Divine Tribulation: Twins

The Heavenly Dao has its laws, and so all things follow an order. Once a being gains awareness, greed takes root. It wants to cultivate like a human, cast off its chains, break through the world's boundaries, and become a god. But what can a mere spirit do? It attaches itself to a human, dreaming of godhood, only to discover that its host is wicked at heart. It is refined and absorbed, surviving only as a lingering fragment of consciousness. It masters an evil art and, just as it is about to ascend, plans to sacrifice all living beings in the world, refine the spirit of the realm, and become an immortal god. But Old Shi, the realm's guardian, stops it. Using a forbidden technique, Old Shi turns his soul into a prison and seals the spirit away.

The spirit of the realm was shattered during the battle, so Old Shi gives his own body to mend it and keep the Great Dao running. Moved by what he has seen, he entrusts a fragment of his soul to the spirits of artifacts and scatters them across the world, gifting them to those destined for great fortune. He hopes that a person of great resolve will gather the fragments upon reaching the summit, repair the spirit of the realm, and use its primordial power to erase the spirit of the laws, restoring the Heavenly Dao to its natural state and protecting the human world!

But the evil spirit is cunning, and a sliver of it escapes. Fearing it will cultivate anew and wreak havoc upon the world, Old Shi embeds fragments filled with light and justice into himself to suppress it, then pursues the spirit. The fragment that absorbs the world's turbid energy cannot be suppressed, so he can only entrust it to another, seeking a virtuous and wise sage who will contain it within their body.

Who could have guessed that more than one person would be chosen by fate, and that cultivating immortality and becoming a god would not be the only lofty pursuit in this world...

Theme: Love takes many forms, and not all of them are romantic.