Cultivation

## Cultivation Stages

* Middle-stage
* Later-stage
* Final-stage
* Peak-stage
 Laying Foundation

## Reiki

Reiki origins from molecules in the world which are smaller than cells. Cultivators will meditate to absorb Reiki from thin air in order to draw out the impurities in their bodies. Through continuous refinements, cultivators can transform Reiki into Wakan and even Meta which is in the higher level.

Actually, earth is no longer a good place for cultivation. Gray smoke has occupied most places, and Reiki becomes fiery in this environment and it is inappropriate for cultivators to absorb.

## Taoist Root

There are five kinds of Reiki in the world since the beginning which are metal, wood, water, fire and earth. The five of them mutually restrain and promote each other so that the world is harmonized and balanced. When the world first came into being, ancient beasts were gifted to absorb Reiki instinctively, and they thrived as years passed by. There was barely space for ancient humans to live in. Later, methods of training Qi were passed on and our ancestors began to cultivate. The smartest cultivators could even beat the ancient beasts, so that humans finally got to survive on the planet… After generations, methods of training Qi were improved. The cultivational world was divided into hundreds and thousands of schools, but no matter how powerful their spells were, the precondition to cultivate was to have the Taoist root.

People with Taoist root will interact with one or more of the five kinds of Reiki so that they can absorb these Reiki into their body. The more unitary the nature of Reiki is, the purer the Taoist root can be.

### Nature of Taoist Root

The nature of your Taoist root decides the magic weapon you can use and the spell you can cast. There are five elements in the world, and they mutually promote and restrain each other. As long as you can enter the level of Laying Foundation, you will be able to use the science between elements to make some interesting changes even if you don’t have certain natures.

## How hard is cultivation?

In the long history of cultivation, ancestors in the high level have summarized some key points of cultivation from their life experience for the younger generation.

Talent, spell, Reiki elixir, magic weapon and money — none of the five key points is dispensable if you want to stick to the path of cultivation.

There is no need to say much about talent. Without the Taoist root, one can never set foot on the path of cultivation even he is rich beyond comparison. Also, the quality of one’s Taoist root determines whether he can make it to the higher levels.

One in a million people may have the Taoist root. Back in the good days of cultivation, people in the level of Training Qi would not even be considered as cultivators. The gap between the level of Training Qi and Laying Foundation excluded those trainers with four or five natures out of the real world of cultivation if they didn’t have some good luck.

Except for core zones where Reiki is abundant, mountains which most cultivators live in have similar thickness of Reiki. However, if you own a high-level spell book, the time of refining Reiki would be halved or shortened even more… As time passes, two persons with similar talent will grow apart.

Reiki elixir can serve as an impetus to help you break through the bottleneck. It can shorten the time needed for cultivation or improve the result, which is necessary for cultivators.

A powerful magic weapon can protect cultivators on the long road of cultivation — as long as mortals don’t die out, there will always be new cultivators. However, most magic restoratives need thousands of years to grow, and supply always falls short of demand. Disputes over several-hundred-year-old magic herb happen more often than not. A powerful magic weapon may save your life in the disputes and even help you win the magic restoratives. It certainly can serve a double purpose.

Money is absolutely important. Though cultivators can live longer than normal people, they can’t stand the bother of going to find materials for refining works every time — the State of Huaxia owns a vast territory and abundant resources, and it will be a waste of time to do so. At this point, the importance of money is highlighted. If you are wealthy enough, you can just stay at home and wait for cultivators who need money to come and deal or exchange with you.

Of course, “money” mentioned here is nothing like the paper currency we use today!