Rankings

This is just a chapter that records the ranks for cultivation, medicinal herbs, alchemy, blacksmith, formations and spirit beast.

Nine Continents

1st Realm

Tempered Body/ 9 Stages-> After reaching the Tempered Body 4th Stage, one begins to sense World Energyin the atmosphere. At the 7th Stage, one starts to naturally gather World Energy and absorb it into their body, allowing them to start storing Yuan Qi.

2nd Realm

Initial Element/ 9 Stages-> Cultivators at this realm have accumulated enough Yuan Qi to start using it in techniques. Though Yuan Qi can be used to affect the body and the environment, it can't yet leave the body.

3rd Realm

Qi Transformation/ 9 Stages-> At this realm, cultivators can finally release Yuan Qi outside of their body in order to be used for attacking, defending, and etc. This is also the first realm in which a cultivator experiences a World Baptism, which tempers their body for the next realm.

Due to the massive increase of Yuan Qi stores at this realm, cultivators often have a harder time balancing their state of mind/temper. As such, they are generally more prone to getting into fights(this doesn't apply to those with strong will power like Yang Kai or Su Yan.)

4th Realm

Separation And Reunion/ 9 Stages-> This realm is simply an upgrade in the strength, storage, and the use of Yuan Qi in comparison to the Qi Transformation Stage. Upon reaching the Separation and Reunion Boundary, two paths appear in one's mind. This state is known as Separation and Reunion. If one drowns their self in the thrill of seeking power, they become unable to suppress their raging emotions and desires. This is called Becoming Devil(Devil's Path). These people are generally more brutal, bloodthirsty, and violent.

5th Realm

True Element/ 9 Stages-> To reach this realm, one needs to purify their Yuan Qi into the significantly more powerful True Qi, which can perform far more complex tasks than Yuan Qi. Thanks to True Qi, cultivators can start flying at this realm.

6th Realm

Immortal Ascension/ 9 Stages-> At this realm, a cultivator develops a Knowledge Sea and Divine Sense. A Knowledge Sea gives one the ability to store all of their knowledge, memories, techniques, and Divine Soul Artifacts. A Divine Sense allows one to see and/or sense everything within a certain radius of their surroundings as long as it is sufficiently powerful.

7th Realm

Transcendent/ 3 Orders-> With sufficient comprehension of the Heavenly Way, one can eventually reach this realm. At this realm, one's life span goes beyond average mortal limits, and they can live hundreds of years.

Tong Xuan Realm

8th Realm

Saint/ 3 Orders-> Like when a Separation and Reunion Boundary cultivator wants to enter the True Element Boundary, a 3rd Order Transcendent Realm cultivator has to purify their True Qi into Saint Qi. At the 3rd Order of Saint Realm, the average cultivator's flesh body is strong enough to withstand the environment of the Starry Sky.

Li Rui, the Old Man of Heaven's Keep, indicated that he has lived over a thousand years as a Saint.

Star Field

9th Realm

Saint King/ 3 Orders-> One only needs a stable foundation, Saint Qi accumulation, and sufficient comprehension of the Heavenly Way to reach this realm.

10th Realm

Origin Returning/ 3 Orders->At this realm, with some training, a cultivator is able to merge their Will, Saint Qi, and Divine Soul Strength into Shi(Potential), which suppresses most cultivators below this realm. When one's Divine Sense becomes strong enough, they can learn Yuan Control Mastery. This greatly increases their combat efficacy.

11th Realm

Origin King/ 3 Orders-> When one's ability in Shi reaches the expertise of Grand Accomplishment, they are able to cultivate to this realm. Their Shi becomes Domain. These cultivators are exponentially more powerful than Origin Returning Realm cultivators.

If one is fortunate enough to become a Star Master at this realm, they can get an early sense of both sensing and drawing support from World Principles, i.e. aspects of the Heavenly Way, which is a major aspect of Principle Source Stage power.

Star Boundary

12th Realm

Dao Source/ 3 Orders-> To breakthrough to this realm, one must develop their Domain to the Grand Accomplishment level and completely covert their Saint Qi into the far more powerful Source Strength. Elsewise, they can never reach this realm. Therefore, one must also have access to a world with sufficient World Principles to allow for this conversion to take place.

Starting at this realm, cultivators are able to draw support from one or more World Principles(ex: Space Principle). From this realm upward, a cultivator's comprehension and capability toward the manipulation of Principles greatly distinguishes them from other martial artists of the same realm. Principle Source Stage can also be cultivated to in the Ancestor Territory.

13th Realm

Emperor Senior/ 3 Orders And 3 Stages-> A profound realm, it is difficult to reach because one needs to be able to directly control at least one Principle. Their 'Source Strength' also needs to be converted into 'Emperor Yuan' before they can fully command the power of Emperor Senior. Pseudo Emperor, Dao Seal, and Half Open Heaven are special classifications of Emperor Senior.

