但她现在还是筑基期
“But she is still in the Foundation Establishment Stage.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
唯有杀了施术者
“kill the person who casted the spell.”
但 她现在 还是筑基期
“But she is still in the Foundation Establishment Stage.”
放眼整个崇灵谷
“Looking at the whole Chongling Valley,”
“She's weak, so either she's an easy target or something doesn't add up.”
In Chinese fantasy, power is strictly ranked into tiers (like Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core), directly dictating a character's capabilities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Foundation Establishment stage (Xianxia cultivation tier)
A genre-specific term in Chinese fantasy referring to an early tier of martial/spiritual cultivation.
still / nonetheless
Emphasizes an ongoing state contrary to heightened expectations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you still retain the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage.”
“A mere cultivator at Foundation Establishment Stage like you”
“a Nascent Soul cultivator.”
“Her power has already surpassed all of ours.”
“The Foundation Establishment Stage.”
“that I am just a Foundation Establishment cultivator?”