Sixteen Supreme Steps Law

Sixteen Supreme Steps is a Taiyi Law. It is a Spell law with a focus on utility spells. With its frequent breakthroughs, difficult access to Gather Qi items and poor seasons for breakthrough, it is the worst starting law choice for beginners. 
== Obtainment ==
This law can be chosen as a starting Experience or obtained with the other Taiyi Laws from the Return to Taiyi Secret on day 21.
==Law Match==
Matching or exceeding the following Attribute values improves Cultivation:
Element	PER	CON	CHA	INT	LUK
 	 	7 	5 	6 	
The highest possible Law Matching value with capped stats and without any Water Law Matching Bonus for Sixteen Supreme Steps Law is 173%.
==General==
As the only orthodox Law, it is the easiest choice for those elemental requirements. However, the law has lengthy and sometimes dangerous breakthroughs, and is missing a payoff for its higher cultivation difficulty.
Thanks to the multi-level Amalgam Manual, it has decent Spell Power and extra Max Qi, but no exclusive offensive spell, so it can be seen as an utility law. 
At the Demi-God Stage, Sixteen Supreme Steps cultivators get access to the powerful zone buff Qi Aquasphere, which gives +1500% Qi Absorption Speed Bonus (AddP) to all friendly cultivators, on top of other minor effects detailed on the Weather page. 
==Stages and Breakthroughs ==
Name 	Stage 	XP 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Change on success
Name 	Stage 	XP 	Name 	Base 	Fail Bonus 	Duration 	Failure Risk 	Cost 	Change on success
Qi Congealment 	Qi Shaping 	540 	Concentration 	25% - 2% * INT 	10% 	50s
2 hours 	 	 	
Qi Congealment 	Qi Shaping 	1,080 	Introspection 	25% - 2% * INT 	50% 	300s
12 hours 	 	 	
Qi Congealment 	Qi Shaping 	1,530 	Qi Motion 	5% + 1% * Qi Sense 	5% 	50s
2 hours 	Injury 	 	
Qi Congealment 	Qi Shaping 	1,800 	The Bounded Heavens	100% 	 	200s
8 hours 	 	 	Core Shaping
Core Shaping 	Core Shaping 	400 	Mind Gate 	Adventure Breakthrough: 1.2 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 1.2 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 1.2 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 1.2 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 1.2 days	
Core Shaping 	Core Shaping 	2,400 	Fulfillment 	100% 	 	300s
12 hours 	 	 	
Core Shaping 	Core Shaping 	3,600 	Inner Cauldron 	5% + 2% * CON 	15% 	175s
7 hours 	50% Injury
50% normal Injury 	10 Lifespan 	
Core Shaping 	Core Shaping 	4,000 	Core Congealment 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core
Core Refinement	Golden Core 	60,000 	First Tribulation 	Tribulation: 10,000 strength 	Tribulation: 10,000 strength 	Tribulation: 10,000 strength 	Tribulation: 10,000 strength 	Tribulation: 10,000 strength 	First Achievement
Core Refinement	Golden Core 	180,000 	Germinal 	5% + 2% * INT 	 	200s
8 hours 	 	 	
Core Refinement	Golden Core 	285,000 	Embryonic 	5% + 2% * CON 	 	200s
8 hours 	 	 	
Core Refinement	Golden Core 	300,000 	Fetal 	Void Breakthrough 	Void Breakthrough 	Void Breakthrough 	Void Breakthrough 	Void Breakthrough 	Second Achievement
Great Vehicle 	Primordial Spirit	984,000 	Spirit Forging 	40% 	 	100s
4 hours 	 	1 	
Great Vehicle 	Primordial Spirit	1,640,000	Spirit Soaring 	100% 	 	400s
16 hours 	 	120 Lifespan 	
Great Vehicle 	Primordial Spirit	2,624,000	Spirit Enlightened 	10% 	 	400s
16 hours 	 	 	
Great Vehicle 	Primordial Spirit	6,560,000	Ascension 	Tribulation: 520,000 strength 	Tribulation: 520,000 strength 	Tribulation: 520,000 strength 	Tribulation: 520,000 strength 	Tribulation: 520,000 strength 	Demi-God
==Inspiration Tree==
== Law Exclusive Manuals ==
Name	Stage 	Att.	Prerequisite 	Effect 	Element
Rainchant
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_1	Core Shaping 	4 	Chant of Wood Mastery	Learn Miracle 	
Windrift Vector
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_4	Golden Core 	5 	Chant of the Rapids 	+600% Adventure Fly Speed Bonus (AddV) 	
Ocean's Call
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_5	Golden Core 	5 	Windrider's Chant 	+8 Qi Sense Skill Level 	
