Le Daozhen

Heaven is dark, and Earth is yellow.

In the Great Wilderness, a naked man struggles to crawl out of a crack in the ground.

"How dare you, you whelp, presume to speak of the Heavenly Way!"

An angry shout rings out from above him.

The man in the fissure lifts his head and looks around. With a disdainful chuckle, he mutters to himself, "So all seven saints are here now. Good, very good. If I kill you, perhaps this world will finally change."

As his words fall, the man slowly rises to his feet.

With every movement, the boundless Great Wilderness changes along with him.

Beacon fires rain down from the shadowy sky, endless and unceasing.

The dark yellow earth gradually splits open, lava spilling out in every direction.

The gale takes on physical form, filling the chaotic world around him.

The Great Wilderness has perished. The Primordial World shall rise.

In midair, the pupils of the seven saints contract as they stare fixedly at the figure surrounded by them.

He parts his lips ever so slightly.

"Heaven and Earth have no heart. The evil spirits guard the Way!"