The Dipper and Fire Departments Share a Venerable Lord, Emperor Lord Huoyao Dongyang! (Third Update; Please Vote for Monthly Tickets)

The carriage, drawn by qilin beasts, raced across the heavens. The two Heavenly Steeds, both bearing qilin blood, galloped through the empty sky, sending ripples across it. Like fine warhorses racing over the ground in the mortal world, they were both fast and steady. Old Yellow Ox watched the Divine Firmament Jade Mansion of the Thunder Department recede into the distance and finally let out a breath of relief.

Seeing how swiftly the beast raced, he couldn't help but praise it. "Bimawen, oh, Bimawen."

"These qilin Heavenly Steeds you've raised are really something. Nothing like the last one—that fellow nearly raised his horses into fat pigs."

"How are you, WuHuo?"

"I have some pills here. Do you want to take one?"

Old Yellow Ox took several jade bottles from his robes. True Martial Manor had swallowed up most of the Tian Shu Institute's foundations, so its coffers were now extremely well-stocked. Qi WuHuo himself was a disciple of the Supreme One lineage and had some knowledge of alchemy; on top of that, True Martial Manor could receive Emperor Lord-grade pills from the Heavenly Court. They had no shortage of any kind of medicine.

Qi WuHuo shook his head and said he was fine, then closed his eyes to meditate and regulate his Qi.

His black robe was immaculate, and he seemed to be in perfect condition. Yet even his breathing carried the faint sound of thunder. Clearly, things were not that simple.

As Old Yellow Ox set down the pill bottles, threads of thunder coursed around Qi WuHuo. That brief clash had let Qi WuHuo experience firsthand the methods and terrifying foundation of the Nine Heavens Origin-Responsive Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable. His thunder surged and roared with unparalleled ferocity. It differed from the Judicial God's, but was no