Long Xi began the White Dragon Clan’s ritual for visiting their Progenitor.

Lu Yin did not really understand the point in such things, as the Python Ancestor would not simply open his eyes to admire his worshipers’ power. Lu Yin even had a rather evil suspicion that if the python opened his eyes, he would swallow the two humans. Still, they were too small to even get stuck between the Progenitor’s teeth. Still, the Python Ancestor had been sleeping for a long time, so if he woke and had nothing to eat, he would be hungry!

Lu Yin felt as though he had discovered some secret truth, and he struggled with himself over whether or not to tell Long Xi.

After Long Xi finished her ritual, Lu Yin asked her, "Can we go?"

Long Xi nodded. She looked up at the Python Ancestor with a fire blazing in her eyes. "My White Dragon Clan’s power comes from a gift from the Python Ancestor. If I could one day see him wake up with my own eyes, my life would be worth it."

"When will the Python Ancestor wake up?" Lu Yin was very curious about this.

Long Xi's eyes darkened some, but she did not reply.

"What about the terror ants? We have to head back the way we came, and we’ll run into them again." A quite serious problem had occurred to Lu Yin.

Long Xi squatted down and touched the dirt beneath them. "The Python Ancestor has slept here for such a long time that even the...