Primals were members of the Sages races, and were, in fact, number 2 on the Cosmic Ascendance Spectrum. Despite not being number 1, there existed no race in the universe who could deny their awesome power.
In fact, the only reason the Primals hadn't just outright tried to conquer the entire universe on their own was because they were masters of the Primary realm - at least, as far as most others were concerned. That, combined with the fact that the Primary realm was larger than all other realms in the universe combined - Major and minor ones - meant that the Primals really had no need of more land or resources.
Of course, all this was merely the general understanding maintained by the general populace of the universe, including most Dao Lords. That did not mean this was the truth. Only the Primals themselves, as well as a few other, ancient races, knew the finer details of their lives.
