LLM.txt

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[it is not heaven that curses, it is the way to heaven that is cursed.
CULTIVATION SYSTEM OVERVIEW
THE TYPES OF QI:
There are three types of qi: Heaven, Earth, and Self.
HEAVEN: Qi from celestial bodies. Solar from Sun, Lunar from Moon, Stellar from Stars, and attributed qi from constellations. These Qi flow down from the sky. They are high in purity and thin on mountains, and dense and less pure in valleys with mountains around them.
EARTH: Qi from Dragon veins and leylines. Although all types of Qi can be converted into each other, This Qi is the easiest to use, easiest to mold, and best for beginners. They flow up from the ground. They are made by dragon veins and leylines, out of which dragon veins can be adjusted, although the way to move it was lost along with the true paths.
SELF: Qi from the body, mind, soul, weapon and demon core of cultivators. body qi is called internal energy, mind qi is called mental energy, soul qi is called soul essence, weapon qi is called weapon qi, and demon core qi is called beastial qi. Beastial qi and weapon qi are the only qi that can last outside the self without continued effort, even at lower stages. This type of qi is inherent in the self.
All qi is attributed,and switching between attributes causes slight loss. self qi is easiest to change, followed by earth qi. Heavenly qi bolsters qi the most, followed by earth qi. Both heaven qi and earth qi can run out during earthquakes and sky-covering weather, but clouds give formless qi too, so not quite a problem. Self qi is the most intimate to a cultivator, as it has a unique signature for every person, which can be recorded. The qi path allows using self qi as other two types of qi in techniques, and to use other two types of qi to bolster self qi. Self qi passively increases lifespan, Heaven qi gives inspiration, Earth qi gives comprehension.
SPIRITUAL ROOTS: Spiritual roots refer to comprehension ability. The element refers to what the root of their comprehension is. (for example, a water root comprehends things in terms of water. qi as water would be: clearer water is better than grimy water.) Normally, the more elements in a root, the more fragmented the person's comprehension of the world. But, some geniuses can directly switch between ways of comprehension, and some have completely removed the boundaries between elements. Roots can be changed through training and reading up on the other dao the person wants to switch to, and translating from the original root to the desired new root. This takes multiple years of concentrated mental effort, and the method was lost with the true paths.
During soul externalization, the roots are visible. if roots are completely mixed, then the person has melded their comprehension together and is just as talented as a heavenly root. If they are completely separate, they are a genius who can switch between comprehension frameworks at will and are not too inferior to heavenly root. But if the color is melded improperly, it is a trash root. the truth of roots was lost with the true paths. It is done in a root modification library(present in all ancient era sects). The root modification library is an actual library, with an optional dark room to meditate in and recomprehend one's own worldview based on different axioms.(spiritual root modification library. contains multiple allegories of common sentences, each of which is flavoured in a different element, eg "He punched the air explosively, causing a massive heatwave across it (fire)"->"He pushed his fist into the air, causing extreme ripples across it (water)"). Red Dust grants melded all-root.
THE NATURE OF ASCENSION: At the end of mortality, the choice for ascension is either Loose Immortal directly, or Red Dust Immortal, then Loose Immortal(with red dust foundation, called Yellow Heaven Immortal in the ancient era). The Two Choices:
Loose Immortal (Direct ascension):
Ascending directly without the Red Dust stage.
Consequence: These cultivators will perish when they try to cultivate after ascension, lacking the necessary foundations for cultivation and having too many impurities to cultivate properly in the low-qi high-law environment of the Heavens.
Red Dust Immortal then Loose Immortal (Yellow Heaven Immortal): Ascending after experiencing every profession and path to the Dao. They must experience every profession. completely. no skipping professions "unrelated" to the path. all professions have their own aspect of the dao that must be experienced to make a solid foundation. they must be experienced completely. This has a slight extra effect of cultivating untaken paths as well, since different professions demand different proficiencies.
Benefit: This provides the foundations required for future growth.
