Great Xia

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Great Xia (大夏)
Alias(es)	Great Xia Dynasty
Affiliation	Xia imperial family; Zhongtian Continent; later supported by the Immortal Dao Alliance 99 253 325
Occupation/Role	Ruling dynasty and overlord of Zhongtian Continent, governing 108 prefectures and surrounding sect forces within its borders 99 107
Status	Active; later flourishing with expanding territory and signs of becoming an immortal dynasty 325 335
First Appearance	Chapter 84

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Founding dynasty	151, 227	The Founding Emperor subdued aristocratic families and Immortal Sects; legend says a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon helped him establish Great Xia.
Former hegemony	107, 151	At its height, even Taiyi Sect paid respects at court, and Great Xia deterred the world while receiving tribute from surrounding nations.
Declining imperial fortune	107, 151	Later rulers lacked the Founding Emperor’s caliber; national fortune declined, and many Immortal Sects stopped recognizing Great Xia as Zhongtian Continent’s overlord.
Sage-backed restoration	151	Li Ran arranged for Jiang Lintian to assist the previous Xia Emperor in conquering nations and clearing hostile powers, forcefully extending Great Xia’s lifespan for another era.
Current-reign instability	99, 101, 107	The young Xia Emperor faced a powerful Prime Minister, scheming royal relatives, restless sects, and internal court disorder.
Southern Hunt crisis	141, 142	The Xia Emperor broke through to the Eighth Realm and revealed her female identity, but the Dragon Suppressing Seal was stolen during the Blood Immortal Sect’s rebellion.
Capital stabilization	210	After sweeping reforms under the Prime Minister, the Imperial Capital became peaceful and orderly within half a month.
Alliance-backed resurgence	253, 325	With the Immortal Dao Alliance supporting it, Great Xia expanded rapidly, its national fortune surged, and a Fortune True Dragon coiled above the dynasty.
Proto-immortal dynasty	335	After years of cultivation, Great Xia possessed “a trace of the aura of an immortal dynasty.”

Background / History

Great Xia replaced the older Shang Dynasty as Zhongtian Continent’s ruling power. The Shang had ruled for over ten thousand years before its remnants withdrew overseas, where they continued supporting sects and plotting restoration 259.

The dynasty itself has existed for only a few thousand years, but its Founding Emperor achieved the rare feat of subduing Zhongtian Continent’s aristocratic families and Immortal Sects 151. A founding legend ties Great Xia to Dragon Guard Mountain’s Sun-Moon Cold Pond, where a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon supposedly helped the Founding Emperor kill a powerful enemy, quell rebellions, and establish the dynasty 227.

After the Founding Emperor’s death, the imperial family declined in talent and strength. By the reign of the previous Xia Emperor, Great Xia’s fortune had already weakened; Jiang Lintian’s rise, backed by the contemporary Sage Li Ran, helped restore Great Xia’s former glory and extend its lifespan for another era 151.

Under the current Xia Emperor, Great Xia remained the strongest nation on the Nine Provinces Continent by territory, population, influence, and national fortune, but its court was unstable and its authority was challenged by Immortal Sects, vassal kings, imperial relatives, and external enemies 107 140 208.

Territory and Influence

• Great Xia occupies the most advantageous region of Zhongtian Continent, a convergence point of dragon veins and spiritual essence 99.
• It governs 108 prefectures of varying size 99.
• Within its borders, sect forces are ruled and controlled by Great Xia 107.
• Immortal Sects outside its borders, such as Taiyi Sect, Yaochi Sect, Nether Abyss Sect, and Ancient Dao Seeking Sect, are not subject to its jurisdiction 107.
• A hundred nations surround Great Xia in a posture of deference 107.
• Hong Kingdom, one of those surrounding nations, was destroyed by Great Xia for sacrificing to evil gods 110.
• Only Zhongtian Continent was described as relatively peaceful during wider Nine Provinces turmoil, largely because it was ruled by Great Xia 134.

