Out of Body Stage realm

Becoming an Immortal: Starting from Guarding Big Bay Village in Exile

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Name Out of Body Stage
Alias(es) 出窍境 (Chuqiao Realm); Soul Out of Body Stage
Occupation/Role Second major cultivation realm, following Qi Gathering and preceding Spirit Wandering
Status Nine-layer foundational realm; its peak is the threshold to Spirit Wandering
First Appearance 3

Power Progression

Documented milestones reached by Shen Changchuan within the realm.

Stage / Realm / Level Chapter Notes
Out of Body Stage, First Layer 289 Breaks through in a Tier 2 cultivation chamber after two years of seclusion; his magic power, Spiritual Sense, and physique surge, while the Three Azure Luo Sword Array leaves marks on the chamber walls 289.
Out of Body Stage, Second Layer 353 Reaches the second layer after refining pills, repeatedly cultivating spells, and replenishing expended power with spirit stones; he then advances to the peak of its early stage 353.
Out of Body Stage, Third Layer Peak 388 A bottleneck at the third-layer peak loosens after he improves the Qi Absorption Returning Origin Technique and compresses a fifth of his mana 388.
Out of Body Stage, Fourth Layer 389 Breaks through after secluded cultivation focused on resolving his mana-quality bottleneck 388 389.
Out of Body Stage, Seventh Layer 433 Gains insight into the late-stage realm through a life-and-death battle with Chou Kunsheng, improves the Qi Absorption Returning Origin Technique, and breaks through 433.
Seventh Layer, Mid-stage 480 Reaches the mid-stage after more than half a year, aided by insights from dangerous battles, You Longzi’s guidance, and high-grade spirit stones 480 481.
Seventh Layer, Late-stage 496 Advances to the late stage within two months of seclusion using the Purple Haze Spirit Nurturing Pill 496.
Eighth Layer, Peak of Mid-stage 584 Reaches the peak of the eighth layer’s mid-stage after three months of cultivation assisted by an Enlightenment Stone and spirit stones 584.
Eighth Layer Peak 622 Participates in an ancient inheritance assessment while at the eighth-layer peak 622.
Out of Body Stage, Ninth Layer 632 Masters a trace of space power, consumes the Ascending Origin Pill, and breaks through the eighth-layer bottleneck; the remaining medicinal power brings him near the early ninth-layer peak 632.
Ninth Layer, Mid-stage 682 Uses more than one hundred high-grade spirit stones over two months to advance to the mid-stage 682.
Ninth Layer Peak 782 Reaches the realm’s absolute limit after progressing through four minor stages in one year; the next step is advancement to Spirit Wandering 782.

Realm Structure

Phase Layers Description
Early stage First–Third Layer The realm’s opening phase.
Mid-stage Fourth–Sixth Layer A cultivator’s Spiritual Sense undergoes a qualitative improvement by the fourth layer, aiding mastery of second-tier spells 334.
Late stage Seventh–Ninth Layer Progress becomes drastically harder; the seventh-to-ninth-layer path is stated to be far more difficult than equivalent Qi Gathering advancement 533.
Peak Ninth Layer Peak The limit of the realm. Further advancement requires the transformation of essence, qi, and spirit rather than a simple increase in magic power 782 866.

Advancement from Qi Gathering

The transition from Ninth Layer Qi Gathering to the Out of Body Stage is called Foundation Establishment. Cultivation aptitude, wealth, and luck are all considered indispensable for the breakthrough 3 221.

One of the three major hurdles is Soul Separation: Spiritual Sense must be strong enough to leave the body. A cultivator who accomplishes this before advancing gains a major advantage in the breakthrough process 203.

  • A pre-existing out-of-body Soul can allow a cultivator to absorb suitable heavenly treasures and use the Five Elements’ creation to forge a Spiritual Body during Foundation Establishment 221.
  • Condensing a Spiritual Body is a major long-term advantage. Without one, advancement from the Out of Body Stage to Spirit Wandering becomes more than ten times harder 740.
  • A Divine Ability Seed may also be condensed during advancement, though it requires substantial preparation and may not be worth the time for every cultivator 296 667.
  • The Out of Body Pill is regarded as the most valuable direct aid to advancement. Other aids include time-sensitive spiritual lands, rare spiritual fruits, and treasures that increase breakthrough success rates 254.
  • The Dream Traveling Immortal can simulate the breakthrough in a dream, but its memories and conclusions may be only partially true because the spiritual plant has never undergone the process itself 254 255.

