A tiny smirk touched the corner of the Saintess' lips as she heard the story.
But it quickly faded.
"And you said it came from your ring?" she asked.
"Yeah. It was always there, but I could never interact with it," Lin Mu replied. "Until that moment in the Sacred Grounds. It moved on its own. I didn't summon it."
The Saintess turned her gaze skyward for a moment, as if seeking answers from the stars.
"Dao Embryos that are born independently, without the will of a cultivator… are incredibly rare," she said after a pause. "It's said that only one or two might exist for each Dao at any given time in all of existence. For you to come across one here in this world…"
She trailed off, a flicker of disbelief passing through her expression.
"You think it came from somewhere else?" Lin Mu asked.
