Tianxia and the Nine Provinces

Since the coming of the Great Emperor of Jade and the appointment of the first Imperial Son of Heaven, Tianxia has been divided into Nine Provinces. These were ruled by the same legendary individuals, blessed by the Great Emperor of Jade, who founded the Imperial Bureaus and whose descendants still rule and enjoy those blessings.

• First was Zhang Dúsù, the Witch-Alchemist, who founded the Imperial Bureau of Alchemy and ruled Zhang Province among the Yĭnmì Peaks, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Cinnabar.
• Second was Qhulā Nèn, the Seer-Exorcist, who founded the Imperial Bureau of Divination and ruled Qhulā Province upon the Daĭgāna Plateau, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Yao-Grass.
• Third was Wōuhún Dénja, the Spirit-Walker, who founded the Imperial Bureau of Celestials and Spirits and ruled Wōuhún Province around solitary Mount Nèizài, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Five-Stone Powder.
• Fourth was Fēng Hánwá, the Five-Agent Adept, who founded the Imperial Bureau of Five-Element Movements and ruled Hánwá Province upon the Jáohi Steppes, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Xirang.
• Fifth was Yǎnguā Ruicao, the Soul-Sage, who founded the Imperial Bureau of Qigong and Neijia and ruled the Ruicao Province in the Fùráo Valleys, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Lingzhi Fungus.
• Sixth was Duān Zhèn, the Pure Censor, who founded the Imperial Bureau of Exorcism and Oversight and ruled Duān Province among the Tōushōu Hills, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Jade.
• Seventh was Chēn Gōngjī, the Battle-Scribe, who founded the Imperial Bureau of the Exquisite Arts of War and ruled Chēn Province within the Dài Basin, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Steel-Silk
• Eight and Ninth were the siblings Shǔlún Jīnbì and Shǔlún Báiyín, who founded the Imperial Bureau of Making and Mending that straddles the Provinces that they ruled. Shǔlún Jīnbì ruled Jīnbì Province through the Mùcǎo Wetlands, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Gold. Her brother, Shǔlún Báiyín, ruled Báiyín Province around the Shǎnyào Delta, and was given by the Great Emperor of Jade the gift of Silver.