Cultivation/Techniques

Techniques

Cultivation Method (功法 gōngfǎ) (心法 xīnfǎ) – a mystical art or collection of techniques which cultivators practice in order to cultivate.^[1]

This article is a list of all martial cultivation techniques, methods, arts, manuals, technical skills and even array formations stated in Martial World.

In previous translations, they were called Legacy Skills.

Introduction[]

The beginnings of the martial arts civilization could be considered bleak and primitive. Many people were limited to the simple style of martial arts and buying in heaven and earth origin energy. This could be considered the preliminary stages of martial arts.^[2]

Afterwards, martial artists had discovered techniques and cultivation methods that had created the limitless martial arts we know to date. Through the transcendental techniques of powerhouses, one could engrave their comprehensions in a jade slip, thus ushering an even broader martial arts civilzation. And, the legacy of these powerhouses, their martial arts, and their comprehensions were engraved in these simple jade slips.^[2]

Overview[]

On the road of martial artists, understandings of the Heavenly Dao Laws were slowly accumulated generation after generation. A single person had a limited ability, and no matter how talented they were, without inheritances it was impossible to have high achievements.

The martial arts civilization was a process of accumulation. Although there were proud children of heaven with outstanding talent capable of producing their own self-created cultivation methods, all these self-created cultivation methods had foundations based on the inheritances of their predecessors. It was impossible for anyone to create a cultivation method that far surpassed the current level of the martial arts civilization.^[2]

After perceiving the rules of Laws, one wasn’t necessarily able to immediately transform these comprehensions into combat strength. One needed a method in order to do so. These so-called ‘methods’ were cultivation methods, martial skills, and so forth. Therefore, it is imperative for a martial artist to have inheritances!

A cultivation methods' content were extremely broad and profound; it wasn’t something that could be covered with mere words. Rather, it was composed of all sorts of things. Engraving all of this onto a jade slip was far harder than perceiving it through meditation.

Inheritances and resources were simply too important for the growth of a genius. Even a clever woman couldn’t cook a meal without rice; it was impossible to get anywhere without proper supplies.

Types of Martial Skills[]

The secret legacy manuals of the Martial World, were divided into three different kinds:

Cultivation Methods - This was used for martial artists to accumulate true essence and enhance their cultivation. The cultivation method manual was the foundation of all, and was also the rarest of all the secret manuals. A sect didn’t need to have good martial skills, but they must have a good cultivation method manual.^[3]
Martial Skills - Different martial skills would utilize the true essence and strength of human body in various ways in order to attack an enemy.^[3]
Movement Skills - These movement skills were similarly a utilization method to coordinate true essence with the strength of the human body, and thus enhance one’s speed.^[3]
Auxiliary Skills - There was also an extra category for auxiliary skills that aimed at boosting a martial artists comprehensive ability.

Techniques[]

The martial techniques listed are at the corresponding level and limit that one can reach by using this skill.

Usually, a martial skill's potential is determined by the creators boundary. This is further strengthened by the next generation that inherits the divine technique. Martial skills listed with a + means that it has potential to reach the next level or has been improved by a wielder with an above level cultivation.

The following are the martial abilities present in the novel: