CHAPTER 1575: CHAPTER 832: DIVINE SOUL (PART 3)

"I feel these insights may not be gravely mistaken, but should errors be present, it’s not impossible. Therefore, when you listen, you must pay attention yourself. Do not trust blindly, yet cannot fully trust. The distinction here can only be determined by yourself."

Xun Zixian spoke with great precision.

Mo Hua nodded earnestly.

Seeing Mo Hua’s solemn gaze, Xun Zixian knew he understood his meaning and nodded slightly, "First and foremost, the Divine Soul and Divine Sense are distinct."

"Low-level cultivators only know about Divine Sense, rarely engaging with the ’Divine Soul’ level of concepts, even if they occasionally talk about souls, they mostly don’t understand."

"In fact, not only are low-level cultivators unknowing, most cultivators, upon reaching the Golden Core and even Feather Transformation, still remain potentially ignorant of the path of the Divine Soul."

"Because the current cultivation system is focused on Spiritual Power and the physical body, Divine Sense is always merely supportive; except for the rare few who pursue unconventional paths, almost no one primarily cultivates Divine Sense..."

Xun Zixian gazed profoundly at Mo Hua, then extended his slender finger to touch his own forehead.

"The Sea of Consciousness within a person accommodates the Three Souls and Seven Souls."

"The Three Souls are: Heavenly Soul, Earth Soul, Life Soul."

"The Seven Souls are: Corpse Dog, Fushi Arrow, Bird Shade, Swallow Thief, Non-Poison, Filth Exclusion, Putrid Lung."

"Among the Three Souls, the Heavenly Soul and Earth Soul wander outside the cultivator’s body, residing in Heaven and Earth, elusive and indescribable. Only the Life Soul remains within oneself, vital to one’s existence."

"The Life Soul is fundamental, with the Seven Souls parasitically attached above it. Without the Soul, a Soul cannot live; without the Soul, the essence does not thrive."

"Together, these Three Souls and Seven Souls are collectively referred to as the Divine Soul."

"The Divine Soul is the foundation of a cultivator’s Divine Thought; the derived Telekinesis is called ’Divine Sense’."

"Only with a Soul can there be Thought, and then Sense."

Mo Hua’s eyes widened, suddenly enlightened.

Elder Xun’s words unveiled more secrets of the Path of Divine Sense to him, yet the more he learned, the more bewildered he felt.

"Divine Sense is not the fundamental of the Sea of Consciousness but merely the derived Telekinesis?"

Xun Zixian nodded and explained:

"You are a Formation Master, you should have deep insights..."

"Every time Divine Sense is expended, it will recover."

"If Divine Sense itself were fundamental, once exhausted, it would cut its root, how could it then recover?"

"Precisely because Divine Sense is derived from the Divine Soul, as long as the Divine Soul remains, Divine Sense naturally regenerates from it once depleted."

Xun Zixian illustrated: "The Divine Soul is like a tree trunk, Divine Sense is just branches and leaves on the trunk. When branches break and leaves fall, as long as the tree’s root remains, branches and leaves can grow again."

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, "I understand, just like leeks, as long as the roots remain, even if trimmed, they grow back!"

Xun Zixian fell silent for a moment.

He found Mo Hua’s analogy somewhat awkward yet, after further thought, quite fitting.

"I suppose..."

"Then what relation does the Divine Soul have with Pupil Skill? Must Pupil Skill be executed through the Divine Soul?" Mo Hua inquired.

Xun Zixian nodded, "Correct. You must understand one thing, Divine Sense itself is passive, lacking killing power."

Mo Hua froze.

Elder Xun’s statement was a bit counterintuitive.

Because he had always relied on Divine Sense in the Sea of Consciousness to wreak havoc.

But upon deep reflection, it seemed true.

His vast destruction was powered by his Divine Thought avatar, and the catalyzed Divine Thought Power, not Divine Sense itself.

Pure Divine Sense was what the Demon Wraiths penetrating his Sea of Consciousness lusted after, attempting to devour it as refined Telekinesis.

Xun Zixian saw that Mo Hua understood and nodded slightly, continuing:

"You should be familiar with External Release of Divine Sense. But the External Release of Divine Sense is actually not release but a kind of ’sensing’."

"It’s like when you see things, it’s not you ’looking’, but the myriad lights and shadows of the world pour into your eyes, giving you a ’seeing’ feeling."

"Seeing, at its core, is passive. External Release of Divine Sense is similarly a passive sensing."

"External Release of Divine Sense lacks power."

"In the Qi-refining Realm or the Foundation Establishment Realm, even in the Golden Core Realm, Divine Sense can be externally released, yet amongst them, Divine Sense won’t harm each other, at most they sense each other—if you can sense them."

"And to refine Divine Sense, imbuing it with the power to kill, beguile, intimidate, etc., it’s essential to infuse Divine Soul into the Divine Sense."

"With the Divine Soul, Divine Sense gains the Power of Killing!"

"Divine Soul possesses the Power of Killing..." Mo Hua’s expression was stunned, muttering it quietly.

He recalled all his encounters in Divine Thought duels, deeply contemplating, gradually gaining some insights.

According to Elder Xun’s discourse, all the Mind Bodies he had encountered until now indeed comprised two layers:

Soul and Thought.

Ghosts have Ghost Spirits, Corpse Evil Spirits have Corpse Souls, Demon Wraiths have Demon Spirits.

This ’Soul’, though complex, boils down to the Evil Spirit’s ’self-will’.

With this self-will, Evil Spirits can kill and devour.

Once obliterated, Evil Spirits are left with only pure Telekinesis.

Thus, Evil Spirits can harm because within them exists a greedy, malevolent ’Evil Soul’.

Once this soul is erased, the Evil Spirit ceases to exist, what’s left is simply ’Telekinesis’.

This Telekinesis, lacking killing power, can be ’absorbed’ by oneself.

Mo Hua’s thoughts gradually cleared up and he slowly said:

"The reason why cultivators’ externally released Divine Sense has no killing power is because... the externally released Divine Sense is merely pure ’Telekinesis’, lacking in Divine Soul, in other words, not containing any special ’will’, hence it cannot harm."

"Conversely, hypothetically, if wanting to use Divine Sense itself for killing, one must infuse some ’Divine Soul’ into the external Divine Sense, embedding a certain ’will’?"

"Exactly." Xun Zixian said with gratification.

"But can Divine Soul be externally released?" Mo Hua asked again.

Xun Zixian shook his head, "It’s not called external release, rather in the Path of Divine Sense, there’s a special term for it, called..."

Xun Zixian’s gaze grew solemn, speaking in a low voice: "Soul Emergence!"

Soul Emergence?!

Mo Hua’s heart leapt.

Then in saying this, the Daoist Prison Map on the Water Prison Forbidden Box is essentially a pathway to cultivate ’Soul Emergence’?

Soul Emergence...

In Mo Hua’s mind, numerous thoughts surged, still somewhat chaotic, yet he faintly felt a grand Gate of Divine Path gradually opening for him.

His Divine Thought transformed sword seemed ready to ’unsheathe’...