Summary[]
Spiritual Roots allow a mortal to absorb Spiritual Qi and to become an Immortal cultivator. Many cultivators investigated and realized that spiritual roots were usually passed on through bloodline.
For example, if a man or a woman possessed spiritual roots, the children they birthed would have a 25 percent chance of being born with spiritual roots. And naturally, if both the mother and the father were possessors of spiritual roots, the children they birthed who have a higher probability of inheriting spiritual roots.
Spiritual Roots[]
Cultivators absorb omnipresent energy in their environment through spiritual roots - like a tree's roots absorbing nutrients from the ground. An individual without spiritual roots is unable to cultivate. All cultivators possess one or more spiritual roots. Spiritual roots are categorized into five categories ; (1) Metal, (2) Wood, (3) Water, (4) Fire, and (5) Earth. Roots absorb attributed energy corresponding with its category. As an example; a wood attributed-root can absorb wood-attributed spiritual energy.
| Type | Root | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Spiritual Roots | 1 | Spiritual roots with only one attribute are known as "Heavenly Spiritual roots". A spiritual root that only requires a cultivator to absorb a single type of energy to progress. Heavenly roots are useful in worlds and realms with thinner concentration of energy because the roots shorten the amount of time and energy required to progress in cultivation. Heavenly spiritual roots are advantageous in the lower stages of cultivation progressing 2-3 times faster than True Spiritual Roots. Regardless of which of the five attributes the spiritual root belonged to, the cultivation rate would be faster by two to three times when compared to those with true spiritual roots. And upon reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment, they would not encounter any bottlenecks when attempting to break through to Core Formation. Heavenly roots bottleneck cultivators in realms past Deity Transformation where multiple types of energy need to be combined. Many with heavenly roots do not progress beyond Deity Transformation unable to naturally absorb other attributed energy. The chance of this spiritual root appearing is close to nil, only once in several hundred years. |
| True Spiritual Roots | 2-3 | Spiritual roots of two to three attributes are known as "True Spiritual roots". Spiritual roots that requires a cultivator to absorb 2-3 types of energy to progress. True roots are generally well rounded able to cultivate in most worlds and realms regardless of the concentration of energy. Cultivators with True roots cultivate several times faster than those possessing False Spiritual Roots. True roots are disadvantageous in realms past Deity Transformation where multiple types of energy need to be combined. While not insurmountable, cultivators find it difficult to absorb other attributed energy without relying on enormous external assistance. |
| False Spiritual Roots | 4-5 | Spiritual roots with a mixture of four or five attributes are known as "False Spiritual roots". A name given by inhabitants of Lower Realms to Spiritual roots that require a cultivator to absorb 4-5 types of energy to progress. Possessors of False roots have immense difficulty cultivating in Realms with low concentrations of energy. Possessors of false roots find it slower to cultivate prior to Deity Transformation requiring vast amounts of external resources and assistance to progress before their lifespans run out. False roots are incredibly advantageous in realms past Deity Transformation where the sheer number of roots reduces allows cultivators to naturally absorb a majority of the different types of energy required to progress. |
| Mutated Spiritual Roots | 1-3 | Spiritual roots that don't belong to any of the five attributes are known as"Mutated Spiritual roots". Spiritual roots that are formed through combination of 2 or more basic roots. For individuals who possess mutated spiritual roots, although they will still meet a bottleneck when attempting to step into Core Formation, their cultivation speed is roughly equal to those with heavenly spiritual roots. Furthermore, if those with mutated spiritual roots are able to find a cultivation art that matches their attribute, they will undoubtedly be the strongest among their generation, capable of fighting against three to four cultivators at the same cultivation level.Mutated spiritual roots are formed from spiritual roots that evolved through the combination of any two or three of the five attributes. These includes the following as well as countless other variations.
Mutated roots are advantageous in lower stages of cultivation progressing at the same rate as Heavenly Spiritual Roots. Rate of its appearance is about once every 20 to 30 years. |
Considered as Irrelevant but still exists[]
Super Spiritual Roots: There are two kinds of such Spirit Roots. Sun and Moon Attributes. Sun Spirit Roots is considered as Good Spirit Body, Moon Spirit Roots is considered as Evil Spirit Body. Their Cultivation speed is hundreds of times faster than Mutated Spirit Roots and this person regardless of Sun or Moon attributes are born to know the basics cultivate immortality and their body is constantly cultivating the moment they are born or when their bodies are sufficiently complete while in their mothers' womb.
Dragon Spirit Roots: Exclusive to Dragons and those strongly related to Dragons. When they cultivate a single attribute, their other attributes will increase as well. Dragon Spirit Roots does not need to create Artificial Spirit Roots to ascend to Deity Transformation and hence will be slightly stronger. They have a trait of being extremely hard to kill.
Chaos Spirit Roots: Also known as All Attributes Spirit Roots. Their Cultivation rates are higher than Super Spirit Roots and when they cultivate a single attribute, every other attributes will increase at the same rate. Tribulations' Lightning will take 'extra care' of these guys by packing a lot more wallop with every strike. People with their attribute will also be more lucky and run into more treasures in their lifetimes.
