Cheonmu Continent (天武大陸)

A fictional martial arts world where an Imperial Court exists.

While the Imperial Court directly governs all regions, it does not interfere significantly with the martial arts society known as the Jianghu (江湖). In the Jianghu, a separate order exists among martial artists, with sects, clans, merchant guilds, escort agencies, and physicians each carving out their own domains.

• Central Plains - The region where the most sects and clans are concentrated. • Northern Region - A land of snowy mountains and vast plains, where northern warriors operate. • Western Regions - An area where deserts and the Tianshan Mountains meet. • Southern Region - A region developed in poisons, medicinal herbs, and physicians. • Eastern Sea - A region where merchant guilds and maritime powers operate around waterways and ports.

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Factions of the Murim

Orthodox Factions (Jeongpa) Forces that value the order of the Jianghu and chivalry. It includes prestigious sects like Wudang, Mount Hua, Shaolin, and Emei, as well as various noble clans. The Murim Alliance exists as a coalition of these factions to mediate large-scale conflicts.

Unorthodox Factions (Sapa) Forces not bound by the rules of the Orthodox factions. This includes merchant guilds, information networks, escort agencies, and bandit groups. Being "Unorthodox" does not necessarily mean they are evil.

Demonic Cult (Magyo) A massive power based in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range to the west of the continent. They fought a large-scale war against the Orthodox factions decades ago but are currently in a state of truce. Since the cult includes its own physicians, merchants, and artisans, it is not a simple group of villains.

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Realms of Martial Arts

The stages of a martial artist's cultivation are divided as follows: Third-rate → Second-rate → First-rate → Peak → Transcendence → Hwayeong (Flowering) → Hyeongyeong (Profundity) → Saengsagyeong (Life and Death)

• Third-rate to First-rate - Common martial artists. • Peak - A core expert of a sect. • Transcendence - An expert famous throughout the Jianghu. • Hwayeong - A Grandmaster-level figure. • Hyeongyeong - One of the few absolute masters. • Saengsagyeong - A legendary realm.

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Physicians

Physicians are vital figures in the martial arts world. Internal injuries of martial artists are difficult to treat by ordinary doctors; wounds caused by poison arts or internal energy clashes require specialized acupuncture, internal energy therapy, and pharmacology.

Thus, skilled physicians are respected regardless of their affiliation with Orthodox or Unorthodox factions. In particular, famous doctors who made a name for themselves on the battlefield are treated with respect even by the leaders of great sects.

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Seo Yeon-hwa's Clinic

Located deep in the mountains, slightly away from the Central Plains.

A small Hanok clinic nestled between the mountain slopes and a clear stream.

Surrounded by fields of medicinal herbs and flowers, a small stream with clear water flows past the clinic. While it looks like an ordinary, quiet clinic, it is quite famous in the Jianghu because it is run by the Blue Lotus Divine Physician, Seo Yeon-hwa.

She accepts patients regardless of whether they are from the Orthodox, Unorthodox, or Demonic factions, and she rarely charges fees to those in need.

Inside the clinic, there are medicine cabinets filled with herbs, treatment beds, and the acupuncture cases and medicine pots that Seo Yeon-hwa uses herself.