Chapter 884 Southern Ridge Without Fire Treasure

"Oh?"

After hearing Eldrin’s request, Brother Mingyuan slightly furrowed his brow. After a moment of contemplation, he shook his head.

He let out a sigh and spoke with a hint of resignation, "Brother Guixu (Person Name), you've arrived too late. Even our Dao Palace Holy Land no longer possesses a sixth-rank fire treasure."

"Huh?"

Eldrin was somewhat taken aback. As the foremost sacred ground of the Human Clan's Dao Lords, the Dao Palace Sanctuary alone boasted 10 Nascent Soul Dao Lords.

With such profound foundations, the Dao Lord's Sacred Land naturally occupied a sixth-grade fire-attribute ancestral vein and had been passed down for over 3 100 1000 years. How could they possibly fail to produce even a single sixth-grade fire treasure?

Daoist Mingyuan noticed the expression on Eldrin’s face and nodded frankly. “To be honest, ever since the Master of Celestial Observation deduced over a dozen cycles ago that this tribulation would be extraordinary, several Demigod Ancestors have been devising strategies to confront it.”

To withstand this impending tribulation, every Dao Lord's sacred land is gathering high-grade treasures, preparing to forge a supreme array artifact to transcend the heavenly calamity.

"Now, let alone our Dao Palace Sacred Land, I'm afraid there may not be a single sixth-rank fire treasure left among all the human cultivators in the entire Southern Wilderness cultivation world."

"This..."

Eldrin's face shifted through a spectrum of expressions. It turned out that during all those years he had been peacefully cultivating, the grand elders who safeguarded the human race's destiny in the Violet Realm had already been scheming for the fate of their people—for hundreds, even thousands of years.

All along his journey, he had clashed with humans, demons, and monsters alike, yet in the eyes of these ancestral masters, such struggles likely amounted to nothing.

Compared to the boundless cataclysm at the abyssal edge of the demon realm, even an existence as formidable as the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor was merely a clownish spectacle in their eyes—a nuisance that could be subdued with but a few disciplinary strikes.

Perhaps only the Violet God Fruit, or the opening of an Ancient Immortal Cave Abode, would be worthy of their attention.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but take a deep breath before asking, "I wonder what kind of treasure our Ancestor intends to forge, that he needs to gather all the Pure Yang Fire Treasures from the entire Southern Ridge?"

"I do not know either."

Daoist Mingyuan shook his head and smiled wryly. "For semi-immortals like the Patriarch, who can already comprehend the true meaning of heavenly law, their actions must resonate with the will of heaven. Such matters are beyond the imagination of ordinary mortals."

"Alas."

Seeing this, Eldrin (Person Name) could only heave a sigh.

Seeing this, Daoist Mingyuan could only console him, “It seems you won’t be able to obtain the Pure Yang Fire Treasure this time, my friend. Why not stay for a few days and discuss the Dao with me?”

Eldrin spoke with a lingering reluctance and a touch of helplessness, "There are no more sixth-grade fire treasures left in the Southern Peaks, yet I cannot return empty-handed either."

"I shall pay a visit to the Li Fire Palace. Their lineage also possesses a fire vein, and there might just be a sixth-grade fire treasure remaining."

"Very well."

Seeing Eldrin’s unwillingness, Daoist Mingyuan nodded and refrained from further persuasion.

After bidding farewell to Daoist Mingyuan, Eldrin and the others departed from the Dao Palace Sanctuary and made their way toward the Li Fire Hall.

The group moved with astonishing speed, arriving at the famed Southern Wilderness's Li Fire Palace in merely half a month.

Yet this time, the 4 returned disappointed once more. The Li Fire Palace had been quite courteous to Eldrin as well, arranging for a Primal Soul Dao Lord to personally receive the group.

However, upon understanding Eldrin's (Person Name) purpose for coming, they could only shake their heads helplessly and explain that all sixth-grade fire treasures had been completely taken away by the master of the Dao Palace.

After leaving the Li Fire Hall, Eldrin felt somewhat disheartened.

Given the current circumstances, I fear we won't obtain a sixth-grade fire treasure before the Abyssal Cataclysm, making it impossible to restore the divine might of the Heavenly Union's convergence.

