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Migong is a fantasy romance with adult themes intended for mature readers who are 18+ or of the legal age in their jurisdiction.

The characters are fictional and any resemblance they may bear to figures current or historical is purely coincidence.

The proceeding work may contain offensive content or triggering elements such as scenes depicting abuse, mental illness, blood, violence, torture, sexually explicit homo/heterosexual acts, and dubcon/noncon.

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(M) Nudity and/or sexual content; may include dubcon/noncon

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(V) Violence, gore or blood

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Notes About the Universe:

The three Eastern Kingdoms & Beyond:

o   Shobu is located in the north – it is mountainous and barren.

o   Moutan is in the middle – it is wealthy due to grain production

o   Keungang is in the south – and is known as the Southern Lake Kingdom as it is covered with rivers, lakes, and waterways

o   Kazarus is to the West – it is a desert kingdom

o   Beyond Kazarus is the Euridican Empire (the setting for ‘The Eastern Tower’ which isn’t out yet)

Cultivation Levels:

-       Divided by 3 realms: Mortal, Immortal, Celestial

-       Mortal: this covers Qi condensation and foundation establishment

o   Wood (Beginner), 

o   Fire (Practitioner – Early Stage)

o   Earth (Practitioner – Mid Stage)

o   Metal (Practitioner – Late Stage) 

o   Water/Air (Practitioner – Peak Stage)

-       Immortal: this covers Golden Core and Nascent Soul

o   Martial Spirit (Master – Early Stage)

o   Martial Soul (Master- Mid stage)  

o   Martial Saint (Master- Peak stage) everything after this stage is legendary

o   Martial King (Grandmaster- Immortal) 

o   Martial Emperor (pre-Celestial- Immortal)

-       Celestial: This covers Tribulation and Ascension

o   Deity/Demi-God

o   God

***Note if the practitioner has a particular weapon then the rankings start with the weapon. i.e. Sword Spirit, Sword Soul, Sword Saint…etc

Era names:

In Moutan, the era name changes every 5 years.

1^st Era: Yongming – Perpetual Brightness

• Years 1 to 5: 1452 to 1456

2^nd Era: Tianji – Heavenly Discipline

• Years 6 to 10: 1457 to 1461

3^rd Era: Fusang – Mourning

• Years 11 to 15: 1462 to 1466

Note: due to the war the era is renamed to Huian – Gloomy

4^th Era: Fangbei – Defend Against Sorrow

• Years 16 to 20: 1467 to 1471

Note: the story starts in 1471

5^th Era: Yingyong – Valiance

• Year 21 onward: 1472 -