Government and Institutions

Institution / Group	Role
Xia Emperor	Sovereign of Great Xia; tied to dragon qi, national fortune, imperial fortune, and the dynasty’s legitimacy 101 140
Prime Minister’s Manor	Dominant court power under Jiang Lintian; powerful enough to make Immortal Sects and Daoist traditions wary 107 151
Imperial Advisor’s Manor	Ge Qixing’s faction; covertly supported the Xia Emperor and held one of the former Emperor’s edicts 101 151
Imperial Clan Affairs Office	Imperial-clan power bloc; later became a source of resistance and quiet opposition 142 215 325
Dragon Guard Mountain	Royal backing force connected to the Dragon Rearing Pond and Great Xia’s founding dragon legend 110 227
Hidden Dragon Mountain	Power behind the royal family 110
Dragon Guard and Imperial Loyalists	Expert forces supporting and protecting the Xia Emperor 101
Imperial Medical Office	Court institution backed by Medicine King Valley 110
Heavenly Crafting Institute	Court institution backed by Thousand Mechanisms Sect 110
Sky Monitoring Department	Used by the Xia Emperor to handle public unrest and manipulated disasters 158
Immortal Suppressing Department	Used to patrol and oversee cultivator-related disturbances; later helped maintain long-term order 158 325
National Treasury	Held secret heavenly manuals, spiritual pills, Dao artifacts, rare materials, ancient treasures, and resources used as imperial rewards 107 227

National Fortune and Imperial Cultivation

Great Xia’s strength is closely tied to national fortune, imperial fortune, dragon qi, and public allegiance. The Dynastic Method depends not only on national power, but also on whether the people’s hearts accept and support the ruler 156.

Imperial Scriptures

• Imperial World-Suppressing Scripture — cultivated by the Xia Emperor; described as profoundly powerful 101 115.
• Imperial Book of Statecraft — harder to begin than the Imperial World-Suppressing Scripture; requires nurturing Statecraft Qi 115.
• Book of Statecraft — precursor to the Imperial Book of Statecraft; Qi Qingxuan’s decades of study built a foundation for cultivating Statecraft Qi 115.

Fortune Restrictions

• The first Xia Emperor’s Son of Heaven’s Statecraft Qi still suppresses the Great Xia imperial family 215.
• As long as his Dao has not dissipated, Great Xia cannot easily produce a second imperial Saint through the same path unless someone forges a new road 215.
• The Xia Emperor later broke through to the Saint realm by borrowing Great Xia’s national fortune, meaning her foundation and power rise as the dynasty strengthens 325.

Artifacts and Defenses

Dragon Suppressing Seal

• Great Xia’s National Artifact, recognized as a core support of the Xia Emperor’s authority 101 140.
• The Blood Immortal Sect attempted to defile it with corrupted blood to damage Great Xia’s fortune 140.
• It was stolen during the Southern Hunt crisis, becoming one of the dynasty’s most serious losses 141 142.

Imperial Capital Formation

• The Imperial Capital is Great Xia’s most impregnable city, with countless runes and restrictions carved into its walls 126.
• Its grand formation can envelop the entire city, seal the heavens, suppress the earth, and trap visiting Immortal Sects and Daoist traditions inside 126.
• A past Son of Heaven once used a birthday banquet to lure Daoist powers into the capital, then activated a killing formation and purged the Immortal and Demon realms as well as overseas nations 126.

Dragon Rearing Pond

• Located at Dragon Guard Mountain and linked to the Sun-Moon Cold Pond legend 227.
• A dragon soul’s recognition there dramatically elevated Xia Hao’s status in Dragon Guard Mountain 227.

Imperial Dragon Talismans

• Refined personally by the Xia Emperor using Great Xia’s dragon qi and given to Jiang Lan for protection 227.

Military and Security

• Great Xia’s armies are described as extremely powerful, with grandeur unmatched elsewhere on the Nine Provinces Continent 135.
• Outside observers believed even the Proud Moon Dynasty and Gouchen Dynasty did not compare to even one percent of Great Xia’s current state 135.
• Xia Jin, the Great General Who Guards the South, defended against the Barbarian Race and captured a barbarian noble used in the Southern Hunt drills 154.
• The Southern Hunt was both a martial exercise and a show of national prestige, with the Xia Emperor offering treasury treasures as rewards 107 138.
• After later stabilization, the Sky Monitoring Department, Immortal Suppressing Department, and prefectural authorities maintained long-term order, with few cultivators daring to violate prohibitions 325.

Major Conflicts

Immortal Sects

Great Xia once commanded enough prestige that even Taiyi Sect paid respects at court, but later national decline caused many Immortal Sects to stop recognizing it as Zhongtian Continent’s overlord 107. Within its borders, Canglan Sword Sect and Wuji Sword Sect were suspected of developing ulterior motives 107.

