Arc 18The First Emperor and Beyond
Cangyuan guided the rise of Ying Zheng, whose conquests unified the Nine Provinces and whose merit made him a Saint. As the Saints departed beyond the heavens, Cangyuan began restoring the old powers of the Primordial World and prepared Lu Ya to claim the Sun God seat.
- The Three Families destroyed the Zhi clan, and Wu Qi rose from exile to lead Wei’s army before fleeing to Chu, where his reforms ended with his death and revealed that he was Jiang Shang.
- Jiang Ziya returned to the Chan Sect after True Lord Yu Ding sought his reconciliation, while Qin’s decline and rise drew the attention of the great powers.
- Cangyuan had Styx reincarnate as Bai Qi to protect Qin and Shang Yang, and the returning Heaven Monitoring Department wiped out most of Qin’s hostile nobles.
- Ying Zheng was born in Handan as the Heavenly Mandate Emperor, grew up under Zhao Ji’s care, and later took control of Qin after Lu Buwei tried to dominate the court.
- Ying Zheng led Qin’s campaigns to conquer Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, and Qi, then unified the realm through reforms and became the First Emperor through the Fengshan ceremony.
- Human Dao Merit raised Ying Zheng to the Saint Realm, and he sent Heavenly Dao Merit to the East Sea to sever the Ancestor Dragon’s karma while declaring himself Ying Zheng.
- The Saints departed beyond the heavens, while Ying Zheng and Ancestor Dragon later attained the Hunyuan Great Luo realm and established realms beyond the heavens.
- Cangyuan welcomed Jade Kirin, learned that Shi Qilin’s spirit survived through her, and agreed to retrieve Kirin Cliff so Shi Qilin could seek revival.
- Cangyuan advised Lu Ya to claim the Sun God seat by merging with the Sun Star, and Lu Ya went to the Fusang Divine Tree and began connecting his Primordial Spirit to it.