Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Xinhuo Hall (薪火殿) |
| Affiliation | One of the Human Alliance's four major powers |
| Occupation/Role | Nurtures top-tier martial talent; provides cultivation resources, contracts, training facilities, and virtual services |
| First Appearance | 10 |
| Core Mandate | Preserves humanity's martial inheritance, develops Gods and Devils-level defenders, and supports the defense of Blue Star against the Demon Race. 78 137 194 |
| Supreme Secret | The deepest core of Xinhuo Hall contains the control hub for Blue Star, which its Founder refined into a special artifact. 234 |
Power Progression
| Stage | Demonstrated Institutional Capability | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Public branch network | Operates publicly accessible martial-arts branches where paying civilians may train, hire instructors, and use facilities, while providing limited free access to impoverished students. 36 | 36 |
| Contract and member system | Recruits exceptional talents through graded contracts, grants internal currency and resource permissions, and maintains membership tiers from V1 to at least V5. 77 80 | 77 80 |
| Gods and Devils cultivation support | Provides Cosmic Treasures, high-level inheritances, expert guidance, and tailored resources intended to establish Gods and Devils Foundations. 77 79 113 | 77 79 113 |
| Strategic human-defense authority | Maintains encrypted command networks, coordinates responses across Star Gate fortresses, and deploys King-level defenders and heavy artifacts against existential threats. 170 186 194 | 170 186 194 |
| Blue Star custodian | Its Founder refined Blue Star into a special artifact, while Xinhuo Hall's deepest core serves as the planet's control hub. 234 | 234 |
| Strategic contraction and evacuation | Issues transfers to support the consolidation of scattered counties into defensible fortress cities and the evacuation of residents from positions that can no longer be sustained. 174 193 | 174 193 |
| Sealed defensive reserve | Maintains a restricted reserve from which ancient King-level Gods and Devils can be awakened to reinforce Blue Star's defenses. 193 194 | 193 194 |
| Planetary control-core access | The Venerables' soul imprints on Blue Star's control hub let them perceive powerful energy disturbances across the planet; Li Wen later exercised authority over the Control Core to facilitate spatial travel within Blue Star's gravitational field. 234 266 | 234 266 |
Overview
Xinhuo Hall is a major human organization positioned above individual nations. Alongside the Virtual Company, Galaxy Bank, and Mercenary Alliance, it helps sustain humanity's survival and development amid the threat of beasts. Its central purpose is cultivating exceptional martial artists through investment, training systems, and institutional resources. 10
True geniuses noticed by Xinhuo Hall may receive pre-signing contracts; even its lowest-tier contracts are valued at more than one million Huaxia Coins. 10
Although its local branches function as paid martial-arts centers, Xinhuo Hall is also a crucible of war for humanity. Formal recognition by the organization carries both extensive cultivation support and the responsibility to defend dangerous front lines when needed. 36
Xinhuo Hall is rooted on Blue Star and presents itself as the guardian of humanity's torch across generations. Its long-term investments focus on producing martial artists capable of reaching the Gods and Devils realm and defending the Human Race against the Demon Race. 78 137 147
The organization's deepest significance is concealed from most members. Xinhuo Hall's Founder, a human existence who surpassed the Saint Realm, refined Blue Star into a special artifact with immense life force; the artifact's control hub is hidden in the deepest part of Xinhuo Hall. 234
As the number of Star Gates grew and defensive forces became overstretched, Xinhuo Hall issued orders supporting a strategic contraction: evacuating counties whose defenses could not be sustained and concentrating residents and garrisons in fortress cities. Qingshi County was among the locations selected for evacuation to Changning City. Residents who chose to remain were informed of the risks. 174 193
Facilities and Services
Qingshi Branch