Zen Reflection
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_3	Primordial Spirit	5 	Meditation 	Learn Cultivation Miracle 	
Amalgam II
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_7	Primordial Spirit	6 	Amalgam 	
*+800% Max Qi (AddP)
*+500% Spell power bonus (AddP)
*+500% Spell Qi Cost Bonus (AddP) 	
Amalgam III
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_8	Primordial Spirit	8 	
* Amalgam
* Amalgam II	
*+1200% Max Qi (AddP)
*+800% Spell power bonus (AddP)
*+800% Spell Qi Cost Bonus (AddP) 	
Arcane Infusion
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_2	Primordial Spirit	9 	Heavenly Panacea 	Learn Battle Spell , which costs 600 Qi, has a cooldown of 1200s, is cast on all alliesXiaWorld.Fight.FightMgr.SkillDamageApply(), in the skilldef.Kind == g_emFightSkillKind.Health conditional and recovers a base 1200 Qi.	
Qi Aquasphere
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_6	Demi-God 	15 	Rainstorm 	Learn Miracle 	
==Mutually exclusive Manuals ==
Sixteen Supreme Steps Law contains the following Mutually Exclusive Manuals: 
*Essential Osmosis - Cannot coexist with Meridian Osmosis or Inner Osmosis
*Meridian Osmosis - Cannot coexist with Essential Osmosis or Inner Osmosis
*Inner Osmosis - Cannot coexist with Essential Osmosis or Meridian Osmosis
==Manual List==
The Cultivation Level corresponds to the Manual requirement which may not correspond to the Inspiration Tree level. It is the one considered when learning from the Manual Pavilion.
Name 	Cultivation Level	Cultivation Level	Att.	Effect 	Element	Type
Name 	# 	Stage 	Att.	Effect 	Element	Type
Chant of Wood Mastery
Magic_PlantGrowUp_1	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	1 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Rainmaking
Magic_PrayForRain_1 	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	1 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Incantation of Mind Cleansing
Magic_AbsorbGong_8_1	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	1 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Mindful Springs
Gong1_Esoterica_1 	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	2 	
*+10 Base Mental State (AddV)
*+0.3 Qi Absorption Efficiency (AddV) 	 	Gong
Ensoulment
Magic_BuidPuppet 	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	3 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Seal ContractMagic_MakeHorse_1 	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	3 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Panacea
Magic_Healing_Damage_1 	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	4 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Innate Qi
FightSkillEsoterica_1 	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	3 	Learn Battle Spell , which costs 100 Qi, has a cooldown of 5s, is cast on a single enemy and dealsXiaWorld.Fight.FightMgr.SkillDamageApply(), in the skilldef.Kind == g_emFightSkillKind.Damage conditional and XiaWorld.Thing.ReduceDamage(FightSkillDef...) 50 Base damage.	 	Skill
Harmonious Chant
Gong1_Esoterica_2 	4-6 	Core Shaping 	3 	
*+500% Spell power bonus (AddP)
*+500% Spell Qi Cost Bonus (AddP) 	 	Skill
Heavenly Panacea
FightSkillEsoterica_Gong1_1	4-6 	Core Shaping 	3 	Learn Battle Spell , which costs 700 Qi and heals the Qi of all allies by base 400 on 120s Cooldown. 	 	Skill
Spiritual Breath Chant
Magic_AbsorbLing_Aoe_1	4-6 	Core Shaping 	4 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Aquamarine Chant
Gong1_Esoterica_6 	4-6 	Core Shaping 	4 	+20% Base Max Qi (BAddP) 	 	None
Rainchant
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_1 	4-6 	Core Shaping 	4 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Timely RainMagic_GanLingShu 	4-6 	Core Shaping 	4 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Feng Shui Identifying
Magic_FengshuiItemOpen	4-6 	Core Shaping 	9 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Meditation
