Whether they found their group was something Chen Changan didn't particularly care about.
What he couldn't figure out was this: Yi Tuo was merely a Lord of Embers born in a secret realm in the Immortal Realm.
The Destruction Forest's Destructive Power was many times stronger than that of the Crimson Moon Secret Realm.
Why hadn't a Lord of Embers been born here, while one had appeared in the Crimson Moon Secret Realm?
And how did the giant beast in front of him know Yi Tuo's aura?
"I have a friend who did say they were the Lord of Embers."
"But why do you know their aura?"
"They weren't in the Divine Realm before. They were in the Immortal Realm."
"That shouldn't have anything to do with you, should it?" Chen Changan asked.
"It does."
"Only one Lord of Embers can be born between heaven and earth."
"So even though Embers will continue to appear now that they're here, another Lord of Embers can't be born unless they die."
Unless they died?
What did that mean? Did it want to kill Yi Tuo, take their place, and become the Lord of Embers?
"Don't misunderstand. We... can't kill a Lord of Embers."
"A Lord of Embers naturally has power over Embers."
"Only a Lord of Embers can devour other Embers. Ordinary Embers can't devour one another."
"I asked you because there's another reason."
Another reason?
"What's the reason?" Chen Changan asked.
"After Embers are born, they have to keep absorbing Destructive Power to ensure our survival."
"We have no cultivation base and can't cultivate. If we want to keep living, there's only one way."
"That is to stay by the Lord of Embers' side."
"As long as we can stay by their side, we can survive without absorbing Destructive Power."
"Moreover,