Some General Info Notes (cultivation, places, weapons, etc)

**This is being updated as the reader progresses through the novel. This is just a random culmination of notes during reading on topics like cultivation levels, location, attributes, etc. Some excerpts are copied and pasted from the TLs, MTL, and the original author (all credit to these parties).**

Lower/Outer Realm/World --> Penglai Island --> Upper Realm/World --> abandoned immortal/Fairy/God forest --> Chaotic Immortal Domain --> Immortal/Fairyland/Xianyu/God Realm??? (in fairyland/godrealm you can become god???)

Cultivation techniques were divided into 4 grades. The worst to best was the Flow Merit Law, the Star Merit Law, the Moon Merit Law, and the Sun Merit Law.

The Houtian Boundary divided into 3 realms, namely: Mysterious Earth Realm, Mysterious Eon Realm, and Mysterious Heaven Realm. Each realm is also divided into 3 states: early stage, intermediate stage, and late stage.

Tianxiang Trading Company’s coin cards were divided into 4 grades- Green Cards, Silver Cards, Gold Cards, and Black Cards.

Although Shengxuan Continent’s martial skills were divided into four ranks: heaven, earth, mysterious, and yellow, the most commonly seen were yellow ranked martial skills and mysterious ranked martial skills. Earth ranked martial skills were rarely seen, and heaven ranked martial skills existed only in legends.

The ranks were ordered as yellow, green, blue, purple, and red. 5 distinct ranks. Yellow was at the bottom, and red at the top.

The cultivation realm was divided into the Houtian/Acquired realm and Inate/Congenital Realm, both of which were distinct levels.

The Xiantian/Innate/Congenital Realm was divided into many different realms (color, astral, etc).

The Seven Coloured Realms: the Hong (red) border, Cheng (orange) border, Huang (yellow) border, Lu (green) border, Lan (blue) border, and Zi (purple) border. And each level displayed its own special light.

[Each further divided into 9 levels]

Blue level can stand in air

Yuanli Guo - spiritual fruits made of cultivator energy

Liu Li - clear with faint line of blood powerful sword it is hongzhuangs

Liu Guang - clear with faint golden light powerful sword (bigger) it is beichens

The three abysses of the Shengxuan (Holy Profound) Continent (least to most difficult) are the Bloodstained Abyss (Bloodground), the Abyss of Magic Refinement (Demonic/Demon Refining), and the Abyss of the Sea of Bitterness (Bitter Sea). These three abysses have three inheritances, each of which is very difficult to obtain.

Only cultivators at the Red Realm can attempt to obtain the heritage of the Bloodstained Abyss (inheritance: Blood Qi Aura/Blood Aura Field similar to coercion: Once the blood aura is released, the opponent will be surrounded by endless blood. People instinctively feel resistant to blood, and such a strong blood aura can completely defeat the opponent. Once the blood aura field is used, the opponent’s strength will also be suppressed to a certain extent, but the specific situation should be determined according to the opponent’s will).

The Abyss of Magic Refinement (Demonic/Demon Refining) inheritance (Murderous Aura/Killing Aura Field) can only be obtained by Purple realm cultivators. Murderous Aura/Killing Aura Field creates a dense killing aura and surrounds opponent with strong killing intent. Deterrent power and lethality are stronger. Located on Penglai Islands, specifically Demonic Abyss island. To go to Penglai Islands, you must be at least Purple Level 5. Unless you inherited the Blood Aura or have another special means to get in earlier than Purple Level 5.

The Abyss of the Sea of Bitterness (Bitter Sea) is located in the Sea of Taboo/The Forbidden Sea/Extreme North Sea. The Forbidden Sea makes cultivators lose sense of direction, trapping them there. This abyss tests the heart, and someone has locked it up in the bottom of the sea (before it used to be on an island) because cultivators have gone insane trying to pass the tests. Gaining the Sky Eye (inheritance of this abyss): you can see through all falsehoods; illusions, pyschological tests, lies, etc will not work on you; it is easy to judge people/see through people's false intentions; stronger cultivators aura will no longer suppress you; heart and mind will be stronger than ever. The Sky Eye is in center of forehead.

If a cultivator gains all 3 abyss inheritances, it merges to become one super strong power. Only 1 person has done it before. Power can help create enchantments (more powerful than normal illusions). The enchantment is entirely controlled by the cultivator, so it can be changed to suit what they need. Illusions need to be set up before whereas enchantments can be done on the spot (and can be changed while its going on).

Primal Chaos Tablet - contains diagrams of laws of heaven and earth that change (as one masters each diagram it will remain constant), comprehending it can create greater understanding of elemental energy and increase cultivation

3 Astral/Star Realms (after 7 coloured realms) from lowest to highest: Astral Realm, Starlight Realm, and Nebula Realm. Crossing from Purple Level 9 to Astral Realms is very difficult. In Astral Realms, cultivators dantians will have stars. The number of stars shows each level of the corresponding astral realm (1 star in Starlight Realm is stage 1 of Starlight Realm, etc). There are 9 stars/levels in each astral realm.

