"A Second Rank transforming into a First Rank... Could it be that throughout history, there's never been a successful case?"
"Of course, there have been!" Shen Zhongliang spoke at length, "When the Heavenly Fire was created, the nine Great Sects all relied on the Blood River, gradually developing. It wasn't accomplished overnight. Transforming from Second Rank to First Rank has had precedent, but it never relied solely on defying the current.
Most recently, a hundred years ago, the First Rank Great Sect Shangqing Sect committed some unknown offense, displeasing the Heavenly Fire Sect, resulting in their Position Fruit being revoked. Although the Heavenly Fire Sect didn't explicitly state it, the truth was clear, and everyone understood.
