Chapter 1 The Gathering of Auspicious Clouds

Auspicious clouds gathered, and the entire Linglong Sacred Ground seemed to be bathed in a layer of gold lacquer, making it appear extremely sacred and extraordinary.

Within the Xuanhuang Treasure Pagoda,

a Qilin suddenly appeared.

With a lion's head, deer antlers, tiger eyes, elk body, dragon scales, cow tail, and horse hooves, this was the legendary Qilin.

However, Lu Changsheng knew that the true Qilin wasn't described this way.

A golden lion's head, divine deer antlers, white tiger eyes, a body resembling none of the above, true dragon scales, a Kui tail, and dragon-horse hooves, that was the true Qilin.

This Qilin was extraordinary, surrounded by golden Xuanhuang energy, stepping on auspicious clouds, with golden lotuses涌地 (yong di - springing from the earth) and flowers falling from the sky all around.

It was very extraordinary, with special effects maxed out. Of course, compared to Lu Changsheng, it was still lacking a bit.

After all, this was a divine beast, an ancient divine beast, naturally unique and extremely extraordinary.

The Qilin's birth brought auspicious omens.

Soon, this Qilin raised its head, as if it could see through the Xuanhuang Pagoda, staring straight at Lu Changsheng.

"Who am I?"

"Who are you?"

"Where is this?"

The Qilin, surrounded by golden light, sent out a faint voice.

Its eyes were full of curiosity and doubt.

Clearly, this Qilin should be influenced by that three-legged Golden Crow and had also completely lost its memory.

Since it had lost its memory, that made things easier.

"A'Bao! A'Bao! Do you still remember me?"

Lu Changsheng's voice was very gentle as he took out the Xuanhuang Pagoda and said to the Qilin.

"A'Bao?"

The Qilin's eyes were a little confused. It looked at Lu Changsheng, stunned for a moment, then looked even more confused.

"Who is A'Bao? And who are you?"

The confusion in the Qilin's eyes deepened.

"A'Bao, have you forgotten me?"

Lu Changsheng spoke softly, his eyes full of sorrow.

This was a Qilin. Lu Changsheng wanted to subdue it. The three-legged Golden Crow couldn't speak human language, but the Qilin could. Since he could communicate, he could deceive it.

"Who exactly are you? I can't remember anything. Who am I?"

The Qilin really didn't know who it was or who Lu Changsheng was. The only thing it could remember was that it was an ancient divine beast with an extraordinary origin.

"A'Bao, listen to me quietly. Don't be impatient."

Lu Changsheng spoke, his body surrounded by the aura of the Great Dao, which made people feel at ease. Moreover, for some reason, Lu Changsheng made it feel good.

"A'Bao, in ancient times, we were sworn brothers. Your name was Qilin Supreme, the ruler of the demon race. I was Changsheng (Long Life) Immortal King, the ruler of the human race. We had several other brothers: Golden Crow, True Dragon, Divine Phoenix. You were the third, my third brother. We were known as the Ten Supremes in the Immortal Realm, protecting world peace. But unfortunately, when the dark turmoil came, we fought with darkness to protect all the races in the world."

"In the end, you fought for the demon race and died in the sky. In order to save you, I didn't hesitate to consume my source power and send you into reincarnation. However, in reincarnation, I encountered an unparalleled enemy. Although I killed him across the river of time, I was seriously injured and came to the lower realm to rebuild my life."

"Originally, I thought I would never see you again, but unexpectedly, I met you in this world. A'Bao, promise me, we will never be separated in this life. We will cultivate together, return to our peak, and kill our way back, okay?"

Lu Changsheng's tone was passionate and extremely serious.

Sure enough, knowledge was power. If he hadn't read so many novels in his previous life, he really couldn't have made up such a wonderful story.

After hearing these words, the Qilin's entire being trembled, and some broken pictures floated in its mind.

Three-legged Golden Crow! Undying Divine Phoenix! Peerless True Dragon! Yin-Yang Kunpeng! The memories of these divine beasts were still partly there, but the memories were broken and difficult to connect.

