(There are quite a few dialogue-heavy sections, mostly to plant and resolve mysteries and fill in background details. Feel free to skip them. This story focuses on scheming and battles, so you can skip any chapters you don’t enjoy.)
In the middle of the fifteenth century, a thousand-year-old empire teeters on the brink of collapse, while undercurrents stir in the Eastern Dynasty. A great and turbulent age is about to begin.
Xiao Li, a transmigrator. The Holy Grail, a sacred relic that should never have appeared here...
One faction after another, each with its own hidden agenda, takes the stage.