Long Chen/Cultivation

Long Chen practices 3 main types of cultivation: Body Cultivation, Martial Arts, and as auxiliary Alchemy. Although he doesn't actively cultivate his Soul or Spiritual Strength, his attainments in those are even higher than Meng Qi and Chu Yao combined- although his control over soul arts are nearly non-existent.
This page covers Body Cultivation. For Long Chen's Martial Arts, see Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. For Alchemy, see Long Chen/Alchemy.
Battle / Combat strength refers to Long Chen's effective strength. For example, even if he is technically at the Immortal King realm, due to his combined talents, he might be as strong as (or stronger than) a Divine Venerate expert. Talent and cultivation bases didn’t represent combat power. And there was also a definite difference between combat power and killing power. Combat power was more like destructive power, while killing power was purely for taking an opponent’s life.
==Cultivation Realms==
Mortal Great Realm 	Mortal Great Realm 	Mortal Great Realm 	Mortal Great Realm
Stage 	Chapter 	Age 	Details / Combat Power
1 - Qi Condensation 	1 - Qi Condensation 	1 - Qi Condensation 	1 - Qi Condensation
1st 	 	16 	1st stage
3rd 	 	16 	Mid Blood Condensation
4th 	 	16 	Mid Blood Condensation
7th 	 	16 	Peak Blood Condensation
8th 	 	16 	Peak Blood Condensation
9th 	 	16 	Surpassing the normal limit by forming a 10th cyclone.
10th 	 	16 	Surpassing the normal limit by forming a 10th cyclone.
11th 	 	16 	11 cyclones, each with a size of three meters.
12th 	 	16 	12 cyclones, each with a size of thirty meters.
13th 	 	16 	13 cyclones - Triggering his first Heavenly Punishment Tribulation
2 - Blood Condensation 	2 - Blood Condensation 	2 - Blood Condensation 	2 - Blood Condensation
Initial 	 	 	
1st 	 	 	Outer Level Monastery Sect Disciple
4th 	 	 	
6th 	 	 	Inner Level Monastery Sect Disciple
7th 	 	 	Core Level Monastery Sect Disciple
8th 	 	 	
9th 	 	 	
10th 	 	 	Favoured Level Tendon Transformation
11th 	 	 	
12th 	 	 	
13th 	 	 	Chosen level Tendon Transformation
3 - Tendon Transformation	3 - Tendon Transformation	3 - Tendon Transformation	3 - Tendon Transformation
Initial 	 	17 	Triggered an Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
1st 	 	17 	Chosen Level - Bone Forging
2nd 	 	17 	
3rd 	 	17 	
4th 	 	17 	
9th 	 	18 	Peak Chosen Level - 10 Bones Tempered
12th 	 	18 	Completion of the Allioth Star
13th 	 	18 	Triggered an Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
4 - Bone Forging 	4 - Bone Forging 	4 - Bone Forging 	4 - Bone Forging
Initial 	 	 	Body equal to Xiantian Realm
1st 	 	 	20 tempered bones
7th 	 	 	128 tempered bones
12th 	 	 	Complete Tempering
Rank 1 Celestial - 3rd Stage Meridian Opening Realm
13th 	 	 	Triggered a Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
5 - Meridian Opening 	5 - Meridian Opening 	5 - Meridian Opening 	5 - Meridian Opening
Initial 	 	 	
1st 	 	 	Long Chen had strengthened his new meridians a total of eighty-one times.
Half Step Sea Expansion Realm
6th 	 	 	
13th 	 	 	Triggered an Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
Innate Great Realm 	Innate Great Realm 	Innate Great Realm 	Innate Great Realm 	Innate Great Realm
Stage 	Chapter 	Age 	Combat Prowess 	Details
6 - Innate 	6 - Innate 	6 - Innate 	6 - Innate 	6 - Innate
1st 	 	 	LateSea Expansion 	LC is unable to use his spiritual yuan to control the natural energy like other Xiantian Level Cultivators (due to being A Heaven-Defying divergent).
