Cultivation Notes

Here is the detailed breakdown of Phase 1: The Twelve Standard Meridians.

In traditional cultivation and martial arts medicine, the 12 Standard Meridians are the rivers that carry energy (Qi/Ki) to the organs and limbs. The 8 Extraordinary Meridians (which include the Microcosmic Orbit) are the reservoirs. You must clear the rivers (Phase 1) before you can fill the reservoirs (Phase 2).

📂 PTD Module 21: Inner Energy - Phase 1 Manual

Total Targets: 12 Standard Meridians. Anatomy: Each meridian corresponds to an organ and runs bilaterally (both sides of the body). Sensation Progression:

1. Numbness/Ants: The nerves waking up. (Route 0 limit).
2. Heat/Pressure: The energy hitting a blockage.
3. Needle Pain: The energy drilling through the blockage.
4. Cool Breeze/Liquid Flow: The blockage is cleared.

🟢 Step 1: The Hand Taiyin & Yangming (The Breath & Grip)

Priority: High. Essential for punching and weapon usage.

1. Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin

• Path: Chest Shoulder Down inner arm Thumb tip.
• Blockage Point: The Chize point (Elbow crease).
• Effect of Clearing: Increases respiratory efficiency (stamina) and thumb grip strength.
• Drill: Visualize white light. Inhale deep. Push the breath from the chest down to the thumb. When the thumb grows hot, the channel is open.

2. Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming

• Path: Index finger tip Up outer arm Shoulder Neck Face (Nose).
• Blockage Point: The Hegu point (Webbing between thumb and index finger).
• Effect of Clearing: Relieves tension in the arms/neck. Essential for “locking” joints in grappling.

🔵 Step 2: The Foot Yangming & Taiyin (The Root & Stance)

Priority: High. Essential for stability and taking a hit.

3. Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming

• Path: Face Chest Abdomen Down outer leg Second toe.
• Blockage Point: The Zusanli point (Below the knee).
• Effect of Clearing: “Iron Stomach” (Core durability). Massive boost to leg endurance. This is the “Runner’s Meridian.”

4. Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin

• Path: Big toe Up inner leg Abdomen Chest.
• Blockage Point: The Sanyinjiao point (Above the ankle).
• Effect of Clearing: Improves muscle tone and digestion (converting food to energy faster).

🔴 Step 3: The Hand Shaoyin & Taiyang (The Spirit & Speed)

Priority: Medium. Essential for reaction time and adrenaline control.

5. Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin

• Path: Armpit Down inner arm (pinky side) Pinky tip.
• Blockage Point: The Shaohai point (Inner elbow).
• Effect of Clearing: Calms the mind (Combat Composure). Connects intention to the hand (Speed).

6. Small Intestine Meridian of Hand-Taiyang

• Path: Pinky tip Up outer arm Shoulder blade Neck Ear.
• Blockage Point: The Houxi point (Side of hand/fist).
• Effect of Clearing: Hardens the edge of the hand (Knife-hand strikes). Releases shoulder tension for faster swinging.

🟣 Step 4: The Foot Taiyang & Shaoyin (The Spine & Battery)

Priority: Critical. This prepares the body for the Microcosmic Orbit.

7. Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang (The Longest Channel)

• Path: Inner Eye Over Head Down entire Spine Down back of legs Pinky toe.
• Blockage Point: The Weizhong point (Back of knee).
• Effect of Clearing: This is the primary “Yang” armor of the back. Clearing this allows you to carry heavy loads and resist knockdowns.

8. Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin

• Path: Sole of foot (Yongquan) Up inner leg Spine Chest.
• Blockage Point: The Yongquan (Bubbling Spring) at the sole of the foot.
• Effect of Clearing: Connection to the earth. Infinite stamina intake from the ground. This is the source of “Rooting”.

🟠 Step 5: The Hand Jueyin & Shaoyang (The Shield & Coordinator)

9. Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin

• Path: Chest Down middle of inner arm Middle finger tip.
• Effect of Clearing: Protects the heart from shock (Physical/Emotional). Acts as a “Heat Sink” for excess energy.

