The cultivation system in this book has 5 major realms and 11 sub realms.
So in my head I always thought that each great realm was the equivalent of one step, but the cultivation article says otherwise.
Spirit Realm (1st Step)
Immortal Realm (2nd Step)
Ancient Realm (3rd Step)
Dao Realm (4th Step)
Trancendence (5th Step)
And from what I understand, AWE's cultivation system seems to follow a similar system to the one above.