The Heavenly Dao takes from those with excess and gives to those in need.
In ancient times, the world's cultivation civilization flourished in all its splendor. Whenever a cultivator broke through a realm, they would inevitably draw heavenly punishment and face a lightning tribulation. Some perished in these trials, but the lightning could temper the body, cleanse the soul, and strengthen the self.
After the War of the Gods caused the Heavenly Dao to collapse, the world entered the Age of Declining Magic. From then on, cultivators no longer faced lightning tribulations when breaking through their realms.
Yet cultivation has always involved both opportunity and danger. No longer having to undergo tribulations made it easier for cultivators to break through, but their combat strength was greatly diminished in turn. A cultivator who had undergone a tribulation could crush an untested powerhouse of the same realm.
At this time of great decline in the cultivation world, the prodigy Li Haoran was born alongside a lightning tribulation. Wielding the Sword of Order, he stirred up the winds and clouds in this blood-soaked, chaotic world of cultivation, becoming the Venerable Heavenly Lord of Lightning Punishment...
