On the Xuan Cang Continent, the Da Chen Dynasty has stood for 370 years. Tensions between the civil officials and military commanders run high, powerful clans monopolize cultivation resources, and imperial authority is in decline.
To balance the civil and military factions, the late emperor bestowed a marriage between Lu Chen, only son of Lu Zheng, the Great General Who Guards the North and Marquis of Jing'an, and Wei Qingyuan, youngest daughter of Wei Yuan, the Grand Tutor and leader of the civil officials. He hoped the union would mend the rift in the imperial court.
Yet just before personally leading an expedition against the northern barbarians, the emperor suddenly died. The seven-year-old crown prince ascended the throne, and the empress dowager took charge of the court. As a regent, Wei Yuan seized control of the government, leaving the civil officials dominant and free to ruthlessly suppress the military.
Meanwhile, an apocalypse lies hidden on the continent. The spiritual essence of heaven and earth is fading at an accelerating rate, the threshold for martial cultivation is rising steeply, and it is becoming harder for high-level martial artists to break through. Only by gaining control of the world's spiritual heart can they break this deadlock. The entire continent stands on the brink of chaos and collapse.