Pseudo Emperor/ N/A-> Known as Emperor Senior Stage Peak in the Outer Universe, a Pseudo Emperor has made a breakthrough past the Emperor Senior 3rd Layer, but has not yet achieved Great Emperor(i.e. condensed a Dao Seal). Likewise, they are far more powerful than Emperor Senior 3rd Layers. The term "Pseudo Emperor" denotes one as a "Pseudo Great Emperor."

Dao Seal/ N/A-> An Emperor Senior that has condensed a Dao Seal is significantly more powerful than a Pseudo Emperor, and is capable of promoting to Open Heaven Stage. Barring unusual circumstances, only Pseudo Emperors that have successfully seized the extremely rare chance to become a Great Emperor can condense a Dao Seal within Universe Worlds.

In Universe Worlds, one may be acknowledged as a Great Emperor by the Heavenly Way if there is a space available. This enables them to sense their Main Road, condense a Dao Seal, and transfer the World Mighty Force, which allows them to generate the power of at least Low Rank Open Heaven Stage. However, this power is only available within a certain range of one's Universe World.

Outer Universe

Half Open Heaven/ N/A-> This level is another special classification of Emperor Senior. One must, after condensing a Dao Seal, condense 5 of 7 resources: Wood, Fire, Earth, Gold, Water, Yin/Yang into it. These Emperor Seniors can be called Half Open Heaven.

Due to the mutual promotion and cycling of the 5 strengths condensed, these Emperor Seniors can generate an embryonic form of World Mighty Force, making them far stronger than the typical Emperor Senior with a Dao

14 Realm

Open Heaven/ 9 Ranks-> After condensing all 7 of the Yin-Yang + 5 Element resources into their Dao Seal, an Emperor Senior must successfully form a Small Universe within their body to become Open Heaven Stage. At High Rank Open Heaven Stage(7th-9th), this world becomes a real Universe World. The strength of this realm comes from the ability to draw on one's Small Universe's World Mighty Force.

Thus, this realm essentially bypasses the major weakness of the Great Emperortitle. It also, in many cases, allows these cultivators to display a far more powerful strength(>Low Rank).

Barring miraculous methods, Open Heaven Stage cultivators have a 2-rank promotion limit from their initial rank.(i.e. 3rd Rank limit is 5th Rank)

15th Realm

World Creation-> The new known peak of the Martial Dao, this realm has been seen to allow one to use their mastery over all of the 3,000 Grand Daos to create Universe Worlds, and by extension life, from nothing.[1]Yang Kai is the only being known to have achieved this realm

Divine Spirit Cultivation

Having descended directly from fragments of the 1st Light of the Outer Universe, Divine Spirits are naturally the strongest major race. Likewise, Divine Spirits cultivate simply by growing and developing the power of their bloodlinesthrough their Sources. True Divine Spirits reach power comparable, and often superior, to the most powerful human cultivators with age and growth, while living much longer (100,000+ years). Divine Spirits can also take advantage of special pills, plants, fruits, growth environments (ex: Ancestral Land), or their respective Clan's Sacred Objects to promote their strength. After a certain amount of growth, Divine Spirits naturally display Open Heaven Stage level strength, and all fully grown Divine Spirits are at the very least comparable to High Rank Open Heaven Stage.

An example of Divine Spirit Cultivation is the Dragon Clan:

Young Dragon (<1000 zhang): These Dragons have been seen to range in strength from the 3rd Order Emperor Realm to the 6th Rank Open Heaven Stage. At around 450 zhang, they are comparable to 5th Rank Open Heaven Stage.

Big Dragon (1000 - 5000 zhang): favorably comparable to 7th Rank Open Heaven Stage. Naturally proficient in the Dao of Time.

Ancient Dragon (5000 - 10,000 zhang): favorably comparable to 8th Rank Open Heaven Stage. Mastery of the Dao of Time.

Divine Dragon (10,000+ zhang): favorably comparable to 9th Rank Open Heaven Stage. Unparalleled in the Dao of Time.

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Monster Beasts/Monster Race

The descendants of Divine Spirits, Monster Beast cultivation is very similar to them in that they grow stronger primarily through growth, while a Monster Race cultivator's practice more resembles human cultivation with alterations/differences. Unlike Human Race cultivators, Monster Race limits are largely determined by the natural strength of their bloodlines/inheritance. Likewise, this also means that Monster Race cultivators without a Divine Spirit Source or bloodlines are far more limited in natural potential. Monster Race cultivation is consolidated and based in their Monster Core, and they can further strengthen themselves by swallowing the Monster Cores of other Monster Race/Beasts.

