The Qilin were divided into five clans.
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The Central Lands were, in fact, where the earth Qilin lived.
But the strongest of the Qilin race were actually the water Qilin who lived near the great river in the Eastern Wasteland.
The Qilin King resided in the Eastern Wasteland.
This water Qilin was the daughter of the Eastern Wasteland's Water Qilin King. She had come to the Central Lands to exchange knowledge and learn among the earth Qilin.
This was a tradition through which the five Qilin clans maintained contact and friendly relations.
In the future, this water Qilin princess would most likely marry the earth Qilin prince.
But this water Qilin princess met Tai Shang, and that single encounter changed the course of her entire life.
They met beside a stretch of water, where the water Qilin played in the water, dancing gracefully and sending up a skyful of spray.
The blue sky, white clouds, the river shimmering with golden light, the tall, verdant trees along its banks, and the elf-like water Qilin in the middle of the water formed a beautiful picture.
Tai Shang loved heaven, earth, and nature, and possessed a comprehension unmatched throughout the ages. At the sight, he immediately entered a state of enlightenment.
The water Qilin princess was kindhearted. Seeing Tai Shang enter enlightenment, she did not stop, but instead continued dancing until his enlightenment ended.
Thus, a human and a Qilin became friends and traveled the Great Wilderness together.
Later, the water Qilin princess learned the Transformation Art and became a beautiful woman as gentle as water. She no longer went to the earth Qilin tribes, but stayed by Tai Shang's side for thousands upon thousands of years.
Tai Shang spread the Dao throughout the Central Lands. Wherever