Seven Sect Alliance (State of Yue)

The Seven Sect Alliance was an alliance between the largest sects residing in the State of Yue within the Heavenly South Region. It was formed in response to constant hostilities between the Devilish Dao Alliance to the east, and the Righteous Dao Alliance in the neighboring State of Fengdou to the west. Prior to the alliance, sects residing within the State of Yue were forced to chose between aligning their cultivation arts with either the Devilish or Righteous Dao. As members of a neutral Seven Sect Alliance, sects are free to practice both arts without persecution.
Unfortunately, the Seven Sect Alliance was dissolved. The Devilish Dao Alliance invaded the State of Yue resulting in a war of attrition between the Seven Sect Alliance and the Devilish Dao Alliance. A member of the Seven Sect Alliance, the Spirit Beast Mountain sect, was previously splintered off from another sect within the Devilish Dao Alliance. On the cusp of a key battle, the Spirit Beast Mountain betrayed the Seven Sect Alliance. The remaining sects were forced to flee to the Nine Nations Union
While it existed, the Seven Sect Alliance governed the State of Yue sharing cultivation resources.
Heavenly-south-sevensect-alliance-01.png|War with the Devilish Dao Alliance
Heavenly-south-sevensect-alliance-02.png|War with the Devilish Dao Alliance
Heavenly-south-sevensect-alliance-03.png|War with the Devilish Dao Alliance
== Trial by Blood and Fire ==
=== History ===
Unfortunately due to thin Spiritual Energy, cultivation resources within the Mortal World dried up over the years. To preserve the ability to cultivate, ancient cultivators sealed an area containing materials and ingredients for Spiritual Medicines. These sealing formations prevented the Spiritual Energy emitted by spiritual plants and beasts within the area. This created a self-sustaining ecosystem that preserved resources that required gestation in thick Spiritual Energy. Every five years the ancient formation sealing the area weakens for a five day period. During this period Core Formation experts of the Seven Sect Alliance temporarily open a passage-way into the sealed area.
However, repeated over harvesting of materials within the sealed area led to a weakening of the ecosystem. Cultivation resources did not replenish fast enough to support consumption by the Seven Sect Alliance. This led to conflict and disputes between the sects as elite disciples killed each other in pursuit of much-needed cultivation resources. This once peaceful recurring event was dubbed the "Trial by Blood and Fire".
=== Background ===
Sects within the Seven Sect Alliance needed to groom the younger generations in order to replenish their strength as cultivators reached the end of their lifespans. Due to weaker Spiritual Energy in the Mortal World, a vast majority of cultivators required external assistance using Foundation Establishment Pills to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. The only location for materials to concoct these pills for the sects within the State of Yue, was within the sealed area. Due to over harvesting these resources became sparse within the sealed area.
=== Competition ===
Unable to concoct enough Foundation Establishment Pills due to insufficient materials, the Seven Sect Alliance decided to use The Trial by Blood and Fire to both collect the required materials, and cull the number of disciples. As a result the Trial by Blood and Fire has turned into a competition between the Qi Condensation disciples of the Seven Sect Alliance. Disciples from each sect collect spiritual plants and materials within the sealed area. They engage in bloody fights resulting in fatalities. Should they survive and make contributions, they are awarded treasures and a Foundation Establishment Pill.
=== Appearance ===
Trial-by-blood-fire-01.png|Trial Dimension (Sealed Space)
trial-by-blood-fire-02.png|Sealed Entrance
trial-by-blood-fire-03.png|Opening the Sealed Entrance
trial-by-blood-fire-04-entrance.png|Opened Entrance
trial-by-blood-fire-04-trial-grounds.png|Trial Dimension
== Great Immortal Ascension Assembly ==
Within the State of Yue there was an ever growing number of Qi Condensation cultivators unaffiliated with sects. Many of these cultivators were a step away from successfully reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. However these cultivators did not have access to Foundation Establishment Pills. As a result many were stuck at the Qi Condensation stage of cultivation. 
There was growing animosity amongst these Rogue Cultivators. Unable to ignore the situation in their home state, the alliance created an assembly called the Great Immortal Ascension Assembly. The assembly is a tournament where rogue cultivators compete for attention by major sects of the alliance. Each sect within the alliance picked outstanding cultivators from the tournament to join the sect. Chosen cultivators were given Foundation Establishment Pills.
=== Trade Market ===
The tournament was gruesome and participants died or ended up with serious injury. As a result many Rogue Cultivators with shallow cultivation did not come to participate in the tournament. Instead they came to spectate and trade with other cultivators. Low grade talismans, materials, and cultivation resources were traded. 
== References ==
Category:Heavenly South Region
Category:Mortal World