Monster Emperor

Monster Race/Beasts can reach Open Heaven Stage comparable strength with an Ancient Secret Art that allows them to strengthen their Monster Core under great risks. While Monster Race/Beasts that practice this method may have a lower starting point than some Open Heaven Stage cultivators, they are not shackled by the 2-rank limit of Open Heaven Stage promotion, and thus have far more potential for growth. This realm is called Monster Emperor.

Alternative

Some Monster Race cultivators take human form and practice human cultivation to achieve Open Heaven Stage.

Special Monster Cultivation Names

Below are listed the known special cultivation names of the Monster Race/Beasts, in addition to their approximation in human cultivation:

Star Field

Monster King - 3rd Order Origin King Realm

Universe World

Monster Commander - Dao Source Realm

Monster King - 3rd Order Emperor Realm or Pseudo-Emperor

Unique Realm: Monster Emperor(9 Ranks) - Open Heaven Stage

Wizard Cultivation

This was the Antiquity Era cultivation that matched the different and Ancient Heavenly Way of Star Boundary at that time. These were completely different from modern cultivation realms (though their effective power was roughly comparable to the Demon/Normal cultivation realms) and are impossible to learn under the modern Star Boundary's Heavenly Way. Wizard Technique has a very powerful resistive effect towards Demon Qi.

Wizard Apprentice, Wizard Warrior, Wizard Expert, Great Wizard Expert, Wizard King, Wizard Saint, Wizard God.

Demon Race Cultivation

Demon Cultivation: These are the cultivation names used in Demon Territory. They directly correspond to the Human Cultivation Realms (Or titles in the case of Demon Saint/Great Emperor). The main difference is they all use different levels of Demon Yuan Qi equivalent to the grades of Yuan Qi, True Qi, Saint Qi, Source Qi, or Emperor Qi with some different means of cultivation.

???, Demon Spirit (Origin Returning), Demon Commander (Origin King), Demon Chief Commander (Dao Source), Demon King (Emperor), Demon Half-Saint (Pseudo-Emperor), Demon Saint (Great Emperor)

Professions of a Cultivator

Though most know cultivators as individuals who constantly train and cultivate in order to strengthen themselves and lengthen their life spans, there are numerous cultivators who focus on essential professions to aid in cultivation. These professions include Alchemy, Artifact Refining, creating/decoding Spirit Arrays, and mastering Star Charts. These fields provide services that are essential for any cultivator looking to reach the peak of Martial Arts. However, they each require a very specialized touch and use of Yuan Qi. Thus, they are often highly respected in worlds as much as or more than any powerful cultivator. With extremely rare exceptions, only Human Race are suited to specialized cultivation professions.

Alchemists

Alchemists create pills that help with injuries, cultivation (Yuan Qi, Divine Soul, or Comprehension), power boosts, poisons, and etc. They are highly respected individuals in any world, and are often treated as High Ranking Guest wherever they travel. Pills are an essential part of a cultivator's life.

Artifact (Item) Refiners

Artifact Refiners are responsible for making, upgrading, and fixing the various Artifacts (Secret Treasures) that are used in the various worlds. Highly respected, their products can be used for attacking, defending, environment-manipulation, Qi gathering, contorting puppets, traveling the Starry Sky and etc.

Star Chart Masters

Star Chart Masters employ their knowledge of the topology of the Star Territories to form maps of them. These maps are used by others to avoid the dangers such as Chaotic Vortices when travelling through space. Star Chart Masters are generally even more respected than Alchemists.

Array (Formation) Masters

Array Masters are specialists in the field of Spirit Arrays (Formations). They often use Array Plates when forced to do battle as these contain a ready made Spirit Array to be deployed. As highly respected as Artifact Refiners and Alchemists, they are essential for arranging or destroying Sect Protecting Arrays (Formations) in addition to many other types of Spirit Arrays.

Alchemist

Alchemists are practitioners of the Alchemic Dao, and likewise create pills that help with injuries, cultivation (Yuan Qi, Divine Soul, or Comprehension), power boosts, poisons, and etc.

Alchemist Levels

Alchemist Levels follow the same pattern as the Grading System.

*Common Grade Alchemist

*Earth Grade Alchemist

*Heaven Grade Alchemist

*Mysterious Grade Alchemist

*Spirit Grade Alchemist

*Saint Grade Alchemist

*Saint King Grade Alchemist

*Origin Grade Alchemist

*Origin King Grade Alchemist

*Dao Source Grade Alchemist

*Emperor Grade Alchemist

*Open Heaven Grade Alchemist

Up to Dao Source Grade, Grades are subdivided into Low, Middle, and High Rank. At Emperor Grade, there is an extra Great Emperor subdivision.

Pills

Other than their Grades, Pills have unique ´properties´ that may distinguish them from other pills of the equivalent rank.

