Soon, the White Crane Attendant returned to the Jade Clarity Palace, leading a divine beast with an ox's body, a deer's head, a horse's tail, and dragon scales.
"Master, I have brought Four-Unlike."
"This disciple pays his respects, Master."
White Crane and Four-Unlike bowed to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable together.
"Mm." The Primordial Heavenly Venerable gave a nasal hum, then addressed Four-Unlike in a sonorous voice. "During the Dragon-Han Catastrophe, your father saw that the strife among the three tribes had drenched the Primordial World in endless blood and stained the Qilin Clan with boundless karmic sin. Thus, he offered his own cultivation as a sacrifice and swore to the Heavenly Dao that wherever qilin appeared, auspicious blessings would follow. The Heavenly Dao bestowed merit in response, granting the Qilin Clan a new lease on life. Even today, your clan can still live peacefully in the Kirin Emperor Forest and enjoy the blessings of auspicious beasts."
At the Primordial Heavenly Venerable's words, a humanlike expression of sorrow appeared on Four-Unlike's face. Tears shimmered in his eyes as he sobbed. "Yes. Even in his final moments, my imperial father was thinking of our people. He will forever be our clan's emperor."
"The Primordial Qilin indeed had the bearing of a leader. But now, the Qilin Clan is about to be drawn into another tribulation," the Primordial Heavenly Venerable said calmly.
"What?" Four-Unlike was shocked by Yuanshi's words. A tribulation... we're going to be drawn into another tribulation? How could this be? How much time has even passed? Our clan hasn't recovered from the Dragon-Han Catastrophe yet!
"The Demon Race burned down the Wutong Forest, and the Phoenix Race living there fled to the Northern Dark Sea. Afterward, Taiyi defeated Kunpeng and forced him to surrender a strand of his true spirit