Cultivation Chart (Optional)

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Cultivation: Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment

• Qi Condensation Stage requires the accumulation of a set number of Qi Motes, stored in the Dantian.

• Once a cultivator reaches the peak of Qi Condensation (Level 10), they must break through to Foundation Establishment.

• The number of Qi Motes needed to break through depends on the tier of the cultivation method being used.

Star Talent and Accumulation Speed

• A 10-star talent assimilates 1 Qi Mote every 10 minutes in a Qi-saturated environment suitable for cultivation.

  • Pellets, formations, and elixirs can increase this speed even further.

• Every star above or below 10 increases or decreases assimilation speed by 10% per star, relative to the baseline speed of a 10-star talent, who assimilates 1 Qi Mote every 10 minutes.

  • A 20-star talent, being 10 stars above baseline, gains a 100% increase in assimilation speed, meaning they assimilate 1 Qi Mote every 5 minutes.

  • A 5-star talent, being 5 stars below baseline, suffers a 50% decrease in speed, so they assimilate 1 Qi Mote every 20 minutes.

Qi Mote Thresholds

The total number of Qi Motes required to reach Foundation Establishment varies based on the quality/tier of the cultivation method:

Tier Threshold (Qi Motes) + Qi Mote Increase from Previous Tier

• Early Yellow-tier 3,900 +N/A

• Mid Yellow-tier 5,200 +1,300

• Late Yellow-tier 6,500 +1,300

• Early Mystical-tier 9,100 +2,600

• Mid Mystical-tier 11,700 +2,600

• Late Mystical-tier 14,300 +2,600

• Early Earth-tier 19,500 +5,200

• Mid Earth-tier 24,700 +5,200

• Late Earth-tier 29,900 +5,200

• Early Heaven-tier 40,300 +10,400

• Mid Heaven-tier 50,700 +10,400

• Late Heaven-tier 61,100 +10,400

Note: These increases are exponential per major tier jump

Talent and Time (Example for Early Yellow-tier)

For example, to reach 3,900 Qi Motes (Early Yellow-tier threshold before Foundation Establishment):

• A 10-star talent without external help (max 6 hrs/day, 1 mote/10 min) can assimilate 36 motes/day in total.

• Therefore, reaching the threshold would take them ~108 days.

• A 12-star talent would take only ~81 days.

• Higher talents cultivate both faster and longer per day.

And yes, for those wondering, this summary was compiled with the help of AI.

The attached visual chart displays how many days it takes for different talents to reach different thresholds.