Beneath the Nine Heavens Annihilation Divine Thunder, the demonic overlord's soul is scattered to the winds,
but his consciousness gathers again inside the frail body of a young Daoist novice.
A dilapidated temple, spiritual energy so thin it inspires despair,
and a seemingly ordinary old Daoist master.
He thinks this is merely a dull age in which the Dao has declined,
until the old Daoist asks him from behind, his voice graver than ever:
“Have you been... using magic outside lately?”