Illumination’s hellbent obsession with eradicating The Race was no secret. Though this alienated the majority of cultivators, it also gained him many diehard followers.

For example, Wild Conqueror’s sect was destroyed by The Race, hence his vengeance. Another was Devil Conqueror whose sect suffered a similar fate.

However, many dao lords in the palace came from Eight Desolaces. After ascending to the upper continents, they had ties with The...