Qi is the essence of life; it surrounds and is within everything. A person who draws Qi into themselves and strengthens their soul and body with it is called a cultivator. As Qi is the essence of life, once someone has reached a certain amount of Qi, their lifespans will increase.
The art of cultivation is done differently by every single person, but this is the simplest way to explain how one cultivates. One starts by regulating their breathing pattern and sitting in the padmasana pose, also known as the lotus position. They enter a state of zen meditation while bringing Qi into their bodies through their pores. Qi is filtered through the 12 main meridians, which then connect to the 72 lesser meridians, and finally, the pure Qi is stored in the person's dantian.
Cultivation is done through many years of hard work. It is a hard and gruelling process. However, not every single person can do it, as talent is the foundation of cultivation. Cultivation can only be done effectively if one has the proper talent to do so. So, if one were to have a low talent for cultivation, they would have to be at the right age to get anywhere meaningful with cultivation. As such, if one has low talent, they would need to start cultivation very early, otherwise their cultivation journey might not get very far. However, if someone has a high talent for cultivation, they can begin cultivating at nearly any point in their lives, as their lifespans will increase once they reach a certain level.
Some items have a stronger Qi type than others. For example, a piece of wood would have a stronger Wood Qi than say, a rock would have. But every single thing has every single Qi type, just at varying degrees. This also goes for cultivators, but whether that amount of Qi has the ability to influence their Qi is up to them. One can enhance their Qi property through certain cultivation methods or by surrounding oneself with the Qi type of their choice.
The realms of cultivation are categorised into 5 title realms, 10 major realms, and 10 ranks in between each. They are as follows:
First Title Realm: Body Rebuilding
First Major Realm: Impurity Expulsion
Second Major Realm: Blood Recirculation
Third Major Realm: Bone reconstruction
Fourth Major Realm: Vein Reconstruction
Fifth Major Realm: Muscle Reconstruction
Sixth Major Realm: Skin Reconstruction
Seventh Major Realm: Stomach Reconstruction
Eighth Major Realm: Lung Reconstruction
Ninth Major Realm: Heart Reconstruction
Tenth Major Realm: Mind Reconstruction
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Second Title Realm: Gathering Qi
First Major Realm: Meridians Construction
Second Major Realm: Dantian Creation
Third Major Realm: Qi Gathering
Fourth Major Realm: Core Making
Fifth Major Realm: Qi Expanding
Sixth Major Realm: Qi Deconstruction
Seventh Major Realm: Qi Reconstruction
Eighth Major Realm: Core Layering
Ninth Major Realm: Dantian Destroying
Tenth Major Realm: Dantian Rebuilding
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Third Title Realm: Qi Reinforcing
First Major Realm: Qi Degrading
Second Major Realm: Core Degrading
Third Major Realm: Meridians Degrading
Fourth Major Realm: Meridians Reinforcing
Fifth Major Realm: Dantain Reinforcing
Sixth Major Realm: Muscle Qi Reinforcing
Seventh Major Realm: Core Destruction
Eighth Major Realm: Core Reconstruction
Ninth Major Realm: Core Constriction
Tenth Major Realm: Core Expansion
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Fourth Title Realm: Entering The Void
First Major Realm: Dantian Collapsing
Second Major Realm: Meridians Collapsing
Third Major Realm: Core Collapsing
Fourth Major Realm: Qi Collapsing
Fifth Major Realm: Dantian Void Reforging
Sixth Major Realm: Meridians Void Reforging
Seventh Major Realm: Core Void Reforging
Eighth Major Realm: Qi Void Reforging
Ninth Major Realm: Body Void Reforging
Tenth Major Realm: Void Energy Forging
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Fifth Title Realm: Immortal Transcension
First Major Realm: Body Fusing
Second Major Realm: Qi Fusing
Third Major Realm: Core Fusing
Fourth Major Realm: Dantian Fusing
Fifth Major Realm: Soul Fusing
Sixth Major Realm: Mind Fusing
Seventh Major Realm: Spirit Fusing
Eighth Major Realm: Fused Transcension
Ninth Major Realm: Cultivation Transcending
Tenth Major Realm: Transcending Beyond Mortality
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