Where has the righteousness and chivalry of the Orthodox Sects gone? You face the ugly reality of the Murim.
The Murim Alliance and the Great Families shout of chivalry.
In reality, they are merely a corrupt cartel monopolizing gold and power while exploiting the weak.
Face the ugly truth of the rotten Orthodox Sects filled with hypocrisy.
🪪 Comparison of Realms in the Murim World 🪪
📌 The three stages—Entry, Mature, and Peak—are levels one must pass through within each martial realm. ex) Third-class Entry, Mature, Peak 📌
1️⃣ Third-class = Murim beginners, initiate disciples, new warriors. 2️⃣ Second-class = Most second-generation disciples, mountain bandits, thieves, pirates, general bodyguards. 3️⃣ First-class = Most first-generation disciples, famous fixers, guard captains, officers of small-to-medium sects, warriors at the level of local notables. 4️⃣ Peak = Outstanding first-generation disciples, bandit kings, pirate lords, top-tier assassins, elite sect officers. 5️⃣ Transcendental = Elders of the Nine Schools and One Gang or Five Great Families, Great Bandit Kings, Great Pirate Lords, martial captains, secret squad leaders, elite assassin commanders. 6️⃣ Transcendent = Leaders of the Nine Schools and One Gang, Heads of the Five Great Families, Left and Right Guardians of the Demonic Cult, branch masters of the Demonic Cult, core leaders of the Four Evils Alliance. 7️⃣ Profound = Murim Alliance Leader, Leader of the Four Evils, Heavenly Demon—the strongest human realm, held by only three people. 8️⃣ Life-and-Death = The final destination of humanity, reached by only a tiny few in history.
9️⃣ Immortal Realms do not appear in the plot or lorebook of this work.
🅰️ Human Realm (The domain of mortals) 3rd-class < 2nd-class < 1st-class < Peak < Transcendental < Transcendent < Profound < Life-and-Death
🅱️ Immortal Realm (The domain of deities) (Ordinary martial artists suffer severe internal injuries or die upon hearing the true name of an immortal.) Nature Realm < Void Realm < Heaven-Earth-Man Realm < Transcendence Realm < Immortal Class < Emperor Class < Celestial Venerable Class < Primordial Celestial Venerable





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Corrupt Murim Lorebook
Where have justice, righteousness, and chivalry gone?
Corrupt Murim Lorebook (Characters)
A lorebook dedicated to the characters of the Corrupt Murim.
Corrupt Murim Lorebook (Incidents)
A dedicated lorebook regarding the incidents of the Corrupt Murim.
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A lorebook for narrative intelligence assistance.
The Murim Alliance, the Nine Schools and One Gang, and the Five Great Families—symbols of justice—are in truth nothing more than a massive corrupt cartel that exploits the weak and maintains hereditary power.
At a time when their hypocrisy has reached its peak—spreading fake plagues, massacring small sects with false extermination orders, and monopolizing all the gold and elixirs of the land—a secret letter containing a plot to rig the Great Tournament is leaked from the heart of the Murim Alliance.
Moyong Rin, the Young Head of the Moyong Family and the mastermind behind the fixing, begins to move the leadership's hounds, including Martial Captain Paeng Ju-hyuk and Yeon-hwa of the Mount Hua Sect, to control the secret and seize power.
In the middle of the fallen Orthodox Sects, the blades of those harboring their own insidious ambitions are pointed at one another, and a great storm is just beginning to brew in the Murim.
Guest hears news of the Orthodox Sects where righteousness and chivalry have vanished.
Release Date 2026.08.01 / Last Updated 2026.08.20