Renegade Immortal (仙逆 Xian Ni) by Er Gen has one of the deepest cultivation systems in xianxia. Wang Lin‘s journey runs through four great Steps: Step 1 from Qi Condensation to Ascendant, Step 2 through the Nirvana realms, Step 3 – the realm of true powerhouses – and finally Heaven Trampling. This guide lists every realm in order, with the original Chinese names, because English translations vary a lot between fan subs and official subtitles.
Wang Lin reaching the peak of Ascendant in the donghua (episode 147)
Nirvana Scryer (Kui Nie) → Nirvana Cleanser (Jing Nie) → Nirvana Shatterer (Sui Nie)
Transition
Heaven’s Blight – the Five Decays (Tian Ren Wu Shuai)
Step 3
Void Nirvana, Spirit Void, Arcane Void, Void Tribulant (the four “Kong” realms) → Golden Venerable → Heavenly Venerable → Great Heavenly Venerable
Step 4
Heaven Trampling (Ta Tian) – nine Heaven Trampling bridges
Almost every realm from Foundation Establishment upward is split into early, middle, late stage and great perfection.
Step 1: the foundation
Qi Condensation (15 levels): drawing spiritual qi into the body. Wang Lin starts here with talent judged “very poor” – the seed of the whole “defying heaven” story.
Foundation Establishment: refining the body with spiritual power; the first wall where many cultivators stop.
Core Formation: qi condenses into a golden core – already an expert in low-level cultivation nations.
Nascent Soul: the core breaks into a Nascent Soul, a “second body” carrying the divine sense; it can escape if the body is destroyed.
Soul Formation: cultivators begin to comprehend dao insight (yi jing).
Soul Transformation: spiritual power turns into immortal power.
Ascendant: the peak of Step 1, where one’s own dao and the first seeds of origin power appear.
Wang Lin in recent episodes (around episode 159)
Step 2: touching heaven and earth
Nirvana Scryer: the first true contact with the origin power of heaven and earth – a full rebirth of the body; one can merge into the world to move vast distances.
Nirvana Cleanser: understanding the laws of heaven and earth and fighting with them.
Nirvana Shatterer: forming powerful laws of one’s own – the peak of Step 2.
Heaven’s Blight: to reach Step 3 a cultivator must survive five decays; many powerhouses die here.
Step 3 and Step 4
Step 3 is the realm of great powers. The four “Void” realms each have early to great perfection stages. Entering Void Tribulant requires surviving the nine Arcane Tribulations – outer (snow, wind, lightning), inner and soul tribulations. Above them are the Venerable titles: Golden, Heavenly and Great Heavenly Venerable. Step 4, Heaven Trampling, is the final realm Wang Lin reaches at the end of the novel – see who is Wang Lin.
FAQ
How many realms are in Renegade Immortal?
The novel groups them into four Steps; counting individual realms, there are about twenty including the transition stages.
What is the highest realm in Renegade Immortal?
Heaven Trampling (Ta Tian), the fourth Step.
Why do realm names differ between translations?
The donghua subtitles, fan translations and the novel translation each render the Chinese names differently – that is why we list the pinyin.
