Cultivation

***Cultivation*** in the world of **MookHyang - Dark Lady** involves the pursuit of strength by aiming to gather Qi/Mana into their body, to increase the amount they have perpetually.

However, in the world Mookhyang comes from Murim, warriors form an energy center to gather all the mana/qi, whereas, warriors from the Two Moon Realm train over and over again so their muscles and bones get stronger through training which will eventually expand their lungs and allow for a steady accumulation of mana. According to Dark, this is fine and enough to become a Graduate in the Two Moon Realm due to the rich Mana, but it is inefficient.

This is different from mages that use the mana around them or elementalists that form a contract with spirits to manipulate the elements.

The rankings of warriors belonging to Murim and the Two Moon Realmdiffer in name only.

## Ranking

 **Knight** | **Martial Artist**
**(**3 - 1 class)
* Passive use of Qi/Mana.

**Ability -**
* Allows a warrior to improve their physical capabilities with their limited Qi/Mana reserves.
 **Graduate** | **Peak** (绝顶)
**Transcendence** (超绝顶)
* Upon reaching this realm, an individual can sense and manipulate Qi/Mana.

**Ability -**
* Allows a warrior to imbed Qi/Mana to their weapon, which increases the power of their attacks. Sword Qi
* Able to pilot a titan.
* Cycle 1 magic does not affect them.
 **Master**
(大师)
（Creation Realm 化境 (造化境界) aka. Unrestrained Realm)
**Demonic Conqueror**
(极魔 lit. Supreme Demon)
* Upon reaching this realm the individual forms, the Divine Rebirth of Earthen Body. The bone and muscle structures transform for the sake of performing the highest form of martial arts, and the one withered body returns to its primed youth. Due to this most Masters seem they are in their 20's even though they may be much older.

**Ability -**
* Allegedly said to kill the living with their whisper and raze the mountains with their fingertips.
* Attack with a blast of mana. Can create a Mana Blast/Sword Enhancement

**Lifespan -**
 **Grand Master**
(宗师)
(Profound Realm 玄境)
**Demonic Transcendence**
(脱魔 Demon Shedding)

* Obtains an unwithering body of thousand toxins. Once one reaches this realm no poison or disease can harm the individual.

**Ability -**
* Allegedly said to kill the living with simply the overflowing Qi/Mana alone.
* Aura Fire
 **Transcendence over Life and Death**
(Life and Death Realm 生死境)
* Perfectly well organized Qi/Mana.

**Ability -**
* Unknown

## Trivia

* Warriors in Murim have martial art techniques, due to this they have the abilities of a Graduate without being a Graduate.
* In truth there is no "Graduate" level in Murim because Martial Artists can manipulate mana, even before reaching the Union of Body and Mind.
* Paladins seem to be stronger than the average warrior, as they can also use Divine Magic in addition to their Mana/Qi as warriors. However, they can be too reliant on Divine Magic and focus less on Mana, which causes paladins to usually have less mana than a warrior, though the Divine Magic more than makes up for it in most situations.
* Sir Alex Sidmion was a Graduate of unknown ranking but by Sir Karossa's own words, all Graduates are not created equal, and Sir Alex was easily killed by Sir Karossa. Sir Alex was either a 2nd Rate or 3rd Rate Martial Artist.
* Ronierre Kantariox, a priest who serves the god Shaihad, has stated that "not every Knight who is able to use mana becomes a graduate".
* Graduates are registered with the Temple of War.
* A Master cannot defeat a graduate using a 1.0 output Titan, however, it seems that a Grand Master can accomplish this feat.
* It is assumed that Dragons are innately at the realm of Transcendence over Life and Death.
* The unofficial translations for Total Transformation / Demonic Conqueror are Divine Awakening / Demonic Discipline.
* The unofficial translations for Sage / Demon Transcender are Crimson Awakening / Unmasked Demon.
* The unofficial translations for Transcendence over Life and Death are True Enlightenment of Life and Death.
* https://imgur.com/42jB4mC Translation

1. ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%98%EB%93%80%EC%97%90%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%AC%B5%ED%96%A5/%EA%B2%BD%EC%A7%80
3. ↑ 第一境界是意为造化境界的“化境”。这是对那些将天、地、人三化和水、木、金、火、土五气均匀地积聚于体内的“三花聚顶五气朝元”的高手们的称呼。达到此境界的人能以声杀人，以指破山。现存的达到“化境”的高手共有七人，江湖中称他们为“三皇四帝”。虽然他们的武功相差无几，但是以“三皇”、“四帝”加以区分的理由是：其一，他们的岁数有较大差别；其二，“三皇”不但辈分高过“四帝”，武艺也略胜一酬。正派的高手们将魔教中的高手称之为“四天王”。从此称号中可看出正派高手们非常强烈的自尊心。过去有过一位修炼至“玄境”的高手。但在他死后，“化境”高手们成为被所有正道武林人物们所尊敬的现存的最厉害的高手。