Across the vast Central Lands, fourteen empires, including Great Qin, Great Han, Beili, Liyang, and Great Ming, stand alongside one another. Seventy-two dynasties, including Dali, Nanzhao, and Western Xia, band together to survive in the cracks. The feudal lords are at war every day, and the people are driven from their homes.
The martial world teems with masters who roam the land with swords in hand. Li Hanyi, the “Snowmoon Sword Immortal,” and Wang Xianzhi, the “Second Under Heaven,” shine like brilliant stars in the sky, each blazing with their own light.
Zhao Ping'an, young master of Dragon Sparrow Manor in Fuzhou City, Great Song, hears that his parents' bodies were lost at sea in the Eastern Ocean. Overcome with grief, he drinks himself into a stupor, then awakens to the wisdom of a former life.
With his family facing disaster, he lies low for three years before emerging transformed. With the help of his golden finger, he founds a newspaper and distributes it across the nations of the Nine Provinces, shaping public opinion and inspiring people to explore overseas, ushering in a great age of seafaring for the Nine Provinces!
What kinds of people and events will the martial heroes, princes, nobles, and other characters encounter around the world?
