On a planet.
All things were being nurtured anew, and everything carried an air of primitive wilderness.
This was a planet that had developed remarkably quickly.
Black apes had appeared upon it, leaping through the trees, settling in treehouses, even developing their own language and beginning to cultivate.
They should not have been able to emerge from ignorance so quickly, but saints from ancient Daoist grounds had sent disciples out to enlighten all living beings, allowing this land to regain its vitality at an accelerated pace.
On a vast grassland, beneath the setting sun, the golden light was exceptionally gentle.
Groups of young apes studied reading and writing here. Following their elders' teachings, they began cultivating and receiving enlightenment, forming a small primitive sect.
An elderly ape taught the Dao from above while the students below discussed among themselves.
"Before Heaven and Earth were separated from chaos, life appeared within the murky world. Yi Mang, one of the Primordial Gods and Demons, performed Heaven and Earth Creation, then taught the Dao. He was truly incredible!"
"Yes. He led three thousand demon gods to perform Heaven and Earth Creation, then fell and became part of the universe's laws. It was so great. They neither aged nor died, yet chose to fall for the sake of us later generations. It was only because of the Primordial Gods and Demons that Acquired Lifeforms like us came to exist."
Yi Mang's deeds had almost been buried. The surviving saints who had attained the Dao did not know how to recount the truth of that cruel, dark calamity. They still maintained sufficient reverence for Yi Mang, burying all that was unbearable and leaving behind only the ancient tale that the three thousand demon gods had not slaughtered one another, but had sacrificed themselves for the