As they talked, Zeng Shushu proudly mentioned his own exotic beast park on the peak of Qing Yun Men, which had creatures such as a butterfly with wings that looked like fire, a black and white peacock, and a rabbit with wings on its legs. He then invited Li Xiu to visit his home to see the strange beasts.
Of course, Li Xiu wouldn't refuse, because the Qing Yun Sect is the first and largest righteous sect in the world, and he had come to this world to practise the way of cultivation.
The two of them laughed and walked to a secluded area outside the city. Zeng Shushu gestured for Li Xiu to stand still, and then summoned a purple sword with the characters "Xuanyuan" engraved on the handle. Zeng Shushu loved to read books about strange and exotic things, so he naturally knew of the great reputation of the Xuanyuan Sword and decided to use it.
As Zeng Shushu began to chant incantations, the sword began to grow in the wind, eventually reaching a length of several zhang and a width of half a zhang before stopping.
As Li Xiu watched, he couldn't help but marvel at the sight. His eyes shone with a strange light. To say that in terms of strength, Zeng Shushu was no match for him, but in terms of this skill, it was something that could not be achieved by martial arts or brute force.
Zeng Shushu invited Li Xiu to try it, and Li Xiu didn't refuse. He stepped on it and felt like he was standing on solid ground with no sense of instability.
Seeing Li Xiu's testing expression, Zeng Shushu thought he was worried and laughed lightly: "Brother Li, don't worry, my sword flying technique is already mastered and there will be no accidents."
Zeng Shushu jumped up and with a wave of his sword, the sword quickly flew towards the horizon. He watched Li Xiu's expression and noticed no discomfort, so he gradually accelerated until he flew dozens of metres in a single breath, galloping between the blue sky and white clouds, flying rapidly towards Qing Yun Mountain.
Half an hour later, a beautiful and extraordinary mountain range came into Li Xiu's view, which should be the location of the Qing Yun Sect.
As they approached, Zeng Shushu pressed down on the flying sword, not because they had reached a forbidden airspace, but because he wanted to take Li Xiu to see the wonders of the Qing Yun Sect.
The two of them walked up the stone stairs and arrived at the entrance of Qing Yun Mountain. They saw a towering stone tablet several meters high with a large pale blue auspicious cloud drawn on it, which exuded a sense of detachment and transcendence, making people naturally think that the people living inside should be those who are not tainted by the mundane world and are focused on cultivation.
After a while, they reached halfway up Tongtian Peak, and Li Xiu was led by Zeng Shushu to a place that looked like a fairyland.
A vast and spacious square, so wide that the end cannot be seen at a glance, the ground is completely paved with white marble, shining brightly, making people feel small when looking at it, in the distance white clouds float and gather, giving it a touch of fairy-like atmosphere.
In the centre of the square, a huge bronze cauldron was placed every few tens of metres, three rows each, nine in all, arranged in the shape of a nine-palace, and from time to time, smoke would rise from the cauldron, with a fragrant and concentrated aroma that was quite strange.
"Brother Zeng, is there any taboo if you lead me into the sect, and will you be blamed?" Li Xiu asked curiously.
Zeng Shushu shook his head and smiled: "Brother Li, rest assured, this Yunhai Square is not a secret place of my Qing Yun Sect, there will be no problem."
"Let's continue walking, this Yunhai Square is just the least impressive of the six views of our Qing Yun Sect."
Li Xiu seemed curious as well, and followed Zeng Shushu to the end of the square. After a while, the two of them walked through the square and came to the end.
They saw a stone bridge, unsupported and without pillars, rising up into the sky, with one end connected to the square and the other end extending diagonally into the deep white clouds, like a graceful dragon leaping into the sky, with a lonely and proud momentum, extraordinary and beyond the dust, giving the illusion that crossing this bridge would be able to break away from the mortal world and reach the fairyland.
Under the sunlight, the entire bridge shone with seven colours, like a rainbow falling into the world, just falling into this place, magnificent and unprecedented, amazing.
A hint of strange colour flashed in Li Xiu's eyes as he knew that the residence of the Qing Yun Sect's guardian beast, the Water Qilin, should be under this rainbow bridge. Then he began to collect the Dragon and Phoenix Bloodline, hiding it deep within his body and slowly releasing the breath of the Qilin Bloodline.
As they walked across the Rainbow Bridge, Li Xiu's face suddenly showed some red tones and his steps began to hesitate, causing Zeng Shushu's expression to change slightly and he asked worriedly: "Brother Li, what's wrong with you? Your face looks like you have a problem with your cultivation?"
When your cultivation method is in disorder, it is a sign that you have entered the fire and become a demon. It can cause damage to the foundation or even death, which is what cultivators fear the most.
Li Xiu seemed to be in more and more pain, and he replied with difficulty: "Brother Zeng is joking, I have never cultivated before, so how could there be a problem? I just don't know why I feel like I'm falling into a volcano right now, it's incredibly hot."
Zeng Shushu was immediately stunned by Li Xiu's answer. He saw that Li Xiu was full of brilliance and had a noble demeanour, and thought that he must have achieved success in cultivation and had a high level of cultivation, but he just didn't have the treasure of flying, but now Li Xiu was telling him that he had never practised before, which made Zeng Shushu extremely confused.
However, Zeng Shushu had no time to think about it either, because the red colour on Li Xiu's body was becoming more and more obvious, and his body temperature was becoming higher and higher, rising and emitting white gas, and his clothes were beginning to burn and curl, looking very abnormal and terrifying, even though he had read about strange things in the books about gods and demons, he had never seen this before.
Just as Zeng Shushu was at a loss, there was a sudden movement under the Rainbow Bridge, and only the sound of waves could be heard, and the whole of Bishui Tan was shaking, which made him even more terrified.
As the son of the Head of Fenghui Peak, Zeng Shushu naturally understood what was happening under the Rainbow Bridge and Bishui Tan.
Lingzun is an ancient beast that was tamed by Daoist Qing Ye in the early years, it is a Water Qilin that has a supreme status in the Qing Yun Sect, even the Sect Leader has to respect it. Although Lingzun occasionally comes out of the water to sunbathe on the shore, this kind of sound is not for sunbathing.
Both Lingzun and Li Xiu are so abnormal that Zeng Shushu suspect that the two have some connection.
Just as Zeng Shushu was worrying about them, a huge beast jumped out of the water and roared into the sky, like thunder exploding, and the sound travelled for miles!
The beast landed on the rainbow bridge in front of the two of them, it was more than five zhang tall, dragon head lion body, covered with qilin armour, with sharp teeth like sharp knives, fierce looking, making people feel scared.
Lingzun was excited and breathing heavily, his eyes were filled with spiritual light and was hot, he looked straight past Zeng Shushu and looked at Li Xiu, whose condition was becoming more and more obvious.
Finally, the look of pain on Li Xiu's face seemed to reach its peak, and he also tilted his head to the sky and let out a long roar like thunder. At the same time, his whole body was covered in red scales, and a pair of ferocious qilin horns suddenly grew on his head. An ancient and vast aura emanated from him.
Li Xiu seemed surprised and unfamiliar with this appearance of himself, and kept looking all over his body. At that time, he was awakened by Water Qilin's snort, and Li Xiu seemed to have sensed something, and he even reached out to touch Lingzun tentatively.
Zeng Shushu was already completely shocked by these constant strange occurrences, but when he saw Li Xiu's actions, he wanted to remind him not to be disrespectful to Lingzun, or else he would be harmed. But what happened next was something he couldn't even describe in words.
The usually proud and fierce Lingzun actually lay down and used his huge head to rub against Li Xiu, like a docile big dog.