After reaching Astral Realms, elemental/attribute power begins to show. Essence/primary energy is purely destructive, but attributes/elemental energy can give different possibilites in combat. Everyone has innate elemental/attribute power which doesn't awaken until crossing into Astral Realms. Attributes/elements include: 5 basic aka metal/gold, wood, fire, water, earth; more rare aka wind, thunder, ice, light, darkness. Metal/gold, fire, ice, and thunder have most fighting power + destructive. Wood are good at entanglement. Water and earth are good at defense. Wind is good at speed. Ice is good at attack and defense. Wood and water have some healing properties. Darkness is very powerful, can raise undead, kill with one strike, hide in darkness, etc, but it is disdained in upper realm and thus people hide it (blend in with those who do not have elemental power at all). Light is most sought after and gives high status, and is also very powerful with variety of effects. For examples, it can raise strength of other cultivators in a team. Because of war between light and dark, light and darkness attributes are very rare now, and it is difficult to improve them because of rarity/lost knowledge. Light and darkness attributes suppress each other (unless you have both like hongzhuang and beichen). Type of elemental/attribute power is tested with elemental/attribute stone. Attributes have levels 1-10 (1-3 ordinary, 4-6 intermediate, 7-10 powerful), which shows talent level and cultivation speed. Maximum level (10) is legendary, hardly anyone gets it and those who do are geniuses and extremely revered.

To enter Upper Realm (entrance in Penglai Palace inner disciple training ground), one must be at least have crossed into Astral Realm.

Demonic Dragon Abyss - darkness energy abyss that suddenely popped up in mountains near Rongan city.

Azure Dragon Sect/Gate entrance test: low, middle, superior/upper, and special grades.

Divine Sense: can survey surroundings + used for hongzhuangs beast summoning method

Fairy/Immortal Cloud Secret Realm: held once every 10 years, only nebula stage and below may enter, many herbs, treasures, inheritances, and other opportunities. Spots for each aristocratic family determined through competition (5 fixed slots, rest determined through alchemy competition).

A pair of lovers swords: Silk cutting sword (hongzhuangs) and Love breaking sword (beichens)

Abyss in Fairy/Immortal Cloud Secret Realm: Residences of Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei's masters (Saint of Light Bai Yunjiao and Lord of Darkness Hei Shenjun), also where Xiao Bai and Hei were born. Inheritance there from Saint of Light: 1 light, 1 dark, 1 chaos statue. 1 pool of light and 1 pool of dark.

[REVISING]Di, Jun, and Xiao families responsible for guarding a secret world/realm with a long standing inheritance. People with Di destiny body along with blood of Xiao family light cultivator can open secret world. However, the Jun family’s Lingyun body is also a good cultivating physique and can open the secret world, but it’s worse than the Di destiny body (is also less rare than destiny body bc not as good). The reason why Xiao light cultivator is needed is because light power is very pure due to light pool (similar to pool in inheritance in Immortal Cloud Secret Realm); Saint of Light power is most pure so they can also open (aka Hongzhuang!). Also, the secret realm requires the holy stones of three families to open. Every time the secret realm is opened, the family holy/sacred stone will be full of energy, which will enhance the talent and strength of family's cultivators.

3 Moon/Lunar Realms (after Astral realms) from lowest to highest: Bright/Shining Moon Realm, Burning Moon Realm, and Sky/Heavenly Moon Realm. Crossing from Nebula Level 9 to Moon Realms is very difficult. The longer Nebula Level 9 is maintained and withholding breakthrough, the stronger the foundation and eventual breakthrough to Moon realms. There are 9 levels in each moon realm.

Vitality of heaven and earth: pure energy suitable for cultivating, barely any in upper realm

Chaotic Immortal Domain is where you can pass assessment and win an identity card of the immortal domain cultivator. There are lots of cultivation resources there too, so immortal domain cultivators also go there.

3 Sun/Solar Realms (after Moon realms) from lowest to highest: Early Sun Realm, Troughly Sun realm, Shining Sun Realm (Yaoyang). There are 9 levels in early and troughly sun realms. Yaoyang (shining) does not have levels. Vitality is constantly accumulated in this realm, and it is unclear when you will ascend. Very difficult to cross from Yaoyang to Early Celestial/Immortal.

After breaking through to Early Celestial/Immortal Realm, can you truly be an immortal. It is very difficult to break through (mortal to immortal).

Sense of Comprehension Steles: opened every 10 years, 10 people can go. Insights gained may be the understanding of attributes, martial arts, magical powers, formations, pill, etc. As deeper understanding forms, one can go to deeper particular attribute area(s). The deeper one goes, treasures don't appear as often, but the ones that do are more rare/valuable.