Xuanyun Sword Sect

Biodata

Power Progression

History

The sect’s founding master established its sword-path foundation more than two hundred years ago. Before leaving for the Myriad Races Battlefield, he sealed his insights and the Supreme Void Return to Origin Sword Technique inside a section of his own Sword Bone for later generations 85.

As the Mystic Cloud Sword Gate, it fought surrounding forces and Blood Beasts in the Xiongguan Mountain Range. A battle sixty-five years before Chen Xian’s arrival destroyed Sword Suppression Peak and scattered its lineage. The sect still cares for elders and disciples who retired after its earlier conflicts 4 12. It later passed the assessment for promotion to Sword Sect 4 32.

Lei Qingyang led the sect in opening the Seeking the Dao road, spending five years on a route intended to give mortals in the mountains a chance to cultivate. Shangguan Hongyue reached the sect by walking it and was accepted as a disciple 9. The sect also maintains Hanging Sword Formations around scattered mortal settlements 8 103.

Organization and Facilities

• Sect Master Peak — central seat of sect leadership 11 68.
• Morning Sun Peak and Sunset Valley — outer-disciple training and residences. Morning Sun Peak houses the Sword, Pill, Artifact, Talisman, Formation, Beast, Law Enforcement, and Missions halls 9 11.
• Inner peaks — Sword, Pill, Artifact, Talisman, Formation, and Beast peaks house inner disciples of their respective paths 11.
• Sword Suppression Peak — destroyed in an earlier war, then rebuilt and placed under Chen Xian 12 23 75.
• Hidden Dragon Valley — residence of retired sect forebears and site of the Technique Pavilion 4 84.
• Martial Dao Hall — established under Saint Hall orders; it recruits and trains martial-arts disciples 32 75 92.

Defenses and Cultivation Resources

Hanging Sword Formations

• The sect established formations to protect seventy-three scattered human settlements in the Xiongguan Mountain Range 103.
• A formation covers a broad area beneath a barrier and uses a sword-shaped Formation Spirit to attack entrants who lack an Array-Piercing Talisman 8 103.
• The formations became a principal defensive line during the Blood Demon Sect’s invasion 100 106.

Techniques and Equipment

• Mystic Cloud Dao-Guiding Art — foundational cultivation method issued to every disciple 12.
• Sword Control Technique — basic method available free to disciples who reach the seventh level of Dao Disciple 50.
• Technique Pavilion — its seventh floor is reserved for peak masters and the sect master. It holds five Earth-grade techniques, covering the Sword, Pill, Artifact, Talisman, and Formation paths 84 85.
• Supreme Void Return to Origin Sword Technique — a difficult Earth-grade sword art preserved in the founding master’s Sword Bone; learning it requires a Sword Body 85.
• Xuanyun warships — vessels used to transport sect forces and evacuate the wounded 117.

Relationships

• Lei Qingyang — sect master who led its expansion, wartime command, and postwar rebuilding 9 10 117.
• Chen Xian — accepted as a supposed Sword Gate-era senior and later made master of the restored Sword Suppression Peak 9 75.
• Blood Demon Sect — longstanding enemy whose attacks targeted the sect’s disciples, branches, and protected settlements 10 87 88.
• Saint Hall — authority over the sect’s rank and recruitment requirements; supplied resources during the war but could not send the requested high-level reinforcements 32 75 107.
• Ask-Dao City families — receive places in the sect’s competition-based admissions process, a policy intended to strengthen ties with the city 31 32.

Major Arcs

• Grand Competition — the sect uses its tournament to assess disciples, identify overlooked talent, and admit candidates from Ask-Dao City families. Its formation transforms the peaks into the Xuanyun Formation Platform for the event 31 68 75.
• Infiltration and purge — Chen Xian flags a Qian Family candidate list as a possible Blood Demon Sect infiltration attempt. After fighting in Ask-Dao City, Lei Qingyang orders the arrest and execution of suspected collaborators within the sect 55 79.
• War with the Blood Demon Sect — attacks on mortal cities and sect branches lead to a decisive war. Multiple Hanging Sword Formations fall, and the sect commits disciples and peak forces to the front 87 88 100 107 109.
• Reconstruction — after suffering devastating losses, the sect holds a three-day memorial, begins rebuilding its formations, plans an extension of the Seeking the Dao road, and accepts qualified new members 117.