I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 616 Inquire
"Why aren't you taking this pearl back yet!" Xia Daoming saw that the Crimson Fire Crow Mother was still staring blankly at the fire pearl with a shocked and dazed look in her eyes, so he had no choice but to remind her.

"Ah... Oh, yes, Master!" The Crimson Fire Crow Mother seemed to wake from a dream, and hurriedly opened her mouth, her face full of excitement as she swallowed the Sun True Fire Pearl that she had lost and found again.

As soon as the fire pearl entered her Yellow Court, the familiar heat immediately flowed throughout her body, making her overjoyed and almost unable to hold back her tears.

"This pearl is damaged after all. You will need to spend some time slowly nourishing and repairing it before it can be restored to its original state," Xia Daoming said calmly.

"It's alright, it's alright! It's just a matter of time and effort!" The Crimson Fire Raven Mother felt the pulse of the fire pearl closely, and her eyes flashed with undisguised joy.

She knew all too well that without the True Fire of the Sun, she was merely an ordinary Third-Level True Immortal; with the True Fire of the Sun, she could defeat Fourth-Level Immortals and contend with Fifth-Level Immortals, and she could further temper her true body day and night with the True Fire, greatly increasing her hope of reaching a higher realm in the future. Compared to losing and regaining, what did this loss amount to?
Seeing her overjoyed, Xia Daoming said no more and instead inquired about the situation at Biya Ridge. Now that he had brought the Qingyu Fire Crow clan under his command, he naturally needed to know their background thoroughly.

The Crimson Fire Crow Mother dared not conceal anything and recounted the situation at Green Crow Ridge in detail.

After listening to her, Xia Daoming realized that the true foundation of this clan lay solely in the True Fire of the Sun, which their ancestors had accidentally obtained. This had been passed down through generations, and there were no other profound Taoist techniques or skills inherited from them.

Therefore, apart from the Crimson Fire Raven Mother, who could barely reach the mid-level True Immortal rank with her true fire, the rest of the clan members were inferior.

Among the clan, there is only one True Immortal of the Second Assembly, three True Immortals of the First Assembly, and five Void Immortals with the cultivation level of Immortal.

Such power is insignificant in the eyes of powerful figures. But for Xia Daoming, who currently only has one Void Immortal under his command, it is already quite satisfactory.

Moreover, the Azure Feather Fire Crow is born with a fire body; if it receives guidance from a master fire-based cultivation method, its future potential will be limitless. Thinking of this, a profound meaning flashed in his eyes.

In terms of fire cultivation, he was confident in his profound understanding of the Dao, believing that he could easily guide and cultivate these blue-feathered fire crows.

Afterwards, he inquired about the situation in Luochuan County and even more distant areas from the Crimson Fire Crow Mother, and specifically asked about the news of Lingzu Mountain and Jiuyan Mountain.

Nine Flame Mountain is the very foundation of the Crimson Cloud Sect of the Xuanhuan Realm in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, the Qingyuan Sect decided to split into two routes: one was to go to the Lingzu Mountain of the Renxiaoyao Shunfeng'er Ancient Clan in the North Zhenhai, and the other was to go to the Jiuyan Mountain of the Huoyun Mansion of the Chixiao Sect in the South Zhenhai.

Xingyi's physical body failed to transcend the tribulation, so she chose the path of serving the Heavenly Court, instead of following the same path as Xiao Hongyi and others who took over the Chixiao Sect back then.

Although the Crimson Fire Crow Mother's combat strength was only barely at the mid-level True Immortal level, her knowledge and experience far surpassed that of Xingyi and her ilk, and she spoke in great detail.

As she narrated, Xia Daoming gradually gained a clearer understanding of the structure of the Immortal Realm—nine domains and seven seas, with vast oceans separating the Immortal Realms and countless islands in the sea.

He was in the Desolate Immortal Realm, which consisted of thirty-six states, each further divided into one hundred and eight counties, categorized into upper, middle, and lower grades. Many states and counties outwardly revered the Heavenly Court, but in reality, they had long been divided up by powerful clans and factions, who did not allow the Heavenly Court's government offices to be stationed there.

