Pseudo-Immortal

True Immortal

## Overview

**Pseudo-Immortal** is a cultivation level shared by all cultivation systems, when everything eventually converges. They have nigh-eternal life and indestructibility. In order to achieve this nearly-impossible level, a cultivator should have a complete understanding of their true selves and "evolve". In the current epoch's cultivation system, only existences such as Dao Lords, Conquerors, Dragon Lords, and even ancient Immortal Emperors, and many other peak existences, who have attained the state of returning to their true selves and traversed the path of true self to become an **Ancestor** **(Primordial True Self)**. Afterwards embarking on their journey to transform into a **Supreme Overlord (Supreme Giant)** and have an inkling of possibility, to advance further into their paths to eventually surpass themselves to become a Pseudo-Immortal.

Pseudo-Immortals are immensely powerful compared to 'apex' existences such as Immortal Emperors, Grand Emperors, and even Progenitors. Li Qiye once described a Pseudo-Immortal's power as:

“ Killing a progenitor is as easy as eating a meal for it. „
— Li Qiye

Pseudo-Immortals are also powerful to the extent where they can offer protection against even the mightiest of the Old Villainous Heaven's wrath. They can defeat its tribulations and even create entire worlds which escape its eyes.

An epoch might not produce a Pseudo-Immortal, at least not one at the level of the thirty-six pseudo-immortals. One might not appear even after many epochs.

This was it, if the apex had a definition, then it was made for those of this realm, but even the most prideful of Pseudo-Immortals would shake their heads and say that there is a vaster sky and a greater man, the immensity of the grand dao is unimaginable, existences loftier than them are still around, whereabouts unknown.

## Comparison

Pseudo-Immortals are not to be confused with Supreme Giants like Samsara Wild Ancestor. They are no where near the level of strength exercised by a Pseudo-Immortal especially the thirty-six Pseudo-Immortals, whom stands near the apex, and "That Person", whom stands at the apex itself. Old Ghost, an epoch lord himself described to his adversaries who were also epoch lords:

“ Devouring one epoch does not make you invincible. Look up at the sky vault, many in history have done so and are far stronger than you three. They’re still living as pathetically as us. „
— Old Ghost scoffing at Triune Alligator Lord, Dead Immortal, and Lord of the Deeps' ambitions to split the current epoch.

An analogy to describe the differences between Supreme Giants and Pseudo-Immortals is that battles between giants can destroy a world like Eight Desolates for example, but a battle between ultimate terrors? Forget a battle, just several moves can destroy the Nine Worlds, and a full-scaled battle can raze the three thousand worlds down to the ground several times over. Just a single corpse from the thirty-six pseudo-immortals, or even those not classified as such, can change the situation of epochs. For example, due to the Great Calamity and the fall of several pseudo-immortals including Li Qiye, the threshold of cultivators of the Six Heavenly Continents was raised by an entire realm, opening the gate to the Ancestors realm, just a step below the Supreme Giant realm. Even other supreme giants benefitted from the calamity, such as those from the Eight Desolates, specifically Dead Immortal who had a corpse in his possession, deterring other overlords of the same level.

## Abilities/Capabilities

* Can devour an epoch in one bite
* Crossing planes of existence
* Can offer protection against even the mightiest of the Old Villainous Heaven's wrath
* Creating worlds
* Creating races
* Near-invincible bodies
	+ While this might apply to non-natural born Pseudo-Immortals. The 36 might already be immortal, just not at the level of a True Immortal.
* Near-eternal lifespans
* Capable of creating barriers able to split two planes of existence
* Can easily create and destroy an epoch

## Limitations

**Primordial Backlash** is a phenomenon or a type of restriction which fully disables Pseudo-Immortals and even the Primeval Beings and other ultimate terrors around their level, with the exclusion of Li Qiye, from using the Nine Grand Heavenly Treasures and Nine Grand Heavenly Scriptures and perhaps *maybe* even the Nine Grand Words. If they were to try and use the scriptures and treasures, then that means that they are courting death, it also renders them useless under their possession. It is currently unknown to what causes this phenomena and why it happens, however what is clear is that the dark overlords of the World of Death cannot use them.

