Step Level Qi Body Soul 1st - Mortal Foundation
To build a manor one must lay out a foundation, to build a monument to last through the ages one must be prepared to build a foundation that can weather the passing of time. For a cultivator to seize eternity, to stand above the anguish of life and death, to sever the shackles of their predestined downfall, they must cultivate their ‘Qi’, temper their ‘Body’ and strengthen their ‘Soul’ to perfection. With each step of Mortal Foundation, the cultivator takes a step forward towards the peak of ‘life’, with each stride they push past the peak of the word ‘mortal’!
Qi Immersion - Begin to sense and Absorb Heaven and Earth qi into lower Dantian and form an embryonic Inner World. The purpose of 'Qi Immersion' is to learn how to assimilate qi into one's body and at the same time expand the Inner World horizontally.
Stages - Qi Strand, Qi Stream, Qi River, Qi Sea, Qi Ocean
Levels (per stage) - Early, Middle, Peak, Boundless (Qi Ocean only)
Mortal Physique Mortal Soul
Pillar Formation (Lord) - Can begin while at Qi River stage, forms floating pillar of qi above Qi River.
Stages (per Pillar) - Base, Half-Pillar, Full Completion
Ranks -
- 1-3 Pillars - Martial Foundation (Martial Lord)
- 4-6 Pillars - Noble Foundation (Noble Lord)
- 7 Pillars - Royal Foundation (Royal Lord)
- 8 Pillars - Imperial Foundation (Imperial Lord)
- 9 Pillars - Saintly Foundation (Saintly Lord)
- 10 Pillars - Blessed Foundation (Blessed Lord)
- 11 Pillars - Flawless Foundation (Flawless Lord)
- 12 Pillars - Supreme Foundation (Supreme Lord)
- 13 Pillars - Diabolical Foundation (Diabolical Lord)
Physique Opening - Use Qi of different nature (Fire, Water, etc.) to nourish specific body parts
Stages - Begining, Half-way, Completion
Steps -
- Skin Moulding
- Muscle Sculpting
- Tendon Tempering
- Bone Forging
- Blood Refining
- Organ Transformation
Pillar Shattering (transitional level) - Shattering 'Qi Pillars' to form 'Sacred Pagoda'
Stages - Cracked, Fractured, Broken, Shattered
Inner Physique Foundation - Opening meridians and filling it with qi that overflows from 'Physique Opening'.
Opened Meridians also help with Essence cultivation, as it makes absorbing and circulating qi easier.
Stages (per Meridian) - Unopened, Half-Opened, Opened
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Meridians -
- Conception Vessel (Ren Mai)
- Governing Vessel (Du Mai)
- Penetrating Vessel (Chong Mai)
- Girdle Vessel (Dai Mai)
- Yin Linking Vessel (Yin Wei Mai)
- Yang Linking Vessel (Yang Wei Mai)
- Yin Heel Vessel (Yin Qiao Mai)
- Yang Heel Vessel (Yang Qiao Mai)
Martial Will - Cultivators condense a strand of Martial Will within their Upper Dantian located on their brow. Which grants them Martial Perception, peering into what is invisible to the naked eye.
Pagoda Establishment (transitional stage) - Shattered pieces of 'Qi Pillar' reforms into a 'Sacred Pagoda' that floats in 'Inner World'
Levels (per layer) - Base, Half-layer, Layer Completion
Levels (of pagoda) - Base, Half-way, Great Completion
Martial Intent - When Martial Will becomes abundant, it can fuse with the soul and be formed into a weapon, taking a specific form based on cultivator’s will.
Stages - Luminous, Resplendent, Faded
Levels - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Violet
Sacred Pagoda (King) - Shattered Pillars reform into a 'Sacred Pagoda', each Pillar forming a single layer. To attain great perfection, cultivators must comprehend the Dao and engrave their comprehensions on each layer of the pagoda until it overflows
Stages - Empty, First Engraving, Half-Engraved, Last Engraving
Ranks -
- 4-6 Layers - Martial Pagoda (Martial King) (Lesser, Greater, Highest)
- 7 Layers - Royal Pagoda (Royal King) - Kingdom
- 8 Layers - Imperial Pagoda (Imperial King) - Empire
- 9 Layers - Saintly Pagoda (Saintly King) - Acardia
- 10 Layers - Blessed Pagoda (Blessed King) - Paradise
- 11 Layers - Flawless Pagoda (Flawless King) - Heaven
- 12 Layers - Supreme Pagoda (Supreme King) - Supremacy
- 13 Layers - Accursed Pagoda (Accursed King) - Anathema
Hallowed Court (Emperor) - Dao Insights overflow Pagoda as Dao Domain forms a palace within the 'Inner Palace', encompassing the pagoda,
The collection of Palaces then form a 'Hallowed Court'.
Ranks (of palace, corresponding to Dao Domain level and rank of Dao forming the Domain) - Mortal, Mysterious, Magnificient, Resplendent, Supreme)
- 1-3 Daos - Earthly Court (Lesser, Greater, Highest)
- 4-6 Daos - Ancient Court (Lesser, Greater, Highest)
- 7-9 Daos - Gilded Court (Lesser, Greater, Highest)
- 10 Daos - Golden Court
- 11 Daos - Mythical Court
- 12 Daos - Perfected Court
- 13 Daos - Heinuous Court
Title (Rank + Number (of palace) Emperor) - Earthly Mortal Emperor, Magnificient Golden Emperor, Resplendent Mythical Emperor, Supreme Heinous Emperor
Inner Physique Core - An Inner Physique core is formed inside the heart and the type of core is based on the nature of qi and heavenly treasures used to nourish it and the cultivator’s Dao comprehensions.
A cultivator can possess multiple Inner Physique core based on their bodily strength and will.
Ranks - Mortal, Noble, Royal, Imperial
Levels - Lesser, Intermediate, Greater, Perfected (e.g. Lesser Noble Physique, Greater Royal Physique…) 2nd - Great Nirvana
If Mortal Foundation represented a dazzling ‘life’, then Great Nirvana is the suffocating grip of ‘death’. To surpass the concept of ‘life’, Mortal Foundation, and attain ‘Nirvana’ one must seek its opposite in ‘death’. After facing myriad tribulations, and calamities can cultivators comprehend ‘death’, touch upon the unending cycles of ‘Samsara’, and grasp the final stage of ‘Nirvana’ taking their first step beyond mortality...
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