Magic_ClosedDoor_1 	7-9 	Golden Core 	4 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Windrider's Chant
Gong1_Esoterica_3 	7-9 	Golden Core 	4 	
*+200% Adventure Fly Speed Bonus (AddV)
*+30% Artifact Flying Speed Bonus (AddP)
*+30% Artifact Turning Speed Bonus (AddP) 	 	Fabao
Chant of the Rapids
Gong1_Esoterica_5	7-9 	Golden Core 	5 	+800% Qi Absorption Speed Bonus (AddP) 	 	Gong
Ocean's Call
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_5 	7-9 	Golden Core 	5 	+8 Qi Sense Skill Level 	 	Gong
Rainstorm
Magic_PrayForRainstorm 	7-9 	Golden Core 	5 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Windrift Vector
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_4	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	+600% Adventure Fly Speed Bonus (AddV) 	 	Fabao
Reverie Rebirth
Magic_RebornSelf 	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	Learn Alchemy Pill recipe 
Learn Miracle 	 	None
Essential Osmosis
Gong1_Esoterica_7 	7-9 	Golden Core 	9 	Mutually Exclusive: Meridian Osmosis, Inner Osmosis
+10% Constitution (AddP) 	 	Gong
Meridian Osmosis
Gong1_Esoterica_8 	7-9 	Golden Core 	9 	Mutually Exclusive: Essential Osmosis, Inner Osmosis
*+10% Charisma (AddP)
*+1 Qi Absorption Efficiency (AddV) 	 	Gong
Inner Osmosis
Gong1_Esoterica_9 	7-9 	Golden Core 	9 	Mutually Exclusive: Meridian Osmosis, Essential Osmosis
+10% Intelligence (AddP) 	 	Gong
Amalgam
Gong1_Esoterica_4 	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	4 	
*+500% Max Qi (AddP)
*+1500% Spell power bonus (AddP)
*+1500% Spell Qi Cost Bonus (AddP) 	 	None
Zen Reflection
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_3	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	5 	Learn Cultivation Miracle 	 	None
Amalgam II
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_7 	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	6 	
*+800% Max Qi (AddP)
*+500% Spell power bonus (AddP)
*+500% Spell Qi Cost Bonus (AddP) 	 	None
Amalgam III
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_8 	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	8 	
*+1200% Max Qi (AddP)
*+800% Spell power bonus (AddP)
*+800% Spell Qi Cost Bonus (AddP) 	 	None
Enlightened Awakening
Magic_Healing_Intelligence_1	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	8 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Darksoul GenesisMagic_WanWuTongLing1	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	8 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Arcane Infusion
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_2	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	9 	Learn Battle Spell , which costs 600 Qi, has a cooldown of 1200s, is cast on all alliesXiaWorld.Fight.FightMgr.SkillDamageApply(), in the skilldef.Kind == g_emFightSkillKind.Health conditional and recovers a base 1200 Qi. 	 	None
Eureka Pill
God2_Dan 	12 	Demi-God 	10 	Learn Alchemy Pill recipe 	 	Dan
Taoist Artifact
God2_Fabao 	12 	Demi-God 	10 	
*+1000% Base artifact crafting success rate (AddP)
*-1000% Artifact Crafting Speed Bonus (AddV) 	 	Fabao
Qi Aquasphere
Gong1_LvUpEsoterica_6 	12 	Demi-God 	12 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
==Law related aspects==
The following Achievements are related to Sixteen Supreme Steps Law;
*Scion of Supreme Steps
**Cultivate the Sixteen Supreme Steps Law
*Orthodox Training: Supreme Steps 
**Cultivate the Sixteen Supreme Steps Law with over 150% of compatibility
*Tier I: Supreme Steps 
**Shape the Tier I Golden Core with the Sixteen Supreme Steps Law
*Mastery: Supreme Steps
**Ascend through the Sixteen Supreme Steps Law
==Element related aspects==
Sixteen Supreme Steps Law is a Water Element Law, the following applies for all Water Element Laws.
=== Cultivation resources===
As a Water Law, it wants an environment rich in Metal. Because there are no easy early game Metal Qi Gathering materials, this makes it difficult to cultivate at the beginning of the game. Lumina Core and Lumina Core Bars, Samsara Pills, Sage Fruits are among the main materials to use.
