Hierarchy

From highest to lowest, the hierarchy of this world was separated into Spirits, Wu, Ministerials, Shu, Civilians, and Slaves.

Civilians and slaves made up most of the population.

Ministerials and the Shu Class formed the primary ruling classes.

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In Bai Yue Country, the Emperor was the principle ruler. He had divided the territories among four Royal families.

Each Royal family governed eight states. In total, there were thirty-two states in the entire country.

Each state governed eight counties, and each county ruled over twenty to thirty towns. And each town controlled many big and small villages.

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Spirits
Spirits referred to those staggeringly mighty warriors that resided in the Spiritual World. It was rumored that there existed a Spiritual World outside of the human world. There were a lot of powerful existences there. These dominant people were the ones that controlled the entire galaxy.

However, rumors were just rumors. To most people, it remained a mystery whether the Spiritual World even existed.

Wu
The Wu class did not refer to traditional martial artists' families. Instead, it referred to the Zhen Wu Holy Place. Each country of this world reportedly had their own Zhen Wu Holy Place. Inside each Holy Place were a lot of outstanding martial artists that only protected the rulers of each country. It was a place to enlist the best to guard the royal families.

In other words, the Zhen Wu Holy Place was the peak existence of the world’s secular forces.

Ministerials
Ministerials referred to Ministerial aristocrats. They were the upper-class aristocrats and had three levels. From top to bottom were the Royalty, Feudal Lords, and Venerable Aristocrats.

Shu
Shu referred to Shu aristocrats. They were lower-class aristocrats and divided into three classes. From top to bottom, the ranks was the Wealthy, Prominent and the Humble Class.

Civilians
Civilians naturally referred to the ordinary people. This class included peasants, workers, business people and much more.

Slaves
For the Slave class, it referred to slaves that had no personal freedom and were aristocrats’ private assets. They existed at the very bottom.