Shenzhou

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shenzhou
Alias(es)	Shenzhou Continent
Location	The largest continent on its planet, alongside the Western and Northern Continents 273
Inhabitants	Shenzhou people; later also Celestial Being mixed-bloods and Great Void natives under the Ideal Nation 782 903
Affiliation	Ideal Nation; Martial God Hall 901 903
Status	Formerly divided among sects and tribes; unified under the Ideal Nation 846 903

History

Dark Age and Celestial intervention

A dark cave descended upon Shenzhou, beginning a dark age in which humanity survived for thousands of years against the Demon Race. Celestial Beings eventually descended from the moon in “iron birds” and helped humanity resist the invasion. 273

The Celestial Beings introduced martial arts, armor, weapons, and other advanced knowledge. They trained ten exceptionally talented Shenzhou humans, later remembered as human heroes; the major Sword Sect families descended from these figures. 273

Separation from the other continents

The Celestial Beings established transport lines linking Shenzhou to the Western and Northern Continents. Shenzhou sent aid to the Western Continent and troops to suppress the White Demon Race in the Northern Continent. 273

After the Celestial Beings left the moon, the transport network fell into disrepair. Shenzhou lost contact with both continents, its overseas operations ceased, and the warriors sent abroad—including descendants of human heroes—never returned. 273

Sect rule and suppression

Recovered memories identify the Supreme Being and War God as the forces behind Shenzhou’s later sect-ruled order. They destroyed tribal Martial God statues, captured tribal leaders and Lin Feng’s followers, erased their memories, and replaced local leadership with puppets. 846

The seven major tribes were reshaped into the Seven Great Sects. Worship of the Supreme Being was imposed throughout Shenzhou, with people required to pray before a Supreme God statue after breakfast. 846

The Celestial Beings also restricted Shenzhou’s growth by halting Psionic Crystal supplies and limiting access to Star Martial arts, making advancement to Martial Saint far more difficult. 781

Unification under the Ideal Nation

The Seven Great Sects later announced their accession to the Martial God Hall, ending Shenzhou’s millennia-old sect structure without open conflict. 901

Lin Feng established the Ideal Nation across Earth and the Great Void, including Shenzhou, the Northern Continent, and the Western Continent. Its stated priorities were public prosperity and respect for talented individuals. 903

Geography and infrastructure

• Shenzhou is the planet’s largest continent; the Western Continent was devastated during the dark age, while the Northern Continent was conquered by the Demon Race. 273
• The Northern Continent’s population was subjected to demon-blood experiments, resulting in the White Demon Race. 273
• Many of Shenzhou’s great cities stand on foundations built by the Celestial Beings. 735
• Celestial structures left behind after their departure became self-repairing and self-defending ruins containing manuals, elixirs, weapons, armor, and other resources. 273
• The moon was transformed by the Celestial Beings into the Great Void, an inner world intended to contain Shenzhou martial artists. 805

People and society

Shenzhou people

Shenzhou people possess strong physical aptitude: Celestial martial arts could generally be learned by nearly anyone, allowing cultivation to the Houtian realm. 774

Their population greatly exceeds that of the Celestial Beings, and their bloodline was considered to possess immense potential. Celestial research could remove Celestial blood from mixed-bloods but could not remove Shenzhou blood. 792

Social conditions

Before the Ideal Nation, sects monopolized resources and oppressed weaker people, while many demon hunters operated according to force and self-interest rather than shared rules. 771 774 775

Lin Feng sought to replace this structure with a society that provided welfare, advancement opportunities, and recognition for both martial and scientific talent. 903 906

Martial arts

• Shenzhou’s martial arts system originated with the Celestial Beings. 273 695
• Star Martial arts require Mental Power, making their inheritance exceptionally difficult; crucial knowledge cannot be fully conveyed through written instruction. 397
• Grandmasters commonly entered the Great Void to develop, where their physical bodies underwent blood replacement; the bodies left in Shenzhou often remained at early Grandmaster stage. 423
• Myriad Swords Returning to Origin, the Sword Sect’s Star Martial, reappeared in Shenzhou after being lost for thousands of years. 388 397
• The Celestial Beings deliberately restricted Shenzhou’s access to Psionic Crystals and Star Martial arts to prevent the emergence of Martial Saints. 781

Technological development

For much of its history, Shenzhou developed martial arts but not technology after the Celestial transport network ceased functioning. 273

Following unification, Lin Feng released Celestial technological data in stages and established the Academy of Sciences. Its early researchers included craftsmen and inventors identified as Shenzhou’s technological pioneers. 906

Under the Ideal Nation, Shenzhou and the other regions developed shared information networks, scientific research, shipbuilding, navigation, gene technology, and spacecraft production. 907 924

• Celestial grain-based gene locks intended to prevent Shenzhou people and mixed-bloods from reaching Martial Saint were discovered in Celestial research bases. 883
• The Ideal Nation removed the gene lock from crops, though the lock within people could not initially be undone. 924
• Celestial spacecraft technology was analyzed to the point that replication became possible. 924

Major conflicts

• Demon Race — The defining threat of Shenzhou’s dark age; demons later continued to emerge through Demon Teleportation Arrays. 273 805
• Great Void Evil Spirits — Invaders that possessed or borrowed Shenzhou martial artists’ bodies and threatened the continent from within. 703 707
• Celestial Beings — Initially recorded as allies against demons, but later revealed to have restricted Shenzhou’s development, engineered its sect system, and planned to control its Dragon Veins. 273 781 810 846
• Celestial Supreme — Sought to weaken the Blue Star Will, seize control of the planet, and destroy the Shenzhou Dragon Veins. 801 810