A hundred million years ago, the Great Dao of the Other Shore collapsed. The Karma Great Dao was especially affected, and signs of karmic disorder appeared at that time.
When the first calamity erupted, the world fell into chaos. Hua, Lin, Luo, and the other fifty-five Dao Masters had never encountered anything like it, so they gathered at Qionghua Island to discuss how to deal with the calamity.
There was an Undying named Hong Tiangang who cultivated the Karma Great Dao and was deeply trusted. He said to the Dao Masters, "The Other Shore inherited the calamity of Heaven's Realm, and that is why this great disaster has befallen us. When calamity arrives, killing will begin. If we cannot dispel the calamity and restore clarity to karma, even greater disasters will come, until the Other Shore is destroyed."
The fifty-eight Dao Masters were divided into three major factions, led respectively by Hua Shengcheng, Lin Chuanting, and Luo Shizong. Because of various relationships, there were also several smaller forces, making the situation intricate and tangled.
At that time, the Other Shore already governed dozens of universes. The various Dao Masters mobilized the power of the universes, their strength surpassing that of the other universes. Even if they encountered Dao Masters from other universes, they could still kill them.
The Other Shore was in the best period for expansion, yet it encountered such a calamity, leaving all the Dao Masters extremely tense.
Hua, Lin, and Luo then discussed the matter and settled on a plan of mutual slaughter to eliminate the calamity.
Dao Master Hua said, "All living beings on my Other Shore are equal, with no distinction of rank or status. In this calamity, we shall eliminate one another. Those whose skills are inferior shall die, and this will continue until