Standing from the perspective of Li Boyang, Xiluo, and the Cyan Bird.

It’s actually hard to comment on Gou Xing’s act of turning herself into a Guhuo Bird and then reverse devouring the original body of the Guhuo Bird.

After all, when Li Boyang was preaching to all living beings in the Yunmeng Marsh, he mentioned the concept of "Tao Heart" more than once.

To speak of it, "Tao Heart" is actually a very abstract concept.

But it can be simply summarized as the heart seeking the Tao, which is the initial intention when every Path Seeker embarks on this path.

If one forgets this initial intention and chooses to abandon everything in pursuit of greater power, it’s a case of putting the cart before the horse.

Gou Xing clearly belongs to those who have lost their "Tao Heart."

Originally, she became a Guhuo Bird out of fear of death.

As a result, after becoming a Guhuo Bird, she blurred her self-perception and became another.

It is for this reason that even though Gou Xing simultaneously crossed the dual Divine Gates of body and soul, she could not reach the extreme on any path, nor cross the Celestial Gate.

Fortunately, she had the double blessing of an "Undying Attribute" with her undying body and immortal soul.

Gou Xing ultimately survived the catastrophe initiated by Emperor Hao over ten thousand years ago and managed to endure to the present day.

In this process, Gou Xing was constantly trying to cross the Celestial Gate to become a true Great Celestial God.

So, this led to the spread of the Guhuo Bird tribe and the event a thousand years ago of sharing the soul of the Huai River Witch.

In fact, Gou Xing initially did not plan to share Wu Yao.

Compared to the ability of [Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil], Gou Xing valued Wu Yao’s [Celestial Destiny Divine Power] more.

To get close to Wu Yao, Gou Xing first tried to transform the Dragon Maiden of Huai River and then, assuming the identity of the Dragon Maiden, approached Wu Yao to slowly inquire about how to cross the Celestial Gate.

However, what Gou Xing never expected was.

Wu Yao had already split off her malicious thoughts before the Dragon Maiden could become a Guhuo Bird.

This resulted in the subsequent event of the Dragon Maiden manifesting dual aspects of good and evil, attracting Wuzhiqi.

What surprised Gou Xing even more was that Wu Yao decisively left Huai River with her people thereafter.

Due to the help of the abilities [Celestial Destiny Divine Power] and [Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil], Gou Xing could not precisely pinpoint Wu Yao’s location.

Until Wu Yao exposed her whereabouts while engaging in magical combat with the Barbarian Gods in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Only then did the Guhuo Bird have a chance to infiltrate, manipulate Wu Yao’s people, and ultimately share her.

Every Guhuo Bird involved in that sharing action gained the ability of [Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil], and their individual entities retained this ability after splitting their souls.

Yet the [Celestial Destiny Divine Power] that Gou Xing coveted most remained elusive.

We now know that Wu Yao entrusted her [Celestial Destiny Divine Power] along with her bones to Xiluo for safekeeping.

In the millennia that followed, Xiluo secretly guarded Feilai Peak, protecting Wu Yao’s remains.

Until Li Boyang descended into the world, then Xiluo handed over the [Celestial Destiny Bone Armor] to him, fulfilling Wu Yao’s last wish.

What happened next aligns with what Li Boyang, Xiluo, and the Cyan Bird knew.

Concealed within the Celestial Emperor’s Capital, Gou Xing sensed the crisis and at the last moment rescued Huo Ji, whom she considered her only "savior."

Alas, Gou Xing slightly underestimated the danger level of this crisis.

Having lived over ten thousand years and survived even the "Ten Suns Apocalypse," Gou Xing ultimately fell at the hands of Wu Yi.

——Her immortal soul was shattered by him, falling into the Eighth Heaven.

——Her undying body remained in the Hook Star Palace, becoming a puppet controlled by Huo Ji.

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"So, is Gou Xing truly dead?"

Watching the [Memory Palace] revert to its current form, until it fully overlapped with reality.

Xiluo remained silent for a while before finally asking this perplexing question.

According to common sense, Gou Xing should be undeniably dead, Wu Yi’s decisive departure proving that point.

However, she indeed still has remnants of her soul, and this body continues to maintain its undying attribute.

"That depends on your definition of ’dead.’"

"The body that remains here is just an undying body, having consumed the Immortal Grass."

"The soul that fell into the Eighth Heaven fundamentally isn’t much different from this remaining body."

"Gou Xing’s will and thoughts have long since been shattered by Wu Yi..."

"Even if the soul and body were to reunite in the future to resurrect, it would merely become a new God."

"Apart from possessing an undying body and an immortal soul, she bears no relation to Gou Xing."

At this point, Li Boyang’s voice paused slightly.

"Actually, in my view, the true Gou Xing died the moment she became a Guhuo Bird."

"The Daughter of the Celestial Emperor active thereafter for ten thousand years was merely a Guhuo Bird bearing the name ’Gou Xing.’"

Seeing the disbelief on the Cyan Bird’s face, Li Boyang added with a smile.

"Didn’t you notice anything while watching this memory?"

"Ever since Gou Xing transformed into the Guhuo Bird, she never met Emperor Hao again."

"No, it’s not just that she hasn’t seen Emperor Hao; even the ten brothers and twelve sisters who originally adored her never appeared again."

"Perhaps in the eyes of these Gods, she was no longer family."

Hearing Li Boyang’s explanation, Xiluo also realized.

"Indeed, Gou Xing was Emperor Hao’s daughter, yet until the end, she remained unaware of how that great catastrophe occurred."

"In the early stage, it might be said Emperor Hao indulged her, not wanting her to get involved."

"But after the ten Golden Crows perished and the Celestial Emperor’s Capital fell, no one informed Gou Xing of anything concerning the great catastrophe."

"This implies not just Emperor Hao’s family..."

"Even Emperor Hao’s Gods perhaps no longer regarded her as the daughter of Emperor Hao."

For some reason, upon hearing Xiluo’s words, a strange sense of melancholy arose in the Cyan Bird’s heart.

Yet before this melancholy could continue to spread within the Cyan Bird, Xiluo spoke again at this moment.

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

Even after watching all of Gou Xing’s memories, Xiluo still did not know the whereabouts of Wu Yao’s soul.

But she believed in Li Boyang, if he said he could find Wu Yao’s soul’s whereabouts through Gou Xing, then he must be able to do it.

"Unexpected yet reasonable."

"Every Guhuo Bird that participated in sharing the Huai River Witch holds a fragment of her soul."

"Theoretically, as long as each of them is found, the complete soul of the Huai River Witch can be pieced together."

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