2nd 	 	 	 	
3rd 	 	 	Rank 2 Celestial7th stage Xiantian 	
5th 	 	 	Rank 3 Celestial9th stage Xiantian 	
9th 	 	 	Rank 3 Celestial9th stage Xiantian 	
10th 	 	19 	Rank 3 Celestial1st stageSea Expansion 	
11th 	 	19 	 	
12th 	 	19 	 	
13th 	 	19 	 	Triggered an Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
7 - Sea Expansion 	7 - Sea Expansion 	7 - Sea Expansion 	7 - Sea Expansion 	7 - Sea Expansion
1st 	 	20 	Half-StepJade Core
w/ Dragon Armor 	Completion of the Enlightenment Palace Star
1st 	 	20 	Half-StepJade Core
w/ Dragon Armor 	Opening of four initial Qi Seas instead of one, each with a size of three thousand miles.
7th 	 	21 	 	
10th 	 	21 	 	
12th 	 	21 	 	
13th 	 	21 	 	Triggered an Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
8 - Foundation Forging (Ancestor) 	8 - Foundation Forging (Ancestor) 	8 - Foundation Forging (Ancestor) 	8 - Foundation Forging (Ancestor) 	8 - Foundation Forging (Ancestor)
Initial 	 	21 	Rank 7 CelestialFoundation Forging 	Long Chen has 108,000 embryonic original runes, one for each acupuncture point.
1st 	 	21 	 	Long Chen has 108,000 immortal platforms, each consisting of thirteen original runes.
3rd 	 	21 	Rank 7 Celestial9th stageFoundation Forging	39 original runes for each of the 108,000 immortal platforms.
4th 	 	22 	Rank 8 Celestial9th stageFoundation Forging	52 original runes for each of the 108,000 immortal platforms.
5th 	 	22 	 	65 original runes for each of the 108,000 immortal platforms.
8th 	 	22 	 	91 original runes for each of the 108,000 immortal platforms.
9th 	 	22 	Rank 9 CelestialThis is explained in 	117 original runes for each of the 108,000 immortal platforms.
10th 	 	22 	 	
11th 	 	22 	 	
12th 	 	22 	 	156 original runes for each of the 108,000 immortal platforms.
13th 	 	22 	 	Triggered a Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
9 - Jade Core (King) 	9 - Jade Core (King) 	9 - Jade Core (King) 	9 - Jade Core (King) 	9 - Jade Core (King)
1st 	 	24 	 	Long Chen's 108,000 immortal platforms turn to 108,000 stars
1st 	 	24 	 	Initial Condensation of the Divine Gate Star
3rd 	 	24 	EmpyreanJade Core 	
10th 	 	24 	EmpyreanSoul Transformation 	
12th 	 	24 	 	
13th 	 	24 	 	Triggered an Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
10 - Soul Transformation (Hall Master)	10 - Soul Transformation (Hall Master)	10 - Soul Transformation (Hall Master)	10 - Soul Transformation (Hall Master) 	10 - Soul Transformation (Hall Master)
Initial 	 	 	Half-Step Netherpassage 	Long Chen's Yuan Spirit is condensed from 1.080.000.000 primordial runes.
4th 	 	 	 	
9th 	 	 	 	
12th 	 	 	NormalNetherpassageStep 1: Meditation 	
11 - Life Star 	11 - Life Star 	11 - Life Star 	11 - Life Star 	11 - Life Star
Initial 	 	 	NormalNetherpassageStep 2: Life 	108,000 cores turn to 108,000 spaces of 9,999 li each. (3.24 billion miles total)
1st 	 	26 	NormalNetherpassageStep 3: Death 	
2nd 	 	26 	 	
10th 	 	26 	 	
12th 	 	28 	 	Each space becomes a Million li.
