A query has been logged regarding the necessity of 'plot armor' in cultivation narratives. Analysis: Redundant. The Path of Ascension is a function of cause and effect. A Foundation Establishment cultivator who provokes a Core Formation expert will be eradicated. A fool who consumes an unknown spirit herb without proper preparation will suffer qi deviation. The System does not provide narrative protection; it provides a logically consistent world. Your survival is a variable dependent on your choices, your cultivation, and the immutable laws of the cosmos. Proceed accordingly.