"Lao Jiu and I searched for so long without finding the Dragon Ancestral Land. That proves it's definitely not somewhere you can enter easily."
"City Lord Minglong has stayed in the Ancestral Land all this time without coming out. On the one hand, he's cultivating in seclusion. On the other, it might be because once he leaves, getting back in would be difficult."
"But while City Lord Minglong can remain in seclusion indefinitely, the Deputy City Lord and the commanders have to return to Minglong City to maintain order."
"So if I were a commander, what I craved wouldn't be Dragon Qi itself, but another chance to enter the Dragon Ancestral Land and have City Lord Minglong stuff more Dragon Qi into my body."
Lin Yuan put himself in their position and thought:
Under those circumstances, the most likely reason I'd crave the Explore the Sea Dragon Soul would be-
As his reasoning reached this point, a thought arose in Lin Yuan's mind that even he found somewhat unbelievable:
Could the Explore the Sea Dragon Soul be the key to opening the Dragon Ancestral Land?
Of course, this deduction was not entirely rigorous, but it did explain many things.
But if the Dragon Soul is the key, there also has to be a lock.
Where is the Dragon Ancestral Land's "lock"?
Neither he nor Lao Jiu was ordinary. Their failure to find the Dragon Ancestral Land after searching for so long proved that it was no ordinary place. It was very likely similar to a Secret Realm, with an extremely well-hidden entrance.
Normally, the most likely location for such an entrance would be the City Lord's Mansion.
But the battle between Lao Jiu and the Deputy City Lord had already destroyed the City Lord's Mansion's Main Castle, leaving every secret