In short.
With the Sun God's downfall, Da Qian entered a period of stable development.
This era was known as "Long River Sunset."
Time passed quickly.
As the Witch Race and Demon Clan developed without restraint,
the Witch-Demon Calamity drew ever closer.
At its root, the Human Race still occupied very little territory.
They had noticed this as well.
As long as no one violated Da Qian's laws, nothing would happen to them.
Rather than expanding their territory, they preferred internal governance and the development of Civilization.
Their territorial expansion mostly came from nearby small races seeking their protection.
Even when others voluntarily offered them land, they would still pick and choose.
They would debate it endlessly, too.
If a place lacked sufficient distinguishing features, they basically would not accept it.
This came as a surprise to many.
Wasn't land good? Wasn't a large population good?
Yet they simply did not want it.
The reason for what followed was also somewhat related to Wenren Sheng.
Because Di Jun had lost his wife.
He truly could not swallow that blow to his pride.
When he had lost his sons before, he could still put on a righteous face and claim it was a lesson for the children.
But now his wife had fallen into someone else's hands.
That was far too humiliating.
To take his wife back, he decided to seek greater power.
That meant attaining the position of a Saint.
Yet he had chosen the wrong path.
Because the way to reclaim his wife was to obey the Heavenly Dao.
To follow the rules.
His wife had committed a crime. If he helped her atone for it, she would naturally be released early.
Not break her out of prison.
He was the Heavenly Emperor himself, yet he had forgotten the