The scale of the gate brought another distinction to mind: the ranks within a profession, like those Feng Luotian had encountered at Boss Ming's weapon shop.
Professional ranks began at basic, followed by advanced, superior, and master, corresponding to the grades of materials, weapons, and pills.
That rank described what a practitioner could make. Cultivation supplied the strength and Theríon for the work, but it did not replace the understanding the craft required. A Wing Realm cultivator was not automatically a superior magician simply because of the power available to them. Feng Luotian considered both requirements as he judged the people capable of creating the gate.
Basic forgers could only create basic armaments, and advanced alchemists could only concoct pills up to advanced grade. Being capable enough to make a fine bronze array would make you a superior magician.
