Ten thousand years ago, the war between gods and demons came to an end, and the Netherworld suddenly collapsed, throwing the balance of yin and yang across the Six Realms into utter chaos. Mingdi Xuanzhao, ruler of the dark order, was caught in an accident during her cultivation and deliberately set up by Quan Yu, the Nine Heavens War Venerable. The Netherworld fell, and she perished, her path to immortality destroyed. The love and hatred of the past turned into blades. With her own hands, Quan Yu used Xuanzhao's life-bound weapon, the Red Soul Whip, to shatter her supreme imperial soul. Fragments of her soul scattered across the Six Realms and were cast into endless cycles of reincarnation. Her memories and divine powers were sealed away, leaving her no more than a mortal ant. After ten lifetimes of torment, a strange event in Wudu unexpectedly awakened a fragment of Xuanzhao's soul. To gather the scattered pieces and restore her complete power, Xuanzhao set out across the Six Realms. She rose against all odds from the mortal world, cutting down obstacles and settling old scores along the way. She selected chosen guardians of destiny, redeemed wicked souls, and slowly restored the crumbling foundations of the Netherworld and brought order back to the chaotic balance of yin and yang across the Six Realms. ...
