The reason why they were called bone spirits was because before the void beasts died, they would show various signs of decay.
This was not the five signs of decay of humans, but a more direct loss of skin, hair, and flesh. Because they had lived in the void of the universe, their bodies had been contaminated by various cosmic rays. Of course, it did not matter when they were strong and full of demonic power. However, once they entered the last period of their lives, their demonic power could not support them anymore. Their skin, hair, and flesh would gradually fall off naturally. In the end, they would be left with a skeleton and a soul fire in their head!
This was the last stage of the void beast's life. When such a situation occurred, the void beasts knew that they should go to the ancient burial ground.
It was very sad! It was more clear than the life process of humans.
What Lou Xiaoyi saw was such a team of bone spirits. The reason why they formed a team was that the void beasts who had reached the end of their lives would send out shock waves that only void beasts could understand when they were heading to the burial ground. It was a call, and also a farewell.
The general meaning was: I am leaving, is there anyone who wants to go with me?
This kind of sadness spread in the void of the universe. As it spread, it would form a large team of bone spirits. Some of them lost more flesh, some of them lost less flesh. It was just a matter of how long they could hold on.
It was a very ceremonial farewell!
They would not fly directly to the burial ground. Instead, they would wander in the void of the universe that they were already familiar with for a long time. They would slowly fly to their destination. Those who could not hold on would be carried by their companions. This was also the only period in the life of the void beasts where they did not attack each other.
No other living creatures would attack such a team. Not only humans, but also void beasts of the same race. Because attacking was meaningless, because it would be a sin to the heavens, because the fox would grieve for the rabbit's death!
This was the sorrow of being a cultivator!
Just like in the mortal world, there would always be people who would rob the wedding procession, but there would rarely be people who would rob the funeral procession. This was the respect that living creatures had for the end of their lives. Even the notorious insects in the universe would not commit this taboo!
The team that Lou Xiaoyi saw had finished the ceremony and officially entered the last part of the burial ground. At this time, almost 30% of the bone spirits in the team had lost the control of their soul fire. However, they were dragged forward by the other bone spirits.
A team that was on the verge of death!
Almost every Bone Spirit had lost their physical bodies, leaving only their skeletons behind. Their actions were supported only by the soul fire in their skulls.
In this realistic world of cultivation, there were indeed so-called bone spirits, zombies, soul bodies, and other strange creatures. However, unlike what was described in novels, the strength of these creatures would never surpass that of creatures with flesh and blood. It was impossible for a skeleton or a zombie to wreak havoc. This was because in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, the body was a great medicine, a great treasure. Without the body, what was the point of talking about strength?
He was just struggling at death's door.
The idea that a skeleton, a zombie, could fight against the wisdom of the human race, which had been passed down for millions of years, was an insult to cultivation itself!
He didn't retreat immediately, because he didn't do anything wrong. In his opinion, the greatest respect for these dying spirits was to still treat them as living creatures, and not run far away like a mortal seeing monsters!
Naturally, this was the best form of respect for them.
He bowed and invited everyone as if it was not a land of death in front of him, but inviting everyone to a banquet.
The Bone Spirits passed by him one by one. There were all kinds of forms. There were huge Bone Mountains that were like small mountains, and there were also Bone Birds that were as small as sparrows. There were too many types of Void Beasts, and with so many of them, it was impossible for humans to establish a comprehensive pedigree for them.
He couldn't even tell when they were in good shape, let alone now when they were only left with skeletons.
The Soul Fire in their skulls was still intact. When they passed by this human, they all nodded to greet him. At this last moment, the instincts of beasts would succumb to the essence of cultivation. In essence, Void Beasts and humans were the same. They were insignificant ants under the Heavenly Dao of the universe. No matter how strong they were, they couldn't escape the restrictions of the rules!
What was the point of fighting and killing? Sooner or later, everyone would have such a day!
This was the first time Lou Xiaoyi saw Void Beasts in such a carefree, peaceful, and quiet state. Unfortunately, this state only existed at the last moment of their lives. He believed that as long as their flesh and blood returned to their bodies, they would immediately return to their instincts as Void Beasts.
The Great Dao was merciless. If you got something, you would definitely lose it. You would only understand what you lost. There was no way to have it both ways.
His current position was already in the middle of the whirlpool. Of course, he could not continue to follow the troop of Bone Spirits. That would be impolite. However, he did not retreat. He only looked at them with a peaceful attitude.
In his sight, the troop of Bone Spirits was getting closer to the center of the whirlpool. They seemed to have become more agitated. It was not like what he had imagined. The process of being torn into particles by the vertical eye was a process of despair. Instead, it was a process of fighting hard and praying for life to come back!
It was as if the vertical eye was a place of nirvana. Once they were there, they would be reborn!
Every Bone Spirit was the same. The closer they were to the vertical eye, the faster they flew. It was as if they would lose their chance if they did not fly faster. There was something in the dark that was attracting them!
Like the last radiance of the setting sun, every Bone Spirit that still had Soul Fire became stronger and stronger. Even those Bone Spirits whose Soul Fire had been extinguished showed signs of reviving.
What was it that caused such a strange change before they completely died?
Lou Xiaoyi did not take his eyes off them. He observed the process of the Soul Fire of the Bone Spirits carefully. How did they achieve a balance between death and hope?
The unavoidable death triggered an uncontrollable life. This was the way of change. Things would go in the opposite direction when they reached an extreme!
The desire of living beings, under such extreme conditions, had an incredible reversal!
This touched Lou Xiaoyi very much! He suddenly realized that when he was solving the Soul Gaze of the Great Dao of Massacre, his starting point seemed to be wrong! He placed too much emphasis on the accumulation of negative emotions such as death, destruction, extermination and killing. As a result, the more he did so, the more he could not complete the Soul Gaze of Death!
Then, what if he changed his way of thinking?
What if he drew from the perspective of life, hope and beauty?
In fact, the martial arts of Buddhism had already shown him this way. It was just that he did not realize it!
Just like Hong Guang's Death Form. Although it was called a Death Form, he had actually completed the Form first before he destroyed it. There was a turning point in this process, and he did not paint the opponent's weak points with all his might right from the start!
This was a process of differentiation. Some were good, some were bad, some were high, some were low, some were strong, some were weak …
There was life, and then there was death!
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