Cultivation/Techniques

**Cultivation Method** (功法 gōngfǎ) (心法 xīnfǎ) – a mystical art or collection of techniques which cultivators practice in order to cultivate.

This article is a list of all martial cultivation techniques, methods, arts, manuals, technical skills and even array formations stated in ***Martial World.***

In previous translations, they were called **Legacy Skills**.

## Introduction

The beginnings of the martial arts civilization could be considered bleak and primitive. Many people were limited to the simple style of martial arts and buying in heaven and earth origin energy. This could be considered the preliminary stages of martial arts.

Afterwards, martial artists had discovered techniques and cultivation methods that had created the limitless martial arts we know to date. Through the transcendental techniques of powerhouses, one could engrave their comprehensions in a jade slip, thus ushering an even broader martial arts civilzation. And, the legacy of these powerhouses, their martial arts, and their comprehensions were engraved in these simple jade slips.

### **Overview**

On the road of martial artists, understandings of the Heavenly Dao Laws were slowly accumulated generation after generation. A single person had a limited ability, and no matter how talented they were, without inheritances it was impossible to have high achievements.

The martial arts civilization was a process of accumulation. Although there were proud children of heaven with outstanding talent capable of producing their own self-created cultivation methods, all these self-created cultivation methods had foundations based on the inheritances of their predecessors. It was impossible for anyone to create a cultivation method that far surpassed the current level of the martial arts civilization.

After perceiving the rules of Laws, one wasn’t necessarily able to immediately transform these comprehensions into combat strength. One needed a method in order to do so. These so-called ‘methods’ were cultivation methods, martial skills, and so forth. Therefore, it is imperative for a martial artist to have inheritances!

A cultivation methods' content were extremely broad and profound; it wasn’t something that could be covered with mere words. Rather, it was composed of all sorts of things. Engraving all of this onto a jade slip was far harder than perceiving it through meditation.

Inheritances and resources were simply too important for the growth of a genius. Even a clever woman couldn’t cook a meal without rice; it was impossible to get anywhere without proper supplies.

### **Types of Martial Skills**

The secret legacy manuals of the *Martial World*, were divided into three different kinds:

* *Cultivation Methods* - This was used for martial artists to accumulate true essence and enhance their cultivation. The cultivation method manual was the foundation of all, and was also the rarest of all the secret manuals. A sect didn’t need to have good martial skills, but they must have a good cultivation method manual.
* *Martial Skills* - Different martial skills would utilize the true essence and strength of human body in various ways in order to attack an enemy.
* *Movement Skills* - These movement skills were similarly a utilization method to coordinate true essence with the strength of the human body, and thus enhance one’s speed.
* *Auxiliary Skills* - There was also an extra category for auxiliary skills that aimed at boosting a martial artists comprehensive ability.

## Techniques

The martial techniques listed are at the corresponding level and limit that one can reach by using this skill.

Usually, a martial skill's potential is determined by the creators boundary. This is further strengthened by the next generation that inherits the divine technique. Martial skills listed with a **+** means that **it has potential to reach the next level** or has been improved by a wielder with an above level cultivation.

The following are the martial abilities present in the novel:

## Beyond Divinity

* **Asura Sutra**
* **Sacred Scripture**
* **Heaven and Man Array**

## True Divinity

* **Abyss of Misery**
* **Good Fortune Divine Art**
* **Galaxy Void Furnace**
* **Divine Seal Art**
* **Divine Dream Art**
* **Feather Conversion Art**
* **Heretical God Force**
* **World Apotheosis**
* **Boundless Great Art**

## Empyrean

* **Grandmist Space**+
* **Three Lives Pupils** +
* **Divine Seal Art** +
* **Divine Mist Sutra**
* **Celestial Tyrant Manual**
* **Wheel of Samsara**
* **Heavenly Dao Extreme Bliss**
* **Heavenly Absorbing Demon Art**
* **Vast Universe Supernatural Art**
* **Heavenly Demon Metamorphic Art**
* **Blood Prison Saber Sutra**
* **Ancient Ash Moon**
* **Heavenly Dao Judgment**
* **Nine Suns Illuminate the Void**
* **Extreme Cold Battle Array**

