"The ruler has lost his throne!"
Gloom hung over the Qi Kingdom.
The once-perfect light of enduring order suddenly dimmed, no longer possessing the might to subdue the world. Waves of grief-stricken weeping could be heard throughout the kingdom.
Jiang Jie was waiting in the Qi capital, [Yingqiu]. Upon hearing of this upheaval, an indescribable dread stirred within him.
King Heng had passed away, and his son Ji Zhen had succeeded him as King Hui.
The Nether Sheep had revived, and the Qiang people had invaded. Thus, the Zhou royal court had been forced to move its capital from Haojing to Luo Settlement, thoroughly exposing its weakness!
This had also led to the fall of the current King of Qi.
Great Qi had been founded alongside Zhou. More than three hundred years had passed, spanning the reigns of two rulers.
The founding ruler had naturally been Duke Martial Accomplishment. Holding the Bing Fire fruit position, he had enjoyed the utmost honor and eminence. He had come from the great Dao of reverent sun, bright day, and his Daoist name had been [Mystic Radiance]. Once a disciple of the First Greater Yang, he had aided Zhou in destroying Yin, ascended as a True Immortal, and departed long ago.
The second ruler had been this King of Qi, named Jiang Hui, the uncle of Lord White Mound, Jiang Jie.
This King of Qi had also cultivated "Bing Fire," attaching it to the "supreme rites" way. Bearing the light of enduring order, he had thereby attained a divine core, allowing him to hold dominion over an entire kingdom.
But now the Son of Heaven of Great Zhou had passed away, and the light of enduring order had dimmed. The King of Qi had suffered the repercussions as well. He had struggled to hold