1. Ignition Psuedo-realm:
This is is the realm where the practitioner activates his spiritual root and expels foreign qi. It lasts approximately four hours, making its way to Qi gathering realm.
2. Qi gathering realm
After using spiritual medicines, the spiritual root converts it to spiritual qi. Such spiritual qi is like a fingerprint. Everyone has qi with a different energy signature. Such signatures don't mix. So one can't take someone else's qi without injury. People at this level use little qi they have to guide wild spiritual energy to spiritual root. Then they use spiritual qi to nourish their body. After every nourishment, the body undergoes a metamorphosis where it adapts to the new lifestyle that depends on spiritual qi. After nourishing the body reaches diminishing returns, It is time to construct the spiritual body that is superimposed on the physical one.
3. Foundation Establishment Realm.
This cultivation stage involves designing one spiritual body and implementing it. Cultivation sutras diverge wildly at this stage. every design is different in its performance. Spiritual qi used does not matter more than structural integrity or function. It is not like an energy bar you fill to the brim to level up. It's more like an engineering project.
4. Golden core realm
After the spiritual body is completely manufactured using a proper design, If the cultivation method is anything good, it has a built-in spiritual qi converting apparatus. When one uses spiritual qi converting apparatus in their spiritual body, they can manufacture and use a higher form of energy. Which manifests itself as a golden core. After the golden core is properly charged, the practitioner spends the golden core and invests it into a higher energy overhaul of their spiritual body design. They create and use golden cores until they are satisfied with the structure.
5. Subspace realm.( nascent soul realm)
After repeatedly using their golden core they eventually have to puncture a hole in reality to create a subspace to store advanced spiritual qi. Such an action illicit a response from the environment and creates what we call heavenly tribulation. During this time, numerous different natural disasters befall the cultivator. The most common one is thunder and lightning. During such tribulation, If the structural integrity of the body fails the practitioner dies. It is a spiritual energy calamity. The practitioner can't have spiritual energy denser than a certain amount out in the world because it converts to phenomena on its own.
The subspace can contain the practitioner's life if the body outside dies, the practitioner can live inside his own realm as long as they can. Such places are called hidden realms. They are often full of treasures.
6. Venerable Realm.
The venerable realm is the best realm one can reach on their own. After this realm they have to integrate themselves into the mechanisms of the world so they can tap into the energy world has to offer. Understanding the world gets them related dao marks. Every being can receive dao marks as long as they understand something about the universe correctly and have their body receive some spiritual energy. Paradoxically when a venerable inspect something, their intent floods the thing inspected with spiritual energy. rendering it impossible to judge subjectively. Venerables can only attain dao marks thru roundabout ways. the practitioner has to finance his immense energy costs in the meantime.
7. Sage realm
Sage realm cultivators are Venerables that have access to one or more completed dao marks. When a sage uses a technique, he has two sources to choose from. First, he can tap into his venerable reserves, second, He can let the world pay the price. When a sage does something grand a spiritual drought might commence where spiritual energy in a place dries up for a certain amount of time. current reality can't support a higher realm.
List of daos (So far)
Grand Dao of karma
This Dao studies the relationships between things. Its Earth equivalent is chaos theory. The Dao is the Dao main character practices. The bearer of its mark could divine things without a spiritual medium.
Grand Dao of information
Grand dao of information is about processing knowledge. Its earth equivalent is computer science.
Middling dao of genetics
Sub-dao of information dao. Specializes in bloodlines, Gene expression, etc.
Minor dao of chimeras
Sub-dao of genetics dao. Specializes in mixing different entities into one. Six wings demon venerable practices this.
Middling Dao of constructs
Sub-dao of information dao. Specializes in Making and designing devices. Its earth equivalent is engineering.
Minor dao of puppets
Specializes in moving constructs in a desired way using several forces. Shi Hong practices this dao.
Tools thet I use to write :
Quillbot for grammar and rephrasing
Grammarly- same
Chinese Name generator.
https://huggingface.co/spaces/hgrif/rhyme-with-ai for poems
Various internet sites for synonyms.