Great Ling

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Original Name:大灵Gender:NeutralScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:647Chapters:304
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Name Great Ling (大灵)
Occupation/Role Empire and major political power
Status Active
First Appearance 2

Government and Society

  • Ling Ting is the supreme authority; its will is presented as beyond defiance within Great Ling. 110
  • The realm is ruled through an imperial system headed by the Ling Emperor, who appoints officials and issues empire-wide decrees. 336 652
  • Great Ling classifies people by ten occupational ranks: officials, clerks, monks, Daoists, doctors, laborers, artisans, prostitutes, scholars, and beggars. 2
  • Its ethnic hierarchy has four classes: Ling People, Hu Xi People, Bei People, and Man People. Man People occupy the lowest position and face major restrictions on advancement. 2 6 12
  • The Robe Hierarchy System is implemented after the destruction of the Great Bright Light Temple, provoking widespread discussion. 204
  • Great Ling officially permits freedom of religion and belief, though religious institutions remain heavily subject to imperial policy and political conflict. 252

Territory

  • Great Ling consists of one primary state and four secondary states, each secondary state possessing its own capital. 222
  • Its territory is estimated as roughly one-and-a-half to two times the size of China in Zhang Rongfang's previous world. 222
  • The Great Dao Sect's influence is concentrated in the Suzeraint State, while the Buddhist School, True One Sect, and other sects dominate much of the secondary states. 222
  • Great Ling's expansion once unified dozens of lands inhabited by many ethnic nations. 75

Military

  • Great Ling's military strength underpins its domestic order and imperial expansion. 101
  • High-ranking officers are generally expected to be proficient in archery, while senior generals commonly wear heavy full-body armor. 127
  • Only military officers holding official posts are authorized to wear a complete suit of heavy armor. 51
  • Garrisons maintain specialized Assault Elites—graded or high-grade martial experts equipped with weapons stronger than standard crossbows and firearms. 321
  • Every province and circuit is said to have at least one assigned Super Grade expert. 222
  • Great Ling's forces conduct overseas campaigns, including punitive expeditions and the conquest of smaller nations. 252 296

Religion and Major Factions

  • The Great Dao Sect, True One Sect, and Buddhist School aided Ling Ting during the period of Great Ling's unification. 207
  • After the destruction of the Great Bright Light Temple, the Buddhist School's Eastern Sect effectively ends in Great Ling. 204
  • The Ling Emperor later installs the True One and Great Dao sects into the Assembled Sages Institute to oversee Daoist and external religious affairs, while the True Buddha Temple oversees Buddhist matters. 206
  • Conflict between the Great Sect Alliance and the Spirit Flight Teaching becomes a defining late-era struggle. 593 604

History

Period Events
Unification era Ling Ting rises with support from the Great Dao Sect, True One Sect, and Buddhist School, then expands across numerous lands. 75 207
1187 unrest Zhen Ding Wang rebels with an army of 300,000 and claims control over three provinces; Ling Ting dispatches a Spirit General to suppress him. 275
Religious restructuring The Great Bright Light Temple is destroyed, the Eastern Sect falls, and the Robe Hierarchy System is introduced. 204
Imperial crisis The death of Ling Emperor Boer Zhijin triggers a struggle among the Five Kings. 385
Great Sect Alliance era The Great Sect Alliance reorganizes religious affairs, removes Buddhist institutions from regional posts, and becomes the dominant political force in Great Ling. 565 580
Blood Descendant transformation The Common Blood Decree introduces a life-extending Secret Art; over 99% of Great Ling is subsequently transformed into Blood Descendants. 652 679
Outer Realm expansion The Da Ling Empire establishes the Spirit Limit, Heaven Character, Earth Character, and Human Character divisions, then sends forces through the Outer Realm Heavenly Road. 679
Two centuries later Great Ling remains inhabited and functional, while Yuan City serves as the location of Heavenly Curtain Pavilion and the entrance to its Interaction Zone. 725

Blood Descendant Empire

  • The Common Blood Decree is publicly presented as an imperial life-extension measure developed by the Royal Pill Institute. 652
  • Blood Descendant transformation greatly enhances recovery and survival, forming the basis of the empire's later military structure. 651 680
  • The transformed empire is organized into four elite divisions:
    • Spirit Limit Division — seven Extreme Realm Great Grandmasters.
    • Heaven Character Division — 32 Blood Descendant Great Grandmasters.
    • Earth Character Division — 397 Grandmaster and high-ranking Super Grade Blood Descendants.
    • Human Character Division — over 5,700 Super Grade Blood Descendants. 679
  • The empire uses the Celestial Numerology Pavilion as a research organization associated with bloodline enhancement and related developments. 680
  • Great Ling's forces establish settlements, barracks, and watchtowers beyond the heavenly curtain during their expansion into the Outer Realm. 681

Trivia

  • Great Ling's social order places exceptional importance on both bloodline and martial strength. 2 527
  • In the empire's later era, Blood Descendant soldiers can adapt to fighting Evil Spirit Cars with relatively few personnel. 679
  • Yuan City accepts ordinary people who seek shelter, provided they obey its laws and preserve order. 696