These powerful clans and sects that can control a region or county all have powerful Golden Immortals in charge.

Of the thirty-six states in the Desolate Immortal Realm, ten states had no Heavenly Court troops stationed there.

Each prefecture has a varying number of Golden Immortals, while the state capital generally has the largest number of Golden Immortals.

Golden Immortals may also appear in the middle and lower counties, but in very small numbers, and even if they do, they usually appear in the middle counties.

Golden Immortals once appeared in Luochuan County, but they all perished one after another, and no Golden Immortals have appeared there for thousands of years.

However, in the past thousand years, Luochuan County has produced several true immortals who are expected to reach the Golden Immortal realm. Each of them possesses immense immortal power and unfathomable immortal techniques.

The Crimson Fire Crow Mother specifically mentioned the names of those True Immortals, which Xia Daoming secretly noted down. However, the Crimson Fire Crow Mother's knowledge was mostly limited to Chijiang Prefecture, and her most detailed knowledge was of Luochuan County and its surrounding areas. She only knew the names and general directions of the other prefectures and counties.

Even so, it was still an eye-opening experience for Xia Daoming.

Unfortunately, even with her knowledge, the Crimson Fire Crow Mother had never heard of Lingzu Mountain and Jiuyan Mountain. Clearly, these two mountains were either located in other states far away from Chijiang Prefecture, or in other immortal realms, or even on some immortal island in the Seven Seas.

If these two places were in other states of the Desolate Immortal Realm, it wouldn't be difficult for Xia Daoming to travel to other states to search for them if his cultivation level were higher.

However, in other immortal realms, or even in the Seven Seas, it would be extremely difficult to find out.

This left Xia Daoming feeling disappointed and heavy-hearted.

"By the way, do you know where we can still find real fire and real water?" Xia Daoming perked up and asked about the whereabouts of real fire and real water.

"True fire and true water?" The Crimson Fire Crow Mother was taken aback, then pondered intently.

"Reporting to Master, I heard that Fei Luo Xiao Mu of Fei Luo Xiu once obtained a stream of Blood River True Water by chance. However, Fei Luo Xiao Mu herself is already at the Eighth Realm, and Blood River True Water can corrupt and defile all things, so even high-level True Immortals dare not easily provoke her!" Chi Huo Ya Mu quickly thought of someone and said with a solemn expression.

"I don't need the Blood River True Water." Upon hearing this, Xia Daoming first raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a hint of joy on his face, and then waved his hand.

What is pleasing is that this Immortal Realm is indeed far superior to the Mysterious Realm. True fire and true water, which are hard to come by there, are not too difficult to find here. It seems that finding all twelve true fires and true waters is something to look forward to.

Seeing that Xia Daoming said it wasn't necessary, the Crimson Fire Crow Mother secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I've thought about it carefully, and I haven't heard of any other True Fire or True Water. But don't worry, Master, my Azure Feather Fire Crow is a born fire bird, able to soar through the sky and come and go freely. Today, I'll send out more of my clansmen and descendants to travel far and wide, to gather more information about True Water, True Fire, and other aspects!"

Previously, Biya Ridge was barely considered a second-rate power in Luochuan County. It had no ambitions and only cared about its own small territory, without deliberately collecting information from the outside world that had nothing to do with it.

Therefore, the Azure Feather Fire Crow clan basically only operates in the Luochuan County area and rarely leaves the county.

Now that Xia Daoming has made a request, the situation is naturally different.

"Very good." Xia Daoming nodded, his eyes flickering slightly, secretly pleased.

He originally subdued the Azure Feather Fire Crow clan only to strengthen the foundation of his power, but now he realizes that these naturally soaring firebirds are the most useful eyes and ears.

"If there is any news, I will reward you handsomely!" Xia Daoming said.

Having received permission, the Crimson Fire Crow Mother consulted with Xia Daoming and then left the True Fire Palace to summon the Azure Feather Fire Crows, who were skilled at gathering information within the clan.

By then, the sun had already set.

Outside the True Fire Palace, the night sky was deep and dark.

Hundreds and thousands of blue-feathered fire crows circled and gathered, their blue feathers reflecting in the sky, their firelight twinkling like stars.

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)