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"Die!"

Golden Dragon paid no heed to Li Xuan's rambling and feigned profundity. He only wanted to charge before this minor cultivator! And then slay him with one sword strike! But a distance of merely a few thousand li seemed as far as the ends of the earth. Golden Dragon flew and flew, yet he could never reach the minor cultivator's presence.

Atop the mountain peak, Li Xuan watched Golden Dragon spinning in circles like a headless fly within the Grand Profound Illusory Realm Array, howling to kill him, and cackled aloud. Wealth and honor came from risk—his choice had been right!

Then, Li Xuan waved a hand, directly activating the array's might! Grand Profound Illusory Realm!

Within the array, Golden Dragon suddenly let out a heart-rending scream, filled with boundless terror and fear. Li Xuan sighed, considering himself a gentleman. Though he took life, he could not bear to hear its sound or see its death, so he closed his ears and eyes.

A moment later.

"Ding, rescue of Third Generation Kirin, Qi Ying, complete. Reward: ten thousand years of cultivation experience scroll, Innate Spiritual Treasure: Fire-Tipped Spear, spiritual pill: Great Luo Creation Pill, divine ability: Heavenly Law and Earthly Form."

"Ding, kill of Second Generation Dragon Clan, Golden Dragon, complete. Reward: one hundred thousand years of cultivation experience scroll, Innate Supreme Treasure: Sea-Calming Bead, immortal pill: Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, divine ability: Nirvana Finger, Incarnation Outside the Body technique enhancement."

A series of refreshing prompts sounded in Li Xuan's ears. In an instant, heat surged through his body as a full one hundred and ten thousand years of cultivation experience poured into him, directly elevating his cultivation to Mystic Immortal, eighth level.

At the same time, upon the Thirty-Six Grade Creation Green Lotus Platform appeared a spear, its body entirely fiery red, and thirty-six beads, deep azure in color, radiating a hazy mystical light, as if a vast blue ocean lay before his eyes. Innate Spiritual Treasure: Fire-Tipped Spear! Innate Supreme Treasure: Sea-Calming Bead!

"Fine treasures!"

Both artifacts were renowned items, and Li Xuan's eyes gleamed as he gazed upon them. Then, a stream of profound memories surged into his mind—the divine abilities: Heavenly Law and Earthly Form, and Nirvana Finger! Additionally, one Great Luo Creation Pill and one Nine Revolutions Golden Pill materialized before Li Xuan.

Such immense gains stretched Li Xuan's grin from ear to ear, his eyes brimming with excitement and fervor. Choosing the right path brought great rewards...

Without delay, Li Xuan tossed the Great Luo Creation Pill into his mouth. He stored the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill away—now he had two of them. The Great Luo Creation Pill instantly transformed into rolling waves of heat, raising his cultivation by another level.

Then, Li Xuan closed his eyes slightly, carefully comprehending the two divine abilities: Heavenly Law and Earthly Form, and Nirvana Finger.

"Fine divine abilities..."

A day later, Li Xuan opened his eyes, praised softly, and then raised a single hand, pointing forward!

"Nirvana!"

With a soft utterance, Li Xuan's complexion suddenly paled. A thin black light shot forth from the tip of his index finger. In an instant, the black light pierced through ten thousand li, vanishing without a trace. But the black scar left behind continued to burn, lasting a full half-incense stick of time before slowly fading.

One finger of Nirvana! That single finger had consumed a full third of Li Xuan's spiritual energy and mana! Yet the power of that finger was truly terrifying...

Li Xuan smacked his lips, took a deep breath, and regulated his spiritual energy before letting out a low shout: "Heavenly Law and Earthly Form!"

Rumble!

Instantly, his entire form began to rise! Ten zhang! A hundred zhang! A thousand zhang! Fully over five thousand zhang, nearly as tall as Mount Taixuan itself, Li Xuan now stood in the sky! Waves of immense power flooded his body; Li Xuan felt he could shatter Mount Taixuan with a single punch! But the speed at which his spiritual energy drained also left him utterly astounded.

