Earth Immortal Realm.
The land of the Human Clan's Nine Provinces!
After King Ping of Zhou moved the capital east, the Zhou royal house fell into de facto decline. Though it still bore the title of Son of Heaven, warlords rose one after another, and the feudal states fought without end.
This was an age of war.
Though war continuously accumulated baleful energy between Heaven and Earth, it was also the finest catalyst for progress. During this process, the Human Clan saw the emergence of the Hundred Schools of Thought, with countless schools flourishing...
All manner of ideas and inventions developed at a rapid pace!
It continued until Ying Zheng appeared. With six generations of Qin kings passing the torch, the State of Qin finally rose from a small western frontier state into an overlord that dominated the realm. In Ying Zheng's hands, it directly annihilated the Six States, thoroughly ushering in an age of great unification.
Over the centuries of Warring States strife.
The Human Clan had become increasingly divided, and the differences between the various states had grown ever greater. From writing and systems of measurement to currency, ideas, and customs, everything had become increasingly fragmented...
After unifying the realm.
Ying Zheng directly standardized weights and measures, writing, and currency. He even abolished the old enfeoffment system, replacing it with a centrally controlled commandery-and-county system, completely overturning the former order.
He brought the Human Clan together as one whole once more!
Believing his achievements to be comparable to those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Ying Zheng called himself "Emperor." The title of Emperor began with him, and the people also called him the First Emperor...
"In ancient times..."
"Emperor Xuanyuan campaigned against Nine Li, reunifying the originally divided Human Clan and making them revere a single