Chapter 120 - 90: Why Does Your Soul Lamp Keep Flickering? (6k)_2

A giant black raven slowly emerged from the darkness.

Its entire body was shrouded in a dense deathly aura, and its enormous figure exuded an oppressive presence that made one’s heart tremble.

Deathly aura surged like a tide, and its blood-red eyes were fixated on Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing felt his breath catch, and the next moment, he felt a sudden sharp pain in his forehead, as if something had pierced through it.

Then his consciousness plunged into darkness.

When he opened his eyes again, he transformed into a red light cluster.

"Am I dead? That was too fast!"

Zhou Qing felt a lingering fear. If his guess was correct, it seemed like a steel-like feather had pierced him.

Its speed was so fast that he didn’t even have time to react.

"Could it be the one that injured the Supreme Elder and others?" Zhou Qing was shocked.

It’s worth noting that Duanmu Shu was at the Great Perfection of the Divinity Transformation Realm. If that was true, it wasn’t unjust for a small fry like him to die.

"Let’s take another look!"

Filled with curiosity, Zhou Qing plunged in again.

He didn’t expect to encounter Wandering Souls in the Gravity Zone this time, three at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm and six at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Sure enough, Zhou Qing was stopped at the third wave.

There was no other way. Although his Double Pill combat power was doubled, under the terrifying gravity, his strength was limited, and there were seven Golden Core Realm Wandering Souls.

"There’s one more chance!" After coming out again, seeing the No. 6 blue ball still in his view, Zhou Qing was filled with envy.

Obviously, luck was bad this time again. Even though he advanced a dozen meters, he was still besieged to death.

"I’ll definitely not go next time!"

In the room, Zhou Qing felt lingering fear.

Even though he resisted until the third wave, he didn’t even reach half the usual distance.

No wonder higher cultivation practitioners weren’t allowed in. Setting aside those Wandering Souls, the multiplying gravity alone made it impossible to move an inch.

Looking at the ten remaining mid-grade Spirit Stones in his hand, Zhou Qing sighed.

This time, he wasted thirty mid-grade Spirit Stones for nothing, not even a splash in the water.

No, at least he learned something about the deeper parts.

"Old Fourth, Old Fourth, are you okay?"

At this moment, Yan Xiaohu’s anxious voice sounded from outside the courtyard, accompanied by urgent knocking on the door.

Zhou Qing couldn’t help but feel a bit exhausted.

Big Brother, from morning till now, this is the second time. Who can stand being startled all day?

Wasn’t Lu Yaoyao and the Ninth Princess going to the Jade Dining Hall? If you go over and settle their meal bills, wouldn’t their favorability increase?

Helplessly, he opened the door again. Just as he was about to say something, he saw that besides his Third Senior Brother, there was also an elderly man with a gaunt face and a slightly hunched figure standing outside.

The elderly man’s hair was gray and sparse, but he gave off a feeling of solidity as steady as a mountain.

At the top of his cane was a uniquely shaped Soul Lamp.

Instantly, Zhou Qing understood the identity of this person.

"Disciple Zhou Qing, greets Elder!"

Yan Xiaohu, relieved to see Zhou Qing was alright, quickly introduced.

"Old Fourth, this is Elder Jiang Pu, the guardian of the Soul Lamp Tower. Elder Jiang, this is my junior brother Zhou Qing. He’s alright, as I said, I just saw him. You gave me a scare; I thought he’d been assassinated again."

Yan Xiaohu addressed the elder.

Jiang Pu scrutinized Zhou Qing, a bit puzzled, then spoke.

"Here’s the situation: Recently, your Soul Lamp in the Soul Lamp Tower kept flickering. Fortunately, it stabilized, so we didn’t pay much heed. But today it happened again, so I came to check."

Hearing Elder Jiang Pu’s words, Zhou Qing instantly understood it was because his Divine Sense entered the first layer of the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace and simulated an accidental death in the Pocket World.

Unexpectedly, the trace of Soul Fire he left during his apprenticeship provided such protective effects.

Without delay, Zhou Qing said, "Thank you for your concern, Elder. As you can see, I’m fine. I guess my Soul Lamp is just old and worn out."

Zhou Qing joked with a smile.

Jiang Pu shook his head, then thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps your Soul Power was weak when you left it, as you hadn’t started cultivating. Come to the Soul Tower when you have time and leave a new Soul Lamp."

"Yes!" Zhou Qing responded.

Jiang Pu said no more, then turned into a stream of light and departed.

Watching him leave, Zhou Qing suddenly frowned as if recalling something. He quickly asked Yan Xiaohu beside him.

"Third Senior Brother, how many elders guard the Soul Tower?"

Yan Xiaohu replied, puzzled, "Just one."

"Elder Jiang Pu?" Zhou Qing pointed at the black dot gradually disappearing in the sky.

Yan Xiaohu nodded and said, "The Soul Lamp Tower isn’t large. It simply holds the Soul Lamps of the Supreme Elder, peak masters, elders, hall masters, stewards, and core disciples like us. There aren’t many."

"As for those True Inheritors, inner disciples, and outer disciples, they’re not qualified. So they strive hard in cultivation. To have one’s Soul Lamp in the tower is a supreme honor and provides immediate support when in danger."

Zhou Qing silently pondered.

As a core disciple, his flickering Soul Lamp brought Elder Jiang Pu to check immediately. When Gao Xuan Shibo died, his Soul Lamp must have dimmed and extinguished.

The Soul Lamp of a peak master encountering trouble should have caused significant alarm, yet Master and others knew nothing.