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Cultivation swine

Cultivation swine is a term given to  cultivators that are born without one of their spirit core or their meridians. They can be consumed by other cultivators in order to advance their cultivation.

Normally a cultivator is restricted by the natural limits of their spirit core and meridians. However eating a cultivator with only a spirit core can help ascend one's spirit core, and eating a cultivator with only meridians can help strengthen one's meridians.

Cultivation swine are top secret information known to only a few privileged cultivators. The phenomenon was originally discovered by an unnamed ancestor in the Xie Clan after he ate his brother and subsequently had a cultivation breakthrough. It is unknown how many sects and clans keep cultivation swine.

Lu Jiu is a cultivation swine who was originally being kept by Helan Manor. He has a spirit core but no meridians.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 74: Cultivation Swine
2. ↑ Chapter 64: Beginning
Mind demon

Mind demons are a phenomenon that can afflict cultivators.

They originate from cultivators' suffering and take the form of the person or object that caused the pain. They cause the spiritual senses of their victim to fall apart, given enough time. This causes them to be confused and mentally unstable, and within a few years, their spirit cores crack open causing their bodies to explode and die. They aren't actual living creatures, but rather manifestations of divine punishment.

A victim can be temporarily saved by destroying the form of the mind demon after it has taken shape, but this does not destroy the mind demon itself. Normally humans can't hurt mind demons, but Liu Jianghe has techniques that can do so.

Mind demons can be stymied by the victim sealing away memories relevant to the mind demon itself. However this is equivalent to tearing oneself apart from their consciousness. It results in the mind demon being trapped in a cage separated from the victim's consciousness.

When a mind demon progresses far enough in possessing its victim its shape appears on the upper half of their face, similar to a mask covering their eyes.

Lu Jiu's mind demon began as a voice of self-preservation that was taken over by the mind demon as he attempted to flee Jishi Hall in a panic. The nature of this voice and its relation to his mind demon is currently unknown.

Penglai is attempting to carry out a plan that requires a living host with a mind demon and will result in the host's death. Liu Jianghe didn't want to have to kill Lu Jiu so he took over as host of the mind demon instead.

Qing Fanghao has a mind demon, and though he's been possessed enough for it to cover the upper half of his face, he resists its influence with cheerful optimism.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 64: Beginning
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 59: Crisis
3. ↑ Chapter 69: Bothered
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 71: Divine Punishment?
5. ↑ Chapter 93: Begging for Herbs
6. ↑ Chapter 89: Emotional Appeals and Reasoning are Useless
7. ↑ Chapter 66: Transition
8. ↑ Chapter 84: Choices
9. ↑ Chapter 99: Caution
10. ↑ Chapter 114: Whether You Like It or Not, We've Met Anyway
Helan Xue

Helan Xue in chapter 121: White Jade Capital (part 1)

Helan Xue is a cultivator affiliated with Helan Manor.

She and Helan Xu first appeared at Red Leaf Manor, seeking a Kunshan blood lotus which could help heal Liu Jueming. Because Lu Jiu and Liu Jianghe were also seeking the Kunshan blood lotus, Red Leaf Manor initiated Lighting the Moon in order to determine who would get the item. Helan Xue nearly offended the Red Leaf Manor sisters, but was held back by Helan Xu. Helan Xu then convinced Helan Xue to let him compete in Lighting the Moon alone.

Though fighting wasn't required, Helan Xu tried to knock out, then kill Lu Jiu in order to win. At the last moment both Qu Jianglin and Helan Xue attempted to interfere. Qu Jianglin was the overwhelming victor, leaving onlookers to take the other three combatants for dead.

Helan Xue survived, but was separated from Helan Xu for unknown reasons and is currently searching for him.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 19: The Night Before
2. ↑ Chapter 22: Unexpected
3. ↑ Chapter 121: White Jade Capital (1)
Crane Servants

The crane servants are Zhou Zikun's special forces. They are his eyes and ears, and are feared by some cultivators.

They are fully covered in spirit qi, making it hard to sense anything about them. Helan Xu the only currently-known member.

Crane servants investigate murders and odd incidents in order to protect order in the cultivation world and especially protect civilians' lives.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 62.5: Sect Settings
2. ↑ Chapter 42: Her Saber
3. ↑ Chapter 115: You're Back
West Mountain

West Mountain is a region with many unusual people and flora.

The residents are known to practice living sacrifices.

West Mountain was where Xie Renyu was poisoned by a special poison, resulting in him meeting Xie Qingxuan's mother.

West Mountain is the origin of the vine used to create the nine-horned snake. It is also home to creatures known as gu zombies.

West Mountain weed was used to poison the residents of Qingshan City. Its symptoms include corpses which are grayish-blue and stiff.

## Moongaze Valley

Moongaze Valley possesses a corpse-taming technique among other witchcrafts.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 63: Luck
2. ↑ Chapter 72: The Past
3. ↑ Chapter 79: Nine-Horned Snake
4. ↑ Chapter 81: Something Cheerful
5. ↑ Chapter 94: Discord Between Siblings
6. ↑ Chapter 98: Second Half of the Night
Life and death contract

The Life and Death Contract is one of the Paradise Pavilion's four demonic arts and a secret Penglai technique.

