Chapter 23: Qilin Bloodline, The Secret of the Xianqin Empire
When Song Yu sent a letter to Mr. Cui, the envoy of the Moon State Jinglue, Cui Jinglue quickly gave him face and ordered relief materials from across the province to be distributed to the disaster victims in Bright Peace County. With the full support of the Moon State, the crisis in Bright Peace County was effectively resolved.
Chu Anguo, the county governor of Bright Peace, was also harshly reprimanded by Cui Jinglue and received a negative evaluation for the year. This was extremely serious. Although the Jinglue Envoy couldn’t directly remove a county governor, his evaluation carried significant weight.
Strangely, Chu Anguo, though publicly scolded, showed no sign of fear or regret. Instead, he appeared delighted. Many began to suspect that perhaps the man had gone mad...
Now that the disaster was over, Song Yu and Yu Xuanji returned to Transcendent Mountain.
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Ziyang Palace, Transcendent Mountain.
"Young Master, all the major towers across Transcendent Mountain have mobilized to search for Su Jing. That wicked man should be found soon," Hongyuan reported respectfully, her tone filled with satisfaction. For her, anything the Young Master liked, she liked; anything he hated, she hated. Since Su Jing was Song Yu’s enemy, she naturally wanted him dead as soon as possible.
Song Yu smiled faintly. The world praised Transcendent Mountain as a righteous and noble sect, but in his eyes, it was no different from any other sect in the martial world. The only difference was that Transcendent Mountain excelled at pretending—hypocritical to the core.
If Transcendent Mountain truly valued common people, then Chu Anguo, the one who had caused the disaster, should have been punished first. But the sect simply turned a blind eye, pretending they didn’t know anything. It was laughable.
Yet, now that Su Jing had killed a commoner, the sect reacted with fury, sending nearly all first-ranked elders to pursue him.
Song Yu chuckled and commented softly, "Zhou Zhenren... he’s quite clever."
Red Kite and Green Basket exchanged glances, thoughtful.
Song Yu’s eyes darkened as he recalled the Qilin totem between Su Jing’s eyebrows. A flash of fire ignited in his gaze—Su Jing had awakened the Qilin bloodline.
The Qilin bloodline was legendary.
It was said to be the supreme bloodline of the human race, tied to the destiny of humanity itself. Those who possessed it could command hundreds of hidden families and unlock the sealed treasure vaults of the Xianqin Empire.
Even Song Yu felt a sense of awe when thinking of the name "Xianqin Empire."
In the ancient era, chaos reigned as countless lords warred for power. Eventually, the First Emperor unified the lands, established the Xianqin Empire, and ruled all races. That was the most powerful and prosperous age the world had ever seen.
Xianqin revered the Qilin and scorned the dragon. The First Emperor used the Qilin as his totem, fused its power into his own bloodline, and broke through to the Earthly Celestial Realm.
With the Empire’s immense strength, he spent thirty years and used endless treasures to build the Immortal Ascension Platform, attempting to ascend to immortality as a mortal man.
He sought to go beyond the Earthly Celestial Realm and become a true immortal.
Unfortunately, the First Emperor's journey to immortality ended abruptly. History books recorded little—only that he died in his prime while still in the Earthly Celestial Realm.
The mighty Xianqin Empire collapsed in its second generation and was eventually replaced by later empires.
When the next rulers broke into the Xianqin imperial city, they discovered that its legendary treasure vault was completely empty—all the empire's wealth had vanished without a trace.
Though the Xianqin Empire perished, the legend of the Qilin bloodline endured.
It was said that those who awakened the Qilin bloodline could open the Xianqin treasure vault.
The Xianqin Empire had ruled during a time when all schools of thought flourished and auspicious omens appeared frequently. Even ancient Saints once said that Xianqin possessed the inheritance of eternal life.
This alone proved how powerful the empire was.
And the treasure vault left behind... just how vast was its wealth?
Within it was likely the secret of transcending the Earthly Celestial Realm—perhaps even the method the First Emperor had used to approach immortality.
Song Yu never expected that Su Jing would be the one to inherit the Qilin bloodline...
But the Qilin bloodline was far too sensitive. At the time, many disciples from Transcendent Mountain were present. If Song Yu had forcibly tried to detain Su Jing, he might have triggered the Qilin bloodline to retaliate in desperation.
Once exposed, the entire world would be thrown into chaos. All the great factions would fight to seize the Qilin bloodline for themselves.
Even though the Song clan was the head of the seven noble families, it was still impossible to monopolize the Qilin bloodline.
So, Song Yu had deliberately shown mercy—letting Su Jing escape to conceal the truth.
Still, Song Yu wasn’t worried about losing control.
He had already planned everything in advance.
All of Su Jing’s resistance was destined to be futile—no more than a trapped insect struggling in a spider’s web.
[Everything is under control.]