Inside the Ancestral Tomb of the Purple Feathered Crown, the Spiritual Body that Gu Xi had temporarily turned into an undead was still completely bewildered.
He had no idea why Gu Xi had suddenly left.
Gu Xi had been completely overpowering him at the time.
Yet after he said just two sentences, Gu Xi had immediately left.
It was absolutely impossible that Gu Xi had been afraid of him.
Gu Xi had clearly been enjoying the fight before.
Could it be that Gu Xi had gone to prepare something big, intending to destroy all of Rushmore Mountain?
Just as the Spiritual Body was caught between hope and fear, Gu Xi returned with Gong Lingyu.
"Mentor, that's the one."
With her hands behind her back, Gong Lingyu followed Gu Xi through the stone door. The first thing she did was assess the Spiritual Body before her.
"Remove the power from him."
"Mentor, if I don't temporarily turn him undead, there's no way to speak with him."
Gu Xi explained.
"That is a spirit body, similar to a soul. It can even be communicated with and used directly.
Never mind, you probably haven't learned that yet. I'll first teach you a method, starting with how to see spirit bodies."
Gu Xi then removed the Dead Soul Protection from the Spiritual Body, restoring him to his original form.
Only then did he use the method Gong Lingyu had taught him, employing a few small tricks to see the Spiritual Body and communicate with him easily.
By then, Gong Lingyu had already spoken with the Spiritual Body.
She had also confirmed several things.
For instance, the Crown Chieftain who had originally obtained the chance to lead his people out of this world and become players had indeed been a member of the Purple Feathered