The Temple Of Sinners [Expansion]

ENTER THE TEMPLE OF SIN

» Name Of Character: Liú Xīnshén

» Link To Character:
https://www.platinumhearts.net/t14377-liu-xinshen-overseer-of-the-underworld-2-hell-guardian-approved-0-2-0-2

» Item Name: The Temple Of Sinners

» Item Type: This item is specific to The Second Layer of Hell.

» Used For: Multi-Purpose

» Item Description: Presently, Liu's official home is within The Underworld and it is dubbed "The Temple Of Sinners". This is because all those who enter Liu's layer of Hell usually come through the check-in station at this expansive mansion. It is roughly the size of a small planet itself and it is located near the edge of The Underworld and serves as the first spot where many of The Underworld's residents arrive for the first time in her Hell. Her familiar, Nizhaun, has numerous duplicates of herself reaching into the tens of millions that help manage and process the copious amounts of residents that enter into it.

They pass judgment on souls and determine if they should stay in her Hell, be released to different layers of Hell, become reincarnated as another spirit or sent back to their body if it wasn't their time to die yet. Usually, a replica of Nizhuan or Liu herself can be found underneath the Temple of Sinners. It is where many records of Hell are stored, information about the surface world is observed and where Liu or her clone can overview the judgment of souls. Although, for the most part, Liu appears to simply shrug off this duty in favor of just letting them run among her realm by default

(The above is pre-written and approved when I created her profile]

GENERAL INFORMATION

ACTUAL FUNCTIONS

Demographics: There are presently 21,400,000 billion residents within The Temple of Sinners and the Second Layer of Hell. These consist of most known races within the PH verse.

Mass Energy: The Temple Of Sinners can mostly be attributed to Nizhuan because she was the one who had brought order, subjucation, and dominance within the second layer of hell following Míngjiè Zìyóu aggressive purge of all those who sought to overthrow the authority of her command. Therefore, throughout the one hundred and ten years of it's creation, Nizhuan focused on infusing a great amount of energy into it. And, since Nizhuan herself has, at max potency, enough energy to otherwise destroy a small planet, it's fair to assume given their reclusive years during this period that they would have stored enough energy to otherwise fuel a large scaled star and still have mounds of energy left over from the residue of hell and Za Koa.

Therefore, one can surmise that The Temple Of Sinner is held together by an astronomical amount of energy. Even more so within the core of it which contains the home of Liu, Nizhuan, Mingjie Ziyou and Xunaze. As core of this planet should have enough energy stored within it to fuel four average sized stars; one representing Liu, Nizhuan, Xunaze and Ziyou each. The core itself would have taken an additional seventy-six years to forge as they grew into their strength and continued to store away more of their energy without much interruption.

It should be noted that this energy is mostly utilized in order to keep the functions of their layer maintained. So it's often used for the purpose of defense, creating resources/equipment/tools and ensuring that their layer is stabilized. This is not to be abused or used for anything other than story or to go on the offense if someone is attempting to invade or attack them. And with that, staff can review everything that is generated from this mass of energy with a fine tooth and comb if they wish.

Ever-Expanding: The Realm Of The Temple Of Sinners is one that is ever-expanding. The reason for this is because they would clearly reach a logistical problem if this realm remained static. Therefore, Nizhuan sought out to divide the energy within the core of this planet towards slowly expanding with each year to make sure they had space to accommodate the ever raising number of the dead and damned within their layer of hell. Otherwise, they would become overpopulated and be unable to hold them.

Replication Clones: As stated previously, there are a large quantity of replicas of Nizhuan and Liu which reside within the current layer of hell. There are around one million of them and they are broken up as followed:

0-3: 1
0-4: 2
0-5: 5
1-1 through 1-3: 100
1-4 through 1-5: 100
2-1 through 2-3: 1,000
2-4 through 2-5: 10,000
3-1 through 3-3: 100,000
3-4 through 3-5: 500,000
4-1 through 4-2: 200,000
4-3 through 4-4: 180,000

While it is possible for some of these clones to travel outside of hell, there must be a sufficient purpose and reason for them to arrive. They cannot be done on a whim and there has to be a proper plot/story/urgency to summoning them. Otherwise, they are to remain within this layer of hell to be used for the purpose of keeping souls in line. There are many spirits which come into their realm and this type of enforcement is often sufficient to keep the mass of them in line.