13th 	 	 	 	Triggered an Apocalyptic Tribulation of Six Divine Dao of Lightning. (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
12 - Netherpassage 	12 - Netherpassage 	12 - Netherpassage 	12 - Netherpassage 	12 - Netherpassage
Initial 	 	 	 	
Meditation (2nd) 	 	 	 	
Life (3rd) 	 	 	 	Life Power reaches 90%
Death (6th) 	 	 	 	Death Power is 90% whereas Life Power is 10%
Samsara (9th) 	 	 	 	
10th 	 	 	Heaven Merging 	Deviates from original technique
11th 	2545 	 	Heaven Merging 	
12th 	2648-2701 	 	Heaven Merging 	Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent).
13 - Heaven Merging 	13 - Heaven Merging 	13 - Heaven Merging 	13 - Heaven Merging 	13 - Heaven Merging
1st 	 	 	Late StageHeaven Merging 	Heavenly tribulation drops on chapter 2648 and is finished on chapter 2701.
7th 	 	 	9th StageHeaven Merging 	
9th 	 	 	12th StageHeaven Merging(Emperor) 	108,000 stars turns into 107,999 stars.
10th 	 	 	13th StageHeaven Merging(Sovereign) 	Venerable
12th 	 	 	13th StageHeaven Merging(Sovereign) 	Emperor
13th 	 	 	Divine Flame 	Sovereign
Divine Great Realm 	Divine Great Realm 	Divine Great Realm 	Divine Great Realm 	Divine Great Realm 	Divine Great Realm
Stage 	Stage 	Chapter 	Age 	Combat Prowess 	Details
14 - Transcending Mortality Stage	14 - Transcending Mortality Stage 	14 - Transcending Mortality Stage	14 - Transcending Mortality Stage	14 - Transcending Mortality Stage 	14 - Transcending Mortality Stage
Early 	Early 	 	31 	Divine Flame 	Shedding Mortal Energy From Body
Peak 	Peak 	 	31 	Four Peak 	Apocalyptic Tribulation (due to being a Heaven-Defier divergent). (chapter 2948)
15 - Divine Flame 	15 - Divine Flame 	15 - Divine Flame 	15 - Divine Flame 	15 - Divine Flame 	15 - Divine Flame
Initial 	Initial 	 	32 	Four Peak 	One Flame on each star. (108.000 Flames)
5th 	5th 	 	32 	Four Peak 	Five flames on each star. (540.000 Flames)
9th 	9th 	 	32 	EarlyDivine Lord 	Nine flames on each star. (972.000 Flames)
12th 	12th 	 	32 	MidDivine Lord 	Twelve flames on each star. (1.296.000 Flames)
13th 	13th 	 	32 	 	
16 - Four Peak 	16 - Four Peak 	16 - Four Peak 	16 - Four Peak 	16 - Four Peak 	16 - Four Peak
Initial 	Initial 	 	 	PeakDivine Lord 	Many Ancient Runes appeared in every part of his body, making him close to Heavenly Dao.
