Death was no small matter.
But Gu Qing Shan had discovered a secret regarding death.
Ever since the first time they met the Black Flame Venerable and discovered that it was a Soul Manifestation, Gu Qing Shan had been silently pondering something.
-------the pledge of the four Pillar Gods stripped all powers from living beings, and yet the Black Flame Venerable still retained its power, completely unrestrained.
Why?
Gu Qing Shan had kept this question in mind until he met the pixies and unsealed the Omni Stone.
The Fairy of Time appeared and explained to him that the pledge that the four Pillar Gods established was one that would strip the power of all living beings within the secret passage.
-------but souls and non-living things were not considered 'living beings'.
Being the spirit of a weapon, the Heavenly King Mara was both of these entities, so it retained all of its powers.
