The 12 Realms of Mortals

Answer 1

In cultivation novels, starting from a mortal, one had to go through three major stages, a total of twelve realms.

The next stage consisted of five minor realms:
1. [Qi Refining Stage: This is the starting stage of Immortal Cultivation. Cultivators use their spiritual roots to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, store it in their limbs and bones, and gather it in their dantian to strengthen their primordial spirit, cleanse their marrow, and improve their physique.] Cultivators of this realm were not much different from ordinary people. Their lifespan was about a hundred years old, and they could only use simple spells and simple magic tools to control their true essence.
2. Foundation Establishment Realm: When one first enters the door of immortal cultivation, they absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gather the qi sea in their dantian, compress the spiritual energy, and solidify their true essence. His lifespan had increased to about 200 years old. He could use slightly more complicated spells and magic tools. He could also use the Innate True Fire to refine pills and weapons. His main goal was to form a Golden Core.
3. Core Formation Stage: Absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fuse the Golden Core and Primordial Spirit into one. Their lifespans were about four to five hundred years old. They could use alchemy fire to refine magic treasures and refine them in their dantian. This was the biggest difference between them and Foundation Establishment cultivators. They also sought the opportunity to condense their Nascent Souls.
4. Nascent Soul Realm: Absorbing the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to strengthen the Nascent Soul. In this realm, the Great Dao has just been formed. The lifespan is about 1,000 years. You can use the Nascent Fire to refine pills and weapons. The Nascent Soul contains the soul. It is affected by the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and the laws of the world. It needs to avoid the lightning tribulation in order to live forever.
5. [Deity Transformation Tier: Attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fuse with the five elements to achieve an indestructible body.] His lifespan was about 2,000 years. His Nascent Soul was relatively stable, but he still needed to avoid the lightning tribulation. He could use the Qi of Heaven and Earth, use spiritual treasures, and seek the method of combining the five elements to enter the next stage.

The middle stage consisted of three minor realms:
1. [Refined Void Martial Stage: By using the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to strengthen the soul.] Theoretically, as long as there was sufficient spiritual energy, one's lifespan would be endless. However, facing the Great Heavenly Tribulation that happened once every 3,000 years, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation would increase as the number of tribulations increased. If one couldn't break through to the Form Synthesis Stage after a long time, one would eventually die under the Heavenly Tribulation.
2. Body Integration Realm: Standing at the peak of the Spiritual Realm with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years. The Qi of Heaven and Earth grasped by the true body is several times or even dozens of times more than that of the Void Training Stage. It can borrow the power of the laws of heaven and earth to survive more Heavenly Tribulations and become an overlord. However, if one could not break through to a higher realm, as the number of tribulations increased, they would also die under the heavenly tribulation.
3. [Mahayana Realm: The highest existence in the Spirit Realm. Its lifespan can reach 100,000 or even a million years. It is the pillar of the race and shoulders the heavy responsibility of the rise and fall of the race.] The Nascent Soul would solidify and improve, and the physical body would be reforged. It could borrow the power of laws. After reaching the Mahayana realm and reaching perfection in cultivation, one could trigger the tribulation of ascension at any time (that is, the "Tribulation Passing Stage"). After passing the tribulation, one could ascend to the immortal world and live as long as heaven and earth, but there were only a handful of people who could pass the tribulation of ascension.

The upper stage consisted of four small realms: True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi, and Zenith Heaven. Finally, the Zenith Heaven realm became the Dao Ancestor, and the Great Dao was completed. However, the reference materials did not elaborate on the specific characteristics of these realms.
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