Cultivation

**Cultivation** (修行 *xiuxing*) in NSHBA generally refers to the process of strengthening oneself and gaining new skills and abilities, whether in alchemy, martial arts, or other fields.

Index of pages relating to cultivation:

* Category:Cultivation
* Cultivation Types
* Cultivation Realms
* Long Chen/Cultivation
* Cultivation World
* Cultivation region

## Ascension pills

These are pills used to break through cultivation realms.
There are **11** pills that fit the category selection.

## Vital organs

That place was the root of carrying on a cultivator's ancestral line. This place could not be strengthened through cultivation unless you no longer cared about having progeny.

Human cultivation allowed one to escape from old age and death, to become a god or immortal. In itself, cultivation was fundamentally a way to change the restrictions of the world.

Reproduction was the essence of the Human Dao, while cultivation was fundamentally a process of comprehending the Heavenly Daos and escaping the Human Dao.

During this process, the only thing maintained of the Human Dao was the root of reproduction. Unless someone felt that they were just on the verge of becoming a god or immortal, they wouldn't abandon that reproductive ability.

Doing such a thing would require the courage of cutting off all the paths of retreat. But if they failed in the end, they would never get another son capable of carrying on their inheritance.

As for cultivators who didn't become a god or immortal, once they reached their limit, they could continue leaving behind future generations, passing on their own powerful bloodlines. Then their descendants would be essentially standing on their shoulders as they cultivated.

Those descendants would have better starting points than others and would reach the peak of the martial path easier. Their accomplishments could surpass their ancestors before they once more passed on their bloodlines. In the end, someone might be able to become a god or immortal.

That was why basically all cultivators would keep their reproductive abilities in contrast to their cultivation, which was why that spot was a fatal weak point for almost all male cultivators.

## Progeny

For normal cultivators, once they reached the Xiantian realm, they could theoretically start producing progeny. And that wouldn't stop them from advancing in the future.

But the majority of cultivators wouldn't start doing so immediately after reaching the Xiantian realm. That was because the higher the realm of the parents, the greater the purity of their Spirit Blood, and the greater chance their progeny would inherit their bloodline and be termed geniuses.

That was why most cultivators would cultivate until they reached their peak before they considered getting a partner and creating progeny.

For male cultivators, they would usually find one or more Dao-companions after reaching the Xiantian realm, but they wouldn't have progeny.

For males, becoming Dao-companions with someone else wouldn't cause any problems for them. But female cultivators normally wouldn't choose to become Dao-companions.

This related to problems of the heart. For many men, women were like wealth to be gained, and this satisfied their desire to conquer others. But they didn't have that many real emotions toward this act.

But for women, when it came to these matters, especially during their first time, it caused large ripples in their hearts. Normally, they would only dual cultivate with the one they loved.

This was different from the attitude of male cultivators. As for what was different, it was that one cared about the heart, while the other cared about appearances.

For a woman to love a man represented a large change in their mental realm. Losing their virginity would definitely cause their mental realm to become chaotic for a while.

## Trivia

* The term 修行 has also been used to translate the term "Sādhanā" referring to a type of spiritual practice.
* As his body recovered, he felt like he might explode from how powerful he felt. It felt like his power simply wanted to erupt. This was also the feeling many cultivators felt after advancing. Because they weren't able to control their new power, their aura leaked out. At that time, a cultivator's power might have multiplied, but because they weren't used to this new power and were unable to control themselves, their actual combat power would be very limited. That was why Long Chen needed to adapt to his new power first.
* He slowly circulated his energy through his body. This was a fundamental step for getting accustomed to his power, and he couldn't skip it.
* As a supreme expert, Long Chen was naturally able to determine a person’s elemental attribute and fighting style based on their appearance, eyes, and spiritual fluctuations.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 769 (Wuxiaworld)
2. ↑ Chapter 1686 (Wuxiaworld)
3. ↑ Chapter 1210 (Wuxiaworld)
4. ↑ Chapter 1331 (Wuxiaworld)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 1367 (Wuxiaworld)
6. ↑ Chapter 1624 (Wuxiaworld)