Physical Cultivation

Physical Cultivation is a poorly understood form of cultivation. Its practitioners possess a Mantra and have excellent durability and staying powerGlossary & Terms which have earned them a repuation as brawlers with low offensive power. It is regarded as a 'failed' method in part because of it's progression issues.
==Overview ==
The fundamental component of physical cultivation is a 'mantra': five words that, ideally, harmonise in different ways with the wielder. Mantras can be invoked internally or externally, and their words can possibly be combined into mantric phrases for a more potent effect. Notably, a mantra cannot be taken by force, and can be passed on willingly by the bearer.
Physical cultivators begin their advancement by invoking their mantra and accumulating some qi and intent into their bodies. This gives them high durability and a lot of staying power, but not a lot of offensive power.
See the Cultivation page for a unified table of realm advancement compared to other cultivation archetypes. Notably, physical cultivators can advance to obtain "Soul Meridians", which serve as a Sea of Knowledge.
==Eastern Azure ==
Physical cultivators are largely restricted to a few enclaves on the Northern and Eastern continents, with the largest numbers concentrated around the Yin Eclipse sub-continent. In a previous aeonspan, when this method was viewed somewhat differently, the methods by which it was advanced were called 'Physique Laws', but in the current era of the Blue Morality Imperial Court this information has largely slipped from common knowledge and been lost or suppressed. Ha Tai Wen has suggested that the Resurrection Lily of the Yin Eclipse Mountain Range was a significant factor in physical cultivation's current reputation as a 'dead end.'Chapter 24a - Ha Kai POV
Those with 'inherited' mantras guard their secrets carefully with stringent oaths and laconic responses to queries about their cultivation. With an inherited mantra, and possible generations of hard-won knowledge, a practitioner is more likely to survive and advance. Even with an inherited mantra, this path remains among the most difficult on Eastern Azure.
== Users ==
Jun Arai and Sana
Han Shu
==References==
Category:Cultivation