The Jianghu.
A place where even the most loyal people can turn against each other, all for the sake of power.
Power that comes in the form of martial arts techniques, or pills that can help you advance your powers further.
The Jianghu is not an equal fighting ground, some people are geniuses, and some have backing of old martial artist.
Likewise, some must endure incredible hardships to just arrive at the feet of the geniuses.
Hundreds of years ago, the martial artists in the Jianghu grew tired of the constant weariness.
So, they created factions, factions that would give them a false sense of relief.
The factions in question were the Righteous Alliance, a faction that is said to be the forces of justice.
They believe strongly in nobility, clan prestige and heritage and It was comprised of mainly the Great clans and sects.
Then, there was the main enemy of the forces of Justice, the unorthodox alliance.
A loosely thought up alliance between all the unorthodox clans, sects and organisations.
They had no belief system, if they felt like it, they might do it.
It comprised of people like bandits, pirates, assassins and loan sharks.
Then, there was a third faction, who to the most part just stayed holed up in the mountains.
A faction that just by hearing the name, would send shiver down most people back.
The Demonic Cult, or it's official name, The Heavenly Demonic Divine Cult.
A faction that believed strength was everything.
Where they would stop at nothing to gain individual power.
That philosophy was what made them so strong, and that's why the other forces of the Jianghu thought of them as the biggest threat.
After many tense years, it suddenly erupted.
The Righteous Alliance had formed a temporary truce with the Unorthodox Faction.
All for the sake of taking out the biggest threat.
That's when the Great Purge happened.
Both factions threw everything they had at the Demonic Cult, to try and destroy it for good.
And after six intense years of war, the Demonic Cult had been eradicated, but not without thinning out the other forces significantly.
But before anyone had any time celebrate, the Great Cleansing started.
The Righteous Alliance, believing the Unorthodox Faction to be the scum of the world, set out to destroy the Unorthodox Faction.
After that, the Great Cleansing was completed in less then a year, and a new calendar was introduced.
AGC, also known as After the Great Cleansing.