The competition began with Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators. Watching the contests, Sword Monarch engaged in a conversation with Jiang Li. "Sect Master Bai Hongtu seems to enjoy classifying everything into levels. I heard he once advocated organizing elixirs into nine ranks, from the first grade to the ninth-grade. The first grade being the highest and the ninth grade the lowest. I'm curious to know why these rankings ultimately faded into oblivion."
"The reason is simple, the basis for ranking a potion is its efficacy. But determining the grade of some potions can be tricky. For example, in the case of the Yang-fortifying elixir produced by the Union Sect. It can be used by everyone, from Nascent Souls to Qi Cultivation cultivators. How would you grade this elixir? Ninth or fifth?"
The term 'Yang-fortifying elixir?' left Sword Monarch curious as he was unfamiliar with the term."
"Oh right, in your time it was known as the Union Elixir."