Sects

The Meeting Place for All Sects

List of Sects found in *Faraway Wanderers*/*Word of Honor* series.

## Introduction

In *wuxia*, martial artists are divided into Sects, each led by it's Master (师傅, *Shīfù*) and assisted by the Sect Elders and teach the disciples.

Five Prominent Sects unified to become the Five Lakes Alliance (simply referred to as the Five Major Sects in the novel), the head of the alliance is given to the oldest brother.

## Five Lakes Alliance (Five Major Sects)

#### **Yue Yang Sect** (岳陽派, *Yuè Yáng Pài*)

* Led by Gao Chong
	+ Gao Xiaolian (young master)
	+ Deng Kuan (senior disciple)
	+ Zhu Yaozhi (disciple, drama-only)
	+ Gao Shan (disciple, drama-only)
	+ Xie Wuyang (disciple, drama-only)
	+ Song Huairen (disciple, drama-only)
	+ Gao Hui (disciple, novel-only)

#### **Dan Yang Sect** (丹阳派, *Dān Yáng pài*)

* Led by Lu Taichong
* Remaining disciples have been entrusted to the **Mount Tai Sect**

#### **Jing Hu Sect** (镜湖派, *Jìng Hú pài*)

* Led by Zhang Yusen
	+ Zhang Chengfeng (disciple, Zhang Yusen's oldest son, drama-only)
	+ Zhang Chengluan (disciple, Zhang Yusen's middle son, drama-only)
	+ Zhang Chengling (disciple, Zhang Yusen's youngest son)

## Secondary Sects

#### **Qing Feng Sword Sect** (清风剑, *Qīng Fēng Jiàn pài*)

* Led by Mo Huaiyang
	+ Mo Weixu (young master, Mo Huaiyang's son, drama-only)
	+ Fan Huaikong (uncle-master)
	+ Cao Weining (youngest disciple)

#### **Mount Hua Sect** (华山派, *Huà Shān pài*)

* Led by Yu Qiufeng
	+ Yu Tianjie (young master, Yu Qiufeng's son)
	+ He Ruicai (disciple, drama-only)
* Resides in Mount Hua in Shanxi Province

#### **Mount Tai Shan Sect** (泰山派, *Tài Shān pài*)

* Led by Ao Laizi (drama)
	+ Qing Bo (disciple)
	+ Qing Hua (disciple)
	+ Qing Song (disciple)
* Led by Hua Qingsong (novel)
	+ Hua Fangling (former master, Hua Qingsong's father)

* Resides in Mount Tai Shan in Shandong Province

#### **Mount Duan Jian Manor** (断剑山庄, *Duàn Jiàn Shān zhuāng*)

* Led by Mu Siyuan (drama-only)
	+ Mu Yunge (young master)

* Translated into **Broken Sword Manor**

#### **Emei Sect** (峨眉, *Éméi pài*)

* Led by Zhiyin Shita (drama-only)
	+ Mo Yanwan (disciple)

## Diminished Sects

#### **Mount Changming** (长明山, *Chángmíng shān*)

* Led by Ye Baiyi
	+ Rong Changqing (former master)
	+ Rong Xuan (disciple)

#### **Mount Siji Manor** (四季山庄, *Sìjì Shān Zhuāng*)

* Led by Zhou Zishu
	+ Qin Huaizhang (former master)
	+ Qin Jiuxiao (disciple)
	+ Wen Kexing (uncle-master, drama-only)
	+ Luo Haoning (drama-only)
	+ Bi Changfeng (drama-only)
	+ Bi Xingming (drama-only)
	+ Cheng Zichen (drama-only)

#### **Immortal Physician Valley** (神医谷, *Shényī gǔ*)

* Led by the Shen Ya Gu Master
	+ Yue Fenger (senior disciple)
	+ Wen Ruyu (disciple)
	+ Gu Miaomiao (junior disciple)

#### **Long Yuan Pavilion** (龍淵閣, *Lóng Yuān gé*)

* Led by Long Xiao
	+ Long Que (former master)
* Originally named **Puppet Manor** (傀儡庄, *Kuǐlěi zhuāng*)

#### **Four Sages of Anji** (安吉四贤, *Ānjí Sì Xián*) (drama-only)

* Qiao Xing
* Pei Feng
* Du Yuqian
* He Yifan

## Organisations

#### **Tian Chuang** (天窗, *Tiān Chuāng*)

* Led by Duan Pengju
	+ Zhou Zishu (former master)
	+ Han Ying (young master, drama-only)
	+ Bi Changfeng
	+ Old Zhang
	+ Luo Haoning (drama-only)
	+ Bi Xingming (drama-only)
	+ Cheng Zichen (drama-only)

#### **Scorpions** (毒蠍, *Dú Xiē*)

* Led by Scorpion King
	+ Du Pusa (assassin, drama-only)
	+ Qin Song (assassin, drama-only)
	+ Qiao Luohan (assassin, drama-only)
	+ Jiang Lao Guai (assassin, drama-only)

## Exiles

#### **Ghost Valley** (鬼谷, *Guǐ Gǔ*)

* Led by Wen Kexing
	+ The Former Ghost Valley Master (former master)
	+ Gu Xiang (wen kexing's follower)
	+ Matrimonial-Funerary Ghost
		- Glamorous Ghost (subordinate, drama-only)
	+ Impermanence Ghost
		- White Grim Reaper (subordinate, drama-only)
		- Black Grim Reaper (subordinate, drama-only)
	+ Hanged Ghost
	+ Happy Ghost (drama-only)
	+ Man-Eater Ghost (drama-only)
	+ Lustful Ghost (drama-only)
	+ Long-Tongued Ghost (drama-only)

#### **Unfaithful Department** (薄情司, *Bóqíng Sī*) (drama-only)

* Led by Luo Fumeng
	+ Liu Qianqiao (member)
	+ Zhu Zhu (member)
	+ Lan Xin (member)
	+ Yun Zai (member)
	+ Hong Lu (member)