The Qingshi Branch is a fifteen-story martial-arts training center with clearly divided functional areas. Before becoming a contracted member, Li Wen could access only its first three floors through temporary assistance for impoverished students. 36
The branch is a dark-gray special-alloy structure standing beyond a broad plaza lined with weapon sculptures. Its imposing construction reflects both the security role and martial character of Xinhuo Hall. 35
- Basic Zone — crowded and noisy training area. 37
- Advanced Zone — less crowded than the Basic Zone but still active. 37
- Top-Tier Technique Zone — spacious, comparatively quiet area used by outstanding students and ordinary martial artists able to afford access. 37
- Upper-level training rooms — private rooms with dedicated instructors, normally available to wealthy members or those with formal status. 37
- Private training rooms — used by Li Wen for major cultivation attempts. 62
- Fourteenth-floor Independent Martial Arts Rooms — high-intensity exclusive rooms for contracted members, built with special materials capable of enduring Force Realm-level training. 78 100 114
- Fifteenth-floor contract and administration area — houses refined offices used for high-level contract signings and branch management. 78
- Self-operated pharmacy — sells cultivation supplies, including Blood Qi Potions. 42
- Beast-material processing — processes hunted demon beasts and credits Xinhuo Points for their materials. 99
- Member transport and underground garage — provides dedicated access for high-level contract holders and exclusive hover vehicles. 85 95 100
- Staff quarters — secure residences guarded by Advanced Warriors, used to protect important members and their families from public intrusion or threats. 136
Xinhuo World
Xinhuo World is Xinhuo Hall's virtual space, accessed by contracted members. Its services include: 79
- Xinhuo Myriad Treasures Pavilion — a marketplace for extraordinary items. 79
- Technique Inheritance World — a library and instructional environment for cultivation methods. 79 80
- Infinite Arena — a virtual battleground for martial artists. 79
- Guiding AI — assists members within the virtual environment. 79
The Xinhuo Myriad Treasures Pavilion is an immense virtual commercial complex containing cultivation materials, spirit herbs, beast resources, equipment, vehicles, and other extraordinary goods. Its offerings include items such as Millennium Blood Marrow Fungus, mental-recovery treasures, and personal anti-gravity shuttles. 79
The Technique Inheritance World includes scripture collections, skill inheritances, and restricted high-level areas such as the Intent Realm and Soul Realm True Explanation Zone. Members may spend Core Cultivation Points to acquire techniques or hire mentors ranging from Grandmasters to Intent Realm and Soul Realm experts. 79
The Infinite Arena is built by the Virtual Company and is open to users from multiple factions rather than Xinhuo Hall alone. Contracted Xinhuo Hall members receive limited free daily training time before additional use requires Xinhuo Points. 79 87
Xinhuo World's core inheritance area can also grant individually authorized access to Primordial Spirit Secret Art materials. Principal Ye Qin opened a dedicated study area for Li Wen there, with virtual mentor support, after recognizing the strength of his Primordial Spirit. 155
Strategic Infrastructure and Artifacts
Xinhuo Hall maintains encrypted information networks that automatically record major member developments, including virtual-pod activity and abnormal breakthrough energy fluctuations. Such reports can be escalated from branch systems to city-level executives. 92
The organization also serves as part of humanity's strategic command structure. Its headquarters and higher command hubs receive frontline distress signals and coordinate information from Star Gate fortresses across Blue Star. 186
- Four Symbols Heaven-Sealing Disk — a Xinhuo Hall heavy artifact capable of sealing space within a ten-li area, isolating energy and spatial fluctuations, suppressing King-level beings, and preventing escape. 170
- Core forbidden area — an exceptionally restricted region of Xinhuo Hall guarded by successive energy barriers and anomalous time-space fluctuations; even the Principal cannot approach it alone without the Venerables. 193
