The Xianyu Universe

After the Primordial Investiture of the Gods, the Human Emperor's destiny was severed, and humanity lost the power to keep the gods in check. Unrestrained, the gods' hearts gradually corrupted. The Heavenly Court was weighed down by deep-rooted problems, and the order that had endured for countless ages began to decay. Seizing the opportunity, the Void Demons, who had lain dormant in chaos for eons, emerged. They ensnared minds with illusions and eroded the Dao with obsessions, corrupting the laws of the heavens and the hearts of the gods. A great calamity for the Three Realms quietly descended.

Yang Jian, Sun Wukong, and Nezha had long seen through the damage to the Heavenly Dao and the stagnation of the Heavenly Court. Back then, they defied the laws and challenged Heaven, not as rebels, but as the first to try to mend the heavens and save the Dao. But the time was not yet right, and they were too few to succeed alone. The Heavenly Court suppressed and sealed them away, their deeds were erased, and the Human Emperor's lineage was cut off. The world knew only to worship the gods, unaware that the Heavenly Dao had been damaged.

Millions of years passed in the blink of an eye. The rifts in the void spread, the gods' hearts crumbled, and the Heavenly Court stood on the brink of ruin. The Jade Emperor finally came to his senses, understanding that the old system could not endure. Only by restarting the path of the Dao could the world be saved. He secretly ordered the Three Heroes to surrender their divine titles, seal their powers, and descend to the mortal world.

The three descended to the human realm to seek the surviving descendants of the Human Emperor, reopen the List of Worthies, and promote the way of honoring the worthy. They would gather worthy people from across the land, regardless of whether they were immortal or mortal, use the hearts of humanity to mend the Heavenly Dao, and use mortal flames to cleanse the gods' corruption. Together, they would oppose the Void Demons of chaos and restore order to the Three Realms. Thus began a war to honor the worthy and save the world, sweeping across the realms of humans, gods, and demons.