I agree. Body Dao should help the player with Body Refining, as it is supposed to rule over the intrinsicities of the body, but not necessarily to become entirely complementary.
In my view additions in the likes of, for example, reducing the Qi need to increase attributes or increase the attributes cap by possessing Body Dao would be interesting. Or, instead of a fixed value, add a formula based on the Body Dao level to make the reduction value.
Anyway the book still is just a WIP and Nicky doesn't really helps himself changing the system after every three updates like he's doing. Perhaps Nicky will refine it as he finishes the book. Not perhaps to be fair, he certainly will. He just needs to start helping himself more.
Wu Heir already shapeshifts at the current stage of the book. Not Eldritchian-like as LDQ but he's doing it mixing Daos.
Imagine Wu Heir shapeshifting into Light...
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