Sun Moon Sect

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Organization

• The sect's headquarters is the Sun Moon Altar, also called the Main Altar. Twelve branch altars operate beneath it. 206
• Each branch altar stations personnel at the Main Altar to maintain rapid communication and coordination. 232
• The Main Altar directly controls the Pill Refining, Artifact Forging, and Formation Peaks, which supply the branch altars' daily resources. 252
• Branch altars appoint Holy Sons and Holy Maidens. Exceptional candidates can earn either title directly by displaying sufficient talent in the entrance test. 231
• A prospective Main Altar entrant must first train at the twelve branch altars under sect rules. 234
• The Sacred Ranking ranks the Holy Sons and Holy Maidens of all twelve branch altars through earned points and trials. 248 254

Leadership

Foundational Inheritance

Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art

The Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art is the Sun Moon Sect's foundational inheritance and a Heavenly Grade Lower Rank technique. The sect's founding ancestor used it to establish the sect as a major Azure Prefecture power. 254 298

• After the ancestor's death, no successor could comprehend the complete art; it was divided into the Great Sun Heart Scripture and the Moon Radiance Heart Scripture. 254
• The two Heart Scriptures are ordinarily comprehended only through the Sun Moon Pool and cannot be taught conventionally. 254
• Before Xia Wuji, Liu Xiao was the only branch Holy Son to comprehend the Great Sun Heart Scripture, while Lin Piaoxue alone had comprehended the Moon Radiance Heart Scripture. 254
• Xia Wuji restored the complete Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art by cultivating both scriptures to perfection and fusing sun and moon into Yin and Yang. 298 299
• Lin Piaoxue later cultivated the complete art with Xia Wuji's assistance. 402

Sun Moon Pool

The Sun Moon Pool is the sect's most important and restricted cultivation site. 253 254

• It contains the Sun Spring, which produces pure Yang energy, and the Moon Spring, which produces pure Yin energy. 254
• Access was traditionally limited to the Sect Leader and the Main Altar Holy Son or Holy Maiden, though outstanding branch disciples have occasionally been admitted. 254
• Following Xia Wuji's promotion to Main Altar Holy Son, Ren Tianxing made the pool his exclusive cultivation ground. 299
• Ren Tianxing later permitted Xia Wuji and Lin Piaoxue to cultivate there together. 402

Treasures and Facilities

• Sun Moon Twin Blades — The sect's sixth-tier, top-grade treasure. Ren Tianxing wielded them through the perfected Great Sun and Moon Radiance Heart Scriptures; they were later entrusted to Lin Piaoxue as Young Sect Leader. 352 412
• Yin Yang Spirit Mirror — A fifth-tier, top-grade Spirit Artifact issued to the Main Altar Holy Son. It can only be activated through the Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art. 299
• Golden Bell — The sect's entrance-testing bell. Nine loud chimes signify an unprecedented prodigy. 233
• Sun Moon Spirit Market — The sect's principal Azure City industry, selling pills, spirit artifacts, and other cultivation resources. 300
• Yin Mountain camp — The Third Branch Altar maintains a camp at Yin Mountain's edge and administers trials to collect Soul Spirits. 239

History

Azure Star Academy was founded by a former Sun Moon Sect dean and was ultimately confirmed as a sect branch. After Lin Piaoxue's Heavenly Yin Spirit Body was recognized, the academy began receiving annual resource allocations and gained the right to send one outstanding disciple to the Main Altar each year. 167 205 Following Xia Wuji's Nine Rings of the Golden Bell, Ren Tianxing elevated Azure Star Academy to a core branch. 234 235

Xia Wuji entered the sect through its testing system, first becoming the Holy Son of the Third Branch Altar. His nine Golden Bell chimes drew the attention of the Main Altar's leadership and marked him as an unprecedented talent. 233 235 His tenure at the Third Branch Altar placed him at the center of the sect's defense of Yin Mountain, where Myriad Law Sect infiltrators and the emerging Azure Prefecture Twelve Fiends threatened sect territory. 240 243 270

After Xia Wuji restored the lost Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art, Ren Tianxing removed Liu Xiao as Main Altar Holy Son and promoted Xia Wuji to the position. The promotion gave Xia Wuji access to the Sun Moon Pool, the Yin Yang Spirit Mirror, and a period of training in Azure City overseeing the Sun Moon Spirit Market. 299 300

During the Fiend Extermination Alliance's campaigns, the sect committed forces against the Twelve Fiends and dispatched Xia Wuji with Bai Ye to Feihong City. 376 377 Xia Wuji's actions were connected to the deaths of the Gu Fiend, Corpse Fiend, Sword Fiend, and Curse Fiend Evil Lords, strengthening the sect's standing during the war. 374

After the final victory, Ren Tianxing pledged that the sect would help the defeated Sky Eagle Sect and Myriad Law Sect resume operations rather than openly annex them, preserving Azure Prefecture's nominal three-sect balance. 411 He then named Xia Wuji Honorary Sect Leader and appointed Lin Piaoxue Young Sect Leader and designated successor. 412

Relations

• Azure Star Academy — Core branch of the Sun Moon Sect; receives increased resources and recognition after producing Lin Piaoxue and Xia Wuji. 205 234 235
• Myriad Law Sect — Hostile rival. Its territory borders the Third Branch Altar, and its members repeatedly infiltrated Yin Mountain and attacked Sun Moon Sect territory. 240 243
• Sky Eagle Sect — Formerly maintained cooperation and competition with the Sun Moon Sect, but relations deteriorated after conflicts involving Xia Wuji. 240 303
• True Dragon Hall — Important Azure Prefecture power with which the sect was instructed to build closer ties; the relationship later endured a confrontation involving Vice Hall Master Sikong Bo. 299 352
• Pill Pagoda — Ally and commercial partner. Its cooperation with the Sun Moon Spirit Market expanded the market's sales network throughout Azure Prefecture. 299 317
• Fiend Extermination Alliance — The Sun Moon Sect joined the alliance of Azure Prefecture's major powers to eradicate the Azure Prefecture Twelve Fiends. 374 377

Notable Members

• Ren Tianxing — Sect Leader; protector of Xia Wuji and wielder of the Sun Moon Twin Blades. 299 352
• Xia Wuji — Former Third Branch and Main Altar Holy Son; restored the Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art and became Honorary Sect Leader. 235 299 412
• Lin Piaoxue — Ninth Holy Maiden, later Young Sect Leader; possesses the Heavenly Yin Spirit Body and safeguards the Sun Moon Twin Blades. 229 412
• Zhang Jian — Third Branch Altar Master and a principal supporter of Xia Wuji. 248 263
• Shan Chong — Elder of the Third Branch Altar who supervised Yin Mountain trials and supported Xia Wuji's appointment as Holy Son. 236 239
• Bai Ye — Nirvana Realm elder from the Main Altar; served as Xia Wuji's covert guardian and battlefield commander. 256 376
• Liu Xiao — Former Main Altar Holy Son and Holy Son of the First Branch Altar; displaced after Xia Wuji restored the Yin Yang Spirit Martial Art. 298 299