Zhang Haoxuan had already laid out a map on the large dining table in the living room—the map of the Ancestral Court.1

"Don't get amazed just yet. Come over here," Zhang Haoxuan said to the five. "I'll fill you in about the powerful beings of the Ancestral Court."1

The five quickly gathered around him, looking at the map before them.1

"North on top, south at the bottom, west on the left, east on the right," Zhang Haoxuan pointed out the directions to make it easier for everyone to recognize.1

"In the history of the demons and nymphs, powerful figures abound. But even the mighty Demon Emperors are not entirely immortal. The oldest known Demon Emperor lived over three thousand years, which seems to be the limit. Some Demon Emperors fall younger due to frequent conflicts."3

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