"I am the true you."
The Divine Summoning Plaque at his waist radiated light, instantly invoking the Gui Pu as a wisp of muddy qi descended, possessing his body.
Gui Pu's face gradually changed, transforming into a young man with handsome white hair.
A flamboyantly beautiful Firewood Flower adorned his forehead, and his eyes were gentle and scholarly, exuding the demeanor of a grand Scholar.
Except for the white hair, his face was identical to Xin Xichen's.
"Your logical flaw, ignoring death, has made you forget certain things related to your own demise."
Firewood Flower spoke softly:
"I am the true Xin Xichen, and you are merely an empty shell I left in the Emperor's Tomb... In those days, I had already developed a prototype of the Immortal Technique. I discovered that only by becoming a ghost, reawakening, could I repair my foundation, cultivating the Immortal Spirit Root."
"Thus, I pondered how to remain 'undead.'
