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I. Qi Cultivation Realms
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: Limit future growth.
Pure Core: Standard for talented cultivators.
Perfect Core: Rarely seen, it has unique benefits.
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.
I. 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.