Question HELP translating xianxia terms

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    Hi, theres some xianxia terms in here, and I cant identify all of them.
    Can someone please help translate this?

    但前段时间冲击分神期时不小心走火入魔，伤了体内的灵根。
     
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    However, when he tried to break through to the [A] , he accidentally [C], which greatly hurt his [D].

    A [分神]期
    Mind Dividing (勿扰飞升-Dreams of Jianghu)
    Soul Split (九转雷神诀-omgitsaray translations and 仙逆-Wuxiaworld)

    B 分神[期]
    Stage
    Realm

    C 走火入魔
    went crazy
    suffered Qi Deviation

    D 灵根
    Spiritual Roots
    Spiritual Base

    When it comes to Xianxia novels, glossary is King, here are some suggestions, but when you pick one, stick to it.
     
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    Ahhh Thanks for the help!
    I was having such a hard time trying to figure them out^^
     
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    glad to be of help, though as you can prolly tell, I got the answers from my internal database ;)
     
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