Pangu split open the heavens and earth, and the Three Paths stood together. Hongjun usurped the Heavenly Dao, turning all living beings into pawns.
The protagonist, Daoyan, awakened beneath Mount Buzhou. He bore the origin of Pangu's Yin Lotus, but Hongjun was hunting him, so he could not reveal his true name.
He did not bow to the Sages or sever the Three Corpses. He cultivated only his own heart, using the Dao Yan Scripture to deduce the secrets of heaven in reverse.
A great calamity was approaching. Humanity was lowly, the Earthly Dao was suppressed, and the Heavenly Dao was clouded.
He worked from behind the scenes, sowing the sparks of hope, helping Houtu create the cycle of reincarnation and inciting Di Xin to set fire to the Deer Terrace.
Karma was a chain, and every step came at a heavy price. He would reincarnate for a hundred years, then sleep for a thousand.
When the Myriad Immortals Formation was raised and the Investiture of the Gods was settled, he would finally face Hongjun, awaken his Benevolent Corpse, and wage war against the Heavenly Dao.
This battle was not to become a Sage, but to win a day of self-determination for all the beings of the Primordial World.
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