Shi Hong got up from the sea of naked bodies he was sleeping within. There was no comfort for his heart, even in beauty's embrace, there was no respite. He was the owner of the tallest pagoda Shoushan Sect leader, Thousand Puppets Venerable Shi Hong. He opened the door to his balcony. Looked down at the scenery. He understood things about this scenery no one would ever dream of. All the things he did to get this place up and running, every now and then, crept into his dreams.
Among his myriad puppets, there were puppets modeled after the undead. An undead appears when a cultivator's body and soul (the spark) are gone but his cultivation base still walks the earth, seeking to accomplish its former owner's last wish. That might be protecting somebody, killing somebody, building something, finishing a project, or destroying a thing. Whatever its purpose is, to encounter one was considered bad luck.
