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Capital City's five Ancient Martial Families: the Xiao Family, the Ouyang Family, the Ye Family, the Su Family, and the Yang Family.
Elder Xiao was the first to reach Houtian Great Perfection, but the strongest family was the Ouyang Family, ranked number one, for it had not one, but two martial artists at the Houtian Great Perfection level. As for the other three families, they each had only one martial artist at the level of Houtian Great Perfection.
However, in recent years, as Elder Xiao's days were numbered, the Xiao Family's status had plummeted, making it the least among the five Ancient Martial Families. Although the other families still treated the Xiao Family with a modicum of respect, given that Elder Xiao had yet to pass away, they had already begun discussing how to divide the Xiao Family's assets after his demise.
