Cultivation: Break Through a Realm to Gain a New Trait

In a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, cultivators rely on spiritual roots, cultivation methods, and resources to break through one realm after another in pursuit of immortality and the Great Dao. But the protagonist, Lin Feng, discovers that he is different. Every time he breaks through a realm, he receives a random trait. These traits grant various bonuses, some good and some bad. Their ranks, from lowest to highest, are gray, white, green, blue, purple, orange, gold, red, and rainbow. Qi Refining cultivators receive a random talent from a pool of eight attributes when they break through a minor level, and Lin Feng can choose one. For example, gray: A Run of Bad Luck, destined for an early death. White: Basic Spiritual Energy, cultivation speed increased by 10%; or Cursed Kin, which makes the Host bring misfortune to family and friends. They may suffer setbacks in cultivation or, at worst, be plagued by bad luck. Green: Hard Work Makes Up for Lack of Talent, doubling the results of eight hours of daily cultivation; or Mastery of Alchemical Fire, greatly increasing the success rate of alchemy and making it twice as easy to learn. Starting from the Qi Refining stage, Lin Feng relies on the traits he gains with each breakthrough to defy fate, step by step. As his cultivation realm rises, his traits grow more powerful. Their creation isn't entirely random, but closely tied to the circumstances of his fate at the time. Other cultivators find their progress slowing as they reach higher realms, with bottlenecks cropping up one after another. Lin Feng, by contrast, seems to find the higher his realm gets, the smoother his cultivation becomes. It all comes from steadily accumulating traits, some of which can even grow stronger. 1. Every minor breakthrough grants a powerful trait, making each step of his growth something to look forward to. 2. A wide variety of traits offer different attributes, talents, and abilities. Traits can also advance, though their advancement isn't unlimited.