10. San Jiao (Triple Burner) Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang

• Path: Ring finger Up outer arm Neck Around Ear.
• Effect of Clearing: Regulates body temperature (Homeostasis). Allows the user to fight in extreme heat or cold (Void training prerequisite).

🟤 Step 6: The Foot Shaoyang & Jueyin (The Agility & Detox)

11. Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang

• Path: Eye Side of Head Down side of body/ribs Down side of legs Fourth toe.
• Effect of Clearing: “Gall” (Courage). Decision making speed. Side-to-side agility (dodging).

12. Liver Meridian of Foot-Jueyin

• Path: Big toe Up inner leg Groin Ribs Lung.
• Effect of Clearing: Detoxification. Explosive strength (Tendons). If this is blocked, you get cramps; if clear, you have “Spring-like” power.

⚡ The Clearing Protocol (The Grind)

Daily Routine for Ariel/Ren (Before Phase 2): To clear a single meridian usually takes a normal cultivator months. With PTD (simulated time) and extreme focus, they do it in clusters.

1. Warm Up: Stretch the physical path of the meridian (e.g., stretch arms for Lung Channel).
2. Visualization: Visualize the line as a dried-up riverbed.
3. The Flood: Use Reverse Breathing to push the “Water” (Blood/Heat/Ki) into the riverbed.
4. The Drill: When the heat stops (Blockage), focus all mental attention on that millimeter of flesh. Pulse the muscle. Use the “Ants” sensation as a guide.
5. The Breakthrough: When the heat shoots past the point to the toes/fingers, the channel is Open.

Completion State: When all 12 are clear, the user achieves “Small Success” (Xiaocheng). They are physically perfect humans, ready to connect the reservoirs (The Dantians) in Phase 2.

Here is the detailed manual for Phase 2: The Microcosmic Orbit (The Small Heavenly Circuit).

This is the most critical threshold in cultivation logic. Phase 1 (12 Meridians) makes you a Peak Human. Phase 2 (The Orbit) makes you a Self-Sustaining Engine, effectively granting infinite stamina relative to normal human output.

📂 Module 21: Inner Energy - Phase 2 Manual

Target: The 8 Extraordinary Meridians (Specifically Ren and Du). Goal: Create a closed-loop energy system to recycle waste energy and generate continuous power.

🧬 The Anatomy of the Orbit

Before engaging the flow, you must visualize the two great reservoirs of the body:

1. The Du Mai (Governing Vessel): The Yang ocean.
   • Path: Runs up the spine, over the head, to the upper lip.
   • Function: Hardness, aggression, heat, physical structure.
2. The Ren Mai (Conception Vessel): The Yin ocean.
   • Path: Runs from the lower lip, down the throat and chest, to the perineum.
   • Function: Softness, healing, cooling, organ regulation.

The Disconnect: In normal humans, these two channels are disconnected at the mouth and the hips. Energy stagnates. The Fix: You must build the bridges to connect them.

⚡ The Circulation Protocol (Step-by-Step)

Prerequisite: All 12 Standard Meridians must be clear, or the pressure from the Orbit will rupture your smaller vessels (bleeding from eyes/nose).

Step 1: The Origin (Lower Dantian)

• Action: Focus on the Lower Dantian (3 inches below the navel).
• Technique: Reverse Breathing. Inhale, pulling the stomach in. Compress the energy into a dense, hot sphere.
• Sensation: A heavy, swirling warmth.

Step 2: The First Gate (Huiyin / Perineum)

• Action: Push the energy down to the absolute bottom of the torso (the perineum).
• Challenge: This is the “Pump.” You must gently contract the pelvic floor muscles (Kegel) to push the energy past the gap and into the tailbone.
• Visual: Pushing water through a U-bend pipe.

