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Lingjiao (灵教) is the collective Jiti religion & mythology. A follower of Lingjiao is called a Lingjiaozhe (灵教者), or Lingjist to Eurodynes.

The Jiti culture of Marlakcor has a polytheistic collection of faiths and beliefs that are worshiped in different ways with different meanings. Some aspects of Jiti mythology are also adopted and worshiped by the other ethnic groups of Marlakcor and the Genjin of Fuso.

Pantheon

Deities of Jiti mythology include:

Name	Representation, Description, Historicity & Other notes
Major/Central Deities
Yu Huangdi 玉皇帝 Jade Emperor	The ruler of Tian the supreme god of Jiti mythology.
Huangdi 黃帝 Yellow Emperor	Also known as the Yellow Dragon (黃龍/Huang Long), The representation of earth (土) and the Center of the Divine Beasts.
Sun Wukong 孫悟空	Also known as the Monkey King. He is also known as Son Goku by the Genjin of Fuso.
Other Deities
Canghai She 滄海蛇	Water God. A sea monster resembling a serpent or dragon.
Gang De 鋼德	God of brotherhoods, martial power, and war. A former abjaksan of Marlakcor, and a deified hero of the Four Kingdoms period.
Hun 魂	Personification of Marlakcor/Tianxia.
Liaoyu Caoyao 療癒草藥	God of medicine
Ming 溟	Goddess of the sea
Sheji 射擊	Archery deity. Married to Shungye Xingti, the Goddess of the moons.
Shuangye Xingti 雙夜星體	Goddess of the moons. The Jiti believe her to be the mother of the moons.
Tiankong Shanyao 天空閃耀	God of the sun. Husband of Xiao Huiying.
Xiangliang Jizao 響亮急躁	God of thunder & lightning. Sometimes equated with Takemikazuchi, the Genjin kami (god) of thunder and lighting.
Xiao Huiying 霄辉映	Goddess of the sun. Wife of Tiankong Shanyao.
Yuan Mulan 媛木蘭	The founder of the Niang dynasty and one of the greatest rulers in Tianzu history. Deified as the goddess of Childbirth and Motherhood.
Ziran Xinglian 自然型戀	God of love and sex
	God of examinations
	Jiti woman who became a Goddess after raising five infant dragons.
	God of wealth and merit
	God of culture and literature
	God of death
	God of prosperity.
	God of fire

Divine Beasts of Tianxia

One of two groups of high deities called the Divine Beasts, the Divine Beasts of Tianxia (Tianxia is a local name for Marlakcor) are a quartet of animal deities worshiped in Marlakcor, and to a similar extent by the Genjin of Fuso. Believed to be higher deities than the gods, and other deities, they are the guardians and divine governors of the continent of Marlakcor, and are also known as wardens of their spiritual direction and lords of a season. Each also represents one of the five elements in Jiti culture; the exception is earth, which is instead represented by the Yellow Dragon, another great deity of Jiti mythology. Along with the Jiti, these deities are worshiped by the Genjin and Unghwa, but under different names.

The four beasts are:

Beast Deity	Title	Element	Other names:
			Jiti	Genjin	Unghwa
Azure Dragon 青龍	Lord of Spring & Warden of the East 春季之王和東方守望者	Wood 木	Qinglong 青龍	Seiryu 青竜	Cheong-ryong 청룡
Vermilion Bird 朱雀	Lord of Summer & Warden of the South 夏季之王和南方守望者	Fire 火	Zhuque 朱雀	Suzaku 朱雀	Jujak 주작
White Tiger 白虎	Lord of Autumn & Warden of the West 秋季領主和西方守望者	Metal 金	Bai Hu 白虎	Byakko 白虎	Baekho 백호
Black Turtle 玄武	Lord of Winter & Warden of the North 冬季之王和北方守望者	Water 水	Xuanwu 玄武	Genbu 玄武	Hyeonmu 현무

Each divine beast is individually dedicated in an separate temple in the Four Holy Cities around Marlakcor. There is also a main temple dedicated to all four located in the city of Shenling in Tianchao. There are also similar temples on the island of Seinaru-shima (within the vicinity of Tenrai Fufu-no-Sodai Jiin) in Yamatai and in Hinomoto.

