I stared wide-eyed at the pitch-black ceiling.
Only the branches outside the window swayed, making an endless "rustle, rustle, rustle" sound.
In Big Copper Town, we wiped out the ghost den, killed the Three-Crystal Spirit King, beheaded Pavilion Ghost, and obtained orange, black, and green crystals, a Carefree Tower Invitation, along with some clues and information about Carefree Tower.
The mysterious female sovereign who ruled Carefree Tower possessed the ability of "rebirth," there was Red Protector searching for those with the Four-Water Fate, and four other powerful Spirit Kings of the same kind.
The deeper I dug into this Carefree Tower, the more mysterious and powerful it became.
Not only was it connected to the Great Fiend in the Abyss Ghost Cave beneath Nine Corpse Tower, but it was also astonishingly powerful in its own right.
There might even be major activity this July.
Even with my current cultivation, I still felt terribly weak...
Maybe I was simply too exhausted. In my daze, I fell asleep...
By the time I opened my eyes, it was already past ten in the morning the next day.
After recovering some strength, I sat cross-legged and regulated my breathing for a while, making myself feel more alert.
By the time I went downstairs, it was already eleven.
Black Emperor lay sprawled at the doorway, while the sound of stir-frying—"whoosh, whoosh"—came from the kitchen.
Grandpa and Master were playing Chinese chess in the courtyard.
"Grandpa, Master, Black Emperor..."
Black Emperor ignored me and continued lying there asleep.
When Grandpa and Master saw me come down, they both answered me.
"Ningzi is awake. Go help your martial uncle. He's cooking by himself and won't let us help."
I had just been about to respond when Master spoke first.
"Xiao Jiang, there's no need. Yu Long can