Immense Benefits, Dragon's Nest Acquired

Uncle Boya let out a mournful wail, unable to accept it. Was he losing this chance simply because he had not mastered the inheritance thoroughly enough?

If I'd known, I would've cultivated more...

He thought bitterly, his face full of pain and regret.

Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon paid Uncle Boya no further heed. He looked at Ling Xiao, his expression gradually turning solemn.

"Pass my test, and you may take it with you."

As he spoke, he casually pointed. At the very deepest part of the heart, an enormous egg appeared, fully a thousand zhang in size.

The eggshell was covered in dense, profoundly mysterious patterns, and it faintly radiated powerful life force.

"This is... your egg?"

Ling Xiao's expression turned strange. Seeing this, how could he not understand what it was?

"Ahem... you could say that." A trace of awkwardness flashed through Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon's eyes. Why did those words sound so uncomfortable?

"Senior, are you female?" Uncle Boya leaned forward and asked in surprise. A hint of amusement gleamed at the corner of his eyes, nearly impossible to suppress.

"What kind of talk is that?" Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon flew into a rage.

"My cultivation reaches into Creation itself; I command yin and yang. What gender could I possibly have?"

Furious, he flicked Uncle Boya on the forehead. The latter was sent hopping wildly on the spot.

Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon composed himself and continued speaking to Ling Xiao.

"This... egg is my child. I leave it to you from now on. So long as you can raise it, you will gain a powerful helper in the future.

"I need not say much about the potential of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon bloodline. It will not disappoint you."

As he spoke those final words, Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon looked at the dragon egg,