Every cultivator's destiny begins with their spiritual root and elemental affinity. These determine how easily one can sense qi, absorb it, and channel it into techniques. To the world, roots define worth. To the Heavenbreaker, roots are shackles waiting to be destroyed.
I. Spiritual Roots
Spiritual Roots are the foundation of cultivation. Without them, one cannot absorb qi or step onto the path.
Grades of Spiritual Roots
Heaven-Grade Root
The rarest and most envied.
Absorbs qi ten times faster than ordinary cultivators.
Can easily comprehend high-level techniques.
Sect masters, emperors, and prodigies usually possess these.
Earth-Grade Root
Common among elite disciples.
Strong absorption, steady growth.
Favored by mid-ranked sects.
Human-Grade Root
Most common.
Limited absorption rate.
Can still cultivate, but advancement slows greatly after the Astral Sea Realm.
Broken or Crippled Root
Nearly useless for cultivation.
Absorption is fragmented, leaky, or completely blocked.
Most who possess this root live and die as mortals.
Often mocked as trash or worthless.
Chaos Root (Unranked / Forbidden)
Not recognized by sects.
Violates the order of cultivation.
Instead of absorbing qi smoothly, it devours, corrupts, and warps energy.
Dangerous even to the host—many die before reaching adulthood.
But those who master it… stand outside heaven's order.
Note for the novel: Lin Feng's reincarnated body carries a crippled root. But hidden beneath, his true nature ties into something closer to Chaos Root—a foundation feared, rejected, yet limitless.
[Addition]
Void Root (Forbidden/Unranked):Born not of heaven, nor of earth, but of the abyss. Said to be carved by willpower rather than granted by fate. Unlike other roots, it does not absorb qi—it devours it, reshaping spiritual essence into void energy. Legends claim the Void Root was wielded only by the Void Sovereign, whose defiance of heaven shook the cosmos.Weakness:unstable, damages the body, and impossible to cultivate by normal methods.Strength:limitless potential, no elemental restriction, able to consume and assimilate other spiritual energies.
II. Elemental Affinities
While spiritual roots determine absorption, affinities determine what type of energy flows most naturally through a cultivator.
Base Elements
Fire: Passion, destruction, relentless offense.
Water: Flow, adaptability, healing.
Wood: Growth, life force, regeneration.
Earth: Defense, stability, endurance.
Wind: Speed, agility, sharpness.
Lightning: Explosiveness, tempering, destruction.
Darkness: Stealth, corrosion, illusions.
Light: Purity, defense, sealing.
Rare/Hybrid Elements
Ice: Fusion of water + wind, cold and piercing.
Lava: Fire + earth, overwhelming power.
Poison: Corruption of wood qi, lethal and subtle.
Blood: Forbidden element, tied to vitality and sacrifice.
Void: The absence of elements. Can devour, erase, or distort others.
Time/Space: Rarest affinities, linked to bending reality itself.
III. Affinity Interaction
Cultivators with multiple affinities struggle to balance them. Conflicts often cause inner qi deviation.
Some affinities naturally counter others:
Fire burns Wood.
Water erodes Earth.
Lightning shatters Darkness.
Void erases all.
This creates natural rivalries between sects, clans, and even entire provinces.
Closing Note
To sects, spiritual roots and affinities determine who is genius, and who is trash. To heaven, they are the lines drawn to cage mortals.But to the Heavenbreaker, such boundaries are nothing but illusions.Roots can be shattered. Affinities can be stolen. And heaven itself can bleed.