Murim

Qi is the internal energy of a person.
The cultivator gradually learns to feel, collect, control, and direct Qi through the energy channels of the body.
Different schools have their own cultivation methods.
Some use Qi to enhance the body and speed, while others use it for weapons, defensive techniques, healing, or special combat techniques.
There are also rare varieties of energy and technology that are considered lost.

1. Beginner
   Just starting to learn the basics of martial arts.
2. Beginner cultivator
   Knows how to feel and control his own Qi.
3. Master
   Possesses serious combat skills and is able to use advanced techniques.
4. Senior Cultivator
   An experienced master whose name is known in the world of Murim.
5. Supreme Master
   Extremely rare level. Such people are able to single-handedly resist entire groups of ordinary warriors.
6. Immortal
   Legendary level, the existence of which many people know only from ancient records.
7. Celestial Immortal
   Surpassed the limits of ordinary immortality. His Qi is so strong that he is able to affect the surrounding nature.
8. A holy
   being who has reached an almost unattainable level. He can create techniques that are inaccessible even to celestial immortals.
9. Supreme Saint
   One of the strongest beings in his world. His presence is capable of overwhelming lower-level experts.
10. Celestial Sovereign
    The highest stage of the mortal world. Almost no one is able to challenge him.
11. Emperor of
    Immortality Absolute Cultivation Level. Such creatures become legends that can survive eras and change the course of history.

Hierarchy:

Beginner → Beginner Cultivator → Master → Senior Cultivator → Supreme Master → Immortal → Heavenly Immortal → Saint → Supreme Saint → Heavenly Lord → Emperor of Immortality.

1. Common techniques → basic techniques taught to students and regular warriors.

2. Advanced techniques → more complex styles that require Qi control and good physical fitness.

3. Spiritual techniques → use Qi to strengthen weapons, bodies, and attacks.

4. Secret → techniques are only passed on within certain sects and clans.

5. The highest techniques → extremely rare arts that can significantly surpass ordinary martial styles.

6. Celestial techniques → ancient arts that allow you to influence the surrounding energy and space.

7. Sacred techniques → legendary martial arts created by the greatest masters.

8. Forbidden techniques → extremely dangerous arts that can give great power at the cost of serious consequences.

9. Divine techniques → the highest category of martial arts, the existence of which is known only from ancient records.

Divide each technique by quality: low → medium → high → high → peak level

There are only 9 intermediate stages between the main levels:

Beginner → Beginner → Formation → Strengthening → Stabilization → Intermediate → Cultivation → Late → Great → Peak → Beginner Cultivator →

Beginner Cultivator → Beginner → Forming → Strengthening → Stabilizing → Intermediate → Cultivating → Late → Great → Peak → Master →

Master → Beginner → Shaping → Strengthening → Stabilizing → Intermediate → Cultivating → Late → Great → Peak → Senior Cultivator →Senior Cultivator →

Beginner → Shaping → Strengthening → Stabilizing → Intermediate → → Cultivation Late → Great → Peak → Supreme Master →Supreme Master →

Initial → Formation → Strengthening → Stabilizing → Medium → Cultivating → Late → Great → Peak → Immortal →

Immortal → Initial → Formation → Strengthening → Stabilizing → Medium → Cultivation → Late → Great → Peak → Celestial Immortal →Celestial Immortal →

Initial → Forming → Strengthening → Stabilizing → Medium → Cultivation → Late → Great → Peak → Holy →

Holy → Primary → Formation → Strengthening → Stabilization → Medium → Cultivation → Late → Great → Peak → Supreme Saint →Supreme Saint →

Primary → Formation → Strengthening → Stabilization → Middle → Cultivation → Late → Great → Peak → Celestial Lord →Celestial Lord →

Initial → Formation → Strengthening → Stabilization → Middle → Cultivation → Late → Great → Peak → Immortal Emperor

