"Qilin..."
Qin Sheng toyed with a purple divine crystal in his hand. Something the size of an infant's fist lay within it, its appearance utterly astonishing.
It had a dragon's head, deer's antlers, lion's eyes, a tiger's back, and a bear's waist. Covered in dragon scales, it looked lifelike. Various patterns grew across its back, like a naturally formed heavenly diagram of the Great Dao.
This was a living, breathing Qilin!
"Saint Son, the old men at the Stone Workshop said this isn't a true Qilin, but a seed formed from the Nirvana of an Immortal Elixir," Yao Xi said.
"Qilins are legendary beings, equal to True Dragons and Immortal Phoenixes. They are immortal spirits and would never appear in the mortal world. Of course this can't be a Qilin."
Qin Sheng nodded. "Those bystanders were remarkably knowledgeable. They were right—this is the seed of the Qilin Immortal Elixir."
"Every Immortal Elixir is a one-of-a-kind divine treasure born between Heaven and Earth. No duplicate can be found, and each is unique. Once destroyed, it vanishes from the Great Universe forever, and a second one will never be born."
"However, they possess the ability to undergo Nirvana. Before a deadly calamity arrives, as long as they seize the opportunity, they can return all their vitality to its origin in pursuit of rebirth."
"At some point in ancient history, the Qilin Immortal Elixir must have encountered a great calamity and had no choice but to undergo Nirvana and become a seed."
"After turning into a seed, it should have torn through the void and departed to seek Immortal Soil in which to grow again. Yet for some reason, it was sealed inside Source Stone."
Immortal Elixirs possessed intelligence, and their ability to flee was unmatched beneath the heavens. Unless one was an