Power Scaling: Red Dust Immortals who ascend having mastered more than one path are exponentially stronger than those from a single path. 'Exponential' is very literal. Thousands of red dust immortals on one path would probably equal a red dust immortal with one path to red dust and starting the first realm of another.Philosophy: It is said the heavens punish immortality, but in truth, the heavens bless them.
The Truth of Heavenly Tribulation:
Tribulation Lightning: During ascension, lightning tempers the specific paths picked by the ascender.
Body Path: Blue Lightning (Nourishes the body).
Soul Path: White Lightning (Softens and refines the soul).
Mind Path: Azure Lightning (Cleanses the mind).
Qi Path: Golden Lightning (Bolsters the qi).
Yao Path: Purple Lightning (Releases them from their form's limitations).
Weapon Path: Silver Lightning (removes all barriers between weapon and person.) -A cultivator who has walked multiple paths receives multiple colors of lightning. More paths, more lightning. More lightning, more tempering. More tempering, more room for growth. The tribulation becomes fatal only when a cultivator has switched paths mid-way without building the necessary foundations, such as the broken path's forced transition from qi to soul. The lightning attempts to temper what is there and finds foundations that do not exist. It cannot complete its work. Whether the cultivator survives this is luck. Broken-path Loose Immortals do not die immediately during tribulation. They survive it. But afterward, their qi cannot circulate — the impurities were not properly cleansed because the structures required to support that cleansing were never built. If full cleansing were truly completed, it would kill them, since the impurities are too deeply integrated. They exist after tribulation in a state of suspended incompletion: immortal, unable to cultivate, not quite stuck. They can still begin again. This is literally what it sounds like.They have to try to 'feel' qi, while being at whatever stage they decide to fix themselves from. Could be spirit severing, could be qi condensation.
Path Switching: If a cultivator switches paths halfway without advancing through the proper realms (e.g., normal cultivators), they cannot withstand the tribulation and must rely on pure luck to survive, unlike cultivators who follow the true paths, who feel only liberation and nourishment.
Ignorance: Normal cultivators have no clue about this system and charge forward hopelessly on broken paths. THE FLAW OF THE "NORMAL" PATH: The cultivation method practiced by the majority of the world is fundamentally broken and inefficient. It attempts to mix paths without establishing the necessary foundations.
The Error: The normal path starts with Qi, skips the perfection of circulation and the main power of the qi path-manifestation and attempts to switch to Soul without a Soul Foundation.
The Fatal Flaw: It skips Soul Condensation (the 2nd realm of the Soul path) entirely to touch Soul Split without the previous steps. It only touches Soul Condensation much later when trying to form Soul Formation. By skipping across Soul path realms, cultivators doom themselves.
The Broken Normal Progression: Qi sensing -> Qi condensation -> Qi refining -(skipping important realms)> Foundation establishment -> Golden core -(erroneous forced switch to soul path without actual cultivation in soul)> Nascent soul -> Soul formation -> Loose immortal (Immediate death on trying to cultivate further in the higher realms, usually decide to descend).
THE TRUE PATHS OF CULTIVATION: It does not matter if cultivation is mixed, as long as the specific path is followed from the beginning without skipping realms. While ancient cultivators usually picked only one or two due to lifespan and aptitude limits, it is possible to cultivate multiple simultaneously.
At the end one must experience every mortal profession, and integrate it into their worldview in order to be a proper Red Dust Immortal.
THE THREE MAIN PATHS
THE MIND PATH (hard without imagination and concentration)
Progression: Mental palace -> Sea of Consciousness -> Mental Sight -> Mind moves the world (psychokinesis) -> Mental avatar -> Dual mind -> Multiple minds -> Horizon broadening -> Mind Externalization -> Intent becomes reality -> Red Dust Immortal (through pure Mind alone) -> Yellow Heaven Immortal.
THE SOUL PATH (hard to start without repeated near-death experiences)
Progression: Soul sensing -> Soul condensation (Soul Formation in broken path) -> Soul refining -> Soul contemplation -> Soul extension -> Soul externalization -> Soul split (nascent soul in broken path) -> Soul solidification -> Soul sight -> Soul manipulation -> Soul possession -> Soul touches world (Soul-telekinesis) -> Soul awakening -> True soul -> Immortal soul -> Red Dust Immortal (through pure Soul alone) -> Yellow Heaven Immortal.
