The Mountains and Rivers Ring

If the land is not united, how can the races coexist? I will exhaust every human effort to reach the heavens, and share the splendor of the land with all. Let the myriad races live as one. I will seize the map of mountains and rivers, take up the seal of state, wield the brush of the Spring and Autumn Annals, and command the records of all laws. I will establish the decree that rules the realms, reaching down to the poles and up to the nine heavens. My power will know no bounds, and my divine journey will have no limits. I will unite the land. My brothers' blood-sworn vows will not be shed in vain, and my beloved's love will not be given in vain. I will prove the Dao to repay them. I will offer sacrifices to Heaven and put my will into action...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.