The contract is made between two people. If the caster dies, the receiver's life also ends, however the same does not happen in reverse. In addition, the connection created by the contract allows the two to travel between each others' consciousnesses. The caster can break the contract, but requires spiritual energy to do so.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 2: Keeping My Beloved at Home
2. ↑ Chapter 51: The Sight of Me Reminds Him of His Enemies (Part 2)
3. ↑ Chapter 1: Saved the Public Enemy by Mistake, is it Too Late to Kill Him Now?
4. ↑ Chapter 5: Saving the Damsel in Distress
5. ↑ Chapter 58: Invalid Deal
6. ↑ Chapter 38: Birds of a Feather
Meat ganoderma

Meat ganoderma is a consumable substance that causes ordinary humans to live forever. It's made from a  cultivator's body parts with all of the spiritual energy sucked out.

Once consumed, meat ganoderma causes the one who ate it to no longer be able to die properly even if their body is in a death-worthy state. Being mortally poisoned, mortally wounded, or losing all of one's blood are all conditions that can be "survived" thanks to meat ganoderma. The body will still have the appearance of being dead, so those who continue to move under the influence of meat ganoderma can give the impression of being revived. Once meat ganoderma has been consumed it proliferates within the person's body, causing their own body to be transformed into meat ganoderma as well.

Some civilians are aware of meat ganoderma, knowing its name, what the pattern of it looks like, as well as the fact that it's immortal. However, this knowledge is not ubiquitous.

"Meat ganoderma" is a misleading name, as ganoderma actually refers to a type of fungus. When talking to Lu Jiu, Liu Jianghe claimed that "meat ganoderma" is simply a name Penglai likes to use for it, however when he was talking to Liu Jueming, he instead used the term "flesh" to refer to it.

Zhou Zikun has something to do with the use of meat ganoderma, as Liu Jueming (incorrectly) attributed its proliferation in Qingshan City to him, and Liu Jianghe mentioned there's a crane servant who goes around searching for meat ganoderma and provided some to civilians.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 105: Confidence
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 98: Second Half of the Night
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 104: There Are No Kind Visitors in the Middle of the Night
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 99: Caution
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 100: Stubborn
Su Tuntun

Su Tuntun (initially translated as Su Zhuozhuo) is a member of the Shadow Guards. Along with Si Yuyan, he was one of the first two Shadow Guards.

His original task was to take care of Xie Qingshuang and report her status to Helan Ning. However his cultivation techniques and swordsmanship were mediocre, so he was replaced as her bodyguard and given other duties. When he was young, he was poisoned by mushrooms. In order to save him, Xie Qingshuang changed out his blood using her own. As a result, she can sense his status through his blood and retrieve information from his sea of consciousness.

He enjoys hoarding, having stockpiled 3000 teleportation talismans despite only earning three per mission and saved a large amount of gold. He's against killing, even when it could bring him many benefits, claiming that there's nothing he'd want so bad that he'd kill for it. When he thought Lu Jiu was going to make him betray Jishi Hall he threatened to kill himself, but didn't have the resolve to follow through. Despite going along with Lu Jiu's plan however he still betrayed him and acted as a spy for Xie Qingshuang.

He was removed from the Shadow Guards after Xie Qingshuang learned his spiritual sense was compromised by Liu Jianghe. Su Tuntun subsequently tried to earn Xie Qingshuang's favor again by searching for useful information, but during his investigation he bumped into Qing Fanghao who tried to kill him to keep his own identity a secret. Crane Servants discovered his body and took special interest in him upon realizing he possessed Xie Qingshuang's medicinal blood.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 85: Decisions
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 92: A Man of Character, but Not Much
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 103: Liu Jianghe, Bow Respectfully to Lu Qingyun
4. ↑ Chapter 63: Luck
5. ↑ Chapter 107: White Hair
6. ↑ Chapter 114: Whether You Like It or Not, We've Met Anyway
7. ↑ Chapter 115: You're Back
Arcane Spells

## Eighth Circle Spells

* Casting Time: 1 Hour/Mile
* Components: Verbal, Somatic
* Range: See Description
* Duration: Permanent
* Saving Throw: Fortitude Save
* Spell Resistance: No

This 9th level spell places a barrier of magic energy that prevents teleportation magic from functioning properly with an area equal to 1 mile per 3 levels of the caster. If a target attempts to teleport into the zone, they must make a fortitude save. Failure means they are shunted to the nearest edge of the zone and takes 1d100 points of damage per 4 levels of the caster. Success halves this damage.

*Mythic*

*By permanently binding a use of mythic power, or otherwise providing it everyday, the teleportation spells instead fail entirely, spending the mana as normal with no effect and no ability to save against the spell.*
Civilian

Civilians, also translated as "commoners", are normal people who live in the territories of cultivation sects. They are born without spirit cores and have much shorter lifespans than  cultivators. Because most cultivation techniques rely on the meridians and spirit core of the injured, they are impossible to treat medically and most of their illnesses have no cures.

Historically the position of civilians has been very precarious. Civilians are powerless and can only live off of cultivation clans. During the time of Lu Jiu's childhood, the better cultivators would treat civilians as their subordinates, while a majority took pleasure in making civilians fight against beasts or slaughtering them for food. Most civilians were never taught to read. Cultivators have been feeding on civilians since ancient times.

Even cultivators born with imperfections who cannot cultivate properly have a cultivator's foundation, and are thus treated better than civilians, unless they are being used as cultivation swine.

The current strongest cultivator tends to dictate the attitude and treatment of the rest of the cultivation world towards civilians. With Zhou Zikun's rise to power, civilians became greatly protected, with cultivators no longer allowed to cause them any harm.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 62.5: Sect Settings
2. ↑ Chapter 68: Happy Days
3. ↑ Chapter 72: The Past
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 67: The Difference Between Civilians and Cultivators
5. ↑ Chapter 74: Cultivation Swine
6. ↑ Chapter 61: Scapegoat
Soul-inducing incense

The soul-inducing incense is a poison created by Xie Qingxuan.