Step 3: The Ascent of Fire (The Three Passes)

• Action: Move the energy Up the Spine. This is the Yang phase. It requires Willpower.
• The Three Gates (Blockages):
  1. Weilu (Tailbone): Hard to enter. Requires a sharp push.
  2. Jiaji (Opposite the Heart): The energy often scatters here due to emotion. Keep the mind empty.
  3. Yuzhen (Jade Pillow / Base of Skull): The hardest gate. The skull is thick. You must “Drill” through this to reach the brain.
• Sensation: Intense heat rising up your back. Like hot water poured along the spine.

Step 4: The Summit (Baihui / Crown)

• Action: Push the energy to the very top of the head.
• Effect: The “Yang” energy meets the brain.
• Sensation: A sudden flash of light behind the eyelids. Mental clarity spikes to 200%. The “Heat” turns into “Vibration.”

Step 5: The Magpie Bridge (The Switch)

• Action: Move the energy down to the roof of the mouth.
• CRITICAL PHYSICAL ACTION: Touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth (behind the teeth).
• Why: This physically connects the Du Meridian (Roof) to the Ren Meridian (Tongue). It acts as a circuit breaker.
• Sensation: A metallic taste or a sudden spark of “cool” liquid saliva (Golden Elixir). The energy instantly changes from Hot (Yang) to Cool (Yin).

Step 6: The Waterfall (Ren Mai)

• Action: Let the energy flow down the front of the throat, chest, and solar plexus.
• Technique: Do not push. Relax. Let gravity and the vacuum created by your empty Dantian pull it down.
• Sensation: A cool, refreshing waterfall washing over the heart and organs. This is the Healing Phase.

Step 7: The Return

• Action: The energy returns to the Lower Dantian.
• Result: The cycle is complete. The energy is not lost; it is refined. It is denser and easier to control than before.

🔮 Route Variances

For Ariel (Route A / NG+): The Golden Cycle

• Visual: His orbit looks like a ring of fire.
• Focus: He emphasizes the Ascent (Spine). He pumps massive amounts of Yang energy to reinforce his bone density and muscle output.
• Result: His body temperature runs high (102°F). He burns calories instantly. He effectively has Infinite Cardio.

For Ren (Route B / NG+): The Void Loop

• Visual: His orbit looks like a black hole accretion disk.
• Focus: He emphasizes the Descent (Front). He uses the cooling phase to absorb entropy and store it in the gut.
• Result: His body temperature runs low (90°F). He has Infinite Calm. He uses the cycle to digest the “foreign energy” he absorbs (like Riser’s fire), breaking it down into raw fuel.

⚠️ Dangers: Qi Deviation (Zouhuo Rumou)

If you fail Step 5 (The Bridge) or lose focus at Step 3 (The Jade Pillow):

1. Fire Entering the Head: The hot energy gets stuck in the brain.
   • Symptoms: Hallucinations, extreme aggression, stroke, madness.
2. Stagnation: The energy stops in the chest.
   • Symptoms: Heart arrhythmia, panic attacks, shortness of breath.

Safety Protocol: If pain becomes sharp, immediately visualize the energy sinking into the ground through the feet (Grounding) to vent the pressure.

Next Step: Once the Orbit is stable (can cycle 36 times without focus), the user is ready for Phase 3: The Dantians (Capacity Expansion).

You are absolutely right. If we strip away the “Sensor” aspect (which is a specialized function of the Upper Dantian), Phase 3 is fundamentally about Capacity and Density.

Phase 1 built the roads (Meridians). Phase 2 built the flow (Orbit). Phase 3 builds the Storage Tank.

Without this phase, you are like a phone with a great processor but a battery that dies in 5 minutes. You can’t fight long battles.

Here are the general steps for Phase 3: The Three Treasures (Jing, Qi, Shen) focusing on Power and Stamina.

📂 Module 21: Inner Energy - Phase 2.5 Manual (The Valves)

Goal: To convert Internal Flow into External Phenomenon. Logic: A pipe (Meridian) needs a nozzle (Chakra) to create pressure and direction.

👐 The Minor Chakras (The Tactical Gates)

These are the most important for combat. They are located at the extremities.

