"As far as I know..."
The Seventeenth Ancestor pondered for a moment, tapping a fingertip lightly against the table. Each tap gave a low echo.
His gaze seemed to pierce time and space, tracing an ancient and fierce struggle.
"When this material first appeared, countless powerful figures fought to claim it. Even those with Perfected Dao Fruit entered the fray. Who knows how many fell in that battle? It shook half the Immortal Path Great World."
He slowly raised his head and fixed his gaze on Lu Ren. "If you're asking who has it now, the Taixu Immortal Sect is the most likely answer."
"The Taixu Immortal Sect?"
Lu Ren frowned slightly.
"That's right."
The Seventeenth Ancestor said gravely, "I'll go to the Taixu Immortal Sect myself. Whatever the cost, I'll bring that material back for you."
"Sorry for the trouble, Seventeenth Ancestor!"
Lu Ren cupped his fists solemnly.
Then he asked, "What about the other two materials, Primordial Golden Dipper Stone and Eerie Meteoric Frost Sand? Does the clan have any leads?"
The Seventeenth Ancestor's expression turned stern, his eyes sharp as lightning. "Rest assured, Lu Ren. The Chaos Clan will spare no effort to find those two materials for you. I'll issue orders at once and use every source of intelligence and every secret channel we have. Even if we must search the entire Immortal Path Great World, we'll find them."
Lu Ren nodded, then cautioned him, "Seventeenth Ancestor, keep the search quiet."
The Seventeenth Ancestor gave him a searching look. He understood Lu Ren's concern. "I'll have our subordinate forces search in secret under various pretexts. Their true purpose won't be exposed."
Only then did Lu Ren feel a weight lift from his heart.
A search for a single material might not draw much attention.
But if