In ancient times, someone on the Lingyuan Continent cultivated all the way to the Spirit God realm and sought to break through the Heavenly Dao's barrier and ascend to the upper realm. Heaven was enraged and unleashed a world-ending divine punishment, shattering the path of spiritual cultivation. From then on, no one could break through the Spirit Emperor realm.
What the world did not know was this: that day, a Spirit God named Xuanyuan Jue sacrificed his own divine soul to leave humanity one last chance at survival.