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"Divine Land. The Great Xia Dynasty. The twelfth year of Yongsheng. Gu Jinian transmigrated here, astonished to discover this is a world where immortals and martial arts coexist, ruled by the dynasty. This world has Confucianism, Daoism, martial arts, Buddhism, demons, techniques, and swords. He became the eldest grandson of the first noble, the Duke of the State, of the Great Xia Dynasty, enjoying fine clothes and jade food from childhood, basking in countless affections. Yet Gu Jinian further discovered that the Divine Land speaks of Mandate of Heaven, set every five hundred years; those who obtain the Mandate may step into the legendary Eighth Realm. This Mandate pertains to Confucianism and Daoism, thus everything is lowly except for the exaltation of study. What shocked Gu Jinian most was that his Confucian-Daoist cultivation actually produced terrifying phenomena. When he played chess and placed a piece, golden light blazed, a great dragon appeared, heaven and earth in great harmony, making him a sage of the chessboard. When he composed poetry, an apparition arose: ten li of floral fragrance, a hundred li of auspicious clouds, a thousand li of marvelous sights, making him a poet immortal of ancient and modern