History of Wuxia & Xianxia Cultivation Trope Explained with Brandon Sanderson’s Magic System

The history of Wuxia & Xianxia cultivation trope explained with Brandon Sanderson’s magic system.

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0:00 Introduction
0:27 What is Brandon Sanderson's Magic System?
3:29 What is "Cultivation
8:58 Chi Cultivation
10:43 Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine
13:06 Wuxia and Xianxia Difference
14:44 Similar Magic System, But Different Culture
18:14 Creating Limitations in Cultivation Fiction
21:55 Social Dimension of Conflict
23:02 The Secret Sauce of Wuxia & cultivaction

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