- Sealed reserve — a restricted site containing ancient King-level Gods and Devils who can be awakened to aid humanity during a crisis. 193 194
- Blue Star control hub — the hidden core mechanism through which the artifact-refined Blue Star may be controlled. Soul imprints left there by Ye Qin, Guhe, and Star-Whirl allow them to sense powerful energy fluctuations across the planet, though the precision of that perception varies. 234 Li Wen later used his authority over Blue Star's Control Core, together with his comprehension of spatial laws, to travel through space within the planet's gravitational field. 266
Membership and Resources
Xinhuo Hall uses membership levels with different benefits and access privileges. 80 Wealthy members can access restricted upper floors and special elevators at the Qingshi Branch, underscoring the gap between ordinary trainees and formally supported cultivators. 36 37
Xinhuo Points and Core Cultivation Points are used within the organization for cultivation-related purchases and support. 78 79
- V1 Level — Basic Member. 80
- V2 Level — Official Member or Important Client. 80
- V3 Level — Elite Tier or Future Core. 80
- V4 Level — Core Tier, granting substantial purchase discounts and access to essential cultivation resources. Li Wen held this level after signing his A-level contract. 79 80
- V5 Level — Apex Power; its basic threshold is the Flying Star Rank, and local Hall Masters and some headquarters management normally hold this level. 80
- Higher levels — tiers above V5 exist but were not disclosed to Li Wen at the time. 80
Xinhuo Points function as the organization's internal hard currency and may be used for standard materials, equipment, necessities, peripheral services, and mall purchases. Core Cultivation Points are primarily reserved for high-level knowledge, cultivation techniques, inheritances, specialized environments, and expert instruction. 78 79
- Li Wen purchased four Level 1 Blood Qi Potions for 2,000 yuan before joining. 42
- Following his A-level signing, he received five million Xinhuo Points, sixty million Core Cultivation Points, and an annual base signing fee of five million Huaxia Coins. 78 79
- Li Wen received a V4 discount on a 100-point High-Energy Nutritious Lunch Set, reducing its cost to seventy Xinhuo Points. 79
- Li Wen purchased a Level 1 Mental Recovery Potion and a Level 2 Blood Qi Potion through Xinhuo Hall after becoming a member. 84
- Xinhuo Hall awarded Li Wen two million Xinhuo Points and ten bottles of Starlight Mind-Calming Liquid after his Force Realm breakthrough. 92
- Li Wen converted more than six million Xinhuo Points into Core Cultivation Points to support further cultivation. 93
- Li Wen received 1,158,000 Xinhuo Points after the branch processed the materials from three beasts he killed. 99
- Following his S-level contract upgrade, Li Wen received more than twenty million Xinhuo Points and two hundred million Core Cultivation Points. 114
Contracts
Xinhuo Hall recruits promising martial artists through contracts, competing with the Virtual Company, Mercenary Alliance, and Galaxy Bank for exceptional prospects. 77
Contracts grant resources, authority, and cultivation opportunities, but their holders are also regarded as future defenders of the Human Race. 36 78
Known contract grades include D-level, B-level, A-level, and S-level. Li Changjie held a D-level contract, Jiang Lingyun held a B-level contract, and Li Wen advanced from A-level to S-level status. 75 96 113
A-Level Contract
Li Wen signed an A-level contract with Xinhuo Hall after placing second in Changning City and forty-eighth in Jiangnan Province during an assessment. 77 78
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Promotion path | S-rank promotion path, including a Xinhuo Seed promotion contract 77 78 |
| Cultivation funding | Sixty million Core Cultivation Points 78 |
| Foundation support | Half a set of foundation treasures and resources for the Gods and Devils Foundation 77 78 |
| Annual compensation | Five million Huaxia Coins and five million Xinhuo Points 78 |
| Contract term | Six years, providing a total of thirty million Huaxia Coins and thirty million Xinhuo Points under the stated annual terms. 77 |
| Member privileges | V4 authority, access to core branch facilities, private-network services, purchase discounts, and a dedicated chauffeured vehicle service. 79 80 85 |