With a single whiff, it causes the victim to fall into an endless dream and never wake up again. It creates illusions, and can be used in small amounts to produce an effect similar to anesthesia.

The Red Leaf Manor sisters use soul-inducing incense to treat people injured at Red Leaf Manor, and were the source that Helan Ning procured some from.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 23: You Want to See Me
2. ↑ Chapter 13: Weakened, but Tenacious
3. ↑ Chapter 24: A Blessing in Disguise
4. ↑ Chapter 87: Emotional Appeals
Janis

## Origin

A dangerous demi-god that once wounded both Kraith and Tyreen in a battle within the Maelstrom. He gathered the wounded divinity and used it to ascend

## Spheres of Power and Influence

He governs assassinations and murders, specifically paid ones.

## Place of Power

His place of power is a small enclave within the Darkening Spires.

## Center of Worship

The center of his worship is in Dankstell, the Western Kingdoms.
Qu Jianglin

Qu Jianglin is Xie Qingshuang's most trusted advisor and the head of the Shadow Guards.

She was originally taken in by the Red Leaf Manor sisters, who claim she has the perfect constitution for cultivation. They would often have her execute those who broke the rules of Red Leaf Manor. She was encouraged to kill people as cleanly as possible, making small wounds and immediately cleaning the bloodstains. During her time at Red Leaf Manor she once met Liu Jianghe prior to his downfall.

When she met Xie Qingshuang she decided that the two were soulmates, and with the help from one of the Red Leaf Manor sisters, ran away in order to dedicate her life to Xie Qingshuang. She was appointed the head of the Shadow Guards and has been serving Xie Qingshuang ever since.

She considers Xie Qingshuang to be her soulmate. Qu Jianglin dislikes Xie Qingshuang's obsession with Xie Qingxuan, and in order to free her from it, wants to kill Lu Jiu so that there is no one Xie Qingshuang can reminisce with.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 62.5: Sect Settings
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 25: You Aren't Me, So You Wouldn't Understand
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 56: The Pair Who Can't Understand Each Other (Part 2)
4. ↑ Chapter 107: White Hair
5. ↑ Chapter 32: Gu
6. ↑ Chapter 54: Handy
Liu Muqiao

Liu Muqiao is the author and artist of  Saved the Public Enemy by Mistake.

Prior to working on Saved the Public Enemy by Mistake, they wrote and drew a one-shot called Rakshasa Li San (罗刹李三), which took third place in the 2019 instance of the amateur manhua contest "燃，绘出色" on Kuaikan Manhua.

They commonly depict themself as a figure with a distinctive cartoon panda head, and also will refer to themself as "Panda Head".

## References

1. ↑ sushi's translation note on Rakshasa Li San
2. ↑ Sina article
Qinghua Mansion

Qinghua Mansion is the primary residence of the cultivation sect Jishi Hall.

The manor heads have traditionally resided in Qinghua Mansion. It includes a medical hall, Luxian Pavilion, and the Sutra Library, along with a number of courtyards.

## Luxian Pavilion

Luxian Pavilion is where Jishi Hall sets up formations and casts spells. As a result it has a formation protection talisman, rendering it untraceable and invisible. Xie Qingshuang hides Liu Jianghe and Lu Jiu within it during the funeral for Xie Renyu in order to prevent any of the visiting powerful cultivators from sensing Liu Jianghe.

## Sutra Library

The Sutra Library contains a large collection of medical books. It was build before Xie Renyu became the head of Jishi Hall, and was secretly owned by Xie Qingxuan. It has a massive underground chamber to house a vast collection of books gathered by Xie Renyu and Xie Qingxuan that shouldn't be displayed openly, due to them being civilians' books. The books themselves have been heavily annotated by Xie Qingxuan as he searched for a way to extend  his mother's lifespan.

## Westhill Courtyard

Westhill Courtyard is a well-concealed courtyard in Qinghua Mansion. It's where the leader of Jishi Hall has traditionally locked up prisoners they want to pretend they are treating well. It's sealed such that those with spiritual energy can't enter. Xie Qingxuan's mother was locked up in Westhill Courtyard, as was Helan Ning. Xie Qingshuang originally planned to lock Lu Jiu in the Westhill Courtyard as well before it became necessary to move him to Sumu Estate instead.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 44: Countertactics (Part 1)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 72: The Past
3. ↑ Chapter 69: Bothered
4. ↑ Chapter 79: Nine-Horned Snake
5. ↑ Chapter 40: Three Seasons
6. ↑ Chapter 42: Her Saber
7. ↑ Chapter 48: The Price (Part 3)
Helan Xu

Helan Xu is a cultivator aligned with Helan Manor.

He was poisoned when he was young and subsequently saved by Lu Jiu using the Hundred Herbs Elixir. This made him immune to most poisons.

He and Helan Xue first appeared at Red Leaf Manor, seeking a Kunshan blood lotus which could help heal Liu Jueming. Because Lu Jiu and Liu Jianghe were also seeking the Kunshan blood lotus, Red Leaf Manor initiated Lighting the Moon in order to determine who would get the item. Helan Xu initially convinced Helan Xue to let him compete alone.

Though fighting wasn't required, Helan Xu tried to knock out, then kill Lu Jiu in order to win. At the last moment both Qu Jianglin and Helan Xue attempted to interfere. Qu Jianglin was the overwhelming victor, leaving onlookers to take the other three combatants for dead.