Another limitation is that due to the overwhelming amount of power each Pseudo-Immortal holds, just their mere presence and descent to the three thousand worlds can cause heavenly tribulations to strike them. It is due to this reason that most of the pseudo-immortals are in hiding in their own respective worlds, like the World of Death or the Three Immortals' World for example which shields them from the gaze of the heavens, if they were to be seen then the full brunt of the heaven's might will descend.

## Origin

Reaching the pseudo-immortal realm via cultivation is **nearly impossible**, as *most* pseudo-immortals are born that way, meaning they are innate lifeforms, not tempered from the trial of cultivation itself with **The Thirty-Six** being the greatest example, but of course there are some exceptions to this. With Li Qiye himself being the prime example. Another important information to note is that **most of all the pseudo-immortals** **reside in Terminus or what is more formally called as the Heaven Realm**, the realm beyond three thousand worlds, the realm closest to the villainous heavens itself, where the true overlords actually reside, where the true dragons converge and assail.

## Stages

There is a separation between the strength of the Pseudo Immortals, the levels are not exactly known but four are known: **Initial Immortal**, **Supreme Immortal**, **Primeval Immortal** and **Celestial Immortal**.

An **Initial Immortal** is self explanitory, someone who has recently become a Pseudo-Immortal or hasn't made any progress since then.

A **Supreme Immortal** is someone who is only below a **Primeval Immortal**.

Those who reach the level of **Primeval Immortal** are those who returned to a primordial origin, such as the **36 Pseudo-Immortals.**

Unlike those who were born as Primeval Immortal, those who cultivated to that stage have more opportunities for growth however they are also more vulnerable or easier to kill than those who were born at the beginning.

A **Celestial Immortal** is stronger than a Primeval Immortal, he is someone who can fight against the Old Villainous Heavens on a more or less equal footing. Mirroring Emperor Rivals and their ability to face off against Immortal Emperors.

## Trivia

* Currently Li Qiye's strength is much greater than the 36 Pseudo Immortals, and he can kill them without any problem, with maybe only That Person being the exception of the thirty-six.
* He seems faking his death and separated from his root (origin), Li Qiye meet him in the deepest part of the Abyss.

## References

	1. ↑ Chapter #2112(WuxiaWorld)
	2. ↑ Chapter #5437(WuxiaWorld)
	3. ↑ Chapter #3098(WuxiaWorld)
	4. ↑ Chapter #3237(WuxiaWorld)
	5. ↑ Chapter #3235(WuxiaWorld)
	6. ↑ Chapter #5567(WuxiaWorld)
	7. ↑ Chapter #6537(WuxiaWorld)
	8. ↑ Chapter #6694(WuxiaWorld)
	9. ↑ Chapter #1265(WuxiaWorld)
	10. ↑ Chapter #4160(WuxiaWorld)
	11. ↑ Chapter #2799(WuxiaWorld)
	12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chapter #3243(WuxiaWorld)
	13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Chapter #3238(WuxiaWorld)
	14. ↑ Chapter #4583(WuxiaWorld)
	15. ↑ Chapter #5566(WuxiaWorld)
	16. ↑ Chapter #3242(WuxiaWorld)
	17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Chapter #6424(WuxiaWorld)
	18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Chapter #6718(WuxiaWorld)
	19. ↑ Chapter #4909(WuxiaWorld)
	20. ↑ Chapter #5531(WuxiaWorld)
	21. ↑ Chapter #5532(WuxiaWorld)
	22. ↑ Chapter #5888(WuxiaWorld)
	23. ↑ Chapter #5942(WuxiaWorld)
	24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Chapter #6436(WuxiaWorld)
	25. ↑ Chapter #6440(WuxiaWorld)
	26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Chapter #6540(WuxiaWorld)
	27. ↑ Chapter #6539(WuxiaWorld)
	28. ↑ Chapter #5625(WuxiaWorld)