Chapter 167: Chapter 166: Senior Sister, What Kind of Person Is Your Husband?

"This person... he seems... he seems to be the one who blocked the great power of heaven and earth..."

Hearing this, the Ghost Cultivator froze.

He then took another careful look at Jiang Zuo and couldn’t help but gulp.

’He looks like he’s only Tier One, but that must be a facade. Someone who can block the great power of heaven and earth has to be Tier Seven.’

He still remembered what that person had said before they came: "If someone blocks the great power of heaven and earth and survives the ensuing destruction, then retreat. Staying would be suicide."

"S-Senior, I think there might be a misunderstanding," the Ghost Cultivator leader said, trying to salvage the situation.

Jiang Zuo said nothing. He was trying to see if he could spot Su Qi.

But after looking for a while, he found he couldn’t.

This place was far more complex than he had imagined; there was no exit he could use.

He needed to find a new way out.

’This is going to be a major undertaking.’

Just then, the Ghost Cultivator leader spoke up again. "Senior, this is an Evolutionary Spring. If you don’t know how to use it, we can handle it for you."

Jiang Zuo turned to look at the Ghost Cultivator, a middle-aged man with a thin mustache.

"Use it?"

Jiang Zuo didn’t think the Immortal Spirit Spring had any particular "use."

The Ghost Cultivator leader immediately explained, "We Ghost Cultivators have devised a plan to make the Evolutionary Spring the core of an Array, which will then be extended to build a Cultivation Tower."

"You see, the Evolutionary Spring has the ability to evolve Cultivation Techniques. When it’s done, everyone who enters the tower will have a chance at an epiphany."

"If you are willing to help, Senior, we Ghost Cultivators will grant you permanent access to the Cultivation Tower."

"You’ll even have your own permanent room inside."

Jiang Zuo scoffed at the so-called Cultivation Tower. As things stood, there wasn’t a single Cultivation Technique he couldn’t evolve to its ultimate form with just a glance.

’If there were any exceptions, they would have to be Dual Cultivation Skills.’

Then Jiang Zuo asked, "How do you plan on moving this spring?"

The Ghost Cultivator leader hesitated before saying, "We have a Spatial Treasure, one meant for teleportation rather than storage."

"Once activated, it will connect to a certain Great Power among the Ghost Cultivators. He will then use the Magical Treasure to retrieve the Evolutionary Spring, and we’ll be able to return along with it."

’These kinds of spatial Magical Treasures are usually High-Tier Magical Treasures.’

Never mind whether it could break through the spatial Restriction of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion—even if it could, it would be impossible to transport the entire Immortal Spirit Spring.

’However, if they actually manage to break through, I might have a chance to escape.’

Jiang Zuo then looked at the Ghost Cultivator. "Do it."

"Huh?" The Ghost Cultivator leader was stunned for a second before it dawned on him. "You agree?"

Jiang Zuo didn’t reply. Instead, he waved his hand, signaling the Heart-piercing Snake to back away.

His gesture was a clear sign of his tacit approval.

Jiang Zuo then stepped aside, curious to see how this Ghost Cultivator would contact the outside world.

Most importantly, he needed to know if they could actually help him.

The Ghost Cultivator leader then took out a black stone.

He used the stone to draw a circle around the Immortal Spirit Spring, completely enclosing it.

The Ghost Cultivator leader then pressed the stone onto the circle he had drawn.

In an instant, the stone merged into the circle, which began to emit a black light.

’Spatial coordinates? It seems their backer’s Cultivation is quite high. The great power of heaven and earth must have been his doing.’ Seeing the spatial coordinates sparked many thoughts in Jiang Zuo’s mind.

But what he cared about most was whether that person could truly breach the defenses of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion.

The light then intensified to its peak, the black radiance suppressing the Golden Light.

’It’s starting.’

Jiang Zuo looked up. Whether they would succeed or not all came down to this moment.

He had already gotten the Heart-piercing Snake under control. The moment they succeeded, he would have the snake send him up at top speed.

It was his ticket out of here.

Just as the black light began affecting the Golden Light, Jingyue, who was in the middle of the ritual, looked completely bewildered. "What’s going on? Is the positioning acting up again? Everyone resting, get up! They’re about to tear our house down!"

Su Qi, who was still meditating, was jolted awake by Jingyue’s shout.

"What is it now?" Su Qi asked, then added in surprise, "Huh? Why can’t I sense what’s below anymore? Did the ritual base disappear again?"

"It’s still here, but if you don’t get up right now, it’s *going* to be gone," Jingyue said.

Su Qi and the other Candidacy Saintesses around her immediately got up. A failed ritual was no small matter.

It hadn’t failed once in all these years. No one knew what would happen if it did.

The five Candidacy Saintesses then surrounded Jingyue. They formed special hand seals and drew upon the power within the Array.

The Saintess was the focal point of that power.

At that moment, a leaf-shaped mark appeared on the back of their hands or on their arms. Every Candidacy Saintess possessed such a mark.

Only those with the mark could easily channel certain powers within the Array. As the Saintess, Jingyue also had a leaf-shaped mark.

But unlike the others, her mark was on her glabella, and it was a seven-colored leaf.

"Senior Sister, the Holy Sister’s mark looks a lot like the color of your hairband. Are they a matching set?" a pure-looking young woman asked.

The young woman was the picture of innocence and grace, like a white lotus in a clear spring.

’Now *that’s* what a Saintess should be like.’

’Not like some people who are obsessed with becoming internet celebrities and gaining followers, disgracing the Holy Land.’

Su Qi clearly remembered Master Qing Yue making that exact comment. And this young woman’s name was Qing Lian.

"No, my hairband isn’t from the Holy Land. It’s..."

Before Su Qi could finish, Jingyue cut in. "Her husband gave it to her and told her to wear it always. I even checked online—you can’t buy it anywhere. It’s probably some Protective Talisman he begged for somewhere."

Qing Lian laughed. "Master Qing Yue said that with one of you obsessed with being an internet celebrity and the other thinking about nothing but her husband, you two are the shame of the Holy Land."

"Senior Sister, what’s your husband like? I heard marriage is the grave of love. Is being married exhausting, Senior Sister?" a young girl of only thirteen or fourteen asked.

She had become a Candidacy Saintess in the last two years and was the youngest of them all.

Su Qi thought for a moment. "Hmm, what kind of person is he?"

"A peerless hero," Jingyue declared. "Our little damsel’s husband is a legendary peerless hero. He stands above all, unrivaled in the world, the peerless hero who will protect your Senior Sister for all his life."

"Of course, he’s only *your Senior Sister’s* hero. To the rest of you, who knows, he might be a Demon."

"Holy Sister!!!" Su Qi whined.

How could her Holy Sister spread such rumors about her husband? What if these girls actually went to Jiang Zuo to confirm it?

Any misunderstanding would make Jiang Zuo feel bad.

Jingyue said, "Relax, they don’t believe me. I don’t even believe myself."

Everyone was speechless.

’Their Saintess isn’t serious at all. She has none of the cold elegance a Saintess is supposed to have.’

’Although, when she’s quiet, she really does look the part.’