Baxian

The Baxian (八仙/Eight Immortals) are, according to traditional Jiti belief, are a group of heroes who banished a great evil to the depths of the underworld. Each immortal also represents an aspect of nature (represented by a bagua trigram) and are represented with a special artifact and other things. Each also had one or two companion dragons.

Given that they are called immortals, many Jiti philosophers debate whether they passed form the world or still exist while in hiding.

The founders of several dynasties of Tianchao and other great historical Jiti figures claim decent from one or more of the Baxian.

The Baxian are:

Baxian	Representation & Symbolism						Dragons
	Nature Symbol	Trigram Symbol	Element	Personality	Sacred Artifact	Virtue – Sin
Han Xiangzi 韓湘子	Heaven 天	☰	Metal 金	Philosopher	Flute	Faith – Heresy	Tianlong 天龍
Zhongli Quan 鍾離權	Lake 澤	☱	Metal 金	Merrymaker	Hand fan	Abnegation – Envy	Panlong & Feilong 蟠龍 & 飛龍
Lü Dongbin 呂洞賓	Fire 火	☲	Fire 火	Sovereign	Sword	Chastity – Lust	Zhulong 燭龍
Cao Guojiu 曹國舅	Thunder 雷	☳	Wood 木	General	Castanet	Humble – Vanity	Shenlong 神龍
He Xiangu 何仙姑	Wind 風	☴	Wood 木	Wise	Lotus	Dedication – Lazy	Qinglong 青龍
Li Tieguai 李鐵拐	Water 水	☵	Water 水	Pilgrim	Calabash	Temperance – Geedy	Jiaolong & Dilong 蛟龍 & 地龍
Zheng Guolao 張果老	Mountain山	☶	Earth 地	Warrior Hero	Drum	Patience – Wrath	Fuzanglong 伏藏龍
Lan Caihe 藍采和	Earth 地	☷	Earth 地	Feeler	Flower	Charity – Materialist	Chilong 螭龍
Historicity & Other Notes	He Xiangu is the only woman of the Baxian.

Huangdao-dai

Symbol of the Huangdao-dai

The Huangdao-dai (黃道帶), also called the Jiti Zodiac, is the worship of twelve animals in a sequence. This faith is an element of Jiti culture and is observed where it is dominant. This part of Jiti faith is worshiped to a similar extent by the Unghwa, the Arslan of northeastern Marlakcor, the Mien'phi of southeastern Marlakcor, and the Genjin of Fuso.

This branch of Jiti religion is governed from a temple complex known as the Huangdao-dai de Hongwei Miaoyu (黃道帶的宏偉廟宇/Grand Temples of the Zodiac), which includes twelve main temples each dedicated to each animal and the Sheng Shi'er Simiao (聖十二寺廟/Sacred Twelve Temple), where the Huangdao-dai are worshiped as a whole. Separate main temples, many smaller individual temples for each the twelve animals also exist all across Marlakcor, and a few have sprung up in the Cuicao Islands in Maritymir.

Followers believe that the members of the Huangdao-dai take turns overseeing the cosmos in the name of the Yu Huangdi each year in a 12-year cycle, and thus each year is named for that particular animal: the months of the Luan calendar are named for each animal as well.

