Cultivation

In this world, the cultivation started within one’s body for Genesis Qi Cultivation or divine soul for Genesis Rune Cultivation. When one reaches a higher realm or possess enough genesis qi, they could learn external (body) cultivation or bloodline (other internal cultivation besides genesis qi) cultivation.

## Genesis Qi Cultivation

    The **Genesis Qi** is the most popular cultivation for Genesis Master besides Genesis Rune and etc.

The cultivator must find their 8 great meridians first then absorbs genesis qi from the external world to strengthen themselves and proceeds to purify the external qi then stores it inside for the yuan master uses of their cultivation arts and yuan techniques.

* With the exception of some unique circumstances, an ordinary person’s 8 great meridians would gradually form when they are about 12 - 13 years of age.
* Only by finding the 8 great meridians would one be able to start cultivating by absorbing the Qi energy of heaven and earth to awaken the 8 great meridians.

The genesis qi cultivation is divided into 9 levels. The genesis masters with high cultivation levels could increase their lifespans to tens of thousands of years and more.

### Stages of Realm

Each cultivation realm is divided into 3 main stages:

* Elementary (Low)
* Intermediate (Mid)
* Advanced (High)

There is also a final stage called "Perfection", which means that the genesis master has cultivated to the fullest of their capacity in this realm and ready to advance to the next realm at any time. The genesis qi is usually doubled when the genesis master achieves the next stage in the realm.

After achieving a new realm, the genesis master would have to cultivate constantly as well as consuming rare genesis items to improve the quality and capacity of one's genesis qi from the initial amount.

In other words, it usually represents how long or experienced the genesis master has been in this particular stage of the realm but not always because there are cases in which one's foundation is strong enough to rival another that is one stage above in a realm.

### Application

Genesis Qi has many applications, for example:

* Strengthening physical abilities: faster regeneration, better endurance, longer lifespan, able to hold breath underwater for a very long time (varies depending on the cultivation realm).
* Genesis qi suppression (varies depending on the cultivation realm)
* Genesis qi shape-shifting: creating layers of defense to block attacks, making a temporary weapon that is made by genesis qi and imbued with its genesis qi's attributes
* Enhancing the power attack and defense
* Flight

### Type of Genesis Qi Cultivation

Once genesis qi cultivation reaches a certain level, it would be divided into different types of cultivation arts.

#### **Internal Cultivation**

Internal cultivation refers to the cultivation of genesis qi in the Qi Palace, making it magnificent as a river of stars, boundless and endless. This is the most common method of cultivation that every yuan master takes.

There are numerous cultivation paths originated from internal cultivation in order to specialize the distinctive characteristic in genesis qi, such as sword qi cultivation specializes in sharpness.

#### **External Cultivation**

External cultivation refers to using genesis qi to train and strengthen the body. The fusion of the two would allow one to shatter the sky and land with one’s bare hands and feet. It is said that at the pinnacle, one’s body would achieve the level of a Saint, a realm where a single flick is enough to shatter stars.

#### **Blood Essence of Genesis Beast**

This unique type of genesis qi cultivation arts takes advantage of the blood essence of genesis beasts. The 'grade' system of a bloodline cultivation art is proportional to the 'rank', or realm in human, of the beast.

It's very beneficial for yuan master that is a lower realm compared to the rank of the genesis beast because they could borrow a portion of the beast's true power to overwhelm the other yuan master of the same realm. The process takes a long time and the yuan master would not be able to utilize the true power of the beast's bloodline until he or she reaches the realm that matches the rank of the beast.

* Ex. The Heavenly Sun Realm Master could use the fullest power of the 6th-rank genesis beast

There is also another way to utilize the genesis beast's power without killing it and using its blood is making a contract and becoming a **Beast Heart Communicator** like Lu Luo.

## Genesis Rune Cultivation

The soul is always a mysterious part of a human and the hardest cultivation method. The divine soul is the most important factor to draw Genesis Runes and use the spiritual sense to notice immediate dangers during battles, improve 5 physical senses, and discern Genesis Runes.

Each realm is divided into 3 main stages:

* Initial (Early)
* Intermediate (Middle)
* Advanced (Late)
* Perfection

There are 2 ways to strengthen the Spirit.

1. Train for genesis qi cultivation of the master to rise and the Divine Soul will follow suit and strengthen as well
	* This method is rather slow and there is an upper limit to how strong the Soul will grow.
2. Practice a Divine Soul Cultivation Art with the support of various rare soul-nourishing spirit items
	* Such techniques are very rare in this world and only a couple of the powerful factions possess them.

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