Candle Dragon felt much more at ease after seeing it.
Then he asked, "We're still missing the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl!"
Ancestral Dragon's mood darkened at the mention of it.
The Innate Fire Spirit Pearl was in Yuanfeng's hands. He'd originally thought it would be the easiest of the Five Elements Spirit Pearls to obtain!
But he'd gone to see Yuanfeng several times.
And every time, he'd come back empty-handed!
Yuanfeng already harbored deep resentment toward Ancestral Dragon. And after suppressing the Undying Volcano, she'd wanted nothing to do with the affairs of the Primordial Wilderness.
The Innate Fire Spirit Pearl was deeply connected to her lineage.
Obtaining it would create karma, and giving it away would create karma, too!
"Now, when I go to the Undying Volcano, Yuanfeng won't even see me..."
Ancestral Dragon gritted his teeth.
He'd already given one of the Five Elements Spirit Pearls to Hong Yun. This was the last step.
He had to see it through and satisfy Hong Yun, didn't he?
"I'll go to her again!"
"This time, I'll persuade her no matter what..."
With that, Ancestral Dragon swept his sleeve and turned away.
The light screen before Candle Dragon soon grew blurry, then scattered into a cluster of glowing motes and flew off...
Candle Dragon stood silently in the Myriad Dragon Hall for a long while.
He let out a sigh.
Thinking back on their conversation, he realized, after pondering it carefully, that Ancestral Dragon's spirits had changed!
He'd gone from confident to somewhat dejected.
Otherwise, Ancestral Dragon wouldn't have instinctively resisted at first. For the Dragon Clan, his elder brother had always been even more willing than Candle Dragon to humble himself.
"Alas, elder brother... The Dragon Clan has held you back!"
"But you have to understand, the Primordial Wilderness has