Such a question not only emerged in his mind, but, thanks to the influence of alcohol, he managed to ask it aloud. Then, he heard the Earth Deity of Lingchen County begin to explain, "If Daoist Fan Wu chooses to ascend to immortality, then he would immediately qualify as an Immortal Official of the seventh rank in the Heavenly Court, even a full seventh-grade Immortal Official, whereas I, this humble old one, am merely of the ninth rank."
From ninth grade, full ninth grade, to eighth grade, full eighth grade, and seventh grade, all the way up to full seventh grade... The difference between these ranks is no minor matter; the disparity is outrageously vast. If one were to compare it to the official positions in the human dynasties, it would be as if someone was summoned by the Imperial Court to serve and was instantly appointed Magistrate of a bustling major county city, and that kind who wields real authority at that.
