Ghost Immortal

"'Mystic Womb Fire'? You mean Gubraithian Fire.

That is what you call that immortal fire.

What does 'Primordial Spirit' mean?

And what about fasting? Don't ghosts already not need to eat?" Zhou Yi's words filled Dumbledore's heart with curiosity.

That country had joined the International Confederation of Wizards as well.

It even had Quidditch.

But its magic—the truly profound magic, utterly different from what was spread internationally—was found in the hidden magic schools known as "sects."

Helena felt that Dumbledore was being somewhat rude and was just about to flare up.

But Zhou Yi stopped her.

"Seeing how respectful you are toward Helena,

I can answer these questions." Zhou Yi smiled and made a cupped-fist salute. "By your understanding, it is the name for a soul that has turned itself into a ghost while still alive.

We call this method becoming a Ghost Immortal.

They endure eternally, just like ghosts.

Yet their spellcasting ability remains the same as when they were alive.

Unlike other ghosts, they do not need to rely on the ghostified food you make to gradually restore their state from when they were living.

And fasting

is not the same concept as ghosts not eating.

Ghosts do not eat because their essence is dead.

They are indelible afterimages left behind in the real world by wizards.

That is why we call this state the 'Yin Spirit.'

Even if they later consume the ghost food you make and change from a 'Yin Spirit' into a 'Yang Spirit,'

a Yin Spirit that can cast spells and bear children,

their magic power does not truly exist.

They can only recreate it from memory because they once possessed it.

But the fasting of a 'Primordial Spirit'

means that they can sustain themselves.

First, let me say again: a 'Primordial Spirit' is