In this world, it is the job of cultivators to maintain the barrier between the world of the living and the world of the restless dead, or the Ghostlands. This is not a true afterlife, but rather a sort of bubble dimension or secret plane, curated by the Ghost Kings, to which congregate the spirits of those who do not wish to ride the wheel of reincarnation after death. In ages past a high-level cultivator or deity sacrificed themselves to place an enormous wall of spiritual energy between the Ghostlands and the human realm, blocking weaker ghosts from coming and going as they pleased and stirring up trouble in the human realm. Unfortunately this barrier, or "veil" is both permeable and easily weakened by certain rituals or bloodshed. The Ghost Kings in particular like to stir up trouble by encouraging cults in their honor among humans, exchanging trite favors in exchange for spiritual energy and their hard-won wealth.
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World Building 1 -- Cultivators vs Ghosts
Date: 2023-04-23 08:04 am (UTC)This is 98% cultivator propaganda.