Different Dimension
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| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Different Dimension (异维度) |
| Alias(es) | Alternate Dimension; Other Dimension 50 61 |
| Type | Neutral Character (AI) |
| Classification | Collective term for realms separate from the Reality Dimension 293 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 50 50 |
Known Dimensions
| Dimension | Associated group or status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thirty-Six Heavens Dimension | Daoism | One of the named major different dimensions. The Flesh and Blood Plague is said to originate from it. 50 61 |
| Sage Dimension | Confucianism | Listed among the dimensions that can be anchored to a Spiritual Realm. 61 |
| Sumeru Dimension | Spirit Mountain / Buddhism | The dimension of Shi Zhengyuan's sect. 61 |
| Abyss Dimension | Myriad Gods Cult | Said to have been opened by deities without Heavenly Positions. 293 |
| Old World Dimension | Under Federation excavation | Its existence is described as uncertain by Old Niu. 61 293 |
Relation to the Reality Dimension
The Reality Dimension is the world inhabited by the Federation. Different Dimensions exist in opposition to it, with the Great Void—containing countless worlds of varying size—lying between them. 293
The Spiritual Realm is not purely an internal mental world; it functions as a medium capable of carrying scenes from Different Dimensions. 228
- The Mother Planet was divided into thousands of bubble worlds partly to prevent an early descent of the Different Dimension. 228
- A Different Dimension may contain deities, Heavenly Positions, Supreme Treasures, and locations whose status far exceeds that of ordinary Spiritual Realm constructs. 66 313
- Star Beasts are suspected to originate from a Different Dimension. Their innate strength corresponds to their level rather than cultivation growth. 164
Anchoring
Anchoring is the process of fixing a scene from a Different Dimension within a Spiritual Realm.
| Principle | Details |
|---|---|
| Anchor medium | An object originating from the relevant Different Dimension can be used to anchor it; fire, wind, and water may also serve as anchors. 61 |
| Capacity | A Spiritual Realm is described as infinitely vast and can accommodate multiple dimensional scenes. 61 |
| Single-use limit | The same object may only be used to anchor a dimension once. 61 |
| Completion | As time passes, an anchored scene gradually becomes fully anchored. 228 |
| Synchronization | Once synchronized, changes to inanimate objects in the real dimensional scene are reflected in the anchored Spiritual Realm scene in real time. 132 |
| Physical contact | An anchored scene can allow contact with corresponding objects in the Different Dimension, though Zhang Fusheng's Touch the Void is limited to such scenes. 130 147 |
High-Status Scenes
Scenes with sufficiently high status can confer exceptional effects beyond ordinary anchoring.
- A Spirit Mountain ancestor anchored a bamboo sea believed to be a Bodhisattva's dojo; it could lend power to disciples and allow distant people to meet there. 66
- The Heaven and Earth Five Villages Temple permits contact with objects corresponding to its true dimensional counterpart. 130 132
- The Nine-Ringed Zen Staff can anchor scenes related to Spirit Mountain, including the foot of Spirit Mountain. 61
Access and Connection Methods
| Method | Function | Requirements or limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Spiritual Realm anchoring | Establishes a stable dimensional scene within a Spiritual Realm. | Requires an appropriate object or phenomenon from the target dimension. 61 |
| Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron | Acts as a bridge of reception and marker of the Dao, capable of crossing space, time, and dimensions. | One of the few known treasures that can directly reach Different Dimensions and assist a deity's true-body descent. 76 |
| Devout believers | Function as altars and shallow bridges for communication with a deity across dimensions. | Depends on a believer's devotion and the deity's connection. 237 |
| Dimensional Convergence Point | Creates a point of intersection between realms. | Considered essential to Heavenly Human advancement and to a Heavenly Human's ascent to divinity. 136 143 |
| Grand ritual | Connects Heaven, Earth, and another dimension for ascension. | May require the lives and souls of several Innate cultivators or a Heavenly Human. 143 |
| Temporary research channel | Connects the real universe to an anchored Heavenly Position in a Different Dimension. | The Source Origin Research Institute used blood sacrifice, dimensional detection, and anchor calibration to establish one. 354 |
Divine Descent
Divine Descent is the arrival of power or beings from a Different Dimension into the Reality Dimension.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Will Descent | A deity sends down its mental will. 76 |
| Divine Body Descent | A deity descends using a divine body; it requires ten to one hundred times the resources and complexity of a will descent. 273 |
| True Body Descent | A deity's true body descends into reality. 76 273 |
A large-scale Divine Descent can begin at Heavenly Human-level energy while bringing a deity's physical limb into the world, making it fundamentally more dangerous than a will descent. 313
Dimensional Convergence Points
The Source Origin Research Institute surveys for Dimensional Convergence Points, which appear randomly and are considered crucial to advancement. 136
- A sixth-level Heavenly Human seeking divinity requires a Dimensional Convergence Point as part of the ascension process. 143
- Yuan Feidao used the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron to create a Convergence Point capable of accommodating more than one ascension. 282
- Zhang Fusheng entered a Convergence Point during his attempt to ascend to divinity, simultaneously perceiving the real world and a Different Dimension. 318 319
- His repeated forced passage through the point generated accumulating spatial ripples and tides. 319
Notable Dimensional Events
- The Spirit Mountain lineage was attacked by the Federation and evil cults in part because it possessed the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron, a bridge to Different Dimensions. 76
- Zhang Fusheng's anchoring of the Heaven and Earth Five Villages Temple caused its inanimate activities to synchronize with the actual temple in the Different Dimension. 132
- Zhang Fusheng anchored Mount Luofeng of the Nine Nether, bringing its deathly energy into his Spiritual Realm. 203
- The descent of a boundless Heavenly Position from a Different Dimension into the Other Shore World was detected as an event of immense Buddhist power. 313
- The Source Origin Research Institute established a temporary channel to the Great Accomplishment Grandmaster Supreme Heavenly Position, though its actual location could not be traced within the Different Dimension. 354