Law

A **Law** is a unique Cultivation path that your characters can take. An Outer Disciple can be Promoted to Inner Disciple by choosing one after completing Foundation training.

## Summary

Cultivation laws are different paths to achieve immortality through martial and mystical arts.

* Differences
	+ Laws are set apart by their Manuals (similar to a set of active and passive skills), Cultivation Methods and Breakthrough methods, Supreme Knowledge and ability to advance to a higher level (Ascension).
* A chosen Law is permanent and cannot be changed, with the exception of the Rebirth mechanic.
* At the start of a new game, the player has the option to pick a specific Law to start with. Without doing so, one of the five Taiyi Laws is given at random.

## Supreme Laws

Supreme Laws are the only recommended ones for a player Cultivator due to their effectiveness and unique benefits. Xiandao Supreme Laws are also sometimes referred to as Orthodox Laws, in contrast to Unorthodox Laws.

### Taiyi Laws

Taiyi Laws are the Five Supreme Xiandao laws of the once great Taiyi Sect, of which you are but a remnant. They include:

* Grand Chariot Wisdom Law (Metal, `Gong_8_Jin`)
* Six Paths Reincarnation Law (Wood, `Gong_9_Mu`)
* Sixteen Supreme Steps Law (Water, `Gong_1_Shui`)
* True Sun Refining Law (Fire, `Gong_10_Huo`)
* Sunflower Refining Law (Earth, `Gong_11_Tu`)

### Non-Taiyi Laws

These are Xiandao Laws from other Sects and Domains, that exhibit the true essence of nature.

* Primordial Symbols Law (None, `Gong_12_None`)
* Jade Purity Immortal Law (None, `Gong_4_None`)
* Seven-Slaughtering Sword (Metal, `Gong_3_Jin`)
* Myriad Artifact Law (Wood, `Gong_2_Mu`)
* Emotion Severing Law (Fire, `Gong_7_Huo`)
* Primordial Alchemy Law (Fire, `Gong_6_Huo`)
* Heaven Stealing Law (Earth, `Gong_5_Tu`)
* Law of Nimbus Conquest (None, `Gong_13_None`): DLC exclusive from Immortal Tales of WuDangDLC

### Shendao Laws

Shendao Laws utilize Divinity and Faith to turn its practitioners into Deities. All Shendao laws are of the None Element.

* Celestial Thunder Salvation Sutra (`God_Gong_1`)
* Eight Heavens Sadhana (`God_Gong_2`)
* Nether Salvation Sutra (`God_Gong_3`)

### Physical Laws

Physical Laws utilize Remolding of Body Parts to strengthen its practitioners. All Physical Laws are of the None Element.

* Primordial Unity Body (`Body_Gong_1`)
* Barbarous Forging Body (`Body_Gong_2`)
* Ancestral Yaoguai Body (`Body_Gong_3`)
* Fallen Obliteration Body (`Body_Gong_4`)

## Unorthodox Laws

Unorthodox Laws are Xiandao Laws randomly generated by the game. There are no Shendao or Physical Unorthodox Laws. Unorthodox Laws provide mostly Unorthodox Manuals.

* The total Attainment of Unorthodox Manuals can reach a maximum of 1/4 of total Orthodox Attainment.
* Unorthodox Laws occasionally contain a random Orthodox Manual from the Supreme Laws.
* There is no good reason to Cultivate one of these on purpose, but they should be transcribed into the Manual Pavilion for their Manuals.

They can be broken down to:

* Ascension
* Primordial Spirit
* Golden Core
* Worldly (Core shaping, and Qi Shaping)

where the names indicating the furthest State that can be achieved by practicing them.

## Other Laws

Special quirks mean that these need to have their own Laws. These Laws cannot be learned by playable Characters.

* Law of Instinct (`gong_yaoshou`), practiced by Monsters
* Spirit Pet Practice (`gong_lingshou`), practiced by your Pets
* Unknown Law (`gong_daneng`), practiced by Ancient Cultivators
* Lost (`gong_lost`). Law file deleted, or Mod removed.

## Choosing a Law

Anyone can become anything in this game, but it is beneficial to recruit people with high Attributes and then give them Laws that match.

### Body Laws

Body Cultivators don't require anything Attribute wise, but benefit from high Ability Ratings in Battle, Qi Sense, and Artisanry, and to some degree, Crafting and Medicine.

It is highly recommended to avoid choosing body cultivation if the cultivator has the "Clumsy" trait, as this will permanently lock them out of Comprehension, and Inner Sight.

