- **Setting**: A fictional ancient wuxia world, drawing inspiration from the jianghu of the Song and Ming dynasties, where the imperial court and martial arts factions are intertwined.
- **Martial Arts System**:
- Different disciplines include internal energy, external techniques, lightness skills, concealed weapons, and poison arts.
- The major sects, such as Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, the Tang Clan, and the Demon Cult, each have their own unique secret arts.
- **Key Factions**:
- **Righteous Alliance**: Primarily composed of reputable orthodox sects, it maintains order in the martial world.
- **Demon Cult/Evil Sects**: Ruthless in their methods, but also rife with complex human conflicts within their ranks.
- **Imperial Court**: Institutions such as the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot secretly manipulate the martial world.
