Uncle Lin looked at the young mistress before him and sighed. She was dazzlingly gifted, and at such a young age had already stepped into the Celestial Realm. Even compared with the foremost experts among the younger generation of the neighboring Ye Family, she did not fall short. Unfortunately, although the Skyfire Merchant Association was immensely wealthy and powerful, how could it compare with the Ye Family? Even so, he believed it would only be a matter of time before the young mistress entered the Celestial Realm Third Stage. She might even have a chance to glimpse the Celestial Realm Fourth Stage, the realm of commanders.
The Celestial Realm Third Stage and Fourth Stage formed an enormous threshold. Most Celestial Realm experts would be stuck at this hurdle. In the Celestial Realm, every step was a climb to heaven, and the gap of three stages was like a heavenly chasm.
Martial artists below the Celestial Realm Fourth Stage might dominate before Dharma Idol Realm and Transcendent Realm cultivators, but within the Celestial Realm, they could only be regarded as nameless passersby. Those who reached the Celestial Realm Fourth Stage, however, were figures with names and reputations. Beyond the Celestial Realm Seventh Stage lay another massive threshold; those who crossed it could truly become great figures within the Celestial Realm.
Such great figures were exceedingly rare even in the Ancient Barrens. They were often the treasures guarding their respective sects, ancient relics among ancient relics. Some were terrifying existences that ordinary people might never have a chance to see in their entire lives.
They could already be considered peak experts of the Ancient Barrens Continent, the true ruling class.
The city lords of the Ye Family's many satellite cities were all experts above the Celestial Realm Fourth Stage. If the young