Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

"Brother?" The purple gourd-shaped boy looked on with curiosity.

Li Xiuyuan didn't want to say more, so he took the purple gourd-shaped figure with him and entered the village.

"Yan!"

As soon as the two entered the village, a huge roar suddenly rang out. From the lake beside the village, a water unicorn the size of a calf, covered in blue scales and with two horns on its head, emerged.

As soon as it poked its head out, a tremendous roar erupted. The sound caused the lake water to surge as if hit by a hurricane, creating thousands of waves that almost swept up to the houses in the village.

"Oh no! The water unicorn has come out and is eating people again!"

As soon as the water unicorn appeared, the village was thrown into chaos. Chickens flew and dogs barked, and all sorts of loud noises filled the air. The once quiet and peaceful village was instantly transformed.

"Hey, who are you two? The water unicorn is here, why aren't you hiding?"

A child dressed in green suddenly appeared, quickly ran up to Li Xiuyuan and the purple gourd boy, grabbed their hands and tried to escape.

“You must be the fifth brother, Qingwa, right?” Li Xiuyuan said, looking at the green-clad child.

If you disregard the difference in the color of the child's clothes, it's easy to see that the child looks very similar to the purple Calabash Brother.

The purple gourd-shaped figure standing nearby felt a strange flutter in its heart the moment it saw the child.

"Hey! I don't know what you're talking about. If you don't leave now, that water unicorn will eat you both if it comes!"

The child in the blue robe panicked when he saw that Li Xiuyuan hadn't been pulled away. He stamped his foot and sighed.

Chapter 500 Reencounter with Qingwa

"Yan..."

With a roar, the water unicorn, as large as an ox or a python, charged towards Li Xiuyuan and his companions.

As soon as it rushed over, a huge amount of water vapor spread out, and the misty water vapor covered an area of ​​several dozen feet in radius like a thin fog.

The immense demonic aura pressed down on Li Xiuyuan and his companions like a mountain.

"Now look what's happened! The water unicorn is charging at us, and there's no way we can dodge it now! Why were you all so stubborn? You've dragged me into this mess too!"

Seeing the water unicorn rushing towards them, Qingwa sighed and quickly stepped in front of Li Xiuyuan and Ziwa, shouting:

Sweep across the world!

With Qingwa's roar, the water in Clear Water Lake seemed to be under control, churning up water walls two or three zhang high, like a thousand troops rushing towards the water unicorn.

Li Xiuyuan's eyes lit up at Qingwa's attack. Although Qingwa and Ziwa were from the same vine, they were quite different.

This little green creature seems to have had the ability to control water since birth.

Although the purple child did not seem to possess any special abilities, the purple gourd that accompanied him was no ordinary object.

The moment the water wall conjured by Qingwa reached the Water Qilin, it seemed to be struck by a tremendous force. A huge hole appeared in the middle of the water wall, while the water walls on both sides continued to rush towards the shore.

Despite the water wall attack from Qingwa, the water unicorn was not harmed at all!

Li Xiuyuan chuckled from the side, "This water unicorn is a spirit creature that is born with the ability to control water. Although your innate ability to control water is also quite good, you haven't cultivated it after all, and there is still a huge gap between you and this water unicorn. It's naturally impossible for you to control a water wall to attack it and try to harm it."

Qingwa retorted angrily, "Of course I know! If it weren't for saving you, how would I have run into it head-on?"

Qingwa spoke in a harsh tone, but Li Xiuyuan wasn't angry. He said calmly, "A monster like this could be crushed by me with a single finger. Who asked you to save it?"

Qingwa sneered, "You're bragging. You can kill this water unicorn with just one finger? I don't believe you! If you really can kill it with just one finger, I'll immediately become your disciple!"

Li Xiuyuan said, "Qingwa, then you just watch closely!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiuyuan raised his right hand, gently extending his middle finger and pointing it at the water unicorn.

As Li Xiuyuan pointed out, the entire world fell silent, without the slightest ripple, and there was nothing left, as if only Li Xiuyuan's finger remained.

There wasn't a single glimmer of light shining out. Compared to the radiant light of the Great Dao that Li Xiuyuan had unleashed in every previous move, this one seemed extremely ordinary and simple.

Since Li Xiuyuan's travels over this period, his aura has become more restrained, and he has returned to his original simplicity. He has gained some understanding, and his control over his magical power is extremely accurate with each move.

Faced with Li Xiuyuan's finger, a tremendous fear surged within the Water Qilin. He tried to dodge to the side to avoid Li Xiuyuan's attack, but no matter how he moved, he seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move an inch.

He tried to control the lake water around him to block Li Xiuyuan's finger, but the water seemed to have turned into mercury, becoming incredibly heavy. The lake water that he could usually control easily was now impossible to control even with great effort.

With a soft "plop," Li Xiuyuan's finger touched the water unicorn's forehead, creating a small hole the size of a fingertip. Deep red blood, carrying a foul odor, spread out, desperately trying to burrow into Li Xiuyuan's nostrils.

With a piercing hole in its forehead, the Water Qilin's massive body crashed to the ground with a thud. Its eyes were wide open, and even in its dying moments, the Water Qilin couldn't understand what had happened.

"This this……"

The frog watched in disbelief, shouting, "This is impossible! This is impossible! How could you kill this water unicorn with just a flick of your finger? This water unicorn is incredibly powerful. I've fought it countless times, and I'm still no match for it."

Qingwa simply couldn't believe it. The incredibly powerful water unicorn in his eyes had been killed just like that.

