(No spoilers)

Because the structure of this book is relatively complex and the writing techniques are used a lot, in order to facilitate readers' understanding and reading, the historical time context and character settings that have appeared in the prologue are first announced. It doesn't contain any spoilers, so feel free to read.

1. Prologue time and context:

Location: Middle-earth (prehistoric as the Divine Law Continent)

Prehistoric times:

Battle of Ragnarok (about thousands of years ago)

Historical eras:

Immortal Dynasty (1st year of the summer calendar to 605 of the summer calendar)

Qilin Dynasty (605 to the present)

Summer time calendar 580 years: Qilin's son Xiang Shaoyan was born.

In the year 605 of the summer calendar: Xiang Shaoyan raised troops.

610 years of the summer calendar: the immortal emperor Lingdi, Xiang Shaoyan established the Qilin Holy Dynasty, set the capital Haotian City, changed its year to the first year of the Qilin calendar, and divided the nobles and meritorious ministers, known as the thirty kings of the world.

In the year 617 of the summer calendar and the 7th year of the Qilin calendar: the Qilin Holy Emperor Xiang Shaoyan collapsed, the temple name Qilin Taizu, and the name Qiyuan. In the same year, the crown prince Xiang Qing succeeded to the throne.

In the year 636 of the summer calendar and the 26th year of the Qilin calendar: Wen Bo Keju Lianzhong Sanyuan, and served as the Privy Council.

The 649th year of the summer calendar and the 39th year of the Qilin calendar: the Qilin Holy Emperor Xiang Qingbang, the temple name Qilin Taizong, and the name Xuan. In the same year, the crown prince Xiang Ying succeeded to the throne.

In the 650th year of the summer calendar and the 40th year of the Qilin calendar, Wen Bo served as the prime minister of the Qilin Holy Dynasty and opened the cabinet. Wen Bo expounded the governance concept of "poisoning the country as a doctor". In the same year, Wen Bo promulgated the "Wen Bo Law" and "Six Policies for Cannibalization", and began to cut the feudal domain on a large scale.

In the 659th year of the summer calendar and the 49th year of the unicorn calendar, the Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, and the Nine Nations Alliance led by Tang Yi, the king of the Tang Kingdom, made a bloody alliance outside Haotian City in Kyoto.

In the spring of 660 years of the summer calendar and the spring of the 50th year of the Qilin calendar, Wen Bo pacified the Tang rebellion, 13 million people of the Tang State were confiscated into lowly status, Tang Yi, the king of the Tang Kingdom, died in battle, and the military advisor Nangong Sheng committed suicide after leaving the "Twenty-three Articles of the Art of War", and Nangong Xiu's whereabouts are unknown.

In the 667th year of the summer calendar and the 57th year of the Qilin calendar, the king of the country, Zheng Yin, married Yuan Bao'er, the daughter of Yuan Ping, the assistant of the cabinet, because of his meritorious contribution to pacifying the Tang Rebellion.

In the 668th year of the summer calendar, the 58th year of the Qilin calendar, the Qilin Holy Emperor Xiang Ying collapsed, the temple name was Gaozong, and the name was Wu. In the same year, Prince Xiang Yue succeeded to the throne. In the winter of the same year, the iron-blooded Prime Minister Wen Bo died suddenly after promulgating the "Weeping Blood Order" about the Lost Wasteland. On the day that the Qilin Holy Emperor Xiang Yue succeeded to the throne, he gave birth to a prince named Zheng Xuanji Chongsheng from the royal concubine Yuan Bao'er.

In the 677th year of the summer calendar and the 67th year of the Qilin calendar, Zheng Yin, the king of the country, and Murong Qing, the king of the Junguo, secretly signed the "Lijun Alliance" in Yucheng, the capital of the Junguo. Zheng Xuan was nine years old and met Murong Qingxue for the first time.

In the 681st year of the summer calendar and the 71st year of the Qilin calendar, the Liyue War broke out, and the black-robed military division of the Yue country Cong Long laid down the cicada chrysalis array, and completely annihilated the 100,000 troops who left the country. In the same year, Shan was convicted and escaped from prison, and his brother Shan Ember and Kurong were re-killed. Zheng Xuan was thirteen years old.

In the 682nd year of the summer calendar and the 72nd year of the Qilin calendar, Zheng Xuan was fourteen years old and led the army to recover Lingyun Pass. In the same year, he left the princess Huji and gave birth to the third prince Zheng Ji.

