Ancient Domain

Biodata

Background / History

The Ancient Domain is a martial realm whose residents preserve higher martial-arts inheritances. People of barbarian ancestry living outside Tong Pass seek recognition as true residents because such inheritances are available within the domain. A scattered tribe of roughly ten thousand people remains trapped outside the pass amid surrounding forbidden lands. 306

Its martial system is closely tied to the cultivation of Domains. Martial Saints may enter the Domain Seventh Realm either by using Martial Dao Principles to open a Domain or by refining the power of Heaven and Earth; the latter method spread after Heaven-Piercing Demon Gods began using refined natural powers as Domains. 392 424

The realm is hostile toward Born Ones. Its leadership orders the interception and elimination of Born Ones approaching the Ancient Domain and prohibits Ancient Domain External Skills from being passed to them. 420

Governance and Defense

• Tong Pass Prefecture Prefect — summons the Twelve Town Guardians and directs major military decisions, including campaigns against hostile Demon Domains. 420
• Twelve Tong Pass Garrison Commanders / Town Guardians — regional military leaders gathered at Martial Saint City under the Domain Lord's authority. 419 420
• Domain Lord — the authority awaited by the Tong Pass commanders in Martial Saint City. 419
• Martial Saint City — a heavily guarded administrative center placed under martial law during the commanders' assembly. 419
• Tong Pass — a defensive frontier whose surrounding settlements include communities excluded from full Ancient Domain residency. 306

Cultivation and Inheritances

Domains

Domains are classified by quality. First-class Domains include Wither and Bloom and Li Fire, while Great Accomplishment Domains include Life and Death and Heaven and Earth. 391

The Heaven and Earth Domain can mobilize the eight natural forces of Heaven, Earth, Mountain, Marsh, Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder. Superior Great Achievement Domains include the Sun, Moon, and Star Three Talents Domain and the Yin Yang Domain. 422

• Domain secret techniques are rare and valuable cultivation resources. 391
• Power of Heaven and Earth is fiercely contested because it offers a faster route into the Domain Seventh Realm. 424
• Demon Gods traditionally lack the comprehension to master Domains, though Heaven-Piercing Demon Gods have developed Domains by refining powers of Heaven and Earth. 424

External Skills

Ancient Domain External Skills are protected inheritances; the Prefecture specifically forbids their transmission to Born Ones. 420

Major Conflicts

Endless Fire Domain Campaign

The Tong Pass leadership organized an operation to annihilate the Endless Fire Domain and its three Demon Gods. The Five-clawed Dark Dragon was identified as responsible for breaching Tong Pass and slaughtering its people. Success in the operation would also determine the final recipient of a trial Secret Realm quota. 420

Supreme Demon Domain Invasion

The Supreme Demon Domain later invaded the Ancient Domain. During the assault on the Second Tong Pass, the Second Tong Pass Guardian, Qian Xuan, fell; defenders suffered severe casualties as organized monster forces and Heaven-Piercing Demon Gods pressured the pass. 523 525

Lin Yi intervened with his Qiankun Real Domain over a fifty-li area, countering the Demon Gods' Domains and suppressing six Heaven-Piercing Demon Gods before confronting the Three-Dragon-Head Envoy. 529

Notable Locations

• Martial Saint City — center of the Tong Pass commanders' gathering and a city guarded by Four-star Martial Artists during martial law. 419
• Ancient Pool Village — a village associated with the Divine Sacrifice inheritance; it celebrates Lin Yi's return shortly before news of the Supreme Demon Domain invasion arrives. 523
• Profound Wind Treasure Valley / Black Abyss Cave — an area of the Ancient Secret Realm where Black Abyss Cave began producing monsters rather than Profound Wind, causing Martial Saint casualties. 483
• Second Tong Pass — a major defensive pass attacked during the Supreme Demon Domain invasion. 525
• Southern Domain — a neighboring domain whose Great Shamans regarded Lin Yi's use of twelve Tong Pass Treasures as evidence of the Ancient Domain's formidable power. 669

Equipment / Treasures

• Twelve Tong Pass Treasures — Ancient Domain divine artifacts that can be stimulated with Source Qi; together, they emit an aura described as capable of destroying heaven and earth. 669
• Trial Secret Realm quota — a coveted opportunity awarded through the Endless Fire Domain operation. 420