Chapter 175 ·Auspicious Beast, Ink Jade Qilin!

Seeing ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍that Feng Jiuge had successfully escaped and even awakened a trace of Yinghuo Star’s Star God power, Gu Yan no longer paid further attention.

That ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍boy was probably the sort who simply would not die.

In ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍this lifetime, he would likely return to the position of Yinghuo Star’s Star God sooner or later.

Gu ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yan withdrew his gaze and began planning his next arrangements.

He ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was only at the Third Layer of Golden Immortal now. He needed to quickly cultivate to the Immortal King Realm and even the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Just ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍as he was preparing to continue secluded cultivation—

【The effect of the trait 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red》 has been triggered. You have obtained the top-grade Immortal Spiritual Treasure 《Great Void Returning Origin Meditation Cushion》.】

【Great Void Returning Origin Meditation Cushion: Woven from threads condensed from Great Void Origin Essence above the Nine Heavens.

Cultivating while seated upon it allows the mind and spirit to become crystal clear, unifying all thoughts into one.

Cultivation speed is greatly increased, while the success rate of breaking through bottlenecks is also significantly enhanced.】

Looking at the meditation cushion that had appeared from thin air in his hands, Gu Yan felt pleasantly surprised.

This trait had not provided any treasures above the Immortal Artifact level for quite a few years now. Today, it had unexpectedly become generous again.

Although this top-grade Immortal Spiritual Treasure could not compare to a Connate Spiritual Treasure in preciousness, it was still considered top-tier among Immortal Spiritual Treasures.

Gu Yan placed the meditation cushion properly before sitting cross-legged upon it.

The moment he sat down, he felt a cool sensation rising upward from beneath him, flowing directly into his spiritual platform.

His mind indeed became much clearer.

Gu Yan nodded slightly and closed his eyes, entering meditation.

There are no years in cultivation.

By the time he opened his eyes once more, it was already the same day and month of the following year.

【The effect of the trait 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red》 has been triggered. You have obtained an auspicious beast mount, the Ink Jade Qilin.】

【Ink Jade Qilin: A variant among the Qilin Clan between heaven and earth, its entire body black as ink, with radiant scales.

This beast was originally formed from a strand of auspicious qi from the Immortal Realm. Only after ten thousand years of nurturing did it finally take shape. Upon birth, it already possessed Heavenly Immortal cultivation.

Its nature is spiritually attuned, capable of avoiding calamity and seeking fortune. Wherever it resides, auspiciousness naturally arises and fortune gathers.

It also possesses the innate divine ability, Auspicious Clouds Across Ten Thousand Li, allowing it to carry people across thousands of li in an instant without touching dust.】

With a thought from Gu Yan, a mass of ink-colored radiance suddenly appeared within the hall and slowly solidified.

As the radiance dispersed, a completely black qilin appeared within the hall.

Its body was roughly the size of a calf, covered entirely in ink-black scales. Faint auspicious clouds drifted beneath its four hooves, while a pair of golden eyes stared blankly at the surroundings.

This was the first time it had opened its eyes to see the world since gaining consciousness.

Previously, it had merely been an unformed mass of auspicious qi, muddled and lacking both wisdom and awareness.

Now that it had suddenly taken shape and was directly sent here by the power of the 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord》 trait, its mind was naturally entirely blank.

Yet instinctively, it sensed that the young man seated cross-legged before it was the master destined for it.

The Ink Jade Qilin lowered its head, bent its forelegs slightly, and bowed respectfully toward Gu Yan.

Gu Yan reached out and rubbed the top of its head. The touch was cool and smooth, its scales polished like mirrors.

He could not help sighing inwardly.

Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord was absolutely the best among all his current red traits.

The majority of his wealth—from cultivation techniques to spiritual treasures, from medicinal pills to mounts—had all come from this trait.

Traits like 《Foundation of the Great Dao · Red》 and 《Formless Selfless Body · Red》 were similarly powerful in effect, but both were more supplementary in nature.

In terms of comprehensiveness, they were far inferior to Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord.

Giving whatever was lacking—

That was what true fortune and blessing meant.

“Go outside and play by yourself,” Gu Yan said as he patted the qilin’s head.

“But remember, do not injure anyone.”

“Every blade of grass and every tree within this Cave Heaven—if it belongs to someone, you are not allowed to touch it.”

“If you cause any trouble…”

“I’ll eat qilin meat.”

The Ink Jade Qilin trembled violently and nodded repeatedly before turning around and running outside. Wind rose beneath its four hooves, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished beyond the hall entrance.

Gu Yan smiled, withdrew his gaze, and closed his eyes once more to continue cultivating.

After leaving the Palace of Longevity, the Ink Jade Qilin wandered leisurely among the various palaces of the Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Cave Heaven.

Everything in this world felt novel to it.

It was like a blank sheet of paper, possessing no preconceptions or understanding of anything beneath heaven and earth.

Everything it saw felt fresh.

Everything it saw aroused curiosity.

Thus, day after day, year after year passed.

Within the Cave Heaven there was neither heat nor cold, while flowers bloomed through all four seasons, ignorant of the passing years.

Spring departed and autumn arrived. Flowers bloomed and withered.

In the blink of an eye, another nineteen years passed.

Within the Hall of Longevity, Gu Yan’s cultivation advanced another step further, reaching the Fourth Layer of Golden Immortal.

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