It is, unfortunately... especially for those who've died in such a way as they did. Their resentful energy would definitely have led them to become fierce corpses.
Ah, I'm not the best person to explain, but it's more or less... the type of energy that animates them? If they've had a difficult death, or felt wronged, or were angry for some other reason-- that sort of thing leads to the resentful energy.
The residual feelings surrounding their deaths leads to them being brought back... I see. That sounds like it would be quite difficult to deal with. [ and gross. corpses are gross. she tilts her head ] How do you handle those that come back?
That, or... there are a few people who choose to manipulate resentful energy instead and can use it to animate the corpses themselves, but there really aren't any of them left. It seems to end badly...
[wei wuxian in the bg: don't talk about me like i'm dead]
They're usually... oh, what was the order again-- eliminate? No, of course that wouldn't come first... was it suppression?
[he literally didn't pay attention in cultivator class]
A-anyway! Cultivators usually handle them. Sometimes it's possible to suppress them, or to deal with those emotions and calm them.
Ah, well, not so much employs...? It's less a simple job than...
[it's hard to explain, and he fans himself as he thinks.]
Most of us are born into it-- our ancestors and families are all cultivators, and we follow our Sect's path. We also send junior cultivators to study in other sects... not that I learned much from that, honestly...
[ luckily for both of us. she is bored of this because it's not her favorite fiction genre and she's rude ]
That is a relief to hear, sir. [ she tilts her head ] I have never heard of any of this before, so I am rather certain it won't be a problem here, at the very least.
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[wei wuxian in the bg: don't talk about me like i'm dead]
They're usually... oh, what was the order again-- eliminate? No, of course that wouldn't come first... was it suppression?
[he literally didn't pay attention in cultivator class]
A-anyway! Cultivators usually handle them. Sometimes it's possible to suppress them, or to deal with those emotions and calm them.
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[ she nods like this makes PERFECT SENSE ]
What if there are no ... Cultivators around?
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[it's their job! not that he does his! someone else probably handles that in qinghe, most of the time.]
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[ she has absolutely not realized nhs is one of them yet ]
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[it's hard to explain, and he fans himself as he thinks.]
Most of us are born into it-- our ancestors and families are all cultivators, and we follow our Sect's path. We also send junior cultivators to study in other sects... not that I learned much from that, honestly...
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[when they don't suck at it. ]
I'm not much of one, I'm afraid, even if I'm a Sect Leader... my potential has never been high.
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[ probably????? but: ]
Your potential, sir?
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[the uselessness is not Entirely an act,]
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[ what the fuck has been 99% of this conversation, honestly, ]
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Oh- it enhances one's cultivation, but once one has been formed... if it's ever lost, then that person won't be able to cultivate again.
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How would one lose it?
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There... there are certain techniques that can destroy one, though fortunately I don't know of anyone alive who can do that now.
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That is a relief to hear, sir. [ she tilts her head ] I have never heard of any of this before, so I am rather certain it won't be a problem here, at the very least.
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[well, it wouldn't matter for him anyway because he sucks! but it matters more for jin ling.]
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