The immortal sects lord it over the Three Realms. Kunlun sets the rules, Heaven is their vassal, and humanity is treated like straw dogs! Di Xin (Zi Shou) stands in the Grand Temple of Chaoge, his fingertips tracing the words “The Human Emperor stands equal to Heaven” carved into the Three Sovereigns’ stone stele. A blaze burns in his eyes. “Qi-refining cultivators from the immortal sects, you dare steal the children of my people and levy taxes on my lands?”
In the Hall of Mirrored Heaven, the Heavenly Emperor (Hao Cang) runs his fingers over the many cracks in the Haotian Mirror, blood-red currents swirling beneath its surface. “The immortal sects have lorded it over the Three Realms for a thousand years. With the Investiture of the Gods underway, it is time to reshuffle the board!”
In the Jade Void Palace of Kunlun, the master of the immortal sects (Xuan Qing), formed from the union of the Three Pure Ones, lets fortune flow between his fingers as he watches the turmoil with a smile. “Two princes fighting over a game? They are merely pieces on My board of the Three Realms.”
Is the Investiture of the Gods a game? Are the immortal sects a calamity? Zi Shou raises his sword, the fortune of the Human Emperor soaring into the heavens. “My realm needs no protection from immortals! Today I slay the immortals, tomorrow I tread upon Heaven, and restore the glory of the Human Emperor!”
Jiang Ziya descends the mountain with the list in hand, Shen Gongbao is beset by misfortune, and the nine-tailed fox slips into Chaoge... The game of the Three Realms has begun. Who is a mere piece, and who will decide the outcome?
(P.S. Di Xin is no tyrant. The Human Emperor stands equal to Heaven, and the story is packed with thrilling reversals from beginning to end!)
Worth five stars, the early tempo is fast and the later stages are exciting