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44 Jixia Academy (稷下学院, Jìxià Xuéyuàn) is the premier institution of learning on the King's Continent and the launch hub of Honor of Kings: World. The player character, the Child of the Primal Flow, begins the main story as a new student at the academy. primary text places Jixia deep in the mountains northeast of the Zhulu Plateau, surrounded by pine forests. The academy is the starting region for S0 Season, with approximately 1/10 of the full designed world map playable at launch and anchored here. The guiding principle of the academy is "the truth is what you make of it."
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66 The Three Sages
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88 Jixia Academy is led by the Three Sages (三贤). primary text states that "in the careful nurturing of the three sages, the title of the highest institution on the King's Continent has been made famous." The three sages are:
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1010 Fuzi - Founder of Jixia Academy and master of the Martial Way (武道). Lao Fuzi is explicitly identified as the Martial Way master Mozi - Second Sage, inventor of Mohist Machinery, builder of Chang'an's mechanical infrastructure and the Mozi Arena within JixiaZhuangzi - Third Sage, creator of the Dreaming Word Lakeside (梦语湖畔) dream training ground, representing the Taoist philosophical tradition
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1212 The Three Specialist Branches
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1414 Jixia Academy is divided into three specialist branches corresponding to different paths of study. Students must choose one branch during admission and pass a corresponding entrance test to prove their aptitude:
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1616 BranchChineseFocusAssociated SageMartial Way武道 WǔdàoCombat training, martial disciplineFuziMagic Way魔道 MódàoFlow-based magic and sorcery(not explicitly named in primary sources)Mechanism Way机关 JīguānMechanical engineering, Mohist MachineryMozi
1717 The Zhuangzi-affiliated philosophical tradition functions as a fourth cross-cutting thread across the three formal branches, tied to dream and Taoist contemplation. An example entrance test is the Martial Arts Test, where candidates must knock a bell off the waist of a stationary martial arts instructor.
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1919 Confirmed Structures
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2323 StructureChineseDescriptionTower of Enlightenment通天塔Central tower of Jixia Academy, where the Cloud Silkworm (云蚕) residesMozi ArenaMartial contest venue built by Mozi; used for entrance trials and formal duelsStargazing Platform观星台Astronomical observation facility with Ziwei Hall (紫微厅) and Tianshi Terrace (天市台)
2424 Jixia Academy Students and Faculty
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2626 Several characters have been confirmed as Jixia Academy members in HoKW primary sources:
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2828 Child of the Primal Flow - The player protagonist, a new studentDongfang Yao - Sword-wielding Offensive ResonanceXi Shi - Support ResonanceMeng Ya - Artillery-focused Offensive ResonanceMaster Lu Ban - Mechanical summons Support ResonanceSun Bin - Time-slowing Support ResonanceLeng Chun - S0 original hero, school physician of Jixia AcademyLao Fuzi - Master of the Martial Way
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3030 The Jixia Star Team
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3232  primary text confirms that the player joins an in-world adventuring squad at Jixia Academy called the Jixia Star Team (稷下星之队). The Star Team is a student group that takes on quests and adventures around the academy and the surrounding region. It functions as the narrative hub for the player's social connections and many early questlines.
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3434 Surrounding Regions
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3737 Jixia Academy is surrounded by named regions that form the playable area at S0 launch:
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3939 Chunxi Plain (春溪原, also translated Spring Creek Plain / Springbrook Plains) - student practice areaStargazing Range - mountain region near JixiaDongyunluo Highland (东云落高地) - highland with the Eight Pillar TrialDreaming Word Lakeside (梦语湖畔) - Zhuangzi's dream training ground