is an adaptation of the original storyline from "Qin's Moon".

The weather in August is very hot and dry. Cicadas cling to the trees and sing, their voices rising in waves, like waves and tides, constantly assaulting the senses and making people feel irritable and restless.

In the pond, a frog lay on a lotus leaf, looking lazy and listless.

A warm breeze rustled the weeping willows by the lake, creating ripples on the water.

Some people were casting their lines and waiting quietly by the lake.

Two old men were playing chess in the shade by the roadside, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, with occasional noises emanating from them.

After a quick lunch, Zhou Yan continued his creative journey.

For the past month, he has been thinking about how to connect the various martial arts worlds.

Since it's a martial arts world, there must be some connection.

After reviewing the materials multiple times, Zhou Yan had a general idea in mind, which was "The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon".

It is also the "ultimate secret" in the Qin's Moon anime.

But what exactly is it?

Zhou Yan will not know this until 2025.

Therefore, after reviewing numerous materials, he made a second assumption: the secret treasure of the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions is the elixir of immortality, which is also what the First Emperor has always pursued.

It is said that at the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou imprisoned Ji Chang in Youli. Ji Chang created the Later Heaven Bagua, which brought blessings to future generations.

It was also during this period that Ji Chang glimpsed the secrets of heaven and deduced the formula for the elixir of immortality.

Immortality is to seize the creation of heaven and earth, defy the order of humanity, and is intolerable to the world.

Ji Chang's first thought was to keep this secret in his heart forever, as if it had never existed.

After returning to the Western Zhou Dynasty and experiencing various events, Ji Chang's ideas changed.

This is the life force bestowed upon all living beings by Heaven; he should not make a decision based on a single word.

Therefore, Ji Chang summoned seven people to discuss this matter.

After discussion, everyone decided that the royal family would find skilled craftsmen to create the secret box with mechanisms.

This secret box contains poisonous water. If forcibly disassembled, the poisonous water will rush in instantly, completely dissolving the secret formula inside.

The secret box is shaped like a blue dragon and has seven keyholes. Only by collecting all seven keys can the secret box be opened, hence the name "Blue Dragon Seven Mansions"!

After discussion, the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions were placed in the royal palace for safekeeping, with each of the seven keys assigned to one person to guard them for generations.

These seven people are: the four sages of the early Zhou Dynasty (Duke of Zhou, Taigong Wang (Jiang Shang), Duke Shao Shi, and Taishi Yi), as well as his second brother Guo Zhong, third brother Guo Shu, and the fire master Yu Xiong.

These seven people were either King Wen's sons or brothers, or his close ministers, and were deeply trusted and valued by King Wen.

After King Wen's death, King Wu destroyed the Shang dynasty, unified the country, and established the Zhou dynasty.

King Wu of Zhou used his power to open the box once.

However, he lost all interest after seeing the ingredients needed for the elixir of immortality.

After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed his ministers.

Jiang Ziya took the key to the State of Qi, Guo Zhong took the key to the State of Dong Guo, Guo Shu took the key to the State of Xi Guo, Yu Xiong's great-grandson took the key to the State of Chu, Shao Gong Shi left the key in the State of Yan, and Tai Shi Yi left the key in the State of Zhao.

The Duke of Zhou left the key with the royal family, so the royal family not only has the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions, but also a key.

As history progresses, the global landscape continues to change.

Small countries perish, while large countries grow strong.

The weak eat the strong, the fittest survive.

The world was then in a state of "two kings standing side by side".

In 750 BC, Marquis Wen of Jin killed King Xie of Zhou and obtained the key and the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions mechanism box kept by the Zhou royal family.

Why is this item in the hands of King Xie of Zhou? Because he occupied the former territory of the Zhou dynasty, the item naturally fell into his possession.

With the death of King Xie of Zhou, King Ping of Zhou became the "Son of Zhou" and moved the capital to Luoyang.

The Western Zhou Dynasty fell, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was established.

Like the Duke of Zhou in the early Zhou Dynasty, Marquis Wen of Jin displayed great ambition in supporting the Zhou Dynasty and became a meritorious official in restoring the Zhou Dynasty.

