Glossary

Spiritual root (灵根) is the innate talent for qi absorption in xianxia. Learn grades, elemental affinities, and how protagonists overcome a trash root.

Jianghu (江湖) is the parallel social world of martial artists, sects, and wandering heroes in wuxia fiction. Learn its meaning, codes, and how it differs from wulin.

Meridians (经脉, jingmai) are the qi channel network in cultivation novels. Learn how cultivators open, widen, and protect their meridians.

Dao (道) is the ultimate cosmic principle and the second axis of cultivation in xianxia novels. Learn what dao means, how cultivators comprehend it, and the standard dao paths.

Dantian (丹田) is the energy center where cultivators store and refine qi. Learn what it means, how it works, and why destroying it cripples a cultivator.

Qi (氣, pronounced chee) is the foundational life-force energy in xianxia and wuxia fiction. This glossary entry explains its meaning, cultural origins, and how it works in cultivation novels.