin. Conduct like yours is probably one of a kind even in the Primordial Wilderness." Xuanxiao looked at the continuously kowtowing Mo Yuan with utter speechlessness.

"Thank you for the praise, Senior." Upon hearing Xuanxiao call him shameless, Mo Yuan not only felt no shame, but thanked him with a grateful expression.

"You..." Xuanxiao was left speechless by Mo Yuan's manner and did not know what to say.

"Forget it, forget it. Your shamelessness has moved me. Remember this from now on: Thunder Marsh is my territory. If your Kirin Clan ever sees Thunder Marsh again, take a wide detour around it." Xuanxiao was truly torn between laughter and tears by Mo Yuan. It was rare to encounter such a living treasure, and he no longer had the mood to make a move.

"Rest assured, Senior. From now on, my Kirin Clan will absolutely never harbor any thoughts of occupying Thunder Marsh again." Hearing Xuanxiao's words, Mo Yuan immediately felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted. He nodded frantically, his head bobbing like a rattle-drum.

"Alright, I'm leaving." Xuanxiao casually waved his hand, and another Space Rift instantly appeared before him.

With a flash of his body, he directly left the Kirin Clan's territory.

After seeing Xuanxiao leave, Mo Yuan's eyes rolled as he secretly rejoiced.

"Whew, that fiend finally left. That fellow's Purple Firmament Divine Thunder was far too terrifying. I truly sensed the aura of death within that divine thunder. I've never felt that kind of sensation even from the old man. Good thing I was clever enough, or I really would have perished this time." Thinking of this, Mo Yuan even felt somewhat smug.

"Still, I need to tell the old man about this as soon as possible. Since Thunder Marsh is that person's Daoist grounds, our Kirin Clan should avoid provoking him unless absolutely necessary. And this cave abode of mine no longer feels safe. I'd better hide out with the old man. It should be safer there." Mo Yuan muttered to himself as he turned to leave.

"Mo Yuan, why aren't you cultivating properly in your own cave abode? What are you doing here?" Sensing Mo Yuan's arrival, Shi Qilin shot him a somewhat disdainful glance.

"Father, I'm your dear eldest son. What kind of tone is that?" Hearing Shi Qilin's disdainful tone, Mo Yuan did not care in the slightest and directly squatted down before him.

In truth, Mo Yuan had not been directly born from Shi Qilin. Rather, Shi Qilin had used his own essence blood, combined with the power of the Five Virtues at Mo Yuan's place of birth, to nurture him. He was one of only two Five Virtues Kirin in the Primordial Wilderness.

However, Shi Qilin had always been extremely dissatisfied with Mo Yuan's cowardly, life-clinging nature. He felt that Mo Yuan had brought shame upon him and the entire Kirin Clan, so he was usually quite displeased with him.

"Enough with the nonsense. It wasn't easy for you to drag yourself out of your cave abode. What is it? Speak quickly, then get lost." Shi Qilin said impatiently.

"Hmph, I have something important to tell you. Someone broke into your territory, yet you still don't know about it. And you have the nerve to look down on me?" Mo Yuan looked at Shi Qilin with an indignant expression.

Hearing Mo Yuan's words, Shi Qilin was first stunned. Then he frowned slightly and swept his powerful divine sense carefully across all of Kirin Cliff, yet he discovered no abnormalities.

Shi Qilin looked at Mo Yuan in confusion and said, "Impossible. I just carefully examined the area. There isn't the slightest sign of anything unusual in the clan. How could a living being have broken in? Have you secluded yourself for so long that you've turned stupid?"

"I nearly died just now! Do you think I would leave seclusion so easily if there weren't something major? That person said Thunder Marsh is his Daoist grounds. Didn't you take one of my avatar tokens before and give it to that Mo Huang fellow? It was because of that token that I was nearly killed. Don't even think about asking me to condense avatar tokens again in the future. This is all Karma!" Shi Qilin's disbelief immediately made Mo Yuan somewhat angry.

After hearing Mo Yuan's words, Shi Qilin shook his head helplessly. "You are a Five Virtues Kirin, yet instead of properly cultivating the Five Elements Great Dao, you insist on studying the Causality Great Dao. I truly don't know what goes on in that head of yours."

Mo Yuan might usually be somewhat cowardly, but he should not deceive me over something this important. Yet with my cultivation, even fellow Daoists like Hongjun could not possibly infiltrate Kirin Cliff without me noticing. Could the person Mo Yuan encountered have already broken through to the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm? It seems I need to pay Thunder Marsh a visit.

"Mo Yuan, come with me to Thunder Marsh. You'd better hope you weren't lying. If you dare deceive me, I'll throw you into the Primordial Wilderness for ten Eons of training and make you learn your lesson." Shi Qilin looked at Mo Yuan with a stern expression.

"I absolutely did not lie to you, but I'd rather not go to Thunder Marsh. That person is far too terrifying. I'm afraid he'll strike me to death again." Hearing Shi Qilin's words, Mo Yuan shook his head wildly in fright.

For Mo Yuan, one of the rare practitioners of the art of lying low in the Primordial Wilderness, that brief time he had spent with Xuanxiao had been the closest he had come to death since his birth. He did not want to face Xuanxiao again.

"I'm not discussing this with you. I'm informing you." As Shi Qilin spoke, he made a light grabbing motion with his empty hand, and Mo Yuan's body was uncontrollably seized in Shi Qilin's grasp.

"No!"

Mo Yuan looked at Shi Qilin, who had grabbed him, and struggled desperately. But when he found it was useless, he could only let out a despairing wail.

Very quickly, the figures of the two Kirin vanished from Kirin Cliff.