Helan Xu subsequently reappeared as a crane servant investigating the murders of Si Yuyan and Su Tuntun. Whether he's alive or undead is currently unknown.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 18: Lighting the Moon
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 20: Acquaintances
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 19: The Night Before
4. ↑ Chapter 17: Don't Waste My Moon Pearls. They're Expensive
5. ↑ Chapter 22: Unexpected
6. ↑ Chapter 115: You're Back
Webcomic

Saved the Public Enemy by Mistake is an original webcomic written and drawn by Liu Muqiao. It is published on Bilibili in both English and Chinese. It began being published in April of 2020 and was translated to English starting in May of 2021. It is currently ongoing.

## Summary

The peaceful life of Lu Jiu is brought to an end when a teenage cultivator turns up before his medical hall, badly injured. The young physician saves the boy, not knowing that he's Liu Jianghe, a notorious man whom many want dead. Is it too late to kill him now?

## References

1. ↑ Announcement on Liu Muqiao's Weibo
2. ↑ Publish details on English comic page
Qing Fanghao

Qing Fanghao was a civilian musician who previously accompanied Ding Xiang. He was possessed by a mind demon but resisted it due to his cheerful optimism. Rather than realizing it was something intended to torment and bewitch him, he was merely keeping it on his face to stop the bleeding from his eyes.

Qing Fanghao had a disease that blinded him, and was nearly about to die when Ding Xiang saved him. She brought him back to Yanyu Hall with her, taught him to sense things in his surroundings, some imitation cultivation techniques, and how to refine corpses. From that point on Qing Fanghao served Ding Xiang faithfully, including refining corpses for her in secret. When Ding Xiang was about to attempt to usurp the leader of Yanyu Hall, she instructed Qing Fanghao that if she were to fail, he would escape, receive her corpse, and eat it in its entirety. Ding Xiang was killed in the slaughter of Yanyu Hall, and Qing Fanghao consumed her and gained semi-immortality. During the slaughter he was saved by someone, though he subsequently forgot the details of this person.

After that, Qing Fanghao then sought to recapture the experience of living with Ding Xiang. He recruited an imposter to imitate Ding Xiang, whom he fed meat ganoderma from his own arm to turn him immortal, and even went so far as to try to recruit Zhang Huowang into being his dog due to sharing his name with the pet.

He further distributed meat ganoderma, being the one responsible for collecting Si Yuyan's dead body and giving it to Zhang Huowang's father and attempting to feed some to Zhang Huowang himself. When he returned to the Zhang household to try to feed the rest to Zhang Huowang's father, he ran into Su Tuntun, whom he subsequently killed in order to keep his identity secret.

He then returned to his home where Liu Jianghe and Lu Jiu were waiting for him. He and Liu Jianghe immediately initiated a fight, but Qing Fanghao was no match for Liu Jianghe and was quickly defeated. Liu Jianghe then dug through his memories using Qing Fanghao's mind demon, and subsequently removed it from Qing Fanghao. Qing Fanghao was heavily injured and Lu Jiu attempted to save him, but Qing Fanghao decided he was tired of playing pretend and instead opted to die. He revealed that it was Zhou Zikun who taught Ding Xiang how to refine corpses, and in exchange asked Liu Jianghe and Lu Jiu to bring the imposter Ding Xiang to live at Jishi Hall. After that he passed away.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 113: Why Are You Panicking
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 115: You're Back
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 117: Ding Xiang
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 116: Assess and Adapt
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Chapter 112: A Good Dog Doesn't Bark
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 118: The Cost
7. ↑ Chapter 104: There Are No Kind Visitors in the Middle of the Night
8. ↑ Chapter 114: Whether You Like It or Not, We've Met Anyway
Peach Blossom Wharf

Peach Blossom Wharf was one of the strongholds of Nine Isles Ten Wharves and run by Liu Yuan.

When Lu Jiu fled from the cultivation world, he settled at Peach Blossom Wharf.

After Liu Jianghe killed Liu Yuan, Liu Chen had the entire population of Peach Blossom Wharf slaughtered and everything set ablaze, blaming the destruction on Lu Jiu.
Si Yuyan

Si Yuyan was a member of the Shadow Guards. Along with Su Tuntun, he was one of the first two Shadow Guards.

His original task was to take care of Xie Qingshuang and report her status to Helan Ning. However his cultivation techniques and swordsmanship were mediocre, so he was replaced as her bodyguard and given other duties. He has worked at Consonance Hall previously.

He was willing to kill if the benefit is great enough, even willing to sacrifice Su Tuntun for sufficient gain. After the two of them were freed from Liu Jianghe's control, he attempted to kill Su Tuntun when the latter admitted that he thought they should report the truth to Jishi Hall, but Lu Jiu launched a surprise attack and killed Si Yuyan instead.

After his death, his remains were collected by a crane servant and became meat ganoderma. He was posthumously removed from the Shadow Guards due to his spiritual sense being compromised by Liu Jianghe.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 85: Decisions
2. ↑ Chapter 81: Something Cheerful
3. ↑ Chapter 91: Unpredictability
4. ↑ Chapter 105: Confidence
5. ↑ Chapter 107: White Hair
Nekkron

## Origin

Born when the first mortal soul to die refused to leave the Material Plane and forced the brothers of Death to wait longer, the youngest being was constantly curious about his own existence as well as others. He waited patiently for a the next soul to come hurtling towards the great beyond and their grasp. As the soul neared the border of the prime material finally, the three began to argue over who would get it. Soon their argument was interrupted by a being even greater then themselves. She asked each brother what he wanted, and bursting out with excitement the youngest of the trio asked to play with it, and as punishment, found himself bound within the Negative Energy Plane, forever a warden of the Gate of the Underworld, imprisoned by the Plane of Shadows from the Inner Planes and all they contained.

