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1.1 - The Essence of Cultivation
Cultivation is the supreme path that allows a being to transcend their natural limitations. It is the process of refining, evolving, and ultimately surpassing existence itself. Unlike ordinary power systems, which are bound by physical and metaphysical laws, true cultivation is boundless, capable of reaching realms beyond reality itself.
The foundation of all cultivation lies in the manipulation of three fundamental forces:
1. Qi - The energy of life, the essence that fuels all living beings.
2. Soul Force - The power of consciousness, will, and spiritual supremacy.
3. Divine Essence - The fundamental principle that governs existence itself.
Together, these three forces shape the Omniversal Path of Cultivation, guiding individuals from mortality to omnipotence and beyond.
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1.2 - Why Cultivate?
The pursuit of cultivation stems from a single desire: to transcend the limits imposed by existence. Every being is born within a structure—whether it be the laws of the universe, the cycle of life and death, or the constraints of knowledge and perception. Cultivation is the process of shattering these chains and attaining true supremacy.
The ultimate goal varies between cultivators:
Some seek immortality, the eternal defiance of death.
Others pursue absolute power, the ability to command reality itself.
A few wish to unravel the mysteries of existence, ascending beyond the known.
And the rarest of all—those who wish to transcend even transcendence, becoming the root of all things.
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1.3 - The Five Core Stages of Cultivation
Before one embarks on the supreme path, one must understand the five fundamental phases that define all cultivation:
1. Foundation – The mortal stage, where the body, mind, and soul are refined.
2. Ascension – The transition from mortality to divinity, breaking natural limits.
3. Divinity – The realm of gods, where existence is rewritten at will.
4. Omnipotence – The stage of absolute control over reality.
5. Transcendence – The final step, surpassing even the concept of power itself.
These five stages serve as the base structure for all cultivators. However, beyond them exists the unknown, the infinite realms that even the greatest deities cannot comprehend.
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1.4 - The Cycle of Existence and the Path Beyond
All cultivation paths begin within the Cycle of Existence, an eternal loop where life, death, and rebirth are absolute. The weak are forever trapped within this cycle, bound by fate, destiny, and the rules of their universe.
However, true cultivators do not accept such constraints. The purpose of cultivation is to defy the natural order, to ascend beyond the cycle of existence, and to become absolute.
The first step toward achieving this lies in understanding the fundamental energies of the cosmos, which will be covered in the next chapter.