Core realms:
-1. Martial Arts Realm: It has 10 Layers. Each layer has early, mid, and late stages.
-Layers: Third Rate Warrior, Second Rate Warrior, First Rate Warrior, Expert Warrior, Enhanced Warrior, Exalted Warrior, Ascended Warrior, True Warrior, Peak Warrior, and Transcedent Warrior.
0. Body Tempering Realm: It has 15 Layers. Each has a Low and a High stage.
1. Chi Gathering Realm: It has 30 layers.
2. Foundation Establishment (筑基期 - Zhùjī Qī): It has 30 layers.
· Purpose: Solidifying the Qi into a stable foundation or "core" within the dantian. This is a crucial step that determines the cultivator's future potential. A flawed foundation will limit progress later.
3. Golden Core (金丹期 - Jīndān Qī): It has 30 layers.
· Purpose: Compressing the liquid or gaseous Qi from the Foundation Establishment stage into a solid, golden "pill" or core inside the dantian. This represents a massive leap in power and longevity. The cultivator's soul and consciousness are significantly strengthened.
4. Nascent Soul (元婴期 - Yuányīng Qī): It has 30 layers.
· Purpose: The Golden Core matures and hatches, forming a miniature version of the cultivator—their Nascent Soul. This is essentially the cultivator's soul given a tangible, infant form. If the physical body is destroyed, the Nascent Soul can escape and potentially find a new one. This realm grants true soul-based abilities.
5. Spirit Severing (化神期 - Huàshén Qī)
· Purpose: A profound transformation where the cultivator "severs" their connection to mortal desires, attachments, or inner demons. This is both a spiritual and power-based refinement, allowing their spirit (or "soul seed") to become truly divine and independent. They begin to comprehend deeper laws of the world.
6. Void Transformation (炼虚期 - Liànxū Qī)
· Purpose: The cultivator merges their refined spirit with the void, understanding and manipulating the nothingness and space around them. Their power becomes less physical and more about controlling the fabric of reality on a small scale.
7. Body Unity (合体期 - Hétǐ Qī)
· Purpose: The cultivator fully unites their physical body, their Nascent Soul, and their comprehension of the Dao (the Great Path, or fundamental laws of the universe) into a single, harmonious entity. They become a walking manifestation of their chosen Dao.
8. Ascension / Great Ascension (渡劫期 - Dùjié Qī)
· Purpose: The final mortal realm. The cultivator has reached the peak of their world's power and must undergo a Heavenly Tribulation—a series of devastating lightning strikes and soul-tests from the heavens. Surviving this tribulation proves their worth to ascend to a higher world of immortal energy.
The Immortal Realms (After Ascending to a Higher World)
Once a cultivator ascends, they leave the "mortal" stages behind and enter the true immortal realms.
1. Immortal Realm (真仙境 - Zhēnxiān Jìng)
· The first true step into immortality. Their body is reforged with immortal energy, granting near-absolute longevity and power far beyond any mortal cultivator.
2. Golden Immortal (金仙境 - Jīnxiān Jìng)
· Their immortal body and soul become as solid and eternal as gold, nearly indestructible. They can create their own minor realms or domains.
3. Profound Immortal (玄仙境 - Xuánxiān Jìng)
· Gaining understanding of the profound and mysterious laws of the universe.
4. Great Luo Golden Immortal (大罗金仙 - Dàluó Jīnxiān)
· A supreme level among ordinary immortals. They achieve a level of unity with the cosmos, can project their power across space and time, and begin to be unaffected by the cycles of karma and fate. They can "see" their own future and past.
5. Celestial Immortal / Heavenly Immortal (天仙境 - Tiānxiān Jìng)
· Often a ruler or a figure of great authority in the immortal world.
6. Immortal King (仙王 - Xiānwáng)
· A king among immortals, ruling over vast territories of the immortal world. Their every word can become law.
7. Immortal Emperor (仙帝 - Xiāndì)
· The supreme ruler of an entire immortal realm or universe. They have comprehended a complete Great Dao and can create and destroy worlds.
The Transcendent Realms (Peak of Existence)
These realms are often the end-goal of the cultivation journey, where one becomes a fundamental part of the cosmos.
1. Half-Step Transcendent / Ancestor (半步超脱 - Bànbù Chāotuō)
· On the verge of stepping beyond the system of the known universe.
2. Transcendent (超脱 - Chāotuō)
· Has broken all fetters and transcends the heavens, the universe, and its laws. They are no longer bound by any system.
3. Dao Ancestor (道祖 - Dàozǔ)
· The origin of a Dao. They don't just comprehend a Dao; they are that Dao (e.g., the Dao of Sword, the Dao of Fire). They are a fundamental force of existence.