Normal

These are commonly refined pills, and, likewise, they will inevitably lose their medicinal effect over time.

Pill Veins

Pills Veins are meridian like markings found on the surface of these pills. With Pill Veins, a pills efficacy will be preserved indefinitely.

Pill Cloud

A step above Pill Veins, Pill Clouds surround a pill that is able to constantly absorb any surrounding World Energy, constantly increasing its efficacy over time.

Grand Alchemic Dao Tone

One of the mysterious voices of the Heavenly Way, the Grand Alchemic Dao Tone may appear when an Alchemist deep to the understanding of the Alchemic Dao triggers its appearance. For cultivators with any attainments on the Alchemic Dao, the extraordinary and Heaven-defying chance of hearing the Heavenly Way's direct teachings on the Alchemic Dao can both bring them seemingly endless benefits and immeasurably boost their future achievements.[1]

At the same time, as with any voice of the Heavenly Way (ex: the Martial Dao Heavenly Tone), an Alchemist that rejects the teachings of the Grand Alchemic Dao Tone will bring indelible and severe harm to their foundation and practice, at the very least preventing them from ever again progressing their achievements in the Alchemic Dao (ex: Zuo De).[2]

Artifact Refiner

Artifact Refiners are skilled in the Dao of Artifact Refining, and are likewise responsible for making, upgrading, and fixing the various Artifacts that are used in the various worlds of Martial Peak. Artifact Refiner grading follows the same pattern as the Grading System.

Artifacts

Types

Artifacts can be created and used for a variety of purposes, including Attacking, Defending, Environment-manipulation, Qi Gathering, Puppets, Flight Artifacts for traveling the Starry Sky or Star Boundary, and etc. Of course, the higher the Grade of an Artifact, the more skill that is generally required to use and/or the more powerful opponents they are effective on.

*Notable Examples

*Demon Mystic Tome

*Star Shuttle

*Sealed World Bead

*Yuan Magnetic Divine Bottle Gourd

*Emperor Garden

*Void Yin-Yang Mirror

Artifact Spirits

Artifact Spirits are rare existences that, with a great amount of luck, may naturally form from an Artifact through a series of unspecified chance occurrences. It is said that all natural Artifact Spirits take at least a thousand years to form and generally require extremely harsh conditions in order to do so. Once an Artifact gains an Artifact Spirit, the prestige it can display increases dramatically. Due to this, Artifact Spirits are often highly coveted by Artifact Refiners and cultivators alike.

Some cultivators try to artificially create Artifact Spirits using extracted Monster Beast Souls. However, this extremely cruel and bloody method requires a great deal of resources and is rarely ever successful, and, even when it is successful, the prestige an artificially formed Artifact Spirit can display is generally far less than that of a natural Artifact Spirit. As such, this method is usually only practiced by Evil Cultivators.

Some notable examples of Artifact Spirits are listed below:

Firebird Artifact Spirit - Origin King Grade Artifact Refining Furnace (Former)

Sealed World Bead Artifact Spirit

Demon Saint Grade Warhammer Artifact Spirit

Outer Universe Artifact Refining Titles

Open Heaven Grade Artifact Refiners get different titles according to different qualifications. The 3 known titles are Great Master, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster. Though there is no true division rank, this system is universally recognized.

Great Master - these Artifact Refiners can refine up to Middle Rank Open Heaven Grade Artifacts.

Grandmaster - this is an Artifact Refiner that can refine a High Rank Open Heaven Grade Artifact.

Great Grandmaster: this describes an at least 8th Rank Open Heaven Stage Artifact Refiner whose Grand Dao attainments on Artifact Refining are at least in the 7th Layer.

Array Master

Array Masters are experts specialized in the Dao of Spirit Arrays. Array Master grading follows the same pattern as the Grading System.

Spirit Arrays

Types of Arrays

Spirit Arrays, which can either be laid out, put into Artifacts, or formed through a group of coordinated cultivators, can serve a variety of different functions. These include Trap Arrays, Illusion Array, Offensive Arrays, Protective/Defensive Arrays (Sects or individual cultivators), Bewilderment Arrays, Qi Gathering and etc.

In combat, Array Masters typically make use of Array Plates, which contain ready made Spirit Arrays that activate upon deployment.

Artificial and Natural Arrays

Generally, there are two major classifications of how Spirit Arrays are formed.[2]

Artifical Arrays - Artificial Arrays are manufactured by Array Masters. Correspondingly, these arrays usually have some traceable process in how they function and are formed.

Natural Arrays - Natural Arrays occur in nature by chance. Natural Arrays are likewise much harder to trace/decode than Artificial Arrays.

Notable Array Examples

Dragon Cave Mountain Protective Array

Black Tortoise Seven Sections Array

Nine Layers Heaven Array - Void Land'sProtective Array

Black Ink War Common Battle Arrays

This is just a chapter that records the ranks for cultivation, medicinal herbs, alchemy, blacksmith, formations and spirit beast.

