Sunflower Refining Law

Sunflower Refining Law is an Taiyi Law. The law excels at Artifact combat and exploration of the World map. Practitioners of this law also tend to have higher Max Qi, making it an excellent starting Law choice for beginners. 
While the description implies that there would be negative consequences if practiced by men, looking from the perspective of gameplay there are no particular handicaps. 
== 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
 	6 	 	6 	6 	
The highest possible Law Match with capped stats and without any Earth Law Matching boosts for Sunflower Refining Law is 173%.
==General==
This Law is a good choice for beginners as it progresses fairly easily compared to other laws. It has access to the cheap Earthbound Qi manuals, granting up to 255k flat Max Qi (higher tiers are Law Exclusive and Mutually-Exclusive), which can compensate for a low golden core.
=== Growth ===
Sunflower Refining has easy breakthroughs and only 6 days of Adventure Breakthroughs along the way. It is a very fast cultivation law (if ascending isn't a priority) as it gets all its bonuses and manuals except the Demi-God ones at 255,200 Cultivation experience, a very low amount compared to most other laws.
After the Golden Core Breakthrough, the law almost immediately encounters a very weak Tribulation. It is recommended to obtain and equip the , and to temporarily unequip any worn Artifact to help survive it (see the Tribulation page for more detailed advice).
=== Law Features ===
As Artifact Mastery improves Adventure speed, the law specialization in Artifacts and its Sudden Swiftness manual gives it good adventuring speed. 
It has two distincts builds, depending on whether one plans to use the Unus manual and its accompanying Legacy Artifact or not, as the mutually-exclusive manuals means getting the recipe locks you out of the most powerful manuals of the law (the Earthbound Qi line and Lunarfrost Speck). As the legacy artifact requires a , which is not an easily accessed material, ignoring the Unus manuals is by far the preferred option. 
Being an artifact law, it is connective with the 3 other artifact laws, , and , making its Attainment cost lower for Artifact Manuals, thus lowering the Inspiration needed to make them decent fighters. Along with the Max Qi they get from Earthbound Manuals, they can achieve a relatively high battle power fast and cheaply. 
The gender reversal effect is part of the Manual line. If a male cultivator learns one of these Manuals, his "treasure" will fall off. It can be crafted into an artifact or sold for 100 s, while later in the game Reconstruction miracle could be used to regenerate it.
==Stages and Breakthroughs==
Contrary to its own description, Sunflower Refining Law doesn't actually have a tribulation Breakthrough at the Core Shaping stage. This is due to a mistranslation (the correct translation actually should be "after completing core formation"Settings\Practice\Gong\Gong_11.xml), and therefore it has one very early at the Golden Core stage.
Name 	Stage 	XP 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Breakthrough 	Change on success
Name 	Stage 	XP 	Name 	Base 	Fail Bonus 	Duration 	Cost 	Change on success
Lesser Yin 	Qi Shaping 	360 	Innocence 	5% + 2% * PER 	5% + 2% * PER 	50s
2 hours 	 	
Lesser Yin 	Qi Shaping 	720 	Sympathy 	5% + 2% * PER 	5% + 2% * PER 	300s
12 hours 	 	
Lesser Yin 	Qi Shaping 	1,200 	Sensibility 	100% 	 	200s
8 hours 	 	Core Shaping
Fair Yin 	Core Shaping 	800 	Openness 	5% + 2% * PER 	5% + 2% * PER 	200s
8 hours 	 	
Fair Yin 	Core Shaping 	2,400 	Converging 	5% + 2% * PER 	1% + 0.2% * PER 	300s
12 hours 	 	
Fair Yin 	Core Shaping 	4,000 	Core Forming 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core Breakthrough 	Golden Core
Greater Yin	Golden Core 	2,500 	Benevolence 	Tribulation: 8,000 strength 	Tribulation: 8,000 strength 	Tribulation: 8,000 strength 	Tribulation: 8,000 strength 	First Achievement
Greater Yin	Golden Core 	150,000 	Sincerity 	Adventure Breakthrough: 4 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 4 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 4 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 4 days	
