Yuchi was genuinely taken aback, after all, he could understand things like the Celestial Craft Workshop and the Observatory, but this current situation was beyond his comprehension. Who knows how this elderly man called Medicine Field Thirteen managed it?

"Medicine Field Thirteen is my title. My real name is Sun Miaoxing; my disciple introduced me before...," Sun Miaoxing said with a bitter smile, then continued, "I know you must have a lot of questions right now. Let's change locations; we can't just leave him lying on the ground. This isn't good for his physique."

"Alright!"

Yuchi understood. He decisively picked up Ximen Baojian and used clothes to protect him. He then found an open space, and with the help of the young girl and Qi Baiyu, a simple square tent was quickly set up. Various tables and chairs were taken out from the Storage Ring, creating a feeling of a small cabin in the woods.

It's frightening.

With Ximen Baojian settled onto a bamboo bed, Yuchi sat properly on a small stool, eyes full of craving for knowledge: "Medicine Field Thirteen, senior, you mentioned Divine Soul and physique. What are they?"

He did not understand the corresponding relationship between Divine Soul and physique.

"Humans possess both Divine Soul and physique."

"The physique records all of a person—blood, life, memories, etc. If they lose their physique, they exhibit 'amnesia', 'death', and the like."

"The Divine Soul, on the other hand, is consciousness, or you could understand it as each person's unique character. With consciousness and character-derived Divine Soul, a person exhibits unique traits."

Medicine Field Thirteen explained slowly: "Do you understand?"

Yuchi nodded emphatically: "I completely don't understand!"

Well... Medicine Field Thirteen brushed the dust off himself and coughed twice: "No matter, let's change our approach, using you as an example, so you understand the relationship between Divine Soul and physique, and can see the issue facing Ximen Baojian."

"Alright!"

Medicine Field Thirteen pondered for a moment:

"If you fell into a deep sleep now, we can interpret your Divine Soul as being in a closed state. Is there anything wrong with your body?"

"Not at all; your memories reside in your body, your blood is in your body, nothing essential is lost. This is what I mean by physique. But because your Divine Soul is closed, it lacks some impetus to drive your physique, making your state somewhat similar to Ximen Baojian's coma."

"But Ximen Baojian's case is different from ordinary sleep. He has lost his Divine Soul, leaving his physique perpetually in standby mode, causing his memories, blood, life, etc. to drift into endless darkness, awaiting a spark from the Divine Soul to reignite life."

Yuchi nodded slowly, beginning to grasp Medicine Field Thirteen's example.

"Everyone's physique is different, since everyone eats differently, experiences different events, and suffers different pains."

"And everyone's Divine Soul is even more unique—it's the personality shaped by experiences. When young, a child's Divine Soul might be simple; if he later endures tragic events, his Divine Soul may turn dark, while a joyful childhood fosters a bright Divine Soul."

"Thus, faced with the same event, like encountering a lively Spirit Beast, the child with a bright Divine Soul might adore it with compassion, while the child with a dark Divine Soul might want to throw stones at it or engage in cruel torture."

"Further, environment, experience, and memories shape the physique, which in turn influences the Divine Soul. The Divine Soul nurtures and drives the physique, creating the soul, which, paired with life, constitutes a person."

Yuchi slightly furrowed his eyebrows, roughly grasping Medicine Field Thirteen's meaning, though it felt abstract, like having numerous settings thrown at him without deep understanding. Medicine Field Thirteen noticed Yuchi's thoughts and abruptly posed an enigmatic question.

"Young friend, given what I just mentioned, though Divine Soul and physique are interdependent, each exists independently. With Ximen Baojian having lost his Divine Soul, can I place your Divine Soul into his body? If so, what would happen?"

Yuchi: "..."

Whoa! This old fellow seems somewhat terrifying. He's different from anyone Yuchi has previously encountered. This guy can manipulate souls? Is he even human? This is too sinister! Yuchi honestly felt like running away, realizing he had stumbled upon something momentous this time.

After sipping some tea, Sun Miaoxing leisurely spoke, while the girl disciple approached with a remark: "Master, why bother telling him so much?"

The girl naturally couldn't grasp it; after all, though her master treated people well, he would never divulge such matters of Divine Soul and physique to outsiders, especially a stranger who harbored thoughts of rebelliousness toward them—how painful!

"It's alright, young friend and I are connected."

Sun Miaoxing smiled, "Go and brew some Calming Soup for Ximen Baojian. Protect his physique as best you can."

"Okay then." The girl made a face behind the curtain at Yuchi and proceeded to cook the soup.

Yuchi continued pondering Medicine Field Thirteen's words… What would it be like to put his Divine Soul into Ximen Baojian's physique?

Hmm…

If his previous understanding was correct, all his memories were stored in his physique, with the Divine Soul merely his character. If character alone, then it should be universal, right? His character placed in Ximen Baojian's body would immediately call upon the host's memories. Some might nauseate him, while others might appeal.

"To answer the senior, I think Ximen Baojian would awaken, but since his character differs from mine, and our memories are dissimilar, I might become a 'drastically transformed Ximen Baojian' rather than a 'Yuchi in a new body'. As you said, Divine Soul is merely character, devoid of memories."

Sun Miaoxing looked at Yuchi with some surprise:

"The kid has good intuition! You grasp the logic, which took my disciple quite a while to understand back then."

"It's precisely as you presume. Your name is derived from your physique. As for Divine Soul, it's a character. So, if I extract your Divine Soul from your physique, it's no longer 'Yuchi', but a character perhaps 'cheerful' or 'cunning', placed on Ximen Baojian, giving him original physique and a unique personality."

"In such a situation, if his memories are full of tragedy and your personality is carefree and incongruent, he'll question his life, unable to comprehend his actions."

"You might loathe your former self at some point, but don't doubt your memories; it's merely the shifts in your Divine Soul, evolving to mismatch past experiences, thus inducing disdain."

Yuchi understood, thoroughly grasping it now.