Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Background / History
- 3Cosmology and Geography
- 3.1Thirty-Three Heavens
- 3.2Inter-Heaven Travel
- 4Cultivation System
- 4.1Extended Immortal Lord Realms
- 5Powers and Political Order
- 5.1Seven Great Immortal Sects
- 5.2Immortal Kingdoms
- 6Ascension
- 6.1Ascension Pool
- 6.2Great Qian Ascender Terms
- 6.3Currency and Resources
- 7Story Role / Major Arcs
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Immortal Realm |
| Original Name | 仙界 |
| Type | Neutral character / higher realm |
| Status | Extant; fractured into the Thirty-Three Heavens after the War of Fallen Emperors 860 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 585 (named); Chapter 615 (Li Qingshan's arrival) 585 615 |
Background / History
The Immortal Realm was once ruled by the Ancient Heavenly Court, whose strongest figure, the Heavenly Emperor, attained the Immortal Emperor Dao through the Chaos Great Dao. The Heavenly Court was the supreme power of its era, and the Heavenly Emperor commanded thirty-three Immortal Emperors beneath him. 857
In the ancient War of Fallen Emperors, dozens of Immortal Emperors fought on a scale that shattered heaven and earth. The cause of the war has been lost to history, but its aftermath destroyed much of the Immortal Realm, damaged the origin of the Great Dao, and caused chaos qi to flood the gaps between its surviving fragments. 860
Those fragments became the present Thirty-Three Heavens. The chaos storms between them isolate the Heaven Domains and make travel exceptionally dangerous. The damaged Great Dao origin has also made new Immortal Emperors far rarer than in the ancient era. 860
Cosmology and Geography
Thirty-Three Heavens
The Immortal Realm consists of thirty-three vast Heaven Domains connected by supreme laws. Each has distinct Great Dao laws, races, and dominant powers. 748
| Heaven Domain / Region | Known details |
|---|---|
| Supreme Emperor Heaven | A human-dominated frontier Heaven ruled nominally by the Seven Great Immortal Sects; the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom is a vassal of the Primordial Unity Immortal Sect. 651 859 |
| Purple Void Heaven | A Heaven connected to the legacy of Purple Void Immortal Lord; it is one of the destinations beyond Supreme Emperor Heaven. 585 859 |
| Great Luo Heaven | One of the Upper Three Heavens and a core region of the Immortal Realm; home to major powers such as the Great Evolution Immortal Court. 856 |
| Great Red Heaven | One of the Upper Three Heavens. 856 |
| Pure Subtle Heaven | One of the Upper Three Heavens. 856 |
| Great Bright Heaven | A Heaven centered on the laws of light. 748 |
| Great Mystery Heaven | Known for karmic deduction. 748 |
| Primeval Devil Heaven | Territory of the Devil Race. 748 |
| Hell Heaven | Dominated by the ghost race. 651 |
| Asura Heaven | Dominated by the asura race. 651 |
Inter-Heaven Travel
- Chaos storms separate the Thirty-Three Heavens. Ordinary cultivators cannot cross them, and even Immortal Lords would be destroyed by direct exposure. 859
- Immortal Kings can cross chaos storms, though especially severe storms remain dangerous even to them. 859
- Cross-domain teleportation arrays are required for Immortal Lords to travel between Heaven Domains safely. 748
- The Heavenly River Ancient Road is a remnant of the Heavenly Emperor's era, created to connect the Thirty-Three Heavens and support his ambition of restoring the Immortal Realm's former unity. 860
Cultivation System
| Realm | Defining feature |
|---|---|
| True Immortal | The first immortal realm. Cultivators temper their immortal bodies and condense immortal power into golden pearls; ten thousand golden pearls are the normal limit for reaching peak True Immortal. 622 |
| Heavenly Immortal | Requires transforming lower-realm laws into higher-level Immortal Dao laws and resonating with the Immortal Realm itself. 623 |
| Profound Immortal | Cultivators open immortal apertures that store vastly greater immortal power and wield the Immortal Realm's laws more deeply; thirty-six apertures mark the normal peak. 642 665 |
| Golden Immortal | Associated with the condensation of indestructible golden essence. 631 768 |
| Immortal Lord | Cultivators condense Law Dao Seeds. Conventional cultivation recognizes nine heavens as the peak, while exceptional Dao Seeds can support far more layers. 813 834 |
| Immortal King | Peerless rulers who possess an inner world; their words can become law, and they preside over entire Heaven Domains. 613 825 |