With his current spiritual energy reserves, this Heavenly Law and Earthly Form could last at most half an hour.

A single punch struck empty air, unleashing endless air explosions—the immense power left Li Xuan deeply satisfied.

Then he stomped his foot, withdrew the divine ability, and returned to his normal height of one meter seventy-eight.

"Excellent!"

Li Xuan sat contentedly on the lotus platform, nodded, and then took out the Qiankun Diagram, giving it a casual flick.

Four small dots immediately flew out, then transformed into four figures.

Bright Rabbit and the other three had been swaying inside the Qiankun Diagram, disoriented and lost.

Now that they were out, they were thoroughly dazed, wobbling in place for a long while before coming to their senses.

"We pay our respects to the Great One!"

Once they came to, Bright Rabbit, Little Blue, and Little Purple naturally fell to their knees before Li Xuan, their faces full of awe as they bowed in worship.

Over the millennia outside, they had grown up, matured, and become far more sensible.

Thus, their respect for the strong—especially a powerhouse like Li Xuan who had protected them—was genuine reverence and admiration from the depths of their hearts.

As for the little kirin, Qi Ying, he furrowed his brow slightly, looking at Li Xuan on the lotus platform and asking, "Who are you? Where's the one who saved us?"

Bright Rabbit, sensing that Qi Ying's words seemed somewhat disrespectful, quickly lifted his head and whispered to Qi Ying, "Your Highness, the Great One is the one who saved us."

"Him? A Mystic Immortal, saving us?"

Qi Ying, after all, was of the Kirin clan's direct bloodline, and pride ran in his bones.

He scrutinized Li Xuan carefully, then let out a scoff. "How is that possible? I'm telling you, stop pretending. Tell me quickly where that Great One is. I, Qi Ying, want to thank him in person. As for you—you're just a minor Mystic Immortal, probably only a servant to that Great One, right?"

Li Xuan looked at this little kirin and couldn't help but find it amusing.

He actually doubted him?

Sure, he was a Mystic Immortal, but where was this?

This was Mount Taixuan!

This was his own domain!

Thus, Li Xuan said calmly, "I consider you young and will forgive your offense against me this once, but only this once—let it not happen again."

At this, Little Blue and Little Purple also changed expressions, quickly lifting their heads to say to Qi Ying, "Your Highness, do not be rude! It truly was the Great One who saved us!"

Qi Ying stared at the "Great One" before him, who looked even younger than himself, and sensed his aura—no matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem right.

This was clearly just a Mystic Immortal. What "Great One"?

Were you all stupid? Bowing to a Mystic Immortal?

This guy was definitely that Great One's lackey, putting on airs here!

That was it! That Great One was probably still fighting that Golden Dragon right now and couldn't be bothered with this place.

Having figured it out, Qi Ying let out a cold laugh and raised a finger to point at Li Xuan. "You're nothing but a servant, and you dare to put on airs here!? You might fool Little Rabbit and the others, but you can't fool me! Do you know who I am!? I am Qi Ying! My grandfather is the Prime Kirin!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness, do not speak rashly!"

"Great One! Please forgive him! Your Highness is young and ignorant—please forgive him, Great One!"

"Your Highness! How can you be so rude to the Great One? Apologize at once!"

Qi Ying's words left Bright Rabbit and the other three utterly stunned, and then panic set in.

The three either begged Li Xuan for mercy or reached out to tug Qi Ying's sleeve, urging him to kneel.

Qi Ying, however, shook off Bright Rabbit's hand with a flick of his sleeve and shouted, "Are you all stupid? Bowing to a Mystic Immortal? Get up! He's tricking you!"

With that, Qi Ying turned back to Li Xuan and snorted, "You, a minor cultivator, dare to put on airs before me!? You're practically asking for a beating!"

The moment the words left his mouth, he actually moved, charging straight at Li Xuan.