The Spirit Consciousness Realm was an exceptionally special realm.
One had already passed beyond the tangible, corporeal flesh and entered the intangible, immaterial world of spirit and soul.
This realm was likewise divided into several stages, each with its own unique mysteries of cultivation.
In the Spirit Consciousness Realm, one used dharma power and grand incantations to nourish the flesh to its limit, surpassing humanity's natural bounds and reaching a state beyond the human.
Then, one transformed human will from something intangible into something tangible, condensing it into spirit consciousness.
Spirit consciousness could control magical artifacts across great distances. Supplemented by spells, their power could be multiplied severalfold.
By fusing magical artifacts and spells into one, the destructive force unleashed was far beyond what either could achieve alone.
At the same time, once one transformed will from illusion into substantial spirit consciousness, one was bound to see certain truths of the world.
These truths were exceedingly terrifying. A single misstep could allow those dreadful truths to affect one's mind and body, plunging one into Aberrant Contamination.
When spirit consciousness left the body, all manner of illusions and soul-bewildering forces would arise. Thus, every school and sect possessed mysterious secret arts and incantations to temper the mind and will, ensuring they would not be lost within illusions.
The Spirit Consciousness Realm was divided into four stages: Spirit Refinement, Soul Gathering, Soul Guiding, and the Heart Demon Tribulation.
Spirit Refinement: one used the life-fire to refine one's will. The stronger the life-fire, the more powerful and ethereal the spirit consciousness it refined. It could form immense spiritual pressure and exert tremendous influence upon enemies.
For example, in battle, if one side possessed stronger spirit consciousness, it could even interfere with the other side's spells and the coordination of their magical artifacts, weakening