Long ago, perhaps even before time immemorial, a man descended upon this place and taught the people. When a catastrophe threatened to wipe them out, he led them in battle. The bloodshed in the depths of space was thicker than the air. He grieved, he raged, and he defied the heavens, proving his Dao and becoming an emperor. He slaughtered the cruel invaders until not one remained. When the war ended, he left in search of an even greater and nobler truth, leaving behind only a wisp of divine consciousness, divided off by chance.
As the years passed, some unknown calamity caused the eras to change, and all that was ancient became legend. The world grew hazy. He awoke, accompanied by the mortal realm every person longed for. His name was Tian Chen, the emperor's divine consciousness. He cultivated, climbed ever higher, and wandered the world, all to grow stronger, live up to his identity as the emperor's divine consciousness, and uncover the truth of what happened back then. Little did he know that one conspiracy after another was unfolding, and he too would be drawn into an ancient game of chess. Countless years later, another person appeared on Earth...