Invited by several Ancient Emperor Clans, few people in the world today dared visit the Ancient Mine of Primordial Beginnings. Of those who entered, the beings granted an audience with an Ancient Emperor could be counted on one hand.
Within the great Life Restricted Areas lurked not only Ancient Emperors, but also their Divine Generals, mounts, and favored subordinates. To meet a Supreme Being, one first had to get past the Ancestral Kings, or even the Quasi-Emperors of the Forbidden Zones.
Lin Xian's first stop was the Fire Qilin Cave. This lineage was extraordinarily special. The Qilin Ancient Emperor was preparing for the first Immortal Path on the Big Dipper, which would open in a little over a century. He was most likely half asleep and half awake now, serving as the Ancient Mine of Primordial Beginnings' current watchkeeper.
"Saint Lin, please come inside."
The Qilin Lineage's Ancestral King was utterly sincere, without a trace of the airs of a Primordial Imperial Clan. He led Lin Xian deep into the Fire Qilin Cave, to an immortal haven where immortal fire burned, clouds and mist swirled, and ancient medicinal plants ten thousand years old filled the air with fragrance.
Two children of the Ancient Emperor had been waiting for some time. Huo Lin'er rose to greet him, her blue hair as smooth as silk as it fell to her waist. A translucent emerald jade hairpin adorned those azure strands. Delicate strings of beads hung from its head, suspending a little purple qilin, lifelike as the Qilin Divine Medicine. It set off the luminous whiteness of her jade-like cheeks, and her dazzling smile made her seem like an immortal.
Beside her stood another blue-haired figure, a man: the Fire Qilin Son.
"Cult Leader Lin, you established the great Heavenly Court faith. Your