Not necessarily. For example, the novel "Even Trash Makes a Counterattack" was a mortal. Its realms included Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Formation, Leaving Aperture, Tribulation Transcendence, and Mahayana. There was no Core Formation realm. However, if you want to read a cultivation novel about qi gathering, foundation establishment, core formation, and yuanying, I suggest you read "Tianyun Immortal Destiny" and "Zifu Immortal Destiny".πI recommend the following novels to you: Tianyun Immortal Fate and Zifu Immortal Fate. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~π