Davis gazed at the Fire Phoenix Lower Realm's disciples.
Considering that they voiced out a warning instead of just blowing up the abode, he was forced to rethink his opinion about them.
'Well, although they're greenhorns who don't have survival skills, they may be loaded with battle skills. Besides, they have two Kingly Monarchs with them. That's enough force to deter many factions from attacking them…'
Davis knew they were dangerous from their prowess but also quite harmless since they seemed to be innocent youths who hadn't experienced the cruel world yet. Why the Auraflame Clan sent them to this land of death was beyond him, but he inwardly shook his head.
Many factions were going to be indeed ruthless to their kin in order to allow them to grow into true experts. He felt that this was no different from any other power while he was just being soft on his own family.
Even when he let Evelynn experience hardship as he left her alone in the Sunset Tear Mountain back then, he was still with her, watching over her movements and protecting her from the shadows.
He found it difficult to be ruthless towards his own family, but he wasn't worried as even without him being ruthless, his women did push themselves beyond their limits to be this strong in prowess and skillful in their occupations, such as alchemy and forging.
He was low-key proud of them for not indulging in luxury.
Sighing lightly, Davis was just about to let them go while taking their treasure list, but Lysan Auraflame, their leader, opened his mouth.
"Actually, I'll let you on this information in exchange for releasing us."
"And what that might be?" Davis became intrigued.
"It's about the remnants of the Ethereal Lumina Tree…"
"…!"
Davis didn't show even the slightest reaction as he was clueless, but looking at Tina, Dalila, Myria, and even the expressions of the Ghostly Crow Lower Realm disciples' churn, he knew that it must be important.
However, the name itself gave him solemn vibes, allowing him to understand that this must be good.
"Go on." Davis gestured, causing Lysan Auraflame to nod and continue.
"Almost every Minor Realm has an Ethereal Lumina Tree, allowing the world to thrive with denser heaven and earth energy as it breathes in the impurity and breathes out pure heaven and earth energy. This kind of world tree was unlike any other in existence, its roots delving deep into the earth, connecting with the spiritual essence of the land, and its branches extending high into the heavens, brushing against the stars themselves."
"It is said that its sustenance is the Solar Reverence, and as long as it remains, it will continue to survive even if the universe is filled with impure heaven and earth energy, and without the tree, it is said that a realm inches closer to its death faster. From this, it could be seen how vital it is to a realm's lifespan."
"I see, I see…"
Said Davis, but he was clueless. What the heck is Solar Reverence?
To avoid coming off as ignorant, he couldn't help but ask Myria.
"It's the True Sun." Myria responded back with a soul transmission, "If you don't know, there is only one true sun for the entire Three-Layered Universe. The other stars appearing in space are all fire and yang-attributed natural disasters."
"What…?"
Davis's heart shook.
Only one sun for an entire universe? And the others are considered disasters?
He couldn't even begin to fathom how big it was when he felt something wasn't right.
"It's not big. It's not small. It's ethereal and doesn't exist in this space, yet it still shines with absolute glory during the day and disappears during the night, leaving it to the Lunar Reverence, which is of a similar nature. Of course, you can head out to space from here, but if you tried to reach the sun or the moon, you would never reach it."
Myria's words left Davis feeling a bit stupefied.
"Is… is it a spirit?"
"Who knows? But topics about it should be certainly avoided, and that's why people are slightly aware call it the True Sun or Solar Reverence."
Davis expected Myria to answer in a nonchalant tone but her tone was solemn, leaving him heaving a heavy breath.
He had to scroll through the memories of the Crimson Pathflame Lower Realm disciples once again to find this hidden memory. Rather than hidden, it was fading away, meaning that it was inflicted with karmic burden.
'What...? Knowing what or where the sun is supposed to be a secret…?'
Davis realized that not many denizens of the true immortal world knew about this matter. Apparently, anyone below Immortal King Stage or Monarch Stage couldn't survive in space, particularly the space of the Third Layer, so that's a limit set on them as well.