Cycle Order	Animal						Attributes
	Common name	Culture
		Jiti	Genjin	Unghwa	Arslan	Mien'phi	Positive	Negative
1	Rat	Shu 鼠	Nezumi 鼠	Jwi 쥐	Khulgana ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠭᠠᠨ᠎ᠠ	Chuot 鼠	Quick-witted, resourceful, versatile, kind	Cutthroat
2	Ox	Chun 犉	Ushi 牛	So 소	Ukher ᠦᠬᠡᠷ	Bo 犉	Diligent, dependable, strong, determined	Stubborn
3	Tiger	Hu 虎	Tora 虎	Holang-i 호랑이	Bar ᠪᠠᠷᠰ	Cop 虎	Brave, confident, competitive	Reckless
4	Rabbit	Tu 兔	Usagi 兔	Tokki 토끼	Tuulai ᠲᠠᠤᠯᠠᠢ	Tho 兔	Quiet, elegant, kind, responsible	Negative
5	Dragon	Long 龍	Ryu 竜	Yong 용	Luu ᠯᠤᠤ	Rong 龍	Confident, intelligent, enthusiastic	Cutting
6	Snake	She 蛇	Hebi 蛇	Baem 뱀	Mogoi ᠮᠣᠭᠠᠢ	Ran 蛇	Enigmatic, intelligent, wise	Vengeful
7	Horse	Ma 馬	Uma 馬	Mal 말	Mori ᠮᠣᠷᠢ	Ngua 馬	Animated, active, energetic	Gossipy
8	Goat	Yang 羊	Hitsuji 羊	Yang 양	Yamaa ᠢᠮᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ	Cuu 羊	Calm, gentle, sympathetic	Moody
9	Monkey	Hou 猴	Saru 猿	Wonsung-i 원숭이	Sarmagchin ᠰᠠᠷᠮᠠᠭᠴᠢᠨ	Khi 猴	Sharp, smart, curiosity	Insouciant
10	Rooster	Ji 雞	Niwatori 鶏	Sutalg 수탉	Azargan ᠠᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠨ	Ga 雞	Observant, hardworking, courageous	Cocky
11	Dog	Gou 狗	Inu 犬	Gae 개	Nokhoi ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ	Cho 狗	Lovely, honest, prudent	Avoidance
12	Pig	Zhu 豬	Buta 豚	Dwaeji 돼지	Gakhai ᠭᠠᠬᠠᠢ	Lon 豬	Compassionate, generous, diligent	Naive
extra	Cat	Mao 貓	Neko 貓	Goyang-i 고양이	Muur ᠮᠤᠤᠷ	Meo 貓
		The Cat is not traditionally included in the Huangdao-dai, but it retains some acknowledgement. The Mien'phi actually replace the rabbit with the cat in their version of the Huangdao-dai.

Jiti Demons

The Jiti also recognize a number of demons.

Demon Ruler		Notes
Huangdi Yanluo 閻羅皇帝		Ruler of the Diyu and demons in general. Overseer of the ten kings of hell
Kings of Hell
Title	Family Name	Notes
Wang Qinguang 秦廣王	Jiang 蔣
Wang Chujiang 楚江王	Li 歷
Wang Songdi 宋帝王	Yu 余
Wang Wuguan 五官王	Lu 呂
Wang Heijin 黑金王	Bao 包
Wang Biancheng 卞城王	Bi 畢
Wang Taishan 泰山王	Dong 董
Wang Dushi 都市王	Huang 黃
Wang Pingdeng 平等王	Lu 陸
Wang Zhuanlun 轉輪王	Xue 薛
Other Demons

Other Figures

Jingshen Xiaoxi & Minzhong Qingfu

Symbol of Jingshen Xiaoxi & Minzhong Qingfu

Jingshen Xiaoxi (精神小溪) & Minzhong Qingren (民众情夫) are a pair of dragon deities who are the Jiti venerations of Tallulah Michael and Xyliana Lucifer, figures of Septifidelity, respectively. They are viewed as the personification the concept of yin and yang, that everyone has of good and evil within them.

They are described as a pair of twin sister dragons born from the same egg. Jingshen Xiaoxi is described as a blue-scaled dragon with feathered wings, while Minzhong Qingfu is described as a red-scaled dragon with normal dragon wings.

They are especially popular in Dongbalian, who use their symbol as their coat of arms.

Xiangrikui Gongchen

Xiangrikui Gongchen (向日葵功臣): styled Shenxian (神仙), was the first Abjaksan of Marlakcor. He is viewed in Jiti faith as a representation of heroism and new beginnings.

