The first stage of cultivation is called the Qi Gathering stage:
Level 1-3:
Allows the cultivator to loosen the impurities inside their bones and core while being known as the false cultivator level.
Level 4-6:
This is level where the cultivator unlocks the gate for the path of true cultivation. It also loosens the impurities inside the major organs.
level 7-9:
this is the opening level for the true gate of cultivation while also being seen as the last level for a breakthrough into the foundation stage. This level loosens the impurities inside the muscles for the breakthrough.
level 10-12:
This hidden level is to let the cultivator gather and refine each level organ before it for the best possible foundation into the next stage while also loosening the impurities inside the minor organs and skin.
The second stage is called the Foundation stage that condense the inner Qi and refines the Physical body.
Lv 1-4:
These level's allows the cultivator to refine their bones and major organs with the impurities that were loosened while also expelling them.
Lv 5-7:
These level's allows the cultivator to refine the marrow inside each bone with the impurities as they expel along with some minor organs.
Lv 8-9:
These level's allows the cultivator to collect all the left-over dregs of impurities inside the body to spread along the flesh for its tempering.
Lv 10-12:
Has the dreg's of impurities inside the minor organs gather around and spread for one final refining process so that the whole body can be sturdier later in cultivation.
Third is the Soul Sea stage that lets the mental energy influence and helps cultivators to enlightened themselves latter.
Lv 1-2:
Allows the cultivator to gather mental and soul energy inside their mind to help them perceive the world slower than normal through refining the eyes for battle.
Lv 3-5:
Let's the cultivator spread's and refines the energy inside the nerves of the cultivator to have them control the amount of time they perceive and increases the reflexes.
Lv 6-7:
The energy saturates' the bodies tissue and muscles to the point the mind and body become entuned connected by just a hair trigger amount of time.
Lv 8-9:
Has the cultivator gather inner and natural Qi to while mental and soul energy form the true soul sea for the breakthrough to the next realm.
Lv 10-12:
Gathers inner, natural, mental and Soul Qi to build and condense the mind palace for future cultivation.
The fourth stage is called the Open Gate Path. this stage has the possibility of grabbing and starting on the path of Dao.
Lv 1-3:
Let's the cultivator to experience their past {level 1} in a way to show's the reason why they cultivate. {level2} lets the cultivator see their actions and reflect onto his present self. {level 3} has the cultivator get a glimpse into the future if they continue their path.
Lv 4-6
is faced with his surface demons to deter his path of finding the Dao while every victory of defeating them allows them to refine their cultivation heart.
Lv 6-9
these levels have the true inner demons come and try to take over the cultivators mind, the inner demons are what claw the hearts of cultivators.
Lv 10-12
this Level allows the Cultivator to harness and use his demons to guard his mind palace while refining them with their soul sea to control.
even though this isn't the right description of cultivation the story is a work of fiction and what I want my story to be. another description of cultivation stages will be updated later to allow you to understand the later stages as well as the beginning stages.