"How many planks have been replaced on your ship? Is it still the same ship that set sail?"
No crew member could provide an answer.
Just as no one could tell Qiluo if she was still her past self.
Her appearance had changed, her personality had changed, and even the way she spoke had changed. Memories from her past life, as proof of her own identity, remained in her heart—but was that the only defining element? It was equally reasonable to say she was a different individual with the same memories, or a cyber specter that had taken over the original consciousness.
Following this train of thought, he turned it upon himself.
What about the individual named Gongsun Ce? His heart had been replaced two weeks ago, one of the skills he utilized was the Impermanence Skill bestowed upon him by another, and his wounds had been mended countless times with white matter - who knew how much of his current body truly belonged to "Gongsun Ce" himself.
Was he still the same person from the past?