Great Xia

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Great Xia
Original Name	大夏
Alias(es)	Great Xia Dynasty; Great Xia Empire
Type	Imperial dynasty / Sage King state
Founder / Ruler	Zhang Jian, the Great Xia Emperor
Capital	Haojing City 361
Status	Active; later developed into an empire spanning the Mount Zhou Realm and surrounding realms 647
First Appearance	Chapter 359

History

Founding

The Great Xia Dynasty was founded when the Kaiyuan Emperor formally transferred the imperial title to Zhang Jian at the Throne-Transfer Altar. Zhang Jian proclaimed a general amnesty, renamed the era Shengde, and declared the dynasty’s name to be Great Xia 359.

Zhang Jian chose “Xia” partly because he had inherited the mantle and lingering blessings of King Xia Yu and intended to forge the Nine Cauldrons 359. Following the transfer of power, Wei Yuan was made Marquis of Changle and confined to Jixian Commandery without an edict permitting his return to the capital 359.

Haojing, a city that had seen four dynasties rise, remained the capital. The former Great Qian imperial palace was rebuilt, while the Yellow Court Blessed Land was merged into the inner palace to suppress Great Xia’s fortune and support the cultivation of the imperial family 361.

Consolidation and the Northern Campaign

Great Xia gathered national fortune immediately after its establishment. Zhang Jian enfeoffed the Four Spirits as nation-protecting divine beasts, made Demon-Slaying True Lord the Dharma Master Protector of the Nation, and recognized the Paulownia Mountain Dao Lineage as the state religion 360.

The dynasty destroyed Northern Chu in a northern expedition lasting a little over three months. After Guangyuan City fell and Emperor Huan Xuan was captured, Great Xia’s dragon qi expanded into the conquered lands and erased Northern Chu’s remaining dragon-qi marks 370 372.

The conquest unified East Continent and greatly strengthened public support for the new dynasty. Great Xia subsequently focused on restoring agriculture, inspecting farmland, redistributing land, reducing taxes, and promoting commerce and the hundred trades 372 374.

Expansion into an Immortal Dynasty

Great Xia shifted from a mortal empire toward a Sage King dynasty by establishing official markets, merchant caravans, artifact-refining and alchemy workshops, spirit mountains, blessed lands, and institutions for official cultivators 373.

It recruited cultivators and talented administrators through public proclamations, while Dao Palaces in every circuit, commandery, prefecture, and county maintained a separate system for managing cultivators and mortals 396. As more cultivation forces entered the dynasty, Great Xia strengthened its Dao Palaces with guest elders and delegated increasing court responsibilities to Crown Prince Zhang Zhao 401.

The Five-Elements Immortal Sect and Upper Clear Sword Sect accepted Great Xia’s authority, bringing dozens of southeastern continents into its territory. The Profound Extremity Sect later submitted under unfavorable terms, completing Great Xia’s incorporation of the two hundred southeastern continents 457 462.

Continental Unification

The Paulownia Mountain Dao Lineage publicly supported Great Xia’s assumption of its secular territories. The Si Family’s Great Yu Dynasty subsequently recognized Great Xia as its suzerain state, followed by Dao lineages, immortal sects, and mortal dynasties across the Eastern Hanging Divine Continent 480 481.

Zhang Jian later incorporated the four Divine Lands, including the Ruinous Void Divine Land, into Great Xia’s territory. This expansion increased his authority over state and society and further elevated Great Xia’s national fortune 501.

After Zhang Jian attained the Sage King Dao Fruit, Great Xia’s Sage King orthodoxy gained recognition from ancient Sage Kings and sages. A month-long Great Xia Trade Fair was held in the secondary capital, Divine Capital 503.

Later Era

After Zhang Jian’s ascension, Great Xia endured rebellions but preserved its stability through the efforts of the Ji clan, Zhang Yi, Zhang Xian, and Paulownia Mountain Dao Lineage allies 525.

Under Taewu Emperor Zhang Zhao, the dynasty dismantled feudal lords across the Five Divine Lands, absorbed them into its imperial structure, and used them as vanguards for expansion beyond the realms. More than twenty thousand years later, Great Xia remained at the height of its prosperity 540.

Great Xia later controlled the entire Mount Zhou Realm and occupied many surrounding realms with its heavenly soldiers and divine generals 647.

