Chapter 1821 - 1421: Ever-bright Lantern in the Passageway, Tomb Tower?

Even though Gu Changsheng spoke with great smugness, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, following her, exchanged glances and shook their heads with smiles!

Before even entering the Star Innate Tower, she had already abducted the tower’s Holy Envoy, stuffing the little child into a sack!

Only Gu Changsheng could pull off such a stunt!

And she did it so well that no one knew what to say!

"I, the Holy Envoy, have something to say!"

Inside the sack, struggling to move two little short legs, the Holy Envoy Child beside Gu Changsheng raised his head. Despite clearly being unaccustomed to walking this way, his expressionless little face still showed no emotion!

"Speak your piece!" Having tied up the Child as hostage, Gu Changsheng was in a good mood, completely unconcerned with the bewildered gazes around her, as she confidently made her way to the Star Innate Tower.

"Bringing me, the Holy Envoy, along only spells trouble for you!" The Holy Envoy Child said earnestly.

"You know you’re a trouble, do you?" Gu Changsheng heard him, raised an eyebrow, and continued walking leisurely, "But I just love trouble! Who made your master and this Star Innate Tower so darn freaky? I have little confidence! Keeping you by my side is akin to an amulet! It reassures me!"

"..." The Holy Envoy Child looked at Gu Changsheng, wanting to say something, but recalling his master’s instructions, he opted to stay silent.

He had said all he could, yet this woman was determined to bind him and take him along!

Her master was indeed right; this woman would definitely strap him to her side for peace of mind!

Gu Changsheng was oblivious that all her actions were anticipated by Ta You; she was boldly heading into the Star Innate Tower!

From the main gate of the Cultivation Tower to the first floor of the Star Innate Tower, one must pass through a lengthy corridor.

For some reason, as soon as she stepped into the corridor, Gu Changsheng smelled a faint trace of blood, tinged with the scent of decay!

This smell was quite repulsive to Gu Changsheng, yet those around her seemed oblivious, showing no reaction!

"Did you guys not smell the blood?" Gu Changsheng frowned.

"No, did you smell it, wife? How come I can’t smell it?" Yuan Bao’s mountainous body almost filled the corridor, making it hard for anyone to squeeze past him. Hearing this, he questioned curiously.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng frowned deeper.

"There is a bit of a bloody smell!" Zhou Mu’s face, akin to the Divine Residence, showed slight concern.

"But it’s greatly diluted; it must have wafted in from afar!" Shi Wujue nodded in agreement.

In the corridor leading into the tower, the light was dim, with small flames flickering at intervals. Gu Changsheng curiously approached one, examined it, and then widened her eyes...

"What the hell! No lamp oil! How is it possible for this flame to keep burning?"

No wonder Gu Changsheng was shocked because she suddenly thought of something!

The Ever-bright Lanterns that only appear in ancient tombs!

Ever-bright Lanterns that burn for thousands of years, never extinguishing!

"Wife, don’t scare me..." The mountainous Yuan Bao shuddered, his round and polished face filled with horror, "Wife, I’m afraid of ghosts..."

"Ghosts? What’s to be afraid of ghosts? Humans are the scariest!" Gu Changsheng scoffed at his words but did not let her Phoenix Eyes relax.

Ever-bright Lantern!

Gu Changsheng was certain that the flame on the corridor’s iron walls was an Ever-bright Lantern!

Ever-bright Lanterns that only appear in tombs!

The Holy Envoy Child’s head poked out of the sack, gazing at Gu Changsheng’s fluctuating expression. His little face remained emotionless, "You’re right. This lamp is ever-bright, lighting past and future, guiding lost souls to rebirth."

"So, is this truly an Ever-bright Lantern?" Gu Changsheng quickly turned around upon hearing him, her Phoenix Eyes full of shock.

"Indeed, it’s an Ever-bright Lantern!" The Holy Envoy Child nodded.

"Then, is this Star Innate Tower actually a tomb tower?" Gu Changsheng approached the Holy Envoy Child, pressing for answers.

"Correct, this is the long-chosen resting place for the Holy Master!" The Holy Envoy Child answered without reservation.

"Damn it!" Gu Changsheng exploded, "So we’re standing in someone’s tomb? Ah? Ah? Ah?"

The Holy Envoy Child shook his head, "No! It’s not a tomb yet; the Holy Master hasn’t passed away!"

The unspoken implication was that once the Holy Master passed away, this would indeed be a tomb?

Gu Changsheng stared, stunned!

Well, sooner or later, wouldn’t this become a tomb anyhow?

