Yuegui's Transformation, Self-Proclaimed: Youying

Meanwhile, outside Qingqiu Mountain, near the Innate Great Array.

Spirit Beasts stretched as far as the eye could see, an endless sea.

These Spirit Beasts came in countless races.

And their numbers were even greater.

Among them were no lack of Golden Immortals and Taiyi.

There were even Da Luo leading the ranks.

Even if an incarnated Innate God came here, they would likely feel fear.

Daring not to face their edge head-on.

Let alone the Fox Clan, whose mountain gate was besieged by these Spirit Beasts.

If not for the fact that the great array had yet to disperse.

They would have already stormed in.

"This Seat says it one more time: hand over the Supreme Treasure, hand over the fortune!"

"Your Fox Clan can still receive the protection of the Qilin Clan!"

"Otherwise..."

"There is only the path of extinction to choose!"

The Water Qilin transformed into a Dao Body.

His tone was threatening.

Hearing this.

Inside the array.

The Fox Clan Ancestor could only reply helplessly.

"Our Fox Clan has no Supreme Treasure at all! Daoist, you are mistaken!"

The Water Qilin snorted coldly.

"Since you refuse to hand it over, then This Seat will take it himself!"

"Roar!"

The Water Curtain suddenly descended.

Immeasurably heavy.

Any single drop of water within it could wash away an entire world!

Instantly.

The Fox Clan cultivators inside the array all shrank their pupils.

Filled with terror.

The great array had already been on the verge of collapse before.

With another strike like this, a Divine Ability at the late Da Luo stage, it could no longer hold.

For a moment.

Even the Fox Clan Ancestor's eyes were filled with despair.

Was this the end?

Eh!

Just then, a sigh rang out.

A Daoist with white hair and beard suddenly appeared on the scene.

He waved his horsetail whisk.

The towering Water Curtain, like a sheet of paper, "burned" up!

Spreading from point to surface.

In an instant, it turned to ashes!

Whoosh!

In that moment.

All the cultivators were startled.

The Water Qilin was shocked beyond words.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

"This Seat's Divine Ability!"

Even the Water Qilin, foolish as he was, could tell that the cultivator before him far surpassed him in strength.

After a moment of deliberation.

The Water Qilin asked cautiously.

"May I ask, senior, what divine being are you?"

A reply sounded.

"It matters not who this Old Daoist is."

"What matters is that this Old Daoist has some karmic ties with the Fox Clan."

This Daoist was none other than.

Hongjun.

Originally, he had no intention of intervening, but seeing the Water Curtain fall.

The great formation would likely be broken through nine times out of ten.

Hongjun knew.

He had no choice but to act.

However, out of certain considerations, he still left much leeway.

He merely withdrew his Divine Ability.

Without directly striking at the Water Qilin and his group.

He even tried to dissuade them.

"Furthermore."

"This Old Daoist wishes to avoid inviting trouble."

"So, I implore you all to withdraw for now!"

"This Old Daoist can let the matter rest!"

As his words fell.

The Water Qilin was first stunned.

Then he burst into laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"Our Qilin Clan has over ten Da Luo cultivators, and the clan leader, Shi Qilin, has even grasped the method to break through Da Luo and will emerge from seclusion any day now!"

"If senior wishes to avoid trouble, it should be senior who withdraws!"

What!

Shi Qilin was about to break through the Da Luo realm?

This news was astonishing.

Before all the cultivators could even process it, they were shaken once more.

What did it mean to be a great clan!

This was it!

Deep foundations, top-tier combat power, walking at the forefront of the Primordial Wilderness!

After all.

Many cultivators still hadn't even taken form!

But Hongjun remained expressionless.

And even felt a little amused inside.

A method to break through Da Luo?

He wondered what level of "Da Luo" this so-called Da Luo was?

In any case.

Before proving the Dao, Hongjun would no longer call himself a "Da Luo" cultivator.

He would rather say he was a Quasi-Saint.

As for this Water Qilin before him, he had likely mistaken something.

The trouble he spoke of.

Had nothing to do with the Qilin Clan.

But rather the Little Fox who had yet to emerge from seclusion.

At this moment.

Hongjun couldn't help but think.

"If she finds out I stood by and let the Fox Clan die, after I'm done with the Qilin Clan, she'll probably come looking for me!"

"No good!"

"This matter... I have to meddle."

Then.

Hongjun offered no explanation.

His horsetail whisk swept once more, and every Spirit Beast on the entire mountain vanished into thin air.

He had tossed them all elsewhere.

The Water Qilin hadn't even registered what happened.

Before it could react, Hongjun's voice sounded at its side.

"This Old Daoist has cultivated to this point, and just so happens to be missing a mount."

"Your roots are passable, your cultivation acceptable."

"For now, you shall serve as this Old Daoist's steed."

As he spoke.

A force the Water Qilin could not resist completely bound it in place.

Without Hongjun's consent.

Forget about fleeing.

It couldn't even lift a hand to strike!

No matter how unwilling, the Water Qilin could only lower its head.

There was no choice.

The gap was too vast.

With strength like this, even a peak Da Luo probably couldn't contend with it, right?

Only Shi Qilin could manage it!

But the problem was.

A being this terrifying—why had it never been heard of before?

For a moment.

Qingqiu Mountain fell into utter silence.

The Fox Clan Ancestor, for her part, had no idea what to say.

But gratitude was certain.

"Many thanks, senior, for your aid!"

"It's nothing."

Hongjun said with a smile, a Water Qilin beneath his seat.

"Merely cause and effect!"

"Cause and effect?"

The Fox Clan Ancestor's mind stirred, and she asked, "May I ask, senior, what cause and effect does the Fox Clan share with you?"