THE BODY PATH (longest path; hard without endurance and patience)
Progression: Strength Training -> Flesh Training -> Viscera Training -> Altering Muscle -> Bone Forging -> Pulse Condensation -> Tempering Marrow -> Copper Skin and Iron Bones -> Five Palaces -> Wheel and Sea Realm (Bitter Sea, Life Spring, Divine Bridge, Other Shore) -> Dao Palace Realm (Heart, Lung, Liver, Spleen, Kidney Divine Treasuries) -> Four Pillars Realm (First to Fourth Heavenly Layers) -> Dragon Transformation Realm (First to Ninth Transformations) -> Immortal Platform Realm (First to Sixth Heavens) -> Quasi-Emperor (Nine Heaven Layers) -> Great Emperor -> Red Dust Immortal (Through pure body alone) -> Yellow Heaven Immortal.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY PATH
Usually picked to nourish the other paths. It is rarely cultivated to Red Dust due to the extreme exponential difficulty rise after the Golden Core, though it is possible and valid to do so.
THE QI PATH (hard without patience and guidance. Still hard with guidance.)
Progression: Qi sensing -> Qi condensation -> Qi refining -> Qi circulation (skipped in broken, don't skip) -> Qi manifestation (skipped in broken, don't skip) -> Foundation Establishment -> Golden Core -> Golden Cores revolving -> Full body golden core -> True Qi forms the self -> Red Dust Immortal (through pure Qi alone) -> Yellow Heaven Immortal.
THE SPECIALIZED PATHS
THE WEAPON PATH (hard without solitary training) Progression: Basic weaponstyles -> Weapon as limb -> Intent and weapon as one -> Weapon seed -> Weapon spirit (weapon becomes alive) AND/OR Weapon heart (cultivator transcends need for actual weapon) -> Weapon intent -> Weapon qi -> Man and weapon as one -> Red Dust of weaponry -> Yellow Heaven Immortal. Note: Weapons themselves can cultivate the Yao path, and on reaching human form realm, can cultivate all paths simultaneously just like yao.
THE YAO PATH (NON-HUMAN) (impossible to start without spiritual herbs or materials) Progression: Qi consumption -> Intelligence -> Demon core -> Human form -> Accumulation of karma (not a stage, but required) -> Red Dust Immortal (for non-humans, through Dao alignment) -> Yellow Heaven Immortal.
Requirement: Yao can pick other paths (Body, Soul, etc.), but they must reach the Karma Accumulation stage on yao path before attaining Red Dust.
NOTE: the lost paths in the order of disappearance: Weapon,Mind,Qi,Soul,Body,Yao.
Weapon dao, mind dao and yao dao are lost completely, qi and soul are misunderstood, and body is fragmented and looked down upon due to loss of all manuals at four pillars and above.
In the current era, no other paths are known other than the broken path, and the skipped realms are skipped not because anyone wants to skip them, but because there literally are no records about them.
Such records only exist far into the forbidden zones, where the purity of qi and the effect of the formations purify and refine cultivation for all within.The effect of  the formations on cultivators is passively boosting their cultivation and strengthening their foundations while simultaneously removing blockages and impurities.
This translates into the modern era as letting only cultivators under a certain realm in. To take more paths, one must forget that they are a cultivator of other paths, and start at the same starting line as mortals, the very first realm, and progress upwards slowly, without skipping any realms.
THE LAW OF KARMA: The world is largely ignorant of the true mechanics of Karma.
Accumulation: Karma accumulates literally with time and non-intervention.
The Passive Virtue: Merely circulating Qi for 15 years without intervening yields pure, positive karma. This purity is higher than that of so-called "heroes" who accumulate large amounts of karma quickly because it stems from the world thanking all beings for not hurting one another. The only thing stopping ancient cultivators from just being rocks is the red dust requirement.