King Ping of Zhou not only did not ask for the key and the Azure Dragon constellation, but also praised his work "The Mandate of Marquis Wen" and bestowed upon Marquis Wen of Jin "a wine vessel of black millet wine; a red bow and a hundred red arrows; a Lu bow and a hundred Lu arrows; and four horses".

The State of Jin grew increasingly powerful, and later it even "borrowed a route to attack Guo," destroying both Eastern and Western Guo. This not only swallowed up the Zhou royal family's eastern and western barriers, but also obtained two keys.

The State of Jin rose to become the strongest state in the world, and Duke Wen of Jin became one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

In 453 BC, the Zhao clan allied with the Han and Wei clans to destroy and divide the state of Jin, with each clan receiving a key, rendering the Jin royal family a mere shell.

The keys are fine, there are three in total, but what if there's only one "secret mechanism box"?

Nobody wants to give in.

After discussion, the three families decided to present it to the Zhou emperor in order to gain legitimacy.

So the three families together presented the Azure Dragon's Seven Mansions to King Weilie of Zhou.

King Weilie of Zhou enfeoffed three families as feudal lords, marking the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the beginning of the Warring States Period.

Besides the State of Jin, other states also underwent changes during this period.

When the Tian family replaced the Qi dynasty, the Qi kingdom fell into the hands of the Tian family.

The Tian family seized the ancestral temple of the Jiang Qi clan and learned some secrets about the "elixir of immortality" from the inscriptions on the temple's stele. As a result, King Wei of Qi and King Xuan of Qi sent people to Penglai to seek the elixir, but to no avail.

King Zhao of Yan also learned of the secret of the "elixir of immortality" and sent people to search for Penglai Island, but they also found nothing.

During this period, the Qin state gradually grew stronger, destroyed the Zhao state, and obtained a key.

Thus, the basic structure of the world was formed.

Each of the states of Qin, Chu, Qi, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei held a key, while the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon were in the hands of the Zhou emperor.

Building upon the accumulated strength of six generations, the Qin state finally unified the world, bringing order to all under heaven.

After obtaining the seven keys, the First Emperor opened the "Azure Dragon Seven Mansions" and discovered its secrets.

Thus, the seed of immortality took root and sprouted in his heart.

The First Emperor not only sought out alchemists to refine elixirs, but also sent people to search for the Penglai Immortal Island, hoping to obtain the elixir of immortality!

Why go to Penglai?

According to the secret recipe, the Nine Yang Flower and Resurrection Grass needed for the elixir are all located in Penglai Immortal Mountain.

Only by finding the Penglai Immortal Mountain can the elixir of immortality be hoped for.

To keep this secret, Qin Shi Huang burned books and buried scholars alive, destroying a large number of related documents and making fewer and fewer people aware of the inside story.

Unfortunately, not only did the First Emperor fail to find the legendary Penglai Island, but he also fell seriously ill due to consuming elixirs and eventually died in Shaqiu.

However, the First Emperor did not come away empty-handed during his years on the throne.

Although he did not create the "elixir of immortality," he did develop another kind of elixir—the Heavenly Light.

After consuming the Heavenly Mango, a person will become incredibly strong, their physical abilities will skyrocket, they will be unaware of pain, and they will act like a madman.

However, once the effects of the drug wear off, the person's body will instantly turn into a skeleton, resulting in a gruesome death.

The First Emperor initially wanted to destroy the Heavenly Mantle, but worried that his descendants might need it someday, so he sealed it away.

After the First Emperor died, the country fell into chaos.

Xiang Yu destroyed the Qin Dynasty and burned down the Epang Palace, burying everything in that great fire.

Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, established the Han Dynasty, and ultimately unified the country.

After finishing the outline of Qin's Moon, Zhou Yan stretched his wrists and neck and gazed into the distance.

When he starts writing later, he will add this line to the text to connect the stories that follow.

It will definitely be longer than the original "Qin's Moon" in terms of length, since a new storyline has been added.

But even if there are many, it won't be too exaggerated; this line isn't the main storyline.

As for what to write for the second part, he has already decided!