Chapter 0: Cultivation

Qi is the essence of life; it surrounds and is within everything. A person who draws Qi into themselves and strengthens their soul and body with it is called a cultivator. As Qi is the essence of life, once someone has reached a certain amount of Qi, their lifespans will increase.

The art of cultivation is done differently by every single person, but this is the simplest way to explain how one cultivates. One starts by regulating their breathing pattern and sitting in the padmasana pose, also known as the lotus position. They enter a state of zen meditation while bringing Qi into their bodies through their pores. Qi is filtered through the 12 main meridians, which then connect to the 72 lesser meridians, and finally, the pure Qi is stored in the person's dantian.

Cultivation is done through many years of hard work. It is a hard and gruelling process. However, not every single person can do it, as talent is the foundation of cultivation. Cultivation can only be done effectively if one has the proper talent to do so. So, if one were to have a low talent for cultivation, they would have to be at the right age to get anywhere meaningful with cultivation. As such, if one has low talent, they would need to start cultivation very early, otherwise their cultivation journey might not get very far. However, if someone has a high talent for cultivation, they can begin cultivating at nearly any point in their lives, as their lifespans will increase once they reach a certain level.

Some items have a stronger Qi type than others. For example, a piece of wood would have a stronger Wood Qi than say, a rock would have. But every single thing has every single Qi type, just at varying degrees. This also goes for cultivators, but whether that amount of Qi has the ability to influence their Qi is up to them. One can enhance their Qi property through certain cultivation methods or by surrounding oneself with the Qi type of their choice.

The realms of cultivation are categorised into 5 title realms, 10 major realms, and 10 ranks in between each. They are as follows:

First Title Realm: Body Rebuilding

First Major Realm: Impurity Expulsion

Second Major Realm: Blood Recirculation

Third Major Realm: Bone reconstruction

Fourth Major Realm: Vein Reconstruction

Fifth Major Realm: Muscle Reconstruction

Sixth Major Realm: Skin Reconstruction

Seventh Major Realm: Stomach Reconstruction

Eighth Major Realm: Lung Reconstruction

Ninth Major Realm: Heart Reconstruction

Tenth Major Realm: Mind Reconstruction

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Second Title Realm: Gathering Qi

First Major Realm: Meridians Construction

Second Major Realm: Dantian Creation

Third Major Realm: Qi Gathering

Fourth Major Realm: Core Making

Fifth Major Realm: Qi Expanding

Sixth Major Realm: Qi Deconstruction

Seventh Major Realm: Qi Reconstruction

Eighth Major Realm: Core Layering

Ninth Major Realm: Dantian Destroying

Tenth Major Realm: Dantian Rebuilding

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Third Title Realm: Qi Reinforcing

First Major Realm: Qi Degrading

Second Major Realm: Core Degrading

Third Major Realm: Meridians Degrading

Fourth Major Realm: Meridians Reinforcing

Fifth Major Realm: Dantain Reinforcing

Sixth Major Realm: Muscle Qi Reinforcing

Seventh Major Realm: Core Destruction

Eighth Major Realm: Core Reconstruction

Ninth Major Realm: Core Constriction

Tenth Major Realm: Core Expansion

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Fourth Title Realm: Entering The Void

First Major Realm: Dantian Collapsing

Second Major Realm: Meridians Collapsing

Third Major Realm: Core Collapsing

Fourth Major Realm: Qi Collapsing

Fifth Major Realm: Dantian Void Reforging

Sixth Major Realm: Meridians Void Reforging

Seventh Major Realm: Core Void Reforging

Eighth Major Realm: Qi Void Reforging

Ninth Major Realm: Body Void Reforging

Tenth Major Realm: Void Energy Forging

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Fifth Title Realm: Immortal Transcension

First Major Realm: Body Fusing

Second Major Realm: Qi Fusing

Third Major Realm: Core Fusing

Fourth Major Realm: Dantian Fusing

Fifth Major Realm: Soul Fusing

Sixth Major Realm: Mind Fusing

Seventh Major Realm: Spirit Fusing

Eighth Major Realm: Fused Transcension

Ninth Major Realm: Cultivation Transcending

Tenth Major Realm: Transcending Beyond Mortality

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