The Biluotian world is home to countless races: demons, beasts, devils, ghosts, and humans. Humanity itself is divided into countless peoples, including herders, demonfolk, and swampfolk. Each race has its own unique talents and methods of cultivation, while those who cannot cultivate are known as mortals. The various races slaughter and consume one another. Unable to cultivate, the mortal race can only hide throughout the Biluotian world, enduring humiliation and seeking survival, all to preserve their bloodline and avoid extinction. This continued until five mortal sages emerged from nowhere. They uncovered a hidden secret and found a way for mortals to cultivate. After years of hard-fought campaigns, the five sages led their people to carve out a territory for mortals: the Zhongzhou Empire. At last, mortals had a place in the vast Biluotian world, somewhere they could call home. The five sages came to be known collectively as the Five Emperors. The story begins with their descendants.
