Luo Zheng found those words rather strange.
He was already quite certain of his origins, and even the bloodline within him had been passed down through his lineage.
What Soul City dealt with, however, was the soul, which had nothing to do with bloodlines.
So when the Starry Sky Jiao Kun said that, his first reaction was that it had mistaken him for someone else.
"Returned? You mean I've returned to Soul City?" Luo Zheng pressed.
The Starry Sky Jiao Kun blinked and nodded its head slightly.
"I've been here before?" Luo Zheng asked again.
The Starry Sky Jiao Kun nodded gently once more.
"How can you tell?" Luo Zheng's face was full of confusion.
"Only you can obtain the Nine Saint Soul Imprints. No one else can," the Starry Sky Jiao Kun said succinctly.
At those words, the Primal Celestial Venerable drew a deep breath and sighed. "So that's how it is..."
"What do you mean?" Luo Zheng asked within his mind.
"I told you before that I obtained seven Saint Soul Imprints back then, which should have been exceedingly rare on the Other Shore, didn't I?" the Primal Celestial Venerable asked.
"Yes. You also said someone obtained eight Saint Soul Imprints," Luo Zheng replied.
"That person was my junior brother. His talent had always surpassed mine," the Primal Celestial Venerable said with considerable regret. "But after obtaining eight Saint Soul Imprints, he remained unhappy. He felt that with his talent, obtaining the ninth Saint Soul Imprint should have been a sure thing. His Soul Pillar had already risen to a height of a hundred and seventy-one zhang, too. Just as he was about to succeed, some inexplicable force knocked him down."
The Primal Celestial Venerable's junior brother was Tongtian Jiaozhu. At the time, they had not yet fallen