"According to the intelligence I obtained, the Earthcore Fire Lotus is mainly concentrated in one area at the heart of the Zhurong Basin, with a smaller number scattered elsewhere throughout the basin. All their locations are recorded in these jade slips. Fellow Daoists, please take a look." After a pause, Lord Fu took out several jade slips and handed one to each person.
Shen Luo sent his Divine Sense into the slip. Aside from the central area, it marked more than a dozen other locations containing fire lotuses, scattered throughout the Zhurong Basin.
"With so many scattered fire lotuses, does Fellow Daoist Fu intend for us to split up and search for them separately?" Dragon Fang asked thoughtfully.
"Precisely. I assume you all agree that this would be the safer approach?" Lord Fu said meaningfully.
The others exchanged glances but said nothing. Treasures like the Earthcore Fire Lotus were naturally not something they wished to share with others, and they all wanted to act alone.
"Since none of you object, then it is settled. The scattered Earthcore Fire Lotuses will be left to you all, while Fellow Daoist Hua and I will head directly to the center of the basin," Lord Fu said.
Dragon Fang, Turtle Thousand Years, and the others were about to nod, but upon hearing that last sentence, their eyes flickered.
"Please do not misunderstand. It is not that Fellow Daoist Fu and I wish to keep everything for ourselves. Although the central region of the basin contains many Earthcore Fire Lotuses, it has also gathered a large number of Scarlet Flame Beasts, all extremely powerful. Not to mention one or two people—even if all of us went together, we might not be able to handle them. Fellow Daoist Fu and I are going there to set