Death transforms a NPC into a Corpse. It can be prevented as long as the concerned is in the intermediary Dying state, and resurrection is possible through Shendao Resurrection Miracles.
Dying[]
Cultivators and Monsters[]
When a Cultivator or Monster loses all hitpoints, they reach a Dying state for 300 seconds, after which they will die. They can be fed a Rebirth pill in this state.
Occasionally, the Dying stage will be skipped if something severe enough has happened, like the loss of a head.
Mortals[]
Mortals immediately become a corpse upon dying. They do not have a dying state.
Resurrection[]
See: Shendao Resurrection Miracles
Shendao resurrection works either on Dying NPCs or Corpses, but can not work on the body left by a Possessing cultivator[1], on Puppets[2] or on buried bodies[3]. On top of its base effect, it is equivalent to eating a 
Panacea Pill so it can cure older ailments as well.
It also gives the resurrected NPC the +30 "Resurrected" Moodlet lasting 5 days.
Soul gem[]
People may drop a soul gem at random upon death in two separate events, if they didn't have had their soul already extracted by 
Soul Chant .
- if they die in a Room with slightly ominous to very ominous Feng Shui, they have a chance to drop an
Anguish Soul Gem. This is related to the Hell Gate trick. The drop rates are as follows[4]:
- Slightly Ominous: 10%
- Ominous: 50%
- Very Ominous: 100%
- if they didn't lose their soul from the above, Cultivators[5] may drop a soul gem[4], depending on their mood at the moment of death.
In the second case, the chance for a soul gem to drop depends on their Cultivation Level: %.
| Stage | Level | Soul gem drop |
|---|---|---|
| Qi Shaping | 3 | 0.9% |
| Core Shaping | 6 | 3.6% |
| Golden Core | 9 | 8.1% |
| Primordial Spirit | 12 | 14.4% |
The type of soul gem dropped follows the same formula as Soul Chant[6]. Only the first successful roll will result in a drop:
- First roll: 1
Anguish Soul Gem with 100% chance at 0 Mood or below, and 0% chance at 100 Mood or above. - Second roll: 1 Spirit Soul Gem with 100% chance at 100 Mood or above, and 0% chance at 0 Mood or below.
- Otherwise: 1 Serenity Soul Gem
Additionally, 1 Primordial Soul Gem if the Cultivator is a Sentient Spirit.
References[]
- ↑
XiaWorld.Npc.BeRobBody()sets the flagFLAG_NOSOULwhich is always checked - ↑ Technically Zombies too, but they're bugged
- ↑
Scripts/Magic/class/Magic_GodResurrectionA.lua [TargetCheck] & Scripts/Magic/class/Magic_GodResurrectionA.lua [MagicLeave] - ↑ 4.0 4.1
XiaWorld.Npc.ChangeToCorpse - ↑ and technically Zombies too, but Zombies can't be spawned without mods due to a bug
- ↑
XiaWorld.Npc.DropSoulCrystal