Luosang City

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Background / History

Capital of Western Chu

Luosang City was the prosperous capital of Western Chu. Its imperial palace was defended until the end during the fall of the kingdom: the Po Feng Army took a full day and night to capture it, and no member of the Western Chu royal family surrendered. 144

After Northern Li conquered Western Chu, the city was deliberately allowed to decline. By Jiang Mu Ming’s arrival, it had become a small, ruined settlement under Northern Li control; its city walls were damaged, its former palace bore fire marks, and the destruction left by the Po Feng Army remained unrepaired. 142 144

Northern Li’s garrison forbade anyone from approaching the former Western Chu imperial palace and treated expressions of Western Chu identity as treason. 144

Reclamation and rebuilding

Jiang Mu Ming chose the former Luosang City as the site for his future city, intended to spread the Dao throughout the world. The Northern Li court approved the construction request, alarming officials who feared it could evoke a restoration of Western Chu. 136 137

On his return to the region, Jiang Mu Ming invited surviving Western Chu citizens to settle at Luosang City under his protection. 140 Confucian Immortal Gu Chen had already established the Confucian Sect there and built ties with old Western Chu families, providing a local foundation for reconstruction. 143

Jiang Mu Ming destroyed the ruined Western Chu imperial palace with a single sword strike, then declared that the former Luosang City would become Chuan Dao City, his Dao Palace, and the “Number One Under Heaven City.” 147

Rise of Chuan Dao City

Former Western Chu residents arrived in large numbers to rebuild the settlement; after more than a month, their number had reached 60,000. Construction of the Dao Palace proceeded from five directions, with a scale comparable to the former imperial palace. 149

Following Jiang Mu Ming’s victory over Li Changsheng, he proclaimed Southwest Dao to be under Chuan Dao City’s control. Northern Li officials and generals fled, allowing the entire region to fall under his control within three days. 163

Three months later, the rebuilt city had regained roughly a third of the former Western Chu capital’s grandeur. It housed old Western Chu families, the Confucian Sect, a growing marketplace, and the newly established Six Doors. 164

Cityscape and Infrastructure

Administration and Key Figures

• Jiang Mu Ming — Founder and ultimate authority of Chuan Dao City; established the Dao Palace and directed the city’s reconstruction. 147 149
• Luo Shui — Jiang Mu Ming’s disciple and the city’s Vice City Lord. She manages expansion, public works, resource collection, and population-related crises. 213 230 233
• Yin Luoxia — Jiang Mu Ming’s eldest disciple; oversees the Six Doors and contributes financial support through her family’s casinos. 136 164
• Yi Wenjun — Assisted with the original city project through her skill in garden decoration and later helped manage city affairs. 136 222
• Yan Liuli — Head of the Yan Family and a key Western Chu supporter of the project; her family provided funds and support for reconstruction. 137 149
• Confucian Immortal Gu Chen — Founded the Confucian Sect in Luosang City and cultivated connections with Western Chu’s old families. 143
• Yue Yao — Brought personnel and supplies from Beyond Heaven to support the city during preparations for the second Dao preaching. 231

Population and Economy

• Reconstruction initially drew 60,000 former Western Chu residents, many of whom worked voluntarily and contributed their own funds. 148 149
• The city later expanded to house over ten million people, growing four to five times in size and attracting major sects from across the world. 221
• At its later height, Luosang City could accommodate tens of millions and functioned as a hub through which resources and rare treasures from other worlds entered Southwest Dao and the wider world. 212
• Jiang Mu Ming’s controlled distribution of Feng Yun allowed Southwest Dao residents to profit from demand among Northern Li and Southern Secret buyers, helping the region accumulate wealth after years of Northern Li exploitation. 167 168
• The city’s high living costs and intense competition created hardship for visiting martial artists; Luo Shui introduced a work-relief program that employed them in construction and expansion rather than allowing unrest to grow. 233

Cultivation Significance

• The Dao Palace is open to those willing to seek the Dao, though advancement through it depends on individual ability. 149 153
• Dao Rhymes emanating from the palace benefit martial artists throughout the city, making Luosang City the place considered closest to the Great Dao in its world. 221
• Jiang Mu Ming’s refinement of Dragon Yuan caused a spiritual-energy tide across the city, strengthening residents’ physiques, promoting plant growth, and helping Dao Palace guardians break through in cultivation. 188
• The Heavenly Dao descended divine light over Luosang City during the Dragon Yuan refinement, transforming the city into a celestial-like realm and accelerating the process. 188
• By the time Immortals from the Heavenly Realm arrived, they found numerous local presences within ten miles whose auras equaled or exceeded their own, forcing them to treat the city with caution. 233

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