Hidden Spirit Sect

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hidden Spirit Sect
Original Name	隐灵门
Type	Cultivation sect
Affiliation	Human Race; later includes affiliated Demon Race clans
Occupation/Role	Reclusive cultivation sect, training institution, defensive force, and artifact/puppet producer
Status	Active
First Appearance	105

Background / History

Xu Fan founded the sect as a deliberately reclusive organization focused on internal growth rather than outward expansion. It was rated a Level One Sect by the Elder Council twelve years after its founding, with 213 Qi Refining disciples at that time 114 138.

Xu Fan appointed Xu Yuexian as Sect Leader, considering her the most cautious and meticulous of his four principal disciples 105. The sect’s original base was Hidden Spirit Island, a giant island in the Hundred-thousand Li Great Lake 105.

The sect established an Outer Sect beneath the entrance to Shi Zhan’s hometown Minor World after accepting Shi Zhan as an exception. Shi Zhan became its Outer Sect Elder, while Tool Puppets and Giant Boats built an artificial island one-third the size of Hidden Spirit Island for the branch 179.

As its population expanded, the sect built Hidden Spirit Academy, capable of housing 100,000 disciples, along with cities for disciples’ families. Contribution points replaced Spirit Stones as the sect’s primary internal currency 365.

Hidden Spirit Island later relocated to the Endless Sea, then departed the Extreme Sky Domain for the Thousand Spirits Immortal City region. The sect continued to move its island-base through long-distance teleportation when necessary 327 697 719.

Before its ascent, the sect prepared to enter the Immortal Realm within 300 years by mining Immortal Artifact-grade ore and upgrading Hidden Spirit Island 873. In the Immortal Realm, it claimed the Dragon Immortal Palace continent and announced this claim during the All Dragon Feast 1120.

Organization

Leadership

• Xu Fan — Founder and Great Elder; the sect’s principal cultivator, artifact refiner, planner, and protector 105 454.
• Xu Yuexian — Sect Leader; later appointed Dean of Hidden Spirit Academy 105 365.
• Grape — Artifact spirit and administrative intelligence responsible for surveillance, construction, production, communications, and sect-wide management 114 179 622.
• Shi Zhan — Outer Sect Elder, initially placed in charge of the Outer Sect beneath his hometown world 179.
• Zhan Ling — Elder entrusted with guarding the sect during Xu Fan’s travels 586.

Divisions and Branches

• Outer Sect — Established for Shi Zhan and later expanded through recruitment of Nascent Soul cultivators in Linsen Immortal City 179 643.
• Hidden Spirit Academy — Large-scale academy system for cultivating incoming disciples; later expanded into numerous numbered academies 365 933.
• Demon Department — Department for recruited demon clans. Jieyu Demon Venerable became its first member, and a dedicated Demon Department Island was ordered for its residents 525.
• Hidden Moon Sect — A specialized sect established to recruit female disciples and address the sect’s gender imbalance 1033.
• Northern Barrens Branch Sect — Immortal Realm branch tasked with collecting ore and producing combat, worker, and mining puppets 1082.
• Second-generation Hidden Spirit Island — A successor island whose communications later connected to the Immortal Realm sect network 1146.

Recruitment and Education

The sect recruits children within its jurisdiction and provides the Five Elements Sutra as mandatory instruction, while allowing other studies to be chosen freely 114.

Its selection philosophy prioritizes character over cultivation potential, distinguishing it from the Yuan Shi Sect’s potential-focused approach 1392.

The sect also accepts exceptional adult and non-human recruits:

• Shi Zhan was accepted despite the usual policy against admitting already-established cultivators 179.
• Three hundred Golden Core cultivators were recruited into the Outer Sect with Treasure Artifacts, cultivation methods, and Spirit Pills as incentives 188.
• Nascent Soul cultivator recruitment in Linsen Immortal City attracted Rogue Cultivators and Demon Race cultivators disguised as humans 643.
• The Hehuan Sect sought refuge and was accepted into the Outer Sect 1033.
• The sect recruited 20,000 additional Body Refining disciples in response to defensive needs 785.
• Fourth-generation recruitment eventually brought the sect’s new disciples to 83 million 962.

Education is supported by sermons, Enlightenment Assemblies, combat games, academy competitions, and practical defense assignments. Xu Fan’s sermons have directly caused disciples to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage 306 493 1537.

Facilities and Infrastructure

• Hidden Spirit Island — Main mobile sect base, originally located in the Hundred-thousand Li Great Lake and later capable of long-distance relocation 105 697 719.
• Sect Grand Array — Initially designed with future upgrades in mind, including 360 Spirit Gathering Pearls forming a Heavenly Cycle Spirit Gathering Great Array 138.
• Spirit Gathering Array Immortal Artifact Core — Restored the sect’s spiritual-energy supply after its completion and installation 621 622.
• Hidden Spirit Academy — Can house 100,000 disciples and is supported by surrounding family cities 365.
• Scripture Repository — Includes an external edition available to visitors; its contribution-point exchange system grants access to the sect treasury 467.
• Trial Tower and Illusion Realm — Used for Battle Royale games, simulated combat, and internal competitions 188 454.
• Great Iron Wall — A long-range defensive position manned by disciples and Puppets against the Demon Race 365.
• Puppet production facilities — Produce Spiritual Power Armor, cannons, combat puppets, worker puppets, mining puppets, and later True Immortal- and Golden Immortal-level puppets 114 989 992 1082.
• Artifact production facilities — Operate standardized Quasi-Immortal Artifact production lines and large-scale Immortal Pill and talisman production lines 989.

