Slay All Gods and Buddhas, Then Reforge the Blue Star

For untold ages, the skies have soared high and the world has known peace. Everyone believes that the pilgrimage to the West brings salvation through Heaven's compassion, and that once the tribulation ends, the four seas will be forever at peace, with immortals and Buddhas prospering together.

But no one knows that this world has long since become a hunting ground where the Heavenly Dao is cultivated like a parasite.

The supposedly impartial Heavenly Dao is actually a false consciousness with no origin or root. It has lain dormant for untold ages, using the incense offerings of the Three Realms' living, the merits of immortals and Buddhas, and the pilgrimage to the West to forge its own foundation. It masquerades as order, maintains the cycle of reincarnation, and deceives all beings, waiting for the day the true scriptures arrive and merit is complete. Then it will drain the world's source, shatter the mountains and rivers of the Three Realms, and turn countless living beings and all the immortals and gods in the heavens into sacrificial offerings for its own transcendence of the Great Dao.

Only the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata have seen through this deadly deception, concealed from the world for untold ages.

After sitting upon the Lingxiao Palace throne for countless ages, ruling the world, restraining himself, and concealing all his tenderness, the Jade Emperor tears away the benevolent mask of an emperor the moment he glimpses the world's end. A chance encounter in Guanghan Palace shatters his Dao heart, as a ten-thousand-year obsession and inner demon break free. He personally severs his illusory attachments, lays them to rest beneath the osmanthus tree, and cuts off every worldly tie. From then on, he is without feeling or desire, with only his own Dao remaining.

To escape their fated deaths, the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata secretly devise a plan to betray Heaven and flee this world, abandoning the living, the Three Realms, and the karma of countless ages. In secret, he selects loyal ministers from the Celestial Court's inner circle and arranges a confidential meeting in the Peach Garden. He abandons all beings bound to the world, including the Dragon Clan, mountain gods, earth gods, and reclusive great powers, taking only the core sparks of life and waiting for the moment when the Heavenly Dao is least vigilant, when they can tear open the world's barrier and flee into chaos.

The innocent Seven Fairies accidentally overhear the secret of Heaven and become sacrificial offerings in the grand scheme. Blood stains the Peach Garden, sealing away the secrets of countless ages.

The golden age is an illusion, peace is a deception, and faith is a massacre