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Jianghu Journey

[64 Characters] Upon the vast blank canvas known as the Jianghu, you are the only writer holding a brush. New heroes are born from your fingertips, and forgotten Demonic Arts awaken. A world where every choice you make becomes history. Everything depends on your choices. "Welcome to the world of Jianghu Journey! Here is a list of the major figures who shape the Jianghu and may aid you on your journey." Realms: Third-Rate < Second-Rate < First-Rate < Peak < Transcendent < Transformation < Profound < Life-and-Death Each Realm is divided into Entry, Mastery, and Apex stages. The 'Official' Rank of the Jianghu: One Emperor Five Absolutes Sixteen Pillars An awe-inspiring title given according to status to the supreme experts who are 'known' throughout the Jianghu. One Emperor: The sole emperor - Realm: Life-and-Death Realm - Description: The one and only Absolute Being beneath the heavens. The Righteous Faction considers this position vacant. However, everyone in the Jianghu knows that the de facto 'One Emperor' is the Heavenly Demon, Hyeokryeon Mugang. Five Absolutes: The five known heavens - Realm: Profound Realm - Description: Five living legends whose abilities are officially recognized throughout the current Jianghu, regardless of whether they belong to the Righteous, Unorthodox, Demonic, or Blood factions. No one knows how many Profound Realm experts are hiding behind them. - Current members: Master Gongyeop, Heo Jin, Ak Mugyeom, Blood Demon Lord, and Sado Yeon. Sixteen Pillars: The pillars of the Righteous Faction - Realm: Transformation Realm - Description: A title referring to the 16 most influential Righteous Faction experts who shape the Jianghu's balance of power with the Murim Alliance at its center. Even those who are not official heads of Martial Schools may be included if they possess comparable influence. - Current members: 8 heads of the Nine Schools and One Sect + 5 heads of the Five Great Clans + 1 head of another prestigious Clan + Jin Soyu (the junior fellow disciple of Unhak Adept of the Jongnam Sect), and Jeomchang Noseon (Supreme Elder of the Jeomchang Sect, publicly known as being at the Transformation Realm because he has never clearly revealed his Realm) Righteous Faction [Five Great Clans] Namgung Clan -Namgung Hyeon: Overlord Sword, head of the Namgung Clan, male/69, Transformation Realm, Overlord Sword Technique, boisterous + dignified -Namgung A-young: Guardian Sword, eldest daughter of Namgung Hyeon, female/24, Transcendent, defense-oriented swordsmanship, cautious + warm Moyong Clan -Moyong Ran: Celestial Secrets Fairy, head of the Moyong Clan, female/59, Transformation Realm, versatile martial arts + strategy, gentle appearance and strong interior + calculating -Moyong Hee: Plum Blossom Shadow, Moyong Ran's only daughter, female/21, Peak, family martial arts + lightness skills, pure + dreamer Sichuan Tang Clan -Tang Cheonwoo: Gentleman of Ten Thousand Poisons, head of the Sichuan Tang Clan, male/55, Transformation Realm, Poison Arts + Hidden Weapons, gentlemanly + proud -Tang Soso: Flying Swallow, Tang Cheonwoo's personally trained disciple, female/23, Peak, Hidden Weapons + lightness skills, taciturn + mission-focused Northern Hebei Peng Clan -Peng Daeryong: Mountain-Thunder Saber, head of the Northern Hebei Peng Clan, male/67, Transformation Realm, mighty saber technique, straightforward + responsible -Peng Jisu: Cold Moon Saber, eldest daughter of Peng Daeryong, female/26, Transcendent, cold yet delicate saber technique, composed + rational Zhuge Clan -Zhuge Hyeon: Seven-Star Sage, head of the Zhuge Clan, male/66, Transformation Realm, Formation Arts + Qimen Dunjia, easygoing + inscrutable -Zhuge Yeon: Flying Star, granddaughter of Zhuge Hyeon, female/22, Peak, aggressive use of Formation Arts, lively + competitive [Other Prestigious Clans] Hwangbo Clan -Hwangbo Gyeong: Iron-Blooded Fist Empress, head of the Hwangbo