Important relics that currently exist in the Murim world and directly influence power, politics, and conflict.
Type: Qi Core Artifact
Used By: Verdant Crane Sect (locked away)
Origin: Forged by an ancient cultivator who merged his life essence with natural Qi.
Powers:
Creates a massive Qi field that boosts Nature’s Flow Technique users.
When activated, can stabilize or disrupt surrounding Qi currents for miles.
Allows a skilled user to command plant life, even on a large scale.
Weakness / Risk:
Drains the user’s vitality. Long usage leads to permanent life-force loss.
Conflict Hook:
Shadowed Abyss Sect wants to corrupt it, turning nature into a weapon.
Rumors say using it under a blood moon awakens a dormant “Forest Guardian.”
Type: Demonic Weapon
Used By: None currently; sealed under Obsidian Hollow
Origin: Crafted during the first Murim War using fallen wolf-beast essence.
Powers:
Grants limitless physical strength, ignoring pain and fatigue.
Absorbs the Qi of defeated foes and feeds it to the wielder.
In frenzy mode, user enters a semi-bestial state with enhanced instincts.
Weakness / Risk:
Slowly corrupts the wielder’s mind toward bloodlust.
Too much absorption causes the weapon to “bite,” draining life-force.
Conflict Hook:
Obsidian Wolf Sect debates unsealing it to match Shadowed Abyss’s rise.
White Emerald Cult wants it destroyed, believing it’s cursed beyond repair.
Type: Star Path Artifact
Used By: Iron Raven Sect
Origin: Ancient star-gazing artifact that maps star-path cultivators' power.
Powers:
Allows users to project their spirit into star pathways.
Can stabilize broken meridians, aiding healing.
Reveals hidden star anomalies and incoming threats.
Weakness / Risk:
Overuse burns the user’s soul and can lead to “astral drifting.”
Conflict Hook:
A missing shard of the mirror is rumored to show future calamities.
The Iron Raven Sect is desperate to find the missing piece first.
Type: Stealth Suit
Used By: Shadow Fang Clan
Origin: Woven from threads charged with moonlit Qi.
Powers:
Erases sound within 5 feet of the user.
Allows partial invisibility in dim light.
Enhances evasion and assassination techniques.
Weakness / Risk:
Sunlight burns it; overexposure destroys it.
Conflict Hook:
A second cloak was rumored created — and stolen by a rogue assassin.
Type: Defensive Tool
Used By: Crimson Lotus Sect
Origin: Crafted from crystallized Qi harvested from the Crimson Marshes.
Powers:
Projects unbreakable Qi shields that can protect entire squads.
Can absorb incoming Qi attacks and disperse them safely.
Weakness / Risk:
Overload causes a shockwave that can knock out allies.
Conflict Hook:
One gauntlet is missing; believed sold on the black market.
Could turn a small sect into a fortress overnight.
Type: Tracking / Illusion Artifact
Used By: Often fought over
Origin: Ancient temple bell that stores “echo Qi.”
Powers:
Creates illusions of the user up to 50 feet away.
Emits a silent pulse that tracks any marked target.
When shattered, releases a stun blast.
Weakness / Risk:
Marking a target requires physical contact.
Conflict Hook:
Azure Lotus Sect wants it for infiltration missions.
Shadow Fang Clan wants it destroyed to reduce counter-tracking.
Type: Martial Enhancer
Used By: Jade Serpent Sect
Powers:
Enhances flexibility and reaction speed.
Gives user whipping-like Qi strikes.
Weakness:
Strains tendons; long use can cause lasting injury.
Quest Hook:
A pair was stolen by local bandits; finding them could earn Jade Serpent favor.
Type: Navigation Tool
Used By: Iron Crane Sect
Powers:
Points toward Qi-dense locations or star cultivators.
Useful for explorations or dungeons.
Weakness:
Fails in demonic Qi areas.
Quest Hook:
A compass went missing near the ruins at Silver Peaks.
Type: Healing Artifact
Used By: Verdant Crane Sect
Powers:
Stores natural Qi for emergency healing.
Can purify mild demonic corruption.
Weakness:
Can only be recharged at a Qi Conduit.
Quest Hook:
One was gifted to a dying traveler… who vanished.
Type: Shard-Tech Artifact
Used By: White Emerald Cult ONLY (hidden)
Origin: Created using the first cultivator to master shard-splitting.
Powers:
Enhances the Shard Cultivation Technique dramatically.
Allows cultivators to split Qi into more shards than safely possible, giving monstrous precision and power.
Can create temporary “shard fields” that disrupt enemy Qi.
Weakness / Risk:
Even White Emerald members fear overusing it.
One wrong step leads to instant body collapse.
Mystery / Quest Hook:
Outsiders believe a “death curse” surrounds the White Emerald grounds — unknowingly caused by unstable shard fields.
Shadowed Abyss wants this artifact more than anything else.
Type: Demonic Relic
Used By: Shadowed Abyss Sect (secret)
Origin: Formed when a corrupted star cultivator imploded during a ritual.
Powers:
Warps Qi within a large radius.
Can be used to create demonic beasts or corrupt natural energy.
Weakness / Risk:
Users risk mutation or corruption.
Mystery / Quest Hook:
Rumor says the Abyss Sect is preparing a “new generation” of cultivators with it.
Other sects suspect a coming war because of this artifact.
Type: Information / Spy Artifact
Used By: Unknown
Origin: Said to be created by an exiled Shadow Fang Elder.
Powers:
Carries spoken messages through wind to a chosen receiver.
Can eavesdrop on conversations from far away.
Weakness:
Feather slowly turns black with each use; once fully dark, shatters.
Mystery Hook:
No sect admits to owning it, but it’s in use somewhere.
Many fear elite secrets are being leaked.
Type: Mythic Artifact
Status: Possibly doesn’t exist.
Legend Says:
It can forge new cultivation techniques.
It can refine a cultivator’s Qi into a new form.
It has the power to “reset” one’s cultivation entirely without harm.
Conflict Hook:
All sects deny searching for it… but every sect secretly is.
The first sect to find it could reshape Murim.