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The Difference Between Metaphysical Fantasy, Cultivation and Martial Arts

Metaphysical fiction content is usually detached from the traditional Chinese cultural background, there is no immortal, god (specifically refers to the ancient gods or saints and other characters, excluding the so-called God) cultivation channels and levels, usually there will be elements of Western culture into the mix, such as dragons, magicians, the undead and other races. Sometimes it is structured as pure fantasy

Cultivation novels are born out of traditional Chinese Taoist culture, with cultivation and immortality as the theme. At present, it has become a default hierarchy and cultivation form by the authors of online novels, such as mortal, cultivator (also divided into jindan, yuanyin, out of the body, dividing the spirit, multiplying, and other similar levels), immortal (usually there are different levels of classification such as the ground immortal, celestial immortal, and golden immortal), god (sometimes called by the name of saint), saint (sometimes called by the name of hongjun), etc., and different cultivation methods, such as practicing the dan, practicing the tools, practicing the mind, practicing the body, and so on. ways of cultivation.

Martial arts goes without saying, referring to yes, the strife in the human world, not involving ascension.