Descendant Claimants

Many people and families claim descent from Xiangrikui Gongchen. This is partially because popular legend says that Xiangrikui Gongchen had at least a hundred children via numerous wives and lovers.

The founders of six different dynasties of Tianchao, one preimperial dynasty and five imperial dynasties, several imperial consorts, and several other great historical Jiti figures, all claimed descent from him. Many of these lineages have branched out into various walks of life over the millennia while others have gone extinct. Whether or not these people were really distant progeny of Xiangrikui Gongchen is anyone's guess, but he remains a revered figure in Jiti history, mythology and folklore, and his alleged descendants in turn.

Dynastic Founders
Dynasty	Founding Huangdi
	Personal Name		Courtesy Name	Posthumous Name		Temple Name
Gao 皋	Chajing Han 茶晶汗		Shangsheng 上升	Wang Cuiruo 皋脆弱王		Xinjian 新建
	Patriarch of the Chajing clan during the Predynastic Era. The Gao Dynasty is the only preimperial dynasty whose founder claims decent from Xiangrikui Gongchen.
Qiang 強	Ji Zheng 機政		Zhugong 主公	Huangdi Chuangjian 強創見皇帝		Kaiguo 開國
	United the nation as the first huangdi of "Tianchao," amidst a prolonged period of civil war, the Warring States Period, in the years preceding the end of the Predynastic Era.
Zhai 斎	Wei Rang 為讓		Yingxiong 英雄	Huangdi Tongyi 斎統一皇帝		Dazu 大祖
Kai 愷	Tai Moshui 泰墨水		Dafang 大方	Huangdi Wan 愷玩皇帝		Bianjian 變建
Mei 梅	Luo Hao 蓏豪		Dangao 蛋糕	Huangdi Ganju 梅柑橘皇帝		Xinzu 新祖
Cui 翠	Sun Liu 笋留		Makan 嘛龛	Huangdi Shiwu 翠飾物皇帝		Xinjian 新建
Imperial Consorts
Consorts of various huangdi who made their mark on history.
Dynasty	Personal Name	Courtesy name	Posthumous name	Huangdi
				Personal Name	Courtesy name	Posthumous name
Bao/Qiang 寶/強	Lan Mi 藍迷	Luping 綠蘋	Huanghou Baoxiao 寶笑皇后	Ji Zheng 機政	Zhugong 主公	Huangdi Chuangjian 強創見皇帝
	The sole wife of Huangdi Chuangjian and the first Huanghou of Tianchao. Aside from being an alleged descendant of Xiangrikui Gongchan, Lan Mi was also an alleged descendant of Lan Caihe, one of the Eight Immortals. Her story with Huangdi Chuangjian is a traditional tale taught to every child in every era. Late in the Warring States period, Ji Zheng and Lan Mi, Bao Kingdom's last wanghou (a kingdom that practiced matrilineal primogeniture), met on the battlefield following a border clash, which Qiang Kingdom won. As her army was retreating, Lan Mi, the best archeress of her time, attempted to aid the withdrawal by shooting an arrow at Ji Zheng to kill him and force the Qiang to reconsider chasing them. But Ji Zheng skillfully deflected the arrow with his sword and, intrigued by her, captured her alive rather than kill her. With Bao's ruler in his hands, he sent a ransom demand that he knew the neighboring kingdom wouldn't be able to pay as an excuse to keep her around. While holding her in captivity, Ji Zheng treated her like a guest and gave her freedom to move around his castle unhindered, but not to leave. The pair got to know each other well from the interaction, and with each passing day they grew closer to the point they started to fall in love. About three months later, Lan Mi got word that Hong Kingdom was invading hers and attempted to leave, only to be stopped at the gates by Ji Zheng himself. Lan Mi demanded she be allowed to leave to protect her kingdom, but Ji Zheng refused, admonishing her for her emotional outburst in the face of an impossible