1st 	1st 	 	 	Mortal TierImmortal King 	
3rd 	3rd 	 	 	Spirit TierImmortal King 	
4th 	4th 	 	 	Spirit TierImmortal King 	
7th 	7th 	 	 	Spirit TierImmortal King 	
9th 	9th 	 	 	Earth TierImmortal King 	
10th 	10th 	 	 	Heaven TierImmortal King 	
12th 	12th 	 	 	Heaven TierImmortal King 	
13th 	13th 	 	 	 	
17 - Divine Lord 	17 - Divine Lord 	17 - Divine Lord 	17 - Divine Lord 	17 - Divine Lord 	17 - Divine Lord
Initial 	Initial 	 	33 	First StageWorld King 	
Initial 	Initial 	 	33 	Second StageWorld King 	Fengfu Star begins turning Purple
Initial 	Initial 	 	33 	Third StageWorld King 	Alioth Star begins turning Purple
4th 	4th 	 	 	Late StageWorld King 	Controlling Fate Star begins turning Purple
6th 	6th 	 	 	Late StageWorld King 	Enlightenment Palace Star begins turning Purple
7th 	7th 	 	 	Late StageWorld King 	Divine Gate Star begins turning Purple
10th 	10th 	 	 	Half-StepDivine Venerate 	
11th 	11th 	 	 	Half-StepDivine Venerate 	
12th 	12th 	 	 	Half-StepDivine Venerate 	
13th 	13th 	 	 	Half-StepDivine Venerate 	
18 - Immortal King 	18 - Immortal King 	18 - Immortal King 	18 - Immortal King 	18 - Immortal King 	18 - Immortal King
Initial 	Initial 	 	 	MortalVenerate 	Heavenly Tribulation from Ch 3773 to 3783
Initial 	Initial 	 	 	EarthVenerate 	Completed the 1st Step of the Dragon Soul Body Forging Art
1st 	1st 	 	 	HeavenlyVenerate 	
2nd 	2nd 	 	 	HeavenlyVenerate 	
9th 	9th 	 	 	InnateHeavenlyVenerate 	
19 - World King 	19 - World King 	19 - World King 	19 - World King 	19 - World King 	19 - World King
Initial 	Initial 	 	 	Eternal 	
1st 	1st 	 	 	 	
4th 	4th 	 	 	 	
5th 	5th 	 	 	 	
6th 	6th 	 	 	 	
7th 	7th 	 	 	 	
Peak 9th 	Peak 9th 	 	 	Saint 	After the Nether Dragon Race Leader failed to possess Long Chen's body and was instead purified and absorbed on Ch 4493
12th 	12th 	 	 	Half-StepSage King 	Heavenly Tribulation for Divine Venerate from Ch 4660 to 4692
20 - Divine Venerate 	20 - Divine Venerate 	20 - Divine Venerate 	20 - Divine Venerate 	20 - Divine Venerate 	20 - Divine Venerate
Initial 	Initial 	 	 	 	Innate Heavenly Venerate
1st 	1st 	 	 	Heaven Saint 	
3rd 	3rd 	 	 	1V Heaven Saint 	
Initial 	Initial 	 	 	PresumedHeaven Saint 	Lost cultivation base to activate his violet blood in the Long family's Heavenly Fate Divine Pool.
1st 	1st 	 	 	 	Cultivates in the Jiuli Tower, rapidly increasing the cultivation base without him noticing his Purgatory Eye is improved too.
Peak 12th 	Peak 12th 	 	 	max 2-veinHeS, possibly3-vein 	After destroying the Long family, Evilmoon refines the blood souls and becomes strong enough to let LC kill HSK 2-vein experts in base form.
21 - Eternal 	21 - Eternal 	21 - Eternal 	21 - Eternal 	21 - Eternal 	21 - Eternal
Eternal 	Initial 	 	 	Base form:9-V HeS+ 	Eternal tribulation is from 5142 to 5158. When these thunder jewels entered Long Chen’s body, strange runes appeared in Long Chen’s soul blood, soul roots, and soul bones.This is an immortal rune, the foundation of immortal strength, and the source of Long Chen’s future strength. When an immortal rune awakens, under the nourishment of the power of thunder and fire, it begins to grow rapidly. The rune forms three leaves that merge together and resemble a clover. LC used this chance to eat the 8th star pills, condensing the 8th star.
Eternal 	1st 	 	 	1-V HumanEmperor 	
Eternal 	12th 	 	 	2-V HumanEmperor 	used a nest of 10,000 dragons to elevate cultivation speed in the Grand Wasteland
Saint 	Saint 	 	 	unknown (survived 8th brahma god with help) 	This is where the Eternal realm gets a bit confusing. This is still Technically the Eternal realm, but the focus of LC's cultivation changes to understanding his spirit root and qi.
