Intent was something even weaker than a remnant soul. A powerful remnant soul could still break free from its reliance on an object, come into contact with the outside world, and remain unharmed as it sought a new chance at rebirth.
Intent could not do the same. Without a place to reside, it would basically dissipate upon independently coming into contact with the outside world. Only an exceedingly small number of especially unique existences were exceptions.
Normally, intent could hardly pose any threat to people. Yet there was one exception: when the place housing that intent had already entered another person's body. If the intent's original owner had been a powerful great cultivator, the threat it posed could even surpass that of a remnant soul.
However, intent was also divided into normal intent and Unintelligent Will. The former was common, while the latter was akin to a vegetative person among humans, a circumstance that occurred only with extremely low probability. Accordingly, if some powerful expert left behind only such Unintelligent Will, using it for reincarnation and rebirth would be extraordinarily difficult as well.
You had been so tense at first only because concern had thrown you into disarray. After all, such an intent had suddenly appeared within your body. Yet once you calmed down, you realized that since it had been inherited alongside a Great Supernatural Power, there could not possibly be a case of someone seizing another's body and soul through a divine ability.
Just as you were preparing to carefully study these strange things that had appeared because of the Heaven and Earth Xuan Sect Golden Light Technique, the Phoenix Primordial Spirit reminded you that something had changed within Jiang Wen's body...
Several days later, rosy clouds and auspicious light continuously filled the Central Region. Heavenly omens appeared