The following is the story cultivation realms:
1- Body Strengthening
Cultivator will strengthen his body in the following stages: Blood(early), Bones(middle), muscles(late) normally cultivators can advance from here to the next realm. Body Cultivators, or those who practice Body Cultivating techniques can further develop their organs, heart and tendon thus reaching (Peak).
2- Qi Gathering
Cultivator will sense and gather surrounding Qi to strengthen their spiritual and physical prowess and store Qi through the following phases: physical body holds up to 35%(early), 70%(middle), 90% (late), 99%(peak), 100% (completion)
3- Qi Formation
When cultivators reach the peak of Qi Gathering, they will start forming a space to store Qi into it, thus forming their Qi Dantian by using Qi as a foundation and build an illusory, gas-like boundary. Process to be completed in the following phase: 35%(early), 70% (middle), 90%(late), 99%(peak), 100%(completion)
4- Qi Core
After successfully creating a boundary for their Qi Dantian, cultivators will start gathering and compressing their Qi to form a solid, vibrant Qi Core that uses the cultivator's affinity attributes as foundation such as fire, water, lightning, light, darkness, etc., creating Qi Core will be in the following stages:
Gas state (early), Liquid (middle), Solid (late), vibrant (peak)
5- Soul Formation:
Cultivator will start cultivating Soul Sense and soul pressure over those lower than themselves.
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I wont spoil what comes after Soul Formation, It will be revealed as we progress in the story.