Tianshui Sect

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tianshui Sect (天水宗)
Type	Cultivation sect
Affiliation	One of the Chu Kingdom's Five Great Families and Seven Sects
Headquarters	Sea Heart Island, at the center of Water Mirror Sea in Haizhou 4891
Leadership	Sect Master Chu Xi; senior leadership includes former Sect Master Zhang Bailiu and Old Ancestors such as Pan Qing, Shen Chunfeng, and Zhao Yangze 5515 5588
Status	Active; rebuilding its strength and prestige through a Rebirth Plan after its war with the Heaven and Earth Gate 5597 5600 5822
First Appearance	Chapter 4890

History

Tianshui Sect was founded hundreds of thousands of years ago by Grandmaster Xuan Fengzi, also called Shen Jun. Xuan Fengzi had previously been an Outer Sect disciple of the ancient Innate Dao Sect, giving Tianshui Sect a concealed connection to that Daoist lineage. 5515 5516

Ten thousand years ago, Tianshui Sect was a major power capable of challenging the Chu Kingdom. It played a decisive role in exterminating the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, but the victory devastated the sect: more than one hundred Grand Luo Dao Fruit cultivators, over thirty Primal Chaos Dao Fruit experts, three Chaos Dao Fruit experts, and many Dao God Peak cultivators were lost. 5588

The weakened sect was subsequently suppressed by the Chu Kingdom and its long-standing enemy, the Heaven and Earth Gate. Five thousand years ago, the Heaven and Earth Gate invited Tianshui Sect to a martial competition, then ambushed and killed the celebrated genius Li Lingtian. Tianshui Sect withdrew from external competitions and spent millennia attempting to recover. 5006 5379

During its decline, pirates—widely suspected to be Heaven and Earth Gate cultivators in disguise—repeatedly attacked Water Mirror Sea. The Heaven and Earth Gate also cultivated the Three Great Pirates, the Three Great Demon Clans, and forces in Storm City as pressure points against Tianshui Sect. 4892 5077

Lin Bai joined the sect during its Dao God Realm recruitment. His performance against the Flood Dragon Clan and within the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm made him a Holy Son candidate, and he was publicly installed as Tianshui Sect's Holy Son after the sect had gone more than ten thousand years without formally appointing one. 5061 5378 5379

The Holy Son succession marked the beginning of a public resurgence. Tianshui Sect cleared the Three Great Pirates from Water Mirror Sea, fought the Heaven and Earth Gate in a full-scale war, and revealed that it possessed seven—not three—Grand Luo Dao Fruit cultivators. 5387 5514

During the war, Old Ancestor Duan Feng died after burning his Grand Luo Dao Fruit to kill three enemy Grand Luo cultivators. When the sect's defenses neared collapse, the ancient Old Ancestor Zhao Yangze emerged from the Forbidden Ground and intervened. 5587 5588

After defeating the Heaven and Earth Gate, the sect announced its Rebirth Plan, opened resources for meritorious disciples, and arranged batches of breakthroughs in the Grand Yi Realm Secret Realm. Its prestige recovered, attracting talented new disciples and restoring control over Water Mirror Sea. 5597 5600 5822

Organization

Disciple hierarchy

Rank	Position and access
Outer Sect Disciple	Any cultivator below the Dao Realm; cannot become an Inner Sect disciple until reaching the Dao Realm and completing sect trials. 6779
Inner Sect Disciple	Dao Realm cultivators; ranked through the Nine Classes, from Ninth-Class at the bottom to First-Class at the top. 4892
Three Wonders Disciple	The sect's elite sequence, including Core, Direct, and Elite disciples; members are treated as future high-level figures. 6779
Holy Son	The highest disciple position; holds status comparable to the Elders Council and may access the complete Tianshui Divine Art inheritance. 4941 5383

Recruitment

Tianshui Sect recruits at five levels: below Dao Realm, Dao Realm, Dao Lord Realm, Dao Immortal Realm, and Dao God Realm. Passing the Dao God Realm assessment grants Fourth-Class Disciple status. 4892

Dao God Realm applicants are assessed primarily on strength, clean background, and pure motives; they face no age or aptitude restrictions. Candidates may pass by taking rune marks from other applicants or defeating Tianshui Sect disciples. 4908

Leadership structure

Level	Members
Old Ancestors	Grand Luo Dao Fruit cultivators who normally remain in seclusion. The sect publicly claimed to have three but secretly possessed seven. 5514
Sect Master	Oversees the sect's affairs; Chu Xi holds the position. 5515
Elders Council	The ten highest-ranking elders, including the Grand Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder Li Zai'en, and Zheng Yuan. 4941
Holy Son	Holds standing equal to the third leadership level. 4941

Territory and Facilities

• Sea Heart Island — The sect's mountain gate, located at the center of Water Mirror Sea. 4891
• Water Mirror World — An internal realm containing sect facilities such as the Mission Hall, market district, Treasure Pavilion, and Hundred Saints Mountain. 4921 4923
• Overturned Water Hall — The principal council hall where the Sect Master and elders deliberate on major affairs. 4941
• Holy Island — Sacred ground containing the Ancestral Temple and portraits of the sect's founders; Holy Sons and Sect Masters pay respects here upon assuming office. 5391 5392
• Black Tide — A restricted cultivation site from which Xuan Fengzi comprehended the Tianshui Divine Art. 5383
• Hundred Saints Mountain — Burial and inheritance ground for past Tianshui Sect experts; Fifth-Class Disciples and above may enter its trials. 4923
• Demon Refining Tower — A nine-story pagoda surrounded by formations. Nearly half of the sect's eighty-one Dao techniques originated within it. 5083 5084
• Grand Yi Realm Secret Realm — A treasured land whose pure spiritual energy can support breakthroughs, including advancement toward the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm. 5600

