Demon Clan

Biodata

History

Origins and founding

Before the Demon Clan existed, postnatal races faced oppression under divine-demon powers. The Myriad Races Alliance sought to protect them; Zhou Yuan recognized it as the predecessor of the Demon Clan 6 9 12.

Di Jun, Tai Yi, Fuxi, and Nuwa laid the foundations of the clan. Their aims included defending postnatal beings, while also gaining merit and providence 52 81.

Di Jun formally founded the Demon Clan, declaring that both innate and postnatal beings could join regardless of race or status. The races of the Myriad Races Alliance answered his call, gathering their destiny under the new clan. Di Jun then sought to reestablish the Heavenly Court, received the title of Heavenly Emperor from the Heavenly Dao, and revealed the Thirty-three Heavens 26.

Expansion and consolidation

The newly established Heavenly Court rewarded its leading figures. Tai Yi became Eastern Emperor, while Kunpeng accepted the position of Demon Master. The clan had four Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates by this point 52.

Nuwa and Fuxi later persuaded Di Jun to promote the Mystic Gate Immortal Path to address the clan’s shortage of mid-level cultivators. Di Jun also authorized Taiyuanzi to establish marketplaces across Demon Clan territory; their trade and exchange helped unite its disparate races 56 81 97.

Concerned by factional rivalry and external threats, Di Jun compelled Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and demon elders to place wisps of their true spirits in the Myriad Demon Banner. He pardoned their past offenses and unified the lineages for an expedition against Purple Mansion Continent 186 188.

Struggles for supremacy

The first expedition against Purple Mansion ended in withdrawal after the Demon Clan faced the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and four Primordial Golden Immortals. Seeking a formation of its own, the court later secured Daoist Mother Yuan Jun’s help in refining the Zhou Tian Star Banner and drilling the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation. Di Jun deployed the formation against Purple Mansion in a later battle 191 200 211.

The Demon and Witch Clans subsequently challenged the Ancestral Court of Mystic Gate. Their leaders presented a division of rule in which demons governed Heaven and witches governed earth. The two clans then dominated the primordial world for twelve epochs, while much of the Mystic Gate withdrew into grotto-heavens 231 232 235 236.

Cooperation between witches and demons gave way to escalating violence. Western Demonic Cult followers incited conflict, and Di Jun’s prohibition on hunting witches failed to stop demons seeking witch blood. Fighting eventually spread across the Primordial Great Land 243 253 257.

After Nuwa attained sainthood, Di Jun established the Demon Cult, honoring her as its leader above the Demon Emperor and making Fuxi his equal in governing the Heavenly Court. He later ordered restraint toward returning Mystic Gate lineages while invoking Nuwa’s support. Di Jun also issued a decree accepting the Human Race into the Demon Clan’s lineage 260 261 262.

Organization

The clan comprised numerous races, Dao lineages, and factions. Major powers included the Sun Palace, Phoenix Perch Mountain, the Boundless Star Sea, and the Northern Abyss Demon Clan 32. Rivalry between lineages persisted: one Demon King acknowledged the Sun Palace but rejected Phoenix Perch Mountain’s authority 48.

Di Jun’s use of the Myriad Demon Banner imposed different restrictions according to cultivation. For members below Grand Luo Golden Immortal, entering a true spirit placed both their path and lives under his control; Great Luo Dao Lords faced restrictions without the same danger to their lives 188.

Membership and Society

• Membership: Di Jun’s founding declaration admitted innate and postnatal beings without distinction of race or status. He later reaffirmed that newly awakened beings could join 26 203.
• Cultivation: Nuwa identified a shortage of mid-level cultivators: many postnatal members had shallow foundations and insufficient resources for the Turbid Fiend God-Demon Path. The court adopted Mystic Gate methods to strengthen their ranks 56.
• Marketplaces: Taiyuanzi’s marketplaces encouraged trade and cultural exchange. Young demons met companions from other races, while merchants used goods, coins, and even written demon characters in exchange 81 97.
• Social divisions: Heavenly demons often had influential family connections, whereas low-ranking demons on the continent could lack patrons, resources, and protection 244.
• Territory: Demon caves spread through mountains, rivers, lakes, and valleys across the Primordial Great Land, while the Heavenly Court occupied the Thirty-three Heavens 26 83.

Military Assets

• Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation — A formation developed after the first Purple Mansion expedition; Di Jun later ordered demon warriors to deploy it against the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation 191 200 211.
• Zhou Tian Star Banner — Refined with Daoist Mother Yuan Jun’s agreed assistance for drilling the grand formation 200.
• Myriad Demon Banner — Held wisps of senior demons’ true spirits and became a treasure capable of bearing the clan’s fortune 188.
• Demon lineages and commanders — Following the banner assembly, the lineages selected and trained soldiers for Di Jun’s campaign. Commanders included Ji Meng, Shang Yang, and Nine Infants 188.

Relations

• Myriad Races Alliance — Predecessor whose member races answered Di Jun’s founding call 9 26.
• Phoenix Perch Mountain — Founding lineage led by Fuxi and Nuwa. Its relationship with the Sun Palace deteriorated as rumors turned demons against it and Nuwa moved to withdraw from clan affairs 81 225.
• Witch Clan — A rival that temporarily cooperated with the demons against Mystic Gate. Disputes and attacks eventually escalated into open slaughter 232 243 257.
• Purple Mansion Continent — Rival power whose Dao Court challenged the Heavenly Court’s claim to orthodox rule. It repelled the first demon expedition 180 191.
• Star God Lineage — Wary of the rising Demon Clan; nevertheless, Daoist Mother Yuan Jun agreed to assist with its star formation 59 200.
• Mystic Gate — Initially a source of cultivation methods and potential recruits, but later a major rival for authority and influence 56 231 261.
• Human Race — Nuwa’s creation, later accepted into the Demon Clan’s lineage by Di Jun’s decree. Its treatment became a matter of debate at court 261 262.