The Ambitious Black-Bone Qilin

Though Li Fan was a Great Accomplished King, a Half-Saint cultivator dared to attack him. Li Fan killed him with a casual strike.

Everyone before the Divine City shuddered at the sight.

They had never imagined this unassuming man was so powerful. Many hurried away, afraid he might mistake their intentions.

Just then, a young man with a formidable aura stepped out of the crowd and approached Li Fan.

Silver light flowed across his body, and his eyes shone brightly.

Sensing the man's powerful aura, Li Fan's heart tightened. He would not be easy to deal with.

The young man smiled. To Li Fan's surprise, he even knew his name.

"Don't misunderstand me, fellow Daoist. I learned your name by chance."

Li Fan could clearly sense the man's strength, but no killing intent came from him. If anything, he seemed eager to make friends.

Li Fan nodded.

The man, named Xue Yueqing, proved remarkably talkative. He told Li Fan much about the Ancient Starry Sky Road.

He also spoke of things he had encountered on his home planet.

According to him, he came from obscure Life Source Grounds deep in the cosmos.

Records on that planet said that whenever the Ancient Starry Sky Road opened, people set foot upon it.

Most, however, never returned.

It was an exceedingly dangerous road.

Some said a Divine City might open only once every few decades.

As the two discussed mysteries and the Dao, the cry of a Phoenix suddenly rang out.

A streak of crimson radiance swept across the sky. An enormous blood-colored Phoenix tore through the void and arrived by teleportation.

A roar came from the distance. A gigantic Blue Qilin, towering like a divine mountain, charged forward.

At that moment, the ancient city gates creaked open.

But the blood-colored Phoenix and