Abilities & Characteristics

Soul Separation

The realm’s defining trait is the ability to project Spiritual Sense outside the body. This detached Spiritual Sense functions like an invisible arm, allowing a cultivator to guide techniques after they are launched 203.

  • Control magic items and spells after release, rather than losing control once an attack leaves the hand 203.
  • Redirect a flying sword or other magic item after an opponent dodges its initial trajectory 203.
  • Lock onto targets with Spiritual Sense, making attacks difficult to evade 592.
  • Project Spiritual Sense across several miles for scouting and perception 420.
  • Exert Divine Soul pressure capable of immobilizing much weaker cultivators through sheer realm suppression 233.

Magic Power and Second-Tier Spells

Advancement brings a qualitative increase in both the quantity and quality of internal magic power 304.

  • Tier 1 spells are primarily Qi Gathering techniques and are of limited value in Out of Body Stage combat 271.
  • Tier 2 spells are the standard combat techniques of Out of Body Stage cultivators and possess substantially greater destructive range and force 271.
  • Perfecting Tier 2 spells is difficult even for established cultivators; many do not attain perfection until reaching the fourth layer or higher 334.
  • Out of Body Stage cultivators can fly on swords and travel through the air, generally faster than Qi Gathering flying mounts 265.

Spiritual Body

A Spiritual Body is an optional but highly significant result of Foundation Establishment.

  • It greatly increases cultivation speed and reduces the difficulty of later breakthroughs compared with ordinary Out of Body Stage cultivators 381.
  • It serves as the necessary “ferry” for the essence, qi, and spirit integration required to advance into Spirit Wandering 773.
  • Its unique aura can expose its bearer to powerful factions seeking to kill, recruit, or absorb exceptional rogue cultivators 221.

Limitations

  • The Out of Body Stage is overwhelmingly stronger than Qi Gathering, but its cultivators still rely fundamentally on magic power circulating through the body’s dantian and meridians 201 773.
  • Soul Separation is not the same as the Soul Detachment of Spirit Wandering. At Spirit Wandering, the entire Soul can leave the body and still draw upon heaven-and-earth spiritual energy to cast spells 592 773.
  • Reaching Ninth Layer Peak does not permit a simple forced breakthrough through increased magic power. Advancement requires the simultaneous transformation of essence, qi, and spirit 866.
  • Even peak Out of Body Stage cultivators face an extremely difficult path to Spirit Wandering; among two hundred peak-level grand-competition semifinalists, only about fifty were expected to succeed even after a century without dying prematurely 740.

Notable Practitioners

  • Shen Changchuan — Advanced at the Dragon Ridge Sect, condensed both a Spiritual Body and Divine Ability Seed, reached Ninth Layer Peak, and mastered a trace of space power while still within the realm 303 632 782.
  • Shen Chong — Shen Changchuan’s half-brother; had reached the Ninth Layer by the time of his return after more than a decade 503.
  • Wu Tianhao — An Out of Body Stage cultivator who intervened against a stronger enemy to save Shen Changchuan before the latter’s own breakthrough 201.
  • Nangong Yunfan — Reached Ninth Layer and competed with Bai Yusheng over the Enlightenment Stone’s remaining aura 555.
  • Xiao Chenyang — Reached the peak of Ninth Layer before the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s internal grand competition 690.

Narrative Significance

  • Early encounters establish the realm as an almost insurmountable divide over Qi Gathering cultivators; Shen Changchuan survives only through unusually powerful Spiritual Sense, perfected techniques, and external support 200 201.
  • Shen Changchuan’s ability to manifest Spiritual Sense before advancing allows him to imitate an Out of Body Stage cultivator and overcome one of the breakthrough’s central hurdles ahead of time 203 208.
  • His actual advancement at Dragon Ridge Sect causes celestial phenomena and draws widespread attention after he is confirmed to have condensed both a Spiritual Body and a Divine Ability Seed 288 303.
  • At Ninth Layer, Shen Changchuan’s mastery of space power lets him injure and contend with Spirit Wandering cultivators, an achievement regarded as extraordinary for an Out of Body Stage cultivator 632 662 672.