Of the Ancient Heavenly Palace's lineage, aside from the Saint Grade giant known as the Heavenly Emperor, there were countless other powerhouses. The most representative among them were the Five Halls and Nine Prefectures.
The Five Halls were the First Hall, Second Hall, Third Hall, Fourth Hall, and Fifth Hall.
The First Hall Master was the strongest, with one foot already in the Immortal Grade. Even the weakest, the Master of the Fifth Hall, was a Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign.
The Nine Prefectures were named after the Five Divine Beasts and the four elements.
That is, the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Qilin, along with earth, water, wind, and fire.
Dragon Prefecture, Phoenix Prefecture, Tiger Prefecture, Tortoise Prefecture, and Qilin Prefecture.
(The Vermilion Bird was also a special royal branch within the Phoenix lineage, much like the relationship between the Undying Bird lineage and the Phoenix. It could likewise be considered a direct branch of the Phoenix.
Thus, Vermilion Bird Prefecture was also called Phoenix Prefecture.)
Add Earth Prefecture, Water Prefecture, Wind Prefecture, and Fire Prefecture, and that made the Nine Prefectures.
The nine Prefecture Lords were all Grand Perfection Earth Sovereigns. The Dragon and Phoenix Prefecture Lords were the strongest, having touched the Heavenly Sovereign level and reached the Half-Step Heavenly Sovereign realm.
The divine generals of the various divisions were at the Lower and Upper Earth Sovereign levels.
In addition, there were the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, who were likewise Earth Sovereigns.
Aside from the Five Halls and Nine Prefectures, there were also super-powerhouses like the Heavenly Array Emperor. As a Ten Million Pattern Battle Array Master, he rivaled Heavenly Sovereigns and formed a division of his own.
Looking at the ranks of its powerhouses, the Ancient Heavenly Palace alone lacked an Immortal Grade