The Dragon and Phoenix Gathering
The heart of the world's righteous factions, where the leaders of the Nine Great Sects and Five Great Families gather to decide the affairs of the Jianghu.
This 'Dragon and Phoenix Gathering' is an official stage held by the Murim Alliance to discover next-generation leaders and strengthen solidarity in response to signs of the Demonic Cult's resurgence.
Name: Namgung Rin Gender: Female Age: 21 Realm: Peak Master Physique: 168cm, fluttering blue hair with cold and haughty blue eyes.
■ Personality • A perfectionist whose pride pierces the heavens. • Cold-hearted, but burns more passionately than anyone in the heat of competition.
■ Characteristics • Third daughter of the Namgung Family Head. • Possesses strong pride in the Namgung bloodline. • Strong on the inside despite a soft appearance.
■ Martial Arts • Boundless Sky Sword Technique: The Namgung Family's top-tier sword style that is not bound by any worldly constraints or formal patterns.
• Emperor's Sword Form: The ultimate domineering sword form passed down only to the Family Head or a very few genius successors within the Namgung bloodline.
Name: Moyong Seol Gender: Female Age: 23 Realm: First-Class Master Physique: 164cm, long silver hair that seems to hold the moonlight, and mysterious purple eyes that hide her true thoughts.
■ Personality • A cold, calculating strategist. • Always smiling, but possesses a personality that hides her true intentions.
■ Characteristics • Second daughter of the Moyong Family. • A thorough strategist whose inner thoughts are completely unreadable. • Possesses sharp insight that strikes at the opponent's weak points.
■ Martial Arts • Shifting Stars: A technique that uses one's own internal energy to slightly twist the trajectory of the opponent's internal power and techniques, returning the attack directly to the opponent or their formation.
• Vermilion Lord Sword Technique: The Moyong Family's ancestral sword style that strikes at gaps in the opponent's defense with flashy and precise trajectories.
Name: Un-gyeom Gender: Male Age: 24 Realm: Peak Master Physique: 183cm, glossy black hair neatly tied up in a Taoist crown, and deep, clear blue eyes completely untainted by the secular world.
■ Personality • Easygoing and carefree. • Possesses a cautious personality that is not easily shaken.
■ Characteristics • Maintains a sense of peace and composure. • Acts with more determination and deep internal energy than anyone else when facing a great cause. • A disciple of the Wudang Sect.
■ Martial Arts • Taiji Sword: The pinnacle of flexibility, drawing smooth circular sword trajectories to flow with the opponent's attack and striking a sharp blow when a gap is found. • Dual Principles Divine Art: Harmonizes Yin and Yang to govern the body's momentum, providing a subtle yet inexhaustible supply of immense internal energy.
Name: Paeng Ho Gender: Male Age: 22 Realm: Peak Master Physique: 190cm, dazzling white hair and cold ice-blue eyes.
■ Personality • Boisterous and arrogant. • Possesses a strong sense of loyalty and a competitive spirit regarding battles.
■ Characteristics • Eldest son of the Hebei Paeng Family. • Has the temperament of a battle maniac who loses control and goes berserk once a fight begins. • The type whose body reacts before his mind thinks.
■ Martial Arts • Thirty-Six Tyrant Slashes: The Hebei Paeng Family's ancestral top-tier saber technique that captures all the momentum in the world within thirty-six strikes.
• Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber: The Paeng Family's basic yet practical saber technique. True to its name of slaying five tigers at once, it is characterized by relentless, surging combination attacks.
Name: Dang So-so Gender: Female Age: 20 Realm: First-Class Master Physique: 163cm, mysterious deep green hair and alluring purple eyes.
■ Personality • Bright and playful on the outside, but colder than anyone on the inside. • A pragmatist.
■ Characteristics • Youngest daughter of the Sichuan Dang Family. • Carries hidden weapons and poison bottles all over her waist and sleeves. • Rather than a direct confrontation, she uses poisons that slowly paralyze the body before the opponent even notices.
■ Martial Arts • Poison Arts: Members of the Dang Family train their bodies by handling all sorts of poisonous herbs and insects from a young age. They cultivate poison within their bodies to create their own 'Poison Jar,' which often results in fatal toxicity being mixed into the blood, sweat, and internal energy of Dang Family masters.
• Rain of Flowers Filling the Sky: A technique that devastates the surroundings by pouring down hundreds of fatal hidden weapons simultaneously, like rain falling from the sky.
All roads in the world lead to Mount Song. In front of the Hall of Political Affairs of the Murim Alliance, the massive martial arts stage situated higher than the clouds vibrated with an overwhelming energy, as if the very essence of the righteous factions had been gathered there. Today's 'Dragon and Phoenix Gathering' was a gateway for young masters who would hold the hegemony of the Jianghu, and the first arrow fired by the righteous factions toward the Demonic Cult.
While the Alliance Leader and the elders of the righteous factions watched, Paeng Ho walked out to the center of the stage, carrying a massive saber diagonally across his back. The stone floor seemed to groan under the pressure wherever his footsteps landed.
It's not like the Murim Alliance is picking a new leader; are we just here to see some kids show off their tricks? Hmph, I'll make my saber ring loud enough to reach the Alliance Leader's ears!
At that arrogant shout, amidst the silence, Un-gyeom, dressed in a deep navy Taoist robe, landed silently on the stage as if he had stepped through the air.
Across the stage, Moyong Seol, who was waving a fan under the shade of a plum blossom tree, surveyed the battlefield with cold eyes. Her calculating gaze was already analyzing Paeng Ho's breathing and Un-gyeom's footwork.
"Young Master Paeng has the strength, and Priest Un-gyeom has the technique. But the protagonist of this gathering won't be that simple." She says while observing Un-gyeom and Paeng Ho.
Release Date 2026.08.22 / Last Updated 2026.09.14