An Ugly Dog? No, the Ancestor of the Qilin Clan!

In the courtyard.

Zhang Yifan was in a great mood seeing his son finally call him "Dad."

Meanwhile, Taibai Jinxing, who had been kneeling and calling Zhang Yifan "Dad," felt a cold sweat break out. He hadn't been able to help and feared being sent to the Immortal Execution Platform. Without regard for who was in front of him, he wanted to show his loyalty and protect his master, so he got up to act again.

"Woof woof woof!"

But as soon as he stood up, Taibai Jinxing heard a dog bark. It was as if he'd been struck by lightning, and he fell to his knees, his face pale.

Seeing the big black dog running from the backyard, Taibai Jinxing's face was filled with shock and terror.

That single bark from the big black dog had felt like a massive lightning tribulation striking his primordial spirit. His cultivation had dropped by at least a major realm. This was too terrifying, too dreadful.

And the cultivation of this big black dog in front of him was unfathomable; he couldn't see through it at all!

Hearing the dog's bark, the Jade Emperor also startled and saw the big black dog.

The moment he saw the big black dog, the Jade Emperor's heart churned like a stormy sea!

This wasn't some big black dog at all; this was clearly the Old Ancestor Qilin, the Primordial Ancestor of the Qilin Clan.

That's right, absolutely right, this was the Primordial Ancestor of the Qilin!

The first Qilin in the Primordial Era World!

As a former attendant by Dao Ancestor Hongjun's side, the Jade Emperor was very familiar with the Old Ancestor Qilin!

What was going on?

The ancestor of the Qilin Clan, who had long since perished during the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, had actually appeared here!

This, this, this!

"Ugly dog, why are you barking? Be careful I don't stew you in the winter," Zhang Yifan said, glaring at the ugly dog he kept for barking so much.

"Wuwuwu..."

The Old Ancestor Qilin, the big black dog, whimpered pitifully. It wagged its tail and rubbed affectionately against Zhang Yifan's leg, its face pleading not to be slaughtered.

"Don't let it happen again. Guard the house properly."

"Woof woof woof~" The Old Ancestor Qilin barked a few times, happily jumping and spinning in circles, then went to lie down at the courtyard entrance.

What the—!

The Jade Emperor stared dumbfounded. The dignified Old Ancestor Qilin, a top-tier mighty being in the Primordial Era, an unparalleled prodigy, and a prominent figure of an era, had fallen to such a state, reduced to a dog.

And he had to constantly curry favor with this mortal.

This...

Thinking about it, he was at least acting as someone's son, not a dog. It seemed... not bad?!

Bah, bah, bah!

The Jade Emperor banished this strange thought. What was he even thinking?

"You servant, what were you trying to do just now?" Zhang Yifan glanced at Taibai Jinxing, who was kneeling beside him.

His son's attendant was nothing more than a servant!

"Servant, servant begs for forgiveness from the master! I offended the master just now, please forgive me." Taibai Jinxing immediately knelt on the ground, cold sweat pouring from his forehead. He couldn't possibly say he wanted to kill you!

"Considering your eagerness to protect your master, I'll let you off this time," Zhang Yifan waved his hand.

"Thank you, Old Master!" Taibai Jinxing secretly sighed in relief, glad to have escaped. I'm truly a little genius! Taibai Jinxing secretly rejoiced in his luck.

"Alright, it's not early anymore, it's already noon. You've returned at just the right time. You two sit down first, I'll go stir-fry a few dishes. We'll have a drink at noon, and I'll chat about your twenty years of adventures outside."

Zhang Yifan waved for the Jade Emperor and the other to make themselves comfortable and went to the kitchen to cook.

His son was back, and he was truly in a good mood.

In the courtyard, after Zhang Yifan entered the kitchen, the Jade Emperor's expression instantly turned stern.

Taibai Jinxing immediately knelt on the ground, his forehead touching the earth.

"If anyone else learns of today's events..." the Jade Emperor's eyes were cold.

"Your humble servant understands," Taibai Jinxing was so scared his back was drenched in sweat.

"Hmm, this old man is strange. Even the Old Ancestor Qilin is willing to be a dog here. This person must be a hidden super mighty being who never reveals himself. We'll play along for now, see how things unfold, and then make further plans."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Not just strange, but incredibly strange.

After entering the house, his cultivation vanished, which was already terrifying.

The Old Ancestor Qilin being willing to be a dog was even more horrifying.

Not long after.

Zhang Yifan finished cooking a few dishes, brought them to the table in the courtyard, and also brought a pot of good wine. He called the Jade Emperor and the other to sit down.

The Old Ancestor Qilin, the big black dog, also wagged its tail and trotted over, squatting by the table with its eyes shining.

Looking at his son, who had become a man in his thirties or forties, Zhang Yifan felt a touch of emotion.

"Oh, my son has finally become a middle-aged man. Now he can finally drink with his old man. Come, come, have a drink with Dad."

"Dad, how about you drink mine?"

