Xinhuo University

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xinhuo University (薪火大学)
Entity Type	Organization
Affiliation	Human Alliance
Occupation / Role	The Human Alliance's pinnacle martial arts university, based on Blue Star; an ancient sect-like institution that trains Gods and Devils to guard humanity's Star Gates and star territory. 115 137
Location	The Xinhuo Ancestral Vein, within the mountain range above Xinhuo City. 118 119
Emblem	A leaping silver flame encircling a deep star totem, displayed in special metal foil on its application forms. 115
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 47

Background

Xinhuo University presents itself as the continuation of humanity's torch: a place where disciples are forged to defend civilization rather than sheltered in comfort. Its principal describes the institution as “a furnace to sharpen blades” and an “anvil to refine steel,” built to create the future guardians of humanity's Star Gates. 137

Although it bears the modern title of a university, Xinhuo University operates as an ancient martial sect with inherited traditions, strict peak affiliations, and methods passed down over countless years. Its architecture, ceremonies, cultivation system, and funeral rites retain this ancient character. 118 137 162

The university is regarded as the highest martial arts institution on Blue Star and one of the Human Alliance's foremost centers of martial inheritance. Entry is a global aspiration for martial artists, while graduation ultimately leads disciples toward frontline service against the Demon Race. 47 115 137 163

Xinhuo University is also a protected cradle for humanity's most valuable young talents. Disciples with exceptional potential are generally not permitted to descend the mountain until reaching the late Bright Moon Realm, ensuring they receive sufficient protection and cultivation before undertaking frontline duties. 160 163

Its inherited history predates the establishment of the modern martial arts system. Students note that the institution's ancient traditions and the centuries-long lives of some senior figures do not fit neatly into the publicly taught history of martial arts flourishing over the two centuries since the Galactic Calendar began. The connection to that buried history is not explained to ordinary freshmen. 137

Campus

Xinhuo University is spread across the vast Xinhuo Ancestral Vein rather than concentrated in a conventional campus. Ancient halls and pavilions line its mountains, while a rune-covered protective array surrounds the range. 118 126

• Passing the Torch Mountain Gate — A massive stone arch on the ancestral vein, inscribed with the characters “Passing the Torch.” 118
• Enlightenment Peak — Site of White Jade Square, freshman ceremonies, peak-selection ceremonies, and enrollment assessments. 137 143 156
• Heart-Examining Hall — An ancient hall used for recruitment assessments and mental-disposition tempering. 120 157
• Star-Grasping Pavilion — A luxurious Xinhuo City hotel used to accommodate examinees during the annual freshman assessment. 118 119
• Mingde Peak — A stable nurturing area for new disciples before they advance to the Flying Star Rank and become eligible for core peak residences. 156 158
• Xinhuo University Virtual Center — A large-scale virtual facility used for practical assessments, including simulated Star Gate combat. 130
• Technique Inheritance World — Xinhuo World's inheritance library, containing cultivation scriptures, skill inheritances, and restricted higher-level knowledge. 79 139
• Thunder Attraction Tower — Nine Heavens Peak's lightning-tempering facility, used to cultivate the Nine Heavens Divine Body. 150
• Star Radiance Hall — The venue for monthly Flying Star Exchange Gatherings, where Flying Star Rank disciples exchange cultivation knowledge and combat experience. 159
• Hall of Heroes — A solemn memorial hall where fallen alumni and defenders are honored before burial in the Xinhuo Ancestral Vein. 162
• Star Dome Cave — A core secret ground used by cultivators preparing to comprehend the Star Dome Domain. 189
• Universal Cave — The site where Li Wen condensed the Universal Domain and ascended to King-level; located on Universal Peak. 216
• Primordial Origin Cave — A high-level secret ground used by Li Wen to prepare for his Venerable Realm breakthrough. 246
• Freshman Townhouse District — Independent mountainside residences with training rooms, meditation rooms, and university-appointed attendants responsible for disciples' daily needs. 137
• Courtyard Jia One — Li Wen's core residence on Nine Heavens Peak after his Flying Star advancement, offering superior spiritual energy and cultivation facilities suited to his divine body. 159
• External Aerial Transportation Hub — An enormous landing pad serving arrivals from outside the university; Li Wen reunites with Fang Chengwu here upon his return. 163
• Rear Mountain Pavilion of Enlightenment Peak — A location used by Principal Ye Qin to review battle reports, resource deployments, and abnormal energy monitoring data. It also serves as a meeting place for the university's Venerables. 166 181 234