Blood Immortal Sect

The Blood Immortal Sect spread rumors about the Xia Emperor being a woman, targeted Jiang Lan, plotted during the Southern Hunt, and ultimately stole the Dragon Suppressing Seal 107 110 141. Great Xia later joined broader efforts to clear out the sect’s remnants 142 253.

Barbarian Race

The Barbarian Race has been a major threat since Great Xia’s founding, with every Xia Emperor wishing to conquer and eradicate the southern tribes 208. During the Southern Hunt, the Blood Immortal Sect and Barbarian Race caused chaos by summoning a Barbarian God phantom, provoking Great Xia’s wrath 138 141.

Succession Crisis

The former Emperor left behind arrangements involving the hidden Sixth Prince, Qi Qingxuan, who was described as the true first in line to inherit the throne 115 151 208. The All Under Heaven Alliance was later suspected of being promoted by him from the shadows, creating a “two dragons” succession threat against the Xia Emperor 208.

Shang Remnants

The remnants of the former Shang Dynasty never abandoned their restoration ambitions. They hid overseas, supported various sects, and later backed Qi Qingxuan against the Great Xia Empress 259.

Relationships

• Xia Emperor / Xia Junxi — ruler of Great Xia; her cultivation, legitimacy, and power are bound to the dynasty’s dragon qi and national fortune 101 140 325.
• Jiang Lintian — Prime Minister; assisted the previous Xia Emperor, restored Great Xia’s strength, and later stabilized the Imperial Capital through sweeping reforms 99 151 210.
• Li Ran — contemporary Sage behind Great Xia’s renewed lifespan; arranged Jiang Lintian’s support of the previous Xia Emperor and foresaw future changes 150 151.
• Ge Qixing — Imperial Advisor of Great Xia; supported the Xia Emperor covertly and held one of the former Emperor’s edicts 101 151.
• Qi Qingxuan — hidden Sixth Prince and rival claimant; protected by Duke Wei under the former Emperor’s arrangements 115 151 208.
• Taiyi Sect — foremost ancient Immortal Sect; once paid respects to Great Xia, later became central to the Immortal Dao Alliance that supported Great Xia’s resurgence 107 253 325.
• Immortal Dao Alliance — later supported Great Xia’s campaigns against demonic and barbarian calamities and helped create the conditions for its rapid development 253 325.
• Barbarian Race — long-standing southern enemy; its movements repeatedly pressured Great Xia and disrupted the Southern Hunt 138 208.
• Blood Immortal Sect — hostile sect responsible for rumors, rebellion, and the theft of the Dragon Suppressing Seal 107 141 142.
• Shang Dynasty remnants — former ruling-dynasty remnants plotting restoration and supporting Qi Qingxuan 259.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Imperial Capital Intrigue

Great Xia serves as the central political stage for the rivalry between the Xia Emperor, the Prime Minister’s Manor, Prince Zhenbei’s Manor, the Imperial Advisor, and hidden sect factions 99 101 107.

Southern Hunt Crisis

The Southern Hunt gathers nobles, sect prodigies, and foreign powers in the Imperial Capital. The event becomes a turning point when the Blood Immortal Sect and Barbarian Race disrupt it, the Xia Emperor breaks through to the Eighth Realm, and the Dragon Suppressing Seal is stolen 107 138 141.

Female Empress Revelation

The Xia Emperor publicly reveals her female identity after breaking through, forcing the court to confront her legitimacy while she declares her intent to become an empress for all time 141 142.

Succession and Court Purges

The hidden Sixth Prince’s existence, the former Emperor’s edicts, and Xiao Teng’s implication in the Blood Immortal Sect crisis destabilize the court. The Imperial Advisor’s Manor is confiscated, Prince Zhenbei’s Manor is searched, and King Zhenbei is stripped of his title and exiled 151 208 210.

Golden Age Resurgence

Under the Immortal Dao Alliance’s support, Great Xia expands, stabilizes, and grows toward an immortal-dynasty state. Its fortune manifests as a powerful Fortune True Dragon, and the Xia Emperor reaches the Saint realm through national fortune 325.

Trivia

• Great Xia has 108 prefectures 99.
• Its Imperial Capital can become a trap for Immortal Sects if the citywide formation is activated 126.
• Great Xia’s current prosperity was described as having been forcefully extended by a contemporary Sage behind the scenes 151.
• Outsiders viewed Great Xia as possessing the potential of an Immortal Dynasty even before its later resurgence 135.
• By the later era, the dynasty was prosperous enough that the Xia Emperor had almost nothing to do besides cultivate 325.