In this world you are able to gain power by training your body or through cultivation.
Each Era,there will be a persom that could become the emperor of the Era.After one becomes the emperor,the universe will block of the road to become emperor until the current emperor dies where the Era will end.
If emperors didn't wanted to die they could resign from the throne and hide in abandoned zones where they will be sunk in sleep for most of the time.If their life essence run out they could either face their fate or launch the Dark Turmoil and murder people for life essence.And the Emperor has a job protect the normal citizens from Dark Turmoil.
The Cultivation level is classified through following.
Starting>Foundationing>Solidating>
Reinforcing>Reborning>Godify>Trialing>
Half-King>King>Great King>Golden King>
Half-Saint>Saint>Great Saint>Gold Saint>
Saint King>Great Saint King>Half-Emperor
>Emperor>???
None of the emperor had discovered the next level yet but they could feel that there shall be a level on top.
Until now the universe has experienced 1001 Era,the current Era was lead by the Emperor of Glacier.
256 abandoned zones was set up and only 108of them exists today.