Capítulo 1176: Chapter 472 Severing Ties

Time flies, in the blink of an eye, four decades have passed.

Since Great Chu unified the Central State, with the Shenwu Emperor on the throne, and the Holy Emperor ruling the world, no one dared to harbor dissenting thoughts. The world was stable and thus entered a golden age.

Under the emperor's governance, the common people lived peacefully, merchants and travelers prospered, and scholarly pursuits flourished. The ailments brought by thousands of years of warfare were resolved during this period.

The custom of competing for martial prowess in the civilian world gradually dissipated.

The once-common phenomenon of martial artists defying the law was curtailed by the stern crackdown from the imperial government, becoming increasingly rare.

Major factions of Jianghu and the martial arts heroes slowly disappeared from view.