In a certain world, on a certain day of a certain year, at a certain moment, twenty-six newborns came into being at the same time.
Some were boys and some were girls; some were healthy and some were frail; some were born into imperial families and some were abandoned in pigpens.
Some babies opened their eyes to see flying swords crisscrossing the sky.
Some babies opened their eyes and could see only the blue sky overhead.
A voice rang out in all their minds at once.
-This continent consists of five countries: Chu, Luo, Qin, Zhao, and Qi.
The Bronze Tripod, held by the divine envoy, represents the highest authority in this world. For several hundred years, no monarch has earned its recognition.
There were no rules, no requirements, and no assistance. The twenty-six newborns could grow only through their own strength. Whatever methods they used, whoever could unite the continent and become sovereign of all under heaven would earn the divine envoy's recognition and receive the Bronze Tripod. That person would be the victor of this Dao-Seeking Assembly and receive the Longevity Immortal Register.
The sole restriction was that cultivation in this world could reach no higher than perfected Golden Core to Initial Infant—in other words, the Wandering the Wilds Initial Realm. Further advancement was impossible.
Having said this, the voice vanished and never appeared in their minds again.
Being able to see blue sky upon opening one's eyes meant there was not a single roof tile overhead for shelter.
In fact, that baby was in a little wooden basin, drifting down a river.
His eyes were somewhat vacant. He wondered whether this was rather too unfair. Some people might have been born with golden keys in their mouths, so why was he about to die?
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