The Investiture of the Gods had long since disappeared, but fragments of the Ascension List were possessed by many sects that came after, used to counteract the laws.
The laws were a good thing, providing cultivators with another choice, but they also made the big shots very uncomfortable.
A world divided by ranks protected the weak, who were capable of killing the strong, so many practicing Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment simply never left the worlds of the First Grade or Second Order. They were like those on Azure Star who save money without spending, without marrying. No matter how nicely things are worded above, youth without cultivation is old age without reliance, and so on. These smart and honest individuals calculated the chances of Pill of Completion and decided to lay low.
