Gu Qingfeng didn't hesitate. After walking over, he first broke the illusion array. When the real stone door appeared, he slowly pushed it open and entered.
What entered his eyes were numerous skeletons. These skeletons were all in a meditative state. Clearly, after their immortal spirits had dried up, they had lost their source of life. Their bodies had also decayed, leaving only skeletons behind.
There were many skeletons, nearly a dozen of them.
However, in the corner of the stone room, there were more than ten people sitting upright. These people weren't skeletons. They seemed to be alive, but only alive. Each of them looked like a bag of bones. Not to mention their immortal spirits, even their flesh and blood had long dried up. Although there was life in their bodies, it was faint and could dissipate at any time.
These people were so weak that they only had one breath left. Perhaps even their consciousness was blurred. Gu Qingfeng didn't know whether these people were the elders of Yunhua Cave, but since he had encountered them, he wouldn't leave them be.
These people could die at any time now. For now, he couldn't bring them away. He had to let them recover some of their vitality.
Gu Qingfeng had purchased many spirit pills and elixirs in the Wind Moon Pocket World. Among them, there were many that could replenish vitality. However, these people were too weak now. They were so weak that they only had one breath left. If he let them take the elixirs, not only would they not be able to replenish their vitality, they would instead 'die' from overeating.
It was like a person who was about to starve to death. You couldn't let them eat meat in big mouthfuls. One mouthful of meat would definitely cause them to die suddenly.
They had to drink some water first and slowly nourish themselves.
Now, these people were like people who were about to starve to death. They had to use spirit qi to nourish their withered bodies before taking elixirs and elixirs to replenish their vitality.
He didn't think too much about it.
Gu Qingfeng took out a few immortal stones and set up a Spirit Accumulation Array to envelop these people. He also tossed over some elixirs that could replenish vitality.
These people wouldn't be able to recover in a short time. Gu Qingfeng naturally wouldn't just wait like this. When he left, he set up a protective array. This array could not only isolate the turbid air outside, it could also stop the ghosts from attacking.
He continued to explore.
Sixth floor, seventh floor …
With each level down, the turbid air became thicker and the ghosts became more powerful.
Ghosts did not have innate souls. They were all ghosts after the death of living beings.
However, that didn't mean that all living things would turn into ghosts after death.
Under normal circumstances, living beings wouldn't turn into ghosts after death. If they were infected with turbid air before death and their souls were also infected, they would turn into ghosts once they died. They could be humans, immortals, or even demons. Any living being had the possibility of becoming ghosts.
Once they turned into a ghost, they would lose their self-consciousness. Just like those undeveloped demon beasts, they would rely on their natural instincts to survive. If they were lucky, they might be able to develop the consciousness of a ghost and step into the Ghost Dao. If they were lucky enough, they might be able to cultivate a Spirit Ghost, or even a Profound Ghost, or even become a Ghost King.
In the past, when Gu Qingfeng was still young, he learned that people could become ghosts after death. Becoming a ghost was also a path, but it was a different path from that of a human.
At that time, Gu Qingfeng thought that he wouldn't have to be afraid of death. Even if he died, he could still become a ghost and continue to live. Although people had their own ways of living and ghosts had their own ways of living, he was still alive. Since that was the case, why should he be afraid of death?
During that time, Gu Qingfeng really wasn't afraid of death. He felt as if he had a second life.
As he experienced more, he gradually understood a truth. That was, in this world, no one was afraid of death. The reason why people were afraid of death was not because they were afraid of death, but because they would lose their family, love, and so on after death.
After death, people might be able to turn into ghosts. After turning into ghosts, they could continue to live. However, without their consciousness, they would lose everything they had in life. Even if they stepped into the Ghost Dao and became a Ghost King, they would not remember their family and loved ones.
Loss.
This was the fundamental reason why people were afraid of death.
Humans had their Human Dao and ghosts had their Ghost Dao. These were two balanced paths of life and death. They would never overlap or intertwine.
Gu Qingfeng continued to explore.
For some reason, when he arrived at the eighth level, there were very few ghosts on this level. When he arrived at the ninth level, there were no more ghosts.
The lower he went, the thicker the turbid air. Logically speaking, there should be more ghosts and they should be more powerful. How could there be no more?
Could it be that a powerful ghost had taken over this floor?
It was hard to say!
Perhaps there was a ghost that had been nourished by the turbid air all year round and gradually developed its own consciousness. Then, it hid and cultivated the Ghost Dao. Its strength was naturally not something that those wandering ghosts could compare to.
Gu Qingfeng released his divine sense and swept it. As expected, he found a powerful existence on this level.
"Which scoundrel dares to invade. Die!"
As soon as the voice fell, a figure rushed over. This person was wearing a tattered robe. His hair was disheveled and his eyes were red.
Ghosts did not have a physical body.
However, this person had a physical body. This meant that he was not a ghost.
Could it be a human?
No!
Also not a human.
A demon?
Also not a demon.
A demon?
Also not a demon.
But a crazy person. He was half human and half demon. In the vast wilderness, he was known as the Human Demon.
There was an ancient saying that said, "Innate demons and postnatal humans."
It meant that demons were born from the heavens, while humans were born from the heavens.
As for the Human Demon.
This kind of existence was not rare in the vast wilderness. Not only was it not rare, it could be said that it was very common.
Many immortals, perhaps because they were in a hurry to succeed or because they wanted to take a shortcut, caused problems in their cultivation. They would go berserk and lose their minds. Their self-awareness would also become blurry. They would also go crazy and lose their humanity and morals. Such people were the Human Demons.
Of course.
If one refined something that they should not have refined and was infected by the turbid air, causing the immortal spirit to mutate, they would also go berserk, lose their minds, and lose their humanity.
The turbid air in this ancient ruin was so dense that it was only a matter of time before Immortals went berserk.
Looking at the Human Demon that attacked, he should have been infected by the turbid air, causing his immortal spirit to mutate and go berserk. Not only did he lose his self-awareness, he also lost his humanity and morals. He became crazy, bloodthirsty, and cruel.
Gu Qingfeng did not kill him. He only raised his hand and set up a formation to trap him.
Looking at the Human Demon trapped in the formation, Gu Qingfeng's heart palpitated slightly. This was because he had also gone berserk in the past, and not just once. He had gone berserk five times.
The first time, he was in a hurry to succeed, causing his cultivation to go wrong and he went berserk.
The second time, he refined something that he should not have refined, causing him to go berserk.
The third time, he was infected by the demonic aura and went berserk.
The fourth time, he went berserk because of the chaos in his body.
The last time, he willingly went berserk.
Every time he went berserk, he would lose his self-awareness, his humanity, and his morals. Killing had become his second nature. After going berserk, Gu Qingfeng had done many things that left him helpless even now. For example, he had become the King of the Demon Dao, and even the Emperor's Throne of the Underworld. These were all things he had done after going berserk, including with several women …
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