Li Qingxian felt the qi around his body tremble as streams of inexplicable aura flowed around him.
Strange auras tried to invade his Fate Mansion, but seemed unable to find the door. After drifting about for a long while, they burrowed into the old Protector of the Way's body and wreaked havoc.
Li Qingxian was somewhat dazed. The course of events had completely exceeded his expectations.
Li Qingxian looked up at the sky. The golden python had its eyes wide open, its face full of confusion.
Li Qingxian gave a light cough and said, "I am a true disciple Protector of the Way of the Heaven's Mandate Sect. I have just slain a traitor to uphold the sect rules."
Shen Xiaoyi rolled her eyes.
The golden python remained confused.
Just then, cracks spread across the golden python's body, and streaks of golden light burst from the fissures.
"Quick, use the secret art!" Shen Xiaoyi said.
In Li Qingxian's mind, the Cat-Headed Protector Book leaped rapidly, and a clear image flowed into his head.
Li Qingxian performed the Astral Dipper Steps, formed hand seals, and muttered an incantation, chanting a spell of the Heaven's Mandate Sect.
At last, Li Qingxian gave a sharp cry and pointed at the golden python. "I am Li Qingxian, Worthy Protector of the Way of the Heaven's Mandate Orthodox Canon. I wield the myriad phenomena, nurture the golden python, and hereby command you to protect the Son of Man, Ye Han! Fiend, if you do not move now, when will you move?!"
The translucent, silver, rainbow-sheened Protector Token shot out like a Fate Artifact, releasing a faint glimmer that enveloped the golden python.
The golden python froze. How was the person before it both a Protector of the Way and the Son of Man?
An instant