====Metal Element Cultivation Array====
*Flooring under the cultivator should be Lumina Core Offcut due to the lower amount of Metal Element provided by both Darksteel Offcuts and Iron Offcuts.
*When utilizing Qi Cushions, both Ice Crystal Bars and Ice Essence Bars provide the same amount of Cozy bonus, both can be utilized interchangeably.
*When utilizing the Altar of Magic, Lumina Core Bar Altar of Magic is ideally preferred. A Darksteel Altar of Magic provides a smaller Cozy bonus, while a Spirit Crystal Altar of Magic doesn't emit any element.
*While Samsara Pills have higher Qi Gathering than Sage Fruits (90 as opposed to 75), Sage Fruits emit more Metal element at a greater range (12 and Range 5 as opposed 8 and Range 2).
*When lacking in Lumina Cores, turn them into Lumina Core Bars. The reduced Qi gathering and Element is compensated by having more of the materials.
*Avoid Dragon Feces and other Earth element materials. As Earth overcomes Water, the reduced Cultivation Efficiency is rarely worth the added Qi gathering.
===Event differences===
Water Law cultivators are utilized in following events:
Natural Spirit Root in the wild (Story_LingZhiGet);
*Wormwrought Valley(Place_SouthForest3) with a LUK equal or greater than a random number between 1 and 9 for a Gnarled Vine.
*Lake Jadestone (Place_SnowField2) with a LUK equal or greater than a random number between 1 and 19 for a Prism Lotus.
Cultivation Areas:
*Metal Element areas (Mt. Mesa, Story_XiuLian_Jin): result is Cultivation XP increased by 20 *State*State*State
*Wood Element areas (Millspine Forest, Story_XiuLian_Mu): result is Cultivation XP increased by 10*State
*Water Element areas (Supreme Clarity Cave, Story_XiuLian_Shui): result is Cultivation XP increased by 10*State*State*State
*Fire Element areas (Glimmer Cave, Story_XiuLian_Huo): result is Cultivation XP increased by 10*State
*Earth Element areas (Mirage Wastelands, Story_XiuLian_Tu): result is receiving an Overflow of Qi damage.
Rare Adventure Spots: 
*Rare Metal drop (HighFind_Jin, Abyss), result is nothing.
*Rare Wood drop (HighFind_Mu, not utilized in any existing location), if cultivators LUK is equal or greater than a random number between 1 and 9, receive an item from the locations PlaceHighProduce cache.
*Rare Water drop (HighFind_Shui, Celestial Pool, Deathknell Cave), if cultivators LUK is equal or greater than a random number between 1 and 19, receive an item from the locations PlaceHighProduce cache.
*Rare Fire drop (HighFind_Huo, Poison Dragon Lake), result is nothing.
*Rare Earth drop (HighFind_Tu, Gemspring Cave, Southrock Palace (WuDang DLC)), result is nothing.
Other Events: 
*Bladesmith Tomb (Story_JianZhong, adventuring at Bladesmith Tomb), Water Cultivators have the received Artifact with its Material as Eastern Wood Essence(Item_Other_MuJing).
*Mysterious Array Diagram (BaoZang_QingLianShan21, adventuring at Mt. Caerulea), Water Element cultivators are used to fill the Array during Spring.
*Sunshade Setting Sun (LingWu_DanXia, adventuring at Sunshade Precipice), if a Water Element cultivator with INT equal or greater than 6 and Stage at least Core Shaping hasn't learnt Violet Clouds (Other_Esoterica_DanXia2), they have an option to learn it.
===Ancient Formation Node requirements===
The following Ancient Formation nodes require a Water Element cultivator for activation. Due to the conditions being bugged as of 1.211, these requirements will only show up with mods.
*Ragestriker Formation - Endless Fury
*Impregnable Formation - Green Lotus
*Divine Law Formation - Emperor of North Star Formation
*Dark Force Formation - Yin Force of Heaven, Yin Force of Earth, Yin Force of Human (all nodes)
*Abyssal Sword Formation - Gate of Openness, Gate of Rest, Gate of Life (all nodes under Abyssal Sword Formation: Auspicious)
==Screenshots==
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