Greater Yin	Golden Core 	250,000 	Vagueness 	Adventure Breakthrough: 2 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 2 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 2 days	Adventure Breakthrough: 2 days	Second Achievement
Oblivion 	Primordial Spirit	1,887,500	Completeness 	100% 	 	400s
16 hours 	1 	
Oblivion 	Primordial Spirit	6,040,000	Transformation	10% 	 	400s
16 hours 	 	
Oblivion 	Primordial Spirit	7,550,000	Harmony 	Tribulation: 650,000 strength 	Tribulation: 650,000 strength 	Tribulation: 650,000 strength 	Tribulation: 650,000 strength 	Demi-God
==Law-Exclusive Manuals==
Name	Stage 	Att.	Prerequisite 	Effect 	Effect 	Element
Lesser Lunar Form
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_1	Core Shaping 	8 	Lunar Form 	
*+15 Base Max Qi (BAddV)
*+10% Base Artifact Power Bonus (BAddP)
*Lose Phallus if any	
*+15 Base Max Qi (BAddV)
*+10% Base Artifact Power Bonus (BAddP)
*Lose Phallus if any	
Nether Spirit Forging
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_4	Core Shaping 	7 	Soul Snatcher 	Learn Miracle 	Learn Miracle 	
Sudden Swiftness
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_3	Golden Core 	9 	Spiritravel 	+600% Adventure Fly Speed Bonus (AddV) 	+600% Adventure Fly Speed Bonus (AddV) 	
Void Aegis
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_5	Golden Core 	6 	Earthbound Teachings	+35% Barrier Power Bonus (Percent) (AddV)
Learn Battle Spell , which costs 520 Qi, lasts 15 seconds, has a cooldown of 45s, is cast all friendly NPCs and givesXiaWorld.Fight.FightMgr.SkillDamageApply(), in the skilldef.Kind == g_emFightSkillKind.Sheild conditional:
*+40% Barrier Power Bonus (Percent) (AddV)	+35% Barrier Power Bonus (Percent) (AddV)
Learn Battle Spell , which costs 520 Qi, lasts 15 seconds, has a cooldown of 45s, is cast all friendly NPCs and givesXiaWorld.Fight.FightMgr.SkillDamageApply(), in the skilldef.Kind == g_emFightSkillKind.Sheild conditional:
*+40% Barrier Power Bonus (Percent) (AddV)	
Lesser Lunar rock
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_6	Golden Core 	6 	Lunar rock 	Mutually-Exclusive 	Abyssal Swell, Quick Draw 	
Lesser Lunar rock
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_6	Golden Core 	6 	Lunar rock 	+400% Artifact Knockback Distance Bonus (AddP)	+400% Artifact Knockback Distance Bonus (AddP)	
Lunarfrost Speck
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_7	Golden Core 	12 	
*Lunar rock
*Lesser Lunar rock	Mutually-Exclusive 	Abyssal Swell, Quick Draw 	
Lunarfrost Speck
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_7	Golden Core 	12 	
*Lunar rock
*Lesser Lunar rock	+1 Max Artifacts 	+1 Max Artifacts 	
Abyssal Rush
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_8	Golden Core 	15 	Abyssal Swell 	Mutually-Exclusive 	Lunar rock, Quick Draw 	
Abyssal Rush
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_8	Golden Core 	15 	Abyssal Swell 	+7 Overcap Artifact Mastery 	+7 Overcap Artifact Mastery 	
Unus
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_12	Primordial Spirit	15 	
*Void Worship
*Quickdraw
*Annihila Thrust	Mutually-Exclusive 	
*Lunar Rock, Annihila Thrust
*Notes on Moral Integrity	
Unus
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_12	Primordial Spirit	15 	
*Void Worship
*Quickdraw
*Annihila Thrust	
*-10 Max Artifacts (sets it at 1, its minimum)
*+5000% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP)
*+50% Base Artifact Power Bonus (BAddP)
*Artifact Max Qi set to 1
*Artifact Qi Recovery Bonus set to 0.001	
*-10 Max Artifacts (sets it at 1, its minimum)
*+5000% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP)
*+50% Base Artifact Power Bonus (BAddP)
*Artifact Max Qi set to 1
*Artifact Qi Recovery Bonus set to 0.001	
Legacy Artifact: Unus
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_13	Primordial Spirit	15 	
*Void Worship
*Quickdraw
*Annihila Thrust
*Unus	Mutually-Exclusive 	
*Lunar Rock, Annihila Thrust
*Notes on Moral Integrity	
Legacy Artifact: Unus
