The Wolf’s Bride by Coffee’s Tea novel Chapter 1463

“There are nine tribulations up to the ninth step, but apart from the nine heavenly thunders, there’s also the tribulation of one’s inner demon.

“If one successfully passes the tribulation, they’ll enter a completely new realm!

“That realm is the true three paths of cultivation—immortal cultivation, demonic cultivation, and fiend cultivation!”

So that was it.

Andrius suddenly understood.

The Divine Steps were just a ladder to ascend to the heavens. It was not the endpoint but the starting point. Once crossed, it was stepping onto the path of defying the heavens!

“As for whether one ends up an immortal or a demon, it depends on their cultivation before stepping onto the Divine Steps.

“Righteous cultivators and those with a righteous spirit step onto the path of immortal cultivation. The unorthodox and those who fall into demonic practices step onto the path of demonic cultivation.

“As for fiend cultivation... Apart from the spirits of all living beings, it’s a blessing bestowed by heaven to fierce beasts and monsters with extraordinary talents. Their cultivation is even more difficult than ours.

“Each tribulation is a matter of life and death. Only after crossing through terrifying thunder tribulations time and time again can they step onto the path of fiend cultivation.”

In the end, it was quite simple. Fiend cultivation depended on the species while immortal and demonic cultivation depended on one’s character.

Andrius understood that clearly.

The Demon Emperor’s form became much fainter, but he continued his tireless explanation, “Furthermore, after stepping onto the path of immortals, there’s a completely different level of cultivation—the Golden Core stage and the Nascent Soul stage.

“Beyond that, there are rumored to be even more terrifying stages with the ability to reach omnipotence, the Hollow stage, the Darkness stage, and the Great Progression stage... Each major realm is divided into three minor realms: early, middle, and late stage.”

The Great Progression stage!

Just hearing it gave a sense of grandeur as if it were the ultimate goal of cultivation.

Andrius asked curiously, “What realm comes after the Great Progression stage?”