"Spiritual intent is the potential existence of a soul; to this day, no one can be sure, no one can truly observe the essence of a soul. The deities worshiped by our Taoist faith, and the wild gods spoken of in folk tales, most are spiritual intents. You can think of them as harmless resentful marks," Yu Mo explained.
"Why not just say it's a soul?" Yu Hong asked again.
This showed Yu Mo's world had a fundamental understanding of souls and many other things, a rare chance to understand the mysterious system here. Naturally, he wouldn't let it slip away.
"Because spiritual intent only possesses some of the characteristics of the souls found in legends. They follow certain fixed patterns of behavior, give feedback, but do not possess true, complete free consciousness. They are quite sensitive and flexible within their own domain, but quite rigid in other respects," Yu Mo answered.
