Cloud Sea City

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Cloud Sea City (云海城)
Type	Neutral Character (AI); major city
Affiliation	Ji Bei Kingdom; one of its three major cities 124
Occupation / Role	Regional political, martial, commercial, and recruitment center for more than 300 affiliated smaller cities 101 102
Status	Active; rebuilt after the Demon Chaos and later becomes the center of the unified Ji Bei Kingdom 201 203 205
First Appearance	45

Governance

Period	Ruling power	Notes
Before the Demon Chaos	Cloud Sea Sect, Azure Origin Sect, Sunset Glow Valley, and Spirit Herb Mountain	The four major sects theoretically governed the city jointly, though the Cloud Sea Sect was the strongest and gave the city its name. 102
During the Cloud Sea Sect collapse	Azure Origin Sect	The Azure Origin Sect moved to take over the Cloud Sea Sect and prepared the city’s formations as the sect’s demonic corruption spread. 189
After reconstruction	Azure Origin Sect	The Azure Origin Sect became Cloud Sea City’s sole dominant power while preserving the heavily weakened Cloud Sea Sect. 201
After the Three Cities Meeting	Azure Origin Sect and Cloud Sea City	The three major cities united under the Azure Origin Sect; Cloud Sea City issued decrees as the new governing center. 203

• City Lords across the region were nominally dispatched by Cloud Sea City, though most came from the Cloud Sea Sect before its downfall. Personnel for the four major Martial Halls were dispatched jointly by the four sects. 102
• The city’s affiliated Martial Halls were responsible for defending smaller cities and identifying talented disciples for the major sects. 68 89
• The four sects held their disciple recruitment assessments on the same day, allowing all eligible candidates to attempt admission. 102

Geography and Layout

Cloud Sea City is a colossal fortified city whose walls rise nearly hundreds of meters high. From dozens of kilometers away, its scale makes it appear like a massive beast lying across the land. 102

• City walls — Vast, weathered walls bear dark, ink-black stains attributed to age or bloodshed. 102
• City gates — Entry gates reflect social status: important figures use the central gate, caravans use designated gates, Martial Artists have a separate gate, and ordinary citizens enter through the smallest outer gate. 102
• Inner City — Residence of major families, powerful Martial Artists, and the City Lord’s Mansion. It can shelter more than one million people and serves as the Human race’s final refuge during major Demon Chaos events. 102 192
• Outer City — Mixed residential and commercial area inhabited by ordinary people and Martial Artists. It was the most severely devastated area during the city’s great catastrophe. 102 200
• East Market — A Martial Artist market where materials, manuals, and cultivation resources can be traded; Cloud Sea City has no black market. 103
• Azure Mountain — Former site of the Azure Origin Sect before the sect later relocated into Cloud Sea City. 201
• Expansion districts — The city began an outward expansion of roughly one hundred li to accommodate its growing population; construction had already taken shape within several months. 102 135

Population and Martial Life

Measure	Recorded figure / condition
Population	Reportedly over five million within the city, potentially exceeding ten million when surrounding settlements are included. 101
Martial Artists	Reportedly more than 100,000 Martial Artists before the Demon Chaos escalated. 101
Affiliated cities	More than 300 smaller cities supplied talent and Martial Artists to Cloud Sea City. 101
Inner City capacity	More than one million people. 192
Great Chaos casualties	More than two million people died, with the outer city suffering especially severe destruction. 200
Later recruitment	Ten years after unification, several hundred thousand youths gathered for recruitment from Cloud Sea City’s territory and other regions. 205

Cloud Sea City attracts Martial Artists from throughout its affiliated cities, particularly gifted cultivators seeking admission to the four major sects. Even the Second Blood Refining Realm and second True Intent enhancement are common enough that they no longer distinguish a cultivator within the city. 101 105

