As the burning sensation on his brow gradually disappeared, Li Xuanxiao slowly opened his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist, the qilin mark has been wiped away by this poor Daoist."
Spiritual Martial Master retracted his aura, returning to his simple and unadorned state.
Li Xuanxiao was overjoyed in his heart, quickly stood up, and bowed solemnly to Spiritual Martial Master.
"Immortal Master's great kindness, Xuanxiao will keep it firmly in mind! The qilin mark has troubled me for a long time; today I am finally freed. Xuanxiao thanks the Immortal Master!"
Spiritual Martial Master chuckled lightly: "Fellow Daoist Li, you are too kind. You are a Disciple of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court, and you also have a past connection with Jiang Ming. It is only right and proper for this poor Daoist to offer assistance."
Li Xuanxiao felt grateful, thanked him a few more times, and then left with Wu Jiangming.
After the two departed, Spiritual Martial Master sat cross-legged once more, meditating quietly on the ground.
A faint look of doubt lingered between his brows: "Why does this Fellow Daoist Li have a Buddhist aura within his body?"
...
He never expected things to go so smoothly!
The heavy stone in Li Xuanxiao's heart finally lifted at this moment, and his mood became excellent.
Erasing the qilin mark meant he could finally act freely from now on!
He could slay Yao Beasts as he pleased, and eliminate Demons as needed.
He no longer had to worry about being hunted down by potential Qilin Clan members.
Li Xuanxiao took a deep breath; what he needed to do now was to rapidly increase his own strength.
He needed to strive to obtain more Demon value Points!
He was currently in the territory of the Central Continent, which was vast and boundless.
However, if his strength was insufficient, the places he could go would be quite limited.
Although the great threat of the Qilin Clan was resolved, it did not mean he could completely relax.
After all, in the Central Continent, both the Human Race and the Demon Race were absolutely not comparable to Dayu!
Oh, right!
There was also the Demon Race, which he had never seen and only heard about.
Non-human beings are Yao Beasts; human-like beings are Demons. What exactly is the Demon Race like?
Since he had come this far, he had to go and see for himself, to broaden his horizons.
"Brother Wu, I must thank you for your help this time. If you ever need my assistance in the future, just ask!"
Li Xuanxiao cupped his hands toward Wu Jiangming.
Wu Jiangming's eyes darted around, remembering the rapid improvement of his Realm, which was also related to Li Xuanxiao.
Cultivators always placed greater importance on such mysterious and Xuan events.
Whether it was a direct or indirect cause, Wu Jiangming felt he should interact more with Li Xuanxiao.
So he spoke up: "Brother Li, I actually do have a small request."
Li Xuanxiao chuckled lightly: "Just say it, as long as I can do it."
Wu Jiangming pursed his lips: "If Brother Li plans to go out to slay Yao Beasts, please be sure to take me along! Although my Realm is low, I dare to boast that I have quite some insight in terms of Formations. Perhaps I might be of use."
That's it?
Li Xuanxiao smiled and said: "Easy to say, easy to say! I was actually planning to return to the Ancient Martial Mystic Court and then start accepting relevant missions to go out and slay Yao Beasts. I'll use a thousand-mile talisman to contact you then!"
Wu Jiangming nodded repeatedly: "That would be excellent!"
The two arrived at the mountain gate and bid each other farewell.
Li Xuanxiao soared into the sky, returning to the Ancient Martial Mystic Court.
Just as he left, a figure swiftly approached from the horizon and landed on the ground.
This startled Wu Jiangming, who had just turned around and walked a few steps. He looked closely and saw it was Lord Long Hui.
Wu Jiangming stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting: "Lord Long Hui, what brings you here...?"
Long Hui clearly recognized Wu Jiangming: "Fat Daoist, did you see Li Xuanxiao? I heard he came to the Taiyi Dao Sect to erase the qilin mark?"
Wu Jiangming smiled apologetically: "What bad timing, he just left not long ago; you just missed him."
Long Hui understood: "How was it? Was the erasure successful?"
Wu Jiangming nodded: "Of course! My Master took action personally, so removing the qilin mark was as easy as turning over a hand!"
Farther away from them, on top of a towering tree, Bian Qing, who had just arrived, stood silently on the treetop.
As a member of the Qilin Clan, it could only approach within this range at most.
Advancing further might risk touching the Formation range of the Taiyi Dao Sect.
The relationship between the Qilin Clan and the Divine Land was neither good nor bad; most of the time, it was a state of non-contact and non-interference.
It maintained the same attitude: avoid contact if possible.
Now, under the Family Head's orders, there was truly no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
Standing atop the tree, it gazed toward the direction of the Taiyi Dao Sect, and its pupils instantly constricted!
It saw a Martial Artist wearing the robes of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court conversing with a Daoist at the mountain gate.
Bian Qing called out its luck—it was better to arrive early than to arrive just in time.
A Disciple robe from the Ancient Martial Mystic Court appearing at the Taiyi Dao Sect...
As it looked now, this Martial Artist perfectly matched its suspicions.
As long as it investigated the other party's movements upon returning, it could determine if he was the murderer!
If he had just recently returned from the south to Zhuxia Divine Land, then gone to the Ancient
Martial Mystic Court, and now arrived at the Taiyi Dao Sect...
Then everything would align!
He was undoubtedly the murderer who killed the Family Head's descendant!
There is only one truth!
Bian Qing showed a smile, feeling that its guess was nine parts right.
Even if it returned now, it could give the Family Head an explanation...
...
"That's good then." Long Hui nodded: "Then I will head back first."
After bidding farewell to Wu Jiangming, Long Hui set off on the road back to the Ancient Martial Mystic Court.
When Lu Yixian learned that Li Xuanxiao had the qilin mark on him, considering that Li Xuanxiao was new and unfamiliar with the area, he asked Long Hui to take Li Xuanxiao to the other two major powers to find a way to remove it.
When Long Hui went to find Li Xuanxiao, he discovered that the other party had already gone to the Taiyi Dao Sect.
He tried to contact him via mysterious jade but failed.
He rushed over, only to find he had missed him.
"Good kid, quite quick on the uptake!"
Long Hui secretly praised him. He was also happy that Li Xuanxiao succeeded in removing the qilin mark.
This way, Li Xuanxiao could Cultivate and improve with peace of mind in the Ancient Martial Mystic Court.
Such a Prodigy, given enough time to grow, would surely become another pillar of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court!
Just as he was thinking this, he heard the sound of faint thunder.
He frowned slightly and turned his head to look.
Not far from him, a figure was silently watching him.
Long Hui narrowed his eyes and sharply noticed that the figure's flight showed no surging True Essence!
That meant...
The opponent was at least in the Void Realm!
Long Hui's heart leaped into his throat. Being targeted by an unknown Void Realm expert was never a good thing!
However, the figure only followed him in flight for a while before silently departing.
Long Hui immediately let out a sigh of relief. Snapping back to his senses, he realized his forehead and back were covered in cold sweat.
"Who... who was that guy?"
Long Hui rapidly pondered in his mind. It seemed he had never provoked any formidable people, right?
I'm not Li Xuanxiao!
He thought hard but found no clues, only feeling that he truly needed to hurry up and improve his strength.
The sense of oppression brought by such a high-Realm individual was too terrifying!