Primordial Qilin solemnly cupped his hands. He offered no further words of thanks, merely escorting Pan Xuan in person beyond the lands within ten thousand li of Qilin Cliff, accompanying him in silence all the way.
As they parted, Primordial Qilin suddenly spoke. "Fellow Daoist Pan Xuan, there is something I am not sure I should say."
Pan Xuan halted his Escape Light. "Please speak, fellow Daoist."
Primordial Qilin's gaze lingered briefly on the Star Seal within his sleeve before he said slowly, "The Star Seal now bears the Dragon Clan and the Qilin Clan. Presumably, the Phoenix Clan will be next.
"With the imprints of all Three Clans gathered, your prestige within the Divine Dao System will be unmatched.
"But remember, fellow Daoist: the greater your prestige, the more enemies you will have.
"Hong Jun will not sit by and watch the Divine Dao System expand without limit, nor will Di Jun and Tai Yi stand idly aside.
"You must be careful on this journey to the Undying Volcano."
Looking into Primordial Qilin's eyes, deep as an abyss, Pan Xuan nodded solemnly. "Thank you for the warning, fellow Daoist. I will remember it."
Without another word, he swept his sleeve and became a streak of purple-gold Escape Light, rising before Qilin Cliff and speeding south toward the Undying Volcano.
Meanwhile, at the North Sea.
After leaving the Blood Sea, Di Jun and Taiyi had traveled north all the way.
The north of the Primordial World was entirely different from the south.
In the south, flames surged through the fiery lands and waves of heat rolled; in the north, ice and snow covered the world, and the bitter wind cut to the bone.
Countless enormous icebergs floated on the North Sea, its waters so deep in color they were almost