The Great Jin is the southernmost continent of the Mortal Realm.
Presentation[]
The greatest area and "cultivation world" in the Mortal World. It consist of one massive Jin Empire, many great sects and clans.
The Great Jin was over ten times larger than the Heavenly South, they attracted a far greater number of cultivators. This caused a severe lack of magic tools and medicines in comparison to the Heavenly South Region. Spiritual herbs or magic tools were significantly more expensive.
But the Great Jin was abundant with resources and would have many rare materials that would never be seen in the Heavenly South and even the Scattered Star Seas.[1]
Even in terms of the might of a sect, top sects had dozens of elders with more more than just one late Nascent Soul Grand Elder with the best sects having a Deity Transformation Ancestor. To put this into perspective, the top sects of the Heavenly South had 3-4 elders at Nascent Soul stage with only 3 sects having cultivators at Late Nascent Soul stage.
The Great Jin was bordered by other unsavory civilizations in the southeast and northwest and that mortal natives would often wage war with them.[2]
There exist islands nearby Great Jin continent, like Bitter Bamboo Island or North Night Island.
It's possible to fly from Scattered Star Seas to the Great Jin, but the journey may take upward of 10 years, and will be quite a perilous. There also exist ancient teleportation formations, but they are of limited availability.[3]
Economy[]
The main currency for cultivators is Spirit Stones, like the rest of the cultivation world within the Mortal World. Rare cultivation materials are used in bartering to conduct trades of equal value. Both Spirit Stones and materials are used to exchange goods and services. Spirit Stones are common within the Great Jin with vast quantities extracted from various spirit mines throughout the region.
Due to the density of mortals living within the Great Jin, cultivation materials and resources are often extracted by mortals. As a result, mortals play an integral part in the economy where mortals are exploited to collect valuable resources in exchange for influence, power and favors.
Power[]
In the Great Jin, Mortals are integrated into the power structure of the cultivation world. The Mortals within the Great Jin are organized as an empire with an imperial court and a royal family. Cultivators arrange secret agreements with the royal family and members of the imperial court to obtain cultivation resources. Clans of cultivators may broker secret arrangements with prominent members of the imperial court to obtain mortal property with much needed cultivation resources. Such arrangements are called Noble Clans.
The balance of power and ownership of territory for the cultivation world is proxied through the mortal imperial court and royal family. Should any individual sect or cultivator attempt to harm or appear to disrupt mortal affairs, the rest of the powers within the Great Jin would use the interference as a pretext to assault and consume territory.
Unknown to the vast majority of the Great Jin, the royal family is a figure-head chosen by the Immortal Form Sect that secretly controls the Great Jin from the shadows. The presently appointed royal family is the Ye Clan.
Deity Transformation cultivators[]
There are 5 Deity Transformation cultivators in the Great Jin: Xiang Zhili, Eccentric Feng, Hu Qinglei, Old Ghost Bai and Old Demon Che.[4]
Since Deity Transformation cultivators are very powerful, they have rules among each other. Engaging in conflicts between other beings of the same power level strictly prohibited and Deity Transformation cultivators are also not allowed to take part in any matters in the cultivation world.[5]
Provinces[]
The Great Jin is divided into 108 provinces.
| Province | Chapter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feng | 930 | |
| Huayuan | 960 | A large province on the eastern shore of the region. Most of its towns and cities are constructed on the coast. The province was prosperous at all times of the year for both mortals and cultivation sects. This was because oveseas cultivators traded Demon Beast materials which was scarce-inland. |
| Jinjiang | 935 | A province adjacent to the Jin Capital. |
| Liao | 900 | The majority of the province is within a snowy area. Residents tended to live in the non-snowy area that will still destitute. The region flooded seasonally. The province is renown for a mystic river that was was the preferred method of travel for residents and merchants. |
| Linjiang | 963 | Renown for the appearance of flood dragons. |
| Long | 931 | Located in the western portion of the region. It is home to tall expansive mountains and areas filled with toxic miasma. Venomous creatures are found here. Governed by the Illustrious Righteous Dao Sect, High Sun Palace and Devilwood Sect. |
| Nan | 920 | Located at the border of the central and northern portions of the region. Home to sects and clans practicing Daoism and Buddhism. Also home to wealthy merchants and 4 noble clans. |
| Nanjiang | 958 | Located in the southern part of the region. It is home to the Twin Scorpion Mountain. The region's resources are controlled by several mid-sized sects that banded together if a foreign power invaded the region. |
| Puyun | 997 | |
| Yi | 930 |
- ↑ Chapter 910 (Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 935 (Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 1158 (Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 1238 (Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 1239 (Novel)