Ancestor Qilin, You Shameless Old Man

Just as Lin Yan saw Old Daoist Hongjun, Old Daoist Hongjun also saw the suddenly appearing Lin Yan, and a hint of extreme surprise flashed in his eyes. Obviously, Old Daoist Hongjun recognized him, this little Earth Dragon.

Besides Old Daoist Hongjun, Lin Yan also noticed the other experts at the white jade square table.

One of them had Yin Yang Qi flowing around him endlessly, his face shrouded in a faint clear and turbid radiance. His dao robe was half pure black and half pure white, with a Taiji Fish Diagram subtly flowing on the cuffs, his aura mysterious and unfathomable. This was the top Innate Divine Being who controlled the Great Dao of Yin and Yang—Ancestor Yin Yang.

There was also a middle-aged Daoist wearing a Heaven and Earth Crown and a purple-gold dao robe. His face was square, majestic without anger, and with every gesture, invisible spatial ripples seemed to spread, as if he had created his own world. This was Daoist Qiankun, renowned throughout the world for the Great Dao of Qiankun.

And the most eye-catching figure was a silhouette shrouded in a faint black mist, whose appearance could not be clearly discerned, only a pair of indifferent and icy eyes were revealed. His aura was strange, seemingly related to destruction and slaughter, making one's heart palpitate at the sight.

The remaining few were also individuals with calm demeanor and profound cultivation.

Besides these people sitting around the white jade table, at the edge of the pavilion, several young cultivators stood solemnly, each with an imposing manner and extraordinary demeanor. Judging by their cultivation, they were at least at the Mysterious Immortal Realm.

At this moment, everyone was curiously sizing up the three people in front of them who clearly hadn't understood the situation.

Mo Xuan and Ao Ye had also been teleported over at the same time, and they were clearly even more bewildered than Lin Yan. Mo Xuan blinked his eyes, looked at Ancestor Qilin at the head seat, and after a two-second pause, suddenly realized and said respectfully, "Mo Xuan greets the Old Ancestor!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan and Ao Ye also quickly stepped forward together: "We greet Senior Ancestor Qilin!"

"Hahaha, today I brought a few friends to tour Qilin Cliff, and I didn't expect to run into you few little fellows meditating by the cliff. So I summoned you here. Little Mo Xuan, why didn't you come to pay your respects when you returned to Qilin Cliff?"

"I was going to come find you, Old Ancestor, to pay my respects as soon as I got back, but my parents said the Old Ancestor had distinguished guests visiting and told me not to disturb you, so I haven't been yet. But Old Ancestor, when I was traveling through the Primordial Great Earth, I thought of you day and night." Mo Xuan said very obediently.

"Haha. You kid, you're so sweet-mouthed. You clearly got carried away playing and forgot about me, your Old Ancestor, long ago, yet you talk about thinking of me day and night. I don't believe your nonsense. Come, come, come, come and greet these esteemed experts. They are all like a Dragon Seen Head, Not Tail; if you miss this village, you won't find this shop." After saying that, Ancestor Qilin winked at Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan understood instantly. After thinking for a moment, he pulled Lin Yan and Ao Ye forward together and paid respects to each of the esteemed experts present.

Who among those present wasn't a shrewd old fox who had lived for hundreds of millions of years? They had long seen through Ancestor Qilin's little scheme. Suddenly summoning a few nephews and nieces and making them pay their respects to them clearly meant he was angling for benefits.

As senior experts, they naturally had to give some meeting gifts to these juniors they were meeting for the first time.

"This old Qilin is already rolling in wealth, yet he's still coveting our meager possessions. What a shameless old man." Although the esteemed experts were smiling and accepting the greetings from the three, they were complaining in their hearts.

Despite their inner resentment, none of them wanted to lose face here, so they each took out treasures of decent grade to give to the three as meeting gifts.

Ancestor Yin Yang gave each of the three a Yin Yang Spirit Pearl, which contained a trace of Yin Yang Dao Rhyme. It could help one comprehend the Way of Life and Death Balance and the Way of Yin and Yang transformation.

Daoist Qiankun took out three Qiankun Stones, each containing a fragment of Space Law. It could enhance a cultivator's perception and application of space, having infinite marvelous uses for evasion techniques, defense, and even storage.

The figure shrouded in black mist, whose appearance could not be seen, took out three Battle Soul Crystals containing infinite battle intent. The battle intent contained within could temper the physical body and also deal with the malevolent qi of fierce beasts.