After a moment's thought.

Hongjun spoke.

"Mm... a favor of guidance."

The Fox Clan grew even more puzzled.

Guidance?

Their Fox Clan was so weak—how could they possibly have guided such a great power into existence?

Surely there was some mistake.

Just then.

Hongjun prepared to leave.

The Fox Clan Ancestor still had one question to ask.

"May I ask, senior, the Qilin Clan certainly won't stop here."

"Should my Fox Clan relocate?"

The Fox Clan Ancestor knew her place well.

She didn't expect Hongjun to protect them forever.

Rather, she wanted to know how to evade.

If they couldn't afford to provoke, couldn't they afford to hide?

But Hongjun laughed instead.

"The art of saving lives is right here—no need to seek it elsewhere."

"Stay right where you are. Don't go anywhere."

"The Qilin Clan cannot touch you!"

"Senior..."

"Do you intend to protect the Fox Clan?"

The Fox Clan Ancestor was overjoyed.

Hongjun shook his head.

"The Fox Clan has its own great power—why would this Old Daoist need to shield you?"

"This Old Daoist couldn't even defeat that one of yours!"

"Rest easy. This Old Daoist takes his leave!"

With that.

Hongjun departed.

But the Fox Clan Ancestor was only more bewildered, even stunned into stillness.

Our Fox Clan has a great power?

Since when did I know of this?!

Meanwhile.

At Lei Jun Palace.

Lei Jun withdrew his gaze.

Everything that had happened on Qingqiu Mountain was naturally within his control.

The moment he bestowed Merit.

He had already seen this scene unfold.

What's more.

Even Hongjun's time of emergence from seclusion was arranged by him.

All to protect the Fox Clan.

As for why...

The reason was simple.

Lei Jun intended to disrupt the grand current.

Thus.

He deliberately used one clan as a Chess Piece to muddy the conflict among the three clans!

That Chess Piece was the Fox Clan!

Meanwhile.

On Taiyin Star.

Two stunning women in moon-white immortal robes were curiously surveying their surroundings.

After long ages.

Yuegui and Wangshu had finally succeeded in taking form.

But compared to other Innate Demon Gods.

They were still quite late.

Not to mention Hongjun.

Even the progenitors of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans had found their breakthrough opportunities!

In contrast.

The two Goddesses, only just now taking form.

Had rather low cultivation.

Yuegui was better off, with deep foundations.

If she hadn't wanted to take form a bit early, she could have accumulated up to the peak of Da Luo.

Of course.

Even now, she had late-stage Da Luo cultivation.

Wangshu was somewhat weaker.

Only Da Luo mid-stage.

But that's not a big problem.

Sister Wangshu's cultivation is low only because her foundation can't match a Spirit Root.

But her comprehension is passable.

Given time, she might not be unable to catch up.

At this moment.

Both Goddesses' pretty faces carried some joy.

Yuegui was fine.

She was still relatively calm.

Wangshu was different—she was even a little excited.

Her tone was especially grateful.

"All thanks to the Dao Diagram!"

"Otherwise, even if we could take form, I fear we'd have to wait much longer!"

"And our cultivation wouldn't be as high as it is now!"

"Thank you, Senior Lei Jun!"

"Sister Wangshu, not Senior Lei Jun—it's Lei Jun Heavenly Dao!"

Yuegui corrected.

Though compared to Wangshu, she was more composed.

That didn't mean her heart was calm.

Vaguely.

It seemed some insight was rising within her.

"Right! Lei Jun Heavenly Dao!"

Wangshu nodded repeatedly.

"Sister Yuegui is quicker to react!"

Before taking form.

Wangshu and Yuegui had addressed each other as fellow cultivators.

But over the long years, their feelings grew deeper and deeper.

Moreover.

Their cultivation Dharma Gates were similar, allowing mutual verification, which was greatly useful for practice.

So gradually.

They no longer called each other fellow cultivator.

Instead, they switched to calling each other "sisters."

But at this moment.

After Wangshu finished speaking, Yuegui did not speak immediately.

Instead, she seemed to be comprehending something.

Before long.

Her beautiful eyes opened, and she gently shook her head, saying:

"Sister Wangshu, after taking form, I have shed my Spirit Root body. I should have a new Dao—"

"A new Dao title?"

Wangshu was puzzled.

"That's right!"

"I just sensed it—Lei Jun Heavenly Dao bestowed a name!"

"Henceforth, my Dao title shall be..."

"Youying!"

Wangshu half-understood and didn't press further.

She quickly caught on.

"Then from now on, it's Sister Youying!"

As she spoke.

Wangshu noticed that Yuegui—now Youying—had a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Obviously.

Within her perception, there was not only a Dao name.

There were other things as well.

"Sister Wangshu, try sensing it. After we transformed, it seems the Lei Jun Heavenly Dao has bestowed an opportunity!"

"It truly is so!"

After a brief moment of sensing, Wangshu's tone turned delighted.

She had originally thought only Youying could sense it, never expecting that she could too.

Then, without any hesitation, the two women.

Hurried toward the direction where they sensed the opportunity.

The opportunity was right on the Taiyin Star.

Not far from where they were.

Soon.

They arrived at the place of opportunity.

The signs sensed by the two women grew increasingly clear.

There were both Spirit Treasures.

And insights.

However, at first, the attention of the two women was not on the Spirit Treasures at all.

But rather on those insights.

"Sister, this seems to be a refining Dharma Gate? It can refine the power of Taiyin into... Di Liujiang?"

Wangshu murmured.

Di Liujiang.

Was an utterly unfamiliar name.

Wangshu had never heard of it.

But inexplicably, she felt a resonance with this thing.