After the All Heavens and myriad worlds had established the "Stone Ridge Great Harmony" order, the bloodshed and carnage that had lasted countless Epochs finally came to a complete end. As the remnants of the old order were uprooted entirely, not a trace of gloom remained across the Chaos Sea. The major realms flourished under the nourishment of the Free Order Law, while Stone Ridge Mountain, the pilgrimage center of all worlds, returned from its former role as a wartime fortress to its original tranquility and peace.
The taut string in the rear had finally loosened completely after countless years. Within Stone Ridge Spirit Academy, ancient trees soared into the sky and spiritual herbs exuded fragrance. The grim, drawn-sword tension of old had vanished, replaced by a long-lost, rich warmth of everyday life. To celebrate this hard-won true peace, the five ladies decided to personally prepare a grand family banquet in the academy.
Having cast aside the halos of Alliance Lord of the All Heavens and supreme Dao Ancestor, Chu Qing changed into an ordinary cloth robe. In this peaceful dusk, he was no longer the peerless powerhouse who commanded the karmic fate of the All Heavens and could reshape the laws of all things with a single thought. He was merely the purest kind of husband, returning to his family and staying beside the ones he loved.
Yet just as this warm family banquet was about to begin, while all worlds were immersed in the joy of peace, a faint ripple suddenly stirred at the edge of the river of time and space. It was a "logical Remnant Soul" hidden deeply away, seeking to revive through the obsessions of the old era. Through a written curse, it attempted one final spiritual counterattack against Stone Ridge Mountain's headquarters from afar: