After he ventured deeper, he encountered even more Heavenly Ghost grotesqueries, whose appearances became increasingly bizarre, giving Gu Shanhai the illusion of having entered a zoo of rare animals.
After all, aside from being non-human, there was every variation imaginable.
Their strengths varied; Gu Shanhai even encountered some Heavenly Ghost grotesqueries with strength around the Spirit Origin Stage. However, this was limited to their physical qualities alone. They possessed none of the powerful energies of the Spirit Vein like those in a true Spirit Origin Stage, so even a Loose Cultivator could easily handle these Heavenly Ghost grotesqueries.
Thus, even if these Heavenly Ghost grotesqueries attacked all at once, they could not withstand a single blow from Gu Shanhai's Azure Dragon.