There were two divisions for the core disciples' test: one for gods and one for Kings of Gods. The difficulty of the tests corresponded to the inner disciples' cultivation bases.
'Inner disciples who were gods who fail to become Kings of Gods after reaching 5,000 years old will be stripped of their titles as inner disciples. They will then become outer aides and be sent out of the main estate to manage the sect's properties outside. On the other hand, regardless of their cultivation bases, Kings of Gods will no longer be inner disciples once they reach the age of 10,000. Those who are intermediate Kings of Gods or stronger will become inner elders while those rudimentary Kings of Gods will become outer elders.'
After spending some time in the Hidden Fog Sect, Duan Ling Tian gained a deeper understanding of the sect's inner workings as well.