- Qi Refining Realm (炼气境 - Liàn Qì Jìng)
- Life Span: Approximately 90 years.
- Process: The initial stage of cultivation where individuals learn to perceive, absorb, and circulate ambient spiritual Qi into their body.
- Qi State: Spiritual Qi within the dantian and meridians remains in a gaseous state.
- Technique Significance: Cultivators can begin with Ordinary-grade techniques. To break through to Foundation Building and establish a proper cultivator's path, acquiring and mastering at least a Profound-grade technique during this realm is essential.
- Focus: Primarily on accumulating a sufficient quantity of refined Qi and establishing basic control over its flow to nourish the body and prepare for the next realm.
- Foundation Building Realm (筑基境 - Zhù Jī Jìng)
- Life Span: Approximately 170-180 years.
- Process: Achieved by condensing gaseous Qi into a liquid state, forming a Dantian Pool. This breakthrough requires the prior mastery of at least a Profound-grade cultivation technique.
- Key Feature - Foundation Altar (道坛 - Dào Tán):
- Upon reaching this realm, a distinct spiritual structure, the Foundation Altar, materializes above the Dantian Pool.
- Shaped and influenced by the specific technique, this Altar acts as the true anchor for future cultivation path actively absorbing and regulating spiritual Qi.
- Attempting this breakthrough with only an Ordinary-grade technique typically results in failure or a severely flawed, unstable foundation.
- Focus: Solidifying liquefied Qi, nourishing the Foundation Altar, strengthening the physical body. The quality of the Foundation Altar critically "determines a cultivator’s future ceiling."
- Altar Quality Tiers:
- Flawed Altar: Unstable, inefficient; severely limits future progression.
- Stable Altar: Reliable; allows for steady advancement.
- Perfect Altar: Flawless, rare but exceptional base for higher realms.
- Core Formation Realm (金丹境 - Jīn Dān Jìng / 结丹境 - Jiē Dān Jìng)
- Life Span: Approximately 350-400 years.
- Process: The Foundation Altar undergoes profound transformation, forming a solid, tangible Core.
- Key Feature - Shaped Core (丹核 - Dān Hé):
- The Core's shape, appearance (e.g., a sword, lotus, palace), and inherent properties are uniquely influenced by the cultivator's primary Qi cultivation technique and individual talents. It often resides within a luminous sphere.
- Key Feature - Supernatural Powers (神通 - Shéntōng):
- Cultivators, particularly those practicing Exquisite-grade techniques or higher, awaken Supernatural Powers intrinsically linked to their Core. These abilities deeply merge with their Qi and physical body.
- Considered the precursor to Bloodline Abilities which may be passed to descendants if the cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul realm.
- Focus: Stabilizing and refining the Core, mastering Supernatural Powers. This realm is "where true divergence in power begins."
- Core Quality Tiers:
- Flawed Core:
- Pure Core: Standard for talented cultivators.
- Perfect Core: Rarely seen, it has unique benefits.
- Flawed Core:
- Nascent Soul Realm (元婴境 - Yuán Yīng Jìng)
- Life Span: Approximately 1,200-1,500 years.
- Process: The Core "hatches," giving birth to a Nascent Soul—a miniature, condensed form of the cultivator's consciousness and essence. The Nascent Soul can leave the physical body.
Key Feature: Greatly enhanced spiritual perception, ability to manipulate world energy more directly, and the potential for Supernatural Powers to solidify into inheritable Bloodline Abilities.
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Cultivation Technique and Items.
A hierarchical system denoting the rarity, power, and complexity of cultivation methods and spiritual items.
- Ordinary Grade (凡品 - Fán Pǐn): First Level. Basic and widely available. Sufficient only for the Qi Refining Realm.
- Profound Grade (玄品 - Xuán Pǐn): Second Level. Requires specific aptitude. Essential for breaking through to Foundation Building and forming a Foundation Altar.
- Exquisite Grade (精品 - Jīng Pǐn / 灵品 - Líng Pǐn): Third Level. Rare and powerful. Often bestows unique Supernatural Powers upon reaching Core Formation and allows for the formation of a distinct Shaped Core.
- Legendary Grade (传说级 - Chuánshuō Jí): Fourth Level. Extremely rare, often tied to ancient legacies or unique opportunities. Possesses profound power and unique attributes.
- Mythical Grade: Fifth Level.
- Supreme Grade: Sixth Level.
- Saint Grade : Seventh Level.