"Your blood has draconic essence within it. Unless you manage to trigger that essence, you will never achieve true existence."
"What you need is a trigger, one from powerful draconic material, and what could be better in this world than a true scale from a Jade Dragon?"
He asked, letting the words sink in, before continuing.
"If any of you hold this in your palms while cultivating, you should be able to trigger your essence and break through to the Exignis Stage."
"But this is an inheritance. I'm not handing it over forever. Just willing to lend this to you for a week, which is as much as I wish to spend in this city."
"After a week, you return it, and I will leave the city."
"What do you say?" he asked.
He watched the two guards glance at each other, a quiet flicker of understanding in their eyes.
"You're only allowed in with the pas..."
The third guard tried to speak, but his shoulder was grabbed by both of them, silencing him.