Administration and Inheritance

Position / Structure	Known details
Principal	Ye Qin, the white-haired principal, is a Venerable Realm powerhouse and one of humanity's highest-level defenders. 137 181 194
Venerable Leadership	Ye Qin, Venerable Xingxuan, and Venerable Gu He are three of the university's highest authorities and oversee matters critical to humanity's survival. 194 216 217
Peak Masters	Xinhuo University has twelve Peak Masters, each a King-level powerhouse. 137
Core Peaks	The university's twelve core inheritance peaks maintain distinct robes, traditions, and cultivation paths. 137
Supreme Grade Methods	Twelve Supreme Grade Gods and Devils Methods form the highest tier of core inheritance. 137 139
High Grade Methods	Twenty-four High Grade Gods and Devils Methods are available alongside the Supreme Grade inheritances. 137 139
Nine Heavens Peak	One of the twelve core peaks; it specializes in the dangerous thunder-tempering path of the Nine Heavens Divine Body. 145 156
Nine Heavens Peak Master	Fang Qinghan is the Peak Master of Nine Heavens Peak and holds high expectations for disciples capable of cultivating its Supreme Grade inheritance. 151
Core Disciple Sequence	Disciples who attain the Flying Star Rank may enter their peak's core residential area, receiving greater resource priority and internal permissions. 158
Entrance Assessment Leadership	Each annual assessment is overseen by one King-level powerhouse and jointly hosted by two Marquis-level powerhouses to ensure fairness and prevent cheating, disruption, or outside interference. Chuhe King and Qingyuan Marquis oversee Li Wen's intake. 120 135
Crimson Flame Peak	A core inheritance peak whose Peak Master is renowned for using a spear to burn a hundred-mile demon nest in the Raging Flame Star Domain. 137
Mountain Suppression Peak	A core inheritance peak whose Peak Master cultivates a defensive Supreme Grade Gods and Devils Body and is reputed to have resisted a joint assassination by three King-level Great Demons. 137

The thirty-six core Gods and Devils inheritances are displayed on a central amethyst crystal shelf in the Technique Inheritance World. During the selection period, freshmen study introductory versions explaining each method's strengths, weaknesses, and cultivation requirements rather than its complete cultivation instructions. Virtual copies replenish immediately when taken, allowing multiple disciples to study the same inheritance without competition for a physical text. 139

The university also preserves extensive collections of predecessors' cultivation experiences, theoretical explanations, and lessons from failed or dangerous attempts. These records support informed inheritance selection and continued cultivation after disciples join their peaks. 139 142 158

Admission and Training

Entrance Assessment

Xinhuo University's annual recruitment process selects exceptional young geniuses from across the Human Alliance through assessments of strength, mental fortitude, spiritual perception, combat ability, and comprehension. The preliminary assessments narrow the field to one thousand candidates, while the top two hundred in the final combined rankings gain admission. 120 126

Applicants must reach the Force Realm before the age of twenty and sign an advance contract with Xinhuo Hall to obtain the university's special application form. Practical combat ability and potential are especially important selection considerations. 115

The assessment takes place over two days and does not include a separate written cultural examination. The first day tests foundational abilities, while the second evaluates combat and comprehension. More than three thousand qualified young geniuses gather for Li Wen's intake. 120

Assessment area	Purpose
Strength	Measures a candidate's full-force attack against qi-and-blood walls using standard-issue weapons. 120
Mental Fortitude	Tests willpower and mental disposition through the Heart-Examining Hall's illusion array. 123
Spiritual Perception	Requires candidates to evade increasingly dense, high-speed rubber-bullet barrages inside Laser Cages. 124
Combat	Places candidates in a virtual Star Gate defense against demon beasts. 130
Comprehension	Evaluates martial insight and the ability to understand profound techniques. 120 129

After admission, selected disciples receive ten days to settle personal affairs before the entrance ceremony. Marquis-level escorts protect valuable new recruits during their journeys; Fang Jingshan accompanies Li Wen and Fang Chenghong back to Qingshi County. 135 136

