Southern Saint Sect

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Southern Saint Sect (南圣门)
Type	Ancient Martial Arts sect
Founder	Long Yuansheng, formerly of the Dragon Gate 60
Sect Master	Su Ti, publicly introduced as Su Xiu 106
Affiliation	Publicly presented as a martial arts sect under the Tianyang Group 158
Headquarters	Tianbao Mountain, following its victory over the Blood Fiend Sect 134
Status	Active; expanding by incorporating martial arts schools across Nanjiang Province 167
First Appearance	60

Background / History

Long Yuansheng rose from the Dragon Gate and united the extraordinary Ancient Martial Arts sects of Nanjiang Province through repeated challenges, personal strength, and charisma. The resulting Southern Saint Sect was a province-spanning organization; Long Yuansheng, Long Yuanzheng, and Long Yuanwang became known as the Three Saints of the Southern Gate. 60

The original sect lasted only three years. Long Yuansheng disappeared, leaving Long Yuanzheng and Long Yuanwang unable to suppress the still-unintegrated branches. A struggle for the sect master position followed, the sect collapsed within half a month, and Long Yuanwang was killed. 60 During the later Tianbao Mountain battle, Shen Jianghe claimed that he had assassinated Long Yuansheng ten years earlier. 129

The Silver Ring Gate deliberately intensified the collapse: it poisoned and assassinated Long Yuanwang, framed the Star Luo Gate, and repeatedly assassinated and framed key disciples during the planned succession contest. These acts turned the branches against one another and destroyed their trust. 60 61

After the Silver Ring Gate and Death Fist Society were destroyed, Su Ti moved to reclaim the scattered remnants rather than immediately absorb their former assets. 89 He convened the Iron Crane, Giant Elephant, Star Luo, and Violent Ape Gates, declared his intention to become sect master, and demanded that their resources, martial arts, and medicinal materials be centralized. 91 92 93

The four gates initially resisted. Su Ti defeated six extraordinary martial artists alone, holding back rather than killing them; afterward, the four gates submitted and the Southern Saint Sect was reunited after ten years of division. 95 97

Organization

Leadership

Position	Holder	Notes
Sect Master	Su Ti / “Su Xiu”	Re-established the sect and publicly assumed the title of its second sect master after Long Yuansheng. 106
Deputy Sect Master	Zhang Shanfang	Former Star Luo Gate representative. 105
Personal Guard	Ding Yueying	Declined the deputy position in order to pursue her martial path while serving directly under Su Ti. 105
Inner Gate Elders	Former leaders of the constituent gates	Retain responsibility for their respective lineages under the unified sect structure. 105

Internal Structure

The sect follows a traditional hierarchy:

• High-level positions — Sect Master, Deputy Sect Master, and Inner Gate Elders.
• Mid-level positions — Executive Elders, direct disciples, and inner disciples.
• Lower-level positions — Outer disciples and affiliated forces. 105

Former gates were retained as self-contained lineages rather than being immediately dissolved and redistributed, allowing their leaders to continue managing their own disciples. 105

Constituent Gates

Lineage	Status within the Southern Saint Sect
Dragon Gate	Founding lineage of the original Southern Saint Sect. 60
Iron Crane Gate	Submitted following Su Ti's battle against the six extraordinary masters. 97
Giant Elephant Gate	Submitted following Su Ti's battle against the six extraordinary masters. 97
Star Luo Gate	Submitted following Su Ti's battle against the six extraordinary masters. 97
Violent Ape Gate	Submitted following Su Ti's battle against the six extraordinary masters. 97
Silver Ring Gate	Former branch responsible for provoking the original sect's collapse; later destroyed before the re-establishment. 60 89

Assets and Territory

• Tianbao Mountain — The sect's headquarters after annexing the Blood Fiend Sect. 134
• Tianyang Group — The former Silver Ring Gate enterprise was absorbed during the sect's early consolidation. 104
• Tianhong Group — Its annexation after the Blood Fiend Sect's defeat was expected to bring the sect's assets and influence to nearly 20 billion. 141
• Blood Fiend Sect personnel — Nearly two hundred surviving disciples were initially detained and gradually incorporated after the Blood Fiend Sect's collapse. 134
• Extraordinary martial arts and medicinal guides — Constituent gates surrendered their martial arts and cultivation resources to the unified sect; access to the Dragon Gate's Golden Python Transformation Dragon Technique was offered in return. 105

Symbols and Uniforms

• The sect's signboard is a massive metal plaque bearing the three black characters “Southern Saint Sect”; eight strong men were needed to carry it before Su Ti lifted it with one hand. 93
• Sect uniforms use gold-threaded dragon patterns to indicate status. Su Ti's formal attire bears five dragons, while elders and other members wear differing numbers according to rank. 128

Major Operations

Reunification of the Former Branches

Su Ti used the Southern Saint Sect's name and signboard to compel the four surviving major branches into a single organization. His victory over six extraordinary masters established his authority and secured their submission. 92 93 97

Defense Against Demonic Creatures

Immediately after reunification, the sect faced an attack by a giant golden python and lizard demons. Martial artists from the constituent gates protected civilians during the retreat despite severe losses, while Su Ti used the sect signboard to halt the demons' advance. 98

War with the Blood Fiend Sect

The Southern Saint Sect marched on Tianbao Mountain with approximately 140 inner disciples and Executive Elders to challenge the Blood Fiend Sect for control of Nanjiang Province's Ancient Martial Arts world. 128

After Su Ti defeated Shen Jianghe and the Blood Fiend Sect's leadership collapsed, the Southern Saint Sect annexed the Blood Fiend Sect, occupied Tianbao Mountain, and became Nanjiang Province's foremost Ancient Martial Arts force. 134 145

Province-Wide School Merger

The sect began merging Ancient Martial Arts schools across all nine cities of Nanjiang Province. Juyun City's schools had fully surrendered by the time the remaining eight cities entered implementation; absorbed schools were reorganized into branch schools. 167

The expansion supports Su Ti's plan to make the Southern Saint Sect the sole voice of Nanjiang Province's Ancient Martial Arts world and to spread the Heart Source Manifestation Scripture more widely. 167

Relationships

• Dragon Gate — Founding branch of the original Southern Saint Sect and Su Ti's original sect. 60 97
• Silver Ring Gate — Former branch and principal instigator of the original sect's internal collapse; its later attempt to lead a Southern Saint alliance was opposed by the Dragon Gate. 60 61
• Iron Crane Gate, Giant Elephant Gate, Star Luo Gate, and Violent Ape Gate — Former branches reunited under Su Ti after their six masters were defeated. 91 97
• Blood Fiend Sect — Rival provincial power whose defeat led to its annexation and the transfer of Tianbao Mountain to the Southern Saint Sect. 128 134
• Third Category Bureau — Su Ti joined the bureau as a Level 4 Investigator, giving the sect master state backing and access to resources such as Spirit Pills. 145