My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Xia Zuo put the carving knife into his spiritual ocean.

Christo summoned two Temple Guards.

She cast a spell to conceal their figures, making everyone completely invisible, and then used a group flight spell to lead the group to the other side of the crater.

Subduing Crowley was easier than Chazor and Christo had anticipated.

When one person's spirit takes over another person's body, it takes a long time for the two to fully integrate.

When the temple guards cast a magical chain on Crowley, creating a magical prison, Crowley froze for a full three seconds before remembering to run away.

He first forcibly cast an offensive spell in an attempt to break the spell prison.

However, the spell's power was negligible, and its effect was minimal.

The next second, he entered a meditative state, attempting to escape using his spirit form.

Xia Zuo, who was waiting in the realm of soul-seeing vision, immediately brandished his spiritual carving knife and pounced on it.

His first stab landed on the chest of the opponent's spirit.

Just as he was about to strike again, Xia Zuo remembered what Christo had said earlier, changed his mind, put away his carving knife, and started hitting her with his fists instead.

After beating the opponent unconscious, Xia Zuo stopped and exited his meditative state.

From then on, all nine shrines previously controlled by the Shamanic Society were taken over by the Temple.

The temple's mission on the circular island is complete.

This place will remain the home of the Shamanic Society, but several hundred elderly alchemists and witchers' relatives will reside here permanently.

The roundabout will gradually be transformed into a retirement home for the elderly at the Temple…

Shazo cooperated with the Temple team in the cleanup work, and returned to the Temple with Christo and the others a few days later.

He was about to take his leave when Christo stopped him.

“Shazo, you can’t leave yet.” Christo looked at Rena beside her. “The same goes for you, Rena. You two need to stay a little longer.”

Xia Zuo nodded. "Yes, Your Excellency. Is there anything you need?"

"The Temple is going to permanently ban the Spirit School and the Totem School," Krestor said, making a startling statement.

"Wh...what?" Xia Zuo was momentarily stunned.

Reina, who was wearing a hood, shook her head in surprise, clearly just learning about the news.

Christo brandished the spiritual carving knife in her hand. "When I was reading the memories of the original owner of this knife, I learned a secret about the soul. I know why I can't see vengeful spirits anymore."

Christo put away her carving knife and continued:

"I handed this intelligence over to the inner palace. They conducted some experiments and confirmed that the intelligence was correct."

"The temple is summoning all mages who have studied the Spirit School and Totem School of magic. Once everyone is here, the reasons will be explained in a unified manner."

"Then you'll understand why these two schools of thought were banned."

Chapter 88 The Starry Sky

Christo said that she would announce the details of the intelligence once everyone had arrived.

Xia Zuo assumed that everyone was gathered in a conference room for a large meeting or something.

When the time came, he discovered that the temple had arranged a private little space for each of the attending mages.

Xia Zuo found his assigned room in the teaching area of ​​the Tower Scholars.

The room had been temporarily furnished; it was empty except for a recliner and a low table.

After Shazo sat down and waited a few minutes, Christo pushed the door open and came in.

"Your identity is special, so I came here personally to tell you what happened, and then I will give you the secret medicine to seal your memories."

Christo gestured for Shazo, who was about to get up, to remain seated.

She summoned a sofa made of silver sand and sat down opposite Xia Zuo.

"Here's the thing, Shazo. Let me get straight to the point—in the days leading up to the end of the Fourth Era, after a human died, their soul would go to a sub-plane called the [Land of Eternal Rest]..."

Christo started with a royal flush.

This reminded Xia Zuo of a series of things related to the reincarnation of souls.

He raised an eyebrow, resisted the urge to ask a question, and calmed down to listen attentively.

"The souls slumber in the Land of Eternal Rest. When new life is born in nature, the souls come from the Land of Eternal Rest to nature, transform into spirits, and attach themselves to the bodies of the corresponding beings."

"This step is what is often referred to in ancient texts as reincarnation."

Christo paused for a second, "This method of reincarnation has a drawback—new life must be born in nature for a soul to be reincarnated."

Xia Zuo nodded in agreement.

"However, the [Land of Eternal Rest] can only accommodate a limited number of souls. In extreme cases, there may be no space available. As a result, some souls will be unable to enter this plane. These souls will be forcibly left in nature and become vengeful spirits."

Christo sighed inwardly.

"At the end of the Fourth Age, the number of human deaths was staggering. At that time, vengeful spirits roamed the land. This situation has not improved."

"The dimensional environment of the [Land of Eternal Rest] has deteriorated to an extreme degree."

