Chapter 103: The Life-Bound Divine Lamp

Su Yuanshan's heart skipped a beat.

"Dead?"

He only heard that person answer.

"Yeah, one didn't even live to be seventeen, and the other had his identity as a Retribution Ghost discovered by the people of this world when he was ten, and he was burned alive by his own biological parents in this world!

So you must never expose your identity, brother; once exposed, it's death, and not even the Heavenly King himself could save you! The people of this world hate us Retribution Ghosts the most!

Oh right, I forgot to tell you, 'Reborn One' is what we call ourselves, but the people in this world all call us Retribution Ghosts, and they fear and dread us Retribution Ghosts more than anything, even more than those demons and evil spirits."

Su Yuanshan was stunned upon hearing this, thinking to himself, this is probably the most tragic Reborn One I've ever met!

Is the profession of a Reborn One in this world so dangerous now? Why haven't I felt it? It seems I still don't know enough about this world!

Uh, wait a second!

He keeps talking about the people of this world, the people of this world this and that!

Why doesn't he mention how the gods of this world would treat a god if they discovered he was a Reborn One?

Could it be………………?

At this moment, a thought suddenly occurred to Su Yuanshan. However, he wasn't sure yet, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Brother, after you were reborn, is your current body human, or a ghost, fox, or monster? Or some other kind of beast?"

The other party didn't seem to expect Su Yuanshan to ask this question; he seemed to pause for a moment, then said hesitantly.

"Old buddy, why ask that?

Of course we are human, could we possibly be reincarnated as something else?

We Reborn Ones are all human when we are reborn! And we grow from the mother's womb, exactly the same as the normal people here; the only difference is that we are born with the memories of our past lives.

At this time, you must be careful, keep your mouth shut! Never, ever reveal that you are a Reborn One; even if you say one wrong word, once they suspect you and you are discovered, you're finished!

I know of several bloody examples right before my eyes!

I also thought I had been careful enough, but because I talked in my sleep, my relatives found out, and that's how I ended up in this miserable state!

Fortunately, I was well-prepared and relatively lucky; at least I've managed to stall them until now!

The main thing is that I was reborn into a cultivation family, so I still have some means!

But those brothers and sisters who were reborn into ordinary families are really miserable!"

Listening to his long-winded rambling, Su Yuanshan finally understood a little!

Although they are all Reborn Ones, he himself seems to be the most unique case; they all started from the mother's womb and were reborn as humans, just carrying memories of their past lives.

But he is different; his soul directly transmigrated into a divine statue and became a god!

This is probably the reason why he hasn't felt any danger! After all, who would pay attention to whether a divine statue is a Reborn One?

If that were the case, the people around would probably think that guy is either stupid or crazy!

Just as Su Yuanshan was secretly rejoicing, he suddenly heard that guy say again.

"Old buddy, when are you going to send someone to save me?

But it's best not to risk it yourself; once they discover you, you won't be able to run either!

Even the closest people won't talk to you about family affection; they will only think you are a Retribution Ghost who has come to collect a debt from them. They will try every possible way to kill you.

So you just need to send someone else to bring me a few Earth-Escaping Talismans!"

"Oh right, there is one most important point I forgot to tell you: you must keep a close eye on your Life-Bound Divine Lamp and don't let it go out; remember to add oil to it at all times.

Once the oil runs out and the lamp dries up, even if you still have hundreds of years of real lifespan left, you will die immediately, and there is no saving you.

I remember a Reborn One who died just because he was careless and didn't notice his Life-Bound Divine Lamp was out of oil and it went out."

Su Yuanshan was shocked upon hearing this and couldn't help but ask.

"What? You can die even if your lifespan isn't exhausted?"

He only heard the answer from the other side.

"That's right! Just because your lifespan is long doesn't mean you won't die!

Although your allotted lifespan isn't over, if some accident happens—like the Life-Bound Divine Lamp running out of oil, accidentally getting struck by lightning, accidentally being assassinated, or being poisoned, etc. —you will still die all the same!

Unless you are an immortal; of course, if an immortal encounters some kind of accident, they might die too, right! But that kind of death for them,

should be different from our human death, right? At least when we humans die, we can still reincarnate, but if an immortal dies, they are truly dead!"

