Tens of thousands of years ago, demons from beyond the worlds invaded the Profound Origin World, shattering it into countless celestial continents.
Heroes rise with the times, and great champions emerge in troubled ages. The Divine Lord Wu Huang sacrificed himself to seal the shattered boundary between worlds, keeping the demons from beyond at bay. Before he died, he swore an oath to Heaven and Earth: As long as the demon race survives, his divine soul will be reborn ten thousand years later, to fight again through a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation!
Later, an admirer composed this short ballad in his honor:
One sword’s song makes Heaven and Earth tremble; one sword’s flash chills the sun and moon.
One saber stroke can sever mountains and rivers; one spear thrust can shatter the firmament.
One gourd swallows all the world’s evils; one flame burns every demon from existence.
Sun, moon, and stars; the realms of gods and demons. The long sword sings, and all ten directions are laid waste!
The saber’s flash is brief, the spear’s gleam is long; vicious demons and evil spirits stain their robes with blood!
