At this moment.
Ye Xiao finally understood what the Abyssal Sea Dragon had been discussing with him!
About his fusion with the Longevity Seed.
About how his lower body had turned into a tree!
"What if I found it?"
Ye Xiao threw the question back at the Abyssal Sea Dragon.
The Abyssal Sea Dragon answered directly.
"Then you are clearer-headed than most people who attempt to walk this path."
But after that answer.
The two of them fell silent for a while, as though considering how this conversation should continue.
"A long time ago, I made a similar choice."
The Abyssal Sea Dragon seemed to have experienced things Ye Xiao had never known about.
"I once remained at a deeper level. That was the boundary of the Void Leyline, the edge between matter and nothingness."
"The water pressure there was several times greater than it is now, the temperature was lower, and light did not exist."
"I spent a long time adapting to that environment, like a tree transplanted into new soil, slowly adjusting the rhythm of its breathing."
"Later, I gained an ability: I could remain at any depth without an adaptation period, and I could sense subtle changes in the currents around me."
"But the price was that after leaving the deep sea, I could not remain in shallow waters for long. The air pressure would constantly press against my scales and cause me pain."
Sentence after sentence from the Abyssal Sea Dragon's memories fell into Ye Xiao's mind.
Ye Xiao caught a key term.
"Void Leyline!"
This was precisely one of the three great leylines of the Abyssal Leyline—the Void Leyline!
After a pause, the Abyssal Sea Dragon's voice continued.
"I chose to become part of the deep sea. And you are making a similar trade-off."
Ye