In the capital, Wang Xiaoming, once an orphan of Maple Leaf City and now the Great Zhou Emperor Wang Mang, held the Jade Seal high, his eyes filled with resolve.
The Young Master had promised him that as long as he completed this task, Great Zhou would belong to him, Wang Mang!
The Imperial Throne countless people dreamed of, power he had never even dared imagine-at this moment, they were within such easy reach!
Mandated by Heaven, granted longevity and everlasting prosperity.
What those eight characters meant to a hot-blooded young man went without saying!
Power truly could change a person.
Before taking the Jade Seal, he had still been Wang Xiaoming, meek and submissive, calling himself a lowly servant.
But the moment he received the Jade Seal, he became Wang Mang, sighing with false concern, "Whatever am I to do?"
After gaining power and tasting the pleasure of standing above everyone else, he could no longer bear to relinquish the power in his hands.
Without a second thought, Wang Mang had agreed to the request of Young Master Xie Xinzhi, who had left the Imperial Throne unoccupied to pursue becoming an Immortal instead.
As long as I complete this task, all under heaven will belong to my Wang family from this day forward!
Holding the Jade Seal aloft, Wang Mang's eyes brimmed with greed for power.
Suddenly, a figure in blue-green robes surfaced in his mind. Wang Mang remembered the Tyrant who had once struck fear into every orphan. A trace of terror entered his eyes, only to be replaced by greed an instant later.
Meanwhile, Xie Xinzhi sat upright atop a cliff, a wooden table before him and white paper spread across it. When Ling Feng gave the word to act,
Xie Xinzhi, whose essence, qi, and spirit