The Otherworldly Spiritual Realm

In this world, there were no demons lurking within the imperial court, scheming to manipulate the fortune of the mortal realm.

Cultivators were not as closely connected to the mortal world as they were in Demon Star World.

Great demons and devils who had achieved success in cultivation generally secluded themselves in remote mountains and ancient caves, rarely setting foot in the mortal realm.

Whether demons, Daoists, or Buddhists, they cultivated apart from the world and tempered their hearts within it.

Should cultivators lose their true hearts amid the dust and turmoil of the world and commit cruel, wicked deeds, righteous people would naturally go forth to subdue demons and vanquish devils, relieve calamities, and solve hardships.

Those who remained in the mortal realm were mostly cultivators who had attained enlightenment there to begin with, or who had developed mortal attachments.

Those with even a little knowledge would instead head to the spirit realm to cultivate.

The spirit realm was not a place independent of this world, but rather a concept.

Places of cultivation far removed from the mortal world were called spirit realms.

Such places existed within the mundane world, yet were also apart from it.

Those without the destined connection would never hear of such places amid the dust of the world, much less be able to reach them.

But once someone with the destined connection arrived here, if their mortal heart had not yet been exhausted, then after leaving this place, those with shallow affinity would gradually forget, while those whose affinity remained would remember forever.

Yet even if they spoke of it, unless the listener was likewise fated, no one else would take it to heart.

It was like the Muggle-Repelling Charm in a novel.

Likewise, after entering the spirit realm, the odds of encountering demons,