"The path of Cultivation begins with the spiritual aperture. First one must gather qi and ingest it… this is the Tenfold Qi Refining."
"The qi of Heaven and Earth is divided into nine grades and thirty-six tiers. Below the Seventh Grade, there is no fate with Foundation Establishment."
"Qi Refining at Great Success lifts up the sea of consciousness, refines the form and establishes the foundation. This is the Dao Foundation Realm."
"After the Dao Foundation, one can then refine Divine Techniques and ascend to the Purple Mansion. Above the Purple Mansion is the True Monarch Golden Core."
The book in Chen Sheng's hand, Ascending Dragon Ridge Daoist Scripture, is but the most basic introductory Technique, and only speaks up to the Qi Refining Realm.
The later realms of Dao Foundation, Purple Mansion, Golden Core—these he had only seen in scattered notes and fragmentary scrolls at the side.
For each Realm there were usually only one or two lines, vague and incomplete.
