Yángguāng Jiàn

**Yángguāng Jiàn** (Chinese: 阳光剑) is one of the seven nations of the continent of Wukong. It is an archipelagic region that worships the Phoenix Emperor, the aftermentioned Lord Beelzebub, who is also the leader of it's governing body, the Imperial Jade Court.

In the past year relative to the current events of the game, the situation in Yángguāng Jiàn had forced the ascension process of the new Phoenix Emperor Chongyun to grind to a halt while an interm ruler was selected in the true ruler's absence. Out of all of the promising canidates, the strict and unrelenting mentor of the previous Phoenix Emperor was chosen as the interm Emperor and faithfully guided the nation underneath the Imperial title of "First Sage of Beelzebub" and the Yángguāng Jiànan name of "Fangqiu".

After the ascension of the new Phoenix Emperor, to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of the interm Emperor, Chongyun raised the rank of Fangqiu and her family to that of an Imperial scholar/peer, which made them by default a direct house of Chongyun's household and putting them in the line of succession.

> The exalted "**Land Of The Sunlight Sword Of Divinity**" (Chinese: 神之剑之日光之地 *Shén zhī jiàn zhī rìguāng zhī dì*); here in the confines of the secluded mountains and perilous landscapes, one can witness the eternal paradise forged by the Phoenix Emperor, Lord Beelzebub and partake in ancient traditions lost to time itself. Spirits roam free and magic permeates the land. But what do the ordinary people see and think of this unchanging paradise and of their immortal, unchanging ruler?
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> Yángguāng Jiàn Chapter Storyline Preview: Twisted Wonderland

## Description

Yángguāng Jiàn, being the oldest and thus the largest of the seven nations of the continent of Wukong, has a population way over 60,000,000,000+ inhabitants, and is a land entrenched in the arts of Thaumaturgy and advanced medical techniques found nowhere else in the world. It's reputation is supported by the fact that their rulers are the members of the House of Hua; one specific person hailing from the household being Chongyun of Night Raven College, a genius in the art of Thaumaturgy and advanced medical techniques. For generations, the citizens of Yángguāng Jiàn have produced some of the best medics known internationally, with many of them having gone onto to work in other nations in the world.

## History

The nation that would eventually come to bear the name of **Yángguāng Jiàn** was originally named **Tiānshàng Lǜzhōu** (Chinese: 天上绿洲 "Heavenly Oasis"), having originally been a desert nation with many enriched elemental oasis's scattered around it's landscapes. The landscape that now stands where the many deserts used to be is built on top of the original region of **Tiānshàng Lǜzhōu** (Chinese: 天上绿洲 "Heavenly Oasis"). The mountains were formed out of the mountanious spears flung into the waters that surrounded **Tiānshàng Lǜzhōu** during a unknown age and period. During the time of **Tiānshàng Lǜzhōu**, there was many wannabe emperors and empresses that vied for control in the land, key among the recorded list of actual rulers was Yaoyao's only known ancestor Emperor Cyno who ruled over the historically important Zhǎng Yù region which was both a key exporter of fine jade ceramics. Cyno was eventually killed during the historically significant Battle of Yángguāng Jiàn during which the downfall of his own region of Zhǎng Yù was brought about. His wife and seven children were also mercilessely slaughtered, while his own men defected in hordes. In only a few days, the Zhǎng Yù region was left completely abandoned.

The ordinary people of **Tiānshàng Lǜzhōu** desired for a unified land, eventually receiving a prophecy from some of their foremost sages and seers, that proclaimed their messiah as the "Phoenix Emperor" and adorning him with the name of "Lord Beelzebub". This prophecy was destroyed along with all of the ordinary people of Yángguāng Jiàn during the War of the Messiah, when some unknown figure flooded the land and turned it into an ocean of nothingness. In the end the new nation of **Yángguāng Jiàn** came to stand where **Tiānshàng Lǜzhōu** had once been, taking on it's history, culture, and traditions in the process. In the end, the one that that had been foreseen descended from the heavens that gave rise to her birth, making this one individual the first of the long line of Phoenix Emperors and the founder of the new nation of **Yángguāng Jiàn**. When she died, the daughter and only child that had been born from the first emperor ascended as the second emperor and continued the tradition. In this manner and way, have all of the Phoenix Emperors been selected as the newest of a long lineage of exalted rulers.

