Chương 228: Sword And Fist Part One

Bai Hong told Alicia that cultivation came in stages. Body refinement, which refined and strengthened the skin, muscles, bones. Qi gathering which strengthened the meridians and prepared one's dantian to hold spiritual qi. Qi condensation was when you would begin to form your qi sea within your dantian allowing a cultivator to fight longer because they have a larger amount of spiritual qi. Then there was also foundation establishment and core formation but Bai Hong did not go into detail about those. Body refinement, qi gathering, and qi condensation were all broken up into nine stages. Each stage takes longer to reach the higher you go. 

"I understand what body refinement is. I have done it before. Magicules will also refine one's body as well. It's the other parts of the cultivation I do not understand." Alicia explained after listening to Bia Hong's lecture.