Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

On the second day after Zhou Xiaobai began learning alchemy, Grand Tutor Wen led a large army to the outskirts of Xiqi City, invited Jiang Ziya, and agreed to a contest of wits by breaking the formation. He then set up the Ten Deadly Formations outside the city.

This time when Jiang Ziya left the city, he did not take Zhou Xiaobai with him. Everything Zhou Xiaobai knew was told to him by Nezha afterward.

Zhou Xiaobai knew how terrifying the Ten Deadly Formations were; he only remembered that these Ten Deadly Formations were not something that the third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect could break.

A few days later, not only did Jiang Ziya fail to find a way to break the formation, but he himself suddenly fell ill.

Jiang Ziya's illness left Xiqi leaderless, allowing the Ten Deadly Formations to be deployed outside the city.

Grand Tutor Wen was not in a hurry at all, nor did he come to challenge them; he waited patiently.

These things had nothing to do with Zhou Xiaobai. Apart from occasionally checking the accounts of the granary, he spent the rest of his time either cultivating or refining pills.

Jiang Ziya's illness worsened day by day, and Nezha would often come over to talk about it, always looking worried.

Jiang Ziya was a cultivator, how could he possibly be sick? But no matter who came to investigate, they couldn't find the problem.

He had been ill for several days, and on this day, Zhou Xiaobai was summoned to the main tent.

"How is the Marshal's illness?" Seeing the sorrowful expressions on everyone's faces in the tent, Zhou Xiaobai quickly went to Nezha's side and asked softly.

"My master is unconscious today, I'm afraid..." Nezha sighed and replied.

Zhou Xiaobai hesitated for a moment. He knew that Jiang Ziya had been cursed by Yao Tianjun using the Soul-Sinking Array, but he could not say so. So many powerful immortals had not noticed this, how could a mere dragon prince like him know?

If this matter attracts the attention of powerful figures, it would always be a case of more harm than good.

Besides, Jiang Ziya can be resurrected anyway. No matter what the cost, in order to complete the Investiture of the Gods, both the Chan Sect and the Human Sect will find a way to ensure that Jiang Ziya lives.

"Everyone, do you all have any ideas?" Yang Jian asked in a deep voice.

The order to summon all the generals was issued by him on behalf of Marshal Jiang Ziya.

Now that things have come to this, let's see if a miracle can happen.

Zhou Xiaobai followed the others into the inner tent and saw Jiang Ziya lying on the bed.

Jiang Ziya's face was as pale as gold paper; even without the art of observing qi, one could tell that his life was nearing its end, and he was now clinging to life by a single breath.

Of course, no miracle occurred. Those who truly possessed the skills had already come to investigate. Zhou Xiaobai and the others who arrived today were those with the lowest cultivation levels and backgrounds.

After walking around the large tent, Zhou Xiaobai left, and Nezha followed him out.

"I've been feeling really down these past few days, let me come over to your place for a bit!" Nezha said.

The two returned to the granary, and Zhou Xiaobai prepared a cup of spiritual tea for Nezha.

"Nezha, what is the meaning of the three souls and seven spirits?" Zhou Xiaobai asked.

Nezha was taken aback. How could Zhou Xiaobai not know such a simple question?

"The three souls are the Heavenly Soul, the Earthly Soul, and the Human Soul, and the seven spirits are the Corpse Dog, the Hidden Arrow, the Sparrow Yin, the Devouring Thief, the Non-Poison, the Purifying Filth, and the Stinky Lung. The soul is yang, and the spirit is yin. The soul and the spirit represent the spirit and the physical body!" he explained.

"What would happen if a person lost any of their three souls or seven spirits?" Zhou Xiaobai asked again.

"Without the soul and spirit, a person will become foolish. If the soul and spirit are missing too much, this situation will become even more serious!" Nezha said, then suddenly looked up at Zhou Xiaobai.

