That being said, the four sacred beasts in the world of Fengyun each possess profound mysteries. Phoenix blood, dragon essence, and Xuanwu essence can all grant immortality. I wonder if this fire qilin has that effect?
The fire qilin felt a chill run down its spine under his gaze and couldn't help but take a few steps back, its flames burning even more fiercely.
"Don't worry, I'm just taking a portion of your blood for research. I won't actually kill you," Wang Xuan said, stroking the fire qilin's head.
The fire qilin felt a chill in its heart and couldn't help but let out a mournful roar, but it couldn't stop Wang Xuan's curiosity in the slightest.
A moment later, a ball of crimson blood appeared in Wang Xuan's palm. This blood naturally came from the Fire Qilin's body, and it looked like a burning flame, appearing extremely strange.
Wang Xuan closed his eyes and focused his mind, carefully examining the area with his divine sense. He was surprised to find boundless malevolent energy within the blood of the Fire Qilin!
It was as if all the malevolent energy that had been generated in the world of Fengyun over millions of years had been sealed into the Fire Qilin's body; that malevolent energy was absolutely astonishing.
No wonder a single drop of fire qilin's blood created the mad bloodline of Nie Feng's family and also gave Bu Jingyun his qilin arm.
“Sacred beasts should be blessed by heaven and earth, but the sacred beasts in the world of Fengyun seem to be cursed by heaven. This is definitely not normal!” Wang Xuan took a deep breath. He sensed the aura of conspiracy on the fire qilin.
This is most likely a scheme orchestrated by someone using the Fire Qilin, and perhaps the Four Sacred Beasts in the entire Fengyun world are similar, deliberately left behind by a powerful cultivator.
"Nuwa? After counting, this is the most likely person."
"She is using the Four Divine Beasts to quell the malevolent energy in the world and try to prolong the life of this world."
Wang Xuan took a deep breath, mounted the fire unicorn, and headed towards the headquarters of the World Society.
He didn't know how far the story of Fengyun World had progressed, so he decided to go and check out the Tianxia Society first.
The fire qilin was not fast in flight. Along the way, it captured two martial artists to inquire about the location of the Heaven and Earth Society's headquarters. It took more than a day to finally arrive at the headquarters of the Heaven and Earth Society.
Before he could even enter the headquarters of the Heaven and Earth Society, Xiong Ba had already received the news and led his subordinates to block Wang Xuan's way.
The Fire Qilin was infamous, and Xiong Ba dared not allow it to enter the headquarters of the Heaven and Earth Society. If Wang Xuan was here to cause trouble, how could his Heaven and Earth Society withstand the Fire Qilin's rampage?
"Who are you? What are you doing at our Heaven and Earth Society headquarters?" Xiong Ba asked directly.
Wang Xuan unleashed a series of domineering remarks. The man had a rugged face, yet exuded an aura of dominance, making him a born overlord.
Chapter 240 Ugly Rejection of Duan Lang
"Don't worry, Chief Xiong. I'm just here for a stroll and will be leaving soon." Wang Xuan glanced at Xiong Ba casually before turning his gaze to the Heaven and Earth Society experts behind Xiong Ba.
There were more than a dozen experts who came with Xiong Ba, each of them at the second level of cultivation, the innate level of martial arts. Martial artists of this level would be considered top experts in the world of Feng Yun.
Among them were two young men, both under 20 years old, whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the Innate Realm. Their innate fortunes were a pale purple color, one like the wind and the other like clouds.
Needless to say, these two young men are the protagonists of the world of Fengyun: Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun.
Judging from Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun's cultivation levels, it should be about two years before they turn against Xiong Ba.
Wang Xuan said he was just here for a stroll and didn't even glance at Xiong Ba, but Xiong Ba didn't take it seriously.
He was the leader of the World Alliance, and now he controlled most of the martial arts world. How dare someone look down on him like this? This made him furious.
If it weren't for his fear of the fire unicorn that Wang Xuan rode, Xiong Ba would have already killed Wang Xuan!
"Friend, since you've come to our World Society's territory, you're a guest, and I, Xiong Ba, will naturally treat you well!" Xiong Ba shouted, "Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, you two better entertain this distinguished guest!"
Although Xiong Ba spoke politely, everyone present could tell he had ill intentions. He wanted to kill Wang Xuan, but couldn't gauge Wang Xuan's strength, so he sent his two disciples, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, out to test Wang Xuan's abilities.
Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun exchanged a glance. They were like newborn calves unafraid of tigers. Over the years, they had followed Xiong Ba in battles across the country and had never suffered a defeat. Now, they were not afraid of Wang Xuan at all.
Especially when Nie Feng looked at the fire unicorn sitting on Wang Xuan, a hint of hatred flickered in his eyes.
Back then, Nie Feng's father, Nie Renwang, was captured by the Fire Qilin and taken to Lingyun Cave. Since then, there has been no news of him. Nie Feng thought that Nie Renwang was dead, and the Fire Qilin in front of him was his father's killer.
