"Roar..." Suddenly, the First Qilin let out a furious roar, causing the entire Soul Locking Purgatory to tremble. The three thousand great demons within were instantly startled, having never witnessed such immense anger from the First Qilin in countless years.
"Boy! Are you telling the truth? If you dare to lie to me, I will ensure you never find peace, not even in the afterlife." the First Qilin bellowed at Lu Fan.
"You can choose not to believe me! You can also kill me! After all, you've been here for so long, you know nothing of the outside world. However, we came for one thing. Patriarch Tongtian said I am a primordial soul, born before the Great Primordial Chaos. I want to know if you know who I am?" Lu Fan asked.
"Hmph! I don't care who you are! I'm going to find my son! If you're lying, I won't let you off." With a whoosh, the First Qilin's divine soul instantly departed from Qilin Cliff.
"Ah..." The First Qilin's sharp claws were pulled from Yunxiao Niangniang's soul, eliciting a pained cry. However, after the cry, she managed to struggle to her feet. Without the First Qilin's restraint, she had regained her freedom.
Whoosh... Yunxiao also rushed out of Qilin Cliff, escaping.
"Oh no... my physical body!" Li Jingjing exclaimed in shock. She could feel Yunxiao Niangniang rushing into her body and seizing control.
Lu Fan also frowned. Without even needing to feel it, he knew the First Qilin had entered his body.
At this moment, within Lu Fan's spiritual consciousness, a fair-skinned, tender little baby and another golden, radiant little baby were tilting their heads, looking at the colossal entity that had suddenly appeared before them. This creature was enormous, like a mountain. Standing before the two little babies, they were rendered minuscule...
"Big fellow! Are you here to visit?" the Golden Baby asked, tilting its head upwards.
"Boy! You actually have three nascent souls? Could it be that the primordial soul is real?" the First Qilin asked in astonishment.
"Whether it's real or not, I don't know. But this is my territory! You've entered, just as I entered your Qilin Cliff. If you want to leave, you have to get my permission," the little golden baby said, tilting its head.
"Hahaha! Just the two of you, newly formed little babies?" The First Qilin burst into laughter. It surveyed Lu Fan's body and found it to be quite good. Although it couldn't compare to its own former physical body, it was still incredibly robust.
"The physical body is not bad, but it's still far inferior to my Qilin clan. Therefore, I don't wish to possess it. Seeing as you two are quite cute, as long as you two little babies obey me, I will return the physical body to you once I find my son, the Four-Unlike." the First Qilin said.
"Seeing as you old fellow are somewhat righteous, we don't wish to make things difficult for you. Release the person inside, and we'll consider helping you find a host," the fair and tender little baby suddenly chimed in.
"Hahaha! You two little babies have such big talk! Then try and see if you can even harm a single hair on my head." The First Qilin laughed again. Amused by the two little babies, its anger completely dissipated.
"This is what you asked for! It's not us bullying you!" the fair and tender little baby said, then took a deep breath and exhaled forcefully... Whoosh... The First Qilin's massive, mountain-like body was instantly blown away.
"Let me show you more!" the golden little baby shouted, instantly charging into the sky. It weaved through the myriad stars and suddenly grabbed a small star, throwing it towards the First Qilin.
Bang... The First Qilin was struck by the small star and, with a whoosh, fell back down. Whoosh... The fair and tender little baby exhaled again, and the First Qilin was sent flying once more.
What shocked the First Qilin even more was that it seemed to have absolutely no power to retaliate.
"How about it? Want to play a bit longer?" the golden little baby said triumphantly, holding a small star in its hand.
"No more playing! No more!" The First Qilin finally knew fear. It hadn't expected Lu Fan, who appeared to be only at the Nascent Soul stage, to possess such terrifying little nascent souls and this sea of consciousness. This place was truly Lu Fan's own domain. Everything was under Lu Fan's control.
"Alright then! Release the person inside, and we'll help you find a host so you can go look for your son, the Four-Unlike. Without a host, you, a mere soul, cannot leave this place," the little golden baby said, whooshing back from the stellar clusters.
"Alright!" the First Qilin nodded helplessly.
No one knew why, but the iron cage blocking Lu Fan and the others suddenly lifted. The group emerged from within. As for the three thousand great demons, due to the special material of the iron cages and the spiritual talismans laid by Patriarch Hongjun, they were unable to escape. Forcing their way out would inevitably alert Patriarch Hongjun.
Lu Fan and Zhantai Ruomei emerged from Qilin Cliff. Li Jingjing's physical body had been stolen, making her unable to come out. There was no choice but to wait for Lu Fan to help her find a host, or she could only come out at night.
"Master! You must come back for me!" Li Jingjing shouted from within Qilin Cliff with a bitter expression.
"Hehe! Sister! Master and I will definitely find you an even more beautiful physical body," Zhantai Ruomei said with a giggle.
"Alright, let's go to Dragon Spring Cave first to find the Ancestral Dragon!" Lu Fan led Zhantai Ruomei away.
Dragon Spring Cave, over five hundred meters long, with cold air emanating from its entrance and interior, resembling a dragon king breathing clouds and mist within the cave, instilling a sense of mystery about the interior. The cave wound and twisted, magnificent beyond compare, with stalactites, stalagmites, and stone pillars everywhere. Strange rock formations and high platforms varied in form, lifelike and vivid.
Lu Fan and Zhantai Ruomei entered Dragon Spring Cave and walked all the way to the deepest part of the cave's bottom before stopping.
"Master, do we still need to leave our physical bodies to enter?" Zhantai Ruomei asked, looking at the stone wall opposite them.
"This place has been sealed by the Supreme Heavenly Venerate with supreme magical power. Even transforming into a divine soul will not allow entry. Moreover, we don't know how to open this seal. It seems we can only try to summon the Ancestral Dragon," Lu Fan said, his gaze fixed on the stone wall. This time, however, he couldn't see through it with a single glance as he had with the First Qilin. The entire stone wall seemed like a bottomless cavern; no one knew how deep it truly was.
"Ancestral Dragon... Ancestral Dragon..." Lu Fan shouted a few times at the stone wall. However, there was no change on the wall.
Within the sea of consciousness, the golden little baby suddenly looked at the First Qilin and asked, "Do you have a way to summon the Ancestral Dragon?"
"Let me try!" the First Qilin nodded.
Suddenly, Lu Fan opened his mouth wide and let out a beastly roar at the stone wall: Roar...
"Master? Why does your roar sound as fierce as the First Qilin's?" Zhantai Ruomei exclaimed, startled.
"Roar..." Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed from within the stone wall.