As the ages drifted by, Li Fan stood before the Grand Unity Heaven Palace, gazing down upon the myriad phenomena of the Three Realms. A deep light flickered in his eyes.
He raised a hand lightly, as though reaching for the distant chaos, yet also as though gently brushing the dust before him.
"If the prosperity of the Heavenly Realm was the glory of the Innate Era, forged jointly by heavenly gods, earthly deities, the sun, moon, and stars..."
"Then today's Prehistoric Universe is the prosperity of the acquired age."
"All living beings seek survival, seek existence, seek the Dao, seek immortality. Every step is paid for in blood, every step borne by a wish. When billions of thoughts gather into a river, that is the power of Humanity Dao."
As his words fell, the myriad Daos of the Heavenly Realm resonated. The stars revolved according to his will. Nüyi and Yunxiao stood quietly at his side, listening in silence as the Heavenly Emperor spoke of the foundations of the Three Realms.
Li Fan's fingers curled slightly, settling three inches before him.
"And within these three inches lies the Human Realm."
With those words, heaven and earth fell silent.
Within these three inches was neither the flourishing age of the Heavenly Realm nor the perilous chaos far from the Prehistoric Universe, but the true mortal world where Humanity Dao waxed and waned.
It encompassed not only humanity, but also birds and beasts, spirits and demons, mountains and rivers, plants and trees, Earth Immortal wanderers, and every kind of mortal being...
All existences with spirit, heart, thought, and desire lay within these three inches of the Human Realm.
Li Fan's voice reached the ears of the goddesses.
Empress Ziguang sighed softly. "What a fine... Human Realm."
A faint glimmer flashed in