Lu Xuanji asked, "What is the Heaven Ascension Ladder?"
Shi Xue said, "The Heaven Ascension Ladder was established by Duling Great Emperor. It can test a cultivator's aptitude, including their talent, bloodline, comprehension, will, state of mind, and more than a dozen other factors, then provide a corresponding assessment. The Heaven Ascension Ladder is divided into ten layers, corresponding to ten grades of aptitude. Those with Layer 6 aptitude or higher will receive the Feather Devil Race's attention and be given priority cultivation. I was eliminated back then, lost my value as someone worth cultivating, and was left to fend for myself!"
Recalling the past, Shi Xue sighed inwardly, feeling a faint sadness as well.
Lu Xuanji asked, "Are there many people with Layer 6 aptitude or higher?"
Shi Xue continued explaining, "With first-grade aptitude, one can at most become a Golden Core cultivator, making them useless trash. With second- or third-grade aptitude, one can become a Nascent Soul Cultivator, only a little stronger than trash. With fourth-grade aptitude, one can become a Spirit Transformation cultivator. The chance of becoming a Void Refinement cultivator is less than one in ten, and the chance of achieving Dao Integration is less than one in a hundred. That is merely an average, middling level."
"I have fourth-grade aptitude, so I belong to this level."
"With fifth-grade aptitude, the chance of achieving Dao Integration is one in ten. With sixth-grade aptitude, the chance is three in ten. With seventh-grade aptitude, as long as one does not fall midway, one will certainly enter the Dao Integration Realm."
"With eighth-grade aptitude, there is a one-in-ten chance of becoming a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator. With ninth-grade aptitude, there is a fifty percent chance of entering the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. With tenth-grade aptitude, one will certainly enter the Tribulation