Cultivation Requirements

Every disciple must choose at least a High Grade Gods and Devils Method, with a one-month period granted to study the available inheritances before committing to a path. 137

Xinhuo University's academic model emphasizes independent study rather than compulsory classroom instruction. The university distributes advanced martial theory, secret-technique analysis, and cultivation texts, while disciples who need assistance may seek virtual instructors in Xinhuo World. 140

Xinhuo University has no fixed academic term. Instead, disciples face mandatory cultivation standards:

• A disciple must reach the Flying Star Rank within ten years of enrollment through a High Grade or Supreme Grade Gods and Devils Method, or be expelled. 137
• After reaching Flying Star Rank and cultivating a Gods and Devils Body, a disciple must meet their peak's internal standards before being permitted to descend the mountain and guard a Star Gate. 137
• For exceptionally gifted disciples, the university's restrictions on descending the mountain generally remain in place until they reach the late Bright Moon Realm. 160 163
• Graduating disciples are expected to serve at fortress cities and Star Gate frontlines, where Demon Race assaults are a constant threat. 147 163
• Special mission requirements can justify exceptions to restrictions on descending the mountain, as in Ling Feng's earlier deployment. 137

Fang Chengwu is an example of a disciple expelled for failing to reach Flying Star Rank within the allotted period. He later returns after years of battlefield experience and successfully challenges the Ninth Layer of the Nine Heavens Divine Body, demonstrating that his earlier failure did not end his connection to the university or its inheritance. 137 163

Cultivation Support and Protection

The university provides specialized cultivation environments, rare resources, theoretical archives, and progressively greater privileges to disciples who demonstrate exceptional potential. Li Wen receives resources for foundation-building and his Flying Star breakthrough, while the Principal's special permissions allow him access to powerful mental-recovery medicines. 147 156 158

The Heart-Examining Hall remains available beyond the entrance assessment as a willpower-training facility. Li Wen repeatedly uses its illusion array to overcome the final mental barrier to the Ninth Layer, eventually completing all two hundred steps and attaining Great Sun Realm willpower. 156 157

Protection also extends to individual intervention by senior authorities. After warning Li Wen about the deaths of historical Ninth Heaven cultivators and the danger of domain-based assassination methods, Principal Ye Qin secretly places an invisible sword-shaped protective seal into his life aura. 158

Community and Ceremonies

• Entrance Ceremony — Held on White Jade Square with the Principal, twelve Peak Masters, freshmen, and current disciples assembled in their respective uniforms and peak robes. 137
• Peak-Selection Ceremony — A longstanding tradition in which new disciples choose their inheritance peaks, with invited senior experts witnessing the continuation of the university's legacy. 143
• Flying Star Exchange Gatherings — Monthly meetings focused on cultivation problems and combat experience rather than casual socializing. Nearly five hundred Flying Star Rank disciples attend the gathering where Li Wen publicly demonstrates his theoretical insight. 159
• Departure Ceremony — A solemn farewell for disciples who complete their studies and descend the mountain to fight demons. Teachers and fellow disciples offer blessings, while the departing disciple honors the university, their companions, and fallen defenders with a ceremonial cup of wine. 163
• Alumni Funeral Rites — Fallen alumni are honored in the Hall of Heroes and buried in the Xinhuo Ancestral Vein. The Principal personally presides over the funeral of Lin Zhan and his five comrades after their sacrifice in Qingshi County. 162

Xinhuo World

Xinhuo World is the university and Xinhuo Hall's virtual network environment. Access to its functions depends on a user's authority, resources, and membership status. 79 138

Area	Function
Xinhuo Myriad Treasures Pavilion	A vast virtual marketplace for rare materials, treasures, medicinal resources, equipment, and transportation. 79
Technique Inheritance World	A library of scriptures, skill inheritances, cultivation methods, and mentor-guidance services. 79 139
Infinite Arena	A virtual combat arena used by members of multiple major factions, not solely Xinhuo personnel. 79
Intent Realm / Soul Realm Zone	A restricted inheritance area requiring S-Level or higher access. 79
Xinhuo Mall	A high-authority exchange system capable of delivering cultivation resources from the university's intelligent treasure vault. 146
Flying Star Ranking	A ranking trial and record system available to Flying Star Rank cultivators; its Blue Star rankings serve as an authoritative measure of combat strength at that realm. 159

