Through Linglong's story, Chen Jie got to know the structure of the great sect that has been entrenched in Xiangxi for a thousand years.
Five Poison Sect.
It has a thousand-year heritage and can be traced back to the Ancient Era, the Battle of Zhulu.
After Chiyou's defeat, some of the Jiuli Clan people hid in the mountains and evolved into the Miao.
And a part of the Miao core established the Five Poison Sect, with Chiyou as the Holy Master, the only True God.
Beneath the Holy Master is the Sect Hierarch, who alone becomes the Mother Gu.
Because the Five Poison Sect enshrines Chiyou as the True God, they put the Saintess in charge, who is also the Mother Gu. Hence, the Sect Hierarch is often a female, and women have priority for succession.
This is also why Linglong became the temporary leader, while her brother Na Su could not.
Below the Sect Hierarch are the positions of temporary leader, Saint Heir, and Saintess, but these are mostly honorary with no following.
