"She can actually restore them?"
Li Chen was not frightened by the ability his opponent had displayed. Instead, he was delighted.
This was an extraordinary ability. Ghosts dispersed like clouds and mist, sustained by a current of yin baleful intent, with a spiritual core operating within it. This was one of the widely recognized classical primordial spirit models.
In this model, the core of a ghost was actually the Essence of the True Spirit.
The true spirit was already the core that carried its mind and will. Unlike ordinary living beings, it did not require an additional fleshly body outside it.
Yet what those chang ghosts had just displayed was the ability to recover after their divine souls had shattered, possibly even damaging the Essence of the True Spirit.
"This seems to involve the use of the Essence of the True Spirit. I just don't know whether it's an innate talent for controlling chang ghosts shared by all tigers, or a gift unique to this tigress."
"But she can only use this ability. There's no way she could explain it."
"And by its nature, it is merely restoration, not creation. The difference between the two is as vast as heaven and earth."
Li Chen was deeply interested in the connection between the divine soul and the true spirit. In the classical primordial spirit model, the primordial spirit was the core of the body, while the true spirit was the core of the primordial spirit. The two formed successive layers.
The body possessed the Dao Fruit of flesh derivation, which could allow cultivators to surpass ordinary regenerative abilities and reach the utmost extreme. Even with their bodies pulverized and their bones shattered, they could rebuild themselves.
This series of Dao Fruits included Limb Regeneration, also known as the Flying Head Technique.