The Sanctum
Mendax led Hao Xuan through the black gates while explaining the various ranks within the sanctum.
That's what this location was called, The Sanctum. It existed outside the bounds of the known realms, somewhere within the deep void.
No one had managed to explore it in its entirety since there were areas that were far too dangerous even for demigods to enter so it was unknown exactly how big it was.
It was a world of its own by all standards, perhaps even exceeding the size of the Origin Planets which were amongst the largest known terrestrial bodies within the Greater world.
After passing through the first gate, they came across a series of interconnected bridges that each had a gate of its own at the end that Hao Xuan had to pass through.
Throughout their journey, Mendax kept a close eye on him while he gave the details.
"Let's start with the classification of the deities first," he began.