Under the seal of the Cheating Heaven Sword Technique, Tai Bai and Lin Yun started to discuss the art of dividing one's spirit and took the opportunity to explain the hierarchy of Divine Spirits.
Just as mortals come in different ranks, so do gods of course.
In the age of the gods, social structure existed just as it does now, resulting in a natural need for a standard of measurement amongst the gods.
However, unlike how humans classify stages of cultivation, the ranking of Divine Spirits is determined by the strength of their Divine Power and their divine status, making it a bit more complicated than the ranking system of Human Cultivators.
Typically, the intensity of Divine Power and divine status are matched, meaning if a deity's status is high, their Divine Power will also be strong.