Core Origin Realm

Biodata

Power Progression

Overview

The Core Origin Realm is the third realm above Blood Transmutation, following the Earth Origin and Heaven Origin Realms. Earth Origin and Heaven Origin practitioners are called Venerables, while Core Origin practitioners hold the higher title of Martial King. 91 92

A Core Origin Martial King is considered a major power within the Great Li Dynasty. Such experts may be enfeoffed as marquises or crowned as kings, while the dynasty's publicly known strongest expert is a Core Origin cultivator. 90

Cultivation Method

Yin-Yang Convergence

Advancement into the Core Origin Realm requires a cultivator to refine both yin- and yang-attribute Earth Fiend Qi to perfection, then unite them in a stable Yin-Yang Convergence. 91 97

• Yin-attribute fiend qi, such as Profound Yin Black Fiend, is refined to enter the Earth Origin Realm. 91
• Yang-attribute fiend qi, such as Heavenly Yang Blazing Fire Fiend, is refined to enter the Heaven Origin Realm. 91
• Both corresponding True Intents must reach perfection before the two fiend energies can be harmonized. 97
• The resulting power condenses into an Origin Pill within the dantian's sea of qi. 103
• Each completed Yin-Yang Convergence constitutes one turn of the realm. 104

Nine-Turn Structure

The Core Origin Realm has nine turns, comparable to the Blood Transmutation Realm's nine transformations. 104

• Each turn requires another Yin-Yang Convergence. 104
• Completing a turn grants mastery over two Domains. 113
• A perfected Nine-Turn Core Origin Martial King possesses eighteen Domains. 113
• The Origin Pill develops one black-and-white Yin-Yang pattern for each completed turn. 109
• At the ninth turn, the pill becomes a completely golden Nine-Turn Golden Core. 109 112

Realm Characteristics

Origin Pill

The Origin Pill is a qualitative transformation of a cultivator's power rather than a simple increase in mana. 103

• Spiritual Qi and both yin- and yang-attribute fiend qi can be converted into mana and absorbed by the Origin Pill. 103
• A First Turn Origin Pill that is not specially sealed retains its energy for up to roughly one hundred years after removal. 109
• A Nine-Turn Golden Core can remain intact for up to a thousand years after its owner's death. 109
• The survival of the Golden Core does not preserve its owner's consciousness; a Core Origin cultivator still perishes if their physical body is destroyed. 113

Domain Power

Upon entering the Core Origin Realm, perfected True Intents evolve into more powerful Domains. 103

• A Domain can suppress dozens or even hundreds of True Intent powers. 103
• Only Domain power can directly harm a Core Origin Martial King. 109
• Battles between Core Origin Martial Kings are primarily clashes between Domains; mastering more Domains increases one's combat strength. 105
• A Nine-Turn cultivator can possess eighteen Domains, which later transform into Power of Law after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. 113

Breakthrough Risks

Condensing the core into a pill is regarded as the most perilous transition between the Earth Origin, Heaven Origin, and Core Origin stages. 96

• Even a minor error can cause the yin and yang fiend qi within the body to clash. 96
• A failed convergence may cause a Heaven Origin Venerable to explode internally and be completely annihilated. 91 96
• The Yin-Yang Pill, refined from the Yin-Yang Flower, can balance opposing fiend energies and increase the chance of success. 100
• The Eight Extremes Heavenly Sect's Yin-Yang Pills are acquired from higher-level imperial dynasties and cost tens of millions of Spirit Stones each. 100

Advancement to the Nascent Soul Realm

A perfected Nine-Turn Golden Core cannot be further compressed. The only path forward is to break the core and nurture a Nascent Soul. 112

• The breakthrough demands an intact soul and consciousness, vigorous vital energy and blood, sufficient mana, and a completed Nine-Turn Core Origin foundation. 113
• The Heavenly Soul Nurturing God Fruit can assist a Core Origin Martial King in condensing a Nascent Soul. 113
• Entering the Nascent Soul Realm transforms Domains into Power of Law and allows the Nascent Soul to survive independently of the physical body for a time. 113

Notable Practitioners

• Zhou Shan — Breaks through after consuming a Yin-Yang Pill, reaches the Fourth Turn within five years, the Fifth Turn before the Heavenly Pride Battle, and perfects the Nine-Turn Core Origin Realm after a year in Dayan Sacred Land. 103 106 109 112
• Cao Zhen — Sect Master of the Myriad Demon Sect and a Three-Revolutions Core Origin cultivator. 106 107
• Great Li Imperial Family's Old Ancestor — A Three-Revolutions Core Origin cultivator who joins Zhou Shan against Cao Zhen. 106 107
• Black Heaven Venerable — A peak Heaven Origin rogue cultivator who failed to enter the Core Origin Realm and was annihilated by the clash of his fiend qi. 91 96