Even when Paper Effigy Makers anchored souls, most of the souls they used were ghosts.
They did this to make their paper offerings more flexible, more independent, and more powerful.
But no matter what, they could never become like a normal person.
If a soul body that had not yet turned into a ghost was placed inside a paper offering, it could not last very long.
Seeing Fang Zheng fall silent, Chen Miao thought his question might touch on the heart of Fang Zheng's legacy and be difficult to answer. Just then, Fang Zheng spoke.
"Wait a moment."
With those few words, Fang Zheng turned and walked toward his bedroom.
Before long, Fang Zheng came out carrying a box.
He opened it in front of Chen Miao.
"This contains my Fang Family's legacy. Only the first volume remains. The second was lost."
"The pearl beside it was passed down by my ancestors."
"There was originally another pearl among the things they passed down, called the Soul-anchoring Pearl."
"But I've already used that pearl on Xiuqin. That's why she's been able to survive until now."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng pushed the box toward Chen Miao.
"Take these."
Chen Miao looked at the booklet inside the box and the cloudy pearl beside it, his face full of surprise.
"Elder Fang, are you sure?"
Chen Miao did not want to refuse.
He did want to study other paper effigy legacies, and he was also interested in that Soul-anchoring Pearl.
If something like that really existed, Chen Miao wanted one too.
After all, a Soul-anchoring Pearl effectively gave the dead another chance to continue living.
"Take them. None of this comes close to Xiuqin!"
Fang Zheng spoke as he gazed tenderly at the General Effigy beside him.
Chen Miao accepted the box, picked