As Uncle Long spoke, several bodyguards appeared around him, each enveloped in innate true energy. If one were to scrutinize them carefully, each one of them was a powerhouse in the Mingxin realm!
"Alright, go. It's time to do something big!"
Dragon Lord waved his hand, his eyes narrowing. At this moment, the golden aura emanating from him coalesced into the shape of a golden dragon, but unlike Lin Xiao's, his golden dragon appeared to be on its last legs.
...
Under Lin Xiao's coercion, Qi Tian revealed the answer.
There was no surprise in the answer; it was the Beautiful Country.
Only they, at this time, could spend a large sum to acquire the items Qi Tian needed as bargaining chips for a trade.
It was also only them who would know that Qi Tian, as a person, had but one principle: to complete the transaction.
"Oh dear, oh dear... my reputation! My principles..." Qi Tian put on a show of great remorse, but these words were just for show. After saying them, he secretly glanced at Lin Xiao and the true dragon energy that Lin Xiao was now retracting into his body. He no longer seemed regretful.
He hadn't expected that the person he had been dealing with all this time was someone like this. Was this the legendary Chosen One?
It made sense. If he wasn't the Chosen One, not the future true dragon son of the Dragon Country, how could he have cultivated so rapidly without the help of sects from the inner realm? In such a short time, he had already reached the Divine realm, and moreover, he was among the strongest of countless Divine realm experts.
Even among those from the Misty Immortal Palace, he was among the strongest. Other than the Palace Master of the Immortal Palace, no one could suppress Lin Xiao.
Someone like this, of course, should possess true dragon energy, and must possess it, otherwise, he couldn't fathom how Lin Xiao had achieved his cultivation.
Without the support of the Dragon Country's immense national destiny, how could he have become so powerful?
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao fell into contemplation.
What was going on? He possessed true dragon energy?
Even if he hadn't known before, now that Qi Tian mentioned it, he understood what this thing represented.
A long time ago, the Dragon Lord often spoke of "retirement."
Just a year ago, he had told Lin Xiao to work hard so that he could retire.
At the time, he hadn't fully understood what was going on or how retirement concerned him. But now, he understood.
The Dragon Lord... might want him to take over?
Or perhaps something else?
After all, since the founding of the Dragon Country, he had never heard of anyone becoming Dragon Lord in their twenties.
How could he, such a young whippersnapper, still be wet behind the ears, win people over with virtue?
Was it just based on this true dragon energy he possessed?
It didn't seem fitting. It would be more realistic for him to be a Guardian War God than the Dragon Lord.
Seeing that Lin Xiao seemed to have no intention of continuing to attack him, Qi Tian breathed a sigh of relief. He quietly resumed poring over his documents, preparing to further his own progress.
The Dragon Lord and such matters meant nothing to him. People from the inner realm generally did not interfere in these affairs, nor did they care about them. Their sect descendants from the inner realm would only consider intervening to break the balance if their Dragon Country nation faced an insurmountable foreign enemy.
Lin Xiao glanced at Qi Tian.
"I really wish I could be as simple as you."