1. The Hand Chakras (Laogong Points)

• Location: Center of the palm.
• Function: Emission & Manipulation.
• Naruto: Rasengan / Chidori base.
• Dragon Ball: Ki Blasts.

• Wuxia: Imbuing weapons (Sword Qi).

• Training: Clap hands together hard until they sting. Separate them slightly. Push Ki out against the air pressure between palms.
• Blockage Symptom: Hot hands, but no projection.

2. The Foot Chakras (Yongquan Points)

• Location: The depression in the sole of the foot (just below the ball).
• Function: Mobility & Rooting.
• Naruto: Water Walking / Wall Walking.
• Bleach: Shunpo (Flash Step) traction.

• Wuxia: “Weight of a Mountain” stance.

• Training: Stand on one leg. Push energy down into the floor. Visualize “Roots” growing out of the sole.
• Blockage Symptom: Clumsy movement when using high speed; slipping.

3. The Joint Chakras (Elbows/Knees/Shoulders)

• Function: Boosters.
• Application: Releasing a burst of energy from the elbow to punch faster (Rocket Punch logic).
• Ren’s Application: Venting “Void Smoke” to obscure vision.

📂 Module 21: Inner Energy - Phase 3 (Capacity Expansion)

Goal: To stop “circulating” energy and start “compressing” it into a solid core. The Concept: Dan (Elixir/Pearl). You want to turn your gas-like energy into liquid, and your liquid energy into a solid sphere.

🟢 Step 1: The Lower Dantian (The Fuel Tank)

Focus: Vitality (Jing), Hardness, and Stamina.

1. The Anchor (Centering)

• Action: Physical focus on the point 3 inches below the navel, deep inside the gut.
• Visualization: Imagine a heavy iron ball sitting in your pelvis.
• The Drill: Walk around. Try to keep your “mind” in your stomach, not your head. This lowers your center of gravity (Rooting).

2. The Spiral (Accumulation)

• Action: After running the Microcosmic Orbit (Phase 2), do not let the energy dissipate.
• Technique: Guide the flow into the Lower Dantian. Visualize it spinning clockwise (spiraling inward).
• Logic: Like winding a spring. The tighter you wind it, the more potential energy it holds.

3. The Compression (Solidification)

• Action: Use Reverse Breathing (Sucking the stomach in).
• The Squeeze: Every time you inhale, imagine the spiral getting smaller and denser.
• Success State: You feel a permanent “warm knot” in your stomach, even when you aren’t meditating.
• Combat Application: This is where Touki (Defense) comes from. You flex your stomach, and the density radiates out to harden your skin.

🔵 Step 2: The Middle Dantian (The Combustion Chamber)

Focus: Emotion (Qi), Breath, and Projection.

1. The Emotional Trigger

• Action: Recall a strong emotion.
• Issei: Lust/Protectiveness.
• Ren: Envy/Cold Detachment.

• Ariel: Determination/Battle Thrill.

• Technique: Move the heat from the Lower Dantian up to the Chest (Heart level).

2. The Transmutation (The Burn)

• Action: Mix the “Fuel” (Lower Dantian energy) with the “Spark” (Emotion).
• Visualization: A furnace lighting up in your ribcage.
• Sensation: Your chest should feel hot and expansive, making you want to shout or punch.

3. The Vent (Projection)

• Action: This is the opposite of the Lower Dantian. Instead of compressing, you Expand.
• Technique: Push the energy from the Chest down the arms to the Palms.
• Combat Application: This is how you coat a weapon or fire a blast. You are “venting” the excess pressure from the furnace.

No, they are not redundant. In fact, they are the necessary “Hardware Interface” that allows the energy to actually leave the body or interact with the world.

Think of the distinction like this:

• Meridians (Phase 1): The Wires/Pipes. They transport energy from A to B.
• Dantians (Phase 3): The Batteries/Tanks. They store and compress energy.
• Chakras: The Valves/Vents. They are the specific points where energy can be released (Blasts) or absorbed (Sensing).

