Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1603: One Thousand Fifty-Two: The Hidden Danger of the Qilin Clan

"Indeed, having such a neighbor is truly troublesome. There are many things one cannot simply do as they please; instead, one must watch for the neighbor’s reaction."

The East Sea Dragon King and Kong Xuan nodded, wholeheartedly agreeing with Jiang Chen’s words.

The Qilin Clan’s problems are significant, and it is not because they have internal issues, but because they have a powerful neighbor: Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. As a result, the Qilin Clan often has to consider the attitude of Primordial Heavenly Sovereign before taking any actions.

Otherwise, if they infuriated Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, although he might not annihilate the Qilin Clan, he certainly wouldn’t let them off easily.

The Primordial three tribes, the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan, may have retreated from the world, but they have not vanished entirely from the Prehistoric World, as news of them occasionally still surfaces.

Only the Qilin Clan, since the great battle among the three tribes, has seemingly vanished without a trace. Nowadays, it is even harder to find their presence Between Heaven and Earth.

The reason for this comes down to the influence of Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. With such a neighbor close by, how dare they cause any disturbances? Of course, they behave very quietly, not daring to make a single move.

There is a saying: the less one does, the fewer mistakes one makes, and by doing nothing, one makes no mistakes. Due to an excessive concern over Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, the Qilin Clan has truly secluded themselves from the world.

Now, Jiang Chen wants the Qilin Clan to relocate their Holy Land to the Nine States, which is undoubtedly going to be extremely difficult.

First and foremost, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign would not agree.

Because the Holy Land of the Qilin Clan is an integral part of the Kunlun Mountains. Only if Primordial Heavenly Sovereign were mad would he allow the Qilin Clan to move the twenty-four spiritual peaks they possess.

Without these spiritual peaks, who knows what kind of impact it would have on Kunlun Mountains. It might even lose its status as the foremost divine mountain in the Prehistoric World.

Even if the Qilin Clan were to give up their Innate Holy Land and move the entire tribe to the Nine States, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign might not agree.

After all, a qilin is a spiritual beast, which is the embodiment of auspiciousness, naturally carrying a strand of Heaven and Earth’s Fate, and wherever they go, they bring immense benefits to the area.

If kept nearby, it’s even more remarkable. Even an ordinary patch of land, as long as a spiritual beast resides there, will eventually transform into a place of good fortune. Additionally, having a spiritual beast by one’s side can improve one’s own Fate.

All members of the Qilin Clan are spiritual beasts, and the entire Qilin Clan residing in Kunlun Mountains has undoubtedly brought great benefits to it.

If the Qilin Clan were to move away, these benefits would vanish. The innate spiritual mechanisms surrounding Kunlun Mountains would inevitably decrease, and even the natural Innate Tao Fate would decline somewhat.

These are all tangible benefits that not even Primordial Heavenly Sovereign would forsake.

This also explains why the Qilin Clan and Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, after being neighbors for so many years, have always maintained a cordial relationship.

On one hand, the Qilin Clan knows their place, and on the other hand, having the Qilin Clan as neighbors indeed brings benefits. Primordial Heavenly Sovereign is not insane, so naturally, he would not drive the Qilin Clan away.

After all, neighbors like the Qilin Clan are difficult to find throughout the Prehistoric World. If you don’t want them, there are plenty of others who would.

"Primordial Heavenly Sovereign is very strong, but it’s precisely because of his strength that the Qilin Clan likely harbored thoughts of relocating quite some time ago."

Reflecting on the current circumstances of the Qilin Clan, Jiang Chen spoke.

Having a powerful neighbor is a good thing for the Qilin Clan if they don’t harbor any ambitions, allowing them to use the neighbor’s might to protect themselves.

But as the former dominants of Heaven and Earth, does the Qilin Clan truly lack ambition?

Undoubtedly, the existence of Primordial Heavenly Sovereign has severely constrained the development of the Qilin Clan. They may not voice it, but internally they must be tired of this neighbor and dream of moving out of Kunlun Mountains.

"Living beside a Saint is indeed quite exasperating."

"Seeing the current state of the Qilin Clan, almost reduced to obscurity Between Heaven and Earth, even when a clan member occasionally appears, it is in the role of an Immortal’s mount. Not to mention rising to the ranks of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, they are now almost less prominent than the White Tiger clan," said Kong Xuan, nodding along.

Back in the day, among the Primordial three tribes, the Dragon Clan was the strongest, while the Phoenix Clan and the Qilin Clan were almost on par with each other.

As for the Black Tortoise and White Tiger Clans, one was a vassal to the Dragon Clan, the other to the Qilin Clan. Since they were vassals, naturally, the White Tiger Clan’s power was not on par with the Qilin Clan’s, otherwise, their roles would be reversed.

But that was in the past, and now, the Qilin Clan is increasingly in decline, whereas the White Tiger Clan is growing stronger and gradually seems poised to surpass the Qilin Clan.

"I’ve heard from the elders in my clan that the situation of the Qilin Clan is perilous. If they do not move away from Kunlun Mountains, their fate will not be extinction, but something even more miserable than that."

"Under suppression by Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, sooner or later they will become slaves to the Immortal Dao, generation after generation, forever losing their autonomy," said the East Sea Dragon King, voicing his thoughts as well. The Qilin Clan’s problems are not a secret; many powerful beings are aware of them.

Who would want a neighbor that’s too powerful? It’s only inviting discomfort. Naturally, one would do everything possible to suppress the neighbor and prevent their development.

No, that’s not enough.

It’s not just about preventing their development; one must also make them serve oneself.

That’s because a qilin is a creature acknowledged by Heaven and Earth as a spiritual beast. If one could subjugate it, the benefits would be immense.

Whoever manages to tame a qilin as a mount will find that their potential is invisibly enhanced.