There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 143 The First Qilin Family, Who Easily Controlled the Pixiu

After dealing with the plague, the First Qilin flew down and walked towards the Four-Unlikes.

As it walked, it radiated the auspicious light unique to the Qilin, while the majestic aura emanating from the Qilin was as solemn as Mount Tai.

Bixie leaned close to Sibuxiang and whispered, "Sibuxiang, your father has this skill? I've never heard you mention it before."

Si Bu Xiang glanced at Bi Xie with a hint of helplessness, thinking to himself, "I didn't even know my father was so powerful, how could Little Plum Blossom know?"

However, these four creatures wouldn't tell Bixie this. Instead, they said with pride, "How about it, Little Plum Blossom? Isn't my father amazing?"

Bixie nodded, but he felt a little strange. How come the Four-Faced One's father was so powerful, yet the Four-Faced One didn't have much fighting ability?

Fortunately, the Four-Faced Beast was unaware that his little plum blossom was internally criticizing his "pretty face" nature; otherwise, he would probably have been depressed for a while.

Then the four-legged creature wagged its tail happily and stepped forward, saying, "Father, what brings you here!"

When Shi Qilin saw that his eldest son was safe and sound, the huge weight in his heart was finally lifted. He thought to himself that it was good that his eldest son was alright, otherwise he would probably have been kicked out of the house by his wife tonight and had to sleep outside.

Immediately afterwards, the fierce aura emanating from the First Qilin slowly dissipated, as if nothing had happened, and it returned to being the harmless First Qilin.

“My dear son, the world is in some chaos these days, and your mother is worried about you, so she sent me to take you home.” Shi Qilin’s lips curled up slightly, revealing a doting smile on his face.

Suddenly, Shi Qilin felt a burning gaze fixed on him like a flame. He followed the gaze and saw that it was Hao Chen.

Shi Qilin said in a lighthearted and humorous tone, "What's wrong, Xiao Hao? Why are you looking at me like that? Are you captivated by my handsome appearance?"

To Shi Qilin's surprise, Hao Chen nodded without hesitation and said, "Hmm, Shi Qilin, how did you do that? Your aura wasn't this strong when we met last time!"

Hao Chen remembered that when he returned home with the Four-Unlikes last time, he had sensed the aura of the Primordial Qilin. Although it was equally powerful, its aura was full of peace, benevolence, and righteousness, making it a truly auspicious beast.

Although the aura of the Qilin was still peaceful, it was so vast and terrifying, even carrying an unparalleled killing power, as if it were a ferocious beast that had gone through countless battles and walked out from ancient times.

What Hao Chen found most incomprehensible was the cultivation level of the Primordial Qilin—an indescribable realm he had only ever experienced with Hao Tian. This was why Hao Chen was so interested in the Primordial Qilin's transformation.

The First Qilin did not immediately answer Hao Chen's question. Instead, it raised its paw and gently tapped Hao Chen's head: "You're being rude. You should call me Father."

Upon hearing Shi Qilin's shameless words, Hao Chen's expression instantly turned somewhat awkward. He had only thought it was amusing at the time, in order to get closer to the Four No-Forms and the others.

He had just started calling Shi Qilin and Yu Qilin "father" and "mother," and it seems that Shi Qilin actually took it seriously.

When Si Bu Xiang heard that Hao Chen refused to call Shi Qilin "father," he thought that Hao Chen did not want to be his younger brother, and he became a little anxious.

She quickly walked up to Haochen and said, "Little Coal Ball, you are my little brother now, so my father and mother are also your father and mother. Say hello to your father!"

"No!" Hao Chen turned his head away like a stubborn puppy and refused outright.

He then looked at the First Qilin: "Alright, First Qilin, don't take those jokes seriously. Although we are of vastly different ages, we were both born of heaven and earth and are of the same generation. Don't try to take advantage of me."

Upon seeing this, Shi Qilin said dismissively, "Xiao Hao, you're a Pixiu, aren't you!"

Hearing Shi Qilin's puzzling question, Hao Chen nodded subconsciously: "Yeah, so what?"

"Hehe!" Shi Qilin chuckled, then pulled out a huge pile of gold and silver jewelry from somewhere and piled it in front of him.

"Xiao Hao, I was thinking of bringing you some food, but I didn't expect you wouldn't even call me 'Father.' It's such a waste of all this gold and silver."

Before Hao Chen could react, a blue figure darted past him with a whoosh.

Tianlu suddenly pounced on Shi Qilin, drooling as he hugged Shi Qilin's leg, saying, "Father, from now on you are my father!"

Upon hearing Tianlu's words, Shi Qilin happily picked Tianlu up and carried him to the pile of gold and silver treasures, rubbing Tianlu's head and saying, "Little Blue Circle is really easy to understand! Good boy, are you hungry? Eat up!"

Watching Tianlu devour the gold, Shi Qilin thought to himself: "I've traded some unwanted gold for a son. It's really worth it."

Tianlu was equally satisfied, thinking that just by calling out "Father" he could get a golden ball to eat, he should call out "Father" a few more times so that Bixie could also get a golden ball to eat.

(Haochen: Tianlu, have you forgotten me?! Angry &╰（‵□′）╯)

At the same time, Shi Qilin looked at Hao Chen and Bi Xie, and gestured with his lip towards Tian Lu who was eating, as if to say: Look, call me father and you'll get a treasure to eat, hurry up and call me!

