12 months have passed since the humans started the attack against the demon and devil race armies.
As a result, those who could flee the continent had fled, and those unfortunate ones who remained were now either in the embrace of death or hiding like rats, no longer daring to make their presence known.
Furthermore, because of some unknown reason, almost every human with some influence now knows why the five ancient sects suddenly took such ruthless actions.
The humans sent by the five ancient sects on an expedition were able to snatch away an entire secret realm right under the noses of the allied races and even get their hands on two fabled 8th-realm cultivation techniques.
These rumors caused almost every human in power to stir with ambition and greed as they all wanted to get their hands on those techniques. Since the cat was already out of the bag, the Five Ancient Sect decided to use it to their advantage.