BASIC RANKINGS OVERVIEW:
* Renyao Cultivation: Major Realm → Minor Realm → Stages (1st-12th) grouped as Early, Median, Late, Peak stages.
* Fiends Cultivation: Major Realm → Order → Stages, with Species rank denoted by Stars (1-9).
* Items: Realm → Grade → Class (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic).
* Materials: Realm → Grade → Quality (Low, Mid, High, Top).
Cultivation Realms: More will be added as the story progresses.
Each major realm has three minor realms. Such as Imperfect Heaven 1st/2nd/3rd realm. Each of these correspond to one of the minor realms. For example, Imperfect Heaven 2nd Realm for Body Cultivation is Meridian Building. Note, that the Imperfect Heaven 1st Realm may also simply be referred to as the 4th realm.
Each minor realm has 12 stages. Some group these stage into stages of three. Like, stages 1-3 are Early, 4-6 are Median, 7-9 are Late, and 10-12 are Peak.
Major Realms Minor Realms Cultivators Spirit Cultivators (Spirit qi) Body Cultivators (Origin qi) Divine Cultivators (Faith Heart qi) Devil Cultivators (Fear Heart qi)
Imperfect Heaven
Qi Refining Stage
Foundation Building
Core Formation
Blood Refining Stage
Meridian Building
Spark Formation
Faith Refining
Stigmata Crafting
Creed Formation
Fear Refining
Animus Crafting
Sin Formation
Unfolding Heaven
Dao Crucible
Dao Vessel Dao Vehicle Dao Catacomb Harmonious Heaven
Fiend rankings are quite similar to cultivator ranking, with the only difference being the use of 1st Order, 2nd Order, instead of 1st Realm, 2nd Realm.
Type Description Details Fiend Types Voidfiends, Chaosfiends, and the like, with unique origins and characteristics. They don't like each other Cultivation Ranking for Fiends Denoted as Imperfect Heaven, Unfolding Heaven, Harmonious Heaven Major Realms. Each Major Realm is subdivided into 1st to 3rd Order. Each Order divided into 1st to 12th stage. The boundaries between stages are unclear Species Potential Rank Denoted by Stars (1-9), indicating relative strength and potential within the species. Like Zapdos vs. Pichu
Items (Artefact) Ranking:
Type Description Details Mortal Artifacts Basic tools without Qi influence. No magic mumbo jumbo Magical Artifacts Divided into Imperfect Heaven, Unfolding Heaven, and Harmonious Heaven Realms, each with 1st to 3rd grades. Each grade is subdivided into classes (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic). Indicates the minimum Qi quality needed for activation. Mystical Artifacts Operate on any level of Qi due to possessing an Artifact spirit. All mystical artefacts are Epic Class. All Epic Class artefacts have the possibility to birth a sentient spirit. Immortal Artifacts They are super fierce. Never trust the foxes
Different Kinds of Qi: In Xianxia and Chinese culture, "Qi (气)" refers to vital energy or life force, playing a central role in cultivation and martial arts. It is believed to permeate everything, influencing health, well-being, and spiritual development.
Qi The primary magical energy of this world. Many types. Many names. Qi is the umbrella term to refer to all kinds of qi. Natural qi The unprocessed qi is ubiquitous throughout nature. Chaotic, complex, each environment has its own flavour that is never the same. Also known as wild qi. Cultivated qi The qi refined by the dantian or core to change its form for better, more efficient use of the user’s purpose. There are three major types of cultivated qis for mainstream cultivation. Spirit qi For Spirit cultivation. A type of cultivated qi. Origin qi For Body cultivation. A type of cultivated qi. Heart qi For faith-based cultivation. A type of cultivated qi. True qi The higher form of all the cultivated qis. The cultivator must refine their respective cultivated qi to True qi to progress in the cultivation base. Faith qi A type of Heart qi. For Divine cultivation. It is based on the 'good' kind of worship. Fear qi A type of Heart qi. For Devil cultivation. It is based on the 'bad' kind of worship. Essence qi A type of Yuanqi. Also known as carnal qi and sexual qi. It is the 'essence' of the sexual energy in men and women and is known as the primordial yang in males and primordial yin in females. The best way to cultivate this is via dual cultivation (sex, the tantric kind). (Any word) + qi An example to show that the variety of qi can be infinite. Fire qi, Water qi, Sword qi, Tiktok qi. Void qi (for voidfiends, just as bad as Tiktok qi), Chaos qi (for chaosfiends).
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Currency Denomination Ranking of Spirit Stones (You know what a spirit stone is, right?):
Spirit Stones (10x Increments) Uses Noun + cast + spirit stone Lesser Spirit Stone 1 Coppercast Spirit Stones 10 Bronzecast Spirit Stones 100 Ironcast Spirit Stones 1,000 Steelcast Spirit Stones 10,000 Silvercast Spirit Stones 100,000 Goldcast Spirit Stones 1,000,000 Pearlitecast Spirit Stones 10,000,000 Jadeitcast Spirit Stones 100,000,000 Turquoisecast Spirit Stones 1,000,000,000 Lunarcast Spirit Stone 10,000,000,000 Solarcast Spirit Stone 100,000,000,000 Stellarscast Spirit Stone 1,000,000,000,000
Intelligent Races and Beings (Not an exhausting list):
English Term Chinese Term Description Ren 人 A term used to refer to the regular 'human' beings. Yao 妖 A term used to refer to supernatural creatures or demons. The humanoid sapient creatures. Some say they are descendants of powerful Chaosfiends and some are from Primordials. Renyao / Yaoren 人妖 / 妖人 The combined form the ren species and yao species, the two most dominant and numerous species in the Last Ascention Mortal Plane. Divine 神 Often used to refer to gods or deities, associated the use of Faith qi and its cultivators Devil 魔 Often used to refer to devils, associated with the use of Fear qi and its cultivators Yaoguai 妖怪
Literally means 'Strange monster.' They are sapient souls birthed from the accumulation of heart qi from one or many sources. Yaoguai can range from deified sticks to an actualized concept of a bird. Imagine them being a 'God' brought to life because many people 'believe' that 'they' exist, with the power of heart qi.