By IMERPUS RELUR
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Beneath the pile of broken bones and torn manuscripts, Liang Chen found a jade slip untouched by decay.
It was warm.
He instinctively pressed it to his forehead. Instead of a technique, a cold stream of knowledge invaded his mind—not just data, but vision.
> [Stonepath Interface: Legacy Jade Slip recognized.]
[World Structure Integration initializing…]
A sky shattered in his consciousness. Names, boundaries, ladders of cultivation—everything he never knew, revealed in a single breath.
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World Structure of Cultivation – Crimson Domain
The cultivation world was not a single plane, but a layered system of existence.
1. Lower Thousand Worlds
Thin spiritual qi and chaotic Dao.
Mortal sects, wandering cultivators, basic techniques.
Most reach no further than Golden Core Realm.
Liang Chen's current location, Ashen Dust World, is one such world.
Governed under the Crimson Domain, a minor domain in the cosmos.
2. Middle Thousand Worlds
Rich in spirit veins, rare herbs, and stable Dao fields.
Cultivators can reach Soul Transformation and even Spirit Severing Realm.
Birthplace of regional alliances and elite sect systems.
The Crimson Vein Realm, center of the Crimson Domain, belongs here.
3. Great Thousand Worlds
Dao-rich territories where heaven-grade sects, ancient families, and quasi-immortal beings dwell.
Supports cultivation up to Earth Immortal (Peak Stage).
Only cultivators who survive Tribulation of Severance may ascend from here.
4. Immortal World
Entry granted only through Ascension Tribulation.
Mortal qi and laws are instantly crushed.
Cultivation begins anew with immortal essence, under strict celestial order.
Only in this realm can one become a true immortal and walk the divine path.
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Cultivation Realms by Plane
Realm Found In Max Supported Stage
Lower Thousand World Ashen Dust World, others Golden Core (Peak)
Middle Thousand World Crimson Vein Realm Soul Transformation / Spirit Severing
Great Thousand World Unnamed Divine Territories Earth Immortal (Peak)
Immortal World Beyond mortal reach Heavenly Immortal and above
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Realm Hierarchy (Standardized)
Mortal Stage Levels
Qi Refining 1–9
Foundation Establishment 1–9
Golden Core 1–9
Nascent Soul 1–9
Soul Transformation 1–9
Spirit Severing 1–9
Dao Integration 1–9
Transcending Tribulation 1–9
Earth Immortal 1–9
Immortal Stage Levels
True Immortal 1–9
Earth Immortal 1–9
Heavenly Immortal 1–9
Golden Immortal 1–9
Profound Immortal 1–9
Immortal King 1–9
Immortal Emperor 1–9
Dao Sovereign / Celestial Monarch Legend-tier
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Grade System – Items, Skills, Arrays, Tools
Grade Description
Mortal Grade Common items and basic techniques.
Earth Grade Slight spiritual resonance.
Heaven Grade Rare and sought after by sects.
Spirit Grade Holds spiritual will or minor sentience.
Profound Grade Alters regions; controls karmic weight.
Dao Grade Connected to universal law.
Immortal Grade Forbidden in mortal realms; suppresses worlds.
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The slip's light faded, and the vision dissolved.
Liang Chen stood silently in the ruins. Before, his world had seemed like a cage. Now, it was barely a stepping stone.
> "Earth Immortal is still considered part of the mortal ladder… and even that is unreachable here."
He clenched his fist.
> "But I have stones... and a path no one else can take."
He turned toward the shattered gate leading to the next chamber.
Behind him lay the dust. Ahead was heaven.