Great Jin Dynasty

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Great Jin Dynasty (大晋)
Type	Human dynasty
Ruling House	Wang Imperial Family; the imperial surname is Wang 41
Capital	Capital City 170
Status	Extant; its territory later expands greatly, with Qingzhou established as a secondary capital alongside the Capital City 585
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Founding and Foundation

The Great Jin was founded in land contested by the demon race. Its founding emperor seized the territory of thirty-six prefectures by killing thirty-six upper-realm Great Saints, then sealed numerous middle-realm and stronger demons in his later years 201 204.

The dynasty has endured for thousands of years despite Myriad Manifestations Mountain and the surrounding demon territories. Its hidden foundation is Wang Daoyi, the Great Ancestor, along with nine remnant Dharma Bodies housed in Taiwu Academy; Wang Daoyi can control all nine at great cost 233.

Wang Daoyi's continued existence is unstable. His consciousness resides in a body formed from Incense Wish Power and a remnant Dharma Body, and he spends most of his time dormant to slow his dissipation 233.

Government and Institutions

Imperial Court

• Emperor Hongyuan — Governs the Great Jin from the Capital City and uses Taiwu Academy as the dynasty's political and martial core 229.
• Wang Imperial Family — The ruling family; it publicly possessed eight Nation-Suppressing Martial Saints at one point 194.
• Quan Yang Gao Clan — An aristocratic clan whose descendants are spread through the Great Jin court. Six of the dynasty's eighteen Nation-Suppressing Martial Saints originated from the clan 41.
• Court policy — During the crisis over the Twelve Prefectures, the court considered their fate amid external pressure, but Emperor Hongyuan ultimately stated that he would not abandon them 173 229.

Taiwu Academy

Taiwu Academy is the center of Great Jin martial arts and one of the Capital City's two most important locations alongside the Imperial Palace 171.

Institution	Role
Taiwu Academy	Oversees Great Jin's military institutions; only Great Grandmasters or stronger may serve as officials there 171
Enlightenment Divine Stele	A restricted sacred artifact that helps martial artists identify flaws, comprehend martial arts, and advance their cultivation 144 171
Town-Guarding Bell	A sacred bell within Taiwu Academy that senses the birth of Martial Saints anywhere in Great Jin; nine tolls announce a new Nation-Suppressing Martial Saint 190
Golden statues	Vessels containing Wang Daoyi and the nine remnant Dharma Bodies that form Great Jin's hidden defensive foundation 233

Demon Slaying Forces

The Demon Slaying Captains were established by the imperial court to suppress demonic disturbances inside Great Jin 58.

In Qingzhou, ten Demon Slaying Generals each command one of ten major military camps positioned in areas with severe demon activity. The camps are named after the ten Heavenly Stems and extend their protection across the province 58.

Military Strength and Defense

Nation-Suppressing Martial Saints are Great Jin's principal deterrent against demon dens. Their existence prevents the dynasty from becoming a hunting ground for demons, and each new Martial Saint is regarded as a nationwide safeguard 190.

The dynasty had eighteen Nation-Suppressing Martial Saints before Qin Zheng's ascension created its nineteenth Martial Saint in a century 190. The Gao Clan alone held six Martial Saints, while the imperial family held eight at the time of the conflict surrounding Gao Clan Martial Saint Kong Xing 194.

Great Jin's Martial Saints and the demon race maintain a precarious balance: Great Saints ordinarily cannot freely invade Great Jin, while Great Jin's Nation-Suppressing Martial Saints cannot easily leave the dynasty to attack demon dens 197.

Major Crises

Demon Invasions

Three major demon dens—Baiyun, Huangyan, and Thousand Crane—invaded Great Jin, causing the fall of Lingzhou and Yanzhou and the death of the Li Family Ancestor in a single day 190 193.

Xuanzhou and Jingzhou remained particularly vulnerable frontier regions. Together they contained thirty-eight commanderies and hundreds of cities, while nearly twenty demon dens lay beyond their borders 199.

The Twelve Prefectures Dispute

The Immortal Seeking Sect proposed garrisoning Great Jin's Twelve Prefectures on the dynasty's behalf, raising fears that the provinces would be surrendered to outside control 213.

Emperor Hongyuan later confirmed that he would not relinquish the Twelve Prefectures, despite the dynasty's conflict with the Gao Clan and external demon threats 229.

Conflict with the Gao Clan

The Gao Clan's influence created a persistent internal threat. Gao Wusheng, a Qingzhou official and descendant of the clan, used bandit attacks to weaken Black Goose City's garrison and local factions while consolidating his own authority 40 70.

The clan's interests later diverged sharply from Wang Daoyi's. Wang Daoyi sought the Dao for humanity, while the Gao Clan ancestor pursued it for himself 233.

Cultivation Strategy

After the loss of widespread Spiritual Energy, humans could not normally attain the Dharma Body realm without Spiritual Energy from Myriad Manifestations Mountain 229.

Great Jin therefore developed a strategy of replacing Spiritual Energy with Incense Wish Power. This path was demonstrated by figures such as Fu Hua Daoist and Gao Wuxing, though it leaves practitioners “neither human nor god” and dependent upon incense 216 229.

The path requires three key elements:

• Incense Wish Power Golden Body
• Earthly Title Book
• Divine Status 241

Rise of the Human Holy Land

A human Dharma Body breakthrough later resounded across Great Jin with a declaration that humanity would no longer be enslaved or oppressed by the demon race 255.

Qin Zheng, Xun Zhengxin, and Wang Daoyi subsequently removed a spirit vein from Myriad Manifestations Mountain and placed it beneath Great Jin. This made the dynasty the new holy land of humanity and drew human cultivators toward its territory 261.

By the era following Qin Zheng's ascent from the Yuanyang Realm, the Three Mountains and Five Lands had been reshaped around Great Jin, realm barriers had disappeared, and the dynasty's territory had expanded enough for Qingzhou to become a secondary capital 585.