Long Yi's pupils shrank to pinpricks. His draconic instincts, honed over countless millennia, pieced together the implications instantly. So that was Nian Shi's true goal all along.
It explained everything.
Why Nian Shi had never truly sought to eliminate Yun Lintian despite having countless opportunities. Why he had allowed Yun Lintian to grow stronger, to gather all the powers, to even obtain the Seed of Time from the ruins.
He wasn't just scheming against Yun Lintian—he was cultivating him.
Like a farmer nurturing a prized fruit until it was ripe for plucking.
"Hahaha!"
Nian Shi's laughter rang out, bright and delighted, as if Ning Yue had just told the most amusing joke. He clapped his hands together in mock applause.
"Marvelous! Truly marvelous! I really can't underestimate the World Tree's spirit, can I?"
Long Yi stiffened. His golden eyes flicked to Ning Yue in shock. She was the World Tree's spirit?
But that would mean...
