Rumor had it that the Jialan Sect possessed a high-grade Soul Treasure called the Human Emperor Battle Halberd, one of the few ancient treasures remaining in the Origin Realm today, and one that was almost undamaged. Toward the end of the Immortal-Origin War, Human Emperor Nangong Yao had wielded this halberd with his perfection realm cultivation, slaughtering countless Immortal Warriors and even holding his own against an Immortal King-a testament to the man's valor and the weapon's overwhelming power.
The Rao clan descended from Nangong Yao, one of the Five Emperors of antiquity. Yao's given name was Fangxun, and he was Emperor Ku's son. He had been granted a fief in Nangong, hence the name Nangong Yao by which the world knew him.
Under the pressure of the two sects' joint assault, Rao Jinchuan, the Jialan Sect's Grand Elder who had lived in seclusion for years, wielded the Human Emperor Battle Halberd against the two Dao Ling Realm Grand Elders of the Primordial Soul Sect and the Kunling Sect. Their battle reached the Nine Heavens, yet he remained undefeated, giving these two super sects native to Eastern Ridge reason for caution.
Beyond that, the war against the Beast Race had tempered hundreds of pillars of talent within the Jialan Sect. In fighting strength, courage, and strategy, they were no worse than Zhou Detai, Ling Jinyu, and the other heirs to the great sects' legacies. Many had now entered the Dao Zun Realm. This was precisely where the Primordial Soul Sect and the Kunling Sect fell short, lacking the tempering of open warfare.
Perhaps it was the emergence of this generation of Heavenly Prides from the Jialan Sect that showed the Primordial Soul Sect and the Kunling Sect its potential. Realizing the threat to their sects' future generations, they sought to