1. Beginner – only studies the basics of martial arts, practically does not know Qi.
2. A beginner cultivator feels Qi and is able to control his own energy.
3. Master – possesses advanced techniques and is able to use Qi in battle.
4. A senior cultivator is an experienced master who has a large supply of Qi and complex martial techniques.
5. The Supreme Master is an extremely strong warrior who can single-handedly defeat many ordinary fighters.
   6.Immortal is a legendary level that has reached the limit of a normal cultivator.
6. Celestial Immortal - Superior to ordinary immortals and able to affect the surrounding energy.
7. A saint is a being who has reached an almost unattainable level of cultivation.
8. The supreme saint is one of the strongest masters of the era.
9. The Heavenly Sovereign is a force that is far beyond ordinary masters.
10. The Emperor of Immortality is the highest level of cultivation, almost unattainable for others.

Demonic Hierarchy

1. An ordinary demonic warrior is a common follower of the Demonic Path.
2. Demonic Cultivator – Capable of using demonic Qi and forbidden techniques.
3. Demon Master is a skilled fighter who is proficient in dangerous martial arts.
4. The Elder is a high-ranking member of a demonic organization with great power and influence.
5. Demon Lord is the head or one of the supreme rulers of a major demonic force.
6. The Sky Lord is an extremely powerful demonic cultivator who stands above ordinary lords.
7. The Celestial Demon is the supreme figure of the Demonic Path. His strength is considered legendary even among demonic cultivators.

Hierarchy of orthodox sects:
The head of the sect is the supreme leader of the organization.
The Grand Elder is one of the strongest and most respected masters of the sect.
Elder – Supervises disciples, divisions, or individual areas.
The main student is the strongest or most promising student of the generation.
The Inner Disciple is a disciple who has gained access to the true techniques and knowledge of the sect.
External student is undergoing basic training and is not yet considered a full-fledged representative of the school.
A disciple-acolyte is a beginner who has just joined the sect.

Hierarchy of Great Clans:
The Clan Leader leads the entire family and makes the most important decisions.
Clan elders are the most experienced members of the family with great authority.
Senior representatives are influential masters and relatives of the head.
The main heir is the main candidate for the leadership of the clan.
Heirs are children and relatives of the main branch of the family.
The internal family is close relatives and representatives of the main line.
The outer family is distant relatives and minor branches of the clan.
Servants and vassals are people who serve the clan and perform auxiliary duties.

Hierarchy of the Celestial Alliance:
The Head of the Alliance is the supreme leader of the alliance.
Deputy Heads - Help manage the Alliance and represent major sects.
The Council of Elders are representatives of the strongest sects and great families.
Commanders - Lead combat squads and joint operations.
Alliance Masters are skilled fighters who are assigned to important missions.
Alliance warriors are ordinary representatives of the combined forces.
Recruits are recently joined fighters.

The Tang Clan (Sichuan) is a famous family of masters of hidden weapons and poisons. Specialization: Poisons, Throwing Needles, Hidden Blades, Mechs, Traps, and Ranged Attacks.
The Namgun clan is a powerful warrior family that emphasizes direct strength. Specialization: sword, physical strength, heavy blows, powerful Qi techniques and strict military discipline.
The Zhu/Chegal clan is a family of strategists and masters of tactics. Specialization: enemy analysis, combat formations, strategies, calculation and use of the surrounding terrain. Their strength lies not only in combat, but also in intelligence.
The Muryong / Moyong clan is an ancient aristocratic family with refined martial arts. Specialization: sword, spear, speed, accuracy, and complex techniques that require high Qi control.
The Peng (Hebei) clan is a family of famous warriors who rely on physical strength. Specialization: Heavy weapons, heavy attacks, body strengthening, and direct melee combat.