The inheritance network offers both direct exchanges for techniques and paid mentor guidance. Higher-level texts require Core Cultivation Points and, in some cases, additional authorization; advanced guidance can also require confidentiality agreements covering personal insights and secret techniques. 79

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Ling Feng's intervention — The appearance of Xinhuo University student Ling Feng, who kills a Flying Star Stage demon beast with one slash, first establishes the university as Li Wen's ultimate ambition. 47
• Global freshman assessment — Xinhuo University hosts the selection process that brings together thousands of global geniuses. Li Wen ranks first in the preliminary assessments and later takes first place overall. 120 126 134
• Li Wen's enrollment — Li Wen becomes an official disciple after the assessment, joins Nine Heavens Peak, and receives access to the university's Supreme Grade inheritance system. 135 137 145
• Primordial Spirit protection — After enrollment, the Principal recognizes Li Wen's concealed Primordial Spirit awakening. The university provides the protection and high-level guidance that Fang Chengwu had considered necessary before revealing that secret. 138
• Nine Heavens Divine Body cultivation — The university's facilities and Nine Heavens Peak enable Li Wen's rapid ascent through the Nine Heavens Divine Body, culminating in Ninth Layer Perfection and the Flying Star Rank. 150 157 158
• One Family, Two Ninth Layers — Li Wen's completion of the Ninth Layer revives Nine Heavens Peak's prestige, while Sun Rui subsequently reaches the same level after one year of cultivation, creating the celebrated “One Family, Two Ninth Layers” distinction. 157 159
• Flying Star Ranking — After entering the Flying Star Society and challenging the Blue Star Flying Star Ranking, Li Wen reaches seventy-fifth place as a newly advanced Flying Star cultivator, causing a sensation throughout the university and Blue Star. He later reaches first place before advancing to the Bright Moon Realm. 159 161
• Record-breaking Bright Moon advancement — Li Wen's promotion after only three years overturns the university's centuries-long advancement records. Following Ling Feng's departure, Li Wen and Sun Rui are the only resident disciples whose blade arts have reached the Soul Realm. 161
• Qingshi County alumni sacrifice — Lin Zhan, Li Zhenhua, Zhang Hao, Wang Tie, Chen Mo, and Song Xue die buying time against a Bright Moon Realm demon invasion. Their remains return to the university for a funeral and ancestral-vein burial, strengthening Li Wen's resolve to defend humanity. 162
• Fang Chengwu's return — Fang Chengwu returns to the university after thirteen years of travel and fighting, including four years since his last parting with Li Wen. With his spear art in the Dao Realm and his will strengthened through battle, he successfully breaks through to the Ninth Layer of the Nine Heavens Divine Body. 162 163
• Li Wen's graduation — Having reached the late Bright Moon Realm and fulfilled the university's requirements, Li Wen formally descends the mountain to guard the Star Gate near Qingshi County. His departure takes place on January 1, Galactic Calendar Year 231, after approximately four and a half years of study. 163
• Humanity's war effort — The university serves as a strategic center during the Demon Race crisis, with its Venerables monitoring invasions, coordinating responses, honoring fallen alumni, and preparing humanity for full-scale war. 162 181 194 201
• Li Wen's King-level breakthrough — Xinhuo University witnesses Li Wen condense the Universal Domain within Universal Cave, after which he is recognized as the King of Changning. His one-month condensation breaks the historical record, and teachers and disciples gather to celebrate the breakthrough. 216
• Blue Star's ancient secret — After Li Wen's King-level advancement, Ye Qin, Xingxuan, and Gu He summon him to reveal information concerning Blue Star's Founder and an ancient sealed box that only a King-level cultivator below forty can open. 217
• Return with the Venerables — Ye Qin and Gu He bring Li Wen back through a spatial rift to the rear mountain of Enlightenment Peak, where Xingxuan meets them. Their visible delight contrasts with her initial concern about Demon Saint Wujing. 234
• Venerable Realm preparation — Li Wen returns to Xinhuo University after his Star Domain experiences to prepare for a Venerable Realm breakthrough in the Primordial Origin Cave. 246
• Enduring university bonds — At Li Wen's later birthday banquet, Du Yun, Ling Feng, and Sun Rui reunite with him despite his rise to become humanity's strongest expert, the Changning Saint Venerable. Their interactions preserve the friendships, senior-junior ties, and shared history formed through the university. 275