Trade and Transportation

• Cloud Sea City caravans connect the city to smaller settlements and other cities. A typical caravan includes a Viscera Refining Realm leader, more than ten Bone Refining Realm experts, and around one hundred Blood Refining Realm Martial Artists. 94
• The journey from Green Mountain City covers more than 1,000 li, passes through three cities, and normally takes about thirty-two days. 95
• The city’s main roads are broad enough for eight carriages to travel side by side and are lined with multi-story shops, inns, and vendors. 102
• Cloud Sea City charges an entrance fee of one hundred copper coins, though travelers accompanying an official city caravan may enter without paying. 102
• During the worsening Demon Chaos, merchant caravans from Cloud Sea City remained among the few organized groups still traveling the major roads. 187

History

Arrival and expansion

By the time Chen Xuan arrived, Cloud Sea City was already the strongest and most populous of Ji Bei Kingdom’s three major cities. Its size, dense Martial Artist population, and influence over hundreds of smaller cities made it a major destination for cultivators and sect recruits. 101 102

The city continued expanding as people fled inward from increasingly dangerous regions. Its prosperity was reflected in crowded avenues, large inns, extensive markets, and a growing influx of candidates for the four major sects’ assessments. 102 106 135

Cloud Sea Sect’s decline

Tension between the Cloud Sea Sect and Azure Origin Sect intensified as the latter rose in prominence. The Cloud Sea Sect pursued dangerous responses to the approaching Demon Chaos, including plans involving demons, blood sacrifice, and Divine Pills. 131 134 143

The crisis became irreversible when demonic energy infiltrated the Cloud Sea Sect’s secret chamber and corrupted Sect Leader Shi Xuan. The sect’s defensive formations malfunctioned, its disciples became demonized, and internal slaughter spread through the sect. 187 188

Great Chaos in Cloud Sea City

As the Cloud Sea Sect collapsed, the Azure Origin Sect prepared to use the Ten Absolutes Formation to isolate the inner and outer cities, potentially abandoning the outer city to preserve humanity’s remaining refuge. 189

A Level 3 Demon known as Shadow operated through Shi Xuan’s body and spread a Mystic Domain across Cloud Sea City. The domain engulfed much of the city, turning inhabitants into nourishment for the Demon’s ascent. 190 192

Li Changsheng and numerous Human experts fought to prevent total destruction, with several sacrificing their lives. Chen Xuan’s return ultimately changed the battle: Tyrant Blade briefly occupied his body, used the power of time to severely injure the Devil Shadow, and forced it to flee. The demonic energy covering the city dissipated afterward. 195 196 198

Reconstruction and ascendance

Cloud Sea City rebuilt rapidly after the crisis, restoring visible order within two months. The recovery came at immense cost: over two million casualties, the near-destruction of the Cloud Sea Sect, and the loss of more than ninety percent of the city’s high-end combat power. 200 201

The Azure Origin Sect relocated into the city and became its sole ruling force, while the remnants of the Cloud Sea Sect were preserved rather than erased. 201

Cloud Sea City subsequently hosted the Three Cities Meeting, bringing together representatives of North Sea City and Skysea City. This led to the unification of the three major cities under the Azure Origin Sect’s leadership. 200 203

Center of the Human race

Ten years after unification, Cloud Sea City became the center of the Human race’s renewed development. Vast numbers of cultivators and youths traveled there for recruitment, while the Azure Origin Sect stood as the world’s foremost sect and governing authority. 205

Major Factions

• Cloud Sea Sect — The city’s namesake and formerly strongest sect; its corruption and destruction triggered the Great Chaos. Its surviving legacy was retained after the Azure Origin Sect assumed control. 102 188 201
• Azure Origin Sect — Originally one of four co-ruling sects; later became Cloud Sea City’s dominant power, relocated into the city, and led the unification of Ji Bei Kingdom. 102 201 203
• Sunset Glow Valley — One of the original four major sects. It suffered the loss of its leading combat power during the crisis and could not challenge Azure Origin Sect’s postwar authority. 102 200 201
• Spirit Herb Mountain — One of the original four major sects and a major source of cultivation resources; it suffered heavy losses due to ties with the Cloud Sea Sect. 102 151 200
• North Sea City and Skysea City — Fellow major cities that were initially allies during Demon Chaos emergencies, then became part of the Azure Origin Sect-led union. 124 199 203