Su Chen's face tensed, becoming alert once again.

Listening to this, it seemed that the Celestial Secret Elder before him had no intention of deceiving him. Moreover, there were indeed strange and inexplicable phenomena within his body. Leaving aside his original wind attribute, today, two more attributes, water and fire, had unexpectedly been added. This was a point of suspicion. Secondly, the dark red orb in the center of his Dantian seemed to be closely related to the mysterious dark and blood attributes, otherwise, the previously occurring strange phenomena could not be explained at all.

Thinking of these, his scalp went numb, and a faint worry surfaced, gradually turning into intense unease.

The elder saw his tightly furrowed brow and said in a reassuring voice, "You need not worry too much. I came to the Forest of Death to solve the mysteries troubling your heart."

"Ah?"

Su Chen was greatly surprised!

"Hmm, perhaps you will find it shocking, but every word I say next is the absolute truth, with no falsehood."

The elder's expression became solemn, "First, I must tell you about the Spirit Beast bloodline you were born with."

"The Qilin bloodline?"

Su Chen murmured.

"That's right. Although I cannot determine the origin of your Spirit Beast bloodline, according to Lord Suanni, the power within you is, indeed, that of the Five-Colored Qilin King."

Su Chen's heart tightened abruptly. However, his face remained perfectly calm.

"The so-called Five-Colored Qilin King is a Qilin King with five different attributes: wind, fire, water, earth, and wood. I assume you should be able to sense the presence of three of them by now."

Celestial Secret Elder said.

Su Chen nodded slightly to himself but questioned, "But... it seems there are other attributes within me as well..."

At this point, he no longer wished to conceal anything, as the Celestial Secret Elder harbored no ill intent.

"Indeed. This is where our focus lies, and it concerns not just your life, but the safety of the common folk."

Celestial Secret Elder sighed, "Those other two attributes, just as you suspected, are dark and blood attributes..."

Su Chen opened his mouth, but his next words got stuck in his throat, and he could only stare dumbfounded at Celestial Secret Elder's grave expression, as if petrified.

"To begin with, having the bloodline of the Five-Colored Qilin King is already a rare spectacle in this world. I have searched the entire Profound Cyan Continent and found no youth whose innate talent matches yours."

Celestial Secret Elder shook his head and continued speaking even before Su Chen could absorb his astonishment, "But your bloodline is cursed by the Dark Witch Demon King!"

Su Chen was struck as if by lightning!

His entire body seemed to tremble, his face turned ashen, and he muttered, "Cursed by the Dark Witch Demon King's bloodline?"

"Yes, the Dark Witch Demon King, a level ten divine Spirit Beast, arguably the most powerful Spirit Beast in the dark world, possessing dark and blood attributes. While the Five-Colored Qilin King is also a level ten Spirit Beast, due to lacking strength, it has been restrained to only its original wind attribute."

"What is the original attribute?"

Su Chen inadvertently asked.

"It's the attribute you first cultivated and have developed the most. For instance, the original attribute of the Five-Colored Qilin King is wind, which the Dark Witch Demon King cannot suppress. Therefore, you were able to cultivate Beast Cultivation Technique and skills from birth."

Celestial Secret Elder patiently explained.

Su Chen's forehead broke out in a slight cold sweat, his mouth dry, questioning why the Dark Witch Demon King and the Five-Colored Qilin King found their way into him, and why they were in such a fierce struggle.

"Though it's unclear why your Five-Colored Qilin King bloodline was cursed, it's certain that if the dormant dark power within you fully erupts, the Qilin bloodline will completely collapse, disrupting the current balance. At that time, you will become a bloodthirsty Blood Demon. Your temperament will change drastically, to the point of not recognizing loved ones and killing on sight."

Celestial Secret Elder said with a slightly cold expression.

"What should I do then?"

Su Chen asked dazedly.

"Even Lord Suanni doesn't know a way to completely remove the hidden threat, so we can only attempt to revive and strengthen the Qilin bloodline within you to suppress the Dark Witch Demon King's curse. Fortunately, the secretion of the three-colored slime by the Illusory Jade Celestial Snail inadvertently unlocked the restrained water and fire attributes within you, meaning your strength has once again improved following the Ox Stone Plate's inheritance."

"So what level am I now?"

Su Chen's heart gave a heavy tug, he asked while slightly gasping.

"Three-star Beast Master."

Celestial Secret Elder's eyes gleamed slightly.

Su Chen blinked, then with mouth agape, once again sank into a state of petrification...

"Three-star Beast Master?"

He shook his head in disbelief.

"Haha, you needn't be so shocked, compared to the bloodline within you, these achievements are trivial. A naturally born Five-Colored Qilin King bloodline, coupled with the Dark Witch Demon King's curse and seal, even Lord Suanni wouldn't dare claim there's anyone more extraordinary than you."

Celestial Secret Elder sighed and shook his head repeatedly.

After his initial shock and joy, Su Chen felt a long-standing complexity because he knew these weren't necessarily all good things.

Sure enough, Celestial Secret Elder gave a light sigh and said helplessly, "Do not rejoice too early. The more attributes you have, the more challenging your cultivation becomes, as the paths for different attribute skills to operate are entirely different. Gaining two unfamiliar attributes suddenly places a burden three times that on your shoulders. In other words... your future cultivation time will need to be at least three times what it was to maintain your current rate of progress. And most crucially, the Dark Witch Demon King's curse power is not completely sealed; as long as it exists, it will intermittently affect your cultivation, and seriously, even drag down your level."

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