If you have clear meridians but blocked Chakras, you have a lot of internal power but you cannot shoot it out. You would just glow and get hot, but you couldn’t fire a Kamehameha or walk on water.

Here is where they fit in the PTD curriculum. They should be addressed after Phase 2 (Orbit) but before Phase 3 (Capacity), because you need the Orbit to supply the constant pressure required to pop these valves open.

🟣 Step 3: The Upper Dantian (The Command Center)

Focus: Willpower (Shen), Focus, and Time Perception. (Excluding the Sensing/Radar function)

1. The Cool Down (Mental Stability)

• Action: The energy in the Head must be Cool, or you get a stroke (Qi Deviation).
• Technique: Visualize a block of ice or a calm lake in the center of the brain.
• Goal: To remain calm even when the Middle Dantian (Heart) is exploding with rage.

2. The Override (Limit Removal)

• Action: The brain naturally limits muscle output to prevent tearing.
• Technique: Use the Upper Dantian to send a “Command Override” to the body.
• Effect: Hysterical Strength. You force the body to use 100% of its muscle fibers.
• Cost: You will tear muscles, but you will hit harder than physically possible.

3. Time Dilation (Processing Speed)

• Action: Hyper-focus on a single point (e.g., the enemy’s pupil).
• Technique: Feed Shen (Spirit energy) into the optic nerves.
• Effect: The world seems to slow down. You aren’t moving faster; you are just thinking faster.

📝 Summary of Phase 3 Progression

1. Fill the Tank (Lower): Pack energy until your stomach feels heavy.
2. Light the Fire (Middle): Ignite that energy with emotion to create pressure.
3. Control the Valve (Upper): Use your mind to direct where that pressure goes (Fist, Feet, or Eyes).

Route 0 Context: Fajar fails here because he lacks the Emotional Trigger (Step 2 of Middle Dantian). He is too logical, too afraid. He tries to “think” his way through power, but the Middle Dantian requires feeling. His tank (Lower) remains empty because he never mastered the Orbit to fill it.

Route 1/2 Context:

• Ren: Masters the Upper Dantian (Cool Down) perfectly. He fights with zero emotion, using cold efficiency.
• Ariel: Masters the Lower Dantian (Compression). He is a tank. He takes hits that should kill him because his core is so dense.

Are you ready to finally begin the story with Route 0 - Week 1, Day 1?

This is the final phase of the “Human” curriculum. If Phase 3 is the Battery, Phase 4 is the Output.

In High School DxD, this is called Touki. In Hunter x Hunter, it is Ten/Ren. In Murim, it is Body Protection Qi (Iron Shirt).

We will treat DxD’s “Touki” as just one specific application of a universal principle. The goal here is Materialization: Taking the invisible energy from inside and making it a tangible force on the outside.

📂 Module 21: Inner Energy - Phase 3.5 Major Chakras

☸️ The Major Chakras (The Seven Seals)

These align with the Dantians but control specific “Frequencies” of power.

1. Root (Muladhara) - Perineum

• Relation: Base of the Lower Dantian.
• Function: Survival Instinct. Unlocking this allows for “Berserker” states or “Removal” of physical limiters.

2. Solar Plexus (Manipura) - Navel

• Relation: The Lower Dantian Core.
• Function: Stamina/Heat. This is the furnace.

3. Heart (Anahata) - Chest

• Relation: Middle Dantian.
• Function: Emotional Conversion. Converting “Rage” (Issei) or “Envy” (Ren) into raw power. If this is blocked, your power is cold and weak.

4. Throat (Vishuddha) - Neck

• Function: Kiai (Spirit Shout).
• Application: The “Roar” that stuns enemies (Conqueror’s Haki vocalization).
• Skyrim: The Voice (Thu’um).

5. Third Eye (Ajna) - Brow

• Relation: Upper Dantian.
• Function: Remote Viewing / Sensing. (As discussed in Phase 3).

6. Crown (Sahasrara) - Top of Head

• Function: Universal Connection.
• Advanced: Absorbing Nature Energy (Sage Mode).
• Ren’s Application: Opening the mind to the Void/Corridor.