situation. Instead of demanding to leave again, Lan Mi asked that Ji Zheng lend her his army (popular legend says that Ji Zheng burst out laughing at this request). Ji Zheng agreed, but let her know it was going to cost her. Ji Zheng demanded her kingdom in exchange, and Lan Mi agreed once Ji Zheng agreed to govern over her people justly, as the Mandate of Heaven decrees. The two monarchs then rode together with the Qiang army to to repel Hong Kingdom, gathering as many Bao Kingdom soldiers as possible along the way. After repelling Hong Kingdom in three decisive battles, killing its wang (whose name is recorded in history as Chi Zhengfu (赤征服)) in the process, Ji Zheng got Lan Mi alone and proposed marriage, declaring his love for her and asking her to help him build a nation where everyone could decide their own fate, and dynasty that would endure in the annals of history forever, even if the Madate of Heaven passed on from them. Moved by his speech, Lan Mi accepted, and the Qiang and Bao Kingdoms were officially merged with their marriage. The two later went on to conquer the rest of the states, founding the Qiang dynasty and becoming the first Huangdi & Huanghou of Tianchao.
Yue 悦	Huyu Ying 冴羽瑩	Qixin 琪心	Huanghou San 傘皇后	Qingse Zai 青色崽	Zhuanglie 壯烈	Huangdi Yan 悦儼皇帝
	Huanghou San was the fourth and final wife of Huangdi Yan, the third ruler of the Yue dynasty. She is infamously known for instigating a feud between the sons of Huangdi Yan, both before and after his death, in a vain attempt to take the throne for herself. Her scheme failed when she was executed following a palace coup instigated by, Qingse Ding (青色丁): styled Nande (難得), Huangdi Yan's fourth son, who became the fourth ruler of the Yue dynasty, posthumously known as Huangdi Juexin (決心). For her schemes, she was buried without honor, and her grave site remains unknown.
Zhai 斎	Ying Saji 英薩基	Meigui 玫瑰	Huanghou Mingyuan 名媛皇后			Huangdi Rao 斎繞皇帝
	Huanghou Mingyuan was born a slave girl who, when she was just thirteen, was recruited to the imperial harem as a concubine of Huangdi Rao, the seventh ruler of the Zhai dynasty. She quickly incurred Huangdi Rao's favor and eventually became the legal wife of the huangdi following the ousting of her tyrannical predecessor, Huanghou Meiyong (玫永皇后): personal name Yi Nini (逸倪妮): styled Ziyang (字樣), two years after she entered the harem. She is even more famously known for aiding Huangdi Rao in instigating reforms that aided many impoverished people in regaining their foothold in life in the wake of a recent famine, as well as fostering trade relations with the surrounding nations of the time, which kept the Zhai dynasty's golden age going strong. Wei Diao (為掉): styled Miyao (密鑰), her second son by Huangdi Rao, favored by his father, succeeded Huangdi Rao to the throne upon the death of the latter, and was posthumously known as Huangdi Qingsong (斎輕鬆皇帝).
Mei 梅	Ying Jiao 櫻蕉	Tianmei 太美	Huanghou Jinguo 金果皇后			Huangdi Xingshu 梅杏樹皇帝
	Huanghou Jinguo was the second wife of Huangdi Xingshu, the fifth ruler of the Mei dynasty.
	Luo Cheng 蓏橙	Fengmi 蜂蜜	Huanghou Tianshui 甜水皇后			Huangdi Fengli 梅鳳梨皇帝
	Huanghou Tianshui was the third cousin and sole wife of Huangdi Fengli, the sixth ruler of the Mei dynasty.
Geng 耿	Tu Lili 涂李莉	Chenluo 琛蓏	Huanghou Jiaoshi 教師皇后			Huangdi Cheng 耿誠皇帝
	Huanghou Jiaoshi was the childhood friend and lifelong companion of Huangdi Cheng, the founder of the Geng dynasty.
