I’m Just a General, So How Did I Become a Star Deity Who Guards the World?

During the Tianbao era of the Tang Dynasty, nine "world-guarding meridians" exist between heaven and earth, corresponding to the fortunes of the nine provinces and each governed by one of the ancient "Nine Luminaries Star Lords." Should the meridians fall out of balance, catastrophe will follow. Centered on the timeline of Guo Ziyi's life, this novel weaves historical events together with fantastical conflicts across four major stages: "a young man's extraordinary encounter, suppressing the An Lushan Rebellion, becoming too powerful for the emperor's comfort, and attaining the Dao in his later years." It highlights the theme of "receiving Heaven's mandate without becoming arrogant, and bearing great responsibility while remaining true to oneself." Guo Ziyi was born in Zheng County, Huazhou. His father was away on official duties, so he lived at home with his mother. Though clever and eager to learn, he was humiliated because of his family's poverty. One day, while gathering firewood on Mount Zhongnan, he was caught in a rainstorm and fell into a ravine, stumbling by chance into the ruins of the "Temple of the Mountain's Guardian." He touched a fragment of bronze stele engraved with a star chart, a shard of the Primordial Mountain-Guarding Seal, and lost consciousness. A Daoist rescued him, and he later became the Daoist's student. Thus began the remarkable life that lay ahead...