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_13	Primordial Spirit	15 	
*Void Worship
*Quickdraw
*Annihila Thrust
*Unus	Learn Legacy Artifact Crafting Recipe for 	Learn Legacy Artifact Crafting Recipe for 	
Earthbound Qi II
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_9	Primordial Spirit	3 	
*Notes on Moral Integrity
*Earthbound Qi	Mutually-Exclusive 	Void Worship 	
Earthbound Qi II
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_9	Primordial Spirit	3 	
*Notes on Moral Integrity
*Earthbound Qi	+30,000 flat Max Qi (AddV) 	+30,000 flat Max Qi (AddV) 	
Earthbound Qi III
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_10	Primordial Spirit	3 	
*Notes on Moral Integrity
* Earthbound Qi
*Earthbound Qi II	Mutually-Exclusive 	Void Worship 	
Earthbound Qi III
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_10	Primordial Spirit	3 	
*Notes on Moral Integrity
* Earthbound Qi
*Earthbound Qi II	+60,000 flat Max Qi (AddV) 	+60,000 flat Max Qi (AddV) 	
Earthbound Qi IV
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_11	Primordial Spirit	3 	
*Notes on Moral Integrity
* Earthbound Qi
*Earthbound Qi II
*Earthbound Qi III	Mutually-Exclusive 	Void Worship 	
Earthbound Qi IV
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_11	Primordial Spirit	3 	
*Notes on Moral Integrity
* Earthbound Qi
*Earthbound Qi II
*Earthbound Qi III	+120,000 flat Max Qi (AddV) 	+120,000 flat Max Qi (AddV) 	
Lunarfrost Form
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_2	Primordial Spirit	12 	
*Lunar Form
*Lesser Lunar Form	
*+3 Overcap Artifact Mastery
*+120 Base Max Qi (BAddV)
*Lose Phallus if any	
*+3 Overcap Artifact Mastery
*+120 Base Max Qi (BAddV)
*Lose Phallus if any	
==Mutually-Exclusive Manuals==
The law's mutually-exclusive manuals are:
*Void Worship (which is required for Annihila Thrust, and thus Unus and Legacy Artifact: Unus) and Notes on Moral Integrity (and the 4 Earthbound Qi manuals)
* Quickdraw (which is required for Annihila Thrust, and thus Unus and Legacy Artifact: Unus), Lunar rock (as well as Lesser Lunar Rock and Lunarfrost Speck) and Abyssal Swell (and Abyssal Rush).
==Inspiration Tree==
==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
Lunar Form
Gong11_Esoterica_1 	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	4 	
*+15 Base Max Qi (BAddV)
*+200% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP)
* Lose Phallus if any	 	None
Secret Methods of the Specter
DanFang_9	1-3 	Qi Shaping 	10 	Learn Alchemy Pill recipes:
*
*
*
* 	 	Dan
Way of the Nine Provinces
Gong11_Esoterica_5	4-6 	Core Shaping 	3 	+50% Max Qi (AddP) 	 	None
Soul ChantMagic_MakeSoulCrystal	4-6 	Core Shaping 	3 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Earthmother
Gong11_Esoterica_15	4-6 	Core Shaping 	4 	+5 Qi Sense Skill Level 	 	Gong
Exorcise
Gong11_Esoterica_2 	4-6 	Core Shaping 	5 	
*+100% Artifact Turning Speed Bonus (AddP)
*+100% Artifact Flying Speed Bonus (AddV)	 	Fabao
Spectral Swordplay
Gong11_Esoterica_10	4-6 	Core Shaping 	5 	
*+100% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP)
*-40% Base Artifact Max Qi Bonus (BAddP)	 	Fabao
Spiritravel
Gong11_Esoterica_8 	4-6 	Core Shaping 	6 	
*+500% Move Speed (AddP)
*+200% Adventure Fly Speed Bonus (AddV)	 	Gong
Nether Spirit Forging
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_4	4-6 	Core Shaping 	7 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Soul Snatcher
Magic_AbsorbGong_3_1	4-6 	Core Shaping 	7 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Lesser Lunar Form
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_1	4-6 	Core Shaping 	8 	
*+15 Base Max Qi (BAddV)
*+10% Base Artifact Power Bonus (BAddP)
*Lose Phallus if any	 	None
The Eight Extremes
Gong11_Esoterica_7	7-9 	Golden Core 	2 	
*+5% Constitution (AddP)
*+5% Charisma (AddP)	 	Gong
Quickdraw
Gong11_Esoterica_11 	7-9 	Golden Core 	3 	Mutually Exclusive: Lunar Rock, Abyssal Swell
+200% Artifact Turning Speed Bonus (AddP)	 	Fabao
Lunar rock
Gong11_Esoterica_12 	7-9 	Golden Core 	3 	Mutually Exclusive: Quickdraw, Abyssal Swell
+400% Artifact Knockback Distance Reduction (AddV)	 	Fabao
