"Is this... an Innate Dragon Embryo?"
Zhao Ziyue's voice trembled slightly. "Old Xu, once this thing hatches, it'll be born at the Demon God realm.
Even during the Elder Era, at the height of the Dragon Clan's glory, there were only a handful of Innate Dragon Embryos.
If the Dragon Clan outside found out about this, they'd probably go mad."
Xu Changqing turned the Innate Dragon Embryo over and saw a line of writing on the back of its heart.
The handwriting was vigorous and forceful, every stroke seeming to have been carved into it.
"This dragon, if born, shall be named Xian Zhu!"
It looked as though someone had deliberately placed it here.
Either to await hatching.
Or to await someone fated.
Naturally, Xu Changqing believed it was the latter.
In other words, he was the one fated to find it.
After thinking for a moment, he put away the Innate Dragon Embryo.
Its value could no longer be measured in spirit stones or treasures.
Immediately afterward, the two searched around the mineral vein once more.
On the other side of the bony layer, Zhao Ziyue found a nest of Dragon Soul Marrow.
This was a heavenly treasure a tier above Dragon Soul Crystals, only occasionally condensed within the very center of a Purple-Gold Crystal layer.
A thumb-sized piece could elevate a cultivator's Divine Sense by an entire level.
He collected seven or eight pieces in a row, grinning from ear to ear.
At the outermost edge of the mineral vein, Xu Changqing dug up more than ten Dragon Horn Shoots.
They resembled Dragonbone Shoots in shape, but their material was entirely different.
They were formed from keratin naturally shed from the roots of dragon horns. Ground into powder, they could be refined into Dragon Breath Pills, which were