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Introduction
This is a general revision to tackle hax layers, the unity of mind and soul, as well as the nature of the soul in the setting of the Daos.Unity of the Mind and Soul
The soul and mind are indistinct in nature and function, which can be seen with the Nuwa Visualisation Technique protecting the soul but simultaneously resisting illusions, divine sense negating bewildering formations while being a mark of soul strength and memories and thoughts being directly stored in one's soul[443].In addition, we see even more proof of the unity of mind and soul below. In the setting, advancing in one's training of the will improves the strength and resilience of the soul. This will is unanimous with the Dao Heart.
The Dao Heart, a manifestation of his will, allows him to withstand mental attacks, which are said to seep into his soul
Therefore, the mind and soul are undivided in the setting, and not only would one need to affect souls to affect their minds but resistance of one aspect of attacks translates to the rest (In this case, Mind Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Illusion Creation, Memory Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation would share the same level of potency and resistance).
Soul/Mind Layers
- Cultivators of a far higher level can completely negate the resistances of those at a lower level, as shown by how Ning would be helpless against a Daolord who was good with illusions as a World God, despite Ning having several layers of resistance via his soul and heartforce[440].
- Each level of heartforce offers an extra level of resistance to illusions, mind control, and perception manipulation to a user that he couldn't previously overcome[433].
- As one's cultivation level rises, so too does the strength and quality of their soul[434].
- Increasing one's soul level via visualization allows one to manifest Divine Sense, which allows him to see everything around him with perfect clarity, boosts his telekinetic might, and even protects him from bewitching formations and illusions that previously affected them.[82]
Nature of the Soul and Daos
When one's mastery of the Daos reaches the level of a Dao Domain, they transform qualitatively and become one with their Dao[422]. Their souls evolve to be manifestations of their Daos.This is taken a step further in the Celestial Immortal realm, where all the unique energies of the body are fused with the power of the soul and elevated to a higher state transforming on a fundamental level.
Why is this important? Let's start by quickly re-establishing what we know about Daos and Prime Essences.
As was already accepted, a Realmverse i.e. a "universe" in this context is a 7-dimensional space-time. Daos exist in all things[91] and the forces of the Grand Daos of Space and Time alone allow Subhuti to manipulate both a higher spatial dimension and alternate temporal dimension from the standard 4-dimensional space-time model. While Daos are generally the governing principle of the world that existed since the creation of the endless universe[38], all Daos are the outer emanations of the prime essences that make up a particular reality.[355] As such, Daos are a step below the Prime Essences of the 7-dimensional Realmverse and 6-dimensional in scope and potency, a level of dimensionality Subhuti directly showcases with his feats.
Since even Grand Daos can vary in potency and the Daos of Space and Time are among the apex, generalizing the level of potency Subhuti showcases to all of them would be presumptive. However, Heavenly Daos are the most fundamental concepts, underpinning the functioning of the universe.[425] There are 10 Heavenly Daos which are the foundations of reality.[429] Of all the 10 of them, the Dao of Primordial Chaos reigns supreme throughout reality, as it is the source of all things, including Yin and Yang, Life and Destruction, and the Five Elements.[431]
After mastery of a Heavenly Dao, cultivators at the Elder God level of cultivation and above attune themselves the the essences of the fundamental concepts such as the sword, darkness, etc.[439] This would give Ancestral Immortals and World level beings souls of at least the 6-dimensional level, given they are direct manifestations of their Dao as established above.
This would not only give them resistance to Soul Manipulation, Illusion Creation, Memory Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Law Manipulation on that level but it'd also add levels of resistance and potency for the latter two abilities in the same manner as the layers of mind/soul resistance established above. Since their energies and powers are unified and elevated after the formation of their Jindans, this extends to the rest of their abilities.
TL;DR
- Mind and soul are the same thing in the setting.
- An increase in cultivation or heartforce adds a layer of mind/soul resistance and hax potency to cultivators. This applies to essentially all of their abilities after the Celestial Immortal level.
- Souls become abstract manifestations of Type 2 concepts after mastering a Dao Domain.
- Celestial Immortals and beyond have all their powers become conceptual as the soul merges with all their other powers.
- Ancestral Immortals/Elder Gods and World Gods/Chaos Immortals have 6-dimensional hax potency and souls.
- Changes currently only apply to Yu Wei, Ji Ning, and Subhuti.
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