The Three Realms of this Universe.
The Heavenly Realm is simply the realm of the gods. All deities in this universe were ascended humans from the mortal realm. Only The mythical creatures who lied dormant, the four guardians to this day are said to have been the Heavens before anyone else.
The Mortal Realm is the realm for human beings as well as the mythical creatures who are bound to a mortal lifespan. All have judgment the same way. All deities in this universe were ascended or descended from humans from the mortal realm.
The country of QīngMǐn (輕憫) is made up of 5 kingdoms.
- Làixù (賴绪) (North)
- The longest-lasting and most resourceful kingdom. Located near the ocean and is best known for its trade and resources. The second wealthiest kingdom, yet also the smallest. Many of the surrounding kingdoms have attempted to overtake the land, but it’s reign under a single family continues.
- Míngsì (蓂嗣) (Central)
- The kingdom that prides itself on their wealth. They are best known for their high percentage of wealthy and talented families. Is known as the kingdom that is the origin country of well-known immortals. Located on rocky mountain terrain. The most wealthy kingdom.
- ShùHuáng (树煌) (South)
- The kingdom that has great agricultural wealth. One of the larger kingdoms consisting of a majority of farmers and the particularly average folk. It country is mostly made up of villages, overly rural. The middle class of kingdoms when it comes to wealth.
- Níngdù (寧杜) (West)
- The kingdom that was known for its technology, but because of internal conflict at how the king was allowing western forces to overtake the kingdom, the people rebelled. Currently, the poorest kingdom, having fallen recently from ruin. Home to terribly unstable lands, with its rural parts known for its mystics.
- ChéngChún (程纯) (East)
- A sand kingdom, that acts more as a barrier from foreign lands than a kingdom. Not much is known about ChéngChún. Its government is strict and rarely allows outside visitors, has an incredibly strong military defense. It is rumored to be the land where the Dark Arts originated.
- Jīngshén Shìjiè (精神世界) (The Spirit World)
- The world of the spirits. It's a dimension that overlaps the physical one of QingMin. To those who haven't ascended or descended, with unfulfilled thoughts and desires can stay and linger in the Spirit World. The Spirit world is also home to those natural-born spirits that were made through accumulated and cultivated qi in an item vessel.
The Underworld is the place for of deceased and corrupted spirits. To be tortured, to be reincarnated, to be stuck in purgatory. The Underworld in this world consists of the Ten Courts of Hell, with each descended deity ruling each layer.