The disciples sought to become their master's right hand; Tian Ming'an and the others planned for Void Refinement
Life lamps differed from identity registers and true inheritance jade plaques.
Their method of creation was so simple that they were widely used throughout All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
It could be said that immortal gods and Buddhas of the Upper Three Realms made them, while True Persons and Daoist adepts of the middle and lower six realms made them as well.
To put it bluntly, even a Qi Refinement cultivator who had only just embarked upon cultivation could make one. The only differences lay in the quality of the materials and the duration of their effects.
Cultivation families, small sects, and minor schools of the middle and lower six realms were especially fond of making life lamps. Whether it was their ancestors or their disciples, each would leave a wisp of divine soul upon a life lamp. This allowed them to confirm one another's safety, while also ensuring that clan descendants and sect disciples would not dare betray them or flee lightly.
Once one reached the Upper Three Realms, however, the methods of creating life lamps became even more varied.
The life lamps before Tian Ming'an and the other three were not the standard-issue lamps of Penglai Dao Sect. They had been personally refined by Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng had imitated the Lotus Lamp within his sea of consciousness, using Qingqiu spirit jade as the material, meteorite gold as the shell, rainbow clouds as the wick, and many other spiritual materials to refine them.
What these life lamps housed was not a wisp of Jiang Sheng's divine soul, but a single thought carrying his mana. Once that thought settled upon the wick, it transformed into candlelight, quietly radiating brilliance without ever ceasing.
Since the candlelight had been transformed from Jiang Sheng's thought, this life lamp could not only serve