However, the golden ball was only enough to tempt the gluttonous Tianlu; it didn't hold much appeal for Bixie and Haochen.

Unfortunately, there was also the Four-Faced Beast helping Bixie. The Four-Faced Beast said to Bixie, "Little Plum Blossom, look, Little Blue Circle is calling him Father. Why don't you go and greet Father too? That way you won't have to worry about Little Blue Circle not having enough golden balls to eat."

After saying this, Si Bu Xiang secretly gave Shi Qilin a look. Shi Qilin immediately understood and took out another pile of gold and silver treasures and placed them next to Tian Lu.

Bixie hesitated for a moment. He knew Tianlu's appetite well, which was why he understood that what Shi Qilin had given him was only enough to fill Tianlu to about half full.

With the constant persuasion of the Four-Unlikes, Bixie glanced at Haochen beside him and thought that he should also go up and say hello, so that not only could Tianlu get a full meal, but Haochen could also get some.

Hao Chen watched quietly as Shi Qilin and Si Bu Xiang cooperated, tricking Bi Xie and Tian Lu into calling Shi Qilin "father".

Hao Chen had no intention of stopping them. Instead, he thought to himself that they were indeed a family of animal traffickers. Fortunately, he wasn't such a shallow animal.

Shi Qilin successfully got Bixie and Tianlu to call him "Father," and immediately looked towards Haochen with a beaming smile, only to see Haochen yawning boredly and preparing to leave.

Seeing that the golden ball could not attract Hao Chen, Shi Qilin rolled his eyes and said regretfully, "Alas, what a pity that I painstakingly prepared a peerless martial arts technique, which I originally intended to use as a gift when we met."

When Hao Chen heard Shi Qilin mention the peerless martial arts technique, he instantly became unable to move, as he was well aware of his current situation.

Despite having the World Tree to help him comprehend the laws of the Great Dao, he lacked suitable cultivation techniques to perfectly unleash the power of these laws, and could only rely on brute force to overcome all other methods each time.

If you encounter someone weaker than yourself, there's naturally no problem; you could just smash them to death.

But if the opponent's strength is equal to or stronger than his own, then Hao Chen will be in trouble.

For the same powerful move, the opponent might only need one or two parts of divine power, while he might need five or six parts, or even more, of divine power.

This difference in cultivation techniques led Hao Chen to make his decision after only two and a half seconds of hesitation upon hearing Shi Qilin's words.

Hao Chen turned and pounced on Shi Qilin, grabbing Shi Qilin's leg and rubbing against it, saying, "Father, I'm your most obedient and precious son! Please give me the peerless martial arts technique!"

This scene not only stunned the Four-Faced Beast, but even the First Qilin was caught off guard. However, after recovering, the First Qilin happily rubbed Hao Chen's head and said, "Okay, okay, Hao Chen is easy to understand. Come home with me. I've prepared everything."

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, a laugh rang out. Hao Chen blushed and glared at Ji Wushuang, who had laughed. He couldn't help but think to himself, "These clueless guys, don't they know there are some things they shouldn't listen to? How am I supposed to maintain my dignified image in front of them now?"

Ji Yuan and Ji Wuyue glared at Ji Wushuang with resentment. Now that the Sacrificial Spirit had been alerted, they could no longer stay to watch the excitement.

Ji Wushuang tried hard to suppress her laughter, putting on an innocent expression. She really wanted to say that it wasn't her fault; she had been trained and wouldn't laugh unless she really couldn't help it.

When Hao Chen saw that Ji Yuan and the others still didn't know to leave and seemed to want to see him make a fool of himself, he reminded them, "Elder, there's so much trouble in the tribe, why don't you go and deal with it?"

"Is that a lot?" Ji Yuan was taken aback. The golden spiritual rain that the First Qilin had just sent down not only cured the plague among the tribesmen, but also cured the tribe chief Ji Dian. Now that Ji Dian was in charge of all the affairs of the tribe, there was nothing for him to do.

Fortunately, Ji Wuyue was good at reading people's expressions. Seeing that Hao Chen looked a little impatient, she knew that they had seen something they shouldn't have, so she quickly pulled Ji Yuan and Ji Wushuang away.

"Lord Priest, we have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

Watching Ji Yuan and the others leave, Shi Qilin asked curiously, "Xiao Hao, are they your followers? I can feel the power of faith emanating from them and converging on you."

Hao Chen nodded and told Shi Qilin about the Ji clan. When Shi Qilin heard about the gods, he couldn't help but frown.

“Son, Xiaohao, Xiaomeihua, Xiaolanquan, listen to me. The Three Realms are in turmoil because of this suddenly appearing god. Why don’t you come home with me first and come out again after things have calmed down!”

Hao Chen was somewhat surprised after hearing Shi Qilin's words. He felt that Shi Qilin did not seem to want to get involved in this matter.

But before he could ask any more questions, a terrifying aura suddenly descended. Although it was not as terrifying as the Qilin just now, it was still far stronger than Hao Chen's.

The First Qilin looked up into the distance. He knew that the gods had come again, and that it was a big shot among them.

Although Shi Qilin knew that the other party could not pose a threat to him, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "They came so quickly, they're really impatient. They can't wait even a little while. It seems that I still have to take action to buy Hao Chen enough time to grow."

As he realized this, a vast and powerful aura emerged from within the Qilin.