The Seven Essentials of Daily Life

The Dragon Kingdom was wiped out in three consecutive battles of national destiny. Its culture was severed, its ancient books burned, and the yellow sands swallowed three hundred miles of fertile land. With only eleven points of national destiny remaining, the Western nations were already drafting an agreement to divide up the Dragon Kingdom's territory. Lin Chen, the chosen warrior for the fourth battle, entered with nothing but a military entrenching tool, a canteen of water, and a scrap of paper.

Everyone said he was going to his death.

That was until he awakened the Ancient City of Jingjue from the void. Seven everyday objects became seven threads: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea. Each concealed a lost secret realm.

Jingjue, Longling, Worm Valley, Kunlun, the Yellow Skinned One's Tomb, the South Sea Ruins, Nuqing Xiangxi, and Wuxia Coffin Mountain. Eight secret realms, eight gates. Behind each gate stood a guardian from a thousand years ago, along with the very roots of the Dragon Kingdom's erased civilization. The chosen warriors of thirty nations swarmed in, believing that seizing the secret realms would let them divide up the Dragon Kingdom's national destiny. Then they discovered that the bricks and stones of the ancient city could move, the tunnels of the underground maze could shift, and the poisonous mists of Worm Valley recognized their master. Standing atop Kunlun's divine palace and watching the allied forces flee below, Lin Chen said just one thing: "You cannot touch what belongs to the Dragon Kingdom. As long as the gates remain, so does the Dragon Kingdom's soul."