The Path of Ascension
MORTAL REALMS
Rank 1: Body Tempering Realm (Strengthen the Physical Vessel)
Divided into Nine Stages:
1. Skin – Tempering the body's outer boundary.
2. Muscles – Forging raw strength and power.
3. Bones – Creating an unbreakable framework.
4. Kidneys – Purifying water-element energies, foundational vitality.
5. Liver – Purifying wood-element energies, regulating flow.
6. Stomach – Refining digestion of energy and matter.
7. Intestines – Further purification and absorption.
8. Spleen – Balancing and harmonizing all bodily systems.
9. Brain – Awakening mental potential, preparing for spirit.
Rank 2: Spirit Forging Realm (Strengthen the Spirit, Prepare for Laws)
Divided into Three Stages:
1. Inner Peace – Quieting the mind's internal noise.
2. Mind Over Matter – Using spirit to influence the physical world (telekinesis).
3. Mind Influencing the World – Spirit touches the fabric of reality, allowing initial perception of the Laws.
Rank 3: Essence Realm (Comprehend the Building Blocks of Laws)
Divided into Three Stages (comprehending three essences per stage):
· Early Stage – Comprehend 3 Law Essences.
· Middle Stage – Comprehend 6 Law Essences.
· Late/Peak Stage – Comprehend 9 Law Essences of a single Lower Law.
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IMMORTAL REALMS (Touching True Power)
Rank 4: Law Integration Realm (Become One with a Law)
· Integrate a complete Lower Law into your body.
· Gain the ability to fly unaided.
· Can briefly travel to the Plane of Laws to deepen comprehension.
Rank 5: Law Weaving Realm (Building a Foundation for Higher Law)
· Integrate a second Lower Law that corresponds to the same Higher Law (Time or Space).
Rank 6: Law Foundation Realm (Laying the Cornerstone of a Higher Law)
· Integrate all Lower Laws of a single Higher Law (e.g., Light, Wind, & Lightning for Time).
· Comprehend the corresponding Higher Law by 10% to breakthrough.
Rank 7: Law Body Realm (The Birth of an Immortal)
· Forge an immortal Law Body by integrating a Higher Law.
· Teleportation becomes possible.
· True self can reside in the Plane of Laws; can only visit the mortal plane via incarnations.
· Stages within Rank 7:
· Low – 20% Higher Law comprehension.
· Medium – 40% comprehension.
· High – 70% comprehension.
· Peak – 90% comprehension.
· Perfection – 100% comprehension (breakthrough threshold).
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COSMIC REALMS (Shaping Reality Itself)
Rank 8: Cosmos Body Realm (Master of Duality)
· Comprehend and integrate the second Higher Law (e.g., Space if you started with Time).
· The cultivator becomes a Cosmos Body, a being of balanced, fundamental dualities.
· Can travel outside their home plane into the Chaos (the void between planes).
· The Central Plane Beacon: Automatically drawn to the infinite Central Plane, the hub for all Rank 8+ cultivators.
· The Hard Limit: Each subsidiary plane only contains enough primordial energy to produce one World Cultivator. If one already exists, a Rank 8 cultivator must:
1. Cultivate for millions of years in the Central Plane, OR
2. Venture into the Chaos to find an unowned plane to claim.
Rank 9: World Cultivator Realm (Creator of a World)
· Comprehend the Law of Chaos and integrate it with their Cosmos Body and a claimed, unowned plane.
· They forge their own World within their body, evolving it into a true, stable Subsidiary Plane.
· They are now a sovereign of their own reality.
Rank 10: Plane Bearer Realm (Nurturer and Warrior of Reality)
· Must venture outside the universe to hunt chaotic beasts for energy to fuel their plane's growth.
· Stages: Divided into 10 stages. At each stage, their fully-grown plane produces a Sub-Plane, which connects to and strengthens the main plane.
· Goal: Produce 100 Sub-Planes, causing their internal reality to evolve into a full Universe.
Rank 11: Universe Master Realm (Architect of a Cosmos)
· The cultivator's body is a Universe.
· They can no longer reside within another's universe and must venture into the greater Void beyond all universes.
· They establish and grow their own Universe. The strength of their universe directly fuels the strength of their body.
· This is the currently known pinnacle of cultivation.
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Key Locations on the Path:
· Mortal Plane: The starting world.
· Plane of Laws: A realm of pure abstraction where Laws exist in their fundamental form.
· The Chaos: The formless, primordial void between planes.
· The Central Plane: An infinite plane that acts as a hub and haven for Rank 8+ cultivators.
· The Void (Beyond Universes): The final frontier, where Universe Masters reside and expand their domains.
