The Dao Begins

A thousand years ago, the Immortal-Demon War ended in victory for Daoism, but at a terrible cost. All the old and new gods perished, and the Third and Fourth Jade Emperors also died in the war. Now, Daoism has only 21 ancient gods left. Though few in number, they are incredibly powerful, and every one of them has reached the Saintly Realm. As one of the original Three Pure Ones of Daoism and the sole disciple of the Heavenly Worthy of the Way and Its Virtue, it is my duty to revive Daoism.

A note from Zhao Li: Everything here is based on mythological stories, not on commentary books about Daoism, since those were written later and differ greatly from the myths. Half of this is my own worldview, and half is Daoist mythology.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.