Aoki

In the 372nd year of the Qinglong calendar, spring. Deep in the peach forest outside Aoki City, an old tree scorched by thunder and fire sprouted three new shoots. Seven-year-old Lin Xuan squatted by the stream and asked for the first time the question that he would spend his whole life answering: "Who am I going to be?" On the Xuanhuang Continent, each of the seven countries occupied one side, using mythical beasts to suppress the national destiny, and competing with the Five Elements martial arts. The green dragon governs benevolence, the white tiger governs bravery, the red phoenix doctrine, the Xuan Ming governs wisdom, the Qilin governs harmony, the Lei Ze governs Lie, the Feng Xun governs Yi - each dynasty has its own reasons and its own blind spots. Lin Xuan possesses a rare "all-spirit body" that can contain a variety of attributes of infuriating energy. But the price of this talent is that one's lifespan is halved, the obsession of others is always ringing in the ears, and every choice must face one's own heart. He became a disciple of the Qingmu Sect, but lost his mentor because of his credulity in his treacherous ministers. He raised troops to protect the people, but was ridiculed as a "coward". He slaughtered the city for revenge, but woke up in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood - those who exchange violence with violence will eventually become a dragon. He made a deal with the devil, thinking that a small evil could be exchanged for a great good, but in the end he discovered that the means were impure and the results would be distorted. The war between the Seven Kingdoms has been burning for thirty years. He has lost more battles than he has won, killed more enemies than he has saved, and made more wrong choices than he has made right. But every time he fell, he would return to the scorched tree and ask himself the same question. This is not a story about a hero conquering the world. This is the story of a mortal who, on his way to conquering the world, conquers his own heart inch by inch. The road to inquiry is long and difficult. If you go, it will come, if you go, keep going.