The way Holy City gets described in the novel and fanfics is, hostile to really talented people or 'calamity' or ' disaster victims', but is that really accurate?
First thing we have to agree is that Mo Fan and part of the Holy City have three points of contention, one Zhan Kong being the Undead Emperor, in Holy City's perspective undead no longer count as human and no matter how noble their actions are now in the future them being on the opposite side as humanity is inevitable.
This is quite frankly true, Zhan Kong himself has great trouble holding back his bloodthirsty side, Netherworld Queen says his decree is against the Undead's nature, even Zhan Kong's grandfather agreed with the mission and Mo Fan himself walked away, Mo Fan normally would have charged there and used Demon Element like when Feng Zhuolong was killed. But equally Michael's actions are not justified.
Yes, the Undead Emperor is in contention to be a Dark King but Humanity's core principle in dealing with Demon tribes was never extermination (unless absolutely necessary) but balance, Undead Emperor and Khufu should have been balanced, instead Michael did what was easy rather than what was right or better.
Second point is Ding Yumian, a disaster victim, the way it's set up Holy City's Heresy Judgement Court should be executing these people as they are supposedly dangerous. But do they? Qin Yu'er was banished to the top of Tianshan, an ice element Holy Land. HJC can't be unaware of what that means right?.
It's essentially a let off (compared to a death sentence) and seems more like a strategy to improve her strength and so on (a bad strategy, maybe). The only reason she was later captured was due to Undead Emperor killing plan. Wu Ku, Salan's underling, when he was spotted around Potala Palace the Heresy Judgement mage said that the mark on Mo Fan interfered with his tracking of Wu Ku (possibly using another mark). If there is a mark on Wu Ku it implies that Wu Ku was once captured and let off?
Ding Yumian is capable of managing herself under Dean Fu's care and by the time her identity is revealed Holy City doesn't have the time or the resources to deal with her.
Mu Ningxue isn't a true disaster victim (wiki says so), but I interpret it as she became one after perfecting her Ice Crystal Bow and unlocking her God's Gift (Forbidden level).
Third and most troublesome is his demon element, it's ruthless, it's strong and extremely connected to the Dark Plane which Holy City hates, and with reason.
The way the planes work is that Magic plane is constantly loosing resources to Dark plane, soul essences Night Amethyst which the Dark King likes and conversely Magic plane should also be plundering the Summoning plane (or at least capable of).
Unlike Zhan Kong's transformation where he and Khufu are contenders to be one of the Dark Plane's Four King's, upon completing the demon element Mo Fan is one outright. Which is good because he is crazy strong and will be at the level of High level Emperor at his peak and can give a hundred years of peace to the magic plane, but after his death will he become a Dark King like Wen Tai, that's probably what worries Michael's faction, I assume.
Also Forbidden Curse and Emperor levels are a secret only revealed at the Super level to grassroots mages or at the advanced levels to those with factions. Sort of explains why the National team thought the Elemental Evil Spirit in Sahara was one of the strongest creatures on the panet.
And Jiang Feng, who nurtured the Flame Belle should be an Elemental Evil Spirit ( i.e. a human possessing a certain element and died or nearly died in an Elemental Holy Land with great emotional fluctuations) rather than a pure Elemental Spirit.
Pseudo Emperor
Low level Emperor
Low - Medium Emperor ( between low and medium)
Medium Emperor
Medium -High Emperor
High Emperor
Plane Dominate? ( 4 Dark Kings)
Another things that I thing should be different is element classification.
Plant is White magic but seems to have Elemental seeds, poison is dark magic but has very good presence (or should) in the magic plane nevertheless. And Light is like also connected to the Divine Plane?
Maybe like this?
Classical/Elemental
Lightning
Light
Fire
Water
Ice
Wind
Earth
Poison
Plant
White Magic
Light (dual nature)
Blessing
Healing
Psychic
Dark magic
Undead
Curse
Shadow
Demon/Devil
Dimensional
Summoning
Space
Chaos
Sound
Magical beasts/monster/undead/totem
Minion
Warrior
Commander
Monarch
Emperor
Small Minion, Minion, Evolving (Advanced) Minion.
Small Warrior, Warrior, Great Warrior, Advanced Warrior.
Sub Commander, Small Commander, Commander, Great Commander, Advancing Commander.
Wc tournament happens every four years. Mo Fan spent a year on the training journey, six months recuperating in Mount Hua, a couple months in Fire institute, six months in Dongting Lake, a bit more than one semester in Freshmen campus and then the trip to imperial capital. One year self study after government offered an extra year for students who survived Bo City.
For mages the titles Primary/ Basic, Mid/Intermediate, High/Advanced will be used concurrently.
Mu Ningxue, at first is mentioned to have a Spirit Seed, but during the Exchange event had a Spirit seed with a domain which is very unusal.
During the World College she has Soul grade one.
When she fought the Mu family it's clearly a Heaven grade one with a Forbidden Domain.
So I can only make it like this, the Ice Crystal Bow is capable of improving her innate talent.
Mage equipment.
Two types by energy, self powered i.e., using magic stones or mage powered meaning powered by the mage using it. The latter has a element restriction. Only mages with specific elements can use the second type.
Common grade represents those used by Primary mages.
Spirit grade is for Mid Tier
Soul grade is High Tier
Heaven grade is Super Tier
All mages (and normal people) can use self powered equipment that are higher themselves, but the second type is not possible. It's like a Primary Mage using a Star Nebula chart, once the energy of the Stardust is spent it's a slippery slope.