The Mystic Mirror Questions Heaven

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet!

The Violet Firmament, the Ancestor's sacred ground. Legend has it that the Ancestor was formed from the vital essence of Pangu, the Holy Lord.

First there was the One Breath, which later divided into the Three Pure Ones:

Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, and Taishang Laojun. They established three palaces and sacred grounds, giving rise to the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

After the Three Pure Ones came yin and yang and the five elements, giving rise to emptiness, blood, humankind, gods, spirits, calamities, and life and death.

But as time passed, pure energy rose ever higher while turbid energy grew heavier, and Heaven and Earth became distinct. Thus began the first war between Heaven and Earth.

Taishang Laojun upheld the principle of ruling through non-action, leaving behind only the Ancestor's magical treasure, the Profound Mirror, to protect the world.

Alas, water flowed down from Heaven into Earth, connecting the three realms. The human realm could not escape involvement. In the end, Heaven triumphed and Earth was defeated. Heaven sent down the Investiture of the Gods, giving rise to the titles of Celestial Immortals, Worthies, Demons and Heretics, and Common Mortals.

From then on, mortals no longer worshipped the Holy Lord, but instead turned to the Seven Sovereigns: Heaven, Sun, Moon, Yin, Yang, War, and the Four Seasons. They vied to seek immortality and fight demons, while countless immortal sects and sacred grounds endured through the ages.

From high antiquity to the Qin dynasty, imperial rule unified the human realm, putting an end to the chaos under Heaven and vigorously suppressing the ways of divine authority. Just then, the Profound Mirror appeared once more. At that time, the two Western sages, Tathagata and the Ancient Buddha Dipankara, were spreading the way of incense worship in the name of karma, reincarnation, and universal salvation, reaching into the three realms. What fate now awaits them?