Nine Continents

1st Realm

Tempered Body/ 9 Stages-> After reaching the Tempered Body 4th Stage, one begins to sense World Energyin the atmosphere. At the 7th Stage, one starts to naturally gather World Energy and absorb it into their body, allowing them to start storing Yuan Qi.

2nd Realm

Initial Element/ 9 Stages-> Cultivators at this realm have accumulated enough Yuan Qi to start using it in techniques. Though Yuan Qi can be used to affect the body and the environment, it can't yet leave the body.

3rd Realm

Qi Transformation/ 9 Stages-> At this realm, cultivators can finally release Yuan Qi outside of their body in order to be used for attacking, defending, and etc. This is also the first realm in which a cultivator experiences a World Baptism, which tempers their body for the next realm.

Due to the massive increase of Yuan Qi stores at this realm, cultivators often have a harder time balancing their state of mind/temper. As such, they are generally more prone to getting into fights(this doesn't apply to those with strong will power like Yang Kai or Su Yan.)

4th Realm

Separation And Reunion/ 9 Stages-> This realm is simply an upgrade in the strength, storage, and the use of Yuan Qi in comparison to the Qi Transformation Stage. Upon reaching the Separation and Reunion Boundary, two paths appear in one's mind. This state is known as Separation and Reunion. If one drowns their self in the thrill of seeking power, they become unable to suppress their raging emotions and desires. This is called Becoming Devil(Devil's Path). These people are generally more brutal, bloodthirsty, and violent.

5th Realm

True Element/ 9 Stages-> To reach this realm, one needs to purify their Yuan Qi into the significantly more powerful True Qi, which can perform far more complex tasks than Yuan Qi. Thanks to True Qi, cultivators can start flying at this realm.

6th Realm

Immortal Ascension/ 9 Stages-> At this realm, a cultivator develops a Knowledge Sea and Divine Sense. A Knowledge Sea gives one the ability to store all of their knowledge, memories, techniques, and Divine Soul Artifacts. A Divine Sense allows one to see and/or sense everything within a certain radius of their surroundings as long as it is sufficiently powerful.

7th Realm

Transcendent/ 3 Orders-> With sufficient comprehension of the Heavenly Way, one can eventually reach this realm. At this realm, one's life span goes beyond average mortal limits, and they can live hundreds of years.

Tong Xuan Realm

8th Realm

Saint/ 3 Orders-> Like when a Separation and Reunion Boundary cultivator wants to enter the True Element Boundary, a 3rd Order Transcendent Realm cultivator has to purify their True Qi into Saint Qi. At the 3rd Order of Saint Realm, the average cultivator's flesh body is strong enough to withstand the environment of the Starry Sky.

Li Rui, the Old Man of Heaven's Keep, indicated that he has lived over a thousand years as a Saint.

Star Field

9th Realm

Saint King/ 3 Orders-> One only needs a stable foundation, Saint Qi accumulation, and sufficient comprehension of the Heavenly Way to reach this realm.

10th Realm

Origin Returning/ 3 Orders->At this realm, with some training, a cultivator is able to merge their Will, Saint Qi, and Divine Soul Strength into Shi(Potential), which suppresses most cultivators below this realm. When one's Divine Sense becomes strong enough, they can learn Yuan Control Mastery. This greatly increases their combat efficacy.

11th Realm

Origin King/ 3 Orders-> When one's ability in Shi reaches the expertise of Grand Accomplishment, they are able to cultivate to this realm. Their Shi becomes Domain. These cultivators are exponentially more powerful than Origin Returning Realm cultivators.

If one is fortunate enough to become a Star Master at this realm, they can get an early sense of both sensing and drawing support from World Principles, i.e. aspects of the Heavenly Way, which is a major aspect of Principle Source Stage power.

Star Boundary

12th Realm

Dao Source/ 3 Orders-> To breakthrough to this realm, one must develop their Domain to the Grand Accomplishment level and completely covert their Saint Qi into the far more powerful Source Strength. Elsewise, they can never reach this realm. Therefore, one must also have access to a world with sufficient World Principles to allow for this conversion to take place.

Starting at this realm, cultivators are able to draw support from one or more World Principles(ex: Space Principle). From this realm upward, a cultivator's comprehension and capability toward the manipulation of Principles greatly distinguishes them from other martial artists of the same realm. Principle Source Stage can also be cultivated to in the Ancestor Territory.

13th Realm

Emperor Senior/ 3 Orders And 3 Stages-> A profound realm, it is difficult to reach because one needs to be able to directly control at least one Principle. Their 'Source Strength' also needs to be converted into 'Emperor Yuan' before they can fully command the power of Emperor Senior. Pseudo Emperor, Dao Seal, and Half Open Heaven are special classifications of Emperor Senior.

