Yan Chihuo said, "After Qi Ming captured you, he offered you to Ji Lan?" He thought to himself, How could Qi Ming bear to give away a spirit pet like Little Five?
The qilin said, "No. Qi Ming offered me to the chief of the Kirin Clan in exchange for a spiritual medicine to treat his injuries. The Kirin Clan chief then bestowed me upon a household servant named Ji Lan. That Ji Lan used some kind of Soul Exchange Technique, trying to erase the mark you left on me, Master. His cultivation may have been formidable, but the power of his soul was far inferior to yours. No matter what he did, he could not succeed. Still, he treated me quite well. Every few days, he gave me spiritual medicine to increase my cultivation."
Yan Chihuo hurriedly asked, "What is your cultivation now?"
The qilin said, "Last year, I had just formed my Origin Core."
Yan Chihuo clicked his tongue inwardly. To advance from the early Tribulation Stage to the Origin Core Stage in twenty years—Ji Lan had truly spared no expense. Then he recalled something else and asked, "Why do they call you Little Five?"
The qilin said, "The chief of the Kirin Clan said that my aptitude was exceptional. Of all those he knew of over the past tens of thousands of years, I could rank fifth. That is why he called me Little Five. Master, how did they capture you?"
Yan Chihuo said, "I was careless for a moment and fell into someone else's scheme, ending up in this state. I'm just trying to figure out how to leave this place."
The qilin said, "Master, how high is your cultivation now?"
Yan Chihuo said, "I am currently at the mid-stage of the Dao Integration Stage. It