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Seas have shifted and rivers have turned. The flourishing Xuanhan Empire, which once unified the realm for a thousand years, collapsed with a resounding crash. Through centuries of chaotic warfare, ethnic migrations, and the reshaping of rites and laws, the world has finally settled into its current balance: nine distinct nations standing side by side, dividing the realm among themselves. Across the ancient land of Xuanhan, mountains and rivers divide diverse climates and contrasting customs. The nine realms each guard their borders, abide by their own traditions, and weather their own fortunes. Neighboring yet interdependent, they check and challenge one another; here, there is no eternal peace, nor is there any permanent enmity. In the heart of the Central Plains lies the Chenyao Empire, inheritor of ancient orthodoxy. Governed by rigid rites and a patriarchal order, its court is locked in ceaseless factional strife: loyal ministers safeguard the nation, while treacherous officials scheme for their own gain. It is the epicenter of the continent's fiercest power struggles and turbulent court politics. In the mist-shrouded water towns of the south, the matriarchal Qinglan Empire flourishes amid endless gentle rains and peerless elegance. Women wield the reins of state power, and its people cherish poetry, wine, romantic pursuits, and refined gatherings. Here converges every facet of mortal tenderness and tangled romance. Across the vast northern snowplains, the Shuofeng Khanate rules through martial might and gender equality. Its people are candid and fierce, valuing honor above profit and holding uncompromising passions. With warhorses as their backbone and the open wild as their home, they remain forever vigilant and armed for battle, standing as the continent's most iron-blooded military power. Along the western Silk Road's vital passes, the flourishing state of Xiqi anchors its strength in trade. With relaxed social codes and a worldly perspective, its people pursue fortune with pragmatism and versatility; merchant caravans from ten thousand nations gather here, forging the wealthiest, most dazzling spectacle on the continent. Deep in the southern rainforests, the Nanzhao Chieftaincy lies secluded among green mountains and miasmic mists. Its people are pure and unpretentious, living in reverence of nature and close-knit harmony, far removed from the deceitful intrigues of imperial courts, quietly guarding the peace of their wilderness haven. Between the tea mountains and cloud seas of the southeast, the Kingdom of Yunzhao venerates scholarship over martial prowess, pursuing a serene, detached existence. Rites, music, and elegance permeate the entire realm; it neither wages war nor pursues hegemony, asking only for tranquility among its landscapes and leisurely pursuits in verse and prose. Upon the bitter, frozen tundras of the far north, the Kingdom of Xuanlin bides its time in disciplined endurance and iron-fisted rigor. The whole nation reveres the martial path, standing resolute and solitary in an icy wasteland as it conserves its strength, quietly awaiting the turning tides of a troubled world. Where the Central Plains meet the southern waters, the Wuyue League shatters traditional shackles: men and women stand equal, and the martial world roams unhindered. Here, wandering swordsmen travel the rivers and lakes, settling scores with unbridled passion—the freest, most untamed soil across the continent. Across the azure archipelago of the Eastern Sea, the maritime realm of Donglan thrives upon the ocean, gentle and welcoming. Built upon shipping and fishing markets, its people possess open and optimistic hearts, their days and nights keeping pace with the rising and falling tides. The nine realms differ in status, custom, passions, and ties, bound together by fate as diplomacy, marriage alliances, commerce, treaties, conquests, and betrayals play out in turn. The imperial halls know the rising and falling tides of officialdom; the marketplace sees fortunes made and lost; the rivers and lakes harbor vendettas and parting sorrows; and ordinary hearths bear countless joys, griefs, and regrets. In this realm, no destiny is set in stone. An emperor may forfeit a kingdom through folly; a wandering refugee may rise against all odds to seize supreme power. The loyal may be wronged, the petty may strike it lucky, and a thousand paths intertwine through triumph, mediocrity, and regret. The mountains and rivers are laid out, but the chess game has only just begun. The rise and fall of every dynasty, the myriad lives of the people, and the churning tides of the mortal realm—all slowly unfold from this very moment.