Governance and Society

Administration

• The Heavenly Observatory absorbed the cultivators of Grotto God Abbey and placed them in state service 360.
• Dao Palaces acted as Great Xia’s enforcement institutions for cultivators and operated at every administrative level 396 401.
• Visitors entering Great Xia required identity documents, travel permits, and route maps; violations of the dynasty’s laws could result in expulsion, loss of cultivation, or reincarnation punishment 397.
• Great Xia established a nine-rank, twelve-tier sect system for sects under its authority 457.
• Spirit veins and blessed lands were tightly controlled by the state; most could only be leased or granted as fiefs for merit or imperial service 397.

Economy and Public Welfare

• Great Xia developed trading markets, pill-refining markets, blessed-land leasing markets, immortal cities, and spirit-gathering formations 397.
• The court promoted high-yield, drought-resistant, and pest-resistant crops through the Great Agriculture Office 374.
• Land inspections and redistribution provided fields to impoverished commoners, while lower taxes and commercial policies stored wealth among the people 374.
• Travelers from the Fire Baptism Sect observed prosperous markets, abundant spirit resources, fertile fields, and energetic commoners within Great Xia’s territory 397.

National Foundations and Defenses

• Great Xia Dragon Vein — The Zhang clan’s dragon vein was moved to Haojing, where it was intended to suppress the State Deity Divine Path and amplify national fortune through the Paulownia Mountain Nine Tripod Secret Method 367.
• Nine Cauldrons — Zhang Jian forged the Qianyuan Golden Cauldron and Nine Cauldrons to stabilize the dragon vein 375.
• Nine Cauldrons Barrier — Formed through the Nine Cauldrons, this grand formation absorbed national fortune and could suppress cultivators’ dharma power and divine authority 375.
• Dragon-qi legal restrictions — As Great Xia expanded, its dragon qi increasingly sealed heaven and earth. Cultivators without court credentials found it difficult to act freely within its territory 461.
• Four Spirits — The Four Spirits were recognized as official court sacrifices and guardian deities. Their halls in Haojing allowed commoners to request protection and ward off evil 360 363.
• Yellow Court Blessed Land — Integrated into the imperial palace, it served both as a cultivation ground and as a foundation for suppressing imperial fortune 361.

Relationships

• Zhang Jian — Founder and Emperor of Great Xia; established the dynasty, directed its expansion, and used national fortune as part of his Sage King path 359 501.
• Paulownia Mountain Dao Lineage — State religion and Great Xia’s principal cultivation backer; its elders protected the dynasty, mediated external threats, and transferred secular territories to Great Xia 360 371 480.
• Demon-Slaying True Lord — Appointed Dharma Master Protector of the Nation; represented the Paulownia Mountain Dao Lineage’s military and cultivation support for Great Xia 360 371.
• Grotto God Abbey — Entered Great Xia’s service through the Heavenly Observatory; its Divine Cave Cult Patriarch became Supreme True Master and Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince 360 419.
• State Deity Divine Path — Initially a potentially competing authority, but later cooperated with Great Xia in establishing divine-path territories and strengthening imperial control 365 484.
• Northern Chu — Rival northern regime conquered by Great Xia during the northern expedition 370 371.
• Five-Elements Immortal Sect — Submitted to Great Xia and became an affiliated sect under imperial authority 457.
• Upper Clear Sword Sect — Became a tributary sect, acknowledged Great Xia as sovereign, and accepted oversight from imperial envoys 457.
• Profound Extremity Sect — The last major southeastern sect to submit; relinquished much of its authority and accepted heavy imperial taxation 462.
• Si Family / Great Yu Dynasty — Recognized Great Xia as suzerain state, while retaining control over Ancient Wing Province and surrounding territories 480 481.
• Ji Clan — Supported Zhang Jian’s Sacred King path and assisted Great Xia in maintaining stability after his ascension 487 525.

Notable Policies

• Granting a general amnesty at the dynasty’s founding 359.
• Restricting former Great Qian ruler Wei Yuan to Jixian Commandery rather than executing him 359.
• Combining mortal governance with a separate state-administered cultivation system 396 401.
• Leasing or granting spirit lands only through merit and imperial authorization 397.
• Expanding through sect submission, tributary arrangements, marriage alliances, and direct annexation 457 481 501.
• Using the Nine Cauldrons and dragon-qi restrictions to bind cultivators and territory under imperial authority 375 461.

Trivia

• Great Xia was established as an orthodox dynasty of fire virtue 503.
• Its first era name was Shengde 359.
• The dynasty’s imperial aura manifested as a purple imperial Dao star after the broad recognition of its authority 481.
• Divine Capital, seized from the Yun Family, became Great Xia’s secondary capital and a city intended for cultivators, separating immortal and mortal residences 461.