I can understand it having an effect on him. [Xingchen doesn't know of the Locker, but he can imagine passing between worlds would be a harrowing experience.] Why is the afterlife so bleak?

[This man has his full attention and he considers those words with a faint hum.]

Bodies are treated with respect in my culture. Spirits are laid to rest if they become violent or unruly; that is one of my duties as a Cultivator. To bring someone back to life requires dark magic and I have never seen it bring any good into the world.