In the current era and time, the political turmoil of **Yángguāng Jiàn** saw the assassination of it's ruling couple, as well as the ascension of it's Imperial heir to the position of Phoenix Emperor, which directly led to the events of his assassination. This would led to the proclamation of the new Imperial Heir being sent away for schooling and the new Imperial Heir electing a repersenative ruler in her place.

## Traditions

A nation well known for it's Thaumaturgy, it has a rich and viberant set of traditions directly tied into the origin of magic itself. Magic or rather their version of magic, Thaumaturgy is practiced from a young age until which time that the practioner reaches the age of 10, after which they are trained exclusively in medical techniques and martial arts, after which they switch a variety of school subjects, gaining compotence in all of these various areas before finally finishing their Thaumaturgy training and earning a status among the Imperial Jade Court as either courtiers or as exalted assistants to reigning noble families. After all of this schooling, they can either continue working in the Imperial Jade Court or continue onwards to a school in the West.

## Academy

The Imperial Jade Academy for Thaumaturgy, the Medical Sciences, and the Humanities is an internationally reknown academy within the nation of **Yángguāng Jiàn** and is for the most highly skilled scholars and medical practioneers that reside within the borders of **Yángguāng Jiàn** and even outside of the nation itself, as shown by first-year Savanclaw student Chin-Hae having the medical badge of the academy clipped onto his Night Raven College uniform. Similarily fellow Night Raven College students: Byeong-Ho, Il-Seong, Hyeon, and Kwan were also esteemed graduates from the academy; this was indicated by the departmental badges that they wore as an indicator of their graduate status, having been presented said badges at the

## House of Hua

* Chongyun (Phoenix Emperor; Lord Beelzebub) (Active)
* Chongyun's Older Brother (Phoenix Emperor; Lord Beelzebub) (Deceased)
* Chongyun's Sister-in-Law (Phoenix Empress Consort; Lady Ei) (Active)
* Shenhe (Phoenix Heir; Lord Leigong) (Active)
* Yaoyao (Phoenix Heiress; Lord Yuèguāng) (Active)

## Notable Non-Foreign Academy Graduates

* Chongyun (Thaumaturgy & Medical Department Graduate; Cheimónas Dorm 3rd Year) (Night Raven College)
* Bi Ling (Thaumaturgy, Medical, & Accounting Graduate; Apokálupsis Dorm 3rd Year) (Night Raven College)
* Meng Yao (Accounting Department Graduate; Heartslabyul Dorm 3rd Year) (Night Raven College)
* Yi Nuo (Accounting Department Graduate; Night Raven College Graduate) (Personal Attendant of Hua Family)

## Notable Foreign Academy Graduates

* Chin-Hae (Medical Department Graduate; Savanclaw Dorm 1st Year) (Night Raven College)
* Byeong-Ho (Thaumaturgy Department Graduate; Setserth Dorm 2nd Year) (Dafserth Glaxons College)
* Il-Seong (Thaumaturgy Department Graduate; Setserth Dorm 2nd Year) (Dafserth Glaxons College)
* Hyeon (Medical Department Graduate; Savanclaw Dorm 2nd Year) (Night Raven College)
* Kwan (Accounting & Medical Department Graduate; Octavinelle Dorm 2nd Year) (Night Raven College)

## Trivia

* Thaumaturgy from **Yángguāng Jiàn** is so recognizable that even some of the underclassmen that don't come from promient households could instantly cite it's origins after only merely see it used only one time.
	+ Most notably, Thaumaturgy doesn't induce blotting or overblotting, as it is a branch of ancestral magic and thus is most akin to divine magic than anything else.