In the Spirit Realm Walker ranking system, levels 1–3 were the Transcendent Stage, levels 4–6 were the Saint Realm, and levels 7–9 were the Sovereign Realm.
Executives were at the Saint Realm, while elders were Sovereigns. Zhang Yuanqing did not know what lay above the Sovereign Realm; he lacked the clearance to look it up. But he guessed it was probably the level occupied by the five alliance leaders.
Furthermore, judging by the number of executives, Demon Lord and Judge of Ghostly Eyes were likely in the Sovereign Realm. If they had merely been Saints, the Five Elements Alliance would not have treated them with such importance.
It was worth noting that the difference in strength between levels within the same stage was immense. Take the Transcendent Stage, for example: a level 2 could crush a level 1, and a level 3 could utterly trounce a level 2, not counting items or class counters.
Illusionists were one of the peak classes, stronger than Fire Masters. Even within the Sovereign Realm, Master Wuhen was no weakling. Zhang Yuanqing had known this Illusionist was extraordinary, but he had not expected his level to be so high.
Looking at it from another angle, being able to call upon a Sovereign-level figure once was equivalent to gaining an extra get-out-of-death-free card.
Unfortunately, it could not be used in the Spirit Realm.
"That makes sense. The Spirit Realm is a solo-instance dungeon. Even high-level Spirit Realm Walkers can't barge in halfway through. Native bosses like Lady of Three Paths Mountain are the exception."
As Zhang Yuanqing mused, he closed the page and searched for information on how Spirit Realm missions worked.
``` [After clearing the trial mission, multiplayer Spirit Realms open once a month, while single-player Spirit Realms open once every three months. In the