Reforging Heaven and Earth: With My Heart, I Set the Seasons

The Questions of Heaven, by Qu Yuan: "Heaven's mandate turns against us. What punishment, what blessing?"

Xunzi's Discourse on Heaven: "Rather than praise Heaven, why not master its mandate and put it to use?"

Li Zhao arrived in this magnificent and tumultuous age.

The current of history took a bend here, then surged onward toward another unknown destination.

He must have transmigrated the wrong way. Otherwise, how could any of this be explained?

The sage of the Eastern Sea spoke with Heaven's authority. At a single word, waves surged across the four seas, yet he still died in frustration.

The sage of Luoyi was surrounded by three thousand zhang of purple qi, yet still could not transcend the mortal world.

The historian's brush was like a blade, judging fate and determining the course of events, but in the end it could not connect past and present.

Grand banners blazed, armored soldiers marched in force, and long spears swept through the air as mountains crumbled.

This was the best of times: a hundred schools contended, and countless stars shone. The world was a chessboard, the states were swords, and the curtain of the age slowly rose.

This was the worst of times: dragons and serpents rose from the land, Heaven stirred with murderous intent, and war erupted everywhere. The people were driven from their homes. Blood stained the robes of generals, ministers, and kings, and dyed the whole world red.

Li Zhao walked alone through this age, seeking his own future and the future of the world.

With my heart, I will recast Heaven's mandate. With my blood, I will remake the world.

This book is also known as The Spring and Autumn Annals in Mythic Form, among other titles.