As the long years passed, three eras went by.
Across heaven and earth, the saints and Hunyuan Grand Unity cultivators made endless subtle moves. The Humanity Dao calamity of the Middle Ages had come to an end, and the Heavenly Dao calamity of the Recent Ages had settled into dust. In this age of declining Dharma, it was time for the Earthly Dao calamity.
Now, the Five Directional Heavenly Emperors each occupied their proper posts and governed the Heavenly Realm.
Yet recently, a piece of gossip suddenly spread: "The Earth Immortal Realm will open. The Five Emperors will govern heaven, earth immortals will govern the land, and Lady Houtu will preside over it."
The moment this news emerged, it swept through the entire Primordial World. Every great power in the Prehistoric Universe was shaken.
Zhunti and Jieyin reacted most strongly. Disaster! A colossal disaster! Earth immortals governing the land? Would that not become an obstacle on the path to the West's rise?
Humans had human calamities, and immortals had immortal calamities.
The Mystic Sect possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure to suppress the Immortal Dao's fortune, yet it still had to endure the Divine Investiture Calamity and settle Humanity Dao karma.
The rise of the human race had required the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Now that the Earth Immortal Realm was about to open, it was merely the beginning of a minor Earthly Dao calamity.
Within the Jade Emperor Hall, Haotian froze when he heard the gossip, then burst into laughter. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Yet the rumor likely did not arise from nothing.
Haotian's expression shifted constantly. This was trouble. Once the Earth Immortal Realm opened, would his Great Emperor Authority not shrink again?
It was hard, truly hard!
But who would dare defy the Heavenly Emperor's will? This