System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

A beam of green light shot out from the crack in the stone coffin like an arrow.

At the same time, the corpse inside the coffin suddenly flew out of the stone coffin and hovered in mid-air.

His eyes were closed, and his whole body was shrouded in a faint light, like a mysterious god descending to earth.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Hao immediately shielded everyone behind him and loudly reminded them to step back and maintain a safe distance from the Taoist priest floating in the air.

The Taoist priest hovered in the air, his eyes closed, his whole body radiating a mysterious light, as if he had merged with the surrounding air.

The atmosphere on the floating island became extremely tense. Everyone held their breath and stared intently at the Taoist priest in mid-air.

After a period of silence, the Taoist slowly opened his eyes. The confusion in his eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by a deep and wise light.

His eyes seemed to have traversed a thousand years of time, discerning everything in the world.

Although he looked young, his eyes revealed the vicissitudes of time.

He looked around, his gaze quickly landing on Zhang Hao, a hint of surprise and emotion flashing in his eyes.

He slowly spoke, "It's actually a member of the Zhang family! I never expected that after a thousand years, I would still encounter a descendant of the Zhang family here."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao was shocked. He hadn't expected that this ancient Taoist priest could see through his background at a glance.

"Don't be afraid, I mean no harm. I am here to protect this world."

Before Zhang Hao could speak, the Taoist priest offered an explanation.

"May I ask what you mean by that, senior?"

"You are a member of the Zhang family, so you should know that this world is not as peaceful as you imagine. The ancient god at the foot of Kunlun Mountain is eyeing us covetously. If it weren't for the Zhang family paying the price with their lives, he would have already taken over the entire world."

However, no matter how powerful the Zhang family is, it is impossible for a single family to fight against them.

People of my level voluntarily participated, fighting alongside the Zhang family against the ancient gods.

The matter of the ancient god is a top secret, and not many people in the Zhang family know about it.

Zhang Hao himself only learned about the existence of the ancient gods through continuous exploration.

Since he knew of the existence of the ancient gods, his strength must have reached the pinnacle of this world.

Therefore, he had no reason to deceive himself, and Zhang Hao chose to believe him.

Just then, the light emanating from the Taoist priest suddenly trembled, and at the same time, its color became thinner.

The Taoist priest held his breath and steadied himself before continuing, "My days were numbered to begin with. A thousand years ago, I used a secret technique to seal my consciousness and memories, and now my last bit of power is about to be exhausted."

After I die, the seal here will loosen, and the ancient gods will soon take over this place.

Before that, you must find what you are looking for as soon as possible.

What you need is in there; you'll know what to do next then.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Taoist's body began to disintegrate.

He was like flour, vanishing completely in the wind, disappearing without a trace.

Before the Taoist priest disappeared, he pointed to the dark, floating rock in the middle of the floating island.

Zhang Hao and his group quickly walked in and began studying the stone.

"There are no hidden compartments or anything like that here, so why did the Taoist priest say that what we're looking for is in here?"

"That Taoist priest wouldn't lie; there must be some special condition that allowed him to find it!"

Just then, Zhang Hao noticed that Zhang Qilin's gaze was fixed on the ground beneath his feet.

A sense of curiosity arose in his heart. Following Zhang Qilin's gaze, he looked down and saw that, without him noticing, many lines the width of a finger had quietly appeared on the previously empty and unmarked ground.

At first glance, these lines seem chaotic and randomly interwoven, but upon closer inspection, one can sense an indescribable regularity and order hidden within them.

However, due to the limited height of human standing, the line of sight is only a few feet, making it difficult to see the whole picture and understand what kind of pattern it forms.

Zhang Hao had a sudden inspiration and came up with a plan.

He took a deep breath, and a strange power surged within him—his unique ability to fly at low altitudes.

With a thought, he slowly rose up.

As he increased in altitude, the scene on the ground gradually unfolded in his field of vision, until he flew to a position about ten meters above the ground, at which point the entire situation on the ground was finally clear.

It turns out that those seemingly insignificant lines inadvertently outlined a lifelike Qilin pattern.

This qilin is not exactly the same as the qilin tattoo on its body, but compared to the qilin tattoo, it appears more majestic, solemn, and imposing.

Zhang Hao quickly recognized the image as that of the ancestor of the Qilin clan, the First Qilin, and the floating stone was located at the heart of the First Qilin.

The heart is the source of power, but each beat requires blood.

Zhang Hao suddenly realized the true meaning of the pattern.

With a thought, he fell from mid-air.

The fat man immediately walked over and asked, "Brother Zhang Hao, have you discovered anything?"

"Ah."

Zhang Hao responded and walked towards the strange stone that was floating in mid-air.

He drew a sharp dagger from his waist and lightly sliced ​​his palm, instantly creating a small wound from which bright red blood flowed and dripped onto the stone.

The moment the blood touched the floating stone, the stone's surface seemed to be activated, rapidly absorbing all the blood without leaving any trace.

Immediately afterwards, a buzzing sound echoed in the air.

As the buzzing continued, the lines on the floor began to change dramatically.

The lines quickly changed from dark to bright red, as if countless tiny blood vessels were being filled with blood, creating a stunning visual effect.

Against the backdrop of bright red, the lines became even more three-dimensional and vivid, as if they had truly transformed into a qilin about to awaken, poised to unleash its power.

At the same time, the suspended stones began to emit bursts of red light. The red light was initially weak, but it quickly became dazzling, dyeing the entire space with a mysterious and solemn color.

Everyone was shocked by this scene, and all eyes were drawn to the change in the stone.

Suddenly, the fat man pointed at the rock: "Look, there's still space inside!"