Zhao Ziyue froze for a moment, then his expression changed. "You mean... it came for the Innate Dragon Embryo?"
"Either it came for the Innate Dragon Embryo, or the changes in the mineral vein woke it."
Xu Changqing withdrew his gaze and said with certainty, "There's another possibility. It was originally sealed beneath this place, and its duty was to guard that Innate Dragon Embryo.
We touched what it was meant to protect, so it awakened."
Following his train of thought, Zhao Ziyue suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. "If that's true, then the Lord of the Ruins must have known about the existence of this True Dragon."
Xu Changqing nodded. "With such a huge disturbance, it's impossible for the Lord of the Ruins not to have sensed it."
The moment he finished speaking, a gaze fell upon them from afar.
That gaze pierced through countless miles of water, through layer upon layer of dragon bones and dragon souls, descending into the gorge without the slightest obstruction.
It had no color, yet it weighed as heavily as a mountain.
It held no emotion, yet it inspired awe.
And this was the gaze of the Lord of the Ruins.
This time, He did not look at Xu Changqing. His gaze fell upon Zhao Ziyue.
Zhao Ziyue's entire body stiffened at once, and his hand involuntarily tightened around the fishing rod.
Suddenly, the Lord of the Ruins spoke, His voice carrying a hint of warning. "At this rate, you'll turn all of Guixu upside down.
Enough. Stop causing trouble!"
At those words, Zhao Ziyue's face turned pale, then red, then pale again.
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain himself, but swallowed the words before they could leave his lips.
What could he even say?
When that True Dragon had