The Hwangbo clan is a powerful family known for their physical strength and endurance. Specialization: fist fighting, body strengthening, powerful strikes, heavy techniques and internal Qi.
The Sama Clan is an ancient and influential family with a strong fighting tradition. Specialization: Sword, Inner Qi, Powerful Techniques, Energy Control, and Complex Martial Arts.
The Bike Clan is a family known for their fast and accurate martial techniques. Specialization: Sword, Speed, Agility, Pinpoint Attacks, and Swift Combos.
The Yeon Clan is an influential family with a focus on sword art and inner strength. Specialization: Sword, Chi, Quick Attacks, Defensive Techniques, and High Energy Control.
The Zhang clan is a family known for universal martial arts and discipline. Specialization: sword, spear, hand-to-hand combat, internal Qi and adaptation to different enemy styles.

Huashan is one of the famous schools of the sword. He specializes in fast and graceful techniques, Qi control and rapid combinations. The main feature is the art of the Plum Blossom, which creates many attack vectors.
Shaolin is a Buddhist school known for strengthening the body and powerful martial techniques. Specialization: fist fighting, body techniques, internal Qi, staff and defensive techniques. Emphasizes endurance and stability.
Wudang is a Taoist school known for its deep inner arts. Specialization: Sword, Inner Qi, Soft Movements, Redirecting Opponent's Strength, Defense, and Counterattacks.
Emei is a well-known school with an emphasis on agility and precision. Specialization: Sword, Light Moves, Pinpoint Strikes, Speed, and Internal Techniques. The fighting style combines flexibility and surprise.
Kunlun is a mining school known for fast and complex techniques. Specialization: Sword, Chi, Swift Movement, Ranged and Air Attacks. Many techniques require high precision of Qi control.
Qingcheng is a school that emphasizes speed and stealth. Specialization: Sword, Quick Attacks, Precision Strikes, and Techniques to Change Direction of Attack Unexpectedly.
Kuntun is an ancient school with a large number of unusual martial techniques. Specialization: sword, various types of weapons, internal Chi and non-standard combat techniques. Their style is difficult to predict.
Zhongnanshan is a Taoist school known for cultivation and internal arts. Specialization: Sword, Inner Qi, Spiritual Techniques, Meditation, and Energy Control Development.
The Hao Sect is an organization that specializes not so much in open combat as in information. Intelligence, espionage, surveillance, disguise, covert agents, and gathering information about other Murim forces.
The Beggar Sect is a huge network of fighters and informants, spread across different regions. Specialization: information gathering, reconnaissance, hand-to-hand combat, staff and maintaining a wide network of liaisons.

Celestial Alliance:
The Celestial Alliance is an association of the strongest orthodox sects and clans, created to protect the world of Murim from the Demonic Cult and other dangerous forces. It may include Shaolin, Wudang, Huashan, Kunlun, great families and other righteous organizations.

The main tasks are to fight the Demonic Path, protect peaceful lands, investigate the activities of dark organizations and maintain order in the murim.

Specialization: Combined Combat Forces, Joint Operations, Intelligence, Information Sharing, Battle Formations, and Coordination of Masters of Different Schools.

Structure: Alliance Leader, Elders, Representatives of Great Sects and Clans, Troop Commanders, and Common Fighters.

Attitude towards other forces: openly opposes the Demonic cult and dangerous unorthodox organizations, but usually tries to remain neutral in conflicts between individual righteous schools.

The Heavenly Demon / Heavenly Demon Cult is the highest demonic organization. Specialization: Demonic Qi, Body Enhancement, Destructive Techniques, Forbidden Arts, and Powerful Internal Cultivation Methods.
The Blood Shadow Clan is a secret organization of assassins and masters of hidden techniques. Specialization: Stealth, Assassination, Poisons, Hidden Weapons, and Concealed Presence Techniques.
The Black Flame Clan is a militant demonic clan that uses aggressive Qi techniques. Specialization: Devastating Attacks, Fire Qi, Body Enhancement, and Melee.
The Scarlet Moon Clan is an organization known for unusual and dangerous techniques. Specialization: illusions, mental pressure, speed, and techniques that confuse the enemy.
The Crimson Blood Clan is a brutal school that relies on strength and endurance. Specialization: Bloody techniques, body enhancement, recovery, and powerful melee attacks.
The Dark Sky Clan is a secretive demonic family that prefers to operate through covert operations. Specialization: Stealth, Scouting, Traps, Poisoning, and Surprise Attacks.
The Black Lotus Clan is a closed organization of masters of unusual techniques. Specialization: poisons, hidden weapons, Qi techniques, and trap making.
⚔️ The normal forces of the Demonic Path
Black Market are dealers in forbidden techniques, weapons, poisons, and rare items.
The Assassin Organization is a mercenary master who performs covert missions. Specialization: Stealth, Quick Attacks, Poisons, and Hidden Weapons.
The Blood Cult is a small demonic sect that uses blood techniques and body enhancement.
The Black Wolf Gang is a group of independent warriors and criminals. Specialization: Ambushes, Pillages, Numbers Advantage, and Melee