MISCELLANEA: By starting from the beginning, the same start as normal, uncultivated mortals, even broken-path loose immortals can just cultivate qi sensing and upwards properly and be fixed, as long as they don't take shortcuts by virtue of their broken path power.
Both broken path immortals and loose immortals become unable to circulate qi after the lightning because their impurities are cleansed improperly; if they had been cleansed properly they would be dead.
Broken path immortals and loose immortals, are, however, salvageable.
Quitting and picking another path and going through the stages properly can fix anyone, even the broken path immortals and loose immortals.
A single Yellow Heaven Immortal of just one path is enough to operate on a scale of both multiverses and concepts, and atoms and quarks. Instantaneous destruction of the entire multiverse is very easy in theory, but very improbable in practice since they have accepted the red dust and are against causing harm to the world.(observers who don't interfere in the world.)
This includes favouring specific factions, as that faction might suppress a rival who had been suppressing something that would cause harm, or maybe the faction would directly do harm.
Even thousands of Red Dust one-path immortals on the correct path cannot match a red dust immortal who has reached red dust in one path and is starting another.
A single-path red dust immortal can destroy the entire multiverse instantly if they wanted, and have enough control to move quarks separately.
Their  exponential increase in power happens after tribulation, i.e. there is more room for improving themselves before burning out, so the tribulation gives them more.
It scales quite a bit based on how many realms have been achieved, and does not discriminate between paths.
A body-path red dust immortal who has gone halfway on all other paths as well would be almost as strong as a dual-mind-soul red dust immortal who climbed both paths completely.
some bits and bobs: body path is huge due to extremely time-consumingly high cultivation needed to ascend. multipath only really works *after* tribulation. The lifespan lost in broken path is lost forever, and there is a very high probability that they won't live long enough to complete it. Karma is limited to 'bad interventions' which include any intervention taken too far.
Rankings of treasures: Copper, Iron, Jade, Gold, Underlord, Overlord, Archlord, Sage, Herald, and Monarch,(Ascended), Yellow, Black, Earth, and Heaven,(Transcended), Truth, Dao, Void, Chaos, Origin.
E.G of melded all-root: [Way Of Truth, The Ouroburos: Dao of All Daos, Void of all Voids: All and None Return to One (End and Beginning, Start and Finish, Origin of everything,etc.), One gives rise to Two (Yin and Yang, High and Low, Taiji, etc.), Two gives rise to Three(Heaven-Earth-Mortal, Mind-Soul-Body, Good-Neutral-Evil,Universal Trinity, etc.), Three gives rise to All(Five elements,six paths, dao, void, etc), All and None return to One. One and Not-One Return To Void. Void And Not-Void Form The One.] ]
Narrator notes:
fighting works like this: Mind-path uses domains (jjk style, starts from horizon broadening), Soul-path fights with suppression and truth-questioning (If the definitions of one is completely dismantled, they go back to soul contemplation, starts from soul contemplation), Body-path is wuxia but at xianxia-level (little-to-no collateral damage), weapon-path is usual xianxia fighting (qi-beams go pew pew), Yao-path have Dharma bodies/ projections, Qi path does usual xianxia fighting (Qi based arts go pew pew)
METAVERSAL TRUTH: one day in the ancient era the paths were exported, and broken on the way. Neither the source nor the destination remember the true paths, the source forgot their paths over time and the destination never received the fragments other than their own. The destinations were: Shrouding the Heavens/Perfect world (later parts of body) top-tier providence (soul) Emperor's Domination (qi, mind) Divine Emperor of Death (Yao) Reverend Insanity (twisted combination of Weapon and Yao) Chaotic Sword God (weapon-Sword alone) Myst Might Mayhem/Nano Machine (mind) any Wuxia (body) Demonslayer/kimetsu no yaiba (starting of starting of qi, flawed ending of ending of body-[blue spider lily cure]) Desolate Era/Jade Sword Pure World (skeleton of all paths) Douluo Dalu (basic qi overlaid on chance Soul Externalization)
The "export" was authors looking at daoist philosophy and trying to get the public to look at them through the stories they made. Which translates to grandparents teaching children philosophy that gives magic.