Void Refinement

Daoist Master: Starting with Foundation Establishment in Penglai

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Original Name:炼虚Gender:NeutralScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:2377Chapters:580
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Name Void Refinement
Alias(es) 炼虚; Void Refining Stage
Occupation/Role The first realm of the Upper Three Realms, reached after Deity Transformation and preceding Body Integration. 223 1036

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level Chapter Notes
Void Refinement attained 466, 467 Jiang Sheng enters the True Realm, receives a Void Refinement Dao Attainment Vision, and attains the Supreme Unity Cave True Dao Fruit.
Middle Void Refinement 753 Jiang Sheng is confirmed to be in the middle stage, yet his Cave Profound attainment allows him to contend with the late-stage True Lord Qiyuan.
Void Refinement Extreme Realm 1036 Jiang Sheng reaches the extreme of Void Refinement, possessing the Cavern True Dao Fruit and Three Flowers Gathered at the Crown.
Body Integration 1052, 1054 Jiang Sheng breaks beyond Void Refinement after obtaining the Azure Nether Fruit, emerging with a genuine Body Integration aura.

Realm Principles

Aspect Details
Core method Void Refinement is the process of refining the void into reality. The Yang Spirit breaks through the void, sheds the mortal body, and gains the embryonic form of a Dao Fruit. 460
Form and spirit The Primordial Spirit and physical body become one; the cultivator’s form and spirit ascend together toward the mysteries of Heaven and Earth. 460 473
Dao Fruit After breakthrough, the Dao Fruit becomes the cultivator’s central existence. Daoist practitioners may form a Cavern True Primordial Spirit and be regarded as Heavenly Immortals. 473
Required energies Cultivation draws on the sun and moon’s power, starlight, and the ethereal Immortal Qi of the Nine Heavens. 469
Longevity Upper Three Realms cultivators possess inexhaustible magic power and lifespans equal to Heaven and Earth. 469
Residence Penglai Void Refinement True Lords may receive a personal palace within Penglai Cave Heaven; each palace is an exclusive Small World and Small Cave Heaven. 469

Trials and Advancement

Void Refinement Three Disasters

Void Refinement refines the brilliance of Essence, Qi, and Spirit through the Three Disasters of Wind, Thunder, and Fire. Passing them produces Three Flowers Gathered at the Crown, the mark of the realm’s extreme stage. 1027 1036

  • Bixi Wind — the first disaster; it can corrode the physical body, meridians, acupoints, Dantian, Violet Palace, Sea of Consciousness, and True Spirit. 754
  • Tribulation Thunder and Disaster Fire — together with Bixi Wind, they can rot organs, shatter meridians and bones, disperse cultivation, and disintegrate a cultivator’s Dao Fruit. 811
  • The Three Disasters are Dao Tribulations rather than ordinary Heavenly Tribulations; even veteran Void Refinement beings fear them. 811

Cultivation Speed

Advancement depends on comprehending Great Dao Laws, deepening divine abilities and magic power, and accumulating sufficient Immortal Source. 717

  • A normal Void Refinement cultivator may require several thousand years to advance one minor stage, while some make no progress for ten thousand years. 315
  • Jiang Sheng is an exception: he reaches Middle Void Refinement roughly four hundred years after his breakthrough and is projected to reach the extreme realm after a further five hundred years. 717 891

Position in the Cultivation System

Realm Defining achievement
Deity Transformation / Dharma Idol The Yin Spirit transforms toward Yang Solidity; this is the final realm before Void Refinement. 460
Void Refinement The body and spirit ascend; the Yang Spirit penetrates the void and begins forming the Dao Fruit. 460 1036
Body Integration The physical and spiritual merge to attain truth, requiring passage through the Five Difficulties of Heavenly Decay. 1036
Mahayana The final realm among the Nine Realms of cultivation. 1363
Pure Yang A realm beyond the Nine Realms, attained by beings whose Dao Fruits and True Spirits endure myriad tribulations. 304 1363

Combat Significance

  • Dao Fruit quality can outweigh a difference in minor cultivation stages: Jiang Sheng’s Supreme Unity Cave True Dao Fruit surpasses True Lord Zhan Fa’s Supreme Unity Cave Spirit Dao Fruit despite Zhan Fa being in Middle Void Refinement. 554
  • Jiang Sheng’s Bixi Wind forced the late-stage True Lord Qiyuan to retreat and deploy a defensive jade pendant. 754
  • The aura of the Three Disasters carried by Jiang Sheng’s sword light deters Ghost Dao Void Refinement cultivators, who fear attracting further tribulations through contact. 651
  • A Void Refinement cultivator’s destiny star manifests as a celestial body; after reaching Body Integration and gathering Three Flowers and Five Qi, it may become a bright moon. 936

Documented Practitioners

  • Jiang Sheng / Ling Yuan / Yu Chen Daoist — A Penglai True Lord who attains the Supreme Unity Cave True Dao Fruit, later advances through Middle Void Refinement and reaches Body Integration. 467 753 1052
  • Fa Hui — One of the first contemporary Heaven’s Chosen of the Three Realms to enter Void Refinement; the Three Realms’ merger places severe new restrictions on his cultivation. 453
  • Ye Wenshu — A contemporary pioneer of Void Refinement alongside Fa Hui; she also struggles under the increased pressure of the merged Three Realms. 453
  • Xuanyi, Kong Zhen, and Jin Qiong — Void Refinement cultivators who participate with Jiang Sheng, Fa Hui, and Ye Wenshu in a Spell Duel Contest within a destroyed Small Thousand World. 564