Spiritual Power

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Spiritual Power (精神力)
Type	Cultivated spiritual energy
Users	Talisman Masters
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 50

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Third Level of the Spirit Refining Chapter	51	Lin Chen’s Spiritual Power is already at the third level before formal cultivation; he attributes this partly to his talent and the tempering endured while absorbing Innate Yin Sha Qi.
Mud Pill Palace opened / One-Seal Talisman Master	51	Opening the Mud Pill Palace gives Spiritual Power a place to accumulate and qualifies its user for the path of a talisman master. Lin Chen condenses a Natal Spirit Seal with green-lotus and small-sword forms.
Two-Seal Talisman Master	91	Lin Chen advances to the Two-Seal realm.
Four-Seal Talisman Master	114	Lin Chen’s Spirit Refining Sword produces fluctuations comparable to a Great Perfection Core Formation expert, confirming his Four-Seal cultivation.
Eight-Seal Talisman Master	125	Lin Chen reaches Eight-Seal level after a month in the Talisman Master Tower.
Nine-Seal Talisman Master	145	His cultivation reaches its limit at Nine-Seal level; the nine Green Lotus Sword Seals are fused into a larger, more solid Natal Spirit Talisman.
Spirit Talisman Master	161	Lin Chen reveals advanced Spirit Talisman Master status and overwhelms members of the Ancient Sword Sect.
Talisman Master realm	172	After gaining recognition from the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, Lin Chen forms a small world within his Mud Pill Palace.
Grand Talisman Master	187	Lin Chen reaches this realm after undergoing the First Seal Wind and Thunder Tribulation.

Overview

Spiritual Power is the power cultivated by talisman masters alongside Yuan Power. It allows them to construct special runes, manipulate objects, turn spiritual energy into tangible attacks, refine artifacts, establish arrays, and create talisman puppets. With suitable Spiritual Secret Skills, a talisman master can exceed an ordinary martial artist of the same realm in combat power 50 61.

Before a cultivator can properly pursue this path, they must open the Mud Pill Palace, the central palace among the nine palaces of the head. Spiritual Power can then accumulate there in a manner comparable to Yuan Power within a dantian 51.

Cultivation

Spirit Refining Chapter

The Spirit Refining Chapter, recorded in the Talisman Scripture, introduces the cultivation of Spiritual Power and its preliminary stages before a Natal Talisman Seal can be formed 51.

• Spiritual Power may be strengthened through cultivation and tempering.
• Powerful willpower is needed to endure certain tempering processes 51.
• Lin Chen uses the Spiritual Grinding Mill to temper his Spiritual Power repeatedly; the method consumes substantial energy and requires rest between sessions 60 61.
• Spiritual Pressure within the Symbol Master Tower can temper and cleanse Spiritual Power 122.

Mud Pill Palace and Natal Seals

Opening the Mud Pill Palace is the foundational requirement for becoming a talisman master 51.

• A cultivator condenses a Natal Talisman Seal from gathered and constructed fragments of Spiritual Power.
• A superior Natal Spirit Seal or Natal Spirit Talisman possesses a substantial advantage over an ordinary Natal Talisman Seal 51 91.
• A Natal Seal’s characteristics imprint themselves upon the user’s runes. Lin Chen’s creations bear Green Lotus Marks due to his Green Lotus Sword Seal 61.
• Lin Chen’s Natal Spirit Seal has two fixed forms—a green lotus and a small azure sword—while retaining the ability to transform into other forms 51.

Spiritual Fire

At the threshold of Spirit Talisman Master, Spiritual Power must be condensed to an extreme to form Spiritual Fire 145.

• Spiritual Fire burns Spiritual Power and is difficult to resist.
• Even a low-level Spirit Talisman Master can use subtle Spiritual Fire to incinerate opponents 145.
• It is required to refine Spirit Treasures; only artifacts refined with Spiritual Fire can gain spirituality 145.

Abilities & Applications

Rune Construction

Spiritual Power can be formed into special runes whose structures determine their effects 50.

• Enables the engraving of runes onto objects 51.
• Supports talisman seals, including beast-taming and Spirit Communication seals 53 61.
• Can be combined with Yuan Power and Origin Energy to inscribe complex runes onto spiritual treasures 149.

Spiritual Manifestation

Talisman masters can make Spiritual Power tangible for offense or manipulation 50.

• May manipulate objects directly.
• May create spiritual weapons or attacks.
• Can remain formless or be condensed into a tangible shape, enabling concealed attacks against opponents who have not cultivated Spiritual Power 61.

Spirit Refining Sword

The Spirit Refining Sword is an ordinary-grade Spiritual Secret Skill and among the best skills available to a One-Seal Talisman Master 61.

• Condenses Spiritual Power into a small azure sword marked by Green Lotus patterns.
• Can be made tangible or formless 61.
• Moves and attacks at the user’s thought.
• Cut a stool into several smooth pieces in Lin Chen’s test 61.
• Its power reaches at least late Heavenly Yuan Stage in Lin Chen’s hands, allowing him to instantly kill the middle Heavenly Yuan Stage Yan Kuo 61 79.

Spiritual Secret Skills

Spiritual Secret Skills are the Spiritual Power equivalent of martial arts and can only be activated by cultivators with Spiritual Power 61.

Grade	Notes
Ordinary	The grade most Talisman Masters generally use; Spirit Refining Sword belongs to this class.
Refined / Profound	Listed as an intermediate quality in different passages.
Qi	Includes the Four Saints Sword Array and other manuals found in the Symbol Master Tower.
Divine	A high grade of Spiritual Secret Skill.
Beyond Divine	The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation exceeds Divine grade.

Artifact Refinement and Puppet Crafting

Spiritual Power supports the broader crafts of a talisman master 61 145.

• Refines artifacts and forges treasures.
• Establishes arrays.
• Creates talisman puppets that may act in the user’s place.
• Talisman puppets require extensive materials, complex rune construction, and Yuan Power or another energy source to operate, making them expensive to produce 61.
• Spiritual Fire allows the refinement of Spirit Treasures with artifact spirituality 145.

Known Techniques and Manuals

• Spirit Refining Chapter — Foundational method for cultivating Spiritual Power and opening the Mud Pill Palace 51.
• Spirit Refining Sword — Ordinary-grade Spiritual Secret Skill that creates a controllable spiritual sword 61.
• Spirit Transformation Needle — Condenses Spiritual Power into fine needles; its potential depends heavily on precise control 91.
• Four Saints Sword Array — Qi-grade Spiritual Secret Manual acquired by Lin Chen from the Symbol Master Tower 123.
• Immortal Slaying Sword Formation — Spiritual Secret Skill beyond Divine grade, obtained as a sign-in reward 206.

Notable Users

• Lin Chen — Cultivates Spiritual Power through the Talisman Scripture; his Green Lotus Sword Seal grants his spiritual techniques distinctive green-lotus characteristics 51 61.
• Lin Dong — Becomes motivated to cultivate Spiritual Power after witnessing the killing power of Lin Chen’s Spirit Refining Sword 79.
• Ziyue — A talisman master whose Natal Talisman Seals evolve into Natal Spirit Talismans under the Symbol Master Tower’s Spiritual Pressure and Lin Chen’s assistance 122.