Death was no small matter.
But Gu Qingshan had discovered the secret of death.
The first time he encountered Black Fire Venerable One and realized it was a Soul Manifestation Body, Gu Qingshan had silently begun pondering a question.
—The Four Gods Oath stripped all living beings of their power, yet Black Fire Venerable One was still so strong. It had clearly escaped the restrictions.
Why?
Gu Qingshan kept the question to himself until he met the fairies and opened the Myriad Things Stone.
Time Spirit appeared and said that the Four Righteous Gods had sworn to strip all living beings in the Secret Corridor of their power.
—But souls and all things were exempt.
Demon King Mara was the spirit of a weapon, so he qualified on both counts and could retain all his power.
Black Fire Venerable One was a Soul Manifestation Body, so his power had likewise not been stripped away.
Over the course of a billion years, the fairies had long since died, all of them becoming spirits.
—They couldn't use offensive abilities simply because they lacked spellcasting materials. They had kept using other spells that didn't require any.
They could even let Gu Qingshan take on the form of a cat demon, and make monsters intangible so the ship could pass through them.
Everything made sense.
Gu Qingshan couldn't help recalling the day he had entered the underworld alone and fought there.
Back then, he had been a spirit, yet he could still fight.
As he looked back on the past, Gu Qingshan realized just how incredible the spells his master had taught him truly were.
—They put a person in a state of death, yet still let their soul wield the power within their body. They were practically created specifically for spirits to fight.