Military Strength

The sect relies heavily on Puppets, arrays, vessels, orbital weaponry, and mass-produced artifacts.

• Combat Puppets — Fields Nascent Soul, Integration, Mahayana, Golden Immortal, and higher-grade puppet forces across different periods 161 603 992 1070.
• Mahayana Stage Puppet — The sect’s only Mahayana Stage Puppet led six hundred Integration Stage Puppets during the Heavenly Devil Sect reception 603.
• Sky Patrol Guards — The sect sold an Illusion Spirit Dao Artifact capable of controlling 2,000 Sky Patrol Guards while supporting up to 3,000 Battle Royale participants 208.
• Cannon Defense System — Spiritual Iron Cannonballs and defensive systems were designed to threaten even Spirit Transformation cultivators 114.
• Orbital Cannon — Demonstrated enough destructive force to devastate the landscape and intimidate Demon Venerables 433.
• Space Locking Great Array — Used alongside Mahayana and Integration Stage Puppets to secure disciple training grounds 703.
• Heavenly Power Vessel — Thousand-meter Spirit Boat refined by Sha Diao with formidable defensive arrays 188.
• Star Vessels — The sect possesses and operates Star Vessels; Pang Fu was assigned the Snake Spirit vessel as his representative asset in the Extreme Sky Domain 552.

Resources and Craftsmanship

The sect is known for its unusually abundant resources, low-priced high-grade artifacts, and advanced refining capabilities.

• Sky Blue Spirit Qi and Five Elements Origin Spirit Qi — Available within the sect in quantities that impressed visiting Thousand Spirits Sect elders 538.
• Spirit Liquid Waterfall — A central island landmark accompanied by spirit-liquid Divine Beasts and auspicious spiritual phenomena 138 454.
• Heavy Spirit Fire Copper Mine — A supergiant Demon World mine under sect control; its ore supports Void Refining Puppet cores 454.
• Flame Copper Alloy — Sha Diao refined an alloy suitable for Dao Artifact production 454.
• Universal Alloy — Sha Diao later refined Immortal Artifact-level Universal Alloy 672.
• Mysterious Wind Thunder Iron — A super-large Dao Artifact-grade vein suitable for weapons, Dao artifacts, and Star Vessels 564.
• Immortal Artifact Spirit Ore — Mined at full capacity in preparation for ascension 873.
• Fine-Grade Treasure Artifacts — Sold externally at prices accessible even to Golden Core disciples; visiting Thousand Spirits Sect disciples acquired multiple artifacts tailored to their methods and Divine Abilities 486.
• Innate Spiritual Treasure culinary stove — Gifted by Xu Yuexian and installed in the cafeteria, significantly improving meals 1267.

Demon Department and Affiliated Clans

The sect accepts Demon Race members that lack hostility toward humanity, offering resources, artifacts, cultivation support, and formal covenants tied to sect fortune 525.

• Jade Light Rabbit Clan — Defected to the sect for protection from enslavement. Xu Fan promised permanent alliance and shelter to the clan 433 513.
• Crimson Cloud Sable Clan — Nearly one hundred surviving white sables joined under Jieyu Demon Venerable after their original clan was exterminated 525.
• Vegetable Spirit Rabbit Clan — Sheltered during the conflict with the Evil Shadow Leopard Clan and later joined the sect in large numbers 681 697.
• Spirit Armor Clan — Targeted for recruitment due to its members’ ability to form Dao Artifact-grade defensive armor; some members resisted vassalage to preserve their freedom 564 587.
• Rain Goose Demon Venerable’s clan — Provided Demon World intelligence in exchange for contribution points, under the principle that the sect would not exploit affiliated clans 550.

Relations

• Thousand Spirits Sect — Ally, customer, and frequent exchange partner. The sect purchased the Illusion Spirit Dao Artifact and Sky Patrol Guards, hosted disciple exchanges, and repeatedly sent disciples to learn from Hidden Spirit Sect methods 208 446 697.
• Elder Council — External authority that recognizes sect rankings, collects taxes, and provides bounty-based protection against sect-destroying Devil Cultivators 114 138.
• Heavenly Devil Sect — Hosted as visitors; their Supreme Elders were impressed by the sect’s spirit qi, formations, and puppet guard 602 603.
• Yuan Shi Sect — Cooperative counterpart in disciple battles and beast-tide defense; the two sects openly contrast their recruitment philosophies 1392.
• Heavenly Dao Sect — Participated in a large-scale inter-sect exchange involving 500 Grand Unity and 500 Golden Immortal disciples from each side 1214.
• Human Race major powers — The sect used the All Dragon Feast to formalize control of Dragon Immortal Palace continent and strengthen ties with Grand Unity cultivators 1120.

Notable Events

• Xu Yuexian was appointed Sect Leader 105.
• The Outer Sect was founded beneath Shi Zhan’s hometown world 179.
• The sect recruited three hundred Golden Core cultivators into the Outer Sect 188.
• Hidden Spirit Academy opened as a major training and residential complex 365.
• The sect’s disciples overwhelmed many Thousand Spirits Sect challengers during their exchange match 447.
• The Demon Department was founded with Jieyu Demon Venerable as its first member 525.
• Hidden Spirit Island relocated to the Endless Sea 327.
• The sect began mass recruitment and academy expansion ahead of ascension 873 933.
• The sect entered the Immortal Realm and later claimed Dragon Immortal Palace continent 1120.
• The Great Elder’s Dao impartation was opened to the entire sect, though only roughly 20% of disciples matched with a Supreme Law 1537.