"Don’t tell me there’s a coffin, accompanying corpse, or insects inside? Don’t tell me we’re here not for some tower climbing trial but for tomb raiding?" Gu Changsheng was at a loss for words to describe her feelings!

She’s seen ghosts, but never anything so bizarre!

Whose final resting place wouldn’t be chosen in a scenic area with excellent Feng Shui? Who would choose a bustling city?

Even if it’s a tomb chosen in a bustling city, why let so many living people climb the tower?

What kind of trick is this?

"That’s not the case..." The Holy Envoy Child heard this, thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"That’s good! That’s good!" Gu Changsheng heard this and felt very relieved.

Yuan Bao was even more frightened, patting his chest!

Heavens know, Gu Changsheng really has no interest in tomb robbing, not to mention robbing tombs, she even feels spooky going into someone else’s tomb!

No way around it, even carefree people would have some taboos, Gu Changsheng really has some taboos about tombs!

Because Gu Changsheng clearly remembers, her father once told her, in a past life to find a way to escape the life pattern of premature death, he robbed countless ancient tombs of that era and encountered all sorts of strange things!

If her father and mother weren’t skilled, they would’ve died countless times by now!

But now, her father and mother have truly died!

And she is still continuously searching for a way to awaken them!

Gu Changsheng knows well, she doesn’t have her father’s skills and is clueless about tombs, so this journey to the Star Innate Tower becomes even more confusing!

"Evildoer, do you know anything about these public tombs, which are essentially underground palaces?" Gu Changsheng frowned and asked, looking at the Ever-bright Lantern on the iron wall.

"I’m still young!" Zhou Mu said with only that sentence!

"..." Gu Changsheng was at a loss for words and turned to look at Shi Wujue.

Under Gu Changsheng’s gaze, Shi Wujue shrugged, "This City Lord isn’t old either!"

The answer was just that simple!

They were all young, far from the age of preparing underground palaces for themselves, so their research on underground palaces was... basically nonexistent!

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng felt a little speechless!

She sighed, muttered while continuing along the corridor, "Everyone says there’s a grave in the heart, burying the undead. Ta You is really strange, he actually built a grave to house himself, the undead!"

"Holy Master said, people, are bound to die, life’s death, death’s life..." The Holy Envoy Child in the sack bounced along beside Gu Changsheng, immediately chiming in after hearing.

"Shut up! So young, talking about life and death! Don’t mimic those ancient sayings! Your master is just about twenty, why act so eerie?" Gu Changsheng interrupted the Holy Envoy Child before he could finish.

She most detests that life and death stuff!

If you’re alive, live diligently!

Alive and well, building a grave for oneself, Gu Changsheng couldn’t possibly do such a thing!

Especially now, she’s walking inside someone else’s grave, just thinking about it makes her uncomfortable!

The Star Innate Tower rises into the clouds and covers a vast area. From the tower entrance, this corridor alone is several kilometers long. Gu Changsheng and her group walked slowly, slower than the Trialists being blocked by Yuan Bao behind them!

"Hey! In front! Can you move faster? Aren’t you wasting time?"

Finally, after Gu Changsheng’s group moved for more than a quarter of an hour, disgruntled shouts came from behind Yuan Bao.

"The kid in the sack can’t run fast, if you dare, come here and carry him!" Gu Changsheng heard this and immediately yelled back.

Silence fell behind Yuan Bao!

Everyone naturally knew who Gu Changsheng was referring to!

Carrying the Holy Envoy? Oh please! No way!

That fearless woman’s got the guts, but they certainly don’t!

They participated in tower climbing for immense wealth and power, not to seek death!

Gu Changsheng wasn’t walking fast not only because the Holy Envoy Child indeed couldn’t move quickly but because the further they walked, the stronger the scent of blood became!

Phoenix Eyes narrowed dangerously to a slit, Gu Changsheng instinctively felt danger awaited them ahead!

"Up ahead is the first floor of the Star Innate Tower!" At last, while Gu Changsheng prepared cautiously, the Holy Envoy Child in the sack pointed at the lights at the end of the corridor, voicing calmly.

"What’s peculiar about the first floor of the Star Innate Tower?" Gu Changsheng strained her eyes, seeing nothing, and no sound came through!

Gu Changsheng was slightly alarmed; this corridor actually isolates inner strength exploration!

"Nothing can be said, but all of the Holy Master’s arrangements are for all beings!" The Holy Envoy Child shook his head, "You’ll understand when you get there!"

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately glared sharply at the Holy Envoy Child, raised her hand, and without hesitation, flicked his forehead, "Nothing can be said, nothing can be said! Walk ahead and lead the way!"