He strode forward to the water unicorn's corpse, examining it closely to see if it was a coincidence. Could someone else have killed it?

It's not fair to blame Qingwa for not believing that Li Xiuyuan killed the water unicorn. After all, Li Xiuyuan had gained something from his previous travels, and all his aura was concealed, making him look like an ordinary person.

If a glimmer of the Great Dao had appeared when Li Xiuyuan killed the water unicorn, Qingwa wouldn't have been so suspicious.

After all, anyone would be filled with doubt if they saw someone casually point a finger and kill an enemy they couldn't defeat without any magical fluctuations.

Li Xiuyuan felt no pity whatsoever when he killed the water qilin. He had just used his Chaos Divine Eye to examine the qilin and discovered that it was shrouded in black mist, with countless vengeful spirits and evil ghosts hovering above its head.

These are the souls of the creatures killed by this water unicorn.

After killing the water unicorn, Li Xiuyuan had just received a notification from the Merit Mall that he had gained a considerable amount of merit points.

Qingwa was suspicious, but Li Xiuyuan didn't explain. He asked, "Qingwa, how about it? I've killed this water unicorn. Shouldn't you become my disciple now?"

Qingwa snorted and said, "Fine, I'll become your disciple! But if I find out later that you didn't kill this water unicorn, I won't acknowledge you as my master anymore!"

After saying this, the young man knelt down and bowed to Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan said, "Since you have accepted me as your master, let me introduce you. This is Ziwa, your seventh brother, and also my disciple."

Chapter 501 Searching for Orange Baby

"My seventh brother?"

Qingwa looked at Ziwa, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

Similarly, Ziwa looked at Qingwa with curiosity in his eyes.

The two looked each other over and saw that, apart from their clothes, their facial features and expressions were very similar to their own.

Moreover, for some reason, when the two looked at each other, they could vaguely sense each other's thoughts, as if they were connected by blood.

Qingwa asked, "Is he really my seventh brother? What about the others?"

Li Xiuyuan pointed, and a memory flew into Qingwa and Ziwa's minds. At the same time, Li Xiuyuan said calmly, "This is a memory about you. Don't resist. After you see this memory, you will understand what happened."

That memory was the one Li Xiuyuan obtained through Ziwa using the Tracing the Source technique, and now he has passed it all on to Ziwa and Qingwa.

Li Xiuyuan pointed, and Ziwa and Qingwa were about to resist. Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan's voice came to their ears, and then a long memory flooded into their minds.

A short while later, both of them finished watching the footage sent by Li Xiuyuan.

The two men exchanged a glance and muttered to themselves, "I never imagined you really were my brother. Besides you, I actually have six other brothers. I just wonder where they are now?"

After watching that memory, Ziwa and Qingwa immediately understood what had happened. The doubt and fear they had felt at the beginning were gone from their eyes when they looked at each other.

Qingwa asked, "Master, now that we've eliminated the Water Qilin, what should we do next?"

Compared to Ziwa, Qingwa appears more mature. Ziwa, on the other hand, is like a blank sheet of paper, very innocent.

Li Xiuyuan asked knowingly, "What are you planning to do next?"

Qingwa said, "Master, since I have five other brothers who are still wandering outside, why don't we find them together and you take them as your disciples? What do you think, Master?"

After saying that, Qingwa seemed still unconvinced and glanced at Ziwa again, as if wanting Ziwa to step forward and persuade her as well.

Ziwa quickly said, "Master, how about we listen to my fifth brother?"

Li Xiuyuan sighed and said, "Alright, since you two have begged me so much, I'll take you to find them."

"Okay!" Ziwa exclaimed with delight, almost jumping for joy. "Master, let's go now!"

Qingwa stood to the side, a smile appearing on her face.

Although it was already evening, the sky had long since darkened, and the birds were returning to their nests, Li Xiuyuan did not linger in the village. He took Ziwa and Qingwa and set off again.

When the villagers in the village by the clear water lake heard that Li Xiuyuan and Ziwa and Qingwa were leaving, almost everyone knelt on the ground, calling out to their benefactors and begging Li Xiuyuan to stay.

The Water Kirin had wreaked havoc in the area, killing countless relatives. Now that the Water Kirin had been destroyed by Li Xiuyuan, those people were about to express their gratitude to Li Xiuyuan. However, Li Xiuyuan's departure at this time dashed their hopes of repaying his kindness.

Faced with this situation, an ordinary person would probably have agreed immediately. However, after learning that they had several other brothers, Qingwa and Ziwa, out of brotherly affection, pulled Li Xiuyuan away, unwilling to let him stop.

The three of them, master and disciples, set off on their journey once again under the cover of night.

At Li Xiuyuan's level, neither day nor night has any effect on him.

As for the purple and green children, they were both born from the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, so the darkness and light of night had almost no effect on them.

Along the way, Li Xiuyuan used his supernatural powers to search for the remaining five Calabash Brothers.

At his level, he had almost reached the point where a single thought could encompass countless worlds, and he discovered the remaining five Calabash Brothers one by one.

However, although they found traces of the five Calabash Brothers, they only found four of them; the second Calabash Brother was still missing.

Qingwa grew anxious and asked, "Master, where is my second brother? We've been searching for so long, why haven't we found him yet?"

Hongwa asked, "Yes, Master, where is my second brother?"

After finding the four Calabash Brothers, Li Xiuyuan took them all as his disciples. Now he only needs to find the second Calabash Brother to complete the seven Calabash Brothers before he can begin teaching them cultivation.