Ruler Realm was the process of forming an immortal embryo.
Once the immortal embryo was formed, coupled with the corresponding level of Ordinance, one could step into the Quasi Immortal realm.
After that, the immortal embryo would transform into an immortal and the Ordinance would form tributaries. Quasi Immortals would advance to Lower Immortals!
These three grand stages were the lifelong aspiration of countless cultivators, though only a rare few truly managed to traverse them all.
Each of these stages represented a brutal test, a filter that weeded out all but the most exceptional. Advancing through each step required fortune, fortuitous encounters, and a profound accumulation of foundation.
Thanks to the suppression of the gods in the Fifth Star Ring, cultivators had been spared catastrophic threats, allowing their numbers to swell, which led to a seemingly high count of Ruler- level cultivators.
Yet, proportionally, they remained few.