## Spheres of Power and Influence

He governed undeath that is spread without care, infecting anything.

## Plane of Power

His plane of power was the Negative Energy Plane.

## Herald

His herald was Salem, the first mortal who died and refused to leave the Prime Material.

## Center of Worship

The center of his worship was in Darkglen, on the planet Stigguard.
Kunshan blood lotus

The Kunshan blood lotus is a rare item from Kun Mountain. It can fix or improve a damaged spirit core, even going so far as to function as a temporary spirit core in the absence of one. It was being sought by both Lu Jiu in order to treat Liu Jianghe and Helan Manor in order to treat Liu Jueming.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 19: The Night Before
2. ↑ Chapter 12: Not at Your Mercy
Xie Qingxuan's mother

Xie Qingxuan's mother was a civilian whose name is currently unknown.

She rescued Xie Renyu after he was poisoned on West Mountain and the two of them fell in love and gave birth to Xie Qingxuan. Xie Qingxuan and Xie Renyu collected a large number of books searching for a way to extend her lifespan. According to the Sutra Library servants they failed, but unbeknownst to Xie Qingxuan, Xie Renyu actually managed to keep his mother alive by turning her into a nine-horned snake.

After the nine-horned snake's vines grew out of control, Xie Renyu ordered Xie Qingxuan to destroy them so he could see his mother for the last time. Xie Qingshuang subsequently told Xie Qingxuan of the nine-horned snake's identity as his mother, which drove him mad and caused him to seek revenge against Xie Renyu by destroying Qingshan City.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 72: The Past
2. ↑ Chapter 79: Nine-Horned Snake
3. ↑ Chapter 87: Emotional Appeals
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 88: Motivated by Reasoning
5. ↑ Chapter 94: Discord Between Siblings
Ley Lines

Powerful "veins" of raw mana, they are a key component of the Aetherial Network, and planets without ley lines can not generate a connection to it and therefore magic was not able to be used there. Only about 60% of worlds held ley lines, linked the the universal cosmic ley lines, also known as ley rivers through the main lines, seven critical ley lines to a worlds aether and magic. If an area or world lacks a ley connection, they are null zones, areas where magic does not work.

Drawing from a ley line allows immense amount of power to be drawn about 77 mana per second, however the constant tax of mana can cause damage. Creatures must attempt a Spellcraft check (DC equal to the rate of mana per 6 seconds they wish to use) and Talent check or be subjected to a full 6 seconds of unbridled mana. Spells and magical devices can be used to interact with ley lines without needing checks.

If a creature or object takes in mana equal to seven times their mana or hit point total, which ever is higher within 7 days, they suffer ley shock. Similar to mana shock and mana sickness from potions, this sickness lasts for a number of weeks equal to the total amount of mana absorbed divided by the Talent modifier of the creature or object. The creature thrust into a coma, and unable to be awoken through normal means. Objects gain the Broken condition and are rendered at half hit points until repaired, though they become immune to magical repairing attempts.

Tapping into a ley line requires you be within at least 7,777ft from the line, after this distance, it becomes to weak to maintain or establish contact.

Though extremely rare, ley formations can be broken if their own intrinsic mana shock limit is somehow exceeded. Broken ley lines have various manifestations;

* The aether is unstable in the area flooded with excess mana at times causing various effects on casted spells or spells from items such as lacrima or wands:
	+ Magic is be empowered
	+ Magic fails as though in a null zone
	+ Magic fumbles
* Planar energy of certain types can be found leaking through, rifts, tears and creatures from certain planes are found there.
* Beings or objects designed to contain mana might suffer from a mana surge, or aggressive infusion of mana; They are infused with 25% of their mana triggering mana shock. If more than 5% of this mana is "overflow" the being suffers severe mana shock instead, even if it below their usual limit.
Living possession

Living possession is a Paradise Pavilion technique. As its name implies, it involves the possession of a living being, allowing the possessor to control them.

When done correctly it completely suppresses the host's consciousness. However if the possession is incomplete, the host's emotions might still be present. In this case, the host may believe the possessor's actions were being subconsciously carried out by them. In this case, the possessor can also feel strong emotions present in the host.

Liu Jianghe, with Liu Jueming's assistance, used this technique to possess Lu Jiu during the Qingshan City incident.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 101: All's Well That Ends Well
2. ↑ Chapter 100: Stubborn
3. ↑ Chapter 98: Second Half of the Night
Evonic Eveite

Eveite that retains its' ability to change forms.

* Bonuses to Weapons: *Evonic.* +4 Enchantment Bonus.
* Bonuses to Armor: *Evonic.* +4 Enhancement Bonus, DR/- 4 (Light), DR/- 8 (Medium) DR/- 12 (Heavy). Adds an additional armor bonus of +4 (Light), +8 (Medium), +12 (Heavy).
* Bonuses to Shields: *Evonic.* +4 Enhancement Bonus. Adds an additional shield bonus of +2 (Light), +4 (Heavy/Tower).
Zhang Huowang

Zhang Huowang was a civilian and a gambling addict.

His father was a carpenter who wanted his son to pick up his trade, but Zhang Huowang felt he had no talent for it and instead turned to gambling.

