Shouyang Mountain

Biodata

Geography and Features

Shouyang Mountain is a vast, forested mountain region containing the Human Race settlement. Its rugged paths, strange rock formations, dense woodland, concealed valleys, ancient runes, and ruins make it both a refuge and a source of recurring dangers. 5 40 41

• A hidden valley within the mountain serves as the Human Race's sacred land and contains the stone platform used to house a Divine Artifact. 13
• Restriction Runes scattered across the mountain form an invisible net around the settlement, monitoring spiritual-energy activity and obstructing the Human Race's cultivation. 5
• Deeper regions contain ancient cliff-face runes, a tattered ancient book, mist-shrouded paths, demonic beasts, and an ancient ruin connected to mysterious power. 40 41
• The mountain's terrain is routinely incorporated into defensive plans, including formations, traps, watchtowers, patrol routes, and fortified positions. 10 119 140 151

Defenses and Sacred Assets

Background

Shouyang Mountain first serves as a desperate refuge for the Human Race during the conflict between the Witches and Demons. When Hu Shu activates the Invincible Domain System, a mysterious light spreads over a three-thousand-mile radius centered on the mountain, stabilizing the trembling earth and giving the settlement its first reliable protection. 2

The mountain soon becomes a target of covert suppression. Hu Shu discovers Restriction Runes across its paths and forests; the runes are linked to the Heavenly Origin Sect and interfere with the settlement's ability to absorb external spiritual energy. 5 Later exploration reveals deeper secrets: ancient script, ruins, demonic beasts, nested formations, and an unidentified power rooted within the mountain. 40 41 66

After Hu Shu returns with a Divine Artifact, the sacred valley becomes a center of cultivation. The artifact enriches the mountain's spiritual-energy environment, heals injuries, and strengthens the Human Race, making Shouyang Mountain an even more valuable target for hostile factions. 13 14

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Human Race Sanctuary

The mountain is established as the Human Race's home and the center of Hu Shu's protection. It survives early demon attacks under the newly activated Invincible Domain, while its inhabitants increasingly place their hopes in Hu Shu. 2 3

Heavenly Origin Sect Suppression

The Heavenly Origin Sect's Restriction Runes encircle the settlement and impede its development. Subsequent attacks by the sect and the Demon Race turn Shouyang Mountain into a fortified battlefield defended by the Invincible Domain, Human Race warriors, and terrain-based formations. 5 10 16 32

Formation and Ruin Investigations

Hu Shu and the Elite Squad investigate the mountain's ancient runes, mysterious mist, ruins, and layered simulation formation. Their attempts to break the formation reveal that it consists of smaller formations with separate cores. 40 41 66 67

Fu Xi's Dao Attainment

Shouyang Mountain becomes the site of Fu Xi's Dao Attainment ceremony. Chan Sect and Western Sect forces assault its formations and disrupt its spiritual energy, but Hu Shu, Fu Xi, and Jie Sect defenders withstand the attack. Fu Xi ultimately attains the status of Human Dao Saint, causing auspicious phenomena to spread across the mountain and the Primordial World. 131 132 135 136

Mysterious Barrier and Hu Shu's Temporary Dao Attainment

A purple-black mysterious force traps Hu Shu, Fu Xi, Tongtian Cult Master, and their forces on Shouyang Mountain. Hu Shu seizes the resulting opportunity to temporarily attain the Dao of Humanity, using his greatly increased power to disperse the force surrounding the mountain. 142 144 145

Repeated Alliance Wars

The mountain endures repeated large-scale attacks by the Chan Sect, Western Sect, hidden forces, and anti-Human alliances. Human Race warriors, Jie Sect disciples, minor factions, and hidden allies repeatedly reinforce its defenses and counterattack from its slopes and surrounding battlefield. 151 152 156 168 169

Buddha-Demon Ancestral Land Crisis

During the Tribulation of Buddha and Demons, Shouyang Mountain is identified as the primary target because it is the Human Race Ancestral Land and the source of its fortune. Seven Buddha-Demon Venerables use specialized treasures to counter Hu Shu's domain while enemy forces breach the Ancestral Land Restriction and pollute the Qi Luck Fire. 325 326

The immediate crisis is resolved after reinforcements stabilize the defense line. The Qi Luck Fire regains most of its golden color, the ancestral spirit tablets are purified, and the damaged restriction becomes sufficient to resist residual demonic erosion. 327

Inhabitants and Defenders

• Hu Shu — Guardian of the Human Race and principal defender of Shouyang Mountain; his Invincible Domain is the settlement's foremost protection. 2 109 326
• Human Race — The mountain's primary inhabitants, who cultivate, build fortifications, maintain formations, and defend the ancestral land. 31 99 140
• Fu Xi — Hu Shu's disciple whose Dao Attainment at Shouyang Mountain elevates him to Human Dao Saint; later helps plan its defense and route reinforcements. 131 135 325
• Tongtian Cult Master and Jie Sect — Allied defenders who support the Human Race through sword formations, disciples, intelligence, and reinforcements. 135 151 155
• Di Xin — Leads Shang forces in defending the ancestral land during the Buddha-Demon crisis. 327
• Wu Zetian — Urges Hu Shu to return to Shouyang Mountain during the Buddha-Demon threat, recognizing it as the convergence point of Human Race Fortune. 324

Trivia

• Shouyang Mountain's three-thousand-mile Invincible Domain was the first protection granted by Hu Shu's system. 2
• The mountain is not merely a settlement: its ancestral restriction, Qi Luck Fire, ancient spirit tablets, and accumulated Human Race Fortune make its fall a threat to the entire Human Race. 325 326