Excommunicated
is he cultivating or going the mage way? or both? and if both, then stop mixing them, and calling anything with cutivation for magic! because it isent!
Although not too common in mainstream Xianxia novels, the power system in cultivation theme worlds is usually split between magic spells and martial arts, the former referring to mystical abilities and the latter referring to physical abilities… It’s not set in stone whether magic is exclusive to western or eastern fantasy