Chapter 1831: What Do You Eat, Remnant Soul?

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Ye Zhangqing immediately asked.

"What purpose did you, Senior, have in bringing me here?"

"Haha, this kid of yours is somewhat interesting."

Facing Ye Zhangqing's inquiry, the middle-aged man laughed loudly, showing great interest in Ye Zhangqing.

As for Ye Zhangqing, he silently gazed at the middle-aged man; after the laughter subsided, the middle-aged man continued speaking.

"This place is actually the core of this immortal tomb; as for my identity, you kid should be able to guess it, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing nodded.

After the middle-aged man said this, Ye Zhangqing had already guessed his identity.

The middle-aged man before you is none other than the owner of this immortal tomb, that is, the so-called Qing Zhu.

Of course, Qing Zhu is indeed dead; the middle-aged man before you is not a living person, merely a remnant soul.

Indeed, that is the case; in the next moment, the middle-aged man began to explain on his own.

According to him, he now indeed only has a remnant soul left, but due to his cultivation level, his soul has already transformed into an immortal soul.

In Zhu Tian Wan Jie, after a cultivator dies, a remnant soul can indeed exist for a period of time, and if aided by other means, its existence can be prolonged considerably.

Once one becomes an immortal soul, even without external aid, an immortal soul can remain in the world for a very long time.

Even some supremely powerful experts of the Immortal Realm, if they die, can have their immortal souls achieve eternal indestructibility.

In a sense, this can be considered a manifestation of immortality.

However, as the middle-aged man said, such immortality is actually a kind of covert torment.

After all, an immortal soul dwelling in the world has many restrictions, the most basic being a limitation on its range of movement.

Like him, this immortal soul can only move within his own immortal tomb and cannot leave it.

This immortal tomb protects his immortal soul, yet at the same time it tightly imprisons him, making it impossible for his immortal soul to leave this tomb.

At the end, Qing Zhu's immortal soul gave a self-mocking laugh.

"People, the longer they live, the more they fear death; they have many attachments and many things they cannot let go of."

"Everyone thinks that the strong should be detached from all worldly concerns, having already achieved a mind like still water."

"In fact, that's nonsense; who in this world has no attachments?"

"Many people die unwilling to depart, preferring to be imprisoned rather than completely dissipate in the world."

"I once thought I could let go, but in the end it's the same—I still have an unresolved knot in my heart."

Qing Zhu muttered to himself; Ye Zhangqing did not interrupt, waiting until he finished before Ye Zhangqing weakly said.

"So…… Senior forcibly brought me here—what exactly is the purpose?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qing Zhu stared blankly for a moment, then realized he had been drifting off, and unconsciously began to complain to Ye Zhangqing.

"Haha, look at my memory—I forgot to mention the main point."

He felt no embarrassment; Qing Zhu laughed loudly and was not angered by Ye Zhangqing's question.

"The fish you cooked by the river earlier was good; it made my mouth water, so I invited you to prepare a meal for me—don't worry, you'll get your due."

???

I had guessed something earlier, but when Qing Zhu actually said this, Ye Zhangqing couldn't help but be startled.

Besides this bit of cooking skill, I really have nothing else to show; Qing Zhu forcibly abducted me here, likely for this reason.

But the problem is, you're nothing but an immortal soul now—put bluntly, just a remnant soul.

You only have a remnant soul—what do you even eat?

Looking at Qing Zhu with some suspicion, Ye Zhangqing weakly asked.

"Senior, can you still eat?"

"How could I not? You kid look down on immortal souls?"

"I wouldn't dare."

"Then hurry up and prepare a table; your cooking is not bad, I've been watching you for a long time—quickly."

Qing Zhu urged Ye Zhangqing to get started; even the stove had been prepared in advance—clearly he came prepared.

After pointing to the stove, seeing this, Ye Zhangqing could only nod in agreement.

Don't think that because Qing Zhu is only an immortal soul now, he's someone you can handle.

Not to mention you—even the three ancestors of the Guo family couldn't stop him just now.

All you can do is watch helplessly as Qing Zhu abducts you.

I wouldn't dare say Qing Zhu's immortal soul is definitely stronger than the Guo family's three ancestors, but at least they are on the same level.

Thus, he also overwhelms the current Ye Zhangqing.

Ye Zhangqing nodded and began preparing the ingredients.

Meanwhile, outside, the three ancestors of the Guo family have gone completely mad, searching everywhere for where that spatial passage leads.

It appeared out of nowhere, then vanished in the blink of an eye; even if he personally intervened, he couldn't stop it.

At this point, there is not a single clue; Ye Zhangqing doesn't know the current situation, and the Guo family's three ancestors are naturally anxious like ants on a hot pan.

"Damn it, who is it—who exactly did this?"

"You old thing, what are you doing?"

Just as the Guo family's three ancestors were burning with anxiety, the phantom of the Harmony Joy Palace's Founding Ancestor appeared before them.

Also, the opportunity wasn't seized well; upon seeing the phantom of the Harmony Joy Palace's Founding Ancestor, the Guo family's three ancestors immediately shouted angrily.

"Was it you who did this?"

???

The Guo family's three ancestors gritted their teeth and asked; upon hearing this, the just-appeared phantom of the Harmony Joy Palace's Founding Ancestor was instantly stunned.

He looked at the Guo family three ancestors with a bewildered face, saying somewhat puzzled.

What did I do?

People, are the people you kidnapped?

What people?

The Harmony Union Palace Old Ancestor had no idea what the Guo family three ancestors were talking about; seeing that she indeed looked puzzled, the Guo family three ancestors also gradually calmed down.

It seems Ye Zhangqing was indeed not kidnapped by the Harmony Union Palace Old Ancestor.

Moreover, the Harmony Union Palace Old Ancestor's strength is comparable to his, and she is only a phantom manifestation, unlike him being an external incarnation.

In such a state, her strength is even inferior to his; it is utterly impossible for her to abduct Ye Zhangqing in his presence.

Furthermore, the Guo family three ancestors had no chance to intercept; the Harmony Union Palace Old Ancestor absolutely could not accomplish that.

Earlier, being anxious, the Guo family three ancestors suspected the Harmony Union Palace Old Ancestor; after all, within the Azure Lord Immortal Tomb, she was the most suspicious and the only one possibly capable of doing this.

Otherwise, those young disciples would be even less capable of doing this.

Seeing the Guo family three ancestors gradually regain composure, the Harmony Union Palace Old Ancestor asked again.

What on earth happened?

It has nothing to do with you; hurry up and take your Harmony Union Palace people and leave.

The Guo family three ancestors now had no mood to waste words with the Harmony Union Palace Old Ancestor; Ye Zhangqing had mysteriously disappeared, and right now finding people is important—there's no inclination to worry about anything else.