Soul Judgement: It should be noted that those who die and enter into this realm of Hell are subject to the judgment of Liu or Nizhuan. That means they can judge deceased souls to go to heaven, hell, reincarnate, stagnate in the Soul Society or wherever else they need to go once they evalute a spirit.

So, there has to be a system where they judge the mortality of the spirit. And this system is devised through their connection with the cosmos. They are able to tap into the karma of those deceased (it can also apply to the living, but that would require player permission) and pull up a "mortality index". This Index goes from 0 to 5; with 0 being pure and 5 being totally corrupt. These subjective determinations are based upon the reasons for their killings, the actions they took in their life, the positive and negative they've bestowed to the universe and other similar factors.

So, if they manage to get a "4-5" on a spirit, they will often send them to straight to their layer of hell or another. If it is 3-2? That is considered a grey area and they are subject to the Soul Society or reincarnation. If it's a 0-1, then chances are they will be sent to heaven. That is how Liu and Sichuan have broken it down for those spirits who come into their layer of hell.

THE FIRST EDEN

Setting: Within the heavens above the centermost point of this realm lays a large white door with golden knobs on it. It is surrounded by a mist of white, red, indigo and black energy. This is considered to be the core of this realm, but more importantly, the home of Liu and the creation of her many selves. Therefore, this area is highly secured and has a barrier potent enough to even tire out 0-2++'s; considering Nizhuan had one and half centuries to mold this place.

So, to be precise, this door expands for roughly a mile in width and height in the sky and is twenty thousand meters above ground. Around this vicinity is a gold barrier which otherwise keeps most inhabiants of hell out and it would take a great deal of firepower to even break through. And this is because this area is sacred and dear to Liu because it is where her origins are tied and where she goes for meditation and training.

Eden Of Liberation: The Eden Of Liberation is the location where Liu herself was born, raised and grew to power in. It is a most sacred place that is sealed within the core of The Template Of Sinners. While it is possible to break into this section, there has not been an incident in all the many centuries since it's creation that an event such as that has occurred. Ergo, it can be assumed that the only known ways to enter this place are through invitation alone. Whether it be by Liu or Nizhuan giving a person a specialized summon seal to transport them to this dimension, or by them directly taking a person here; it is not an easy feat to bypass into The Eden of Liberation.

With that said, to be invited here is a grand event indeed. This section of The Temple of Sinners is where a boundless wealth of knowledge, insight, and growth into the inner self can be had. This is because The Eden of Liberation is infused with the very essence of Liu's embodiment of power: freedom. Once one trains here, it is possible for their abilities, mental awareness, and soul to be unlocked, freed and enlightened to greater levels of existence under the guiding hand of this eden.

Note: This is primarily used for story/plot purposes. As I want to state that this is to help develop and progress characters through intensive training. As it is designed to help them realize more intricate portions of themselves, better understand their power and allow for Liu to show them the bliss of liberation.


Garden Of Liberated Intuition

Setting: The Garden Of Intuition can be described as a place that has an endless sky that expands into infinity. It is filled with many shades of gold, white and dashes of crimson that fill the horizon of this atmosphere. In this place, there is a grand sense of calm, silence and stillness. The lands are ripe with the wet green grass, open waters and many different temples of meditation to hone one's inner self towards.

However, this scene turns darker and becomes filled with more rocky landscapes as one turns their head towards the east. It doesn't take a grand deduction of understanding to know that there is a foul energy can be felt there; as it is where The Bed Of Yang rests. Yet, towards the west, one can feel a more cosmic sense of power as that is where the universe's qi can be felt and achieved at. And, with a glance to the heavens, The Arcadia of Oneness can be detected.

