Qi Condensation
Goal: Absorb ambient qi, awaken spiritual roots.
Process: Draw wisps of qi into the body, circulate them through meridians.
Abilities:
- Sense spiritual energy.
- Minor physical enhancement (leap rooftops, lift boulders).
- Basic elemental manipulation (e.g., light a candle with fire qi).
Limit: Qi is unstable; cannot store it long-term yet.
Foundation Establishment
Goal: Solidify qi into a stable foundation.
Process:
- Purge bodily impurities (black sludge excreted).
- Open the Dantian to store qi permanently.
Abilities:
- True qi circulation (sustained combat).
- Learn low-tier spells (e.g., "Frost Palm," "Wind Steps").
Breakthrough Sign: Dantian glows faintly like embers.
Core Formation
Goal: Solidify qi into a Golden Core
Abilities: Fly short distances, wield low-tier magic weapons.
Risk: Core instability → self-detonation.
Nascent Soul
Goal: Birth a miniature soul (infant) inside the Golden Core.
Abilities: Soul projection, resisting aging.
Symbol: A glowing baby (Nascent Soul) in the Dantian.
Soul Transformation
Goal: Merge the Nascent Soul with the physical body.
Abilities: Divine sense (scan miles away), soul attacks.
Trial: Heart Demon Tribulation (facing inner demons).
Void Refinement
Goal: Comprehend space laws.
Abilities: Short-range teleportation, spatial storage.
Danger: Spatial tears can disintegrate the body.
Dao Seeking
Goal: Touch the Great Dao (cosmic truths).
Abilities: Bend natural laws (e.g., control gravity).
Challenge: Dao debates with the heavenly will.
Immortal Ascension
Goal: Survive the Heavenly Tribulation.
Abilities: Near-immortality, reshape terrain.
Risk: 9/10 cultivators die from lightning strikes.
True Immortal
Goal: Shed the mortal coil, ascend to immortal realms.
Abilities: Eternal life, creates pocket dimensions.
Final Test: Sever all mortal karma.
Qi Condensation to Nascent Soul, stage 1 to stage 9
Soul Transformation to True Immortal, initial-mid-peak