So Ao Guang's praise had been completely sincere.
Both sides had misunderstood each other, though, and for a moment, neither said a word.
"Ahem! Thank you, Senior, for letting me cultivate in the Blood Abyss. That's what allowed me to make this breakthrough!"
In the end, Lin Changqing broke the awkward silence, smiling as he spoke to Ao Guang.
Ao Guang burst into laughter and hurriedly led Lin Changqing toward the Dragon Palace.
But Ao Ying was still consolidating her cultivation.
She had absorbed most of the bloodline power in the Ancestral Dragon Pool, and most of it had gone toward improving her bloodline. Only a small portion had boosted her strength.
Her bloodline had now surpassed that of a Nine-Pattern True Dragon, beginning to transform toward the primordial True Dragons of the ancient Dragon Race.
Of course, this was only the beginning. Ao Ying was still a long way from becoming one of those ancient, primordial True Dragons.
Even so, this was wonderful news for the entire East Sea Dragon Clan—and indeed, the entire Dragon Race!
So ever since Ao Ying returned, Ao Guang had kept her in the East Sea to consolidate her bloodline.
As for Ao Yun's Dragon Pearl, Ao Guang was still carefully studying it.
It contained countless ancient Dragon Race inheritances, many of which had been lost.
When the Heavenly Dao had knocked Ao Guang down in cultivation, many of those inheritances had been sealed away as well.
Ao Yun's Dragon Pearl was far more precious than Ao Guang had imagined!
With Ao Ying in seclusion, Lin Changqing didn't want to disturb her any further.
Now that he had broken through, it was time to continue his training. His next destination was Buzhou Mountain.
The greatest divine mountain in the Primordial World, formed from Pangu's