The Garden Of Intuition is often the first stop in The Eden Of Intuition and it is where Liu allows a spirit to become more in tune with the realm of her home.

Purpose Of The Garden Of Liberated Intuition

“Without going out your door,
you may know everything under heaven.
Without looking out the window,
you can see the Tao of heaven.”

Taoist meditation is designed for building vital energy which circulates within the body. Therefore, The Garden Of Liberated Intuition serves as a place for any spirit(s) to cultivate their own inner world at the oversight of Liu. While Liu is more than capable of unlocking the benefits of this garden on her own, it is needed (story purposes) for her to show the person the path to their own spirits inner visions by showing them her meditative methods. While she cannot force them to come to this change, Liu more than able to show them the stream and allow them the capacity to drink the cosmos's ethereal water to become more aware, further enlightened and attain a deeper understanding of themselves, the universe and their supernatural power.

This is all made possible by the fact that this garden was designed to unlock the inner voice within and allow the soul to prosper from the guidance they receive from inside themselves. In turn, it can then allow for the understanding of a persons release form, the origins of their power, the secrets of their mind and the development of their character by allowing them a total awareness after undergoing a training session within this garden.

THE SECOND EDEN: FIELD OF QI

The Field Of Qi

Setting: The Field Of Qi takes place under a blazing amber sun within the backdrop of a black space with sparkling golden stars in the background. Both Liu and whomever she takes will arrive under this blazing star and feel the warmth of the ground below them. As it would almost seem as if they were on a comet if it weren't for the fact that nothing but hard rock could be seen for miles on end.

At any rate, this area is rather dangerous in it of itself to be in because that solar object spreads a variety of different energies throughout this realm and it can be overwhelming for even other 0 tiers to get near in the sense of feeling its effects. They can sustain themselves, but they will need to be constantly on guard of not being smothered, being weighed down and feeling the near boundless nature of The Field Of Qi being pressed against them.

The Field Of Qi is a place where reiryoku, aether, demon energy, death energy and all array of different energies which exist within the cosmos coexist. Even Liu herself finds this a tense environment to find one's self in as it is rather easy to be smothered by the density and conflict of this plentiful energy. However, this is what "True Qi" really is to Liu: the streams of energy which flow through this oceanic cosmos.

Therefore, The Field of Qi is where Liu tends to take herself or others in order to unlock the depths of their body's energy gates. However, Nizhuan may appear instead in order to begin guiding the spirit down this path. With that said, by meditating or fighting within this garden, the energy which is harvested here is set and made in-tune with the most dominant type of energy that is stored within a person. Then, after this process is done, Liu guides the person to feel all twenty tree points of their bodies inner energy gates:

1. The first energy gate is Bai hui, otherwise known as the crown of the head.

2. The second energy gate is located within the third eye, the eyes, the center of the ears and the temple. Also the four jaw points.

3. The third energy gates after that is located where the tongue touches the roof of the mouth and the throat notch.

4. The fourth energy gate is fixated towards the skull and in within each of the cervical (neck) vertebrae down to the seventh cervical vertebra at the base of the neck.

5. The fifth energy gate can be found from where the tongue touches the roof of your mouth to the end of the breastbone, on a line about the width of your mouth.

6. The sixth energy gate is located at the four points of the shoulder.

7. The seventh energy gate is placed within the elbows.

8. The eighth energy gate is found within the wrists.

9. The ninth energy gate is sealed within hands (all the points).

10. The tenth energy gate is infused within the joints where the ribs combine to the sternum, the places between the ribs, the joints where the ribs connect to the spine, the area between the shoulder blades and the spine. For women only: the gates of the breasts (directly behind the nipples).

11. The eleventh energy gate is placed within solar plexus.

12. The twelfth energy gate is found within the whole of the belly, starting from the front and dissolving through the internal organs back to the spine.

13. The thirteenth energy gate is sealed within tantien and the mingmen.

14. The fourteenth energy gate is placed beside all the points along the spine, from the occiput to the tailbone, paying particular regard to the occiput, the seventh cervical vertebra, the vertebra in the center of the shoulder blades, the one at the base of the shoulder blades, mingmen and the tailbone.

