Aside from the [Primordial Mountain Seven Saints], before his fall, the Ape God Patriarch accepted a total of seventeen direct disciples, three hundred inner sect disciples, three thousand outer sect disciples, and thirty thousand registered disciples.
This was the Ape God Patriarch's sphere of influence within the Heavenly Fighting Sect,
sufficient to sweep across an entire world.
Of course, during the Divine War, with the exception of the rather unique Mister Turtle, all other disciples were summoned by the Ape God Patriarch to the battlefield, clashing with the armies of the Evil God. This particular grotto heaven was likewise completely sealed off by the patriarch, severing all contact with the outside.
The Divine Court was defeated, and the Great Wilderness shattered.