The day Shen Zhao was demoted to a slave, he tore up the dragon-vein map in front of everyone and shouted, "This realm was mine to begin with!" His words shook the court. He had once been the last surviving royal, but now he was a lowly slave anyone could trample underfoot. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, the mighty general entrusted with the imperial military seal, had no idea that the same blood flowed through his veins. Cui Jiuniang secretly set her plans in motion, Zhao Jingyuan stole the dragon vein's fortune, and Wei Wuji vowed to save his master even at the cost of his life. Qinghe's blood, meanwhile, awakened an imperial incantation that had lain dormant for a thousand years. As the mountains and rivers on the map began to move of their own accord, the true battle for the throne was only just beginning.
