Heavenly Venerable Lingbao had only just entered the Human Immortal realm. His cultivation was somewhat lower, unable to compare with those who had truly attained the Earth Immortal Fruit Position; he still needed more tempering.
"But even so, with the Diamond Jade awakened to the Earth Immortal level, he could contend with Gu Erduo. Gu Erduo even had a Celestial Immortal-level divine weapon, yet he still couldn't do anything to Heavenly Venerable Lingbao."
"The gulf between Earth Immortals and Human Immortals is enormous, too. If he can stand shoulder to shoulder with an Earth Immortal as a Human Immortal, what about when he reaches the Earth Immortal realm? Wouldn't he be able to rival a Celestial Immortal?"
"The barrier to the Earth Immortal realm can't be that easy to break through, can it?" the gold-badge constable said.
Sima Shi asked in return, "How does it compare to the divide between immortals and mortals? For someone like him, the Earth Immortal realm is merely a small obstacle!"
In compiling the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings, cultivation realm, battle records, and past accomplishments all served as grounds for placement on the Heaven Ranking.
Cultivation realm was especially important, the weightiest factor of all. A divine weapon could not compare to a Fruit Position; everyone knew that principle.
"So that's how it is. But in an actual fight, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao might not be much worse than an ordinary Earth Immortal, and his potential is limitless. After a battle between Dharma Bodies, no one knows how much he has improved. I understand your meaning now, Chief Constable." The gold-badge constable understood at last. It seemed arranging the Heaven Ranking was troublesome work, too.
They had to consider not only the present but also the future. If they ranked Gu Erduo first, only for