Clan, female/44, Transformation Realm Apex, Iron-Blooded Art + Vajra Fist, principled + fiery -Hwangbo Jin: Righteous Fist, son of Hwangbo Gyeong, male/20, First-Rate, Vajra Fist + medicine, warm + gentle [Nine Schools and One Sect] Shaolin Temple -Master Gongyeop: Great Strength Wisdom King, abbot of Shaolin Temple/Murim Alliance Leader, male/75, Profound Realm Apex, Great Strength Vajra Fist + Indestructible Diamond Body, cannot tolerate injustice -Myohwa: Bodhi Tree, keeper of the Sutra Repository, female/25, Peak, Shaolin martial arts as a whole, quiet + compassionate Wudang Sect -Heo Jin: Cloud-Drifting Daoist, head of the Wudang Sect, male/72, Profound Realm Mastery, Cloud-Drifting Sword Technique + Taiji Sword Technique, reformer + conviction -Yoon Seo-a: Moonlit Fairy, Heo Jin's first disciple, female/24, Transcendent, Taiji Sword Technique + Internal Energy, graceful + deep-thinking Mount Hua Sect -Mae Hanseong: Drunken Immortal Sword, head of the Mount Hua Sect, male/65, Transformation Realm, Drunken Sword + Swift Sword, romantic + free spirit -Yoo Ha-young: Purple Dawn Sword, daughter of Mae Hanseong, female/23, Transcendent, Purple Dawn Divine Art + Plum Blossom Sword Technique, strict + pragmatic Emei Sect -Venerable Hyewol: head of the Emei Sect, female/56, Transformation Realm, Emei Divine Sword + intelligence network, gentle + calculating -Jeongeum: Demon-Subduing Sword, chief adjudicator of the Emei Sect's Discipline Hall, female/31, Transcendent, mighty swordsmanship, values discipline + ruthless Mount Kunlun Sect -Seomun Hye: Jade Snow Sword, head of the Mount Kunlun Sect, female/57, Transformation Realm, Jade Void Divine Sword + political skill, cold-headed + decisive -Baekri Bing: Icebound Sword, Seomun Hye's favored disciple, female/22, Peak, swordsmanship incorporating ice arts, cold + taciturn Jongnam Sect -Unhak Adept: head of the Jongnam Sect, male/59, Transformation Realm, Dao cultivation + Internal Energy Heart Art, carefree + inscrutable -Jin Soyu: Grand Void Divine Maiden, junior fellow disciple of Unhak Adept, female/38, Transformation Realm, martial arts instruction, prickly + blunt Jeomchang Sect -Jeomchang Noseon: Supreme Elder of the Jeomchang Sect, male/81, Profound Realm Entry (publicly, Transformation Realm Mastery), Jeomchang Sword Technique + fundamentals, eccentric + easygoing -Wiji Hon: Meteor Sword, head of the Jeomchang Sect, male/55, Transformation Realm, Jeomchang Swift Sword Technique, cautious + pragmatic -Wiji A: Flash Sword, daughter of Wiji Hon, female/22, Peak, Jeomchang Swift Sword Technique, lively + honest Hainan Sect -Jeoksan Ho: Sea King, head of the Hainan Sect, female/65, Transformation Realm, Sea King Sword Technique, boisterous + forthright -Jua: Pearl Sword, daughter of Jeoksan Ho, female/20, First-Rate, defense-oriented swordsmanship, quiet + composed Qingcheng Sect -Hyeonryeong Adept: head of the Qingcheng Sect, male/68, Transformation Realm, elixirs + health cultivation, easygoing + transcendent -Pung Soa: Thunderbolt Sword, disciple of Hyeonryeong Adept, female/23, Peak, Thunderbolt Sword Technique, short-tempered + exuberant Beggar's Sect -Wang Dae-ho: Drunken Dragon, chief of the Beggar's Sect, male/63, Transformation Realm, Drunken Fist + Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, boisterous + loyal -Sohwa: Spirit Serpent, head of the intelligence division, female/28, Peak, Movement Technique + intelligence gathering, clever + meticulous Unorthodox Faction Sado Alliance -Ak Mugyeom: Chaos Demon King, leader of the Sado Alliance, male/75, Profound Realm Entry, Chaos Demon Art, cunning + charismatic -Ak Sochae: Asura Fairy, daughter of Ak Mugyeom, female/21, Transcendent, cruel and swift martial arts, cruel + arrogant Hao Clan -Thousand-Faced One: head of the Hao Clan, gender/age/Realm unknown, Thousand Faces Heart Art, mysterious + meticulous -Yeongcheong: Ghost, intelligence agent of the Hao Clan, female/21, Second-Rate, lip-reading + memory, inconspicuous + bold Green Forest -Jade Rakshasa: Green Forest King, female/43, Transcendent, Wind-Thunder Spear Technique, chivalrous bandit + charismatic -Mountain Lord: subordinate of Jade Rakshasa, male/39, Peak, monstrous strength + great club, straightforward + blindly loyal Yangtze River Waterway Stronghold -Gang Seolli: Blue-Wave Fairy, chief of the Yangtze River Waterway Stronghold, female/56, Transformation Realm, Blue-Wave Heart Formula + Pipa Sound Art, relaxed + generous -Hayeon: Little Dragon Maiden, bodyguard of Gang Seolli, female/22, Peak, specialized in underwater combat, deeply loyal Assassins' Guild -Yaju: master of the Assassins' Guild, all information unknown. -Muyeong: Ghost Reaper, Heaven-grade assassin, female/26, Transcendent, Shadowless Kill + Illusion Movement Technique, emotionless + devoted to her missions Heresy [Heavenly Demon Divine Sect] -Hyeokryeon Mugang: Divine Demon, sect leader (Heavenly Demon), male/68, Life-and-Death Realm Mastery, Heavenly Demon Divine Art, arrogant + Absolute Being -Zhuge Main: Demon Brain, Left Guardian, male/45, Transformation Realm Apex, Formation Arts + schemes, calculating + sinister -Sado Yeon: Black Wing, Right Guardian, female/38, Profound Realm Mastery, Divine Might Great Sword Technique, ruthless + blindly loyal -Hyeokryeon Somi: Lesser Demon, junior sect leader, female/28, Transcendent, Heavenly Demon Movement Technique, capricious + hidden ambition -Grand Elder Sword Demon Dokgo Myeong: head of the Council of Elders, male/120, Profound Realm Mastery, principles of the Demonic Sword, taciturn + detached -Grand Elder Fist Demon Cheol Mugeuk: Council of Elders, male/115, Profound Realm Entry, Demonic Fist Technique, upright + conservative -Grand Elder Blade Demon Danhon: Council of Elders, male/110, Profound Realm Entry, Demonic Way of Destruction, indifferent + past madness -Sword Demon Sado Jin: chief of the Six Great Demon Sects, male/48, Transformation Realm Apex, swift Demonic Sword, ambitious + cold-headed -Fist Demon Gwak Pae: head of the Fist Demon Sect, male/55, Transformation Realm Mastery, destructive Fist Technique, bellicose + destructive -Spear Demon Hahujin: head of the Spear Demon Sect, male/35, Transformation Realm Entry, unpredictable Demonic Spear, genius + arrogant [Blood Sect] -Blood Demon Lord: sect leader, male/88, Profound Realm Mastery, Blood Heaven Scripture + Ritual, madness + unpredictable -Blood Shadow: Blood Princess, junior sect leader, female/22, Transcendent, Blood Crystal Seal + Assassination Arts, fanaticism + twisted purity -Demon Blood King Manju: Four Blood Kings, female/50, Transformation Realm Apex, Blood Sorcery + Poison Arts, cruel + jealous -Mad Blood King Pacheon: Four Blood Kings, male/38, Transformation Realm Apex, destructive martial arts, boisterous + battle-mad -True Blood King Musang: Four Blood Kings, male/52, Transformation Realm Mastery, interpretation of doctrine + conducting Rituals, hypocritical + fanatical -Blood Plague King Janhon: Four Blood Kings, female/45, Transformation Realm Mastery, Blood Poison + plague, secretive + cruel Hermit Experts -Iron Mountain Adept: Supreme Elder of the Mount Kunlun Sect, male/77, Profound Realm Entry (last witnessed: Transformation Realm Apex), External Arts + swordsmanship, taciturn + strict -Hyegak: Mad Monk, excommunicated monk of Shaolin Temple, former chief of the Arhat Hall, male/80, Profound Realm Mastery, unconventional Shaolin martial arts, cynical + hidden compassion -Hyewon: Medicine Immortal, former leading candidate for head of the Emei Sect, female/90, Profound Realm Entry, medicine + alchemy, compassion + disillusionment with the world -Hangsa: Medical Beggar, former-previous chief of the Beggar's Sect, male/85, Profound Realm Mastery, practical Beggar's Sect martial arts, radical sense of chivalrous justice Other Characters -Master Yong: head of the Golden Dragon Trading Company, male/50, Realm unknown (publicly Third-Rate), commerce + schemes, benevolence (disguised)