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Eternal Life
Eternal Life: Starting from Immortality
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Eternal Life (永生) |
| Alias(es) | Eternal Life World; Eternal Life Great World |
| Classification | Great World; cultivation setting 3 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 3 |
Background
The Eternal Life Great World is Fang Xuan’s principal cultivation world and the foundation of his path, in contrast to the smaller worlds he visits for techniques, treasures, and opportunities 14 219.
Its cultivation culture is driven by the pursuit of longevity: mortals live only about a century, while entering higher realms offers increasingly vast lifespans and the possibility of immortality 1 74. The world is portrayed as exceptionally dangerous, with powerful demonic cultivators able to massacre entire populations or worlds for cultivation and artifact refinement 4.
Cultivation System
Mortal Realms
| Realm | Levels | Documented stages |
|---|---|---|
| Body Tempering Realm | 10 | Nourishing Life; Training Strength; Techniques; Yin Yang Balance; Divine Strength; Breath Control; Internal Fortification; Divine Courage; Spirit Connection; Divine Transformation 300 |
| Mystic Divine Realm | 10 | Magic Power; True Qi; Yuan Gang; Yin Yang; Heaven and Man; Ten Thousand Laws Return to One; Golden Core Seed; Wind Fire Tribulation; Heaven and Earth Dharma Image; Defying Heaven Changing Fate 300 |
The Golden Core stage is a major threshold: a cultivator’s Mystical Powers and physical body undergo refinement together, and a greater number of Mystical Powers can substantially increase the lifespan gained at breakthrough 266.
Eternal Life Realm
The Eternal Life Realm is the foundation for becoming an immortal. Its ten levels shift cultivation from accumulating power to comprehending fundamental laws of heaven and earth 336 401.
| Stage / Realm / Level | Core principle | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ten Thousand Longevity Realm | Opening the Gate of the Immortal Realm | Cultivators absorb Immortal Realm Essence and gain a lifespan of ten thousand years 336 401 |
| 2. Undying Body | Union of Dharma Image and body | A surviving trace of Vitality can be cultivated back into the original body 336 348 |
| 3. Heaven Cave Realm | Space Law | Marks the true beginning of Heavenly Dao comprehension 336 401 |
| 4. Cosmic Light Realm | Time Law | Time power integrates into the body, delaying aging and increasing lifespan 336 504 |
| 5. Creation Realm | Changing material structure | Produces Creation Qi, allowing the body to be remade and immortal substances to be refined 336 424 |
| 6. Heavenly Throne Realm | Integrating heavenly will | A higher stage beyond Creation 336 |
| 7. World King Realm | Forming an inner world | Cultivators construct and refine the laws governing their own world 336 562 |
| 8. Primal Chaos Realm | Absorbing liquid Immortal Qi | Draws in and exhales liquid Immortal Qi 336 |
| 9. Void Immortal | Immortal Realm thunder tribulation | Requires passing the Immortal Realm’s thunder tribulation 336 |
| 10. True Immortal | Law of Life and Death | The culmination of the Eternal Life Realm 336 704 |
Immortal Ranks
Beyond the Eternal Life Realm, Fang Xuan describes the following immortal hierarchy:
| Order | Immortal rank |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heavenly Immortal |
| 2 | Immortal |
| 3 | Profound Immortal |
| 4 | Golden Immortal |
| 5 | Ancestor Immortal |
| 6 | Yuan Immortal |
| 7 | Saint Immortal |
| 8 | Supreme Immortal |
| 9 | Heaven and Earth Longevity |
| 10 | Heavenly Lord |
Great Dao and Immortal Realm
- The Three Thousand Great Daos are supreme laws said to flow from the Gate of Eternal Life within the Immortal Realm. Cultivating additional Great Daos grants distinct and extraordinary abilities 357.
- The Immortal Realm supplies Immortal Realm Essence and pure Yang energy. The World Tree seedling can filter this energy into a gentler form suitable for Fang Xuan’s absorption 144.
- The world also contains a Thought Realm, which the World Tree can access to nourish its fruits through mysterious power 144.
- The Minor Destiny Technique, a branch of the Great Destiny Technique, is exceptionally significant; the complete Great Destiny Technique is associated with the Gate of Eternal Life and is regarded as the foremost fate-related Dao 215 522.
Terminology
- Gate of Eternal Life — The gate associated with the Immortal Realm and the origin of the Three Thousand Great Daos 357.
- Gate of Eternity — Fang Xuan’s separate Natal Magic Treasure, forged from the Dragon Wood Star Core and numerous Dao Items; it is not the Gate of Eternal Life 445.
- Eternal Life Realm — The ten-level cultivation realm beginning with Ten Thousand Longevity and ending with True Immortal 336.