For a moment, Su Yuanshan was speechless, and he suddenly noticed a rather fatal problem that he had been overlooking: his Life-Bound Divine Lamp.

Life-Bound Divine Lamp? Su Yuanshan's gaze involuntarily turned toward the bronze lamp on the offering table, thinking to himself, my Life-Bound Divine Lamp, it couldn't be this thing, could it?

Oh, my god!

It's almost out of oil!

No wonder I suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion and weakness, as if I were about to die, and I was dazed and didn't know how I ended up in this place.

It turns out it's because my Life-Bound Divine Lamp is almost out of oil; listening to what this guy said, once the Life-Bound Divine Lamp runs out of oil, that means I will…………

At this moment, Su Yuanshan was greatly shocked and hurriedly asked.

"Brother, how can one see the Life-Bound Divine Lamp? Where is your Life-Bound Divine Lamp kept? What does it look like? And how do you add oil to the divine lamp?

Where does the lamp oil come from?"

The other party seemed stunned for a long time before saying.

"My god, you……………… you you you don't know anything at all?"

"Is this your first time communicating with a Reborn One? Oh, my heavens!"

"Sigh, I'm running out of time, hurry up and send someone to save me!

I'll make a long story short, you must remember: in a hazy state, whether you have fallen asleep or passed out,

in short, when you are in a daze, hazy and blurred, you will find yourself in a tomb chamber.

There is a tombstone in that tomb chamber, and in front of the tombstone, there is a lamp and a bottle carved from jade, and there is also a fresh flower; you just need to insert the fresh flower into the bottle, and it won't take long before it automatically blooms into a flower,"

This flower is called a Message Flower, and it is used for communication between us reborn ones.

The fragrance it emits is carried away by a strange wind, and in the area covered by the fragrance, it is just like Wi-Fi; we can automatically connect and speak.

But these are not what is important; what is important is that you must take good care of that lamp—that's right, the lamp in front of the tombstone is your Life-Bound Divine Lamp, and in the entire tomb chamber, there is only that one lamp.

And the so-called lamp oil is the lifespan you seize; no matter if it is demons, ghosts, monsters, immortals, or cultivators, they should all be usable as your lamp oil!

But you must note that injecting your own lifespan is ineffective...!"

He babbled on and on, but the more Su Yuanshan listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

In a daze, he discovered he was in a tomb chamber?

That's not right? How did I discover I am in a temple? Could it be because he is a human and I am a deity?

And what about lifespan?

Is the lifespan of these demons, ghosts, and monsters really that fragrant?

Improving martial arts techniques requires it!

Keeping the flame of life of the Life-Bound Divine Lamp from extinguishing also requires it!

Just as Su Yuanshan wanted to ask more, he heard the other party say urgently.

"Brother, I'll just say this much; they are coming over, and I am going to use the Breath-Sealing Great Art. I hope it can drag things out for a while!

If you directly help me get through this hurdle, the next time you encounter a life-threatening danger, I will also risk my life to save you; I can swear an oath!"

This guy actually swore a poisonous oath, and seeing that he had gone this far, Su Yuanshan said.

"Fine! Tell me your detailed address."

"To the east of Yun Shen Gu, there is a platform built of stones, and further north there is a... big locust tree... I am at...!"

The person's voice was intermittent and finally disappeared.

Su Yuanshan sighed, knowing in his heart that the guy's situation must be dire right now.

However, Su Yuanshan's own Life-Bound Divine Lamp was running out of oil. Fortunately, he still had a few Lifespan Orbs left, so he used his consciousness to take them out from the Spirit Void Ring, then injected the lifespan into the Life-Bound Divine Lamp, barely managing to keep the lamp flame from going out. To continue adding oil, he would need to obtain more lifespan from demon creatures.

Now, when Su Yuanshan suddenly fell to the ground unconscious, it scared the little white fox terribly. It hurriedly dispersed its Fox Fire form, changed back to its original appearance, and pounced to Su Yuanshan's side, calling out to him repeatedly.

"Lord Prefect, Lord Prefect, what is wrong with you?"

However, Su Yuanshan had no reaction at all, until suddenly a Lifespan Orb flew out from the Spirit Void Ring, then dove into Su Yuanshan's mouth and disappeared.

Not long after, Su Yuanshan was seen waking up slowly, and then he said to it.