LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter : All you need to know
At the moment there 6 known cultivation stages, each with 9 sub stages-
Qi Condensation, Foundation Building, Core Formation, Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, and Immortal Ascension
(After this you don't need to read as it will be introduced better in novel but go ahead if you want to)
Above these 6 cultivation realms are are 3 more realms
Transcendent, Celestial Domain and Divine Ascension.
Once a person reaches the peak state of Divine Ascension Realm, they can transcend to higher world
People are often confused about the non human race side of cultivation so I will explain it
There are three types in current world which are -
Monsters - Refers to mindless creatures with no intellect, their souls have long corrupted and they only have one purpose which is to bring destruction to anything and everything around them. They are driven by instincts, which is devour others to grow stronger, upon reaching certain strength they can awaken intellect too.
Spirit Beasts - Refers to rare creatures which can be tamed by cultivators, they are normally found in eggs which appear in secret realms, ancient inheritance and such or summoned using precious resources, can also be found in wild but it's very rare in this world, they have intellect and possess beast core as source of their Qi
Divine Spirit - Refers to creatures who are way stronger than the likes of spirit beast, possess bloodlines which originates from legendary beast and while monsters and spirit beast evolve, Divine Spirits refine their energy like cultivators, have high intellect and monstrous cultivation speed, with proper opportunity and time they can grow up to be dragon, pheonix and quilin, finding one in current world will like finding a grain of salt in a desert
In higher world there also exist races like 'Demon' and 'Fiends' but we will be learning about them later in story ✌🏻✨