15. The fifteenth The hip sockets, the pelvic bones, and the kwa (that is, the area inside the front crest of the hip bones).

16. The sixteenth energy gate is stored within the anus.

17. The seventh energy gate is placed within the genitals.

18. The eighteenth energy gates are placed within the perineum.

19. The nineteenth energy gates are located along the the knees.

20. The twentieth energy gates are within the ankles.

21. The twenty-first energy gate is within the feet.

22. The twenty-second energy gate is situated on the floor.

23. The final energy gate is found above the head.

With all these energy points located, Liu must then unlock them within a person utilizing the prowess of her Liberation Flux and the liberating qualities of her realm in order to awaken an opponent's true potential. However, this will often be done through intense trial and challenge because true freedom comes with responsibility, pain, and hardship. Therefore, Liu will more than likely oppose the person she is training and see if they are worthy enough to indulge in a true liberation of the physical self.

Given all of that information, the potential ramifications of this ability are rather broad. It is possible for Liu to assist the person in increasing their tier, enhancing skills, progressing ascended states, reaching deeper into established powers, unlocking new feats and things of that nature. As this is primarily a garden designed to help further that persons supernatural nature through in-depth character development, hardened struggle and a better connection towards understanding the nature of Liu herself.

THE THIRD EDEN: THE BED OF YANG

The Bed Of Yang

Setting: The Bed Of Yang resembles what one might expect hell to look like. There are mountains in all direction, lava which fills the earth and the sky is filled with an amber and crimson glow. It is here where the yang of Liu, otherwise known as Míngjiè Zìyóu, resides. Those who find themselves here will feel the intensity of heat grinding against their skin, the pressure of the gravity crashing upon them and the thickness of the negativity which breathes in this space nearly unbearable.

It is here where the likelihood of being corrupted or even transformed into a creature of hell or a demon is more than possible. In fact, Vizards can even find themselves becoming hollow or controlled by their inner hollow if they find themselves unable to fight against the effects of this realm. So there is GREAT cautious needed in venturing to this eden of liberation. It may be the last venture that a spirit might take if they are unable to subjugate the yang of themselves.

When people see things as beautiful,
ugliness is created.
When people see things as good,
evil is created.
Being and non-being produce each other.
Difficult and easy complement each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low oppose each other.
Fore and aft follow each other.

The Bed Of Yang is designed to allow a person to become more in tune and in touch with their inner yang. Therefore, one can consider this to be the most vicious trial of ascension because of the fact it deals with accepting the ugliness within one's heart, engulfing a spirit with the foulest elements of themselves and coming to terms with the savagery of their heart from this chaotic universe. There is a wealth of cosmic negativity which brews within every stretch of this land and fills the air with a downright putrid sense of vileness.

Therefore, only Míngjiè Zìyóu can guide spirits through this phase of The Eden Of Liberation. This is because Míngjiè Zìyóu represents the utmost of yang which exists within the heart and mind of Liu. So with the brutality of this sense of self, those who decide to enhance their yang and become one with it will often face one of the most grueling training session with Míngjiè Zìyóu.

While fighting/training with or against Míngjiè Zìyóu [depending on her mood], one will have to practice on focusing on their ren. They will need to breathe deeply, conceptualize their own inner darkness within their mind and visualize the inner world of their yang. In doing so, they are intended to sink down into the depths of their own foulness and connect with that which is negative.

Throughout the inner and outer conflict which may occur, they must understand when they've hit the bottom of their well of negativity. From there, the user must inhale from the earth, place their energy into the soles of their feet and move that dark, heavy and slow moving energy with the utmost of their will. Exhaling this yang through the soles of their feet will allow one's darkness to release and bound with the existence of earth around them.

