
A Brief Overview of Immortal Mortal - I Am Old Five | Summary
Summary - Updated on February 18, 2025
“Immortal Mortal” is a Xianxia novel by author Goose is Old Five. It primarily tells the story of Mo Wuji, a top botanist on Earth, who is betrayed by his fiancée Xia Ruoyin and reborn as Mo Xinghe, a prince of the Northern Qin Prefecture.
Basic Information
Audiobook Link: Immortal Mortal
Name: Immortal Mortal
Author: Goose is Old Five
Genre: Xianxia, Alchemy, Rebirth
Status: Completed
Cultivation System
Lower Realm: Mortal – Meridian Severing Realm, Spirit Foundation Realm, Mortal Transformation Realm (Each realm is divided into 9 ranks; the protagonist has 12 ranks)
Earth – Yuan Dan Realm, True Lake Realm, Void God Realm
Heaven – True God Realm, Human Immortal Realm, Earth Immortal Realm (Each realm is divided into 9 ranks; the protagonist has 12 ranks)
Immortal Realm: – Celestial Immortal Realm, Golden Immortal Realm, Mystic Immortal Realm, Grand Essence Immortal Realm, Grand Supreme Immortal Realm, Grand Luo Immortal Realm, Immortal King Realm, Immortal Venerable Realm, Immortal Emperor Realm (Each realm is divided into: Early, Mid, Late, and Peak stages)
God Realm: Spirit Nurturing Realm, Celestial God Realm, God Monarch Realm, World God, God King Realm, Harmony God Realm (Each realm is divided into 9 ranks; the protagonist has 12 ranks)
Cosmos: Quasi-Sage, Sage, Creation Sage
– Body Tempering Levels: There are six major realms: Mortal, True, Spirit, Immortal, God, and Sage. Each realm is divided into nine levels.
– Demon Beast Levels: Demon Beast Realm (total of nine levels; a level nine demon beast’s next step is the Immortal Demon Realm) → Immortal Demon Beast Realm (total of ten levels; a peak level nine immortal demon is equivalent to a Grand Immortal Emperor, and level ten is equivalent to a Dao Emperor Great Emperor).
Other:
Spirit Detection: The preparatory stage before Spirit Opening. Spirit Opening is only considered after detecting a spirit root. This stage is prone to deception and threats. If a mortal root is detected, the detector will not explicitly state the result but will directly deceive the tester into performing Spirit Opening, thereby earning more fees. It’s the same with spirit herbs for Spirit Opening. If Spirit Opening with a spirit herb is ineffective, they will definitely use the excuse that the spirit herb used for the first Spirit Opening was not good, thereby performing multiple Spirit Openings to obtain huge profits.
Spirit Opening: The initial stage of cultivation, helping those with spirit roots to activate their spirit roots and open their spirit meridians. Cultivation can only be performed after activating the spirit root and spirit meridians. Very few people possess spirit roots; those without spirit roots are called mortal roots, and mortal roots cannot be cultivated. There are three ways to do this: First, using spirit herbs for Spirit Opening, which is the most common method, and the effect varies depending on the level of the spirit herb; second, seeking help from a strong expert for Spirit Opening, with fees no less than 100,000 gold coins; third, using a Spirit Opening Array, which can only be used by those with excellent aptitude; a widespread approach does not fall into this category.
Spirit Meridians: The number of spirit meridians opened during the first Spirit Opening largely determines the cultivator’s future prospects. Opening five or more meridians during the first time indicates significant development potential, while opening more than a dozen indicates a supreme-grade spirit root. Divided into: Main Meridian, Unusual Meridian, Spirit Meridian, Primary Meridian, Surface Meridian, Skin Meridian, Bone Meridian, Branch Meridian.
Meridians: The true secret to a mortal’s cultivation and one that any mortal can cultivate.
Sea of Consciousness: Connects with the Dao. The Sea of Consciousness differs depending on the strength of the Dao. The deeper the understanding of the Dao, the more vast the Sea of Consciousness. Usually, only Void God Realm cultivators can form a nascent soul prototype and open up a Sea of Consciousness. Cultivators with a Sea of Consciousness can walk on air. The Sea of Consciousness of all cultivators automatically increases with the improvement of their cultivation. The degree of this increase is related to the cultivator’s aptitude, cultivation method, and various opportunities.
Soul: Unlike the nascent soul, which can escape, the soul is a single, thin mental intention. The nascent soul can be reconstituted after being destroyed, but once the soul disappears, it is difficult to reconstitute. After a mortal dies without cultivation, the soul is mostly in a daze, making it difficult to maintain memory and wisdom for long.
Dao: Refers to each cultivator’s understanding of the rules of heaven and earth; each cultivator has their own Dao.
Hidden Spirit Root: Hidden spirit roots sometimes cannot be revealed for a lifetime. Once revealed, they are absolutely regarded as commodities in the cultivation world. They are the best targets for body snatching and the best cauldrons. As for the Hidden Water Spirit Root, it can suppress the vast majority of cultivation deviations.
Flawless Spirit Root: Absolutely the top of the top among the God Realm’s top-grade spirit roots. A spirit root where the testing cylinder not only has no gray at all but is also so white that it emits a faint light.
Spirit Roots: In ancient times, there were only two types of spirit roots: light and darkness. Among them, the light spirit roots are divided into the eight elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice, while the dark spirit root has only one element: darkness. According to this division, there are actually nine types of spirit roots: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, ice, and dark spirit roots.
Dark Spirit Root: Exists in the vast universe and is not in the same plane as the God Realm. That is to say, the God Realm plane does not have a dark spirit root.
Seven Realms: In order, they are the Mortal Realm, the Underworld Realm, the Immortal Realm, the God Realm, the Dark Realm, the Creation Realm, and the God Seat Realm.
Alchemist Levels
Cultivation World: Human Pill Master (Can refine 1-3 grade spiritual pills) – Earth Pill Master (Can refine 4-6 grade spiritual pills) – Heaven Pill Master (Can refine 7-9 grade spiritual pills)
Immortal World: Immortal Pill Lord (Can refine 1-3 grade immortal pills) – Immortal Pill King (Can refine 4-6 grade immortal pills) – Immortal Pill Emperor (Can refine 7-9 grade immortal pills)
God World: God Pill Master (Can refine 1-3 grade god pills) – Great God Pill Master, Quasi-God Pill King (Can refine four-grade god pills) – God Pill King (Can refine five-grade god pills)
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