Chapter 19 Cloud Patrol
"Talismans, Magic, Sword, and Mind—though vastly different in the later stages, fundamentally all four Cultivation Paths are applications of nature’s spiritual energy.
They’re generally divided into Five Ranks:
Qi Sensing, Body Concealing, Rain Listening, Cloud Patrol, and Candle Cloud.
Qi Sensing is about feeling the Spirit Vein within oneself, using it to channel nature’s spiritual energy into one’s Qi Sea. This process is also known as ’Initial Guidance.’ The completion of Initial Guidance signifies entry into the Qi Sensing Realm.
The Body Concealing Realm is when the Qi Sea gradually fills up, allowing the Cultivator to expel the stale and take in the new from nature in a continuous cycle."
Cheng Juxiu explained patiently, "Those in the Qi Sensing Realm are still considered ordinary people.
Only when one enters the Body Concealing Realm does one become a true Cultivator.
They can project Spiritual Energy outward to push stones or iron ingots five steps away or to blow sails ten steps afar.
Cultivating the talismanic Tao, one can write a Boiling Water Talisman, Featherweight Talisman, Dust Removal Talisman, or a Micro Flame Talisman.
Cultivating the Magic Skill, one can unleash the Clear Wind Skill, Loud Sound Skill, or Flying Arrow Technique.
Compared to those, progress in the Sword Dao is slower; you might be able to slowly lift a sword into the air, flying no faster than a person walking.
This is also what makes each Dao Path unique."