I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 400 Immortal Body, Immortal Soul (13)

From the perspective of Li Boyang, Xi Luo, and Qingniao as bystanders.

It's actually difficult to comment on Hook Star's behavior of transforming himself into Guhuoniao and then devouring Guhuoniao's original form.

After all, Li Boyang had mentioned the concept of "Dao Heart" more than once when he was spreading the Dao to all living beings in Yunmengze.

In fact, "Dao Xin" is a very abstract concept.

But it can be simply summarized as the desire to seek the truth, which is the original intention of every seeker embarking on this path.

If one forgets this original intention and chooses to abandon everything in pursuit of greater power, it is putting the cart before the horse.

Hook Star is clearly one of those beings who has lost their "Dao Heart".

She originally became a Ubume because she was afraid of death.

As a result, after transforming into a Guhuoniao, it lost its sense of self and became someone else.

It is for this reason that even though Gou Xing crossed both the physical and spiritual gates, he could not reach the ultimate goal and cross the Heavenly Gate.

Fortunately, it possesses the dual "immortal attribute" of an immortal physical body and an immortal soul.

Gou Xing successfully survived the catastrophe instigated by Hao Jun ten thousand years ago and has lived on until the present day.

Throughout this process, Hook Star has been trying to cross the heavenly barrier and become a true great god.

This led to the spread of the Guhuoniao tribe and the event a thousand years ago in which the soul of the Huaijiang witch was devoured.

In fact, Gou Xing did not initially intend to share Wu Yao's territory.

Compared to the ability to "avoid misfortune and seek good fortune," Gou Xing values ​​Wu Yao's "divine power of destiny" more.

In order to get close to Wu Yao, Gou Xing first tried to transform Huai Huo's dragon girl, and then approached Wu Yao as the dragon girl, gradually finding out how to cross the heavenly barrier.

However, what Gou Xing never expected was...

Before the Dragon Girl transformed into the Guhuoniao, Wu Yao had already managed to neutralize her evil intentions.

This led to the subsequent events where the Dragon Girl transformed into both good and evil, attracting Wuzhiqi.

What Gou Xing didn't expect was that Wu Yao decisively led her people away from Huaihuo after that.

With the help of the abilities of [Heavenly Mandate] and [Avoiding Misfortune and Seeking Good Fortune], Gou Xing was unable to accurately pinpoint Wu Yao's location.

It wasn't until Wu Yao fought against those barbarian gods in the Hundred Mountains that her whereabouts were exposed.

This led to the Guhuoniao taking the opportunity to infiltrate and bewitch Wuyao's people, ultimately resulting in the Guhuoniao being devoured.

All the Guhuoniao who participated in that food-sharing event gained the ability to "avoid misfortune and seek good fortune," and their individual souls, after being divided again, will also inherit this ability.

However, the [Heavenly Mandate Divine Power] that Hook Star desired most has disappeared without a trace.

Now we know, of course, that Wu Yao entrusted her [Heavenly Mandate Divine Power] and her remains to Xi Luo for safekeeping.

For the next thousand years, Xi Luo secretly guarded Feilai Peak and protected Wu Yao's remains.

It wasn't until Li Boyang was born that Xi Luo handed over the [Heavenly Mandate Bone Armor] to him, thus fulfilling Wu Yao's last wish.

What happened next was exactly what Li Boyang, Xi Luo, and Qingniao knew.

Hook Star, who was hiding in the capital of the Heavenly Emperor, sensed the crisis and rescued Huo Ji, whom he regarded as his only "savior," at the last moment.

Unfortunately, Gou Xing underestimated the danger of this crisis.

Having lived for over ten thousand years and even survived the crisis of "ten suns destroying the world," Gou Xing ultimately fell into the hands of Wu Yi.

—The immortal soul was shattered and fell into the eighth heaven.

—The immortal physical body remained in the Hook Star Palace, becoming a puppet controlled by the Calamity.

So, is Hook Star dead or not?

Watch as the [Memory Palace] gradually transforms back to its current form, until it completely overlaps with reality.

Xi Luo remained silent for a while before asking the question that had been puzzling her.

Logically speaking, Gou Xing must be dead beyond any doubt, and Wu Yi's decisive departure is enough to prove this.

However, she does still have a remnant of her soul, and this physical body still retains the attribute of immortality.

"That depends on your definition of 'death'."

"The body that remains here now is merely an immortal body that has consumed the immortal herb."

"The soul that fell into the eighth heaven is essentially no different from this remaining body."

"Gou Xing's will and mind have long been shattered by Wu Yi..."

"Even if the soul and body reunite and the spirit is reborn in the future, it will only be a new god."

"Aside from possessing an immortal body and an immortal soul, she has no connection with Hook Star."

Li Boyang paused slightly at this point.

"In my opinion, the real Hook Star died the moment it became the Guhuoniao."

"The Heavenly Emperor's daughter who remained active for the next ten thousand years was just a Guhuoniao with the name 'Hook Star'."

Seeing the incredulous look on Qingniao's face, Li Boyang added with a smile.

"Didn't you notice anything when you viewed this memory?"

"She has never seen Haojun since Gouxing transformed into the Guhuoniao."

"No, it's not just that she hasn't seen Haojun, even her ten older brothers and twelve older sisters who used to dote on her haven't shown up since."

"Perhaps in the eyes of these gods, she is no longer their family."

Hearing Li Boyang's explanation, Xi Luo finally understood.

"Yes, Gou Xing was Hao Jun's daughter after all, but she never knew how that great catastrophe happened until the very end."

"In the beginning, it could be said that Haojun doted on her and didn't want her to get involved in such things."

"But even after the ten golden crows died and the Heavenly Emperor's capital fell, no one told Hook Star anything about that great catastrophe."

"This shows that it's not just Haojun's family..."

"Perhaps even the gods under Haojun's command no longer regard her as Haojun's daughter."

For some reason, when Qingniao heard Xiluo say that, a strange sense of sorrow suddenly arose in her heart.

Before the sorrow in Qingniao's heart could spread further, Xiluo spoke up again.

"So, where exactly is my sister's soul?"

Even after viewing all of Gou Xing's memories, Ke Xi Luo still didn't know the whereabouts of Wu Yao's soul.

But she trusted Li Boyang. If he said he could find Wu Yao's soul through the Hook Star, then he definitely could.

"Unexpected yet perfectly logical."

"All the Guhuoniao that participated in devouring the Huaijiang witch possess a part of her remnant soul."

"Theoretically speaking, as long as we find their whereabouts one by one, we can piece together the complete soul of the Huaijiang witch."

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