Moreover, through recollection, it did recall terrifying scenes, blood-colored skies, the sun and moon without light, the earth collapsing and the sky splitting, corpses like mountains, and a sea of blood.

These pictures were extremely terrifying, but they were fragmented, and it couldn't recall them all, even causing a headache.

However, the only thing it knew was that it had indeed experienced a very terrible battle.

This battle injured its origin and caused its memory to disappear.

Looking at Lu Changsheng again, the Qilin couldn't help but believe him.

The main reason was that Lu Changsheng was too extraordinary, surrounded by the aura of the Great Dao, dazzling, with a heaven-defying appearance, exuding a natural aura. Perhaps the human race couldn't detect it, but as a Qilin, an auspicious divine beast, the master of the central divine beasts of the five elements,

it could naturally sense Lu Changsheng's extraordinariness in an instant.

"Changsheng?"

It called out softly.

"A'Bao!" Lu Changsheng said with an excited face.

"Changsheng?"

It called out again.

"A'Bao!" Lu Changsheng's eyes were filled with excitement.

"Brother Changsheng!"

The Qilin already believed what Lu Changsheng said, and it shouted excitedly.

"Brother A'Bao!"

Lu Changsheng was even more tearful, as if it were all real.

"Brother Changsheng!"

The Qilin couldn't help but shout, tears in its tiger eyes.

The only thing that felt a little awkward was this nickname.

A'Bao? What kind of name was that? Why did it sound so awkward?

But thinking that his elder brother shouldn't lie to him, the Qilin didn't care too much about it.

"Brother, can you let me out first?"

The Qilin spoke, saying this.

"Oh, okay, okay, A'Bao, I'll let you out now. By the way, is your injury healed?"

Lu Changsheng released the Qilin, and then asked with great concern.

In an instant, auspicious clouds filled the surroundings. As the Xuanhuang Qilin appeared, the entire Linglong Sacred Ground was submerged in auspicious clouds, making it look extremely sacred and extraordinary.

"Replying to Big Brother, it's much better, but my cultivation level is too low. I need to cultivate hard."

Although the Qilin had lost its memory, some common sense and instincts were still there. It could instantly sense that its realm was very low, so it said this.

Compared to that sand sculpture, the three-legged Golden Crow, this Qilin was extremely intelligent.

As expected of an ancient divine beast ranked in the top five.

"It doesn't matter. Big Brother has already prepared everything for you. There's no rush."

Lu Changsheng was in a good mood. He had subdued a divine beast, so how could he not be happy?

"Then, Third Brother will thank Big Brother. But, Big Brother, do I have any other names? Why does the name A'Bao always sound strange?"

The Xuanhuang Qilin asked curiously.

"Oh, naturally you do. A'Bao is just Big Brother's term of endearment for you. Your full name is Gu Aotian. In the ancient era, you were known as the Qilin Supreme, the Qilin Ancient Emperor. It's just that we are in the lower realm now, so no one knows your title, and no one knows my name. There are even some people... Ah, never mind!"

Lu Changsheng stopped mentioning it as he spoke.

"Gu Aotian! This name is familiar. Yes, that's right, my name is Gu Aotian!"

The Xuanhuang Qilin agreed with this name very much.

Gu Aotian!

Aotian, Aotian! (傲天 means Arrogant Sky)

It completely deserved to be his name!

"What do some people do? Big Brother? What does this mean?"

However, soon, the Xuanhuang Qilin heard that there was something wrong with Lu Changsheng's words, and couldn't help but ask.

Lu Changsheng waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. They are just some idle gossips. Third Brother, I am really happy that you and I can meet again. Come, come, today is the reunion of our brothers. Let's get drunk, let's get drunk."

Lu Changsheng said this.

This aroused the Xuanhuang Qilin's curiosity even more.

"Big Brother, you can just say it directly. Don't you believe in Third Brother?"

The Xuanhuang Qilin spoke, his tone very serious.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng sighed, and then said, "Since that's the case, then Big Brother will say it, but Third Brother, don't be angry."

"Big Brother, you can say anything."

The Xuanhuang Qilin's eyes were full of curiosity.

Lu Changsheng had almost made up a new story.