Relationships

• Human Alliance — Xinhuo University is the Human Alliance's foremost martial institution and trains pillars intended to defend humanity's star territory. 115 137
• Xinhuo Hall — Xinhuo Hall supports contracted talent with resources and provides access to Xinhuo World, while Xinhuo University offers the highest-level martial inheritance and training environment. An advance Xinhuo Hall contract is also required to obtain the university's application form. 78 79 115 137
• Three Venerables — Principal Ye Qin, Venerable Xingxuan, and Venerable Gu He act as major university authorities and regard Li Wen's rise as a vital source of hope for humanity. 216 217
• Nine Heavens Peak — One of the university's twelve core inheritance peaks; Li Wen, Du Yun, and Fang Chenghong all choose it in the same intake. Sun Rui and Zhao Qiming later join the peak, with Sun Rui becoming its second contemporary Ninth Layer cultivator. Chen Xing also joins Li Wen's intake, and Fang Chengwu later returns to achieve his own Ninth Layer breakthrough. 145 150 157 159 163
• Li Wen — Li Wen enters as the top-ranked freshman, becomes a core disciple of Nine Heavens Peak, graduates as a late Bright Moon Realm defender, returns to condense his Universal Domain, and later prepares for a Venerable Realm breakthrough at the university. His subsequent rise to Changning Saint Venerable does not sever his ties with his former university companions. 137 158 163 216 246 275
• Fang Chengwu — A former disciple expelled under the university's ten-year Flying Star requirement, he mentors Li Wen before enrollment and later returns to overcome his former cultivation barrier. His experience links the university's strict standards with the possibility of renewed progress through battlefield tempering. 137 138 163
• Ling Feng — A distinguished Nine Heavens Peak disciple whose blade-path talent is described as the university's most outstanding in nearly fifty years. His early exploits inspire Li Wen, and he later serves as Li Wen's deputy at Changning City's Star Gate Fortress. 47 145 183
• Gu Yan — A senior Nine Heavens Peak disciple who guides Li Wen's intake and introduces him to the Flying Star community. He later descends the mountain as a Bright Moon Realm defender. 145 159 162
• Du Yun and Sun Rui — Fellow Nine Heavens Peak talents who remain connected to Li Wen long after his graduation. By his later birthday banquet, Du Yun has reached Marquis-level, while Sun Rui continues to regard Li Wen as the senior brother he hopes to catch up with. 145 157 159 275
• Fallen Alumni — The university honors deceased defenders through its Hall of Heroes and ancestral-vein burial rites, preserving their sacrifices as part of its institutional legacy. 162
• Demon Race — The university prepares and deploys Gods and Devils to resist demonic invasions through Star Gates, while its Venerables directly intervene against high-level Demon Race attacks. 137 163 181

Trivia

• The name “Xinhuo” means “the torch passes on.” 137
• Xinhuo University recruits only two hundred disciples annually from the Human Alliance; historically, roughly one hundred seventy to one hundred eighty of those places go to Blue Star candidates. 115
• Only a handful of historical Xinhuo University disciples are known to have completed the Ninth Heaven of the Nine Heavens Divine Body; those predecessors all died fighting for humanity. 158
• Li Wen's advancement to Bright Moon Realm after only three years at the university breaks its centuries-long promotion record. 161
• Li Wen and Sun Rui's successive Ninth Layer achievements gave Nine Heavens Peak the celebrated title of “One Family, Two Ninth Layers.” 159
• Named historical Ninth Heaven cultivators include Lin Shuo and Zhao Gan. The Principal cites their deaths as warnings that exceptional speed and talent do not guarantee survival against coordinated ambushes or domain-type treasures. 158
• A gathering during Li Wen's early studies brings together more than two thousand disciples from over ten cohorts, reflecting the university's variable study duration despite its small annual intake. 153
• Before Li Wen's selection, Qingshi No. 3 High School had never admitted a student even to Huaxia's traditional Four Great Academies, making his first-place Xinhuo University admission an unprecedented achievement for his school. 115 136

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