| Immortal Emperor | Supreme beings whose death or battle can scar the Immortal Realm itself and leave behind the pressure of the Heavenly Dao. 860 933 |
Extended Immortal Lord Realms
Li Qingshan's Chaos Dao Seed possesses ninety-nine Dao patterns, allowing an Immortal Lord path beyond the conventional nine heavens. Each illuminated pattern corresponds to a mastered supreme immortal art. 813
- Six illuminated patterns correspond to the sixth heaven of the Immortal Lord Realm. 824
- Thirty-three heavens are attainable by exceptional cultivators such as Liu Qingying. 834
- Ninety-nine heavens represent the complete potential of Li Qingshan's Chaos Dao Seed; at that level, an Immortal Lord could crush a lower Immortal King. 813
Powers and Political Order
Seven Great Immortal Sects
The Seven Great Immortal Sects are the nominal rulers of Supreme Emperor Heaven. Each possesses an Immortal King ancestor and a heritage extending for millions of years. 635 651
- Ascension Immortal Sect
- Jade Void Immortal Sect
- Primordial Unity Immortal Sect
- Primeval Devil Sect
- Wuji Immortal Sect
- Purple Star Immortal Sect
- Supreme Immortal Sect 651
The thousands of immortal kingdoms and lesser sects in Supreme Emperor Heaven operate as vassals of these seven sects, providing tribute in exchange for protection and authority. 651
Immortal Kingdoms
Immortal kingdoms function as regional powers within their sects' spheres of influence.
- Great Qian Immortal Kingdom — Located in eastern Supreme Emperor Heaven and subordinated to the Primordial Unity Immortal Sect. Its ruler is a peak Golden Immortal, while Qian Heaven City is protected by a grand formation. 646
- Great Evolution Immortal Court — One of Great Luo Heaven's Four Great Immortal Courts. It inherited part of the Ancient Heavenly Court's foundation and is overseen by a half-step Immortal Emperor ancestor. 856
Ascension
Ascension Pool
Ascenders arrive in an Ascension Pool, where milky-white water containing highly concentrated Immortal Dao origin transforms their bodies, immortal power, and Primordial Spirits. Each drop is stated to be a hundred times purer than immortal stones. 616
The pool is also used by the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom to identify exceptional ascenders. Remaining in it for twelve hours is rare and can raise an ascender to the middle or even late True Immortal stage. 616
Great Qian Ascender Terms
Upon arriving in the eastern region of Supreme Emperor Heaven, ascenders automatically become citizens of the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom and must choose a term of service. 617
| Service option | Required term | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Mining | 500 years | Mine for the Immortal Kingdom. 617 |
| Military service | 50 years | Fight in the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom's wars. 617 |
| Artisan service | 100 years | Reach True Immortal attainment in alchemy, artifact refinement, talismans, or formations and create low-grade immortal products. 617 |
False claims of artisan ability are punished by assignment to the deathsworn camp. 618
Currency and Resources
- Immortal stones and immortal crystals are used as currency in the Immortal Realm. 645
- Immortal stones, supreme immortal arts, cultivation resources, and immortal artifacts are controlled heavily by major sects, immortal kingdoms, and ancient inheritances. 635 651
- In wealthy centers such as Qian Heaven City, even ordinary residents are at least Heavenly Immortals; True Immortals are considered unqualified even for servant roles. 646
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Purple Void Immortal Lord explains that the Immortal Realm contains thirty-three heavens and that True Immortals are merely the beginning of the immortal path. 585
- After reaching Mahayana and opening the Gate to Immortality, Li Qingshan ascends from Tianyuan Planet into the Immortal Realm. 607 615
- Li Qingshan arrives in the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom's Ascension Pool in Supreme Emperor Heaven and learns that ascenders are pressured into mining, military, or artisan service. 616 617
- His travels through Supreme Emperor Heaven reveal the Seven Great Immortal Sects, the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom's vassal status, and the scale of the Immortal Realm's hierarchy. 635 646 651
- His later journey toward Purple Void Heaven reveals the chaos storms between Heaven Domains and the ancient shattering of the Immortal Realm. 859 860
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