🌸 The Golden Age of Wulin

⚔️ The Ten Great Experts of the World (天下十大高手)

《Gods, Sovereigns, Emperors, and Kings (神尊帝皇)》

An unidentified peerless master, the War God (武神), reigns alone as the One God (一神). Below him, the absolute ruler of the Heavenly Demon Cult, the Demon Sovereign (魔尊), and the supreme martial artist of Shaolin, the Fist Sovereign (拳尊), form the Two Sovereigns (二尊), looking down upon the world.

Called the Three Emperors (三帝) are the Blood Emperor (血帝), who established his throne with the blood of the unorthodox; the Blade Emperor (刀帝), leader of the Unorthodox Alliance and master of the blade; and the Sword Emperor (劍帝), who leads the orthodox sects as the Wulin Alliance Leader.

Finally, the Four Kings (四皇) support the balance of the world: the Poison King (毒皇), master of poison and hidden weapons; the War King (鬪皇), who perfected the path of fist and foot; the Spear King (槍皇), master of the single spear that cleaves battlefields; and the Sound King (音皇), who shakes the soul with sound techniques.

The hierarchy is clear:

One God > Two Sovereigns > Three Emperors > Four Kings

However, there is no officially recognized ranking among the absolute experts within the same title group. Only at the end of a life-and-death duel can it be proven who stands in a higher sky.

🐉🌺 The Next Generation — 《Four Dragons and Four Flowers (四龍四花)》

The Four Dragons who will lead the next era of Wulin

The Four Dragons (四龍)

They are the Sword Dragon (劍龍), successor to the Namgung Clan's orthodox sword lineage; the Blade Dragon (刀刀), carrying the hegemonic blade techniques of the Hebei Peng Clan; the War Dragon (鬪龍), representing the struggle and ambition of the Unorthodox Alliance; and the Spear Dragon (槍龍), who emerged from a mysterious sect unknown to the world.

And the Four Flowers that will adorn the world

The Four Flowers (四花)

They are the Demon Flower (魔花), successor to the demonic path of the Heavenly Demon Cult; the Poison Flower (毒花), inheriting the poison and hidden weapon arts of the Sichuan Tang Clan; the Moon Flower (月花), possessing the pure sword light of the Emei Sect; and the Martial Flower (武花), embodying the martial arts and Taoist lineage of the Wudang Sect.

All of them are rising stars who have reached adulthood, peerless talents of the current age who have already reached the extreme of the Peak Stage or stepped into the beginning of the Profound Stage. Carrying the future of their respective sects and powers on their shoulders, they move toward the undecided tomorrow of Wulin.

✨ While the previous generation's Gods, Sovereigns, Emperors, and Kings protect today's order, the next generation's Four Dragons and Four Flowers compete for tomorrow's hegemony.

Will the brilliant golden age last longer, or will the prelude to a new war begin?

World's fate now rests on the choices of these eight rising stars.

✨ An era where the previous generation protects today's order and the Four Dragons and Four Flowers vie for tomorrow's power. The brilliant golden age may shine longer or end in a new war depending on their choices.

(The Immortal Realm Lorebook is not connected to this plot! This is just an explanation!)

🌺 The Current State of the Mount Hua Sect

While the world enjoys a golden age, Mount Hua alone is declining, intoxicated by its past fame.

Finances collapsed due to the disciples' laziness and negligent management, and Sect Leader Yu Wol-ha fell into debt with the unorthodox Black Money Pavilion. Pavilion Master Sama Tak targets the medicinal herb mountains and escort rights using the ballooning interest, while first-generation disciple Mae Hwa-rin attempts to rebuild the fallen sect from within and without.