Pseudo Emperor/ N/A-> Known as Emperor Senior Stage Peak in the Outer Universe, a Pseudo Emperor has made a breakthrough past the Emperor Senior 3rd Layer, but has not yet achieved Great Emperor(i.e. condensed a Dao Seal). Likewise, they are far more powerful than Emperor Senior 3rd Layers. The term "Pseudo Emperor" denotes one as a "Pseudo Great Emperor."

Dao Seal/ N/A-> An Emperor Senior that has condensed a Dao Seal is significantly more powerful than a Pseudo Emperor, and is capable of promoting to Open Heaven Stage. Barring unusual circumstances, only Pseudo Emperors that have successfully seized the extremely rare chance to become a Great Emperor can condense a Dao Seal within Universe Worlds.

In Universe Worlds, one may be acknowledged as a Great Emperor by the Heavenly Way if there is a space available. This enables them to sense their Main Road, condense a Dao Seal, and transfer the World Mighty Force, which allows them to generate the power of at least Low Rank Open Heaven Stage. However, this power is only available within a certain range of one's Universe World.

Outer Universe

Half Open Heaven/ N/A-> This level is another special classification of Emperor Senior. One must, after condensing a Dao Seal, condense 5 of 7 resources: Wood, Fire, Earth, Gold, Water, Yin/Yang into it. These Emperor Seniors can be called Half Open Heaven.

Due to the mutual promotion and cycling of the 5 strengths condensed, these Emperor Seniors can generate an embryonic form of World Mighty Force, making them far stronger than the typical Emperor Senior with a Dao

14 Realm

Open Heaven/ 9 Ranks-> After condensing all 7 of the Yin-Yang + 5 Element resources into their Dao Seal, an Emperor Senior must successfully form a Small Universe within their body to become Open Heaven Stage. At High Rank Open Heaven Stage(7th-9th), this world becomes a real Universe World. The strength of this realm comes from the ability to draw on one's Small Universe's World Mighty Force.

Thus, this realm essentially bypasses the major weakness of the Great Emperortitle. It also, in many cases, allows these cultivators to display a far more powerful strength(>Low Rank).

Barring miraculous methods, Open Heaven Stage cultivators have a 2-rank promotion limit from their initial rank.(i.e. 3rd Rank limit is 5th Rank)

15th Realm

World Creation-> The new known peak of the Martial Dao, this realm has been seen to allow one to use their mastery over all of the 3,000 Grand Daos to create Universe Worlds, and by extension life, from nothing.[1]Yang Kai is the only being known to have achieved this realm

Divine Spirit Cultivation

Having descended directly from fragments of the 1st Light of the Outer Universe, Divine Spirits are naturally the strongest major race. Likewise, Divine Spirits cultivate simply by growing and developing the power of their bloodlinesthrough their Sources. True Divine Spirits reach power comparable, and often superior, to the most powerful human cultivators with age and growth, while living much longer (100,000+ years). Divine Spirits can also take advantage of special pills, plants, fruits, growth environments (ex: Ancestral Land), or their respective Clan's Sacred Objects to promote their strength. After a certain amount of growth, Divine Spirits naturally display Open Heaven Stage level strength, and all fully grown Divine Spirits are at the very least comparable to High Rank Open Heaven Stage.

An example of Divine Spirit Cultivation is the Dragon Clan:

Young Dragon (<1000 zhang): These Dragons have been seen to range in strength from the 3rd Order Emperor Realm to the 6th Rank Open Heaven Stage. At around 450 zhang, they are comparable to 5th Rank Open Heaven Stage.

Big Dragon (1000 - 5000 zhang): favorably comparable to 7th Rank Open Heaven Stage. Naturally proficient in the Dao of Time.

Ancient Dragon (5000 - 10,000 zhang): favorably comparable to 8th Rank Open Heaven Stage. Mastery of the Dao of Time.

Divine Dragon (10,000+ zhang): favorably comparable to 9th Rank Open Heaven Stage. Unparalleled in the Dao of Time.

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Monster Beasts/Monster Race

The descendants of Divine Spirits, Monster Beast cultivation is very similar to them in that they grow stronger primarily through growth, while a Monster Race cultivator's practice more resembles human cultivation with alterations/differences. Unlike Human Race cultivators, Monster Race limits are largely determined by the natural strength of their bloodlines/inheritance. Likewise, this also means that Monster Race cultivators without a Divine Spirit Source or bloodlines are far more limited in natural potential. Monster Race cultivation is consolidated and based in their Monster Core, and they can further strengthen themselves by swallowing the Monster Cores of other Monster Race/Beasts.

