Flameyellow Scions Institute (Ignispolis)

This page is only for people, things and locations related to the branch in Ignispolis

## Description

### Admission Test

In order to enter the Flameyellow Scions Institute, one has to pass the entry exam. The entry exam is split into two parts: the admission and ranking tests. The admission test is decided by one's cultivation stage. The ranking test occurs after passing the admission test and is used to generate a ranking list of the new disciples. Placing first in the ranking list will grant one direct entry to the branch's Heaven's Sanctum. The ranking on the list also decides the amount of resources allocated.

During the enrollment every four years, the institute takes in a new batch of disciples and the previous batch will gradute into the next class after clearing certain requirements. There are three different levels of classes: Apprentice Class, Journeyman Class and Elite Class. Each of this classes last for four years. After completing their studies, disciples are given the choice to graduate or apply to be a teacher in the institute.  Each disciple that enrols with the institute will join one of the five different halls that are the Hall of Manibeasts, Hall of Phoenix, Hall of Deepblue, Hall of Rudiment and the Hall of Uniquities. They recruit disciples with terrestrial, avian, fish, bug, and unique Lifebound Beasts respectively.  The Heaven's Sanctum is the true power of the institute and consists of the true disciples of each branch.

Within each hall, there are chief mentors and teachers. Chief Mentors have more authority and experience and are in charge of their own class. For example, in the Hall of Phoenix, the intake of 500 students are evely split into ten apprentice classes under the ten chief mentors. Each chief mentor would then assign regular teachers or senior students to teach the various aspects of cultivation.

### Ranking Battles

The ranking battles are held days after the admission test in order to evaluate the new apprentice students. The student who performs the best among his cohort is known as the prime disciple and is allowed entry into the Heaven's Sanctum to cultivate. The ranking battles is a major event and typically attended by the major powers in the nation such as the Vermillion Bird Clan, Lightning Manor, Occult Athenaeum, and Xing & Chen Merchantry.

The rules behind the ranking battles are complicated, and can be simplified to a rating system. All admitted students would be comprehensively evaluaged by their chief mentors with a thousand points as the perfect score. All ten chief mentors would judge and estimate a disciple's ability and give a rating, the average would be taken as the preliminary rating. Disciples would then participate in battles to raise their evaluation and be reassigned a new rating. However, if over half of the chief mentors deemed that their strength is similiar to their original rating, that would be the final rating.

### Heaven's Sanctum

There is a Heavenly Leaderboard with seven slots on it, and the seven are known as the Heavenly Septuplets. These seven are the cream of the crop of the entire sanctum and would be the future pillars of Vermillion Bird Nation. At the first appearance, the names were (in order): Lin Xiaoting, Mo Lin, Jiang Qingluan, Xing Que, Wei Guohao, Chen Hao, and Mu Qingqing.

## Prominent Locations

* Heaven’s Sanctum - The sanctum is heavily guarded and has better defences than those of the institute.
	+ Hall of Ancestry - It is the first stop of all new disciples and where the supernal mentors would pick their new disciples.
	+ Hall of Combat - The storehouse of all the battle arts which includes several unique and powerful arts for all levels.
	+ Flameyellow Pagoda - The collection point of resources, cultivation manuals, and battle arts for the sanctum's disciples
		- The Flameyellow Rock is located on the first floor.
		- The Flameyellow Mirrors are located on the second floor.
	+ Nebulous Pavilion - Supernal Mentor Qin Shi's territory where she resides with her disciples .
		- Qingluan Residence - Jiang Qingluan and Jiang Feiling's residence.
	+ Mu Manor - Residence of Mu Yang and Mu Wan
	+ Xueyao Pavilion - Supernal Mentor Liu Xueyao's territory where she resides with her disciples
		- Xiaoqing Residence - Mu Qingqing's residence.
* Flameyellow Stadium - the landmark of the instiute and the location for all major events such as the admission test and the ranking test. The stadium is enclosed by a cyclic stand with hundreds of thousands of seats meant for spectators. There are also hundreds of private rooms that have a better view of the arenas.
* Mount Phoenix - Hall of Phoenix's land. Houses all the students of the Hall of Phoenix with the elite class on the summit, the journeyman class in the middle and the apprentice class at the foot.
	+ Soaring Spirits Lake - Mu Wan's home and class is located at the lake and houses all the apprentice disciples that she takes in.
* Wei Manor

## Prominent Groups, Families, and People

* Chancellor - Public Face and (Fake) Master of the institude.
	+ Wei Tianxiong
* Wei Clan
* Hall of Manibeasts
	+ Apprentice Disciples
		- Lin Xiaoxiao
		- Chen Yao
* Hall of Phoenix - Has a rich history and recruits exactly 500 disciples during each entry exam.
	+ Chief Mentors - There are thirty chief mentors, ten for each class.
		- Mu Wan
		- Li Kui
	+ Apprentice Disciples
		- Li Tianming
		- Chen Ding
	+ Journeyman Disciples
		- Fang Zhao
		- Lin Qingyu
		- Lu Guanxiong
* Hall of Deepblue - Recruits only 300 disciples
* Hall of Rudiment - Recruits only 200 disciples
* Hall of Uniquities - Recruits only 200 disciples
* Hall Overseers - They have similiar authority to supernal mentors.
	+ Wei Zikun - In charge of the Hall of Phoenix
* Heaven's Sanctum
	+ Sanctum Potentate (Wei Tiancang) - True Master of the institude.
	+ Vice Potentate
		- Mu Yang - Personal disciple to Wei Tiancang, the current Sanctum Potentate, and future Sanctum Potentate.
	+ Four Heavenly Guardians - There are the third highest power within the sanctum.
		- Guardian of Combat (Zhao Yuanji) - Disciple of Wei Tiancang, and senior to Mu Yang
		- Guardian of Legions
		- Guardian of Sanctions (Wei Qing) - younger brother of Wei Tiancang, the current sanctum potentate.
		- Guardian of Ancestry (Jun Yuancang) - runs the Hall of Ancestry and oversees the enrollment process of new disciples into the sanctum.
	+ Supernal Mentors - There are eighteen mentors in total.
		- Liu Xueyao - Mentor to Mu Qingqing.
		- Feng Wuguang
		- Zhao Tianchen - Mentor to Wei Guohao
		- Qin Shi
	+ Disciples
		- Lin Xiaoting
		- Mu Qingqing
		- Wei Guohao - Son of Wei Tianxiong, the current chancellor.
		- Wei Qingyi - Son of Wei Zikun
		- Wei Lingxuan - Daughter of Wei Tianxiong, the current chancellor.
		- Mo Lin - Disciple of Zhao Yuanji and works in the Hall of Combat

