Five hundred years ago, the realm fell into chaos, and the Great Zhou rose above the rest to unite the Central Plains. Five hundred years later, the Great Zhou declined so far that a woman even ascended the throne as emperor. Buddhism spread unchecked throughout the realm, demons ran rampant, and Confucians lived in constant fear, daring to complain only in silence. Beyond the borders, foreign tribes watched hungrily. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the Great Zhou stood on the brink of collapse.
Just then, a human from another space-time quietly descended into the body of a live-in son-in-law. Taoism, dormant for a century, began to emerge in secret. The world, too, was undergoing subtle changes, as if offering its congratulations on his being reborn…
