The Tianling Continent was created thirty-five thousand years ago. The lifeforms there can cultivate by drawing on the spiritual energy scattered throughout the world. By human standards, there are ten bottlenecks and a total of one hundred levels: Lingzhe, Lingshi, Daling Shi, Lingshi, Lingwang, Linghuang, Lingzun, Ling Zhizun, Lingsheng, and God.
Aside from spiritual energy, one can also cultivate one's own mental strength!
The Tianling Continent is roughly divided between two major races, humans and beasts. Their overall strengths are very similar, with the beasts being somewhat stronger than humans. However, while humans often use their intelligence to invade the beasts' territory, the beasts are more conservative. Twenty-eight thousand years ago, humans occupied the central region of the Tianling Continent and split into three empires: Bingyue, Jinxing, and Muyang. The spirit beasts continued to live in the forests that had not yet disappeared.
