There are three possibilities.
One possibility is that the demonic cultivators, like Qi Fengyu in his previous life, used some kind of magical artifact to enter the secret realm.
It's unlikely, because magical artifacts that conceal one's true identity are always extremely valuable, and most are priceless. The demonic sect that attacked the small sect back then wasn't large either; their sect leader shouldn't have had such vast wealth.
The second possibility is that this Qilin was taken out of the secret realm by someone, and later ended up in the market, where it was accidentally bought by a minor sect leader of the demonic path.
Although the Arc Light Qilin has a very prestigious name, it is due to its special lightning attribute constitution, which gives it the ability to command lightning on clear days. However, not many people probably know what its egg looks like. At least, if it weren't for Shuang Huang, neither Ji Mo Fan nor Fang Xuan would recognize it.
Their understanding basically represents the level of understanding of half of the cultivation world.
Moreover, before that campaign in his previous life, Ji Mofan had never heard of the birth of the Arc Light Qilin.
The second possibility is indeed more reasonable, but Ji Mofan couldn't help but continue to think about the third, more unpleasant possibility.
—There might be spies from demonic sects infiltrated into the righteous sects.
Although he cultivates righteous techniques, he is actually working for the demonic path.
What's most terrifying is that such people are often very inconspicuous. After all, they are on the righteous path but their hearts are with demonic cultivators, so it is impossible for them to improve their cultivation level too much.
There are countless weak outer disciples in various sects, and to investigate them all would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
“The parents of the Arc Light Qilin don’t have the habit of abandoning their cubs,” Fang Xuan suddenly said.
"Unless they encounter some urgent situation that forces them to leave their cubs behind."
"Are you saying that the parents of the Arc Light Qilin should not be far from here?" Ji Mofan came back to his senses and looked at Fang Xuan beside him with a dark look in his eyes.
"But I've already extended my spiritual sense to a thousand miles away, and I still haven't found anything about it..."
Ji Mofan's focused expression suddenly froze.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Young master?"
Two voices rang out simultaneously, and without Ji Mofan giving a reply, Fang Xuan quickly realized where the problem lay.
A third person has entered the minefield.
Ji Mofan immediately put the Qilin egg back in its original place, and kicked the straw next to it twice, pretending that no one had touched anything there.
Then, carrying the still bewildered Shuanghuang, they stuffed her into their Qiankun bag, exchanged a glance with Fangxian, and simultaneously leaped out of the stone hut, hiding behind a rock not far from the entrance.
In fact, Ji Mofan really wanted to take the egg away directly, but although it was not fully hatched, it was still a living thing and could not be stuffed into the Qiankun bag.
But this thing is too big to hide in your pocket.
If you carry him out like this, you're bound to run into that unidentified person.
Since that's the case, we might as well hide and see what the other party wants to do here.
The moment Ji Mofan and Fang Xuan concealed their presence behind the boulder, a figure completely wrapped in black linen swept over.
Its size and shape were indistinguishable, and its face was completely hidden, with only its eyes showing.
The man relied on the barrier to resist the lightning strikes as he rushed into the stone chamber, leaving a trail of sparks and lightning.
Ji Mo Fan frowned as he looked at it.
This person looks both strong and weak.
While he could perfectly avoid being harmed when resisting lightning, his leaping into the stone chamber was anything but graceful.
The lightning finally stopped at the entrance of the stone chamber, leaving only a charred mark on the ground.
Amidst the pattering rain, Ji Mo Fan vaguely heard the man complain.
He tugged at the black burlap that was torn and tangled on his body, revealing a tiny bit more of his face.
The moment he saw the person's face clearly, Ji Mofan's brows furrowed even more deeply.
For no other reason than that he knew this person.
Although it was only a one-sided understanding.
He was the leader of the small demonic sect that Ji Mo Fan encountered during the campaign.
How strange...
Ji Mo Fan dispersed a little more of his divine sense.
No matter how you look at it, this person is definitely a righteous cultivator.
Moreover, his cultivation level is not particularly low; he has already reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm.
Judging by his age, he's probably in his thirties or forties. To have cultivated to this level at this age, he could become an inner disciple in any sect.
How could someone like that suddenly become the sect leader of a demonic sect in less than a year?
Or perhaps Ji Mofan misjudged him, and this person really is the kind of person who has money to burn and specially made a magic artifact to hide his true cultivation technique, and ran into the secret realm to seek opportunities.
The man had clearly come for the Arcane Qilin. He took a breath, then lit a tinderbox and bent down to search the ground.
He quickly found the large purple egg on the ground, which was as tall as an adult's knee.
The man reached out and picked up the egg from the ground. He stood there for a while, thinking about how to take such a big thing with him. Finally, he decided to tie it up with a cloth and hang it on his back.
Ji Mo Fan heard Fang Xuan chuckle softly beside him.
It was quite comical; the humanoid figure dressed in black linen had a gray cloth bundle hanging from its back, and it walked like a little turtle that had come to life.
But Ji Mofan didn't find it funny; he reached out and covered Fang Xian's mouth.
This person has absolutely no sense of danger. He was a beat too slow to sense that someone had walked into the minefield. You can't tell at all that he's someone who has just stepped into the God of Evolution stage.
Or is it because you have someone else around that you're too lazy to be vigilant?
Ji Mofan's spiritual sense remained fully extended, and he had just become aware of it...
Another group of people ventured into the minefield.
*
"Senior Brother Xu, if we do this, will we really not be punished by Senior Brother when we go back?" The junior disciple, who was using his spiritual power to resist the lightning and thunder above his head, asked the person next to him.
The man known as Senior Brother Xu wore a long black robe with many defensive runes embroidered along the edges, so he didn't have to go through the trouble of resisting lightning like the others around him.
"Li Jinchu hasn't officially become the chief disciple yet, and you're already calling him senior brother so eagerly?" He glanced at the junior disciple who had spoken earlier.
The junior disciple lowered his head. "Uh...yes, I should still call him Senior Brother Li now."
Xu Jingwen nodded in satisfaction.
"Why would he punish us? As the team leader, we submitted top-quality dungeon loot to him. He should give us a big bonus in the points system."
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