On the Xuanhuang Continent, rules were also known as Dao Principles, and Dao Principles too were divided into high and low.
According to cultivators' statistics, there were Three Thousand Great Daos in the world and endlessly numerous Lesser Dao Principles. Hence the saying: Three Thousand Great Daos, endless lesser paths.
Each Great Dao also contained many lesser paths, and every lesser path was a branch of a Great Dao.
However, before fully comprehending a rule, a cultivator could only be called a Lord of Rules, also known as a Saint Lord. Only those who could completely comprehend a rule were honored as Dao Lords.
Third Grade was the realm of Saint Lords, while Second Grade was the realm of Dao Lords, also known as Saint Venerables and Dao Venerables.
Above that, First Grade was an indescribable realm that transcended even Dao Lords. Song Ankang did not know much about it for the time being; he only knew that this level was beyond imagination and peerless beneath the heavens.
It was said that as long as one reached the First Grade realm above Dao Lords, one could live forever and never grow old. As for whether that was true, Song Ankang did not yet dare to say for certain.
Since rules had rankings, strength naturally had its highs and lows as well.
Those who chose Lesser Dao Principles would be weaker in the Saint Venerable realm, while those who chose Great Dao Principles would be stronger. It was said that the gap between one of the top ten Great Dao Principles and a low-ranking Lesser Dao Principle could exceed ten thousandfold.
In other words, between a Saint Venerable who chose one of the top ten Great Dao Principles and a Saint Venerable who chose one of the top ten Lesser Dao