Chapter 670: Chapter 631: Crimson Cloud Origin Flame

Shen Xuan sighed.

Transforming into a streak of azure light, he flew into True Master Primordial Fire’s Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.

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Everything was as Shen Xuan had anticipated.

Even in the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, nourished by the Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, True Master Primordial Fire’s face was withered, and he looked aged and decrepit.

Indeed, he appeared as if his oil was exhausted and his lamp gone out, on the verge of dying.

Without even getting closer, Shen Xuan could sense True Master Primordial Fire’s Fire Spiritual Power drifting away within his body.

He couldn’t even control his own Pill Essence Spiritual Power.

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, please have a seat."

A hoarse voice reached his ears.

Looking at the increasingly withered True Master Primordial Fire before him, Shen Xuan felt a mix of emotions.

This Grotto Heaven Blessed Land was the place with the densest Spiritual Qi in the Fire Cloud Sect.

However, Shen Xuan couldn’t feel a trace of mystery.

Instead, just like True Master Primordial Fire, there was an air of decay and dispersal.

"You’ve figured it out?"

True Master Primordial Fire sat there, constantly gasping, his body hunched, and his spirit declining.

Shen Xuan observed the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.

Only True Master Primordial Fire remained here.

"Brother Primordial Fire, what are your plans?"

"Plans? Cough, what plans does a dying man have?"

True Master Primordial Fire coughed and spoke.

"I am four hundred and thirty-seven years old this year, and I’ve lived in the Fire Cloud Sect since birth. I hail from the Zhou Family of Cangling, where generations of ancestors have been disciples of the Fire Cloud Sect."

"I even surpassed the Zhou Family’s ancestors and became a Golden Core, serving as a Great Elder of the Fire Cloud Sect. I strived hard, but fate is unyielding."

"The state of the Fire Cloud Sect today is not due to human misdeeds but a calamity of nature. Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, as you can see now, the main Spirit Vein of the Fire Cloud Sect is already exhausted."

"The degradation of the Spirit Vein’s grade endangers the survival of tens of thousands of Fire Cloud Sect disciples. I had no choice."

Only then did Shen Xuan come to a sudden realization.

Why True Master Fire Cloud rushed to break through to a Nascent Soul so hurriedly.

Seizing the remaining Spiritual Power of the main Spirit Vein, he fought desperately.

Otherwise, once the main Spirit Vein’s Spiritual Power was exhausted, there would be no chance for survival.

"Did you seek the support of the five sects in Yan Country?"

"How could I not? Those despicable people, sitting high above, never willing to support our self-rescue. They hope for the Fire Cloud Sect’s downfall, so the disciples would switch allegiances."

"Alas, you’re in a difficult position."

Shen Xuan sighed and said.

In fact, it’s not entirely the fault of Yan Country’s five major sects.

The chances of True Master Primordial Fire successfully achieving a Nascent Soul were slim from the start.

No one was willing to invest in it.

Besides, if True Master Primordial Fire succeeded in achieving a Nascent Soul, the first to be threatened would be the five major sects of Yan Country.

If no external war was initiated, the five major sects of Yan Country would have to cede a Tier Four Spirit Vein from their own to serve as True Master Primordial Fire’s domain.

Five Nascent Soul sects are enough for Yan Country.

They don’t want to add another powerful player.

Saintess Ming Yu was not wrong.

The Dark Star Alliance’s plan to annihilate the Fire Cloud Sect had the tacit consent of the five great sects of Yan Country.

"Now it’s all over. Once I’m dead, the Fire Cloud Sect’s three Golden Cores, seven True Pills, thirteen Fake Pills, are nearly all wiped out."

At this thought, True Master Primordial Fire felt sorrow, and two lines of tears flowed down.

This truly startled Shen Xuan.

As a Golden Core True Master, normally, emotions are not expressed, showing no fear or injury.

For True Master Fire Cloud to be so saddened to tears.

His Dao heart was essentially broken.

"Brother Primordial Fire, did you leave any contingency plans?"

Shen Xuan asked.

"Contingency plans, there are a few. But of what use are they! Junior Brother Mingshen took some elite disciples with the sect’s inheritance, ventured overseas, seeking a new safe place to continue the Fire Cloud Sect’s lineage."

"If Fellow Daoist Profound Ice happens to meet them, please look out for them for my sake."

True Master Primordial Fire’s thoughts began to scatter.

He babbled on to Shen Xuan incoherently.

Initially recounting his contributions to the Fire Cloud Sect.

Later, it became a glorious struggle story within the Fire Cloud Sect.

In the end, it strayed further and further.

He spoke of the female cultivators he was fond of in his youth, those he had ambiguous feelings for.

Among them was indeed Saintess Ming Yu from the Hehuan Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, you have no idea. Back then, Saintess Ming Yu and her junior sisters stayed at our Fire Cloud Sect. All the True Master’s Direct Disciples in the Fire Cloud Sect were captivated by Saintess Ming Yu; she was truly beautiful..."