Han Yi returned to the courtyard, activated the dual formations, and stepped into the Meditation Chamber.
Then, his divine sense descended into his sea of consciousness.
Once Qi Refining cultivators entered the Qi Refining Late Stage, their divine sense could perceive the existence of the upper dantian. The upper dantian was the sea of consciousness. It was a mysterious space, filled with chaos. At the very center of that chaos lay something mysterious: the "self," namely the divine soul.
In truth, divine sense was merely the invisible ripple extending from the divine soul. However, Qi Refining cultivators had weak divine souls, so they believed divine sense existed independently.
As one advanced through Qi Refining Layer 8 and Qi Refining Layer 9, this "self" grew increasingly strong. The more powerful the divine soul became, the stronger divine sense grew, and the higher the grade of the artifacts one could command.
Upon reaching Foundation Establishment, all three dantians in the human body underwent transformation. The upper dantian expanded, the sea of consciousness rapidly widened, and the divine soul transformed along with it. It could move, and could even briefly leave the body.
This was why cultivators generally only began cultivating divine soul secret arts at Foundation Establishment. Only then did the divine soul become mobile enough to support the use of soul arts.
And at this moment.
When Han Yi's divine sense entered his sea of consciousness, he vaguely sensed an illusory towering pagoda at its very center. He could not make out how many levels the pagoda possessed. At its base, his frail divine soul sat cross-legged outside the tower.
The divine soul had its eyes closed, while the pagoda remained illusory.
With a thought from Han Yi, the frail divine soul before the pagoda's base forced its eyes open. Its