There are eight stages of Immortal Cultivation, though qi refining is the beginning level, it has three small levels. Each level is split into three stages, Early, Middle, and Late, once a cultivator is able to surpass the late-stage, they will move onto the next level, but there will be a bottleneck between each level.
The cultivation arts people practiced were all different, but they were mostly categorized into three kinds: Qi Refinement, Body Refinement and Soul Refinement. The first two were commonly seen. Most cultivators practiced those two kinds of arts, but the last one was quite rare.
[✓]The 1st Cultivation Level(Qi Refinement).
It has three sublevels: Foundation Establishment, Ethereal Enlightenment, and Divine Sea.
As the name suggests, the first sub-level was about building a solid foundation from which all the other cultivation stages were developed upon. Once completed, the cultivator would have immense strength, speed, and agility. It was a transitional period when the cultivator reaches beyond the limits of the human body. The cultivation should also have the ability to gather some degree of arcane force to use minor spells.
The next two sub-levels were usually combined together and were called the Immortal Enlightenment phase. Once the cultivator had completed both levels, he or she could use even more powerful spells and arts. They could call upon the natural elements such as dirt to turn it into golems who would fight to the death.
[✓]The 2nd Cultivation Level(Xiantian/Innate Level).
(Earth Invincible, Kunxu Tianjiao)
This realm is called Innate. The title given to the cultivator on earth who reached this stage are "Earth Deity". It fits the heaven and the earth, and the three elements of the essence, qi, and spirit are unified, becoming a semi-genitalized life, possessing innate Taoism, and using heaven and earth vitality to seal heaven and earth.
The imperial qi rides the wind for ninety thousand miles, and the lifespan is as high as five hundred years. Taoists call it the Earth Immortal, and Buddhism call it Luohan.
Any creature that has cultivated to the innate realm will condense a core of life, which is used to carry more than half of the essence of the body. Only by destroying this core can it truly kill an innate creature.
The immortal cultivator condenses the essence pill in the innate realm, and after countless tempering, it will transform into an indestructible golden pill.
Only when the cultivator steps into this realm can he truly reach the gate of cultivating immortals.
[✓]The 3rd Cultivation Level(Golden Core).
This realm is called Jin Dan. The title given to the cultivator who reached this stage are "True Monarch". Estimated around two thousand years of life, immortal body, immortal core, and eternal soul. Taoists call it Tianxian, and Buddhism calls it the Bodhisattva Vajra Realm.
The nine revolutions of the Yuan Dan condensed into a golden Dan. One thought of the Jin Dan can control a hundred miles, let the vitality of the heaven and the earth surrender, form a domain, control the heaven and the earth, and have the physical body to cross the universe and step into the space domain. The city, in the desolate star field, is a figure of the ancestor head teacher.
Gold cores are divided into nine grades, the lowest is Grade 1, the highest is Grade 9, and above the nine grades, there are also the Divine, Saint and Immortal grade Golden core! The first-grade golden pill has passed through one thunder tribulation, the ninth grade has passed through the nine tribulations; the Divine golden core has to go through another nine thunder tribulations, and the Saint grade golden core has to get pass another eighteen thunder tribulations. The Immortal grade golden core has to get through another thirty six thunder tribulation, the immortal grade golden core will get the imprint of the law of the heaven and earth.
Golden core level cultivators are considered the strongest in low-level worlds, as evidenced by the fact that some believe that there is no higher-level than the Golden-Core.
[✓]The 4th Cultivation Level(Nascent Soul).
(universe level expert)
This realm is called Yuan Ying. The title given to the cultivator who reached this stage are "Heavenly Monarch". A single blow is enough to destroy a small country.
Condensing the laws of oneself, breaking the pill and condensing the infant, the primordial infant can resonate with the law and replace the heart of the sky with his own heart. Between one thought, the radius of the cloud moves thousands of miles, and the snow floats for thousands of miles. It can control the celestial phenomena, and all have the power to destroy the sky and the earth. You can control the space with your own power, and you can live forever.
Yuan Ying is condensed and can be taken away. Taoists call it feathering, Buddhism name is Nirvana, and Yaozu is called transformation. In the universe, the Nascent Soul Realm is regarded as a master, this realm can manipulate the space with its own power! To enter Nascent soul, one must have knowledge of at least 1 law, two laws makes one a genius, three laws allows one to be on the level of sacred princes in the center of the galaxy. Seven laws allows someone to reach Void Returning, and even Dao Reunion.
The cultivator that managed to obtained the entire 3 Deity Beauty (Deity body, Deity soul, Deity core/infant) can have a power that can even challenge a Soul Formation cultivator.
[✓]The 5th Cultivation Level(Transform God).
Universe Great Power
This realm is also translated as Soul Formation. The title given to the cultivator who reached this stage are "Great Power", and the Nascent Soul grows into the Nascent Soul, whose spiritual thoughts are enough to cover a planet.
most of the cultivators who transform gods have their own domain of God. In the domain of God, the mana is almost infinite , and it is useless to have multiple Infant(Nascent Souls). Even a strong ancient sage can not easily kill a God in the realm of God. But once out of the realm of God, and less use of the power of the rules, the so-called God.
The soul entrusts the void, claims to be immortal, incarnate in thousands of blood, rebirth from a drop of blood, abandon the spirit stone, absorb higher-level energy, can open up the world of life, can cross the cosmic starry sky, get the blessing of heavenly status, and completely control a region. Turn one area into your own kingdom of the gods.
A race can only be called a starry sky race if it is born with a strong god of transformation; a galaxy can be called a cultivating star field only if it has a god of transformation.
[✓]The 6th Cultivation Level(Void Returning).
The title given to the cultivator who reached this stage are "Saint/Old Sage". When you cultivate to this realm, you will have great magical powers that can transform the planetary world.
[✓]The 7th Cultivation Level(Dao Fusion).
This realm is also called Dao Reunion. The title given to the cultivator who reached this stage are "True Immortal". It has a life span of one million years. It touches the Great Avenue of Heaven and Earth. In the entire universe, there are characters at the apex of the ten thousand races in the starry sky. Just waiting.
In the universe, one can only be called a Deity after entering the Dao Reunion level.
No one has ascended the universe for hundreds of millions of years, and it is almost believed that the Immortals are only legends . Hedao Zhenxian is the existence standing at the top, and one person is enough to garrison a top superpower. In fact, among the Nine Great Immortal Sects, it is said that only one or two true immortals garrison the low-ranking sects. This is a super strong man who can smash a Galactic Fleet and sweep a civilization by one person.
For a Dao Reunion Perfected Immortal, three thousand years is only one season and one can live more than a million years. You would also be able to swallow the sun, flicking off the stars, walk in the universe, bathe in the galaxy and sleep on the sun and moon. Only then can you be called a Deity.
[✓]Dujie is the 8th Cultivation Level(Trancends Tribulation).
This realm is also called Retribution Enduring. The title given to the cultivator who reached this stage are "Profound Immortal". During this stage, cultivator that absorb an abundant amount of Deity Qi can increase their power tremendously that Chen Fan can easily beat hundreds Dao Fusion cultivators all by himself. In the past 500 years, Chen surpassed his teacher Immortal Cang Qing to reach this stage.
This realm is called Xuanxian, to realize one's own avenue, is called Xuanxian, which is a transitional realm for stepping into the Nine Heavens Immortal.
In this state, he can continue to explore, open up his own path, and gain more powerful power. The protagonist Chen Fan is the best example. In this state, he has walked out of his own path. Xianzun".
A Tribulation Cultivator was the King of Deities and the Dominator of Universe.