When the three came before Hongjun and paid their respects, Old Daoist Hongjun spoke, "Little Friend Lin Yan, it's been several thousand years since we last met. I didn't expect you to have reached the Heavenly Immortal Late Stage? This cultivation speed truly surprises this old Daoist."

Hearing this, Lin Yan quickly bowed to Hongjun alone again: "Senior Hongjun, I have never forgotten our parting in the canyon. Your guidance that day has greatly benefited my subsequent cultivation."

Ancestor Qilin, standing nearby, couldn't help but ask with some surprise, "Oh? Fellow Daoist Hongjun, you two already know each other?"

Hongjun smiled calmly: "Thousands of years ago, this old Daoist was traveling through the Primordial Great Earth and was attracted by a canyon surrounded by fierce beasts. When I went to observe, I realized that the canyon was built by Little Friend Lin Yan. So, I chatted with him for a few sentences. At that time, Little Friend Lin Yan had just undergone transformation. I didn't expect him to have cultivated to the Heavenly Immortal Realm in just a few thousand years. It is truly rare."

"Oh? Cultivated from the Earth Immortal Realm to the Heavenly Immortal Realm in just a few thousand years? That's quite unthinkable," Ancestor Yin Yang was also somewhat surprised.

"I believe this little friend Earth Dragon has not only crossed a major realm. If my guess is correct, this little friend has already condensed a Dao Seed, and the Dao Seed is solid and full. He will likely break through to the True Immortal Realm soon," Daoist Qiankun suddenly interjected.

At this statement, everyone was shocked. The cultivation of these Primordial Creatures required tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to advance a small step. Advancing a major realm in just a few thousand years was already like Phoenix Feathers and Qilin Horns. They had never even heard of advancing two major realms consecutively.

Just then, the person hidden in the black mist suddenly extended a finger. An extremely thin black line, almost invisible to the naked eye, shot directly at Lin Yan. Although the black line's speed was slow, it was extremely sharp. Wherever the black line passed, the surrounding space was torn apart by cracks, and the rampaging spatial power overflowed from the cracks, annihilating all surrounding matter into nothingness.

Lin Yan was greatly alarmed. He didn't have time to react to why the other party suddenly attacked him. The Earth Spirit Seal instantly protected him, emitting dense Earthy Yellow Radiance. At the same time, he urgently communicated with his Kun Yuan Life and Death Dao Seed, channeling the Law of Earth into the Earth Spirit Seal. Instantly, the radiance emitted by the Earth Spirit Seal became even more solid.

Mo Xuan and Ao Ye, standing beside him, were also greatly shocked by this sudden change. Without a second thought, Mo Xuan's body erupted with Seven-Colored Light, and a solid Seven-Colored Spirit Light instantly appeared before Lin Yan. Meanwhile, a spinning Dragon Pearl transformed into a flowing light and shot directly towards the black mist.

The person in the black mist lightly waved his hand, and the Dragon Pearl that Ao Ye had hastily released was sent flying back.

The Seven-Colored Radiance, upon encountering the black line, was instantly pierced through. The black line's momentum did not decrease, and it immediately slammed into the light barrier emitted by the Earth Spirit Seal.

The light barrier had great toughness. Although it was indented inwards in a soul-stirring arc, it successfully prevented the black line from advancing further.

Just as Lin Yan was about to release the Heaven and Earth Bead to draw the black line into it, the black line trembled slightly, then transformed into wisps of pure black airflow, dissipating into the air as if it had never appeared.

All of this happened in a flash. It was only after the attack dissipated that Mo Xuan's "Be careful" was heard. At this moment, Lin Yan's back was covered in a cold sweat. In that instant, he had truly felt the Breath of Death. The sharpness and Intent of Destruction contained within the black line had brought him immense pressure.

"Good reaction, solid foundation, condensed Dao Seed, and deep connection with Heaven and Earth Laws. Old Man Hongjun didn't lie," a cold evaluation came from within the black mist.

"In times of danger, willing to sacrifice oneself to protect. You two are also very good," the person in the black mist paused and added.

Only then did the three realize that this person had merely made a probe to verify Lin Yan's true cultivation.

But the three of them had clearly felt that if the Earth Spirit Seal's light barrier hadn't blocked the black line's attack just now, Lin Yan would likely have had Blood Splattered on the Spot.

For a moment, a complex emotion surged within the three of them. There was afterfear, anger, but more than anything, a sense of helplessness in the face of an absolute gap in strength, and that sliver of... absurd feeling of being "recognized"?

"Luo Hou, you old devil, why are you scaring the juniors!"