'From what was known, there are four pillars of cultivation, which are The Carnal Frame, also known as The body. The altar upon which all power is built. Without a sufficiently refined vessel, no force in the universe can be safely channeled. The body is the first honest expression of a cultivator's commitment; suffering endured willingly for the sake of refinement is the first act of true cultivation.
Will, referred to as the driver of all things. True Will is a complete, unshakeable identity, a self so defined that the heavens cannot dissolve it, so purposeful that even death cannot tame it. Every realm requires Will as a measure of one's progress. Without Will, talent is nothing, and without Will, power is meaningless. This determines how far a cultivator is willing to go in its journey forward. One might have talent but not the will to move forward; as such, any roadblock, no matter how small, becomes a massive hurdle.