Shadow Sect - Stealth, assassination, reconnaissance, disguise, and infiltration.
Blood Shadow Pavilion - Elite assassins, poisons, hidden weapons, and silent attacks.
Sky Network Pavilion - A network of assassins and informants; specializes in spying and eliminating targets.
The Black Moon Palace is a secret organization that uses assassins, spies, and poison masters.
The Order of the Silent Blade are professional swordsmen-assassins who rely on one accurate blow.
The House of a Thousand Needles is a master of hidden weapons, throwing needles, and poisons.
The Phantom Shadow Clan is a small, closed family of assassins who have passed down techniques from generation to generation.
The Grim Star Pavilion is an elite organization that accepts orders for specially protected targets.

The demonic cult is the main force of the dark side of the murim. Uses demonic Qi, dangerous and forbidden techniques, body enhancement, and destructive martial arts. He often seeks to gain power over other forces.
The Celestial Demon is a supreme title or figure associated with the Demonic Cult. He possesses strength far superior to that of ordinary masters, and is considered one of the greatest Murim beings.
The Green Forest is an alliance of bandits and independent warriors. Specialization: Ambushes, Numbers Advantage, Weapons, Surprise Attacks, and Wilderness Survival. It is not a single school of martial arts.
An alliance of evil/unorthodox forces is an association of various independent and forbidden schools. They use poisons, stealth attacks, unusual techniques, murders, traps, and other methods that orthodox sects consider unacceptable.
The Northern Ice Palace is a powerful northern force associated with cold and ice techniques. Specialization: Cold Qi, Ice Martial Arts, Sword, Physical Stamina, and techniques based on freezing the opponent.

CAPITAL, MAJOR CITIES

The capital is Lianjing
Lianjing is the largest city in the Central Plains and the political center of the empire. There is an imperial palace, residences of noble families, trading quarters and representative offices of great sects. The city is guarded by the imperial guard and is considered one of the safest places for the nobility.
Main Locations:
Imperial Palace
Central Square
Nobles
' Quarter Shopping Street
Auction House
Alchemy
Pavilion Great Clan Residences
Heavenly Alliance
Headquarters A major city, Yunhe Yunhe
is a wealthy trading city through which caravans pass from all over the Central Plains. Here you can meet merchants, cultivators, mercenaries and representatives of various sects.
Known for: Trade in weapons, medicines, spiritual herbs, and rare artifacts.
Murim City – Jiancheng
Jiancheng is a city almost entirely associated with martial arts. There are training halls, arenas, weapons workshops and hotels for cultivators.
Known for: tournaments, duels, and the sale of combat techniques.

