"Oh, I see. So does that mean if I want to create tier 2 arrays, I need to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm?"
Elder Duan shook his head. "The Array and Alchemist Dao don't work like them. They are separated from Qi Cultivation. Elder Peng, for example, is a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, but he is a tier 5 alchemist."
Feng Fan nodded. "If that's the case, why are arrays and pills classified like that?"
"It's just a common convention," Elder Duan explained. "For example, tier 2 pills typically affect Foundation Establishment realm cultivators, tier 3 pills work on Golden Core Formation realm cultivators, and so on. But it's still rare to see someone like Elder Peng, who's able to create something a tier higher than his own cultivation level."
Elder Duan paused as he remembered something. "What you did, using three low tier 1 arrays to affect Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Formation cultivators, is almost unheard of."