📂 Module 21: Inner Energy - Phase 4 (Externalization & Armor)

Goal: To coat the physical body in high-density energy, granting superhuman durability and striking power. Prerequisites: Phase 1 (Roads), Phase 2 (Flow), Phase 3 (Capacity).

🟢 Step 1: The Breach (Pore Breathing)

Concept: Exudation. Most humans keep energy locked inside to keep organs alive. To use Touki, you must learn to waste energy controlledly.

1. The Valve: You must visualize every pore on your skin opening simultaneously.
2. The Push: Use the Middle Dantian (Chest) to pump energy outwards.
   • Analogy: Boiling water. The steam (Qi) forces the lid (Skin) open.
3. The Result: You should feel a sudden drop in core temperature (as energy leaves) but the air around your skin becomes hot.
   • Route 0 Failure: Fajar does this when he panics. He dumps all his energy out, sweats profusely, and passes out. This is “Leaking,” not “Touki.”

🔵 Step 2: The Containment (The Second Skin)

Concept: Surface Tension (Wuxia: Golden Bell Cover). If you just push energy out (Step 1), it dissipates into the wind. You must trap it.

1. The Stop: Push the energy exactly 1 inch off your skin and hold it there.
2. The Shell: Visualize the energy thickening into a gel or a hard glass shell.
   • Technique: Use the spiraling method from Phase 3, but now spiral the energy around your limbs.
3. The Test: Rain should not touch your skin; it should vaporize or bounce off the aura 1 inch away.
   • DxD Application: This is basic Touki. It allows a human to block a generic Fallen Angel’s light spear with their bare arm.

🟣 Step 3: Imbuement (Object Extension)

Concept: Sword Qi / Reinforcement. Energy treats anything you hold as part of your body if the connection is clear.

1. The Bridge: Grip a weapon (or a pen/stick).
2. The Flow: Push the energy from the Laogong Point (Palm Chakra) into the object.
3. The Saturation: Fill the object until it cannot hold more.
   • Effect: A wooden stick becomes as hard as steel. A paperclip becomes a bullet.
   • Route 2 (Ariel): He pumps so much energy into his weapons that they often shatter after the hit because the material can’t handle his output.

🔴 Step 4: The Projection (Emission)

Concept: The Blast / Kiai. This is releasing the shell in a single direction explosively.

1. Compression: Gather the aura into a single point (e.g., the fist).
2. Release: Punch. At the moment of impact, release the containment.
3. Shockwave: The energy expands instantly, hitting the target internally even if the fist stops at the surface (The One-Inch Punch principle).

🧬 Route Variances (The Flavor)

Route 0 (Fajar - The Reality):

• Status: Locked.
• He never achieves Step 2 (Containment). He feels the “heat” of Step 1 during adrenaline spikes, but he interprets it as “Fight or Flight” stress. He remains a “Soft Target.”

Route 1 (Ren - The Dark Seeker):

• Style: “The Shadow Cloak.”
• He does not use a “Hard” shell. He keeps his aura thin and vibrating.
• Effect: It acts like a jagged saw. If you touch him, it doesn’t block you; it cuts you. It also muffles sound and light (Stealth).

Route 2 (Ariel - The Paladin):

• Style: “The Golden Bell.”
• He maximizes Step 2. His aura is thick, heavy, and bright.
• Effect: He is a walking tank. He can tank explosions. His “Touki” is so dense it has physical weight, crushing the floor he stands on.

🏁 Final System Check

We have now designed the complete Physiological Training Database (PTD) for your universe:

1. Phase 1 (Meridians): Clearing the wires (Health/Nerves).
2. Phase 1.5 (Tactile): Waking the extremities (Sensation).
3. Phase 2 (Orbit): The Engine (Infinite Stamina).
4. Phase 2.5 (Chakras): The Vents (Mobility/Walking on Walls).
5. Phase 3 (Dantians): The Battery & Radar (Capacity/Sensing).
6. Phase 4 (Touki): The Armor (Defense/Attack).