"He's dead?" he asked, shocked and uncertain.
The Old Master sat calmly and spoke with composure:
"It is, in truth, still a bit too early for you to know these things... But it matters not. At your rate of cultivation, it won't be long before you achieve the rank of True Immortal."
After a pause, he stroked his long beard and added nonchalantly:
"The Jade Emperor, who stands above the Four Celestial Lords, is a Resident Dao Fruit Cultivator. He currently occupies half of one of the great Nine Directions Dao Fruit positions. At this level, one transcends life and death. Death is merely a state of being; it does not mean he cannot act or speak. You are still too far from this level, so there is no need to ponder it."
Lu Xuan was dumbfounded.
'Death... is just a state of being?'
'Even in death, one can walk the world and rule the Celestial Vault?'
He was a little bewildered, but he didn't press further about the Celestial Emperor. Instead, he asked doubtfully:
