Various Dao in Immortal Cultivation Literature

Answer 1

There were many concepts of "Dao" in cultivation literature.

** 1. Path to Immortality **
1. ** Form of Reflection **
- In "My Senior Brother Is Too Stable," the protagonist pursued the principle of stability, and his ultimate goal was immortality. All the rules of the protagonist, such as not being tainted by karma, killing people without breaking their bones, not attracting attention, planning before acting, etc., were all to ensure his own safety on the path of immortality and steadily move toward the goal of immortality. This path of immortality emphasized avoiding unnecessary dangers in the process of immortal cultivation, carefully planning every step, and dealing with all kinds of challenges on the path of immortal cultivation with a steady attitude.
2. ** Important **
- Immortality was one of the core pursuits of immortal cultivation novels. The original intention of many immortal cultivators on the journey of immortal cultivation was to break the boundary between life and death and achieve immortality. In the traditional view of Immortal Cultivation, Immortal Cultivators had to go through many disasters, improve their realms, and search for all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and cultivation techniques, all for the purpose of prolonging their lives and achieving immortality.

** 2. The Way of Pill Refinement (Using the Emperor Fire Pill King as an example)**
1. ** Relationship with Flame Control **
- In , the main character fused with the Fire God Zhurong's fire seed to control the flames of the world. To an alchemist, controlling the flame was a crucial factor in refining pills. Strong control over flames meant that he could refine pills better. For example, he could accurately control the temperature of the flames, the heat, and so on. Different quality pills required different flame conditions. Only by mastering the appropriate flame could it be possible to refine high-quality pills. This was an important part of the way of alchemy.
2. The Status of Alchemy in the Cultivation System
- Alchemy was very important in the cultivation system. Medicinal pills could help immortal cultivators increase their power, heal their injuries, and break through realms. An outstanding pill king could not only refine pills that were beneficial to his own cultivation, but he could also use the pills to exchange resources with other immortal cultivators or establish forces. For example, the main character in <> relied on his control of flames to become a pill king of his generation. Through pill concoction, he helped his father rise to power, fighting for supremacy in the imperial capital, and obtaining a place in the cultivation world.

** 3. One's own cultivation path (Take the Immortal's Imperial Nine Heavens as an example)**
1. ** Adapt to the rules of the cultivation world **
- In "Immortal's Imperial Universe," the main character was faced with the harsh rules of the immortal cultivation world, such as being beheaded for stealing something. In this situation, the protagonist relied on his identity as a xiuzhe to deal with various situations through hard work and luck. This path of cultivation emphasized that the Immortal Cultivators had to find their own way of survival and development in the complicated, ever-changing, and strictly regulated world of Immortal Cultivators.
2. ** The attitude to deal with crises and challenges **
- The main character's attitude towards things was to make small troubles, make big troubles, not make trouble for nothing, and make trouble for good things. This reflected a cultivation attitude that actively responded to crises and challenges. On the path of immortal cultivation, there would inevitably be various dangers, such as being persecuted by other immortal cultivators, facing unknown dangers, etc. The protagonist would deal with them in his own way. This was also a unique way of cultivation.

** 4. The Way of Martial Arts (Take Burning Heavens as an example)**
1. ** Martial Dao Pursuit and Belief **
- The young Xiao Jiu in the ❮ Burning Heavens ❯ was focused on martial arts. This kind of martial arts path reflected a kind of persistent pursuit of martial arts. After he obtained the 'Great Sun Burning Heavens Technique', he relied on his hot-blooded body to cultivate continuously, wanting to reach the realm of burning the sky and boiling the sea. This path of martial arts contained the desire to continuously improve one's martial arts strength, as well as the belief to bravely reach the peak of martial arts without fear of difficulties and obstacles.
2. ** Martial Arts Breakthrough and Realm Advancement **
- Xiao Jiu was still able to cut through all the obstacles in the Tian Ling Continent, which was sealed off and had a dwindling amount of spiritual energy. He had broken through his martial arts realm through a series of experiences, such as exposing his past, bringing beautiful women, exploring ancient sites, avenging his family, and breaking out of cages. This showed that the path of martial arts was not only a simple increase in strength, but also closely related to the experience and state of mind of the Immortal Cultivators.