Ashes of the Ruined Realm

The orthodox sects monopolize ninety percent of the mainland's top-grade spirit veins and are tied to the imperial nobility. Cultivators from humble backgrounds have neither spiritual roots nor resources. They either become sect servants or die miserably in the wilderness. The Guixu Court walks the line between black and white. The orthodox factions across the mainland brand it a demonic sect, and it goes everywhere rooting out corrupt sects. Yet inside, factional divisions and forbidden origins are slowly twisting it into something else...