Fusion Spirit Roots: The Crafter's spirit roots. Capable of absorbing and fusing any attributes with the right techniques. Even when other people are breaking through and causing large amount of spirit energies to gather, if this person is nearby, they might end up siphoning a portion of the powers unknowing. Their greatest strength however, is in crafting. Cultivators with such Spirit Roots can fuse attributes or even magical materials in ways that is impossible regardless of skills and technology. This applies to type of crafting. Creating Pills, Magic weapons, armor, Magic Arrays, Puppets, Golems, etc... whenever Fusion Spiritual Roots appears, they become an object of fiercest contest, not just because they are perfect Magic Items disposal, their flesh, blood and bones are perfect for creating Cultivation Boosting Elixirs! As a result, people with such Spirit Roots almost never survive or have good fate when discovered
SPIRITUAL ROOTS -UPPER MID REALMS - Cultivation
Heavenly spiritual roots are also remarkably rare in our Spirit Realm. Powers and sects of all sizes do their utmost to attract these disciples. After all, those with single elemental spiritual roots would have difficulty entering Void Refinement Stage aka Spatial Tempering. Heavenly Spirit Roots are far more difficult to cultivate, but the Void Refinement cultivators they produce are hegemons and sect leaders. When those with Heavenly Spirit Roots breakthrough to Void Refinement, a majority of them will be cultivating techniques with two or more attributes. As for the problem with spiritual roots, that is easily solved. The humans in the Spirit Realm devised a method to use particular demon beast cores to substitute their lack of spiritual roots. This ‘Core Spiritual Root’ method is somewhat inferior to genuine spiritual roots, there should be no problem in cultivating techniques of other elements. Of course, the core spiritual root method can only be used with preexisting spiritual roots. Mortals cannot use them. In fact, there was a method in the past that used magic tools and treasures as a substitution for spiritual roots. However, this method is incredibly dangerous and slow, so this method is hardly being used. There are cultivators with anywhere from three or four elemental spirit roots that do manage to breakthrough to Void Refinement Stage, but they all possess incredible perseverance. They can’t be compared to ordinary cultivators, haha! The so-called minor heavenly tribulation is something that all cultivators above Core Formation stage much experience.
In the lower realm, Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators experience a tribulation every three hundred years, thus earning the name ‘minor heavenly tribulation. At the middle realm, Void Refinement, Integration, and Grand Ascension level cultivators experience a grand tribulation every three -ten thousand years respectively. As for cultivators in the very last stage that ascended to the true Immortal realm, they experience Immortal tribulation. Normally, if your cultivation no longer progresses, the following tribulation will be far more powerful than the last. Also, the increased abundance of spiritual Qi in the spirit realm leads to greater speeds in cultivation, but once one condenses a Nascent Soul, it is a race against time. Many famous cultivators die each year from tribulation. Fellow Daoist Han should think that you will have no problems past Void Refinement Stage. Although these cultivator techniques technically have a limitless lifespan provided enough worldly essence, their lives aren’t so peaceful or long. So long as you ascend to the spirit realm, death by heavenly tribulation is only a matter of time.
Types of Energy[]
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Baleful Energy | An energy slowly acquired by killing others. Killing cultivators with an equal or higher rank will result in the accumulation of dense Baleful energy. Baleful energy weakens the effect of illusionary and bewitchment techniques. Unfortunately, Baleful energy is violent in nature and accumulating it without using it with a suitable Cultivation Art will negatively alter the mind and soul. |
| Baleful Corpse Energy | A variant of Baleful Energy and Corpse Energy produced using the corpses of cultivators of at minimum the Core Formation stage. This variant of energy is everlasting and capable of absorbing and corrupting elemental Spiritual Energy to further grow itself. |
| Corpse Energy | An energy produced by the corpses of living beings alike. |
| Devilish Energy | Also known as Devilish Qi. A derivative of Yin Energy. A malicious energy that is omnipresent within the Elder Devil Realm. Devilish energy can be cultivated by tainting spiritual energy with strong desire or negative feelings and emotions. |
| Ghostly Energy | Also known as Ghostly Qi. A derivative of Yin Energy. A malicious energy that is generated by ghosts and spirits that haven't entered Samsara. Strengthened by grievous, resentful, or malicious emotions. |
| Glacial Energy | Also known as Glacial Qi. Energy produced by coldness. It has the ability to freeze other forms of energy of weaker concentration. |
| Spiritual Energy | An omnipresent energy generated by nature and tranquil environments. The longer an environment is undisturbed, the stronger the concentration and purity of Spiritual Energy. |
| Spirit Extinguishing Energy | Also known as Spirit Extinguishing Qi. It is omnipresent within the Umbra Realm. It nullifies Spiritual Energy of the same purity. More Spirit Extinguishing Energy is required to cancel highly pure Spiritual Energy. |
| Transient Spiritual Energy | A variation of Spiritual Energy that is exceedingly pure. |
| Umbra Energy | Also known as Umbra Qi. It is omnipresent within the Umbra Realm. It is a variant of Yin Energy. |
| Yin Energy | Also known as Yin Qi. A cold energy, dark, black energy that is the polar opposite to Yang Energy. It is omnipresent in balance with Yang. While cold and dark, it is not necessarily evil. However, energies used in and produced by devilish Cultivation Arts are derivatives of Yin Energy. |
| World Origin Energy | An omnipresent energy generated by the world itself that is magnitudes stronger and purer than Spiritual Energy. |