In 215 BC, Qin Shihuang was obsessed with the art of immortality and sent Xu Fu eastward to seek immortality. In the deep palace of Xianyang, a more secretive plan quietly unfolded: refining the legendary "Nine Cauldrons of Cinnabar" - a secret medicine that can integrate the emperor's will into the blood and create an eternal dynasty. The story is set in the later years of Qin Shihuang, and through the perspective of four characters, it shows the collapse and rebirth of an empire in the pursuit of eternity. This is not a simple historical romance, but an inquiry about power, memory and civilization: When a dynasty tries to freeze time, how will history regain its own flow?
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How many people paid for the elixir of life, and how many people died at the hands of these emperors. A good monarch will be remembered for eternity even after his death, while a cowardly and mediocre monarch will be infamous for eternity. This is an eternal truth.
How many people paid for the elixir of life, and how many people died at the hands of these emperors. A good monarch will be remembered for eternity even after his death, while a cowardly and mediocre monarch will be infamous for eternity. This is an eternal truth.