Sage King 	Sage King 	 	 	6-V Human Emperor 	He can go blow for blow with 7-V Emperor's with Evilmoon but he cannot kill them outright.
Human Saint 	Human Saint 	 	 	9-V Human Emperor 	It is explained that for the Human, Earth, and Heavenly Saint realms the tribulations are considered very minor. Long Chen's is still stronger than normal but weak for him so for this one he has Tang Wan-er's Hidden Dragon Legion temper themselves with his tribulation.
Earth Saint 	Earth Saint 	 	 	Half-step God-Emperor 	Just before the Earth Saint tribulation Long Chen finds a Galaxy Star core that is extremely important to NSD's, with it's help his strength and durability rise immensely. Yaoshi Star Crystal, that is the exclusive treasure of the nine-star lineage, which contains endless power of stars, and also contains the mystery of the birth and destruction of the galaxy.(citation needed)
Heavenly Saint 	0-vein 	5434 	 	God Emperor 	Tribulation is from 5421 to 5423. The spiritual root took root in the rune of immortality and Long Chen mastered immortal strength. When the spirit root fuses with the rune, it forms the shape of a triple flower (possibly the flower of the Great Dao). Its other uses are not known, but it produced immortal qi, which Long Chen used when his bones shattered to turn them into immortal bones.
Heavenly Saint 	1-vein 	Formed 	 	Easily kills a 5th rank Divine Emperor beast 	In the Heavenly Vein Profound Realm LC comes across a lake of stars that he feels is extremely useful to him as a NSD, in the process of absorbing it he discovers an ancient (yet still youthful) Nine Star Descendant (Tsing Yi) whose power makes up the Astral lake while she's suppressing a 9th rank Demon Emperor, LC turns that Emperor into a puppet and then absorbs the Astral lake as it wasn't pure enough for Tsing Yi to re-absorb without losing almost all her power. 
Each of Long Chen's 1.08 billion stars (stars in his inner sea of stars) formed their own Heavenly Vein, and all those veins together form the energy for Long Chen's first Heavenly Vein. It's absolutely terrifying to his enemies, however because it's still an immature power he cannot use too much of it because it will take far too long to recover. It is also explained that it was the normal practice for Nine-Star lineage Emperor's to use their power to assist the NSD's with forming their heavenly vein's because the energy requirement is too vast, In LC's case he's actually quite lucky because the energy he absorbed came from a Nine-Star Lineage Divine Emperor, so it's a much higher quality and quantity, and even that was barely enough for his variant technique.
Heavenly Saint 	1-vein 	Completed 	 	Easily kills a 5th rank Divine Emperor beast 	In the Heavenly Vein Profound Realm LC comes across a lake of stars that he feels is extremely useful to him as a NSD, in the process of absorbing it he discovers an ancient (yet still youthful) Nine Star Descendant (Tsing Yi) whose power makes up the Astral lake while she's suppressing a 9th rank Demon Emperor, LC turns that Emperor into a puppet and then absorbs the Astral lake as it wasn't pure enough for Tsing Yi to re-absorb without losing almost all her power. 
Each of Long Chen's 1.08 billion stars (stars in his inner sea of stars) formed their own Heavenly Vein, and all those veins together form the energy for Long Chen's first Heavenly Vein. It's absolutely terrifying to his enemies, however because it's still an immature power he cannot use too much of it because it will take far too long to recover. It is also explained that it was the normal practice for Nine-Star lineage Emperor's to use their power to assist the NSD's with forming their heavenly vein's because the energy requirement is too vast, In LC's case he's actually quite lucky because the energy he absorbed came from a Nine-Star Lineage Divine Emperor, so it's a much higher quality and quantity, and even that was barely enough for his variant technique.
