Hongjun had once said: Saints were Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals, but Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals were not Saints.
The latter half emphasized "status."
Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals possessed no Saintly status, enjoyed none of the Heavenly Dao's additional blessings, and were not bound by the Heavenly Dao.
The former half, however, emphasized "strength."
Saints corresponded to Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals.
Even if they might not necessarily win, they would never be as powerless as ants. Fundamentally, they still belonged to the same major realm.
Under the Heavenly Dao, the Saint realm was divided into three levels;
They respectively corresponded to the early stage, middle stage, and late stage of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals.
To improve one's cultivation, one still had to seek breakthroughs in comprehending Laws.
When Saints comprehended Laws, they received the aid of Heaven and Earth;
But once they reached the third level of Sainthood, they had already touched the limits of Heaven and Earth.
Unless Heaven and Earth advanced and the Primordial Wilderness took another step forward, their cultivation would find it difficult to advance another inch.
Although the path ahead for Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals was not cut off, taking another step forward into the realm of Daluo Golden Immortals of the Boundless Origin remained a long and perilous journey.
However, that step was still far away.
At the very least, for now—Bei Ming and the Three Pure Ones had only recently entered their new realms.
One side was at the early stage of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal; the other was at the first level of Sainthood.
Whichever side it was, they were destined to spend a long time cultivating deeply within this level;
Amid the great currents and tribulations of the Primordial Wilderness, they would seize opportunities that