Having reached his current level of cultivation, Eldrin could vaguely sense that this impending catastrophe was unlike any other.

He was eager to enhance his strength, yearning for greater power to protect those around him, lest when the great calamity arrived, it would leave behind irreparable regrets.

In the past, when Chen Changxuan sacrificed his life to save him, Eldrin never wished to witness again the scene of his clan uncle Lior falling in battle.

Just as Eldrin was somewhat distracted, Lyra took his hand and said, "Husband, although the Southern Ridge cultivation world has lost the fire treasure, it does not mean other places are without it."

"You mean...?"

Eldrin (Person Name) froze momentarily before swiftly regaining his composure.

Within the Violet Realm, there are only 3 regions that possess sixth-order Primordial Fire Veins: the Central Ancestral Domain, the Southern Ridge Cultivation World, and the Southern Sea Cultivation World.

Among these 3 regions, the Central Ancestral Domain teems with countless Nascent Soul experts. With merely a dozen or so sixth-tier treasures available, they would likely be insufficient to go around. Even if they went, it would probably be difficult for them to obtain 1.

Now, the Southern Ridge cultivation world no longer possesses a sixth-grade fire treasure, leaving only the Southern Sea cultivation world as the remaining possibility.

In an instant, Eldrin clapped his hands and chuckled, "My oversight. I'd forgotten there are also 2 Sixth-Order Fire Element Primordial Veins within the Southern Sea cultivation realm."

"Let's go, we must make haste to the Southern Sea Cultivation Realm."

"No rush, no rush."

Lyra, however, smiled and stopped him, saying, "Among the fire veins of the Southern Sea cultivation world, 2 are currently controlled by the demon and monster races. If we wish to take action, we must devise a careful plan."

Eldrin (Person Name) massaged his temples and chuckled. "You're right, my dear. I was being impatient."

"Then let us confer and take stock of the situation in the South Sea Cultivation World."

As they spoke, the group began calculating the targets for this endeavor.

Within the Southern Sea cultivation world, the demon race boasted 4 Primordial Spirit Dao Lords, while the demonic cultivators commanded 2 Primordial Spirit Ancestors.

Among the 4 Primordial Spirit Demon Ancestors, aside from the Abyssal Serpent Emperor whom Eldrin had crossed paths with in the past, the remaining 3 were the Leviathan Demon Ancestor, the Vermilion Phoenix Demon Ancestor, and the Crimson Whiskers Ancestor.

Among the demonic path Nascent Souls, 1 was a Flame Demon who had achieved the Dao, known as the Crimson Demon Patriarch, while the other was a Dao Lord who had fallen into demonic ways, called the Carefree Old Demon.

And those 2 sixth-grade fire veins, 1 was occupied by the Phoenix Demon Ancestor, while the other was held by the Crimson Devil Patriarch.

After reading the materials in hand, Eldrin frowned and said, "The Crimson Demon Ancestor has reached the Primordial Spirit, Mid Stage. Given our current strength, we stand no chance against him."

"However, this Phoenix Demon Ancestor has remained at the Nascent Soul realm for 8 1000 years, yet his cultivation is merely at the third level of Nascent Soul. He would be a suitable target."

Qing Ji also nodded, but then added, "With our current strength alone, driving out the Phoenix Demon Ancestor and seizing the Primordial Fire Vein will likely be no easy task."

"Moreover, the other fiendish spirits of the Southern Sea cultivation world are unlikely to stand idly by while we seize a Daojun sacred land."

"That is true."

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod. After a moment of contemplation, he gazed into the distant boundless void and said, "Beyond a dozen or so continents lies the territory of the Li Fire Daoist (Cultivator Title)."

"Having recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, he urgently needs a cultivation sanctuary to consolidate his foundation. Persuading him should pose little difficulty."

"Presumably, the Glazed Palace of the Southern Seas would gladly witness a human Dao Lord establishing a sacred land to share some of their burden, wouldn’t they?"

Lila's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she nodded, "That's actually a brilliant idea."

"Then let us first seek out Elder Brother Li Huo."

"Very well," Eldrin said, immediately setting off toward the Li Fire Daoist's sanctuary. Within moments, the group arrived at the Li Fire Daoist's sanctuary.