In Tianyuan calendar year 8866, the national destiny disappeared for nearly a hundred years. In name, unity is maintained, but in reality it is in turmoil, and the central authority is gone. The powerful ministers at the top are posing as the imperial family (such as the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian who controls the government), while at the bottom there are aristocratic families, sects, and warlords separatizing the ninety-six states, accumulating strength and waiting for opportunities to compete.
