Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

The plan to escape in advance was naturally devised by Long Long.

As an experienced traitor, Long Long always advocated for early escape... no, that is to say, the importance of swift action, as delay would lead to defeat! Find more chapters on NovelBin.Côm

Now, due to Qi Qiao’an’s unilateral decisions, the alliance between the Qilin and White Tiger had developed noticeable cracks.

Mainly, the Qilin Ancestor suddenly realized that the caliber of the White Tiger side was too low. Qi Qiao’an was foolish, Lü Ya thought herself clever, and without the backing of the White Tiger Clan, the Qilin Ancestor really did not wish to have any association with them.

Therefore, if possible, the Qilin Clan would definitely prefer to form an alliance with the Dragon Clan, rather than placing all their hopes on the White Tigers.

The question was, did the Dragon Clan even care for the likes of the Queen and her cohort?

After these troublesome events, Long Long had developed a poor impression of the Qilin Clan.

There’s a saying that goes, "a divine opponent is better than an incompetent teammate." Unless the Qilin Ancestor could completely control Queen Lü Ya, Long Long felt there would be more drama to watch.

Of course, this faction was not without its merits. If one didn’t take Long Hu into account and only considered marriage ties when selecting an alliance partner, Long Long thought that although Qi Yingzhu’s wisdom might slightly fall short of Gui Ling’er’s, she was visibly superior in appearance—after all, Xuan Gui was not a mammal.

It was precisely because it was hard to choose that one could not make hasty decisions. They’d better consider it carefully after returning to Eastern State.

"Long Long," the Great Elder Qin Chaocang suddenly said, "my magic is not well-suited for long journeys. If that Qilin Ancestor reacts in time, we won’t be able to leave Central State before he catches up to us."

"No need to worry, Great Elder," Long Long confidently smiled. "With the Dragon Flesh Puppet substitution technique, we should be able to mislead the Qilin Ancestor."

Qin Chaocang sighed, feeling that Long Long was just too naive.

The Dragon Flesh Puppet substitution technique, also known as the Dragon Flesh Puppet death evasion technique, involved creating flesh puppets from the Dragon Clan members, disguised to look like themselves, to attract the attention of enemies.

Upon returning from the Divine Dragon Island ruins, as a corresponding reward, Long Long had received a secret scroll from the Ancestral Azure Dragon and learned this technique, hence probably thinking it quite useful. But in reality, it had many limitations.

The flesh puppet’s range of movement and duration were limited, and it lacked the intelligence of a real person. If the Qilin Ancestor caught up to it, he would be able to spot the flaws within a few breaths, and it would hardly buy any time at all.

After thinking it over, they had no choice but to hurry on their way while also preparing for battle with the help of the Second Elder.

After all, if the Qilin Ancestor intended to form an alliance with the Dragon Clan, he couldn’t possibly resort to killing at this time.

The two of them must hold off the Qilin Ancestor, allowing Long Long and Long Hu to escape back to Central State!

Meanwhile, the Qilin Ancestor used his full power to employ his divine skills and, indeed, caught up with the Dragon Clan before they reached the border of North State.

"Please wait, sirs!" shouted the Qilin Ancestor, though his gaze never faltered and quickly swept over these members of the Dragon Clan.

As expected, most were disguised flesh puppets. Although this Dragon Clan magic was quite peculiar, the Qilin Ancestor, having dealt with the Dragon Clan for many years, was not entirely unable to recognize them.

The flesh puppets couldn’t stray too far from their original bodies, so the real members of the Dragon Clan probably didn’t run in the opposite direction to the fleeing flesh puppets; they probably headed directly towards Eastern State.

All that was needed was to immediately turn towards Eastern State... Hm?

The Qilin Ancestor suddenly noticed that Long Long, who was among the group of flesh puppets, didn’t seem to be a puppet at all.

"Ancestor," Long Long then revealed a helpless bitter smile, "why persist in chasing us so relentlessly?"

