Some common knowledge about cultivation world

Li Yu had really no idea what to say. He urgently wanted to know many things about cultivation world, but he didn't want to sound as an evil guy who only thought of himself. Hence he asked,

UserM78-' Ummm, haha, so you also threw away the ring? Well, we can't be blamed. It's the stupid genie who refused to tell us how valuable the ring is.'

UserM96-' Well, I asked someone about that. Apparently, it's a lesson to mortals like us, who don't know anything about cultivation, with the lesson being- You shouldn't throw away the items whose usage you don't know.'

UserM78-' Hmmm, the lesson was really deep. Anyway, there was no loss of ring so I don't mind being taught a lesson, don't you agree?'

UserF57 left the room.

Li Yu got confused as to why UserF57 left the chat room so suddenly.

UserM96-' Well, I accidentally threw away my ring down the drain'

Li Yu started to feel that his first chat was getting more and more awkward, and didn't know what to say. He could only reply in a consoling manner,

UserM78-' I am sorry for your loss, uncle.'

UserM43 and UserF24 left the room.

UserM96-' Oh don't worry about it. I jumped in the drainage system to search for it. And I found it after 4 hours of searching. It had drifted very far.'

10 more users left the room. Li Yu finally understood why so many users were starting to leave. It seems they had heard the awkward story of uncle 96 before, and didn't want to hear it again. He too wanted to leave, but he couldn't as he had many questions to ask, hence, he could only brace himself as he said,

UserM78-' That's great! You were lucky that you found the ring.'

UserM96-' Well, I wasn't so lucky as you imagine. I quickly came out through the nearest opening, only to end up in the bathing area of the nobles and chancing upon the eldest miss of their family bathing.'

That was some serious bad luck. If Li Yu didn't know that uncle 96 was speaking about himself, he would have thought that uncle 96 was speaking about someone who died due to his extremely bad luck. Peeping on a noble family's big miss! He was surprised that uncle 96 could live to tell the tale. 15 more users had already left the room as their conversation went on. Unfortunately, he couldn't stop the conversation now, so he could only reply lewdly, hoping to salvage the conversation from turning more awkward,

UserM78-' At least you could see a naked beauty. She must have looked gorgeous, right?'

Alas, his efforts fell far short. As soon as he finished entering the message, the rest of the online users quickly left the room. Only Li Yu and 'uncle 96' were left.

UserM96-' Well, I could only see her sole, so I don't know how she looked.'

UserM78-' Why didn't you try to see everything?'

UserM96-' Because I was knocked unconscious, you see. I could only see her sole because she had kicked towards my face.'

'Uncle! Grand uncle! Ancestral uncle! Could you please stop your tale? I am feeling very awkward right now' Li Yu shouted in his head. He replied,

UserM78-' Ummm, how did you know that the one that kicked you was the big miss? It could have been someone else, maybe even a man.'

UserM96-' Well, when I woke up, I was shackled, and saw a handsome middle aged man wearing expensive noble clothes, who asked me the reason I was peeping on his eldest daughter. That's how I knew that the one I intruded upon was the eldest miss.'

UserM78-'Hmmm. How did you get out of the embarrassing situation?'

UserM96-'Well, I apologized first, then cried and said that the reason I had entered the drainage system was to find my mother's favourite ring that she gave me before dying. The middle aged man checked the ring, and he felt that I was telling the truth. And then he let me go.'

UserM78-' What? He let you go just like that?'

UserM96-' Apparently, he was a kind hearted man.'

'Fudge! What kind of crappy situation is this?' swore Li Yu in his mind. He asked,

UserM78-' Well, what happened next?'

UserM96-' What do you expect to happen? Do you think that I am telling a story? Nothing happened next. I entered the cultivation world. That's all.'

'Finally! It's over!' Li Yu almost broke down in tears of joy. Finally getting the chance, he asked the question that he wanted,

UserM78-' Ummm, uncle 96, I have a question to ask.'

UserM96-' I know what you want to ask about. It's about the various things like cultivation techniques, pills, artifacts etc, right? I was confused about the same things when I read the introduction.'

UserM78-' Yes! Can you please explain everything to me?'

UserM96-' Fine, so let's start with....'

Hearing the detailed explanation from uncle 96, Li Yu finally understood about the things that were written in the introduction earlier.

To become a cultivator, first and foremost one had a need of a cultivation technique. The cultivation techniques were particular sets of methods that would allow a mortal to intake the energies from the surroundings into the body. The energies were divided into three main types- spiritual energy, essence energy, and soul energy. Hence, cultivation techniques were of three main types- energy cultivation techniques, body cultivation techniques and soul cultivation techniques.