"Attack!" Nie Feng roared and took the lead. He unleashed the Wind God Leg technique, moving as fast as the wind, and countless foot shadows instantly enveloped Wang Xuan and the Fire Qilin.
Bu Jingyun followed closely behind, unleashing the killing move of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm. A fierce palm wind swept over, heading straight for Wang Xuan's vital points!
Wang Xuan rolled his eyes. He really was just here to browse, so why wouldn't these people believe him?
Since they wanted to be beaten up, Wang Xuan decided not to hold back and would first give the two main characters, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, a good beating.
Wang Xuan didn't make a move himself; he simply patted the fire qilin he was sitting on, and flames more than ten feet high instantly erupted from the fire qilin's body as it lunged forward.
As an auspicious beast, the flames emanating from the Fire Qilin were naturally no ordinary flames. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun only touched a trace of it, yet they felt as if their inner energy was burning, and they could only unleash five or six tenths of their full power. They were both horrified.
The next moment, the fire qilin pounced in front of them, its huge claws slamming down and sending Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun flying, coughing up blood, clearly seriously injured.
Xiong Ba's pupils suddenly contracted. He knew from the moment the Fire Qilin made its move that this giant beast was indeed the Fire Qilin of Lingyun Cave, and not an imposter.
Xiong Ba still remembers the scene of the Fire Qilin's attack ten years ago very clearly. Back then, Nie Renwang, whose strength was not much weaker than his, was directly captured by the Fire Qilin without any power to resist.
Even though Xiong Ba is much stronger now than he was 10 years ago, he still doesn't have much of a chance against the Fire Qilin. At most, it's a 50/50 fight, resulting in mutual destruction.
What made Xiong Ba even more wary was the man on the back of the Fire Qilin. This man's aura was so restrained that Xiong Ba couldn't discern his true strength at all, as if he were just an ordinary person without any cultivation.
But that person was actually able to subdue the Fire Qilin. Even though the Fire Qilin was surrounded by flames, it couldn't cause any injury to that person. This shows that that person was definitely not an ordinary person, but a powerful expert who was far beyond what Xiong Ba could imagine!
Upon realizing this, Xiong Ba's expression immediately changed, and he angrily rebuked Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun: "You two unfilial disciples! I ordered you to entertain our distinguished guest, yet you dared to attack him! I am truly enraged!"
"Brother, today my Xiong Ba Sect members failed in their duties. I will punish them severely when I return. I hope you will do me the honor of joining me. I will immediately instruct my men to prepare wine and food to welcome you back!"
Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun both felt a chill in their hearts; Xiong Ba was making them take the blame.
The reason they attacked just now was clearly because Xiong Ba secretly instructed them, but now Xiong Ba is denying it.
Wang Xuan glanced at Xiong Ba with a half-smile. This Xiong Ba was indeed a shrewd and ruthless man; his ability to change his stance according to the wind was already a masterful skill.
If Wang Xuan had been defeated by Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, or even shown the slightest sign of distress, Xiong Ba would have pounced on him and torn him to pieces.
But now that the Fire Qilin has shown its power, Xiong Ba has realized that Wang Xuan is not someone to be trifled with, and has begun to try to win him over.
"Little brat, you think you can outsmart me? You're still too green." Wang Xuan looked at Xiong Ba with a half-smile: "I've lived for hundreds of years, what kind of treacherous and cunning people haven't I seen?"
"What?! He's lived for hundreds of years!!" Xiong Ba, Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and the others were all taken aback, their faces filled with disbelief.
Before Emperor Shitian appeared, Sword Saint and Nameless were the strongest people in the world of Fengyun, but their lifespans were not much longer than those of ordinary people.
How could they remain calm when a person suddenly appeared in front of them, claiming to have lived for hundreds of years?
"Is this person just bragging?" Xiong Ba quickly came to his senses and didn't believe Wang Xuan's words at all, thinking that Wang Xuan was just bragging.
Wang Xuan shook his head. Since the other party didn't believe him, he was too lazy to explain.
Wang Xuan has traveled through several worlds, often spending ten or twenty years in seclusion at a time. If you add up the time he has spent living in several worlds, he has a lifespan of more than three hundred years. Therefore, his claim of living for hundreds of years is not an exaggeration.
"Whether you believe it or not, you dared to test me just now, so you deserve a lesson." Wang Xuan sneered and directly struck Xiong Ba with a palm.
His palm strike looked soft and weak; even an ordinary person wouldn't feel pain from it, let alone Xiong Ba, who was more than ten meters away from him.
Despite this, Xiong Ba dared not underestimate him in the slightest and quickly circulated his Three-Part Returning Origin Qi to defend himself.
"snort!"
Xiong Ba groaned, feeling his internal organs begin to twist, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood and suffer severe internal injuries.
"As expected, this person's strength is unfathomable. He is at least a martial arts legend like Wuming!" Xiong Ba was shocked. He pushed his Three-Part Returning Qi to its limit, and his whole body seemed to turn into a fierce tiger ready to devour its prey, guarding against Wang Xuan's possible attacks.
The experts from the World Society swarmed forward, tightly surrounding Xiong Ba, and looked at Wang Xuan with tense expressions.