## History

During Li Tianming's second enrolled, the admission tests were changed due to overwhelming numbers of students and the first part tested the Lifebound Beast's grade, tier, and cultivation level. Within the Hall of Phoenix, there were one thousand six hundred students and only a thousand could make it into the next segment, the practical test. The practical test was conducted by pitting a pair of disciples against each other and the teachers of the hall will grade them accordingly. Victory wasn't necessary to pass the sgement as teachers considered other factors such as age, talent and resilience. A disciple who clears both segement is considered an official member sof the institute.

For the first segment, the lifebound beast has to place a drop of blood on a Star Orb that will evaluate their grade and tier. Any result below five-stars would be rejected regardless of the cultivation level. Ying Huo was evaluated to be a high-tier six-star Lifebound Beast, performing better than Chen Yao's Hex-starred Clinquant Lion.  Lin Xiaoxiao also made her appearance and both her lifebound beast (Tri-Coloured Darkthunder Bird and Vajra Berserk Ape) were evaluated to be high-tier six-star Lifebound Beasts.

For the second segment, those who pass the first segment is required to take part in a battle that is graded by the ten chief mentors. Victory is not the only criteria with age, potential, mindset and technique being part of the evaluation. After being evaluated, students who receive the recognition of any chief mentors will receive a Disciple's Order. If a disciple receives multiple Disciple's Order will get to choose their mentor. If a disciple does not receive any orders, they would be asked to leave if their results are unsatisfactory.  Li Tianming was matched against Chen Ding and won his match. He received Mu Wan's Disciple Order and left the school to return to his mother.

After seeing his mother, Tianming went to Mount Phoenix to get his lodgings assigned and wait for the rest of the admission test. Shortly after, a group of eight journeyman disciples from the Hall of Phoenix, Tianming's former classmates and former students of Mu Wan (Fang Zhao, Lu Guanxiong and Lin Qingyu) confronted him and wanted to vent their frustations on him. After Tianming defeated Fang Zhao, Mu Wan appeared and taught a lesson to her former students.

### Ranking Battles (Chapter 55 to 67)

At the start of the ranking battle, Chen Yao was number one with a prelimary score of 870 points. Li Tianming won his first fight against Liu Qianyang and got a score of 480, which ranked him as 575th place. Soon after, Lin Xiaoxiao took to the field and got first place with 950 points and Li Shufan scored 920 points , pushing Chen Yao down to third. Although Chen Yao won the next two fights, he only got bumped up to 900 poiints. Tianming went through two more fights and rose to the 97th place with a score of 790. Impatient to rise through the ranks, Tianming issued a direct challenge to Chen Yao. Chen Yao rejected it at first, but was forced by his mother to take on the challenge. Li Shufan also issued her challenge to Lin Xiaoxiao at the same time. In the fight between Chen Yao and Tianming, it ended quickly in the latter's favor.  While in the case of Li Shufan and Lin Xiaoxiao, the latter won and protected her prime disciple spot.

The final battle for the prime disciple spot was between Li Tianming and Lin Xiaoxiao. Although Lin Xiaoxiao had the advantage of numbers and better beastial weapons, both her lifebound beasts were quickly put out of commission and she conceded due to taking heavy injuries.  Tianming was announced as the prime disciple and the ranking battles came to an end.

### Sanctum Replacement Challenge (Chapter 147 to 149, )

When the vice-inspectors from Heaven's Elysium came to Ignispolis after the conclusion of the Abyssal Trials to pick up Lin Xiaoting, they hatched a scheme with the Lightning Manor and Yueling Clan to take control of the Heaven’s Sanctum away from the Wei Clan. In order to do so, they used the Elysium's rules to instigate the Sanctum Replacement Challenge. To better aid the Yueling Clan's odds of winning, both Lin Xiaoting and Yueling Ji were to be wed so that the Lightning Manor would participate in the challenge. The Sanctum replacement challenge consisted of three battles, one between the older generation, current generation and younger generation.

## Reference

1. ↑ Chapter 35
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Chapter 38
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Chapter 39
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 50
5. ↑ Chapter 54
6. ↑ Chapter 98
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Chapter 72
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chapter 95
9. ↑ Chapter 81
10. ↑ Chapter 86
11. ↑ Chapter 151
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chapter 82
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Chapter 47
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Chapter 42
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Chapter 44
16. ↑ Chapter 48
17. ↑ Chapter 77
18. ↑ Chapter 70
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Chapter 71
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Chapter 76
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Chapter 72
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Chapter 73
23. ↑ Chapter 1
24. ↑ Chapter 96
25. ↑ Chapter 39 to 40
26. ↑ Chapter 57 to 58
27. ↑ Chapter 59
28. ↑ Chapter 63 to 66