Cultivators on the Star Continent draw on the power of star meridians and bloodlines in their quest for immortality. Li Qingyun will wield the sword in his hand to shatter this starry sky...
The Nine Tribulations Realms of the Stars
(Each major realm requires surviving one heavenly tribulation and is divided into three minor stages: Enlightenment, Mystic Insight, and Return to the Void.)
1. **Spirit Pivot Realm** (Unlocking the body's apertures)
- **Enlightenment**: Light the star lamps of the twelve primary meridians
- **Mystic Insight**: Form a cycle of stars throughout the body
- **Return to the Void**: The dantian becomes a star vortex, allowing fragments of stars to be used to temper the body
2. **Heavenly Gate Realm** (Opening a small grotto-heaven within the body)
- **Enlightenment**: Condense a “star core” in the Violet Palace
- **Mystic Insight**: The star core gives birth to “Dao patterns”
- **Return to the Void**: Dao patterns evolve into the rudiments of the sun and moon
3. **Divine Illumination Realm** (The spirit undergoes a transformation)
- **Enlightenment**: The divine sense becomes a star network spanning a hundred miles
- **Mystic Insight**: A “star spirit” is born within the soul flame
- **Return to the Void**: Instantly travel by borrowing the projection of a star
4. **Nirvana Abyss Realm** (The bloodline returns to its ancestral origins)
- **Enlightenment**: Awaken one's natal star chart
- **Mystic Insight**: The bloodline condenses a “Star Beast Aspect”
- **Return to the Void**: Manifest the aspect physically in battle
5. **Great Void Realm** (Shattering the void)
- **Enlightenment**: Tear open spatial rifts with bare hands
- **Mystic Insight**: Create a temporary small world
- **Return to the Void**: Cross the storms of the void with one's physical body
