Heresy - Ch. 39 - Possession

[MangaDex]

 

[kurohanani]

I wonder how Mo will be getting his body back after this

 

[meinburn]

Ok, I know it's rather late but can someone familiar with xianxia/wuxia novels explains what is a "Dao" and what is a "Great Dao"?

 

[greyleaf]

wohohohohohoho.. finally something good ....
thank you so much for the release







... lets sit and wait for another week

 

[Mangareader]

@meinburn

Generally means something along the lines of (a) path, whether it is righteous, divine, or demonic. they all follow their 'path' to greater heights.

 

[veggklokken]

holy shit that was SICK

 

[me474]

i don't get it
did the cat hijack the body to kill them both (the mc and the elder) or just left him to die and defend himself

 

[lafiel11]

What a great chapter !

 

[ceena]

Can someone run me through the cultivation tiers?

No foundation establishment > foundation establishment > (???) > golden core > ...?

And where does "Great Dao" factor into this

 

[Mangareader]

@ceena Found in the Heresy discord (Some bot)

Qi Refinement role
Foundation Establishment role
Golden Core role
Nascent Soul role
Spirit Severing role
Soul Transformation role
Void Tribulation role
Ascender role
Immortal role

I assume it still has several layers per role, as for the great Dao thing: I assume it is when you set off onto a greater path than most cultivators will ever reach. but for all I know the guy might just be some delusional edgelord that bought into his own hype.

 

[Zaxas]

@meinburn The Dao, Great Dao, Boundless Dao, etc. represents what's effectively the infinite planescape of understanding. It means "path" or "way", and when you say "my Dao", you mean "my path [to understanding the world]". There are infinite daos because there are an infinite number of things to understand and an infinite number of ways to understand them. Cultivators are able to split mountains not because they have a ton of internal energy, but because they understand the world in such a way that they can manipulate it to split mountains.

@me474 Mo merged their souls like we saw the teacher do around Ch. 10. We don't know what the cat will do yet. Find out next chapter.

@ceena There's no set list. It changes from series to series, but usually it goes Qi Formation (Mo) -> Foundation Establishment -> Golden Core -> Nascent Soul -> Spirit Severing
After that you get into immortal realms. Sometimes there's a stage between Spirit Severing and Immortal.

 

[dummyaccount12345]

When you've read so cultivation novels with insane power creeps (I'm looking at you, Er Gen) that you just coldy snort in derision when you hear those foundation establishment and golden core plebs bragging about how grest they are.

 

[dummyaccount12345]

@Zaxas

Cultivators are able to split mountains not because they have a ton of internal energy, but because they understand the world in such a way that they can manipulate it to split mountains.

Yeah, I wouldn't put it like that. It really depends on the novel. Some attribute a whole lot of importance to Dao and stuff, while others ignore it all together. Nevertheless, I have NEVER come across a novel where a cultivator with no "internal energy" can split a mountain in half just because he understands the world. In fact, understanding the Dao is usually only relevant when it comes to making a breakthrough; it seldom translates into actual battle prowess (unless we're talking about Concepts and Truths, like in Martial World, but even then internal energy is required to pull off those stunts). Most cultivators in most novels usually just use their internal energy when it comes to large-scale landscaping; their "understanding" is often irrelevant in that aspect.

 

[HmmSectFounder]

don't apply your bullshit from xuanhuan to xianxia

 

[girlsaurus]

It's so refreshing to see an actual story, instead of MC just power-leveling and kicking ass and taking names like it's nothing.

 

[The_DCG]

This is such a good story. I wish every xianxia I ran into was so interesting, with such good art, to boot!

 

[Nicromatic]

Baited by the black cat...

 

[DominiqueLola]

The garb of a king!!!

 

[XL]

Oh course he's a golden pay to win cheater, I knew it! Fucking whales with their credits cards.

 

[kazamakj]

@XL huh? You making a pun about his golden stage of his cultivation?