Cui 翠	Sun Ni 笋霓	Yunha 雲蛤	Huanghou Zhenbao 珍寶皇后	Sun Liu 笋留	Makan 嘛龛	Huangdi Shiwu 翠飾物皇帝
	Huanghou Zhenbao was the first cousin and sole wife of Huangdi Shiwu, the founder of the Cui dynasty.
Other Prominent Claimants
Dynasty/ Kingdom/ Empire	Personal Name	Courtesy Name	Historicity & Other notes
Mo 魔	Yuan Li 媛麗	Meiwu 美物	A powerful Yinghui sorceress who lived in the early Mo dynasty during the Predynastic Era. She founded Wushu Xueyuan (巫術學院), one of the oldest the most prestigious academies of magic in Tianchao.
Shui 水	Han Tang 韓糖	Tijie 題解	The last King of Shui, a kingdom of the Warring States Period. He was also an alleged descendant of Han Xiangzi, one of the Eight Immortals. He tried to bring the era of war and chaos to an end by peaceful means, only to be assassinated by his own subordinates on his way to an inter-kingdom summit, whom then gave his kingdom up to the newly-proclaimed Qiang dynasty.
Yong Zhai 永斎	Fanwei Mingzhi 範圍明智	Tiancai 天才	Genius strategist that served Wei San and Yong Zhai Kingdom during the Four Kingdoms period.
Kai 愷	Yang Xiang 养像	Xiangka 湘卡	Trusted subordinate and sworn brother of Tai Ji (泰急): styled Haojin (耗尽): formally titled Wangzi Rongbei of Yi (以荣北王子), one of the leading participants of the War of the Twelve Princes during the Kai dynasty.
	Yisang Yao 以嗓咬	Taohao 淘号	Warlord of the Twenty Kingdoms Period.
Jia, later San 嘉, later 傘	Zan Lin 贊霖	Tiemei 鐵玫	General of the Jia dynasty, whom helped Huangdi Zui overthrow the tyrannical Huangdi Guaiwu and the Qiu dynasty. She later sided with the breakaway Sen dynasty during the War of the Seven Emperors.
Lin 霖 ᠯᠢᠩᠨ	Tao Lang 涛浪	Gonglu 功率	A subordinate of Ayalguu Khan (ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ), aka Huangdi Diqi Zuichu (第七最初皇帝), the founder of the Lin dynasty. Widely viewed by historians as a traitor, as it was through his aid that Ayalguu Khan was able to breach the main defenses that kept him from conquering Tianchao swiftly.
Yamatai	Akimoto no Kuma 秋元の熊	n/a	Founder and first daimyo of the Akimoto clan (a cadet branch the Yinghui Qiuyuan clan), a clan of Jiti-Genjin origin in the Morokoshi provinces of the Yamato. Born under the name Qiuyuan Xiong (秋元熊), when the Empire of Yamatai invaded western Marlakcor during the Ang dynasty, Akimoto no Kuma collaborated with the invading Yamato, providing weapons, funds, and soldiers. For his service, he and his descendants were granted a large estate to rule.
Dongbalian	Li Mulan 李木蘭	Jiuxing 救星	A peasant woman born in former Daludao, whom was captured during the Roman invasion and made a slave. She later escaped to Dongbalian and became a general who turned the tide of war against the Romans.
Geng 耿	Xiangrikui Haiyu 向日葵海域	Miku 密哭	A politician of the early Geng dynasty. The only known descendant with a trusted record of lineage to Xiangrikui Gongchen, and the only known one to share his name. His family and ancestors, whom also share the Xiangrikui name, remained in obscurity until he offered his serviced to the Geng dynasty. His family has maintained an estate in a valley nestled in a mountain range in northeastern Zhongyuan for millennia, since at least the fifth generation after Xiangrikui Gongchen's time.

Notes & Trivia

• While Lingjiao is based off traditional Chinese faiths, most of the names of the listed deities in the pantheon and elsewhere did not came from Chinese folklore.
  • The only ones that did are the Jade Emperor, the Yellow Emperor, and the Monkey King.