China, also known as Huaxia is a country located on Earth and the main setting of "Rebirth of the Urban Immortal Cultivator" and Chen Fan's country of origin.
Cultivation/Martial Arts[]
In the Ancient Times... many Golden Core exists in Earth... until Earth's Qi dissipated.
the Chinese martial community and the most powerful and important martial arts community in the world ...
for centuries, if not for entire millennia, China was an important world center of martial arts, in China the oldest martial arts in the world were developed ...
the "Martial Realm" reigned powerful and unchallenged for centuries in China ...
in China, the martial arts went into decline, in the early years of the twentieth century, around 1901-1910, starting from the decline of the Qing Dynasty, to contribute to the decline of the Chinese martial community, were also the military aggressions by the European Colonial Empires and the expansionism of the Empire of Japan in 1910-1920 ...
martial arts in China also went into decline due to firearms, as European colonial soldiers and Japanese soldiers, having firearms, such as pistols and rifles, were able to counters the martial fighters ...
the spread of firearms caused martial arts to go into crisis, which before the invention of firearms reigned supreme and undisputed in China ...
Mr. Wei had told him everything he wanted to know. He had learned that Martial Arts had a long history. It was likely an offshoot branch of some secret cultivation sect thousands of years ago. The cultivation techniques were generalized and simplified by the martial artists, so much so that they had come up with a system of their own.
The last heyday of the martial arts was during the chaotic time of the early 20th century, right after the collapse of the mighty Qin dynasty.
There had been many grandmasters during that time. However, the ensuing war with Japan had halted the development of martial arts ever since. By then, there was only a handful of martial arts grandmasters left in China.
The power of martial artists was divided into three levels.
External Strength
Internal Force
Transcendent State
Majority of the martial artists in the world were of the first level: the External Strength.
Let it be the Eagle Claw, Hong’s Fists or Tan’s kicks, all of those famous martial arts focused on the power and resilience of human flesh.
Only a very few schools of martial arts advanced into the second level: internal force — schools such as the Neijia, and other secret family arts.
The Internal Force level was also divided into four sub-levels:
Entry
Initial Success
Phenomenal Success
Perfected
Chen Fan wagered that Mr. Wei was of the Phenomenal Success level.
(Chapter 15)
Since Kunlun's rise to power, these ancient sects all retreated into isolation and even some of them has fallen. The Chinese government would not allow them to make an appearance in the public again.