The Bone-Setting Path

In the primordial age, the Creator fashioned all things in the world, wishing for the divine race and all living beings to coexist, and for the gods to dwell alongside all creation. But after the Creator, who maintained the balance of all things, vanished into the void, the order of heaven and earth was shattered. The divine race began to stir in secret, while greed, anger, and delusion, lurking in the darkness, swiftly spread across the mortal realm. The weak were trampled like ants, unable to stand tall. The Great Way collapsed, and darkness laid claim to the light. Little did anyone know that oppression would bring bloodshed, that storms were gathering, and that the ancient floodlands would be stained red for good. Do you still remember the battle that challenged divine authority? The countless bones scattered across the pastures were swept into fine sand by the winds of a thousand years. Do you still remember the great annihilation of the ancient gods? The battle songs rang out beneath the blazing sun, never ceasing. Do you still remember the agony of hope imprisoned upon the throne? The fate of millions was beyond their grasp. Do you still remember the tear-streaked face of the one you loved most? The scarlet-white Jileng flowers of home could not hide the blood-red war banners. “Some relatives may still grieve, while others have already begun to sing. What is there to say of the dead? Their bodies rest among these hills!” The spirits of our forebears linger on the banks of Pengze. Let the next generation of rising rebels fulfill the great work they left unfinished. Will the path of divine authority end here, becoming one brilliant stroke in the ancient floodlands…