BORDER TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Heishan
Border City Heishan is a grim city on the border of civilized lands. Mercenaries, wandering cultivators, and representatives of unorthodox forces often appear here.
Known for: black market, underground auctions, gambling houses, and secret deals.
🏔️ Mountain city - Baishan
Baishan is a city at the foot of a huge mountain range. Nearby are ancient ruins, cultivation caves, and places where rare spirit herbs grow.
Known for: alchemists, treasure hunters, and researchers of ancient heritages.
🌊 The city by the river is Linjiang
Linjiang is a large port city at the intersection of several trading rivers. There are marinas, warehouses and numerous trading houses.
Known for: trade, river transportation, smuggling and hired guards.
🌾 Villages
Qingyuan
Village A small, peaceful village surrounded by forests and fields. The inhabitants are engaged in agriculture, hunting and the cultivation of medicinal herbs.
Longshui
Village A village near the river. Most of the inhabitants are fishermen and artisans. A road passes through it between two major cities.
Heilin
Village A village near a dark forest. Locals avoid the depths of the forest because of wild beasts and rumors of wandering cultivators.
Yuelin
Village A small settlement in the mountains. Rare medicinal plants are grown here and healing infusions are made.
Baihua
Village A quiet village surrounded by flowering gardens. It is known for its healers, herbalists and the production of medicinal preparations.

Simple World
Map Central Plains → 👑 Lianjing is the
capital→ 🏯 Yunhe is a trading city
→ ⚔️ Jiancheng is a murima
city→ 🌊 Linjiang is a river port
North → 🏔️ Baishan is a mountain city
→ ❄️ the territory of the Northern Ice
Palace West → 🌑 Heishan is a border city
→ territories of unorthodox forces
Environs → 🌾 Qingyuan
→ 🌊 Longshui
→ 🌲 Heiling
🌿 → Yuelyn
→ 🌸 Baihua

The second layer is above the first world. Ordinary people of the first layer cannot get here without special spatial passages. There is much more spiritual energy here, so cultivation is much more difficult and faster.
🏯 The cities
of Heavenly Jin are the largest city of the second layer. Huge stone palaces and soaring buildings are connected by bridges above the clouds.
Yunxiao is a city of cultivators built on a giant mountain platform. There are numerous trading houses and technicians' pavilions.
Tianhe is a city on the banks of a huge spiritual river. Rare spiritual creatures are found in its waters.
Xuanling is an ancient city built around a huge tower. Alchemists, artifact masters and researchers of ancient heritage gather here.
Luocheng is a city on the border of the wild territories of the second layer. Expeditions to dangerous lands depart from here.
🌾 Villages and Settlements
Yunmu Village is a small settlement of herbalists who grow spirit plants.
Qingshan Village is a mountain settlement of spirit beast hunters.
Lingyue Village is a quiet village near a spiritual lake.
Helin Township is a place where itinerant cultivators and merchants stay.
🌌 Special Places
The Thousand Spirit Forest is a huge forest with spirit creatures and rare plants.
Heavenly Reflection Lake is a sacred lake whose surface reflects the sky even at night.
The ruins of the Seven Heavens are the remnants of an ancient civilization with numerous secret legacies.
The Valley of Silence is a place where spiritual energy behaves in unusual ways

The uppermost known world. Here, the spiritual energy is so dense that space itself has tremendous power. Cities are built from spiritual materials, and some areas exist outside of ordinary space.

Great Cities
Tianjun is the greatest city of the third layer. Above it, there are always huge floating palaces and sky platforms.
Shendu is an ancient city that has existed for thousands of years. Its walls are almost impossible to destroy with conventional techniques.
Juntian is a city located among endless clouds and celestial islands.
Xuantian is a city of ancient cultivators, home to libraries, repositories of techniques and the heritage of ancient masters.
Wuwang is a city on the edge of the upper world, next to which the endless emptiness begins.

Small Settlements
Lintian Village is a small settlement among the heavenly mountains.
Yunhua Village is a quiet place surrounded by spiritual gardens.
Qingluo Village is a settlement near the ancient spirit forest.
Tianling Township is a stop for wandering cultivators before traveling to remote territories.

The Sea of Stars Special Territories
are a vast expanse filled with floating islands and spirit beings.
The Celestial Void is a space between worlds where the ordinary laws of nature work differently.
The Ancient Battlefield is the territory left over from the War of the Ancient Creatures. Their power is still preserved in the ground.
The Nine Heavens Mountain is a gigantic sacred mountain whose top is beyond the clouds.
The Gate of the Three Worlds is an ancient spatial passage connecting the first, second, and third layers.