The ranking is not extensive, with only ten thousand spots, seemingly corresponding to ten thousand steps, newcomers claim the last spot when they enter the list.
Han Li discovered that he didn't recognize a single cultivator listed on the ancient stele ranking.
The ranking spanned the thirty-six dynasties of the Heavenly Court, too ancient for comprehension, most of the named on the stele had likely perished.
Although becoming a Golden Immortal meant eternal life, and advancing to Immortal King would render one's flesh indestructible and their Primordial Spirit everlasting, they still faced lethal threats from those more powerful.
An Immortal Emperor could peer into countless timelines of past and future, roam the long river of time, and oversee the cycles of reincarnation, resurrecting as long as a single trace remained in the world.
Even the mighty Immortal Emperors would die, slain by even mightier Immortal Emperors.