Heavenly Saint 	2-vein 	 	 	 	After the 1st Stellar Dragon Vein appeared Long Chen proceeded to search for more opportunities to absorb heavenly fate energy, first he uses a technique from the Qiankun Cauldron to convert the energy he finds to a usable form but he's interrupted on the first try, He kills those people after he completes an embryonic form of the 2nd Vein and devours the energy they managed to steal to complete the 2nd vein and the 3rd as well.
Heavenly Saint 	3-vein 	 	 	 	After the 1st Stellar Dragon Vein appeared Long Chen proceeded to search for more opportunities to absorb heavenly fate energy, first he uses a technique from the Qiankun Cauldron to convert the energy he finds to a usable form but he's interrupted on the first try, He kills those people after he completes an embryonic form of the 2nd Vein and devours the energy they managed to steal to complete the 2nd vein and the 3rd as well.
Heavenly Saint 	4-vein 	 	 	 	Absorbs the energy of a barrier guarding a powerful human divine weapon which allows him to rapidly complete the 4th vein, balance the energy with the first 3 and then begin the 5th vein. He merged 3000 Jiuli Original talismans into his Sea of ​​Stars during this time
Heavenly Saint 	5-vein 	 	 	 	Absorbs the energy of a barrier guarding a powerful human divine weapon which allows him to rapidly complete the 4th vein, balance the energy with the first 3 and then begin the 5th vein. He merged 3000 Jiuli Original talismans into his Sea of ​​Stars during this time
Heavenly Saint 	1-9 vein
• 13 Vein of Dragon blood Bloodline 	5654 	 	 	Long Chen stopped condensing the Stellar Dragon veins and condensed the Dragon's blood veins
It could be considered the strongest type of the Heavenly Veins
All of the runes of the Dragon Clan’s techniques were inscribed in the Dragon’s blood veins
Heavenly Saint 	• 13 vein of Seven Color Bloodline• 13 vein of Violet Bloodline	 	 	Early Stage Purple - Crown God Emperor 	
*Stellar Dragon Veins - Qualitatively changes the strength of the stars
*With the help of his father, he condensed the Seven Colored Blood Veins [It allowed Long Chen to feel the different forces between heaven and earth, switching back and forth, everything under control].
*In the Purple Blood Clan's Sacred Pond, he condensed a Purple Blood Vein that fused the power of the Purple Blood and Spirit.
22 - Emperor 	22 - Emperor 	22 - Emperor 	22 - Emperor 	22 - Emperor 	22 - Emperor
Human Emperor 	Initial 	6073 	 	Two-body Sovereign Emperor 	Tribulation is from 6055 to 6073 with Long Chen seemingly on the verge of death after forcefully drawing the tribulation into himself to spare the lives of the DBL and members of the Dragon clan who were trying to save him. He wakes up on 6076 after once again hearing the mysterious voice urging him to hurry.
Human Emperor 	1st 	6081 	 	 	Long Chen realizes his physical body's potential seems limitless so he plans to head to the Huayun trading company to ask for something heavy to train with because a mountain would be too light. Before that he does some minor cultivation to enter the 1st heavenstage.
Human Emperor 	3rd 	6150 	 	three-body Sovereign Emperor 	He breaks through shortly after fighting a Divine Son of Brahma named Fan Ji.
Human Emperor 	4th 	6179 	 	 	Break through after seclusion, now he is able to open two gates at the same time.
Human Emperor 	7th 	6184 	 	 	Break through after seclusion, now he is able to open four gates at the same time.
Human Emperor 	10th 	6197 	 	700 emperor flame with divine Sovereign weapon bless by divine sovereign core blood	he can open the 6 gates at the same time and after they open the power of the stars form a hexagram shape
Divine Emperor 	 	 	 	 	
23 - Sovereign 	23 - Sovereign 	23 - Sovereign 	23 - Sovereign 	23 - Sovereign 	23 - Sovereign
Sovereign 	 	 	 	 	
 
==See also==
*Long Chen/Alchemy
*Stars
*Nine Star Hegemon Body Art
==References==
Category:Long Chen
Category:Cultivation Progress