>>6093646
>Cultivation Education DC: 60 < 113
>Heavenly Success!
>>6093657
>Foundation Method DC: 80 < 112
>Great Success!
>>6093678
>Babysitting DC: 40 > 2
>Severe Failure!

Grandfather Shun teaches you thoroughly, but what sticks with you the most is his first lecture. "Listen closely, junior, because I don't like to say the same thing twice. Almost all cultivators believe that cultivation is made up of several key stages, each one vastly stronger and more important than the last. They are FOOLS! The only separation between cultivation stages is time, power, and qi development! What is the meaning of cultivating, boy?"

The sudden question catches you off-guard and you hesitate. "Uh... Immortality?" Grandfather Shun shakes his head. "NO! That's wrong! Cultivation is about strength! Strength is about muscles! Dao comprehension is exercising your muscles! If you work hard to exercise, you get more muscle! You get stronger! These cultivation stages are the same thing- they're just newer, bigger Dao muscles that cultivators mistake for a whole new body!"

"What does every muscle have in common, junior?" You think on his question for a moment. "They're part of a greater, harmonious whole?" Grandfather Shun shakes his head, again. "NO! Every muscle is fueled by blood! To get stronger muscles, you need more blood! Cultivating makes your body stronger, and qi is the blood of cultivation! To get stronger cultivation, you need more qi! That's what matters, qi! Forget about unlocking stages, focus on getting more qi and worry how to use it later!"

You're confused for a moment. "Didn't you tell me to make my foundation before I gathered any more qi?" He grins. "Yes, because you don't have any muscle to build on yet, junior! Do you know what happens when you get blood without muscle?" You aren't sure how to answer, but he almost shouts it before you can speak. "A STAIN! Now, let me tell you about breaking down wood qi. You want to hit it, and shape your mind like an axe!" ...You mostly stopped listening after that to contemplate what he said. Not the muscle metaphor, but that other thing he said. Muscle to build on.

To build on...

Cultivation is like building a structure inside of your soul, right? Except it's living and a part of yourself, instead of a lifeless building. That stands to reason. So if cultivating yourself is like making a building, is there any reason you can't use more intricate architecture in the foundation? You can't think of any.

Who knows about architecture?

Bai's dad is a carpenter and has been teaching him the trade ever since he was born. You're friends with Bai... You know what to do. You meet with him and tell him what you've learned, (leaving out all of the sensitive details) and he's curious. He's even more curious when you explain the building metaphor and ask him for advice. Luckily for you, he's happy to help and keep it a secret.

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