## World King

* **Demon God Descends**
* **Blood Pond Hell**
* **Tyrant Ether Blood**
* **Myriad Water Arts**
* **Thousand Mile Blade**

## Holy Lord

* **Saint's Blood Array** +
* **Absolute Star Sword** +
* **Sword Swallowing Sun and Moon**
* **Golden Roc Shattering the Void**

## Divine Lord

* **Ancient Phoenix Code**
* **Sword Setting the Universe**

## Divine Transformation

* **Great Desolate Halberd Art** +
* **Blue Lotus Fire Dance**
* **Great Blood Refining Art**
* **Traceless Shadow**
* **Skylock Array**

## Divine Sea

* **Netherworld Devil Arts**
* **God Murder**
* **Flow like Silk**
* **Sword of Judgement**
* **Thunder Battleform**
* **Mystic Lightning Shade**
* **God Slaughter Cut**
* **God Burying Sea**
* **Bury the Heavens**
* **Chain of Stars**
* **Heaven's Destruction**

## Life Destruction

* **Skysplit Sword**
* **Red Flame Burning Heaven**
* **Mountain Slicing Saber**
* **Slaughter Soul Saber**
* **Demon God Flash**
* **Yin Yang Profound Law**
* **Blood Drinking Seals**
* **Blood Seal Twisting Murder**
* **Sky Piercing Devil Arts**
* **Netherworld Bone Claws**
* **Chasing Thunder**
* **Chasing Sun**
* **Penetrating Rainbow**

## Revolving Core

* **Vermillion Bird Forbidden Divine Chronicle**
* **Blood King's Triple Murder**
* **Heavenly Thunder Suppression**
* **Wind Conversion Art**
* **Bloodstained Blue Skies**
* **Heavenly Shrine Suppression**
* **Shattered Soul Domain**
* **Supernatural Demonic Blood Law**
* **Saber Light Domain**

## Xiantian

* **Divine Acacia Power**
* **Sword Shattering Clear Sky**
* **Profound Wind Eight Melodies**
* **The Meaning of Earth – Absolute Defense**
* **Sword of Wind – Bloodstained Sky**
* **Black Sun Shining Sky**
* **Ghost Shadow Cut**
* **Demon Tyrant World**
* **Zither Heart**
* **Golden Octagon Lock**
* **Blood King's Murder**
* **Thunderfire Annihilation**

## Houtian

* **Dreamheart Magic**
* **Heart Piercing Blade**
* **Illusionary Blood Escape Technique**
* **Graceful Sword**
* **Purple Flame Bone Lance**
* **Scythe of the Death God**
* **Butterflies Dance on 100 Flowers**

## Pulse Condensation

* **Divine Punishment Blade – Purple Air Comes From the East**
* **Divine Nine Pulse Skill**
* **Red Lotus Purgatory**
* **Ardent Flames Burning City**
* **Life Severing Death Bone Blade**
* **Shadowless Acacia**

## Bone Forging

* **Golden Bone Forging Divine Formula**
* **Ecstasy Cut**
* **Cool Breeze Cut**
* **Bright Moonlight Sword**
* **Shadowless Art**
* **Seven Star Drifting Cloud**
* **Sunset Cut**
* **Thundercloud Strike**

## Altering Muscles

* **Genuine Altering Muscle Channels**
* **Divine Yang Power**
* **Nine Paths of Truth**
* **Seven Despairing Steps**
* **Swan Feather Fall**
* **Seven Star Drifting Cloud**

## Others

* **Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians**
* **Pulse Cutting Palm**

### **Mentioned only**

* **Abiding Buddha Mantra**
* **True Solar Fire Law**
* **Collapsing Moon Sinking Star**
* **Valiant Dragon's Roar**
* **Lost Steps**
* **Heaven Passing Ladder**
* **Cloud Hanging Rope**

## References

1. ↑ Glossary of Terms in Wuxia, Xianxia & Xuanhuan Novels
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1892 – Peak Holy Lord
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 123 - Three Kinds of Martial Skills
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 123 - Three Kinds of Martial Skills