At the dawn of Honghuang, the essence of the sun and moon gave birth to all things, but a cataclysmic battle at the poles turned the world into a lifeless wasteland, wiping out every living being. A god who had slept for ten thousand years suddenly awakens, with only the pain of being separated from his beloved, the Celestial Maiden, remaining in his memories. To find her, he takes hold of a celestial pearl capable of making "a speck of dust into a mountain, a drop of water into a sea," and uses his own remnant soul to reactivate the divine artifact, dormant for ten thousand years.
A faint glow flickers from the celestial pearl. Ten thousand rays of rosy light tear through chaos, and the dead gods, demons, devils, ghosts, and monsters awaken in response: Cangqiong arrives through the clouds astride a Azure Dragon; Kui Lang and Mu Lang roar in the forest; the righteous and wicked energies of Zhong Yi and Zhong Xie clash, sending thunder crashing; the demonic flames of the Black Fox and Vermilion Bird dye the sky red. The Wind God stirs the clouds, the Thunder God beats the heavenly drum, the Demon King leads a formation of demons, and King Yama stands by the banks of the River of Forgetfulness with Granny Meng. All beings of the Three Realms return to the world through the celestial pearl's power, unaware that they are merely pawns in the god's search for love.
As the celestial pearl's power grows, the sealed gates of the Three Realms burst open with a thunderous roar. The god steps across the threshold and gazes upon the Honghuang land, both familiar and strange. His former comrade Cangqiong wears a complicated expression, while his archenemy Chou Haolou bares his fangs. Yet the god's gaze keeps searching through the crowd. When he finally sees, deep within the rosy light
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