To the Fire Spirit Clan, the Holy Flame Ceremony was no less important than the Pill God Ceremony was to the Pill God Clan.
It was just that, unlike the Pill God Ceremony, which widely invited many alchemists to participate and used that to spur the clan members further, the Fire Spirit Clan's attitude toward the holy flame had always been to keep treasures hidden and arts secret.
Although the name of the Fire Spirit Clan Sacred Flame had spread throughout the Great Thousand World, the Fire Spirit Clan Leader, a Heaven Supreme in both name and fact, was no freeloader.
Even other Heaven Supremes could not possibly come into conflict with an ancient power of long standing over a flame that was of no great use to them.
And for an internal event such as the Holy Flame Ceremony, those qualified to participate were only races that were extremely close to the Fire Spirit Clan, such as the Crimson Dragon Clan.
On the dais, many powerful figures exchanged cups, but Great Elder Crimson Dragon, who had come according to custom this time, still found it hard to hide the trace of worry on his face.
"Great Elder Crimson Dragon, why the long face? Have a drink for now."
Several Fire Spirit Clan elders who were rather familiar with him walked over and immediately joked with him.
"Mm—what you all say is quite right."
Great Elder Crimson Dragon merely nodded woodenly. Even so, it was hard to say his mood improved much.
The Fire Spirit Clan elders exchanged glances, naturally understanding what troubled him. They immediately gave a light cough and said, "Is the Great Elder still worrying over the disaster brought on by the Fire Domain?"
Since it had already been pointed out, Great Elder Crimson Dragon no longer