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Falling Star Sect
Mad God of the Sword Dao
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Falling Star Sect (落星宗) |
| Type | Cultivation sect |
| Location | Situated against the Starfall Mountain Range, west of Starfall Forest 6 |
| Occupation/Role | A major regional sect whose disciples and resources can influence the balance of power in Starfall City 6 47 |
| Status | Active; continues recruiting disciples and conducting sect-sanctioned trials 47 50 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 6: Falling Star Sect Disciple 6 |
Influence and Authority
The Falling Star Sect is regarded as a colossal power compared with Starfall City’s great families. Even the status of an outer disciple makes local lineages wary, while Lin Yichen’s promotion to inner disciple immediately changes Qin Tiande’s view of his marriage proposal. The Heavenly Dragon Empire itself treats the sect with considerable caution. 6
Its authority is not unlimited. General Xing Zhan asserts that the sect cannot act lawlessly within Starfall City, which remains under Heavenly Dragon Empire jurisdiction. 40
Organization
| Rank / Position | Known Member(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Inner-sect Grand Elder | Zhang Kairong | An Advanced Soul-Emergence Realm expert who negotiates the resolution of Lin Yichen’s death. 47 |
| Inner elder | Weng Yuan | Lin Yichen’s master; a Soul-Emergence Realm cultivator who attempts to retaliate after his disciple’s defeat. 40 41 |
| True disciple | Unnamed | Soul-Emergence Realm experts are described as true disciples and are not expected to act lightly. 48 |
| Inner disciple | Lin Yichen; unnamed Organs-Hiding Realm disciples | Inner disciples may cultivate the sect’s signature sword art; Organs-Hiding Realm inner disciples are assigned to hunt Tang Tian. 37 48 |
| Outer disciple | Four unnamed disciples | These disciples attack Ye Ruxue in Starfall Forest while relying on sect prestige and their superior numbers. 16 |
Techniques and Equipment
| Name | Classification | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Falling Star Sword Technique | Mid-grade earth-tier sword art | The sect-defending sword art; only inner disciples may cultivate it. Lin Yichen uses it against Tang Tian, and Weng Yuan later employs it against Xing Zhan. 37 41 |
| Azure Leaf Sword | Lower-Grade Spirit Artifact | Lin Yichen carries this sword during his life-and-death duel with Tang Tian. 38 40 |
History
Lin Yichen reveals his status as an inner disciple while proposing marriage to Qin Yuexi. The announcement shocks Starfall City’s leading families and causes Qin Tiande to immediately approve the proposal, viewing the connection to the sect as an opportunity for the Qin Family. 6
In Starfall Forest, four outer disciples join Ximen Lian in attempting to seize Ye Ruxue’s Thunderclap Beast. Ye denounces them as sect-backed bullies. Tang Tian intervenes, and he and Ye Ruxue kill all four disciples. 16 18 19
Lin Yichen later fights Tang Tian in a public life-and-death duel. Despite using the Falling Star Sword Technique and an Azure Leaf Sword, Lin is defeated and killed. His master, Weng Yuan, attempts to intervene primarily to preserve the sect’s reputation rather than save Lin’s life. 37 40
Weng Yuan’s retaliation is stopped by Xing Zhan, who wounds and drives him from Starfall City. The sect subsequently avoids escalating the incident, judging that further action could cost it more than the single inner disciple already lost. 41
Zhang Kairong later visits the Tang Family and presents Tang Tian with two choices: join the sect as an inner disciple, or survive a half-month hunt in Starfall Forest. Tang Tian rejects recruitment, arguing that the sect is using his family as leverage. 47
Starfall Forest Hunt
| Term | Details |
|---|---|
| Target | Tang Tian 47 |
| Duration | Fifteen days / half a month 47 49 |
| Hunting ground | Starfall Forest 47 50 |
| Pursuers | Inner disciples at the Organs-Hiding Realm; Zhang Kairong orders all sect disciples of that realm to enter the forest. 48 50 |
| Condition for Tang Tian | He need only evade pursuit and emerge alive; defeating every pursuer is unnecessary. 48 49 |
| Promised outcome | If Tang Tian survives, the sect will release him and stop troubling the Tang Family. 47 48 |
| Zhang Kairong’s stated purpose | The hunt is intended to resolve the dispute while tempering the sect’s arrogant disciples; deaths are treated as proof that a disciple’s skills were inferior. 48 50 |
Relationships
- Tang Tian — Killed inner disciple Lin Yichen and several outer disciples; rejected the sect’s recruitment offer and accepted its Starfall Forest hunt instead. 19 40 47 48
- Lin Yichen — Former inner disciple whose death becomes the immediate cause of the sect’s conflict with Tang Tian. 6 40
- Weng Yuan — Inner elder and Lin Yichen’s master; seeks vengeance against Tang Tian after Lin’s death. 40 41
- Zhang Kairong — Inner-sect Grand Elder who handles negotiations with Tang Tian and organizes the forest hunt. 47 50
- Ye Ruxue — Offered recruitment by Zhang Kairong because of her aptitude, but refuses unless Tang Tian also joins. 48
- Heavenly Dragon Empire — Its officials, Jia Shiming and Xing Zhan, challenge the sect’s attempt to retaliate inside Starfall City. 40 41