Replied to @Blackthorn_lp in Snake Immortal: The Tale of a Snake’s Cultivation to Immortality - Ch. 441 year ago
Yeah, in many cases, this is just the phases for the mortal realm, before ascension into the g** realms. And like Vishel pointed out, body refinement isn't always a phase, but then later around the foundation establishment, the MC starts hitting a bottleneck because he lacks a good body refining skill. There's also sometimes extra phases. Golden Core and Nascent Soul are considered big power-up phases, so there might be a crystalization phase after foundation establishment to prepare for Golden core, and a spirit refining phase to to prepare for Nascent soul phase.
Blackthorn_lp@Blackthorn_lp I found this: 1. Body Refinement 2. Qi Gathering 3. Fo...