In the sky above the Minjiang area, a man wearing a black robe suddenly appeared, breaking through the clouds and flying past a towering stone Buddha that was as high as the mountain.
Last night, Li Xiu didn't say much to Bu Jingyun, only that he saw that his martial arts talent was rare in the world, and that in the future, if he had any difficulties, he could look for him at the Lingyun Cave at the foot of the Leshan Stone Buddha.
Xiongba had already received criticism from the Nipusa about his second half of life, and would start to incite and deal with the two of them. When the time comes, Bu Jingyun would be at a loss, with nowhere to go, and would definitely come to him for help. Li Xiu would then push him along and control him.
The force field was activated and Li Xiu flew in the sky, accompanied by a small flame, lacking a bit of domineering but having a bit more immortal-like grace. Although the speed of flight was slowed down a bit without the help of the fierce flame, it saved Li Xiu from having to use the power of the Sea God to protect his clothes, reducing unnecessary effort.
Even without anyone showing the way, Li Xiu still easily found the Lingyun Cave by following the guidance of his compass of desire.
The entrance of the cave was wide and tall, with weeds growing on both sides, no signs of people. Looking inside, the dark cave was unknown to hide what kind of ferocious monsters, making it hard for people to have the idea to go in and explore.
The villagers on both sides of the three rivers near by passed down a saying: "Water floods the Buddha's knees, fire burns the Lingyun Cave." This means that every time the water level rises to the knee of the stone Buddha where the three rivers converge, a fire demon will burst out of the Lingyun Cave, rampaging and killing all living things, it's terrifying and horrible!
This made it so that no one within a hundred miles dared to step on this land, even those who collect medicine and firewood at least had to avoid it for a few hundred feet before daring to pass through this direction.
However, what few people here know is that the fire demon they have always hated and feared is actually a fierce Fire Qilin ( unicorn ), which has been hidden in the Leshan area for hundreds of years. It rarely goes out, only when its cave is flooded by the river, it will go out of the cave and burn everything!
In the world of Wind and Cloud, there are four Divine beasts: Dragon, Phoenix, Dragon Turtle, and the remaining Fire Qilin. One of the main reasons for Li Xiu's arrival in this world is for this fire Qilin. Among the four divine beasts, this Fire Qilin is the weakest in strength. Li Xiu had no hesitation or fear and flew into the Lingyun Cave.
The cave was dark and dimly lit, but fortunately, Li Xiu's vision was far beyond that of ordinary people. However, the path was full of twists and turns, and it took Li Xiu a lot of time to arrive at a spacious cave room.
Several thick stone pillars stood in the cave, with vines winding around them, and a few bright red, blood-like, strange fruits growing sporadically, which looked like grapes and berries.
These are said to be the legendary blood bodhi fruits, which are said to be formed from the blood of a Qilin. They are said to have the amazing effect of healing injuries and enhancing power.
Li Xiu's expression slightly moved, he reached out and plucked one from the air, and swallowed it. The taste was sweet and savory, and it was warm, as if he had drank a drop of Qilin's blood. After a few moments, he felt that his nine-yang true energy in his body began to increase rapidly, and his power increased by half a generation in a short time!
Li Xiu's eyes flashed with a hint of happiness, and then he took several more, but the effects gradually decreased and weakened, and by the fourth one, the increase in True energy was barely noticeable.
However, he didn't mind and continued to swallow them. But this time, Li Xiu used his energy to enhance his physical body by running the Azure Jade Sutra. In the blink of an eye, Li Xiu had swallowed seven blood bodhi fruits before the effects weakened again. When he reached nearly 20, Li Xiu stopped the meaningless swallowing and began to calm the surging Qi and blood in his body.
Li Xiu exhaled a breath of turbid air, stopped his circulation and carefully felt his physical strength. His muscles tightened and made a sound like a strong bow being pulled taut. It was strange and terrifying!
He suddenly punched out, and the sound of the punch was like thunder, sweeping away all the dirt and dust in the cave! His physical strength had at least doubled and reached a terrifying tens of tons! He was also much harder than Xiantie and difficult to hurt with any weapon! His vision, hearing, reaction, and so on also improved greatly!
"Great!"
His keen and extraordinary hearing allowed Li Xiu to clearly sense that a huge beast was approaching from deeper in the cave, accompanied by the familiar sound of wind and flames.
Li Xiu rubbed his fingers and looked in that direction, it must be the fire Qilin without a doubt, the punch he just made was not only to test his strength but also to make a noise and lure the fire Qilin out, the blood bodhi fruits have been eaten almost and it was time for the main course.
After a few breaths, at a fork in the road in front of Li Xiu, a fire-bathed beast suddenly rushed out. It had the head of a dragon, the body of a horse, the antlers of a deer, the tail of a cow, and was covered in shining Qilin armor, its mouth spewing bright flames and its roar like thunder!
Its appearance and posture were no different from the ancient records of Qilin, but unlike the peaceful and auspicious beast, it was extremely ferocious and would not stop to attack as soon as it saw a human figure.
Faced with a fierce and ferocious Qilin with flames accompanying its body and teeth like short daggers, Li Xiu narrowed his eyes and suddenly jumped up, swooping through the air like a dragon capturing the moon, and in midair, he fiercely grabbed hold of one of the Fire Qilin's horns and with a sudden force, easily pulled the Fire Qilin off the ground and flung it towards the distant stone wall.
With a loud bang, accompanied by the Fire Qilin's pitiful cries, the entire cave shook. On the stone wall, a deep hole appeared and the Fire Qilin was pinned to it with its half of the body, and the hole's spiderweb-like cracks tightly wrapped around it.
The Fire Qilin screamed in pain, coughing out a few mouthfuls of fresh blood, and fell to the ground like burning oil, gradually illuminating the cave's scenery.
The originally terrifying beast was now half covered in broken, blood-soaked scales, its red flames had weakened, and the extraordinary horns on its head were broken, leaving only one behind, looking as pitiful as it could be.
Although the Fire Qilin is the weakest of the four divine beasts, it is not one that anyone can provoke. Its scales are as hard as iron and sword, its bloodline is extraordinary and powerful, and the flames burning on its body are something that anyone should be afraid to touch.
Unfortunately, these are also the strongest points of Li Xiu, and he exceeded the Fire Qilin in every way, leading to this situation.
As Li Xiu floated closer, the Fire Qilin's red eyes flickered with deep fear and it struggled and screamed, trying to break free from the deep hole, but it was too late.
As Li Xiu skillfully applied force to the Fire Qilin's huge head, the light in its eyes quickly dissipated, and the beast's head tilted, losing its breath. However, the flames on its body were still prominent, showing its extraordinary nature.
Li Xiu took a drop of hot blood from the Fire Qilin's corpse, swallowed it, and closed his eyes, devouring the Fire Qilin's bloodline. Unfortunately, this time it was not as smooth and mild as the previous two times.
After a few moments, under the red flames, Li Xiu's face suddenly showed a few traces of pain...