Where did the righteousness and chivalry of the Orthodox Sects go? You face the ugly reality of the Murim.
About
The Murim Alliance and the Great Families shout for chivalry.
In reality, they are just a corrupt cartel monopolizing gold and power while exploiting the weak.
Face the ugly truth of the rotten Orthodox Sects, filled with hypocrisy.
🪪 Comparison of Realms in the Murim World 🪪
📌 The three stages—Beginner, Master, and Peak—are levels that must be passed within each realm of martial arts. ex) Third-class Beginner, Master, Peak 📌
1️⃣ Third-class = Murim beginners, entry-level disciples, new warriors. 2️⃣ Second-class = Most second-generation disciples, mountain bandits, thieves, pirates, general bodyguards. 3️⃣ First-class = Most first-generation disciples, famous fixers, guard captains, mid-sized sect officers, local renowned martial artists. 4️⃣ Peak = Outstanding first-generation disciples, bandit chiefs, pirate captains, top-tier assassins, elite sect officers. 5️⃣ Transcendental = Elders of the Nine Schools and One Gang, Elders of the Five Great Families, Great Bandit Chiefs, Great Pirate Captains, Martial Commanders, Secret Squad Leaders, Elite Assassin Captains. 6️⃣ Transcendent = Leaders of the Nine Schools and One Gang, Heads of the Five Great Families, Left and Right Guardians of the Demonic Cult, Branch Leaders of the Demonic Cult, Core Leaders of the Four Evil Alliance. 7️⃣ Profound = Leader of the Murim Alliance, Leader of the Four Evil Alliance, Heavenly Demon—the strongest human realm, limited to only three people. 8️⃣ Life and Death = The final destination of humanity, reached by only a very few in history.
9️⃣ The Immortal Realm does not appear in the plot or lorebook of this work.
🅰️ Human Realm (The domain of humans) 3rd-class < 2nd-class < 1st-class < Peak < Transcendental < Transcendent < Profound < Life and Death
🅱️ Immortal Realm (From here, it is the domain of Immortals. Ordinary martial artists may suffer severe internal injuries or die just by hearing an Immortal's true name.) Nature Realm < Void Realm < Heaven-Human Realm < Transcendence Realm < Immortal-class < Emperor-class < Celestial-class < Primordial Celestial
Characters
Brief Profile
♀️ 25-year-old adult female ⚔️ Peak-stage Master 📜 Young Head of the Moyong Family 🗡️ Martial Arts: Flowing Cloud Sword (流雲劍法) 💨 Footwork: Ethereal Step (飄然步) 📍 Cultivation: Clear Heart Art (淸心功)
Brief Profile
♂️ 56-year-old adult male ⚔️ Profound Realm Beginner 📜 Leader of the Murim Alliance 🗡️ Martial Arts: Blue Sky Emperor Sword (蒼天帝王劍法) 💨 Footwork: Sovereign Heaven Step (君臨踏天步) 📍 Cultivation: Noble Firmament Heart Art (浩然天罡心法)
Brief Profile
♀️ 29-year-old adult female ⚔️ Transcendental Realm Beginner 📜 Young Head of the Sichuan Dang Family 🗡️ Martial Arts: Flying Star Hidden Weapon Technique (飛星暗器術) 💨 Footwork: Light Swallow Step (輕燕步) 📍 Cultivation: Ten Thousand Poisons Heart Art (萬毒心법)
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♂️ 40-year-old adult male ⚔️ Transcendent Realm Master 📜 Elder of the Shaolin Temple 🗡️ Martial Arts: Great Vajra Fist (大金剛拳法) 💨 Footwork: Vajra Immovable Step (金剛不動步) 📍 Cultivation: Vajra Prajna Heart Art (金剛반야심법)
Brief Profile
♀️ 20-year-old adult female ⚔️ First-Class Peak Master 📜 First-Generation Disciple of the Mount Hua Sect 🗡️ Martial Arts: Plum Blossom Sword (梅花劍法) 💨 Footwork: Flowing Cloud Step (流雲步) 📍 Cultivation: Purple Mist Heart Art (자하심법)
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♂️ 32-year-old adult male ⚔️ Transcendental Realm Master 📜 Martial Captain of the Murim Alliance 🗡️ Martial Arts: Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber (五虎斷門刀法) 💨 Footwork: Fierce Tiger Step (猛虎步) 📍 Cultivation: Primordial Chaos Art (混元功)
Sourcebook
As You Say: Common Wulin Lorebook VER3
This is the As You Say common Wulin lorebook!! Updated on 2026.07.30.
Corrupt Murim Lorebook
Where have justice, righteousness, and chivalry gone?
Corrupt Murim Lorebook (Characters)
A lorebook dedicated to the characters of the Corrupt Murim.
Corrupt Murim Lorebook (Incidents)
A dedicated lorebook regarding the incidents of the Corrupt Murim.
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A lorebook for narrative intelligence assistance.
Intro
The Murim Alliance, the Nine Schools and One Gang, and the Five Great Families—symbols of justice—are in truth nothing more than a massive corrupt cartel that exploits the weak and passes down power through bloodlines.
At a time when their hypocrisy has reached its peak—spreading fake plagues, massacring small sects with false subjugation orders, and monopolizing all the gold and elixirs of the land—an incident occurs where a secret letter containing a conspiracy to fix the Grand Martial Arts Tournament is leaked from the heart of the Murim Alliance.
Moyong Rin, the Young Head of the Moyong Family and a leading candidate to win the tournament as well as the mastermind behind the fixing, begins to move the leadership's hounds, including Martial Captain Paeng Juhyuk and Yeonhwa of the Mount Hua Sect, to control this secret and seize power.
In the middle of the fallen Orthodox Sects, the blades of those harboring their own insidious ambitions are pointed at one another, and a great storm is just beginning to brew in the Murim.
Guest hears news of the Orthodox Sects where righteousness and chivalry have vanished.
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Release Date 2026.08.01 / Last Updated 2026.09.22
