If there are no top-level cultivators to guard, who will maintain the sect's protective formation, who will resist the attacks of inner demons?
Ji Yun's answer is the Soulless Body.
Cultivation is about converting spiritual Qi for personal use, internalized spiritual Qi gradually replaces the physical body, inevitably affecting one's mind. Every victory over inner demons is the soul regaining control over the body, but for geniuses, the body's strengthening speed far surpasses the growth of the soul, until the body's will overpowers the soul.
If a part of the soul is relinquished before this balance is broken, the physical body can be fixed in a stable state. A fragmented soul lacks emotions, naturally preventing the formation of new inner demons. It can also become the core of the sect, the formation's node protecting the grotto heaven for a long time.
"So you are... Ji Yun's Soulless Body?" Chen Xuan murmured.
