Throughout the history of the Eight Sects, most True Disciples are selected and promoted from among the Foundation Establishment cultivators.
They either serve their term and abdicate voluntarily, or they are challenged and unseated by their successors.
Gu Changling came from the Lower Courtyard and wasn't from the Direct Lineage of the Eight Monarchs' descendants. However, his foundation was profound and his innate talent was extraordinary. He was noticed early on by True Monarch Luo and secretly cultivated.
Later, at the Dragon Gate Assembly, Gu Changling outshone all his rivals and made a name for himself.
Once he reached the Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer, he was promoted to the upper courtyard, breaking with convention.
A few years later, with his First Grade True Qi and a superior Dao Foundation, he successfully ascended to the Flying Foundation Establishment Realm and officially entered the Gen Peak Grotto-Heaven.
