The Black Tiger Gang could confer the title of a first-class noble on no more than two hundred individuals. Such beings generally have one mandatory condition: their cultivation must reach the Spirit Qi Realm, or they must possess strength comparable to that of the Spirit Qi Realm.
For example, powerful Insect Masters or Beast Tamers, who may only be in the Innate Realm themselves, but have extremely formidable pets that can contend with the strong in the Spirit Qi Realm.
After accumulating merit, these individuals are also qualified to be conferred the title of a first-class noble.
Top-tier pill masters and plantation masters, if their cultivation is insufficient, would at most be made second-class nobles.
In any faction, even in the Nine Insect Gang, strength is revered above all else.
