"Teacher, that iron plate held more than the Poison Master legacy of the Netherworld Poison Venerable. It also revealed the whereabouts of the Netherworld Poison Flame."
Xiao Yan looked up, excitement still bright in his eyes.
"Where?" Yao Lao's voice rose sharply. His interest had clearly been piqued.
"Judging by the location recorded here, it should be in what is now... the Chu Yun Empire." Xiao Yan spread a map of the Northwest Continent across the table and pointed to the Chu Yun Empire.
According to the information left in the legacy, an immature Netherworld Poison Flame was hidden there.
The Netherworld Poison Venerable had discovered it by chance while traveling through the Chu Yun Empire. Rather than take it immediately, he placed a Restriction around it, intending to return once it had matured.
Later, however, he suffered a grave injury for reasons unknown. With little time left, he sealed the information inside the iron plate and left it for someone destined to find it.
"Who knows whether the Netherworld Poison Flame is still there after all these years?" Yao Lao said thoughtfully.
Countless years had passed since the Netherworld Poison Venerable's time. No one could guarantee that another expert had not claimed the Heavenly Flame first.
"Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Chu Yun Empire before long." Xiao Yan made up his mind at once.
"Think carefully. Though the Netherworld Poison Flame ranks on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, few Alchemists would choose it. It is born amid countless poison marshes, and the poison within its flames is extraordinarily fierce..."
Yao Lao explained its properties one by one, his tone unusually grave. "If you mean to absorb it yourself, I would advise against it."
"Don't worry, Teacher. I wasn't planning to use this flame myself." Xiao