Date: TC1853.07.13 — Late Morning (Continued)
Location: Seven Peaks — Verdant Spire
Raven took a moment to organize her thoughts. This explanation needed to be clear—not dumbed down, but structured in a way that Coop could build on.
"There's a path," she began, "that exists parallel to cultivation. Not a variant of it. Not a mutation or deviation. Something entirely separate that happens to share certain foundational requirements."
Coop leaned forward, listening with the focused attention of a man whose life depended on understanding.
"Traditional cultivation works like this: you have spiritual roots, which connect you to elemental energies. You build a dantian—a core—that gathers and stores spiritual energy. Your meridians channel that energy throughout your body. Advancement happens when you accumulate enough energy to break through to the next realm, restructuring yourself to hold more power."