He would frequently gamble with his friends at a place called Liu Manor. At one point they wagered a jade bracelet belonging to Zhang Huowang's parents. When they lost, they concocted and executed a scam where Zhang Huowang pretended to drown and his two friends pretended to be cultivators from Penglai who could bring people back to life. Part of the alleged ritual involved jade, so Zhang Huowang's parents offered the bracelet, and Zhang Huowang pretended to come back to life. Lu Jiu and Su Tuntun exposed the scam, killing one of the swindlers in the process, and the other was killed by the townsfolk.

Zhang Huowang still refused to give up gambling. He got into an altercation with his father and accidentally pushed him into an axe, inflicting a mortal wound on him. Zhang Huowang subsequently fled.

He was captured by Qing Fang, who took a liking to him because he had the same name as his dog. Qing Fang took him to a cave in a mountain and tried to force Zhang Huowang to eat some meat ganoderma to turn him immortal, though Zhang Huowang hid it in his mouth and spit it out without swallowing. He subsequently managed to escape, but was caught by Liu Jianghe and Lu Jiu, who forced Zhang Huowang to bring them back to where he was being held. There the three encountered Ding Xiang, who was only tolerating Zhang Huowang's presence for Qing Fang's sake. When Zhang Huowang questioned Ding Xiang's loyalty to Qing Fang, Ding Xiang killed him and pretended it was Liu Jianghe and Lu Jiu's fault.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 104: There Are No Kind Visitors in the Middle of the Night
2. ↑ Chapter 96: One's Character Is Determined by Their Companions
3. ↑ Chapter 103: Liu Jianghe, Bow Respectfully to Lu Qingyun
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 112: A Good Dog Doesn't Bark
5. ↑ Chapter 111: Ding Xiang
Little He

Little He is a physician's assistant who used to work for Lu Jiu.

He helped run the medical hall at Peach Blossom Wharf, taking care of tasks such as filling prescriptions while Lu Jiu was busy. After Lu Jiu is kidnapped by Liu Yuan and Liu Jianghe rescues him, he flees to the central plains along with Linglan.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 2: Keeping My Beloved at Home
2. ↑ Chapter 8-2: You Are the One I've Been Looking For
Siqin

Siqin was the primary servant of Lu Qingyun during the beginning of his time at Jishi Hall.

She was a civilian working under Xie Qingxuan and specifically assigned to Lu Qingyun along with a group of others. Lu Qingyun was fond of her and the other servants, even choosing to take responsibility for their mistakes. She was more strict and more perceptive than the rest of the servants, noticing when Lu Qingyun was becoming distressed while the other servants did not.

She was killed by the spirit beast of a cultivator servant who worked for Helan Ning. After her death, Lu Qingyun's mind demon temporarily took Siqin's form.

1. ↑ Chapter 67: The Difference Between Civilians and Cultivators
2. ↑ Chapter 68: Happy Days
3. ↑ Chapter 69: Bothered
4. ↑ Chapter 70: The Second Form
Liu Chen

Liu Chen is the chief of Nine Isles Ten Wharves.

He has a strong sense of loyalty to his older brother Liu Yuan, going so far as to burn down the entirety of Peach Blossom Wharf in order to suppress the information (which he refused to believe) that his brother frequented a brothel.

He is dissatisfied with the suppression imposed upon him by the major sects, and Jishi Hall in particular. After he burned down Peach Blossom Wharf, he framed Jishi Hall for the crime and tried to cause Helan Manor to punish them, to very limited success.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 16: The Only Truth
2. ↑ Chapter 62.5: Sect Settings
3. ↑ Chapter 61: Scapegoat
Ding Xiang (Imposter)

Ding Xiang is the alias taken on by a man who serves Qing Fanghao. The original Ding Xiang was killed, likely in the slaughter of Yanyu Hall. The only thing currently known about his original name is that it likely also includes a character read "Xiang" (襄), though it's different from the character in Ding Xiang's name (香).

He is aggressively loyal to Qing Fanghao, going so far as to tolerate Zhang Huowang's presence despite his own annoyance in order to make Qing Fanghao happy. However when Zhang Huowang called his loyalty to Qing Fanghao into question, he immediately killed him and shifted the blame elsewhere.

When he was a child his father wagered him in a gambling den and lost, then never came back to get him. After that he was sold to a theater troupe, and that's where he met Qing Fanghao. Qing Fanghao fed him meat ganoderma of his own arm, turning him immortal. It seems likely that he's imitating the original Ding Xiang, including dressing as a woman, at Qing Fanghao's behest.

He first greeted Lu Jiu and Liu Jianghe imitating Ding Xiang and claiming to be from Yanyu Hall, though he strained under their questions. He attempted to knock the two out with drugged tea. When he realized that they were actually much more powerful than him, he immediately pleaded for them not to blame Qing Fanghao for any of his own actions. Lu Jiu promised to save Qing Fanghao, so he told Lu Jiu everything he knew.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 113: Why Are You Panicking
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 112: A Good Dog Doesn't Bark
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 118: The Cost
4. ↑ Chapter 111: Ding Xiang
5. ↑ Chapter 117: Ding Xiang
Frosty Sword

Lu Jiu summoning Frosty Sword

Frosty Sword was previously Lu Jiu's saber, described as having a black sheathe with silver bamboo patters on its handle. According to Liu Jianghe, it was a very good spiritual weapon.

It was broken at some point in the past, though when, why, or how is currently unknown.