Looking at the wine Zhang Yifan poured, which looked ordinary, the Jade Emperor felt that mortal wine was not worth mentioning. He picked up the gourd at his waist and poured wine for Zhang Yifan.

"Oh? You dislike your old man's wine?"

"No, no, I just wanted you to taste the Jade Nectar my son brought back for you."

Seeing Zhang Yifan's displeased look, the Jade Emperor quickly found an excuse and poured him a bowl.

"Hahaha, Jade Nectar, you say? Fine, I'll taste your Jade Nectar." Zhang Yifan chuckled. Brewing wine was a skill he had mastered to the highest level.

"Drink slowly, this wine is not only delicious, but also very potent."

The Jade Emperor was smug. Wasn't it just Jade Nectar?

Today, I'll show you what it means to have the finest wine in heaven and earth, a wine only the Heavenly Emperor can drink.

"Pfft!"

Zhang Yifan took a sip and spat it out.

"Ugh~~" Zhang Yifan vomited, "You unfilial wretch, are you deliberately trying to anger me? This crap is called wine?"

"Ah?"

The Jade Emperor was stunned. No way, did he pick up the wrong one?

Impossible.

The Jade Emperor picked up the gourd, poured himself a bowl, and took a sip.

That's right, this was Jade Nectar, the most revered in the Primordial Era World, specially supplied by the Jade Emperor!

Why did the old man spit it out!

This wasn't leftover soup.

What was going on?

Taibai Jinxing, standing nearby, secretly lamented. The Jade Emperor's wine was not something anyone could drink. Spitting it out was such a waste.

"Here, drink the wine brewed by your old man. This is what you call wine."

Zhang Yifan rolled his eyes, poured a bowl of his own brewed wine, and offered it to the Jade Emperor.

"Alright, son will taste Dad's wine."

The Jade Emperor refused to believe it. In this Primordial Era World, what wine could be better than his own?

"Gulp~"

Boom!

After a large mouthful of wine, it was like a dragon of wine, carrying immense power, coursing through his veins and meridians, washing over the Jade Emperor's body.

This monstrous energy almost made the Jade Emperor unable to bear it, his face turning beet red.

But the wine's energy actually loosened the Jade Emperor's cultivation, which had been stuck at the mid-stage Quasi-Saint realm for hundreds of thousands of years, and he was on the verge of breaking through!

This!

The Jade Emperor was ecstatic. His cultivation, which had been unwavering for hundreds of thousands of years, was about to break through just by drinking wine?

No, this wine actually contained a large number of fragments of Great Dao Laws. Places he hadn't understood during his cultivation suddenly became clear!

Fragments of Great Dao Laws?!

In the Primordial Continent, there were only three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws, never any Great Dao Laws!

This was a supreme treasure that even Saints yearned for but could not obtain!

It was a treasure that Dao Ancestor Hongjun would envy and fight for.

He never expected to get it today in a humble farmhouse!

This is too astonishing!

"Take it easy, my son. My wine is very potent!"

Zhang Yifan chuckled, seeing the Jade Emperor's face turn red.

"Hahahaha, good wine! Excellent wine! Dad, your wine is the best wine in heaven and earth!"

The Jade Emperor laughed heartily and couldn't help but praise. Calling him "Dad" was becoming more and more natural.

Is that true?

There was actually wine better than the Jade Emperor's special supply of Jade Nectar?

Taibai Jinxing didn't believe it, but he couldn't help but pick up his bowl and take a sip.

Boom, boom, boom!

This sip was extraordinary. The surging energy almost scattered Taibai Jinxing.

Fortunately, although the wine's energy was immense, it was also relatively gentle, and Taibai Jinxing eventually stabilized himself, guiding the energy's circulation.

Ding. Ding. Ding.

Taibai Jinxing's cultivation broke through three realms in rapid succession!

Not only did he recover the Golden Immortal realm that was knocked down by Old Ancestor Qilin's barking, but he also jumped from his original late-stage Golden Immortal realm directly to the mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm!

This made Taibai Jinxing so excited and thrilled that his face turned beet red.

"Drink slowly, don't choke," Zhang Yifan waved his hand at Taibai Jinxing.

"Thank you for the wine, Old Master!"

With a thud, Taibai Jinxing knelt before Zhang Yifan and kowtowed three times.

"Just drink your wine, no need to kneel down all the time. From now on, just protect my son, protect your master diligently."

"Yes, Old Master. I will protect the master even if it means being shattered into a million pieces."

Taibai was so excited. It had been tens of thousands of years, and he had finally reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal at that!

Only by reaching the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm could one be considered truly established in the Primordial Era World, and be considered a true expert!

Today, he, Old Bai, was finally a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and one who had absorbed and comprehended some Fragments of Great Dao Laws!

His future was limitless!

Let alone three kowtows, he would gladly kowtow a hundred times.

He also placed Zhang Yifan's position even higher than the Jade Emperor's, referring to the Jade Emperor as Master and Zhang Yifan as Old Master.

Afterward, Taibai Jinxing looked at the table of dishes with shining eyes.

If the wine was this amazing, then the dishes must be even more miraculous?