Cultivation Arts and Resources

Tianshui Divine Art

The sect's supreme inheritance, originally comprehended by Xuan Fengzi from the Black Tide and refined by successive ancestors, Sect Masters, and Holy Sons. It can be cultivated to the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm. 5383 5104

• Contains nine cultivation branches: Body Refinement, Blood Refinement, Soul Nurturing, Pill Dao, Weapon Refinement, Dharma Eye Technique, Sword Dao, Blade Dao, and Fist Technique. 5383
• The nine branches collectively contain eighty-one Dao techniques. 5383
• Only the Sect Master and Holy Son may inherit the complete system; other Three Wonders or Direct Disciples can receive individual Dao techniques after significant contributions. 5383
• Cultivators generally require between 50,000 and 100,000 or more Celestial Jades to reach the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm through this art. 5104

Tianshui Soul Nurturing Art

A Soul Nurturing branch of the Tianshui Divine Art capable of nourishing, strengthening, and gradually repairing damaged or missing souls. 4892 5383

• It is a non-public sect secret. 4892
• Includes techniques such as the Soul Nurturing Technique, Undying Yin Spirit, and Netherworld Grip. 5383

Astonishing Immortal Sword Intent

A First-Class Dao technique first comprehended by the founding ancestor during a millennium of cultivation in the Black Tide. Later generations refined it into one of the sect's most renowned sword inheritances. 5385

• Several early ancestors used it to establish Tianshui Sect's reputation across the Devil Realm Eastern Region. 5385
• The sect's former prosperity was closely tied to this Sword Intent. 5385

World Sealing Formation

A formation spanning all of Water Mirror Sea, activated to isolate the region and hunt Nine Underworlds Demon Palace remnants. 5427

Stage	Effect
First	Isolates the sealed region. 5514
Second	Blocks sound transmission. 5514
Third	Suppresses cultivation. 5514
Fourth	Conducts mass destruction. 5514

Treasure Pavilion

The Treasure Pavilion restricts access by disciple rank. 4923

Floor	Authorized users
First–Fifth	Fifth-Class through First-Class Disciples, respectively. 4923
Sixth	Core Disciples. 4923
Seventh	Direct Disciples. 4923
Eighth	Holy Son. 4923
Ninth	Sect Master and Supreme Elders only. 4923

Relationships

• Heaven and Earth Gate — Hereditary enemy. It exploited Tianshui Sect's postwar weakness, supported pirates and proxy forces in Water Mirror Sea, and ultimately launched a war to seize the sect's Dao tradition and resources. 4892 5077 5536
• Chu Kingdom — Tianshui Sect remains one of the Five Great Families and Seven Sects, though it was long treated as the weakest member. Lin Bai inferred that the Chu Kingdom supported the Heaven and Earth Gate's rise to prevent Tianshui Sect from again threatening royal authority. 5379 5588
• Prince Chen — The sect chose to support Prince Chen's bid for the throne, viewing his potential accession as an opportunity to restore Tianshui Sect's standing. 5598
• Innate Dao Sect — The ancient sect from which founder Xuan Fengzi originated. Tianshui Sect also maintains a secret connection through Shen Jun. 5515 5516
• Nine Underworlds Demon Palace — Tianshui Sect was a principal force in its destruction ten thousand years ago, suffering catastrophic casualties that began the sect's prolonged decline. 5414 5588
• Lin Bai — Holy Son and the central figure in the sect's resurgence; Tianshui Sect supported his breakthrough to the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm in exchange for his commitment to help restore the sect. 5597 5598

Major Arcs

Recruitment and Holy Son selection

Tianshui Sect lowered its recruitment threshold during its decline, drawing hopeful cultivators to its apprenticeship ceremony. Lin Bai entered as a Dao God Realm recruit, rose through the Tianshui Dao God Rankings, and became one of six Holy Son candidates in the sect's deliberately brutal selection process. 4890 4892 5061

Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm

Tianshui Sect and the Heaven and Earth Gate jointly opened the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm every ten years to collect rare spiritual herbs. Due to the sect's weakened disciples, the expedition had become a “butchering block” where Heaven and Earth Gate disciples hunted Tianshui Sect members; Lin Bai's intervention helped reverse the expedition's momentum. 5018 5042 5060

Holy Son succession

Lin Bai's succession ceremony was Tianshui Sect's first formal Holy Son appointment in more than ten thousand years. It attracted the Chu Kingdom's major sects and families, while the Heaven and Earth Gate and Cloud Heaven Sword Sect used the occasion to provoke disputes and undermine the sect's revival. 5378 5387 5393

Water Mirror Sea War

After tensions escalated, Tianshui Sect openly prepared for war, distributing Divine Weapons, healing pills, and miraculous pills to all willing disciples. The conflict forced the sect to reveal its concealed strength, sacrifice Old Ancestor Duan Feng, and call upon Zhao Yangze from the Forbidden Ground. 5536 5514 5587 5588

Rebirth Plan

Following victory, the sect initiated a large-scale recovery program. It converted war merits into Contribution Points, allocated resources for disciple advancement, opened the Grand Yi Realm Secret Realm in batches, and sought to reclaim resources formerly controlled by the Three Great Demon Clans. 5597 5600

Trivia

• Tianshui Sect once had no formally recognized Holy Son for over ten thousand years; even Li Lingtian, despite his reputation, was only a Quasi-Holy Son. 5379
• The sect had closed its gates to martial competitions for five thousand years after Li Lingtian's assassination. 5006
• Despite its decline, Tianshui Sect retained hundreds of thousands of Inner Sect disciples and tens of thousands of Three Wonders Disciples. 6779
• The sect's martial artists publicly use the slogan: “Revitalizing the glory of the Tianshui Sect is our duty!” 4891