Once breaking through from Core Formation, the cultivator's lifespan is increased by at least 1000 years. A Nascent Soul cultivator is able to use minor teleportation to travel small distances in an instant.
Types[]
There are three types/ways to form one's Nascent Soul and ascend to this level:
Mortal-Dao Method[]
- Nascent Soul Formation via the Mortal-Dao, through the use of a Nascent Soul Pill.
- This method has the highest risk and the probability of failure is extremely high. Each time one fails to succeed, one will lose some of their lifespan.
- Not to mention that the chance to elevate oneself to the next realm, Deva, is very unlikely.
Earth-Dao Method[]
- Nascent Soul Formation via the Earth-Dao, needs the Five Elemental Heavenly Beast Souls, each one is comparable to a Ferocious Beast of the Deva realm.
- Once the cultivator succeeds forming their Nascent Soul through this method, the cultivator is much stronger in comparison to ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.
- And in the future, one will have a 10% chance of reaching the Deva realm.
Heavenly-Dao Method[]
- Nascent Soul Formation via the Heaven-Dao, needs the Five Elemental Deva Souls, which is essentially the soul of a dead Deva.
- Each soul will have one element (Earth, Water, Fire, Wood and Metal), so 5 different deva souls are needed. After reaching Nascent Soul the cultivator will be invincible compared to others in the same realm.
- Once one begins to absorb one of these deva souls (天人魂), it locks one onto this path of the Heavenly Dao and there is no turning back.[1]
- However, absorbing one of these deva souls grants the user an elemental clone of the same realm (ie. when Bai Xiaochun absorbed the deva souls to fight off Zhou Zimo, he had three deva souls at the time (water, earth, fire), and gained 3 clones of the golden core formation realm to assist him in his fight).
(From Left to Right) - Fire, Earth, Metal, Wood, Water
Stages[]
One of the ways to advance the stages is to refining (Spirit Enhancement) one's soul, which is alleged the most dangerous of all ways with an extremely high chance of having your soul destroyed. Its inferred that while the other ways are safer they are weaker. It was told that refining one's soul 7 times is already extremely difficult
- Early Nascent Soul - Corresponds to the formation of one's nascent soul.
- Mid Nascent Soul - Can be achieved by refining one's spirit 15 times.
- Late Nascent Soul - Can be achieved by refining one's spirit 18 times.
- Peak Stage Nascent Soul - Can be achieved by refining the spirit 20 times.
- Quasi-Deva - Corresponds to a Half-Step to Deva cultivator. The Nascent Soul cultivator has already sensed the principles of Heaven and Earth but has yet to breakthrough to Deva.
After refining the soul 10 times, each new refinement will grant a golden pattern to the nascent soul. By refining the spirit 21 times each of the 10 previous golden patterns in the nascent soul will merge together and become a purple pattern, this way one can reach Deva realm. (10 soul refining = 1 golden pattern/20 soul refining = 10 golden pattern = 1 purple pattern)
The other way to advance the stages is with Nascent Soul-level techniques, for example, at Qi Condensation, Bai Xiaochun used the Violet Qi Cauldron Control Art, at Foundation Establishment he used the Violet Qi Heavenspan Incantation and at Core Formation the Frigid School Will-Evolving Incantation.
Status[]
A Nascent Soul cultivator can be treated as an esteemed Patriarch in the Great Sects in the Lower Reaches of the Heavenspan Continent of the Heavenspan World. Even in the Middle Reaches region they can hold the position of Great Elders, while in the Upper Reaches region they can at least hold the position of elders and enter the Elder Pavilion.
In the Heavenspan World, becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator is the first step towards becoming a true expert.
References[]
- ↑ Donghua episode 135 ending credits
- ↑ Bai Xiaochun Information