S-Level Contract
Li Wen's S-level contract was activated after his exceptional Provincial Second Mock Exam performance. The upgrade elevated his resource supply, authority, and cultivation support to the highest tier available to a provincial genius. 113 114
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Resource increase | Xinhuo Points, Core Cultivation Points, cash subsidies, and authority level were tripled from the original A-level contract standard. 113 |
| Received resources | More than twenty million Xinhuo Points and two hundred million Core Cultivation Points. 114 |
| Gods and Devils Foundation | Xinhuo Hall assumed full responsibility for the treasures required to establish Li Wen's Gods and Devils Foundation. 113 |
| Institutional status | Chen Yuanfeng welcomed Li Wen to the true core stage of Xinhuo Hall and urged him to prepare for his Super Warrior breakthrough. 114 |
Li Wen later used his S-level contract authority to access the foundation-treasure exchange channels of the Xinhuo Mall while preparing for his Super Warrior breakthrough. 146 He subsequently refined eight foundation treasures obtained through the Xinhuo Marketplace to forge his Gods and Devils Foundation. 147
Association with Xinhuo University
Xinhuo University is described as a global top-tier martial-arts institution representing the highest level of martial education in the Human Alliance. 115 Entering it is portrayed as the ultimate goal for aspiring elite martial artists, requiring both top-tier skill and a powerful physical foundation. 62
Xinhuo Hall's support helped Li Wen obtain the resources and advancement path needed to pursue the university. His later status within Xinhuo Hall drew respect from the Li clan, including when he arrived in a high-tier Xinhuo Hall vehicle. 96
Xinhuo University's special application form is restricted to cultivators who reached the Force Realm before age twenty and had previously signed an advance contract with Xinhuo Hall. 115
The university serves as the most elite continuation of the cultivation path supported by Xinhuo Hall. It admits only two hundred students annually, provides access to Xinhuo World for research, and trains its disciples for eventual service at the Star Gates and Underground City Passes. 137 147
After taking first place in Xinhuo University's global freshman assessment, Li Wen returned to Qingshi aboard Xinhuo Hall transport and moved with his parents into the Qingshi Branch's protected staff quarters. 135 136
Personnel
- Director Sun — Xinhuo Hall representative who offered Li Wen the most attractive recruitment terms, including the Xinhuo Seed promotion contract and Gods and Devils Foundation resources. 77
- Wang Hai — steward responsible for guiding Li Wen through the Qingshi Branch during his contract signing and explaining Xinhuo Points and Core Cultivation Points. 78
- Chen Yuanfeng — Hall Master of the Qingshi Branch; welcomed Li Wen after his signing and later personally delivered his breakthrough reward. 78 92
- Sun Zhenshan — councilor who ordered a high-standard reward after Li Wen reached the Force Realm. 92
- Jiangling Marquis — Marquis-level Super Warrior associated with Xinhuo Hall's hierarchy; accompanied Li Wen to Xinhuo University's sacred assessment. 117
- Cloud Dragon King — King-level defender who wielded Xinhuo Hall's Four Symbols Heaven-Sealing Disk to trap the Snake Tribe Leader during the attempt on Li Wen's life. 170
- King Tianwu — recognized as Xinhuo Hall's strongest figure beneath the Venerables and assigned as a roaming-support cornerstone of humanity's defensive network. 194 195
- Ye Qin — white-haired Principal and Venerable who participates in the highest-level strategic coordination of humanity's defenses and possesses knowledge of Xinhuo Hall's deepest secrets. 194 234
- Venerable Guhe (Hu Canghe) — an ancient Venerable who helped awaken Xinhuo Hall's sealed reserve of King-level Gods and Devils and assists in directing Blue Star's defenses. 193 194 195
- Venerable Star-Whirl (Su Meng) — Venerable who jointly coordinates the strategic defense network and guards the core of Xinhuo University. 194 195
- Xinhuo World's Guiding AI — virtual assistant that receives members upon entry to Xinhuo World and directs them to its functional zones. 79