Im stuck thinking of names for the characters in the novel i want to write, also does anyone have any idea what i could call the tiers for cultivators in my novel so far i have this
Qi Refining 1-9
Qi Foundation 1-9
Origin Refinement 1-9
Help me think of names for characters in my novel
My best advice would be to go for something original, after these, you should start making up the rank names using words not used often in cultivation novels, adds more to the story if I read something I haven't seen before. For instance Consolidation, Condensing, Stabilize, Nurture. From the top of my head I have never seen these words used in a name for a certain level of cultivation. Core Condensing while being another word for Core Formation, is rarely used in other novels. The level after that could be Core Consolidation (just a fancy word for refining). As for character names, cant offer any advice, but please give us the meaning of the pinyin if you translate them from any chinese characters.
Read yogic (Hinduism and Buddhism) books and related things. I find them to be very inspiring regarding contents for novels based cultivation and Daoism. They talk about Kalpas and different depths of consciousness amongst other things. About Kalpas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpa_%28aeon%29 About