That Year That Cicada That Sword

The towering millennia-old Daoist sect, with its thirty thousand disciples, three thousand students, three hundred True Immortals, thirty Great True Immortals, and the Grand Master, stands at the pinnacle of the world. A vast, century-old imperial family, tens of millions of subjects, a million-strong army, a hundred thousand officials, and over a hundred red-robed ministers—His Majesty the Emperor reigns supreme over this magnificent land. True Immortals roam the realms, spreading the Daoist ancestor's profound teachings. Ministers sit aloft in the imperial court, shepherding the world's inhabitants. The Secret Guards lurk beneath the surface, investigating the world for the Emperor. The Demon-Suppressing Palace, hidden from view, suppresses demons for the Grand Master. ...[Silent Yu] Protagonists: Xu Beiyou, Xiao Zhinan