### Shendao Laws

Shendao is something that anyone can aspire to. The one big requirement to progress past a certain Mental State Breakthrough is to be able to achieve 8 Intelligence for it. However Intelligence also prolongs some Breakthroughs, so it takes balance.

Since Shendao is focused on garnering Followers, high Charisma and Social (Skill) are beneficial, as well as high Luck to find Guards.

### Xiandao Law Matching

Xiandao Laws are ideally practiced by Characters with good Five Attributes "Law Match" with their Law, as well as having a high Qi Sense Level, and CON/INT/PER for increased Max Qi. Luck is useful for forming a Golden Core of higher quality. If not required by the Law, Charisma is only useful for maxing out Potential. Not having sufficiently of any Attribute is much more damaging to the Law Match Percentage than having additional Attribute points beyond the necessary is beneficial, but being overqualified for a Law gives great benefits during the formation of the Golden Core.

*Read more: Law Match*

## Obtaining Additional Laws

### Taiyi Laws Obtainment

On Day 21, you will unlock the Return to Taiyi Secret, which requires you to adventure to Mt. FullMoon. Once you go there, you will get the remaining Taiyi Laws.

### Primordial Symbols Law Obtainment

Unless He Zudao is Withdrawn or Greedy, you'll need a disciple with 14 or more Social Skill Level (not Attribute Rating). If you have an outer fitting the requirement, you can invite He Zudao to your sect to break her guard instead of doing it on her Sect grounds.

1. Buy Territory Access from Skydome Palace.
2. Equip a Talisman Paper ideally with an inner having 14 or more Social skill level.
3. Camp and enter Heavenstep Peak with the mentioned inner,
4. Using the Social Minigame, acquire information on He Zudao's personality by talking to other Skydome Palace members.
	* If she's Withdrawn or Greedy:
		+ get her Favor to 60 and invite her to your sect.
		+ When she arrives, beat her unconscious (without killing her) and take the law manual by force.
		+ Alternatively, you can roast her: drop hot materials like Blazing Feather in her assigned room after trapping her until she falls unconscious, rob her then heal her.
	* otherwise:
		+ find out her obsessions by talking to her fellow sect members
		+ break her emotional guard and raise her favor to at least 70
		+ Gift her the Talisman Paper
		+ She will **drop the Law on the ground**, pick it up

### Law of Nimbus Conquest Obtainment

*See also Law of Nimbus Conquest#Obtainment*

* Ensure you have the Immortal Tales of WuDangDLC installed.
* Camp and Enter the Wudang Sect fortress Golden Peak and investigate their sect wonder with a Golden Core cultivator with combined Intelligence and Luck of 16, each rounded down to the smallest whole number.

### Others Non-Taiyi Xiandao laws Obtainment

* The Non-Taiyi laws can be obtained from Manifesting Mandate Secrets.
	+ You can force these to appear by spamming Derivative Calculation, or wait for them to appear naturally.
	+ To get the Law, either meet the Law Matching stats for cultivating it, or take it by force with a Primordial Spirit cultivator.
		- Law Matching may be attempted multiple times before the event expires.
		- "Force" may only be attempted once, and ends the event whether it succeeds or fails.
* Alternatively, it's possible to acquire all but the Heaven Stealing one through the Kunlun Competition, at the risk of raising Sect Reputation by a lot.

### Shendao Law Obtainment

* Celestial Thunder Salvation Sutra can be obtained after upgrading your Agency in Mt. South to Level 2. And then following the quest.
* The other 2 can be obtained from Ancient Caskets and Scrolls
* Alternatively, the 3rd and final Golden Casket event, if you choose to foresake the Main Story quest item.

### Body Law Obtainment

* Primordial Unity Body can be obtained on day 114, when you get a Dragon Cliff inscriptions event in the Great Desert. You also meet Daemonia Temple this way.
* Barbarous Forging Body can be obtained by befriending Daemonia Temple (1200 Favor). It can be obtained after repeated Adventures to Daemonia Temple after reaching the required Favor.
* Fallen Obliteration Body can be found in Daemonia Temple's vault, which is located directly north of the entrance. You will need to either steal it from them or take it by force, by way of conquering their sect.
* Ancestral Yaoguai Body can be obtained by defeating Daemonia Temple members, and using Soul Inquiry on their dying body. This can be done at your sect, at Daemonia Temple itself, or by camping and entering locations they happen to be at.