Wang Xuan shook his head and did not continue to make a move.
His attack just now was both to teach Xiong Ba a lesson and to determine the upper limit of the power he could use.
Don't be fooled by the fact that his attack just now didn't seem to require much effort; it was already at the limit that the world could tolerate.
Once he unleashes even greater power, the will of Heaven in the world of Fengyun may awaken and expel Wang Xuan from the world.
More importantly, two supreme experts, suspected to be at the seventh-order god-demon realm, are lurking in the past and future of the Fengyun world, so Wang Xuan cannot afford to be careless.
After teaching Xiong Ba a lesson, Wang Xuan patted the Fire Qilin on the back and beckoned it to turn and leave.
He came here simply to see how far the plot had progressed, and also to see the quality of the two main characters, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun.
Now that we have achieved our goal, we will naturally not stay here any longer.
When Xiong Ba and the experts from the World Alliance saw Wang Xuan leave, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The mere presence of a fire qilin put immense pressure on them, let alone the presence of a man riding a fire qilin.
Xiong Ba stared intently at Wang Xuan's retreating figure, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said to his henchmen, "Go and investigate this man's background. I need to know his connections, his identity, and whether he has any relatives or friends."
As a powerful and ruthless figure, Xiong Ba was terrified by the experience of being powerless to control his own destiny. He wanted to find Wang Xuan's weakness so that he could find a way to restrain him.
Xiong Ba decided to immediately go into seclusion to cultivate diligently and strive to master the Three-Part Returning Origin Qi, so that he would be able to protect himself even when facing Wang Xuan.
However, there are few shortcuts in cultivation, and Xiong Ba did not know how long it would take him to cultivate the Three-Part Returning Origin Qi to perfection.
Therefore, he had to make another preparation, which was to find Wang Xuan's relatives and then secretly control them.
Regardless of how Xiong Ba dealt with Wang Xuan, this suddenly appearing expert, after riding the Fire Qilin for a distance, Wang Xuan suddenly stopped the Fire Qilin and said calmly, "You've been following me for so long, it's time for you to come out."
As Wang Xuan finished speaking, a young man of similar age to Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, whose cultivation had also reached the late stage of the Innate Realm, stepped forward and knelt down directly in front of Wang Xuan.
"Junior Duan Lang, I was fortunate enough to witness your divine power just now. I am willing to follow you and serve you through fire and water from now on!" The young man respectfully stated his purpose.
It turns out that this person is Duan Lang, the son of Duan Shuai, the leader of the Southern Lin Sword, and also Nie Feng's childhood playmate.
Ever since Duan Shuai was captured by the Fire Qilin and taken to Lingyun Cave, Duan Lang had been living at the headquarters of the World Society. Unlike Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, who were taken in as disciples by Xiong Ba, he was instead relegated to a menial job by Xiong Ba.
Duan Lang was such a proud man, yet he was so humiliated by Xiong Ba. He had long hated Xiong Ba and was determined to defect from the World Society.
Even without Wang Xuan's appearance, Duan Lang would have defected from the World Society and joined Wushuang City when Dugu Yifang, the Lord of Wushuang City, came to the World Society in the future. It's just that it happened a little earlier now.
Wang Xuan looked Duan Lang up and down and thought that this guy's talent was indeed good, no less than Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun. No wonder he was able to kill Di Shitian and become a boss in the middle stage of the Fengyun world.
Unfortunately, this guy's luck was far inferior to that of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun. It's one thing that he was reduced to a menial servant when he was young, but when he reached the peak of his life, he died by self-destruction due to an overdose of dragon essence. What a miserable death!
"It's a pity. If I had met you before, I might have taken you in as a disciple. But now that I have broken through to the seventh-order God-Demon realm, my horizons have broadened considerably, and I no longer value your talent, Duan Lang."
Wang Xuan thought to himself that he didn't say it out loud, but said calmly, "I don't need followers. You should go back to where you came from."
Upon hearing this, Duan Lang's face flushed red, and he felt extremely humiliated.
With his current cultivation level, Duan Lang could be considered a top-tier expert in the martial arts world. However, he took the initiative to become someone's follower but was rejected. This was simply a blatant humiliation!
Besides Xiong Ba, Duan Lang also developed a hatred for Wang Xuan. Although he didn't lash out on the spot, Wang Xuan's divine sense was constantly scanning the surroundings, so he could see that Duan Lang's drooping head and his face were already somewhat distorted.
"What a vicious and narrow-minded fellow. It was absolutely the right thing I did not take you as my apprentice." Wang Xuan didn't even glance at Duan Lang before turning and leaving.
As for Duan Lang's future outburst, why would Wang Xuan be afraid? Not to mention that Cai Yan and Diao Chan have already taken away the Fire Kirin Sword, Duan Lang is destined not to be as powerful as in the original story.
Even if Duan Lang had truly reached the level depicted in the original story, wielding the Fire Kirin Sword and refining the Dragon Essence, he still wouldn't pose the slightest threat to Wang Xuan.