There are eighteen Paths:
Intent, Recovery, Intelligence, Breath, Illusion, Concealment, Armor, Strangeness, Beak, Pupil, Cry, Wing, Arm, Joint, Sharpness, Horn, Tail, Separation
The Path says:
The Five Regions of the Heavenly Realm, the Six Veins of the Spiritual Path; the Nine Ranks take their places, the Twin Paths of Heaven and Earth;
The Tenth Rank honors destiny, reincarnation cultivates the Path; the Eighteen Imperial Teachings, with a special Path bestowed upon each.
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