"Isn't this the Soul Lamp representing Great Elder Li's vitality and lifespan? Why did it suddenly go out?"
Go out? Even the lamp itself had shattered. The aura sustained within it had long since dispersed, and the entire Magical Treasure had become an ordinary mundane object.
The lamp keeper couldn't help rubbing his eyes, feeling as though his mind could no longer keep up.
"Wh-what... what's going on?"
Before long, the elders on duty hurried over one after another. Ke Ruo, one of the Creation Sect's Grandmasters, also arrived in person to ask what had happened.
The lamp keeper hastily reported what he had witnessed and provided the recording captured by the magic array.
"A Soul Lamp is a Secret Treasure linked to karma through a special method. It reveals whether important figures are still alive. When a person dies, their lamp goes out-this is almost a law, but a measure of uncertainty remains."
"Perhaps he suffered some devastating injury that he couldn't withstand..."
Ke Ruo studied the lamp, his expression shifting, but everyone knew that at a time like this, the calmer he appeared, the more serious the matter was.
That was the Soul Lamp of a full-fledged Grandmaster!
Ke Ruo told them, "Everything that happened here is confidential. None of you may leave for now. Gather together and await instructions from the Elders' Council."
"Yes!" everyone answered.
This was no longer something Ke Ruo could decide alone. He soon returned to the Secret Realm and summoned the other Grandmasters to discuss it.
Great Elder Shen proposed, "According to the Elders' Council's charter, every member must be informed when something happens to a Grandmaster. But Fellow Daoist Li's fate remains uncertain. To avoid turmoil, the few of us should first investigate before doing anything else."
The others silently agreed.