Techniques

Techniques are abilities recognized by the universe that guide the utilization of energy that produce different effects. There are seven grades of techniques and even the lowest grade ones are not easy to produce. Along with the the the seven grades there are levels within each grade and levels of mastery for each technique. There are many types of techniques including leg techniques, fist techniques, weapons techniques, cultivation techniques, energy manipulation techniques, movement techniques, defensive techniques and more. Techniques can be for either energy, soul or body cultivation.

## Grades

The grades of techniques determine the power, difficulty and cultivation requirements of the technique. The higher the grade of the technique the longer and harder it is to cultivate, the more power it provides and the higher ones cultivation needs to be to use it. It is possible to cultivate some techniques without the required cultivation level, but not to its fullest.

### Mortal Plane Techniques

There are four grades of techniques meant to be used by those on the mortal plane. Each grade is further split into four levels, lower, mid, upper and peak levels.

* Common Grade (Essence Gathering)
* Earth (Saint)
* Heaven (Celestial)
* Divine (Dao Formation)

### Immortal Plane Techniques

There are two grades of techniques meant to be used by transcendents but for most of the more powerful clans on the mortal plane, their core inheritances are immortal level techniques, though still of the lower level.

* Mystic
	+ Appear on the mortal plane in higher level clans and sects
* Ancestral
	+ Powerful even for transcendents

### Origin Techniques

The highest grade techniques are origin techniques. They are so powerful and perfect that they become part of the universe. This manifests itself in a variety of ways from unique constitutions to new wills/laws. While only the highest of transcendents can create these techniques, because of how perfect they are, theoretically, anyone can use them.

* Aurora
* True Empathy
* Ethereal Permeation
* Temporal Lock
* Cycle of Reincarnation
* Inner World: Sanctuary
* Titan Emperor's Will/Titan Diamond Body

## Mastery

There are five levels of mastery for each technique and the greater ones mastery the more power they can display with the technique. Out of these five there are four basic levels and one unique level. The four basic levels are:

* Initial Success
* Small Success
* Large Success
* Completion

When one reaches the completion level of a technique it means they have mastered it to its fullest extent. They understand all aspects of the technique and can use it perfectly. The level above completion goes beyond that, it is called the one with self realm

### One with Self

The one with self realm means to take the technique beyond what it was originally intended for and make it your own. A one with self realm technique is far more powerful than the same technique at the completion level because at least some flaws are fixed and the technique is now designed for the cultivator. In fact, some one with self realm techniques are so powerful that a common grade technique can match a heaven grade one.

Along with the one with self realm comes heaven's blessing. Since the cultivator is perfecting a technique, which is a lot like creating a new one, the heaven's send down its blessing, improving the cultivator in all aspects. From this it can be seen how rare it is to reach the one with self realm. It could even take a dao formation cultivator decades to master even a common level technique to the one with self realm.