In the early days of the primordial world, the lectures at the Zixiao Palace have yet to begin, Hongjun has yet to merge with the Dao, the lingering souls of three thousand demons lie hidden in chaos, the Witches and Demons have yet to rise, and humanity is no more than a thread of fate, still unseen in the chaos. Li Xuan, a soul from a later age, is reborn as a cultivator at the foot of Mount Kunlun, transformed from an innate spiritual root and carrying a wisp of the “Origin Purple Qi of the Mystic Sect.” His hazy memories of the “great trends of the primordial world” are his only advantage. He knows that the Heavenly Dao is merciless and the strong rule, yet he refuses to go with the flow. He does not want to become a pawn of Hongjun, get caught in the bloody conflict between the Witches and Demons, or accept humanity becoming food for others. So he follows the Dao of “Mystery” and the way of “Caution,” taking one careful step at a time in the wake of the Dragon-Han Tribulation. He befriends reclusive immortals, studies innate restrictions, seeks fragments of the Great Dao at the edge of chaos, and quietly spreads his teachings in the cracks between the Witches and Demons’ schemes, planting the seed of “self-determination” in humanity. When the bells of the Zixiao Palace ring, when the flames of war between the Witches and Demons engulf the world, and when Hongjun merges with the Dao and establishes a new order, Li Xuan finally leaves his life as a cultivator in a corner of Mount Kunlun behind and carves out a path to proving the Dao through the Mystic Sect, unlike any that came before. It is neither Hongjun’s mystery nor the Heavenly Dao’s, but his own body embracing the myriad Dao, forming a world of its own amid the lingering echoes of creation, free and unfettered in the primordial world.
