The difference between the Grand Ascension Stage and the Body Integration Stage was like that of heaven and earth. After reaching the Grand Ascension Stage, one would attain unfathomable power, thereby creating an insurmountable gulf between themselves and Body Integration Stage beings.
Under normal circumstances, a few beings at the pinnacle of the Spatial Tempering Stage could perhaps put a fight against an early-Body Integration Stage being, but a few beings at the pinnacle of the Body Integration Stage would only be able to flee for their lives in the face of an early-Grand Ascension Stage being.
After reaching the Grand Ascension Stage, one was essentially half a True Immortal, and through their cultivation, they could grasp some extremely powerful laws of heaven and earth, making them virtually completely invincible to Body Integration Stage beings. As for the final Tribulation Transcendence Stage, that was actually only an arbitrary division. Aside from a slight change in the nature of one's magic power, beings who reached that stage wouldn't actually be a whole lot more powerful than Grand Ascension Stage beings.
Furthermore, after reaching the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, there were no longer any early, mid, or late classifications. Most of them would also go into indefinite seclusion to try and transcend their true immortal tribulations in an attempt to ascend to that higher realm.
As such, Grand Ascension Stage beings were the most powerful beings in the Spirit Realm aside from those true spirit beings.[1]
While cultivators at this stage have limitless lifespans, in practice, most cultivators at this stage don't live beyond several hundreds of thousands of years. This is due to tribulations that occur every 10,000 years. Each tribulation is stronger than the last, even if a cultivator does not progress in their cultivation. As a result, cultivators unable to continuously advance through the Grand Ascension stage are eventually killed by their own tribulations. Many grand ascension cultivators will hide themselves in subsidiary spaces to postpone their tribulations.
Upon meeting all the requirements, a cultivator will complete their Nascent Soul and be given the opportunity to reform their Primary Avatar (main body) using the World Origin Energy. This process will generate different phenomena depending on the realm. In the Spirit Realm, the phenomenon is known as the Three-Sun Infusion.
Pre-requisites[]
Entering the Grand Ascension Stage has several requirements:
- A cultivator must nourish and mature their Nascent Soul using immense amounts of World Origin Energy.
- A cultivator must pass the Five-Elemental Tribulation - a tribulation consisting of five extremely fearsome attacks formed by each of the major elements.
- A cultivator must pass the True-Lightning Tribulation - a fearsome attack that results in near certain death if a cultivator fails to withstand the strike.
- A cultivator must pass the Inner Tribulations.
- A cultivator must pass an Inner-Demon Tribulation.
Upon meeting all the requirements, a cultivator will complete their Nascent Soul and be given the opportunity to reform their Primary Avatar (main body) using the World Origin Energy. This process will generate different phenomena depending on the realm. In the Spirit Realm, the phenomenon is known as the Three-Sun Infusion.
- ↑ Chapter 1609 (Novel)