## Trivia

* Frosty Sword is a dao (刀), a type of single-edged Chinese sword often translated as "saber" and mostly for single-handed use

Lu Jiu with his Frosty Sword, posted by Liu MuQiao on her Weibo.Lu Jiu summoning his saber (Frosty Sword) in chapter 94.
## References

1. ↑ Chapter 4: The Rising Wind Forebodes the Coming Storm (Part 2)
2. ↑ Chapter 100: Stubborn
3. ↑ Chapter 54: Handy
Nine-horned snake

The nine-horned snake is a method of holding someone captive that appears to be able to extend a civilian's lifespan at the cost of their freedom and sanity.

There's a type of snake vine on West Mountain that feeds on human life energy to survive. It stays with the same host until it covers the host's body and sucks them dry. One can keep a person's physical body by planting a snake vine on their feet while they are still alive, trim the vine when it reaches their waist, and feed them human flesh. Lu Jiu likened it to watering and fertilizing a farmland.

Xie Qingshuang found a description of it of in medicine book from West Mountain, however this and other related records had been altered by Xie Renyu in order to hide the truth. He reversed the cause and effect, making it seem like the nine-horned snake could separate vines from a body, not the condition itself.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 79: Nine-Horned Snake
2. ↑ Chapter 78: Seven Days
3. ↑ Chapter 80: Start of Disagreement
Kill order

A kill order is warrant issued to the whole world for cultivators who have committed unforgivable crimes.

There are currently two known kill orders:

1. Lu Qingyun was the first person to receive a kill order for the slaughter of Qingshan City.
2. Liu Jianghe was the second person to be issued a kill order for slaughtering Yanyu Hall.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 62.5: Sect Settings
Astralium

Formed when eveite is exposed to magical energies from the Astral Plane. This metal radiates light as though it is the sun.

Astralium requires Master Evonic Craftsman to be worked, as well as a connection to Astral Magik to be created.

* Bonuses to Weapons: Shines a light that is a 20ft diameter per point of ENHANCEMENT BONUS, this light is the equal of true sunlight, banishing even the deepest of darkness's.
* Bonuses to Armor: This armor Shines a light that is a 20ft diameter per point of ENHANCEMENT BONUS, this light is the equal of true sunlight, banishing even the deepest of darkness's. Adds an additional armor bonus +4 (Light), +6 (Medium), +8 (Heavy).
* Bonuses to Shields: This armor Shines a light that is a 10ft diameter per point of ENHANCEMENT BONUS, this light is the equal of true sunlight, banishing even the deepest of darkness's. Adds an additional shield bonus of +2 (Light), +4 (Heavy/Tower)
Ding Xiang

*This article is about the original Ding Xiang. For the man serving Qing Fanghao, see Ding Xiang (Imposter).*

## Appearances

### First Appearance

Chapter 117: Ding Xiang

Ding Xiang was a cultivator who served as the deputy sect leader of Yanyu Hall.

In the past she learned how to refine corpses from Red Leaf Manor, though the actual person who taught her was Zhou Zikun.

She once saved a civilian musician named Qing Fanghao and brought him back to Yanyu Hall with her. Because he was blind she taught him how to sense things in his surroundings. She also taught him an imitation of cultivation as well as how to refine corpses, and had him assist her by refining in secret.

Ding Xiang was enticed by Zhou Zikun and sought to overthrow the sect leader of Yanyu Hall and take the position for herself. She died however, either in the attempt or during the slaughter of Yanyu Hall, and the array she'd placed on her body teleported her corpse to Qing Fanghao. Under orders she had left him with, he ate it in its entirety, thus becoming immortal.

## Trivia

* Liu Muqiao has implied that Ding Xiang is their favorite character

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 117: Ding Xiang
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 118: The Cost
3. ↑ Liu Muqiao's Weibo
Paradise Pavilion

Paradise Pavilion is either a cultivation sect or a specific location that used to belong to a larger demonic sect.

Liu Jueming is the current Paradise Pavilion lord. He has publicly forsaken the demonic path, but according to Xie Qingshuang, this is a ruse. Under the rule of the previous Paradise Pavilion lord, Liu Jianghe, it was associated with the demonic sect.

Paradise Pavilion possesses four demonic arts. One of these is the life and death contract. Paradise Pavilion is also associated with living possession, though it isn't known to specifically be one of the four demonic arts.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 35: Of Two Minds (Part 1)
2. ↑ Chapter 2: Keeping My Beloved at Home
3. ↑ Chapter 101: All's Well That Ends Well
Linglan

Linglan is a prostitute who previously worked at the Hundred Flower Pavilion in Peach Blossom Wharf.

As a young girl her family was slaughtered by Liu Yuan. Linglan decided to take revenge, and thus attempts to poison Liu Yuan when he becomes her patron. However Liu Yuan realizes what's happening and consumes an antidote, then kidnaps her along with Lu Jiu, who is trying to warn her about her poisoning attempt. After the two of them are rescued by Liu Jianghe, she flees from Peach Blossom Wharf with Little He to the central plains.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 2: Keeping My Beloved at Home
2. ↑ Chapter 4: The Rising Wind Forebodes the Coming Storm (Part 2)
3. ↑ Chapter 8-2: You Are the One I've Been Looking For
Ethereal Plane

A mountain within the realm of Ethereal that corresponds to another mountain on the planet Aeturnus.

