Nine Phoenix smiled helplessly. "More than obvious—it could be called a rigid hierarchy. Within similar tiers, those with the greatest potential usually become War Gods and charge toward higher levels. Those a step below become governors, and those ranked further down generally find it difficult to achieve anything greater. Below them come Imperial Preceptors and the like."
"So there are rules like this." Li Tianming understood and nodded slightly.
"Of course. No matter the position, anyone able to hold office in the Heavenly Emperor Sect is already an exceptionally formidable genius among the sect's disciples. Most Heavenly Emperor Sect disciples cannot even become Imperial Preceptors and instead join the Demon-Extermination Army," Wei Shendao explained with a smile.
"I can understand that. After all, ordinary disciples still make up the majority overall." Li Tianming nodded slightly.
This was a cruel fact. Those who interacted with Li Tianming were generally all at the genius level.
At the very least, they were disciples like Zhang Qingqing, guaranteed to become Lesser Emperors and perhaps even Little Governors in the future.
But in truth, the Heavenly Emperor Sect's disciples could be further divided into ordinary disciples, Lesser Emperor disciples, Great Emperor disciples, and members of the Guardian Imperial Clan.
Among the entire Heavenly Emperor Sect's disciple population, the overwhelming majority remained stuck as ordinary disciples for three hundred thousand years without advancing any further, eventually losing their disciple status.
"The gap in talent also creates differences in the resources people receive. The opportunity to enter a Star Palace for cultivation is all the more rare and precious," Nine Phoenix said slowly.
"But if these Star Palaces are divided by number, what differences would there be in cultivation?" Li Tianming asked doubtfully.
"They are divided into ten-star, hundred-star, and thousand-star. This represents the number of cultivation