Divine Land

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Divine Land (神州)
Type	Nation
Affiliation	Central Hub; Military; Pest Control Bureau
Occupation/Role	Governing power responsible for public security, demon eradication, and national Ascension
Status	Active
First Appearance	2

History

The Divine Land was founded by the figure titled the Heavenly Emperor. Its founding rejected the outside world’s model of survival through exploitation and established a society intended to protect ordinary people from demons and unchecked martial power. 133 211

When the Divine Land was established, existing fiefdoms such as the Ren Family’s Lake Dragon Palace were preserved despite their origins in the late Qing era. 94

Thirty years before the current events, the Divine Land conducted a major crackdown against sects and noble families. The campaign made the country safer on the surface, but severely weakened the Pest Control organization and could not completely remove entrenched forces living within Primordial Beginnings. 182

In the present era, the Divine Land has shifted from containment to active integration or elimination of sects and noble families whose Primordial Beginnings threaten its national strategy. 207 208 211

Government and Institutions

Institution / Group	Function
Central Hub	The national political center; its elders make major strategic decisions, including support for Li Ye and the national Ascension plan. 196 202
Provincial Departments	Administer regional matters and can grant fiefdoms as rewards for merit. 94
Pest Control Bureau	Handles Demon Realms, Primordial Beginnings, demon eradication, and the incorporation of surrendered sects. 202 208
Military	Supports large-scale containment, seals affected areas, and fields martial artists for operations against major threats. 196 200
Central Hub Elders	Senior decision-makers who prioritize martial understanding and a broad perspective over personal cultivation realm. 202

Society and Ideology

The Divine Land does not regard martial cultivation as the sole measure of a person’s worth. Even a low-realm official may hold major authority if they possess sufficient understanding and judgment. 202

Its governing philosophy restrains powerful individuals from acting without limits while providing ordinary people relative safety. This has made it a refuge for the weak in contrast to overseas societies, where the weak are treated as resources or potential prey. 211

The Divine Land’s long-term policy favors incorporation over indiscriminate destruction. Surrendered sects may leave their Primordial Beginnings, receive fiefdoms, and be integrated into institutions such as top martial arts universities. 211

• It suppresses sects and noble families that attempt to establish independent power through Primordial Beginnings. 212
• It recognizes cooperative factions that obey national rules and contribute to demon suppression, even when they retain certain interests of their own. 207
• Neutral factions seek equality with the Divine Land while remaining outside its rules; their stance can change between cooperation and hostility. 207
• It does not permit the hereditary noble model in which those born divine are controlled, exploited, or treated as research material. 221

Demon Realm and Primordial Beginning Policy

The Divine Land protects most civilians so effectively that major demons are widely known but rarely personally encountered, while lesser demons are generally eliminated soon after appearing. 2

The Heavenly Emperor characterized demons and Demon Realms as “a form of resistance.” 133

Policy	Implementation
Rapid eradication in the capital	Any Primordial Beginning appearing in the Capital City is immediately eradicated; no sects are permitted there. 207
Suppression of Primordial Beginnings	Sect-controlled Primordial Beginnings must remain suppressed and subject to investigation after their holders enter the human world. 212
Prevention of expansion	Uncontrolled Primordial Demon Realms can affect reality and create further Demon Realms. 195
National consolidation	When a Primordial Demon Realm within its borders disappears, its remnants naturally strengthen the Divine Land. 217
Rejection of dependency	The Divine Land may use Primordial Beginnings, but rejects relying on or connecting them on a national scale because doing so risks catastrophe. 200 202

Relations with Sects and Noble Families

The Divine Land historically coexisted with sects and noble families, whose members often lived in Primordial Beginnings and treated reality as the “mortal realm.” 182

Its relationship with these groups deteriorated as the Divine Land gained the power to challenge their control of resources, territory, and Primordial Beginnings. 207 209

• Cooperative factions — Acknowledge the Divine Land, follow its rules, help suppress demons, and may retain fiefdoms or Primordial Beginnings gained through their contributions. 207
• Neutral factions — Avoid direct involvement in the human world but seek equal standing with the Divine Land. 207
• Resistant sects and families — Seek to merge Primordial Beginnings and ascend independently, placing them in direct opposition to national policy. 211 214
• Surrendered groups — May preserve their people and continue cultivation through integration into the Divine Land. 208 211

National Ascension

The Divine Land considers Earth to be trapped in a “vacuum” or “cage” that prevents true Ascension into the starry sky. Primordial Beginnings are understood as coordinates or fragments beyond Earth, but connecting them carries the risk of drawing in further mutated demons. 202

Its goal is a safe and orderly national Ascension: allowing the Divine Land and those connected to it to ascend together rather than abandoning ordinary people. 202 223 236

Objective	Details
Preserve the population	The Divine Land rejects Ascension methods that allow only the strong to escape while leaving ordinary people behind. 211 223
Eliminate overseas cores	Historical expansion left Divine Land-related Primordial Beginning cores across neighboring regions and Southeast Asia; these must be removed for national Ascension. 236
Maintain national balance	The Divine Land seeks to eradicate Primordial Beginnings without becoming a new Primordial Beginning itself. 202
Secure Ascension priority	Being late to Ascension would greatly increase the difficulty and cost of the process. 216
Mobilize national resources	The Central Hub supports Li Ye as a key force capable of accelerating plans expected to take centuries into months. 202 220

External Position

Only the Divine Land and the Star Ring Federation are identified as possessing the influence and historical conditions required for national Ascension. 223

The Divine Land’s approach differs fundamentally from overseas powers:

Divine Land	Outside Powers
Seeks Ascension for the nation and ordinary people. 223 236	Seeks methods that prioritize the strong and can discard the weak. 211 223
Restrains powerful martial artists and suppresses dangerous sects. 211 212	Treats strength, bloodline, and inherited status as the basis of survival and authority. 211 221
Eradicates or suppresses demon-related threats. 2 202	May hoard, worship, exploit, or experiment on demons for power. 215 221 230

Relationship with Li Ye

• Li Ye — The Central Hub recognizes Li Ye as a born divine being whose origin is linked to demon-slaying, and provides him resources and strategic support. 202
• Li Ye — After he killed six Fourth Realm cultivators within a Primordial Beginning, the Divine Land’s elders chose to give him full support. 196
• Li Ye — He acts as the primary force in operations against major sects, Primordial Beginnings, and foreign powers obstructing national Ascension. 196 207 220
• Erika — A foreign-born martial artist accepted for integration and cultivation within the Divine Land after being assessed as suitable. 221

Notable Quotes

“The level of martial arts realm is not the only measure of a person's worth. We don't do that in our Divine Land.” 202

“The Divine Land protected its people too well!” 2

“It is the only place in existence that is incompatible with the outside world.” 211