Hey people.
Sorry, I couldn't get this done last night (was for me at least), but it was around 2 am and my roommates got pissed off with my monstrous typing noise hehe.
Here is the soul cultivation realm glossary though, up to the highest qi cultivation Domain revealed so far (the 5th one btw).
So anyway, here is the basic most information required to know for cultivation in general for Elemental Ascension.
Domain/Evolution:
The largest boundary in cultivation.
Usually used as a divisor between major differences in how someone improves in strength.
Example (qi cultivation example): The Foundation Domain is for setting your foundations, opening your energy systems and accumulating qi for the Generation Domain.
Realm:
The middle-level boundary in cultivation.
There are usually three of these in every Domain.
Stage:
The low-level boundary in cultivation.
Used to indicate the progress of the cultivator in their current realm.
Divided into three per realm.
Name of each stage is generally the same, except for the last (currently created) Realm which has different names due to a particular reason which will remain a quirk of every single cultivation method in the future (of this book and any other same-universe/multiverse based books if I decide to write. I am thinking about one tbh though).
There is no such thing as half-step or half-*enter realm name* because it just makes stuff too complicated and the author's Dao of the Web got scarred for life after reading Martial God Asura before the poor author realised that it is a sin to read that book.
The names of the soul cultivation realms are not as self-explanatory as the names of physique cultivation realms were I am sorry to say.
Physique cultivation was always the thing I have no trouble naming, while soul and qi I tend to get stuck on.
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Organised into Domains.
Each Domain contains 3 Realms.
The 3 Realms are usually called Disciple, Scholar and Sage.
Each Realm contains 3 Stages. The 3 Stages are Initial, Advanced and Grand.
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Spirit Domain:
Disciple Realm – Initial -> Advanced-> Grand
- Strengthen your Soul Force
Scholar Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Supplement your Soul to improve Growth
Sage Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Energize your Soul, allowing faster use of Soul Force
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Consolidation Domain:
Disciple Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Consolidate your Energized Soul Force and Stabilize
Scholar Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Increase the Density of your Soul Force
Sage Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Materialise your Soul Force in the World
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Nebula Domain:
Disciple Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Use your Emotions and Willpower to create a Soul Nebula
Scholar Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Expand your Soul Nebula
Sage Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Further Expand and Stabilize your Soul Nebula
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Aegis Domain:
Disciple Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Envelop your Soul in its Nebula
Scholar Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Harden the Soul Nebula into an Aegis
Sage Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Devour the energy of your Soul Nebula, to strengthen your Soul Force while the Aegis still remains strong
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Condensation Domain:
Disciple Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Condense your Soul Force, improving its ability to interact with the Physical World
Scholar Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Further condense your Soul Force, improving its ability to interact with the Physical World
Sage Realm – Initial -> Advanced -> Grand
- Make your Soul Force completely materialised
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With more to come much later on in the story.