"Old Dragon Ancestor, even Wang Anye felt that things had gone a little too smoothly. He could not help asking, "This ruin is buried within Dragon Marsh. It should count as something belonging to your family, shouldn't it? Why are you so unconcerned about it?"
"Since you are looking for the Blood Venerable Ruins, I presume you have already learned something about him." Old Dragon Ancestor swept Wang Anye a glance, his expression seemingly complicated.
Wang Anye nodded and carefully chose his words. "We know he was from the era of the Divine Martial Dynasty, and we know some of his deeds. I heard he was one of the ten most wanted criminals during the Divine Martial Dynasty..."
He did not dare say more. What if the Blood Venerable had once been some benefactor of the Primordial Water Azure Dragon Clan? Would that not mean he had spoken wrongly?
"He was far more than a wanted criminal. He was a deranged madman who had lost all conscience." Old Dragon Ancestor sighed. "Speaking of it, this is a painful memory our Primordial Water Azure Dragon Clan would rather not revisit."
"This matter must be traced back to the Divine Martial Dynasty. Back then, the ancestor of our branch of Primordial Water Azure Dragons in the Wild Marsh—an Azure Dragon Ancestor at the peak of Tier Twelve—was deceived by the Blood Venerable and carelessly captured. Afterward, he was kept in the Blood Venerable's lair as an experimental subject, living a life of unbearable pain and humiliation."
As Old Dragon Ancestor recounted the tale, everyone finally understood what had happened.
Long, long after the Blood Venerable vanished, the Azure Dragon Ancestor, who had fallen into slumber due to the seal, finally awoke once more. By then, the Blood Venerable's lair had long since