The smile on Zi Yan's face had not lasted long before it fell at once when she sensed the aura Xiao Wujiu was not particularly concealing.
"Maybe I was just lucky. While in seclusion, I felt the time was right. With the Ancestral Talisman's help, I naturally broke through a little."
Xiao Wujiu wore a gentle smile, but in Qingshan, Qingmu, and the others' eyes, it looked like a devil's smile. What did he mean, naturally broke through?
The smiles on their faces stiffened. For the first time, they felt the world's deep malice.
"What do you mean? I finally surpassed you in cultivation, and then you caught up again."
"What was so difficult about that?" Xiao Wujiu found Zi Yan's train of thought both amusing and exasperating. Seeing her sulky expression, he chuckled and shook his head. "All right, let's head back first. With the two of us holding the fort this time, we should unify Ancient Dragon Island as soon as possible. I still have things to do afterward."
He stepped forward, ready to lead the group away, but before they set off, Zi Yan looked at the little golden dragon on his shoulder with a curious expression.
"Eh? Where did this little dragon come from? Why can't I sense the bloodline in its body?"
As she spoke, Zi Yan reached out to touch it.
Roar!
Xiao Li bristled. Golden lightning arcs abruptly burst from his golden body as he warily watched Zi Yan's outstretched hand, letting out a warning growl.
"Hey! Do you little dragon know that I'm the Dragon Emperor?" Zi Yan planted her hands on her hips, dissatisfied as she looked at Xiao Li crackling with lightning.
However, the two elders beside her had noticed something from those bursting lightning arcs. They realized that this