After the Investiture of the Gods in the Primordial World, the authority over the Six Paths of Reincarnation was greatly weakened, leaving the Underworld completely under Heaven’s control. Empress Houtu lost heart and went into seclusion, leaving the three realms’ netherworld without a leader. As Houtu’s sole holy disciple and ruler of Fengdu, Fengdu sees through the upheaval surrounding the Journey to the West and resolves to overturn the old order with his own hands, restoring the netherworld’s divine might.
