The mastermind behind it all, the only one who practices the Dao.
In the primordial wilderness, where years had no meaning and Heaven and Earth had only just been formed, chaos was still close at hand. The innate divine beings born from the limitless held dominion over the universe, while demons and monsters ran rampant. The innate gods towered above the clouds, and demons occupied the mountains and rivers. All took pride in their strength, trampling everything underfoot, burning mountains and boiling seas, slaughtering without restraint.
This was the folly of the divine and the savagery of chaos. They wielded the power to command Heaven and Earth, yet regarded all living beings as mere weeds.
These were the darkest years, etched into the souls of all life and stained with the blood of gods and demons.
At the end of the ancient era, the Water God Gonggong struck Mount Buzhou. Tribulation flames descended from the heavens, burning all things, and a divine light was born between Heaven and Earth. He came into this world, and the arrogance of gods and demons kindled a fire in his heart!
“I am not Pangu, and I do not create the world. I am not Fuxi, and I do not command the trigrams.”
“But what I hold dear is the flame passed down by humanity! You innate beings merely had the advantage of an early start! Demons and monsters are merely bullies who prey on the weak! The thrones of gods and demons were built on blood. If they can sit upon them, why can humanity not do the same?”
At a single thought, calamity rose among all living beings!
As the saying goes: when the earth stirs with killing intent, dragons and serpents rise from the land; when Heaven stirs with killing intent, the stars shift from their courses!
