Primordial Origin [A Glossary Of A Prologue 2] (2/2)

The seventh stage was the Yuanying — the forging of the nascent soul.

The eight stage was the quangtian stage — the hegemon soul. Immortal ascension stage.

The ninth stage was the Shenxian — the hegemon soul reaching godhood.

The tenth stage was the Tianshang — the god soul becoming celestial.

The eleventh stage was the Shensheng — celestial soul becoming cosmic divine.

Every stage of advancement had further stages.

From the first stage[Juchi] to the third stage[Ningchi], there were three further stages— the early stage, the middle stage and the late stage.

From the fourth stage[Zhuji] to eight stage[Quangtian], there were four further stages— the early stage, the middle stage, the late stage and the peak stage.

For the heavenly plane, it was a different matter entirely.

For the ninth stage[Shenxian], there were three initial stages— the lowgods, the highgods and the puregods. And four further stages of— early, middle, late and peak stages.

The tenth stage[Tianshang] had three stages— lowcelestials, highcelestials and purecelestials.

For the cosmic plane.

The eleventh stage[Shensheng] had only one. The cosmic divines. Total universal emptiness.

The essence of the Universe was Oneness, and harmony was the underlying nature of the Universe. Oneness, Unity and Harmony were the basic qualities that the Universe operated on. Those who knew these insight facts, were truly enlightened. The more one was able to understand oneness and creative harmony in all areas of life and situations, the more enlightened one would become in viewing and interacting with reality.

Nonetheless, cultivation was an act of defiance against the mortal laws of creation. Mortals lived, died and reincarnated. That, was a mortal law of creation. For mortals to be immortals, was going against the natural order of creation. And that immortality, would not come easily. This also applied to sacred and demonic beasts that practiced cultivation.

Though cultivation was not a forbidden act, it was still an act of defiance and would bring immortality trials. The immortality trials were the wrath of creation which came as the heavenly tribulations. This also applied to sacred and demonic beasts that practiced cultivation. Every major steps into immortality brought heavenly tribulations. But, surviving the tribulations meant immortality.

This is the pathway.