In the year 689 of the summer calendar, in February of the 79th year of the unicorn calendar, Zheng Xuan was confined in the palace, and Zheng Xuan was not yet twenty-one years old.

In May of the same year, with the help of Yuan Yin, Zheng Xuan fled.

In July of the same year, Zheng Xuan and Shan Ember met in the Yanyun Desert. Murong Qingxue fled.

At the end of August of the same year, Chongsheng, Kurong and Wang Zuo arrived at Haotian City in Kyoto, and Murong Qingxue broke into the palace.

2. The context of the main characters in the prologue (official appearance):

Chongsheng (formerly known as Zheng Xuan): The second prince of the country, the third king of the country, Zheng Yin, and the daughter of Yuan Ping, the assistant head of the Holy Dynasty cabinet, Yuan Bao'er.

Ku Rong (original list of ashes): the first pioneer officer who left the country, the younger brother of the thirty-six gods of the Qilin Holy Dynasty, Yinlong Shan Rong, and the people of the rivers and lakes are called the Red Fire Phoenix.

Yingluo: Born inhuman, a monk of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, and a disciple of the Nanhua Sect.

Murong Qingxue: The eldest princess of Junguo, the daughter of Murong Qing, the king of Jun, and Chongsheng's childhood sweetheart, and Chongsheng have a marriage contract because of the "Lijun Covenant".

Wang Zuo: The people of untouchable nationality are mixed in Junguo Yi City.

Big master: the head of Lianyun Seventy-two Villages, the city lord of Jiegan City, and a mysterious person.

Original seal: Teacher Chongsheng, the late former princess Yuan Bao'er guard, a mysterious person.

Xiang Meng: The deputy owner of Lianyun Seventy-two Village.

Zheng Yin: One of the thirty-six generals of the Qilin Holy Dynasty, the third king of the country, and the father of Chongsheng.

Grey Dog: Wolf child, mysterious man.

Murong Qing: King Jun, known as the first king in the world.

Li Niang: Murong Qingxue's nurse, a mysterious person.

Qingyi: The head of the guards of the Junwang Palace, claiming to be the first master of the Junwang Palace.

Thirteen: The secret guard of the Junwang Palace, the second master of the Junwang Palace.

Autumn painting: Murong Qingxue's personal maid.

Junwang Lingren: Mysterious man.

A young man in Jiegan City: Lianyun Seventy-two Zhai Four Masters, a mysterious person.

Shu Hanzhang: The first thief in the world, the gambler of the four ghosts in the green forest, and the helper of the Hidden Brothers.

Rootless Dao Chang: Know-it-all, author of "Jianghu Spectrum", Taoist Wuliang Mountain Sanqing Guan Guan Master Wu Hate Dao Chang's junior brother.

3. Prologue Middle-earth Army and Political Setting:

Qilin Holy Pilgrimage Domain: Kyoto Haotian City and its surroundings, accounting for about half of the territory of Middle-earth.

There are 12 feudal kingdoms in the world: Liguo, Junguo, Tianguo, Jingguo, Liguo, Qingguo, Yueguo, Liuguo, Chenguo, Zhuguo, Xiguo, and Qiguo.

Borderlands Lost Wastelands: Twenty cities, about three kingdoms.

The thirty-six gods of the Holy Dynasty: Zheng Yin (ranked ninth), Shan Rong (ranked eleventh), and the rest of the characters did not appear.

Fourth, the prologue Jianghu career setting:

Seven sects: Buddha, Taoism, Confucianism, Fang, Mo, Hidden, and Strange.

Seven Sages: Red Leaf Zen Master, No Hate Dao Chief, Qing Xian Layman, Nanhua Zhangjiao, Gong Lose Xiongzhu, Nangong Xiu, Star Picker.

Five major gangs: Sword God Pavilion, Money Gang, Fengyun Alliance, Dragon and Tiger Double Sword Society, and Black Mountain Gate.

The four ghosts of the green forest: the gambling ghost Shu Hanzhang, the water ghost sea and the sky, the drunkard Feng Qiwu, and the poor ghost puppet laugh.

Occupations:

The imperial court is divided into ministers and feudal kings, civil officials and military generals.

The rivers and lakes are divided into martial arts, spells, and abilities:

Martial arts: A person who practices martial arts.

Spells: Dao, Fang.

Ability: Inhuman.