"The founder of the Shamanic Society accidentally entered the [Land of the Long Sleep]. After discovering that he could not reincarnate, he awakened other souls."

"They gathered the power of numerous souls, attempting to forcibly break free from the dimensional constraints and return to life in nature. This was met with a counterattack from the forces of the plane..."

The counterattack of the [Land of Eternal Rest]... Could it be that this sub-plane has slaughtered all the souls?... Xia Zuo was somewhat moved.

"The dimensional rules of the [Land of Eternal Rest] do not allow unauthorized souls to return to the natural world. Therefore, it... completely seals off the entrance and exit between the natural world and this dimension."

Christo's words aroused Xia Zuo's doubts.

"Your Excellency... after the dimensional portal to the [Land of Eternal Rest] closed... where did the souls of the humans who subsequently died go?" Xia Zuo couldn't help but ask.

"They became unruly elements."

"!!!" Xia Zuo's eyes widened.

That's incredible!

The human soul has become an untamed element!

Does this mean that all untamed elements are transformed from the human soul?

Who transformed the human soul into untamed elements?

“I know you have many questions. Don’t worry, I have plenty of time to explain what happened to you.”

Christo said:

"The Temple already knew the answer to the question of the origin of the Unruly Element."

"Before the [Land of Eternal Slumber] closed, the untamed element came from the souls of monsters."

"The natural world we live in uses the power of the elemental laws of the plane to transform the souls of monsters into untamed elements."

"This conclusion is irrefutable, and there are a wealth of historical documents in the temple to testify to it."

"Furthermore, just before we returned from the circular island, the inner sanctum conducted some experiments using the shrine. Through soul vision, they witnessed the entire process of a demon's soul transforming into untamed elements."

“What about the souls of the Otherworldly Demons? Have they also become untamed elements?” Xia Zuo asked again. “If we completely abandon the Spirit Body School, how can we resist the malice from the Otherworldly Demons? If they attack our spirit bodies... how can we defend ourselves?”

“The Church of the Otherworldly Demons has known about the existence of spirits for a long time,” Krestor said.

"Huh?" Xia Zuo was taken aback. "You already...knew?"

"Yes. But they have no way to control their own spirits."

Christo placed her right leg over her left leg and interlaced her fingers on her thighs.

"Xia Zuo, who do you think is the master of our natural world? In other words, who do you think nature recognizes? Humans, monsters, or otherworldly demons?"

“Humans,” Xia Zuo said with certainty.

“That’s right,” Krestor nodded. “Nature protects humanity. Non-humans cannot control their own spirits. To be precise, only humans who possess a spiritual ocean and contain the elements can learn spirit magic and control their own spirits. Without exception, such people are members of the Temple.”

"As for why the spells of the shamanic academy are banned..." Christo explained:

"That's because Soul Vision is actually a teleportation spell to enter the [Land of Long Sleep] plane."

"The dark scenes you see in your soul-seeing are essentially dimensional portals between nature and the [Land of the Long Sleep]. Those who possess a spirit shrine can pass through this portal to reach the [Land of the Long Sleep]."

“I understand…” Xia Zuo nodded in understanding. “The temple sealed the spells of the shamanic schools to prevent anyone from opening the dimensional portal to the [Land of the Long Sleep] and letting the souls inside escape and become vengeful spirits in nature. Is that right, Your Excellency?”

“Yes.” Christo smiled slightly. “You have a good understanding; you grasped the reason immediately.”

Xia Zuo pondered for a moment and then asked, "Then... Your Excellency, is there any way to allow the souls in the [Land of Eternal Rest] to reincarnate normally?"

Christo answered irrelevantly, asking in return:

Do you know the origin of the Otherworldly Demons?

"This... I don't know." Xia Zuo shook his head blankly.

Christo raised her hand and pointed to the sky.

"From the heavens?" Xia Zuo scratched his head. "Or from the stars?"

"You guessed right, they come from the stars. The Otherworldly Demons are monsters from the stars. They are more powerful than monsters in nature, possess higher intelligence, and have a more complete combat system."

"They have one thing in common with the monsters native to nature."

"What do they have in common?" Xia Zuo asked.

“There are only 60 basic toxins,” Christo said, seemingly detached from the topic.

“60 kinds…” Xia Zuo shuddered, an explosive inspiration surging into his mind.

60 types!

Why are there only 60 basic toxins?

Basic toxins are caused by elements.

Xia Zuo saw a poisonous glow on the alien demon, which also used poison to create alchemical bio-armor.