When this process is complete, the trainee will then begin to feel yin coming forth into their legs as the dark void within themselves has been constructed. This will allow for the denseness of their soul to begin to become realized and they'll feel a sense of great power swelling within themselves. After this enlightenment occurs, white energy will overflow from the person's scalp and begin to move down their lower abdomen, through their inner legs and out of the soles of their feet as their yin and yang connect with the existence around them and become one with the cosmos.

As they sense this light and dark within and around themselves swirling around, they must then unite it and become whole with all that is, was and ever will be. This is the process of building their shell and allowing this ethereal energy to transcend their existence. They should feel their energy growing thicker, stronger and increasing their defensive qi.

From there, they should focus the Ren and Du channels to fulfill the "Three Dan Tian" and utilize both these dark and light energries together in their newly fused being. There will be some type of symbol, change or mark on their forehead to otherwise illustrate this awakeing; but they must then guide these energries outward and be able to let go of these negative emotions in a feat to otherwise release the state of Míngjiè Zìyóu, cease the training and proceed to the next of Eden of Liberation.

In this process, they will often gain a better understanding of themselves, their powers, Liu, the world around them and the needed knowledge to become whole.

This can result in:

- New transformtations
- Character development
- World building
- Tier upgrades
- Skill upgrades

etc.

As this whole training in The Bed Of Yang is suppose to help develop both characters. And this can especially be beneficial towards Vizards, Demons and other negative creatures as they'll see the most gains from learning how to balance their inner yang. Other people may find great peace within their mind by being able to allow their negative and positive sense of self to exist as one. This can result in the mental development and transform the character entirely when it comes to their persona.

THE FOURTH EDEN: THE ARCADIA OF ONENESS

The Arcadia Of Oneness

Setting: The Arcadia Of Oneness is a realm that is filled with many twinkling stars. The heavens themselves are dosed in colors of plum, aqua, crimson and shades of obsidian. In the distance beyond, even whole planets can be seen that resemble the likes of earth. Yet, all of this appears to be within the atmosphere of The Arcadia Of Oneness. As it's "earth" is filled with an endless abundance of water and it is there where visitors will often find Xunaze waiting for them.

Purpose Of The Aracdia Of Oneness

"He who is in harmony with the Tao
is like a newborn child.
Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,
but its grip is powerful." Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

The Arcadia of Oneness is considered to be the final step towards becoming whole with the universe. Therefore, The Arcadia Oneness deals with the metaphysical application of the doctrine of Tao and Te more so than anything else. It has varyingly been expressed as the "flow of the universe" when it comes to the construct of Tao. It is what the essence of Liu herself has been based around. However, beyond that, Tao is meant to be a force that individuals themselves can find inherently within themselves. Hence -- The Arcadia Of Oneness seeks to bring that out of them.

This is the reason why not even Liu herself can access this garden without first giving into the depths of her whole and true essence: Xunaze. Without her oversight, permission into this garden is nigh impossible. And this is because The Arcadia Of Oneness is attuned to this value of Tao and Te that her Tukaṛā Saitāna empowers itself from. As Xunaze is only capable of finishing this training and the guest who enters into this domain must have at least have gotten through the depths of The Bed Of Yang to have witnessed her grace.

With that said, Xunaze is capable of allowing a person's body and spirit to become whole with the stream of existence around them once they've become enlightened through the prior Eden's before her domain. This is because she bestows the ability to become in-tune with the world around itself and give them the choice to become a slave -- or liberated. They will then have to choose what this new sense of self and creation within themselves will turn out to be based on the nature of their ego, power, and journey of progression up until this point.

When the spirit has chosen their identity, they must then show the value and worth of it by meditating, fighting or training with or against Xunaze. As she is most curious to see the result of her choice and what it might entail for the future of the cosmos beyond their reach. So this can result in further development of a character's personality, powers and understanding of Liu herself because this is where Xunaze herself was created and forged at.


» Obtained From: This was created by Nizhuan, but Liu herself has also added in upgrades, energy and attachments from her own body and resources. It has taken almost two cenutires to make this place stable and it was not something that was created over night.

» Yen Price: N/A

» Notes: This is for story purposes only.

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