Monster Emperor

Monster Race/Beasts can reach Open Heaven Stage comparable strength with an Ancient Secret Art that allows them to strengthen their Monster Core under great risks. While Monster Race/Beasts that practice this method may have a lower starting point than some Open Heaven Stage cultivators, they are not shackled by the 2-rank limit of Open Heaven Stage promotion, and thus have far more potential for growth. This realm is called Monster Emperor.

Alternative

Some Monster Race cultivators take human form and practice human cultivation to achieve Open Heaven Stage.

Special Monster Cultivation Names

Below are listed the known special cultivation names of the Monster Race/Beasts, in addition to their approximation in human cultivation:

Star Field

Monster King - 3rd Order Origin King Realm

Universe World

Monster Commander - Dao Source Realm

Monster King - 3rd Order Emperor Realm or Pseudo-Emperor

Unique Realm: Monster Emperor(9 Ranks) - Open Heaven Stage

Wizard Cultivation

This was the Antiquity Era cultivation that matched the different and Ancient Heavenly Way of Star Boundary at that time. These were completely different from modern cultivation realms (though their effective power was roughly comparable to the Demon/Normal cultivation realms) and are impossible to learn under the modern Star Boundary's Heavenly Way. Wizard Technique has a very powerful resistive effect towards Demon Qi.

Wizard Apprentice, Wizard Warrior, Wizard Expert, Great Wizard Expert, Wizard King, Wizard Saint, Wizard God.

Demon Race Cultivation

Demon Cultivation: These are the cultivation names used in Demon Territory. They directly correspond to the Human Cultivation Realms (Or titles in the case of Demon Saint/Great Emperor). The main difference is they all use different levels of Demon Yuan Qi equivalent to the grades of Yuan Qi, True Qi, Saint Qi, Source Qi, or Emperor Qi with some different means of cultivation.

???, Demon Spirit (Origin Returning), Demon Commander (Origin King), Demon Chief Commander (Dao Source), Demon King (Emperor), Demon Half-Saint (Pseudo-Emperor), Demon Saint (Great Emperor)

Professions of a Cultivator

Though most know cultivators as individuals who constantly train and cultivate in order to strengthen themselves and lengthen their life spans, there are numerous cultivators who focus on essential professions to aid in cultivation. These professions include Alchemy, Artifact Refining, creating/decoding Spirit Arrays, and mastering Star Charts. These fields provide services that are essential for any cultivator looking to reach the peak of Martial Arts. However, they each require a very specialized touch and use of Yuan Qi. Thus, they are often highly respected in worlds as much as or more than any powerful cultivator. With extremely rare exceptions, only Human Race are suited to specialized cultivation professions.

Alchemists

Alchemists create pills that help with injuries, cultivation (Yuan Qi, Divine Soul, or Comprehension), power boosts, poisons, and etc. They are highly respected individuals in any world, and are often treated as High Ranking Guest wherever they travel. Pills are an essential part of a cultivator's life.

Artifact (Item) Refiners

Artifact Refiners are responsible for making, upgrading, and fixing the various Artifacts (Secret Treasures) that are used in the various worlds. Highly respected, their products can be used for attacking, defending, environment-manipulation, Qi gathering, contorting puppets, traveling the Starry Sky and etc.

Star Chart Masters

Star Chart Masters employ their knowledge of the topology of the Star Territories to form maps of them. These maps are used by others to avoid the dangers such as Chaotic Vortices when travelling through space. Star Chart Masters are generally even more respected than Alchemists.

Array (Formation) Masters

Array Masters are specialists in the field of Spirit Arrays (Formations). They often use Array Plates when forced to do battle as these contain a ready made Spirit Array to be deployed. As highly respected as Artifact Refiners and Alchemists, they are essential for arranging or destroying Sect Protecting Arrays (Formations) in addition to many other types of Spirit Arrays.

Alchemist

Alchemists are practitioners of the Alchemic Dao, and likewise create pills that help with injuries, cultivation (Yuan Qi, Divine Soul, or Comprehension), power boosts, poisons, and etc.

Alchemist Levels

Alchemist Levels follow the same pattern as the Grading System.

*Common Grade Alchemist

*Earth Grade Alchemist

*Heaven Grade Alchemist

*Mysterious Grade Alchemist

*Spirit Grade Alchemist

*Saint Grade Alchemist

*Saint King Grade Alchemist

*Origin Grade Alchemist

*Origin King Grade Alchemist

*Dao Source Grade Alchemist

*Emperor Grade Alchemist

*Open Heaven Grade Alchemist

Up to Dao Source Grade, Grades are subdivided into Low, Middle, and High Rank. At Emperor Grade, there is an extra Great Emperor subdivision.

Pills

Other than their Grades, Pills have unique ´properties´ that may distinguish them from other pills of the equivalent rank.

Normal

These are commonly refined pills, and, likewise, they will inevitably lose their medicinal effect over time.

