Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 1076

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Mo Hua reflected for a moment, and indeed in his impression, there seemed to be no examples of living beings receiving incense offerings.

Lord Yellow Mountain said, “Gods are gods, people are people. Although both are kinds of creatures born from heaven and earth, they are completely different. It is impossible for people to ‘become gods’.”

“Once humans lose their physical bodies, given enough time, their Divine Sense will vanish.”

“And with a body, all kinds of desires encroach upon it, constantly being ‘contaminated.’ Without shedding the shackles of the mundane world, this makes it even more impossible to become a god.”

Mo Hua slowly nodded, then asked:

“Then what if, without a physical body, one’s spirit directly resides within external objects, such as a painting, a sword, or onto a gourd…”

Mo Hua remembered he had seen many Contemplation Maps, where mostly Evil Spirits were depicted in such a manner.

Lord Yellow Mountain said, “That would not be human, nor god, but ‘ghost.’

“Ghost?”

Mo Hua was somewhat taken aback.

Lord Yellow Mountain nodded, “The Divine Sense and physical body of a human are one, with flesh, spirit, and god merged together, inseparable…”

“Once a person’s Divine Sense leaves the body; or the body is destroyed, leaving behind the Divine Sense; then this Divine Sense is ‘incomplete’…”

“Incomplete things will seek completion.”

“Residing in external objects, the objects are not yours; residing in another’s body, but your own body is already destroyed. Even using someone else’s body as a substitute, it still is not yours.”

“Under such circumstances, your Divine Sense will continually erode, your memories will gradually blur, and your original ‘human nature’ will also distort over time…”

“And then gradually, it will turn into ‘ghost’…”

“Once a person turns into a ghost, what will they do?” Lord Yellow Mountain looked at Mo Hua, sighed, and slowly asked.

Mo Hua frowned and thought for a moment, “Will they consume other people’s Divine Sense?”

Lord Yellow Mountain nodded, “Yes, your Divine Sense, without a body, without a nurturing place, will continue to decay and cannot be restored, so the only option is to consume someone else’s Divine Sense.”

“It’s not possible to consume other ghosts or Evil Thoughts?” Mo Hua inquired.

Lord Yellow Mountain said, “Of course it’s possible, but other ghosts and Evil Thoughts, how often can you encounter them? Even if you do encounter them, you might not necessarily be their match.”

“Even if you consume them, it would actually be of no help…”

Lord Yellow Mountain appeared somewhat sorrowful, “The most terrifying thing about a person turning into a ghost is…”

“They will prioritize consuming their own flesh and blood relatives.”

Mo Hua’s eyes narrowed, “Flesh and blood relatives?”

Lord Yellow Mountain nodded, “Once a person becomes a ‘ghost,’ their Divine Thought will erode, and their memories will blur.”

“And among others, those who hold the most memories related to you are naturally your flesh and blood relatives.”

“So, after becoming a Fierce Ghost, the first thing it wants to ‘eat’ is the Divine Sense of its relatives to maintain its own existence.”

“This is instinct, uncontrollable.”

“Even if it’s suppressible for a time, a violent outburst will eventually happen one day.”

“Furthermore, ghosts lack a physical body, but the closest thing to their own body is the body of relatives sharing the same bloodline.”

“Hence, ghosts also tend to parasitize their own parents and children.”

Lord Yellow Mountain sighed, “Therefore, once a person becomes a ‘ghost,’ or should I say, once a Cultivator becomes a Ghost Cultivator, it usually indicates they’ve likely already harmed their own close kin…”

Mo Hua felt a pang of pity, lost in thought.

Lord Yellow Mountain finally spoke with a stern tone:

“Gods, humans, ghosts, all relate to ‘Divine Thought,’ abiding by certain rules of the Great Dao, yet they remain distinct from each other, clearly separated.”

“These pieces of knowledge about Divine Thought are extremely confidential matters of Tao Cultivation. Being a Mountain God and having lived a little longer, that’s why I know a bit more.”

“Ordinary Cultivators, who don’t refine Divine Sense and aren’t strong in Divine Thought, have absolutely no clue about these matters.”

“They only know to worship gods and fear ghosts, but do not know what they are venerating, or what they fear.”

“Even among Cultivators, some so-called prominent families that have lived for a very long time, without such inheritance, without understanding the divine and the ghostly, know very little…”

Lord Yellow Mountain said this and stroked his beard with self-satisfaction.

Mo Hua nodded respectfully, then slightly startled, he looked at Lord Yellow Mountain with suspicion:

“Mountain Lord, have you lived for a very, very long time?”

Lord Yellow Mountain was taken aback, breaking into a cold sweat.