Cultivation Levels

Qi Condensation(凝气 níngqì)- Dantian

1. Early-stage *dantian(初期),

2. Middle-stage dantian (中期)

3. Late-stage dantian (后期)

4. Peak dantian (巅峰)

*dantian = where the most energy/qi is concentrated at

A half step to __ (半步__境)- refers to someone who's infinitely close to breaking through to the next stage of cultivation, but hasn't achieved it yet

Foundation Establishment (筑基 zhùjī)- First Stage

5 .Qi*Houtian (后天)

6. Qi* Xiantian (先天)

*Hou = Pre-Celestial

*Xian = Post-Celestial

Core Bearing- Second stage

7. *Jiedan (结丹)

8. *Jindan (金丹)

*Jiedan = Core Formation

*Jindan = Golden Core

Profound Core- Third stage

9. *Yuanyin (元婴)

*yuanying = Nascent soul

Heavenly core

10. *Hou Chengxian(侯成賢)

11. *Chengxian (成仙)

12. *Xian Chengxian (西安成賢)

*Hou Chengxian = Immortal Ascension

*Chenxian = Immortal

*Xian Chengxian = Post-Immortal Ascension

Martial Immortal

13. *Zhongjie Xian

14. *Xian

15. *Shenxian

16. *Tianjie Xian

17. *Tianxian

*Zhongjie Xian = Immortal Tribulation

*Xian = Immortal

*Shenxian = Spirit Immortal

*Tianjie Xian = Heavenly Immortal

*Tianxian = Celestial Immortal

Final Stage

*Houshen

*Shen

*Houshen = Pre-God

*Shen = God