After this, he would have nothing whatsoever to do with these humans. He could run into the ocean and grow freely at his leisure.
From then on, no one would come looking for him out of the blue again.
No—more accurately, as long as he stopped showing himself.
They would never know there was such a strange giant snake in this world, one that had not only stolen their treasure but also made fools of them.
Only then could Bai Chuan truly escape the whirlpool surrounding the Ice Silkworm affair.
In the language of fantasy cultivation novels, Bai Chuan had found a scapegoat to take on his karma.
After all, unless he dispelled their suspicions and gave them a sacrificial lamb to find, he even suspected that they might still track him down after he fled to the ocean.
These humans were already so terrifying that they could live in a desolate, uninhabited place like a swamp. So it wouldn't be all that strange if there were even more of them living in the ocean or on an island.
Especially since their Transcendence had its roots in something that might really let them do that.
If they discovered how extraordinary he was, no one knew what might happen once an entire dynasty's machinery was set in motion.
Bai Chuan still wasn't strong enough. In the face of such a vast dynasty, he was still far too small.
So, to be on the safe side, he had better find a scapegoat.
As it happened, he now knew the appearance these humans were using as the basis for their search.
Since that was the case, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for him, with his Panel, to make a convincing copy of himself?
If they were searching for a true dragon