### Time

One Prime Material day is one week in the Sea of Dreams

### Deities

Maltheal, Yumee

Known as the Sea of Dreams, this plane is the lesser plane of the three Border Planes. It was created by Yumee, and sustained from the ideas, dreams and ethosic power of the mortals of the Prime Material and has several functions. First it connects the two greater border planes, the Astral and Shadow Planes, and the First World to the material world via the Aetherial Network. Second, it connects the material world to the Elemental Planes. Third it acts as the source of Ether for the rest of the planes and where mana flows to the Material to form Aether. And finally, it is the is where the souls of the deceased remain to be collected and guided to their proper place by agents of Maltheal. This silvery sea is the easiest border plane for mortals and undead to access but the most difficult, almost impossible, for outsiders, especially those from the Outer Planes.
Снежная королева: Хранители чудес

**Снежная королева: Хранители чудес** — мультсериал на основе мультфильмов «Снежная королева». Происходит после событий первого фильма и до начала второго.

## Сюжет

Кай с Гердой, вернувшись из царства Снежной королевы, привели с собой её дочь, Айси. Ей предстоит научиться управлять своими способностями. Вместе Кай, Герда, Айси и Лута образуют команду супергероев, где у каждого есть способности. Кай — талантливый изобретатель, Герда контролирует Северный ветер, Айси обладает магией льда. В каждой серии они сражаются с такими злодеями как Альфида, пиратская атаманша или Харальд, безумный гений.
Cryonite

Formed from the eveite being quenched in elemental water while being worked, this metal radiates can radiate intense cold or can absorb it from any source.

* Cryonite requires Minor Evonic Craftsman to be created or worked.
* Bonuses to Weapons: The weapon deals an extra 2 points of cold damage each strike per point of ENHANCEMENT BONUS.
* Bonuses to Armor: The armor grants cold resistance equal to the ENHANCEMENT BONUS of the armor. Medium armor is double the EB, while Heavy armor is triple the EB of the armor. Adds an additional armor bonus of +2 (Light), +4 (Medium), +6 (Heavy).
* Bonuses to Shields: The shield grants cold resistance equal to double the ENHANCEMENT BONUS of the shield. Adds an additional shield bonus of +1 (Light), +2 (Heavy/Tower). This stacks with the bonus granted from armor made from the same type.
Nine Isles Ten Wharves

Nine Isles Ten Wharves is a cultivation sect in Jiangnan.

It is currently headed by Liu Chen. Its territory consists of nine islands, with the tenth "wharf" being the ship that Liu Chen lives and travels around on. As a smaller sect, they resent the suppression caused by larger sects.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 7: Is Liu Jianghe a Man of His Word?
2. ↑ Chapter 62.5: Sect Settings
Aniros’s Stolen Drape

A large swath of blue and white cloth fastened with mithril clasps, it was made from a part of a drape that a brazen thief cut and stole from the Palace of Wind on the Plane of Air.

Cloak (Back Magic Item)

**WINDY MOVEMENT**: The wearer is considered under the effects the spells *Fly* and *Air Walk,* when conscious and *Feather Fall* when not.

**GUSTING WALK:** At will as a full round action, the wearer may gain the effects of the spell *Wind Walk*, lasting until the wearer chooses it to end as a movement action.

***THIS CLOAK CAN BE DESTROYED IF MENDED BACK INTO THE DRAPE IT WAS CUT FROM.***
Calamity Magiks

Powerful magiks that use life, death and the elements role in it.

### Stellar Storm

Magik that summons the power of the astral plane to empower lightning and winds.

### Planetary

Magik that is powered by the relationship between planets and their suns.

### Comet

Magik that summons frozen comets from far away stars.

### Wildfire

Magik that calls the devastation of the First Worlds fires and use their power.

### Tempest

Magik that summons winds from the First World and harnesses their power.

### Verdant

Magik that causes earth to thrive with the power of the First World.

### Reef

Magik that brings the nature of the First World to the high seas.

### Rage

Magik that imbue undead with the rage of flames.

### Fear

Magik that uses the winds to carry the fear of undeath across them.

### Tenacity

Magik that enforces the weight of the earth with the darkness of undeath.

### Shadowflame

Magik that allows fire to damage both the material and ethereal.

### Lunar Storm

Magik that uses the power of both sides of moons to empower storms.

### Gravitation

Magik powered by the relationship between planets and their moons.

### Tidal

Magik utilizing the power moons have over water on distant planets.

## Cyclic

### First Breath

Magik involving guardians of forests and life who draw power from the sun.

### Sunborne

Magik that hardens undead against the effect of the sun.

### Constellation

Magiks that combines the power of various celestial bodies.

### Decay

Magik that summons and utilizes both life and anti-life, all forms of essence to alter the world around them.

### Final Breath

Magik regarding the moons power over animals.

### Deep Shadow

Magik that reach into the dark side of the moon to empower undead.
Immoralite

Formed when eveite is exposed to magical energies from the Lower Planes. This unholy metal is the bane of good, and favored by evil champions.

Immoralite requires Greater Evonic Craftsman to be worked and must have a source of powerful evil energy to be created, in addition to the feat.

* Bonuses to Weapons: Deals 3 points of unholy damage to good creatures each strike per point of ENHANCEMENT BONUS. Good creatures take this damage every round it is held.
* Bonuses to Armor: This armor grants Fast Healing 3 (Light), Fast Healing 5 (Medium), Fast Healing 8 (Heavy) to evil creatures that wear it. This is reversed and damaging to good creatures. Adds an additional armor bonus of +3 (Light), +5 (Medium), +8 (Heavy).
* Bonuses to Shields: Grants its’ ENHANCEMENT BONUS to saves against good spells. Adds an additional shield bonus of +1 (Light), +2 (Heavy/Tower).