The moment he returned to the guest courtyard, Ye Zhen took out the Purple Flame Golden Lamp he had just won.
As he examined the Purple Flame Golden Lamp, Ye Zhen's face was full of delight.
He had not expected to obtain the Purple Flame Golden Lamp here on Shuilian Island.
With the Purple Flame Golden Lamp, the power of Ye Zhen's Profound Fire Spirit Energy would be fully unleashed.
However, the Purple Flame Golden Lamp was currently in a rather miserable state.
Its radiance was dim. The purple flame light that had once shone as brightly as the stars now flickered with only a tiny purple flame, as though the faintest breeze could extinguish it.
The gash Ye Zhen had once cleaved open with Zi Ling's origin power was still there, though it had been plugged by an extremely dense strand of origin power.
Ye Zhen's Soul Power could even detect a trace of blood within that extremely dense origin power—a very fresh trace of blood.
The gash in the Purple Flame Golden Lamp should have been sealed by Qingyang Palace's Palace Master, Chu Yang, at the cost of a great deal of Origin Vital Blood. Moreover, the Purple Flame Golden Lamp's origin power within would constantly consume Chu Yang's origin power, forcing him to periodically reinforce the seal.
Now Ye Zhen somewhat understood Chu Yang's urgency.
If matters dragged on long enough, the Purple Flame Golden Lamp with its gash would definitely wear Chu Yang down.
This was probably another reason why Chu Yang had ultimately handed over the Purple Flame Golden Lamp so readily.
Even with the pure power within the Ten Thousand Year Fire Jade nourishing the Purple Flame Golden Lamp's origin power and restoring its might, it could not be held for long.
After all,