Pill Veins

Pills Veins are meridian like markings found on the surface of these pills. With Pill Veins, a pills efficacy will be preserved indefinitely.

Pill Cloud

A step above Pill Veins, Pill Clouds surround a pill that is able to constantly absorb any surrounding World Energy, constantly increasing its efficacy over time.

Grand Alchemic Dao Tone

One of the mysterious voices of the Heavenly Way, the Grand Alchemic Dao Tone may appear when an Alchemist deep to the understanding of the Alchemic Dao triggers its appearance. For cultivators with any attainments on the Alchemic Dao, the extraordinary and Heaven-defying chance of hearing the Heavenly Way's direct teachings on the Alchemic Dao can both bring them seemingly endless benefits and immeasurably boost their future achievements.[1]

At the same time, as with any voice of the Heavenly Way (ex: the Martial Dao Heavenly Tone), an Alchemist that rejects the teachings of the Grand Alchemic Dao Tone will bring indelible and severe harm to their foundation and practice, at the very least preventing them from ever again progressing their achievements in the Alchemic Dao (ex: Zuo De).[2]

Artifact Refiner

Artifact Refiners are skilled in the Dao of Artifact Refining, and are likewise responsible for making, upgrading, and fixing the various Artifacts that are used in the various worlds of Martial Peak. Artifact Refiner grading follows the same pattern as the Grading System.

Artifacts

Types

Artifacts can be created and used for a variety of purposes, including Attacking, Defending, Environment-manipulation, Qi Gathering, Puppets, Flight Artifacts for traveling the Starry Sky or Star Boundary, and etc. Of course, the higher the Grade of an Artifact, the more skill that is generally required to use and/or the more powerful opponents they are effective on.

*Notable Examples

*Demon Mystic Tome

*Star Shuttle

*Sealed World Bead

*Yuan Magnetic Divine Bottle Gourd

*Emperor Garden

*Void Yin-Yang Mirror

Artifact Spirits

Artifact Spirits are rare existences that, with a great amount of luck, may naturally form from an Artifact through a series of unspecified chance occurrences. It is said that all natural Artifact Spirits take at least a thousand years to form and generally require extremely harsh conditions in order to do so. Once an Artifact gains an Artifact Spirit, the prestige it can display increases dramatically. Due to this, Artifact Spirits are often highly coveted by Artifact Refiners and cultivators alike.

Some cultivators try to artificially create Artifact Spirits using extracted Monster Beast Souls. However, this extremely cruel and bloody method requires a great deal of resources and is rarely ever successful, and, even when it is successful, the prestige an artificially formed Artifact Spirit can display is generally far less than that of a natural Artifact Spirit. As such, this method is usually only practiced by Evil Cultivators.

Some notable examples of Artifact Spirits are listed below:

Firebird Artifact Spirit - Origin King Grade Artifact Refining Furnace (Former)

Sealed World Bead Artifact Spirit

Demon Saint Grade Warhammer Artifact Spirit

Outer Universe Artifact Refining Titles

Open Heaven Grade Artifact Refiners get different titles according to different qualifications. The 3 known titles are Great Master, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster. Though there is no true division rank, this system is universally recognized.

Great Master - these Artifact Refiners can refine up to Middle Rank Open Heaven Grade Artifacts.

Grandmaster - this is an Artifact Refiner that can refine a High Rank Open Heaven Grade Artifact.

Great Grandmaster: this describes an at least 8th Rank Open Heaven Stage Artifact Refiner whose Grand Dao attainments on Artifact Refining are at least in the 7th Layer.

Array Master

Array Masters are experts specialized in the Dao of Spirit Arrays. Array Master grading follows the same pattern as the Grading System.

Spirit Arrays

Types of Arrays

Spirit Arrays, which can either be laid out, put into Artifacts, or formed through a group of coordinated cultivators, can serve a variety of different functions. These include Trap Arrays, Illusion Array, Offensive Arrays, Protective/Defensive Arrays (Sects or individual cultivators), Bewilderment Arrays, Qi Gathering and etc.

In combat, Array Masters typically make use of Array Plates, which contain ready made Spirit Arrays that activate upon deployment.

Artificial and Natural Arrays

Generally, there are two major classifications of how Spirit Arrays are formed.[2]

Artifical Arrays - Artificial Arrays are manufactured by Array Masters. Correspondingly, these arrays usually have some traceable process in how they function and are formed.

Natural Arrays - Natural Arrays occur in nature by chance. Natural Arrays are likewise much harder to trace/decode than Artificial Arrays.

Notable Array Examples

Dragon Cave Mountain Protective Array

Black Tortoise Seven Sections Array

Nine Layers Heaven Array - Void Land'sProtective Array

Black Ink War Common Battle Arrays