Fifty thousand years ago, the extraterrestrial demon god Mingshun launched a surprise attack. Dao Ancestor Hongjun led the immortals, gods, Buddhas, humans, demons, and other races in resisting him. Bound to the Heavenly Dao, Dao Ancestor Hongjun could not use his full strength without destabilizing this realm, and Mingshun caught him off guard and wounded him. With Hongjun injured, the strongest fighters were utterly suppressed.
Just as Mingshun was about to storm the Great Firmament Heaven, the highest of the Thirty-Six Heavens, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the other Sages pooled their life force into Hongjun. Heavily wounding Mingshun, they finally drove the extraterrestrial demon army back. Hongjun knew they had only repelled the enemy temporarily, and that one day they would return. But nearly all the strongest fighters in this realm had been killed or wounded. The Sages and Lesser Sages had damaged their foundations while joining forces to wound the demon god, and could scarcely recover. With the last of his will, Hongjun merged with the Creation Jade Disc and sealed off the entire realm. He sent the souls of those who had died in battle into reincarnation with the Three Books: the Book of Heaven, the Book of Earth, and the Book of Man. He instructed the Jade Emperor, "You are the ruler of the Three Realms. After this, the remnants of my will will seal off the entire realm. I will send you all into reincarnation with the Three Books. I hope you can rebuild your divine bodies and prepare for the demon gods' return."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hongjun's body slowly dissipated. Along with the Creation Jade Disc, he became a streak of white light and shot into the heavens. At that moment, the Three Books soared skyward, shining gold, white, and black as they gathered the souls of the gods and other beings to send them into reincarnation.
Fifty thousand years later, in the mortal city of Lingyun...