The Qilin Ancestor slightly collected himself and then responded with a kind smile:

"I have important matters to discuss with your clan leader; how can you leave prematurely? Come, follow me back to the Imperial Capital to meet your clan leader."

Without further ado, he exercised his divine skills to bind Long Long, and then they both headed back to the Imperial Capital.

Long Long couldn’t help but sigh heavily, although internally he was cursing incessantly:

"Damn Chen Guanshui, actually making me do this kind of thing... It seems I really shouldn’t have transformed so early, only to be exploited by him as hard labor!"

Along the road, as Long Long remained silent throughout, the Ancestral Qilin consoled him:

"You shouldn’t be so despondent, this is also a good thing for you."

"Although Yingzhu isn’t of Qilin blood, she is dearly loved by her grandfather."

"If you take her as your wife, both the White Tiger Clan and the Qilin Clan will become your allies. West State, Central State, and Eastern State would then be allied together, forming a unified front."

"Even if Xuanwu and Vermilion Bird form an alliance, they would be split between the north and the south by us. How could they combine their efforts? Their defeat is only a matter of time."

Kunlun Mirror, listening to his endless chatter, couldn’t help but feel somewhat ashamed.

The other is revered as an elder of the Demon Race, why should he be talking this much to you? It’s not all calculation; he actually thinks you and Qi Yingzhu are a good match...

To respond to goodwill with deceit would be something Long Long might do, but Kunlun Mirror was unwilling to step into his shoes and shoulder the moral condemnation, so instead simply sighed and activated her teleportation ability, quickly disappearing from the control of the Ancestral Qilin.

Ancestral Qilin: ???

Where is Long Long? What happened to that great big White Dragon in my hand?

Once Kunlun Mirror returned to the Sea of Consciousness, Long Long immediately noticed and discontentedly said:

"Why are you back so soon? Don’t tell me your Mirror Flower Water Moon Technique was seen through by the Ancestral Qilin, huh."

Kunlun Mirror’s face turned red; she had intended to say that her Illusion Technique was seen through by the Ancestral Qilin, but since Long Long had preemptively guessed it, it wouldn’t be good to use that excuse anymore. She only hemmed and hawed to change the subject:

"What’s the big deal. Anyway, after delaying for so long, it’s completely enough time for you to escape back to Eastern State!"

"Still making excuses, you broken mirror!"

Long Long rebuked Ah Jing angrily. Yet, inwardly he was cursing his misfortune.

Based on this speed, it’s indeed possible to reach Eastern State before being caught... But what to do if the Ancestral Qilin pursues all the way to Eastern State!

I knew that Ah Jing couldn’t be trusted! Thankfully, I had instructed the clan leader to send word back to Eastern State to inform the Ancestral Azure Dragon. Right now, we can only hope that the venerable elder can arrive in time.

The group kept casting spells without pause, riding the clouds and commanding the rain, and soon they crossed the border between two states and entered the territory of Eastern State.

As marshes and river networks around them began to increase, the mood palpably lightened among the two elders.

Long Hu also felt some relief but seeing Long Long’s evermore solemn expression, he knew that things were not going as smoothly as they seemed and started to feel anxious again.

Before long, a hearty laugh suddenly came from the sky, as the Ancestral Qilin used his ability to travel vast distances in an instant, approaching rapidly from above!

"Why such haste in leaving from so far away in Eastern State?" The Ancestral Qilin caught up in front of everyone, his gaze quickly sweeping over the group.

Good, none of them are mere Dragon Puppets this time, they must be their real bodies.

"Ancestral Qilin." Qin Chaocang said, bowing his hand, "Having already departed, why persist in this futile pursuit?" @@novelbin@@

The Ancestral Qilin smiled without speaking, his thoughts rapidly turning, contemplating whether to forcibly take them, when suddenly he heard another long laugh from afar.

The same tone, the same flavor, one second they were on the distant horizon, the next second they abruptly arrived, it was the voice of the Ancestral Azure Dragon!