Primary aim of energy cultivation was to store and control the spiritual energy present in the surroundings to serve various purposes. The storage of spiritual energy would happen in the 'dantian', which was present right below the navel. Spiritual energy would travel through the body with the help of meridians. The methods for using spiritual energy were known as energy skill techniques.

Primary aim of body cultivation was to improve the bodily strength. The essence energy would be stored throughout the body, strengthening it. The main flow of essence energy would be through the blood vessels. The methods for using essence energy were known as body skill techniques.

Primary aim of soul cultivation was to increase one's soul power. The storage of soul energy would happen in the soul sea present inside the brain. As soul is ephemeral and illusory, it can pass throughout the whole body without needing any pathway to travel. The methods for using soul energy were known as soul skill techniques.

The common tools used by cultivators were known as artifacts, and the common medicine used by cultivators were known as pills. There were myriad types of artifacts and pills with their myriad uses.

A person's talent in cultivation could be found by knowing his/her spiritual roots, body type and soul type. Excellent spiritual roots help in aggregating more spiritual energy from the surroundings compared to ordinary ones. Excellent body type helps in absorbing pills and cultivation resources faster along with higher amount of efficacy as compared to ordinary body type. Excellent soul type leads to higher perception compared to ordinary soul type.

Cultivation techniques, skill techniques and artifacts were divided into five levels, from low to high- Human, Earth, Star, Heaven, and Holy. Each level was divided into four grades- low, mid, high and peak. Whereas pills were divided into 10 tiers, with Tier 1 Pill being lowest and Tier 10 Pill being highest.

Spiritual roots, body types and soul types were divided into five levels, from low to high- Mortal, Elite, Profound, Sage, and Immortal. Each level was divided into four grades- low, mid, high and peak.

Cultivation levels of spiritual energy were divided into following levels, from low to high- Qi Expansion stage, Foundation Establishment stage, Golden Core stage, Nascent Soul stage, Divine Soul stage. Qi Expansion stage is divided into 10 sub stages, whereas the other four stages are divided into low, mid, high and peak sub stages.

Cultivation levels of essence energy were divided into following levels, from low to high- Delimiter stage, Pulsing Organs stage, Silver Bones stage, Golden Marrow stage, Burning Blood stage. Each stage is divided into low, mid, high and peak sub stages.

Cultivation levels of soul energy were divided into following levels, from low to high- Soul Sense stage, Soul Will stage, Soul Ring stage, True Soul stage, Void Soul stage. Each stage is divided into low, mid, high and peak sub stages.

Understanding everything, Li Yu couldn't help but ask,

UserM78-' Uncle 96, I have 5 elemental low grade Mortal level spiritual roots, is it considered good?. And what does Mortal body realm and Mortal soul realm mean? And I have mortal body type and mortal soul type. Is it nice?'

UserM96-' Mortal body realm and mortal soul realm are actually pseudo realms that the so-called martial artists and monks of mortal world may achieve. Practicing martial arts increases body toughness and practicing meditation increases soul power. Both the realms are divided into 5 sub stages, Level 1 to Level 5. Above them are the cultivation levels. As for spiritual roots, every mortal possesses spiritual roots of five elements. Clearly, your spiritual roots, body and soul type are the lowest. And you don't practice martial arts or meditation, so your level is 0 for both the pseudo realms. My evaluation for you- a common mortal person who can be found everywhere.'

Listening to his explanation, Li Yu grew more confused. He knew that he was an ordinary man. He had secretly tried studying his little brother's notes, but found them difficult to learn. His body was slim and clearly lacking muscles. If someone asks him of his talent, then he would only be able to think of his 'talent' at hunting. Verifying it today, he couldn't help but ask,

UserM78-' Uncle 96, if I am so ordinary, why did the transmitter of GFCCG choose me?'

UserM96-' Actually, I don't know the chat group's recruitment process. Maybe we will know about it after we get access to higher rights.'

Throwing the thing out of his mind after not getting an answer, Li Yu said,

UserM78-' Uncle 96, thank you for everything. I am excited about my new cultivation technique. I am leaving the room now.'

UserM96-' Fine. But don't forget to be careful while cultivating. Read the instructions from the technique and comprehend them thoroughly before proceeding.'

Li Yu quickly left the room and started going through the technique that appeared in his head. He started reading the words that appeared in his mind, going through them thoroughly and pondering on them.

The transmitter could not directly make the words a part of his memory. He would have to remember and comprehend everything by himself. Even though it was boring and tedious, he kept at it till the dawn arrived.