The Fifth Idea About the Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Science-Fiction Version of Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth

The theory of the Five Emperors began with the theory of the Five Elements and Five Virtues, but it did not appear from nothing.

Its inspiration came from the ancient emperors, such as Emperor Yan and the Yellow Emperor. Since ancient times, these two emperors had been honored as Emperor Yan and the Yellow Emperor.

One represented fire, illuminating all directions; the other represented earth, embodying profound virtue.

Among the Oracle Bone Script unearthed from Yin Shang, an ancestor called "Yellow" was worshiped with especially grand ceremonies and the highest standards.

Some narrow-minded historians still argue over who this "Yellow" was, claiming he might not have been the Yellow Emperor. I honestly have nothing left to say.

Since ancient times, apart from the Yellow Emperor, I believe no other progenitor could have been represented by the single character "Yellow."

In short, although the current Five Emperors were only formally determined during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods,

during ancient times there were still titles such as the Yellow Emperor, Emperor Yan, and the White Emperor. They simply had not yet been systematized into the Five Emperors, because the theory of the Five Elements was not mature.

As time passed, the theory of the Five Elements became increasingly developed. Thus, the people of the Zhou Dynasty wanted to assemble a group of Five Emperors, selecting the five with the greatest fame and achievements to represent water, wood, metal, fire, and earth.

In ancient times, an emperor was the common ruler of the Chinese people.

But there had certainly been more than five emperors.

In terms of numbers, there were at least ten. The original text of the Classic of Mountains and Seas called them the "various emperors" or "many emperors."

If five absolutely had to be chosen, Emperor Yan