428: A naive young dragon is searching for dragon eggs.

[He had dragon horns on his head, and a subtle resonance emanated from his body.]

[It was the first time you had ever seen a fellow kind similar to yourself!]

[You hesitated for a moment, and with a slight thought, the dragon horns you had been hiding with the power of a Magical Artifact also appeared on your forehead.]

["I don't know if I'm a True Dragon or not, but I am indeed of the Dragon Clan."]

[You nodded and asked cautiously, "What place is this?"]

[The dragon youth in green robes shook his head, his eyes clear and open: "I don't know. I also came in for some unknown reason; I just kept walking and ended up here."]

["What about you? How did you get in?"]

["Similar to you, except something was calling out to me, so I came," you said truthfully.]

["I see." He nodded thoughtfully, seemingly unsurprised. Then, he naturally pointed toward a certain direction deep within the Secret Realm, "The thing calling you is over there, right?"]

[Your heart jolted; he actually had the same sensation!]

["You too?" you couldn't help but ask.]

["Yes." The youth in green robes nodded, his expression composed. "I have that feeling too. Ever since I entered, a voice has been guiding the way."]

[He took the lead, walking toward that direction with light steps, as if he had little fear of this unfamiliar Secret Realm.]

[Looking at his back, a wave of shock and joy surged in your heart.]

[Shocked that a fellow kind had such a similar situation to yours; joyful that if you truly had a companion to look out for each other in this unknown and magnificent Secret Realm, finding the source of the calling would surely be much smoother.]

[You no longer hesitated and quickly caught up, walking side-by-side with him. You spoke up: "Exploring this place alone is too dangerous. Since our goals are the same, why don't we travel together?"]

[The youth in green robes tilted his head to look at you, a bright smile appearing on his face as he readily agreed: "Sure! I'm Long Yu. And you?"]

["Long Yin."]

["Long Yin... what a great name!" Long Yu laughed. "Then let's go. Let's see together what exactly is calling us."]

"Yu?"

Qin Wangchuan looked at the name "Long Yu," his fingertips tapping on the table as his gaze sharpened.

This character instantly made him think of another person—Cheng Yu.

After Colored Wing was captured, she confessed this name.

According to the confession, the goal of both individuals was also the ancestral return dragon egg.

However, in a sense, they had actually already obtained the dragon egg.

Ten thousand years ago, the Yao Race launched a massive invasion. Although they successfully stole the dragon egg, the combat power of the True Dragon Clan was so terrifying that those carrying the egg had no way to escape.

Thus, they hid the ancestral return dragon egg somewhere.

That place was unknown even to the True Dragon Clan.

Therefore, their purpose this time was to bring their clan's supreme treasure and, taking advantage of the True Dragon's emergence, sneak in to secretly search for the hidden dragon egg.

Thinking of this, Qin Wangchuan already became suspicious.

"Cheng Yu, Long Yu... it had better not be a coincidence."

[Day 2 of entering the Secret Realm]

[Along the way, Long Yu took great care of you, making you even more certain that he was a trustworthy and good person.]

[You curiously asked about his origins, but he only shook his head and didn't say much, his eyes seeming to hold some unspeakable secret.]

[Day 9 of entering the Secret Realm]

[On this day, the distant mountains began to shake violently, accompanied by bursts of ancient and majestic dragon roars.]

[The True Dragon Clan has emerged.]

[Day 15 of entering the Secret Realm]

[The journey ahead became increasingly difficult.]

[Although you didn't encounter any attacks from living creatures, the land was devastated, with shocking traces of battle everywhere.]

[Mountain ranges were leveled, rivers were forcibly cut off and diverted, and some roads were completely blocked by collapsed rocks, forcing you to make laborious detours.]

["A great battle once took place here. I wonder who created such terrifying marks," you muttered to yourself, looking at the scene before you.]

[The usually silent Long Yu suddenly spoke, his voice tinged with coldness: "It was the Yao Race."]

[You looked at him in surprise.]

["The Sky Sparrow lineage of the Yao Race once invaded this world in force ten thousand years ago," Long Yu explained, his gaze sweeping over those hideous marks. "They are... the mortal enemies of our True Dragon Clan."]

["Enemies." You repeated the word, but your heart felt no real sense of hatred.]

[Although no one said it explicitly, you vaguely knew that you carried the True Dragon Bloodline.]

[But this Bloodline didn't give you a sense of belonging; the peaceful and warm life in the Qingyun Sect was your home. You only came here to resolve that annoying calling.]

["Hurry up and find the source of the calling, settle this matter, and then go back to the Sect to teach my Little Junior Sister how to cook!" you resolved in your heart.]

[That calling was too annoying, leaving your mind restless. Fortunately, Big Brother Long Yu was traveling with you; otherwise, without anyone to talk to, this journey would have been even more unbearable.]

[Day 22 of entering the Secret Realm]

[On this day, a sudden change occurred!]

[As you were traveling, a blinding light and violent energy fluctuations suddenly erupted from the direction of the True Dragon Clan's territory.]

[At the same time, an ominous aura accompanied it.]

["It's the Outworlders!" Long Yu's expression changed, and he said in a heavy voice, "The Outworlders have appeared. Pick up the pace!"]

[Although you had never seen the Outworlders, you had heard that they were the public enemy of all living beings in the Three Thousand Continents.]

["Big Brother Long Yu is indeed well-informed."]

[Day 37 of entering the Secret Realm]

[After more than a month of long-distance travel, the calling grew closer and closer, almost like drums beating in your ears.]

[Even more strangely, you began to see faint red pulse ripples occasionally rising from the ground beneath your feet. These ripples were silent, yet they precisely reached the depths of your heart, bringing an even stronger throbbing sensation.]

["Big Brother Long Yu!"]

["What is it?" Long Yu looked back at you, his face only showing inquiry, his expression unchanged.]

["Can't you see it? This on the ground!" You pointed at the red pulse that rose again.]

[Long Yu's expression froze for a moment, then he suddenly understood: "Have we arrived?"]

[He seemed to have a sensation, but he didn't see the red pulses you mentioned.]

[Big Brother Long Yu can hear the calling but can't see these pulses? You wondered secretly.]

[There was no time for deep thought; the pulses were like guiding meridians, clearly pointing in one direction. You followed the guidance of the pulses and accelerated your pace.]

[Day 40 of entering the Secret Realm]

[Finally, you arrived at the source of the pulses.]

[This was a low-lying depression with lush vegetation, yet one could still see the remains of an ancient battlefield, with the earth bearing traces of charring and fragmentation.]

[That intense calling came from deep underground.]

[You and Long Yu searched this area carefully for a long time, but you never found any entrance or crack leading underground.]

[It was as if below was just solid rock and soil, with no intention of letting anyone down.]

["What should we do?" You turned a pleading gaze toward Long Yu. His care and companionship along the way had already made you view him as a trustworthy friend.]

[Long Yu frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a low voice, "We can only forcibly blast open the ground.]

[But the commotion would be too great, and the True Dragon Clan in the distance would definitely notice. So... we must wait. Wait for the Outworlders to come and fight them again, then act in the chaos!"]

[Over the past month, the Outworlders had indeed launched several harassing attacks; Long Yu's judgment was reasonable.]

[You nodded in agreement and praised him sincerely: "As expected of Big Brother Long Yu, you've thought of everything."]