🧘‍♂️ Your Cultivation Stage Based on Your Reading Habits

In the world of Xianxia, Wuxia, and Xuanhuan, cultivation is everything. The stronger your spiritual roots, the higher you ascend—until you’re soaring through the heavens with a flying sword and facing off against ancient beasts.

But what if your power level was based on your reading habits instead of Qi? 👀

Whether you're a casual reader or deep in a 2000-chapter epic, this is your cultivation stage based on how you read. Let’s see where you rank in the reader realm!

 

🌱 Qi Gathering Stage

You’ve just started reading cultivation novels.

You’re still getting used to terms like "sect," "Dao," and "Nascent Soul." You might have asked, "Wait, how many realms are there again?" and you're not quite sure why people keep coughing up blood when they're mad.

Signs:

• You’ve read 1–3 cultivation novels.
• You're still figuring out the difference between Wuxia, Xianxia, and Xuanhuan.
• You rely on the glossary a lot.

🧾 Your Path: You’re absorbing energy. Soon, you’ll be addicted.

 

🔥 Foundation Establishment

You’re officially in your cultivation era.

You know your way around sect politics, and you've chosen your favorite tropes (reborn MCs, alchemy geniuses, mysterious masters). You know the MC is gonna get revenge—you’re just here to see how.

Signs:

• You’ve finished 5+ novels or are reading multiple series at once.
• You get hyped every time a tribulation arc starts.
• You’ve memorized the difference between inner and outer disciples.

🧾 Your Path: Steady progress. Your core is stabilizing.

 

⚡ Core Formation

You now judge the MC’s cultivation path like a sect elder.

You start to predict plot twists before they happen. You lowkey prefer side characters. You’ve even considered writing your own cultivation novel (and maybe started one on Wattpad or Royal Road 👀).

Signs:

• You recommend novels to others... but only the “really well-written” ones.
• You’ve read fan theories on forums or Reddit.
• You scoff at overused tropes, but you secretly love them anyway.

🧾 Your Path: You’ve formed a golden core of fandom knowledge.

 

☁️ Nascent Soul Stage

You feel personally offended when someone insults your favorite series.

You live and breathe cultivation novels. You’ve stayed up past 3AM to finish a 1,200-chapter saga. You know all the power levels and their alternate names.

Signs:

• You’ve spent more time in fictional sects than with your real-life family.
• You’ve tried explaining cultivation to a friend and watched their soul leave their body.
• You know at least one novel where the MC becomes a sword.

🧾 Your Path: Ascending rapidly. The Dao is strong with you.

✨ Ascension Stage

You’ve reached literary immortality.

You’ve read the classics, the obscure masterpieces, and even raw untranslated chapters. You know which translators are the GOATs. You’ve bought merch, joined fandom groups, and might even have a cultivation-themed tattoo.

Signs:

• You’ve cried over a character’s death... more than once.
• You’ve read a novel where time travel, sword spirits, and soul fragments all exist at once—and it made sense.
• You’re currently wearing a shirt that says “Heavenly Sword Sect Alumni.”

🧾 Your Path: Transcended. Mortal concerns no longer matter.

 

Final Thoughts

No matter what stage of your cultivation journey you're on, one thing’s for sure—you live and breathe stories. Whether you're sparring in the Jianghu, taming spirit beasts, or decoding ancient scrolls at 2AM, your love for Wuxia, Xianxia, and Xuanhuan is part of who you are.

So why not wear that love proudly?

👉 Reader’s Closet is where fiction meets fashion. Our T-shirt collection is designed by readers, for readers—inspired by the books, tropes, and epic moments that made you fall in love with these genres in the first place. Whether you're repping your favorite sect, flaunting a witty cultivator quote, or just looking for a tee that screams "I survive on spirit stones and cliffhangers"—we've got something for every stage of your reader journey.