The shopkeeper asked for fifty thousand taels, making Zhang Chen's eyelid twitch, but he ultimately chose to buy it.
However, those fifty thousand taels emptied out his savings once more. Zhang Chen had no choice—he needed a piece of jade, and a very large one at that.
"Now that I have grasped the Power of Reincarnation from the Six Paths of Reincarnation, in theory, I can use it to gather Han Su Zhen's scattered souls and spirits again. If I can gather Han Su Zhen's souls and spirits, then with the Yanluo Authority I hold, I may have a chance to bring her back to life." Holding the jade in his arms, Zhang Chen used his escape art and returned directly to his courtyard.
Zhang Shi was practicing in the courtyard, tempering her sinews and bones and circulating her blood and qi. Zhang Chen did not disturb her. He silently returned to his own courtyard, drew a small knife, and began measuring out the emerald-green jade.
Once he had planned out the jade's shape, Zhang Chen's knife carved directly into it. Jade chips flew as the blade scraped against the stone with a hissing sound. Before long, a hazy, indistinct lamp appeared before Zhang Chen.
It was a lamp carved entirely from jade. Countless profound patterns were engraved upon its handle, while inscrutable runes were outlined across its inner walls.
The runes and patterns linked together, forming an unfathomable spell formation.
"This lamp uses Yellow Springs Water as Lamp Oil. The oil must be replenished once every month." Zhang Chen took a jade bottle from the corner of the room. As he tipped it over, Yellow Springs Water poured into the lamp, soon filling it completely.
Zhang Chen examined the lamp. After a brief moment of thought, he carried it