In the Falling Star Empire, the peak of cultivation that anyone had publicly achieved was the Great Ascension Realm.
Although there were many, including Bai Zihan's father in the Desolate Heaven Empire, it was very difficult for those in the Falling Star Empire to reach such a realm because of limited resources.
This is the difference between the Desolate Heaven Empire, the strongest and Falling Star Empire, one of the weakest in the region.
The Falling Star Empire also knows that and tries their best not to antagonize their neighbour who can squash them any time.
Anyways, Great Ascension Realm cultivators are considered the most powerful, and very few are able to achieve that in the Falling Star Empire.
Such a realm was considered unreachable for most, a distant dream that could only be worshiped from afar.
Yet Princess Sun Yaoqing had already stepped into the Spirit Severing Realm while still in her youth.
