Yunmeng Valley.
Lush mountains rose one after another, the valley was secluded and its forests dense, flourishing trees filled the land, and immortal mists drifted everywhere.
This was Guiguzi's dojo. Though he had originally been from Chu State, he had hidden himself away in Yunmeng Valley many years ago, gaining thorough wisdom and deep insight into the laws of nature and the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.
Guiguzi had lived in seclusion, placing the world upon a chessboard. His disciples had risen to become generals and ministers, and he could be said to have single-handedly driven the divided states of the Warring States Period.
But now, he was all alone!
"In this age of chaos, the Heavenly Secrets are hard to fathom."
"I hope my disciples will find good endings amid the Seven States' struggle for supremacy!"
With four fleshy moles on his forehead forming the sign of Ghost Mansion, Guiguzi stood in a pavilion deep within Yunmeng Valley, dressed in a green Daoist robe. Gazing at the surging clouds, he let out a long sigh.
In this lifetime,
Guiguzi had taken five hundred disciples, but fewer than ten had truly pleased him: Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Shang Yang, Lu Buwei, Bai Qi, and Li Mu.
These eight disciples had manipulated the world's course, each one a brilliant prodigy.
Su Qin united the Six States to resist Qin, while Zhang Yi and Shang Yang became pillars of Qin State. Lu Buwei was still doing business among the states, secretly plotting to invest in Qin.
Bai Qi and Li Mu were renowned alongside Wang Jian and Lian Po as the four great generals of the Warring States Period.
As for how much of that reputation was inflated, one had only to look at the elders who kept