Seeing that Davis and the others digested what he said as they came to their own conclusions, Lysan Auraflame continued.
"Naturally, the Astral Forgeheart Minor Realm has its own world tree, the Ethereal Lumina Tree, but it has long since withered, leaving behind a husk of its former glory since the realm itself is near its end. Nonetheless, even its wood at the Peak-Level Sovereign Stage and could be considered a treasure of its own."
"What about the fruits?"
Davis's gaze flickered.
Such a tree… he imagined that its fruits must be abhorrently good for health and cultivation!
"Indeed. The fruits are of the utmost importance. Usually, the Realm Master and their faction would enjoy the graces of its fruits, but since this realm is ruled by two Upper Realms, the portions are divided. With that being said, all the fruits have been taken by them-"
"Do you want to die?"
Davis narrowed his eyes at Lysan Auraflame. Was he saying this just to troll them if he was going to say such a thing wasn't available at the end?"
"Wait… I haven't finished yet."
Lysan Auraflame felt Davis's killing intent, his scalp turning numb as his body also shook. He couldn't believe what he felt even though he was a kingly phoenix, but he chalked it up to the presence of the woman with the Emperor-Tier Burning Phoenix blood.
He still felt threatened by her as she could thoroughly suppress him, but the fact that she could suppress him to this level meant she had a pure Emperor-Tier bloodline, perhaps a purity rate above ninety-five percent.
He was shocked as most of their bloodline's purity wouldn't even reach ninety percent, hovering below it.
Gulping ever so lightly and carefully choosing his words, Lysan Auraflame continued.
"The fruits borne by the Ethereal Lumina Tree are luminous fruits that shine upon the world. They are called the Lustrous Celestial Fruit. Each of their fruit is accompanied by a worldly phenomenon and gathers many cultivators, beasts, and spirits alike to witness it maturing. It glows with a captivating radiance, emitting a kaleidoscope of colors that danced like the shimmering auroras of the heavens."
"To those who were attuned to the energies of the heaven and earth, merely laying eyes on this heavenly fruit could induce a profound sense of tranquility and enlightenment, allowing them to improve their affinity over the Laws they practice in tremendously and as a side effect, even allows one to detect the heavenly resources growing in the realm as long as its essence remains in your body until it is fully digested."
"That's an excellent news indeed." Davis nodded with a smile, "And where is it?"
Although being able to find heavenly resources without the treasure list was good, even the unlisted ones, without knowing where it was, hearing about its magnificence was useless to him, not to mention the tree was already a husk now.
Where was he going to find its fruit? However, he had other ideas, like trying to find its seed and growing it into a massive tree.
Davis didn't have any ambitions, but he could feel one swelling in his heart right now.
'I have to create my own realm, free of the nuisance stemming from other beings who reject my existence…'
It was the true immortal world attuned to the heavens. Davis naturally didn't expect people to accept him as even Myria, a Divine Saintess, wasn't accepted.
He momentarily dreamed but was pulled out by a sullen voice.
"I'm not done yet."
Having never been in this kind of position, Lysan Auraflame's voice was sullen.
"This fruit, the Lustrous Celestial Fruit, has been made into a pill by the Astral Pill Upper Realm and has been hidden inside a temple."
"Oh?" Davis raised his brows.
The Crimson Pathflame Lower Realm's people didn't know of this matter, although they knew that this tree existed but had already withered.
"This temple is naturally concealed as well, done by the Forgeheart Peak Upper Realm using one of their concealment formations, but it is said that it could only be reached and opened with two keys, one hidden in this world and the other with the disciples of a Minor Realm. Now, with many factions coming to know of this information, you should know what this means."
"Those disciples of that Minor Realm were hunted down and soulscoured?"
Hearing Davis's answer, Lysan Auraflame smiled complacently.
"Good guess, but those disciples did something else. They publicly announced this information and gave the Azure Dragon Upper Realm's disciples the key, managing to get into their good graces. Therefore, what's left is to find the other key to head to the concealed temple, which is probably located near the remnants of the Ethereal Lumina Tree."
"…"
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