Abyssal Swell
Gong11_Esoterica_13	7-9 	Golden Core 	3 	Mutually Exclusive: Lunar Rock, Quickdraw
*+200% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP)
*-40% Base Artifact Qi Recovery Bonus (BAddP)	 	Fabao
Dust Devil
Magic_PrayForDustStorm	7-9 	Golden Core 	5 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Earthbound Teachings
Gong11_Esoterica_3	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	+15% Barrier Power Bonus (Percent) (AddV)	 	Barrier
Descry
Gong11_Esoterica_6 	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	
*+10% Perception (AddP)
*Linked to Perennial Miasma Adventure	 	Gong
Void Aegis
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_5	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	 	Barrier	
Lesser Lunar rock
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_6	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	Mutually-Exclusive: Abyssal Swell, Quick Draw
+400% Artifact Knockback Distance Bonus (AddP)	 	Fabao
Specter Refinement
Magic_SoulCrystalYouPowerUp	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Spiritual Refinement
Magic_SoulCrystalLingPowerUp	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Reverie Rebirth
Magic_RebornSelf	7-9 	Golden Core 	6 	Learn Alchemy Pill recipe 
Learn Miracle 	 	None
Sudden Swiftness
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_3	7-9 	Golden Core 	9 	+600% Adventure Fly Speed Bonus (AddV) 	 	Fabao
Lunarfrost Speck
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_7	7-9 	Golden Core 	12 	Mutually Exclusive: Abyssal Swell, Quick Draw
+1 Max Artifacts	 	Fabao
Abyssal Rush
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_8	7-9 	Golden Core 	15 	Mutually Exclusive: Lunar rock, Quick Draw
+7 Overcap Artifact Mastery	 	Fabao
Earthbound Qi
Gong11_Esoterica_16	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	3 	+15,000 flat Max Qi (AddV) 	 	None
Earthbound Qi II
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_9	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	3 	Mutually Exclusive: Void Worship
+30,000 flat Max Qi (AddV)	 	None
Earthbound Qi III
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_10	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	3 	Mutually Exclusive: Void Worship
+60,000 flat Max Qi (AddV)	 	None
Earthbound Qi IV
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_11	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	3 	Mutually Exclusive: Void Worship
+120,000 flat Max Qi (AddV)	 	None
Notes on Moral Integrity
Gong11_Esoterica_9	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	8 	Mutually Exclusive: Void Worship
+800 Lifespan	 	Gong
Charismatic
Magic_Healing_Charisma_1	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	8 	Learn Miracle 	 	None
Annihila Thrust
Gong11_Esoterica_14	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	9 	+2500% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP) 	 	Fabao
Void Worship
Gong11_Esoterica_4	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	10 	Mutually Exclusive: Notes on Moral Integrity
*+1 Sub-Spirit
*+20% Luck (AddP)
*+1200% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP)	 	None
Lunarfrost Form
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_2	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	12 	
*+3 Overcap Artifact Mastery
*+120 Base Max Qi (BAddV)
*Lose Phallus if any	 	None
Unus
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_12 	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	15 	Mutually Exclusive: Lunar Rock, Annihila Thrust and separately Notes on Moral Integrity
*-10 Max Artifacts (sets it at 1, its minimum)
*+5000% Artifact Power Bonus (AddP)
*+50% Base Artifact Power Bonus (BAddP)
*Artifact Max Qi set to 1
*Artifact Qi Recovery Bonus set to 0.001	 	None
Legacy Artifact: Unus
Gong11_LvUpEsoterica_13	10-12 	Primordial Spirit	15 	Mutually Exclusive: Lunar Rock, Annihila Thrust and separately Notes on Moral Integrity
Learn Legacy Artifact Crafting Recipe for	 	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
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