Heaven's Prohibition: The Evil Emperor Reborn

Beyond the heavens lies the firmament, and the path of the Celestial Venerable is fate itself.

Fate's power was so great that even Haotian was speechless.

All things were under fate's control.

From then on, the world was divided into the righteous and the wicked:

Righteous vital energy meant the righteous path endured; sinister resentment and malice made the wicked path intractable.

The righteous and wicked paths stood opposed.

Thus the Seven Realms were plagued by endless war, leaving the people in misery and unable to live in peace. All races were in danger.

Haotian saw all the world's races toyed with by fate like playthings, trapped in lives of misery and suffering. The human race, in particular, endured the worst of it! They had practically become fate's puppets, and nearly stood on the brink of extinction.

Seeing this, the Celestial Venerable Haotian sent his primordial spirit beyond the heavens, into the realm known as the Celestial Court, the Peak of the Firmament. Even if he had to Battle Through the Heavens, he swore to eradicate fate and save the world.

At the same time, to prevent fate's wicked path from continuing to poison and harm the living beings of all races, his true body expended the remainder of his Celestial Venerable power to set the "Celestial Venerable Seal" in the world, known as the "Haotian Prohibition." It sealed away most of the world's energy and locked away nine-tenths of humanity's potential in their minds. From then on, humans became weak mortals.

At that moment, fate took the form of the wicked path and struck while he was vulnerable, nearly destroying both his body and spirit. In the end, his true self hid on Penglai Immortal Island, while the last trace of his primordial spirit became righteous vital energy and vanished from the world. From then on, the wicked path ruled the heavens, and resentment filled the skies.