"Don't look at me. I thought the situation looked somewhat similar when we were in the main tent, but you know me, so I can't say it in public. I can only tell you, and you mustn't reveal that it was me who suggested it!" Zhou Xiaobai said, waving his hand.

"How could I not have thought of that!" Nezha patted his head lightly.

He was almost certain that Zhou Xiaobai's judgment was correct; from the circumstances surrounding Jiang Ziya's illness until his collapse, he indeed appeared to have lost his soul.

"It's probably because I don't have three souls and seven spirits!" he said bitterly.

Zhou Xiaobai knew that Nezha was now in the lotus body, but this was the first time he had learned that he did not have three souls and seven spirits.

"I'll explain later, I'm going to the main tent first!" Nezha said, shaking his head when he saw his curiosity.

Nezha immediately left the granary, leaving Zhou Xiaobai alone to drink tea.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaobai thought of the demon child. After Nezha committed suicide, his soul flew away, but his seven spirits were still in his body.

If Taiyi Zhenren had used the normal method of resurrection, he should have first recalled Nezha's three souls and seven spirits. However, Taiyi Zhenren may have been too far from Chentang Pass at the time, and since the lotus body method of resurrection did not require the seven spirits, he did not recall them.

The relationship between the soul and the spirit is quite mysterious. The three souls are a person's spirit and spirituality, belonging to the main system of the body, while the seven spirits are subsystems that are in charge of different parts of the body.

The zombies in this world are the result of the seven remaining souls within their bodies at work.

The demon child retained Nezha's seven souls, which is why he inherited Nezha's talents, even surpassing those of Nezha in his lotus form.

"No, Nezha, who has lost his three souls and seven spirits and is in the lotus body outside, is truly dead once he dies, and even the Investiture of the Gods cannot recall him!" Zhou Xiaobai suddenly thought of something important, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Nezha was a brave warrior, always charging ahead and sustaining injuries multiple times.

He had initially thought that even if Nezha died, he could be resurrected through the Investiture of the Gods, but now he realized how wrong he had been.

"I'll try to persuade him to take fewer risks later!" Zhou Xiaobai thought.

However, he also understood that Nezha's innate fighting spirit was due to this very personality.

Yang Jian, who possesses a natural fighting physique like Nezha, is also just as warlike.

"Uncle-Master has been cursed, losing his three souls and seven spirits!" Nezha said to Yang Jian in the main tent.

"Who is the Marshal? Who could possibly curse his soul and spirit?" Yang Jian was taken aback, but still couldn't believe it.

With Jiang Ziya's strength and the magical treasures he possessed for self-defense, he could hardly imagine what kind of method could be cursed.

But when Yang Jian thought of Jiang Ziya's illness and compared it with the symptoms of losing one's soul that he knew, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Ah!" Just as the two were talking, they suddenly heard a soft scream from Jiang Ziya coming from inside the tent.

The two rushed into the inner tent, only to find that Jiang Ziya had already lost his breath.

Yang Jian reached into Jiang Ziya's arms and found that although he had stopped breathing, a trace of warmth remained in his heart, which gave him a glimmer of hope.

Outside Xiqi City, in the Soul-Slaying Formation, Yao Tianjun, with disheveled hair and wielding a sword, was performing rituals, chanting incantations, and issuing talismans and seals. Today was the twenty-first day, the last day of the Soul-Slaying Formation's curse on Jiang Ziya.

He suddenly saw a change in the center of the formation and couldn't help but smile smugly.

"It's done. In a few days we'll receive news of Jiang Shang's death in Xiqi City!" He stepped out of the formation and said to Grand Tutor Wen with a smile.

Grand Tutor Wen was overjoyed and immediately ordered a banquet to be prepared for a grand celebration.

Within the Soul-Losing Formation, the straw figure stirred slightly before falling silent again.

In Xiqi City, Jiang Ziya's death alarmed King Wu of Xiqi, who personally offered his condolences.