A faint candlelight still glowed in the window of the Pointed-Roof Cottage.
With eyesight alone, however, it was impossible to see what lay inside.
As the Iron Chain Bridge lowered from the opposite side of Soul City, an opportunity to explore this secret finally arose after more than a thousand chaos eras.
"Go, child," the Primal Celestial Venerable said. "Perhaps you have gained a chance to face them directly."
Luo Zheng looked at the Iron Chain Bridge before him, a trace of hesitation appearing on his face.
To be frank, his purpose in exploring Soul City had been to attain the saint soul realm. Now that he had achieved it, he could simply leave.
But from another perspective, he carried humanity's book slips, which meant he had become humanity's hope.
He no longer had the right to abandon an exploration like this.
"Who are they?" Luo Zheng asked.
"The civilization that built Soul City," the Primal Celestial Venerable replied.
At this answer, Luo Zheng's heart gave a slight jolt. "The civilization that doesn't exist?"
"Doesn't exist? Who told you that?" The Primal Celestial Venerable was slightly taken aback.
"Lady Nuwa—er, that avatar of Lady Nuwa," Luo Zheng replied.
The Primal Celestial Venerable smiled faintly. "Nuwa was being too clever for her own good. Soul City, the Bone Tribulation Land, and the Immortal Scroll are proof that the Instant Civilization existed. No matter how powerful the Primal Spirit Clan is, it could never have created these things. With its narrow-mindedness, it would be only too eager to destroy them!"
If Soul City and the Bone Tribulation Land were completely destroyed, no one would ever be able to attain the immortal realm again. As the forerunners, the Primal Spirit Clan could then shut out all later challengers once and for all. It