True Immortal

Biodata

Cultivation Classification

A True Immortal is a cultivator who has formed a true Golden Core rather than a false core. The Golden Core boundary separates immortals from mortals; True Immortals are described as having escaped mortal dust, with their fate determined by themselves rather than Heaven 47.

• Golden Core is tied to touching and commanding the laws of Heaven and Earth, a capability associated with Dao veins 360.
• A True Core is required for the potential to advance into Spirit Refinement; modern cultivation distinguishes cores primarily as false or true, rather than by the ancient upper-, middle-, and lower-grade system 248.
• A True Immortal's lifespan is said not to exceed one thousand years, despite their immense power 312.

Abilities & Authority

Golden Core Divine Abilities

After forming a Golden Core, a cultivator's accumulated Dao, cultivation methods, and spells can condense into an Innate Art, also called a divine ability 448.

• Divine abilities are closely tied to the path chosen during Golden Core formation 448.
• They may approach direct manipulation of Heaven-and-Earth law rather than functioning as ordinary techniques 406.
• The jade pendant art Worlds Apart is an example of a Golden Core-level divine power; it slows spells and objects within its range 406.
• Cultivators on the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Path may refine another's mana, life force, or Golden Core into resources, spells, or treasures 448.

Divine Sense and Influence

True Immortals can project divine sense across great distances, inspect cultivators, and exert immense pressure on lower-ranked immortals 342 404.

• Their recognition provides disciples with protection and standing while traveling outside their home territory 403.
• Their disciples can control halls and form influential factions within an immortal city 332.
• In Vast Sea Immortal City alone, approximately thirty-two True Immortals are recorded 337.

Limitations

• True Immortals are not invulnerable. The Crimson Dragon Treasure Pagoda may devour the true qi, spiritual qi, and possessions of anyone who dies within it; Golden Core cultivators therefore avoid entering it lightly 414.
• Some secret realms suppress a True Immortal's cultivation, magical power, and ability to use divine powers, leaving them vulnerable to Foundation Establishment cultivators and rival True Immortals 409.
• Dragon qi can corrode spiritual foundations, spells, restrictions, and spiritual qi. A True Immortal of Yellow Millet Immortal Prefecture was trapped and killed by a formation saturated with dragon qi 436.
• True Immortal Qing Gang was wounded by Fang Shu's Scarlet Gold Divine Light while pursuing him, demonstrating that a prepared Foundation Establishment cultivator can threaten a Golden Core cultivator 419.

Known True Immortals