When Heaven and Earth first began, the clear and turbid qi separated: the clear rose to become Heaven, while the turbid sank to form Earth. In those days, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy surged in abundance, immortal mountains stood everywhere, and Spiritual Veins crisscrossed the land. It was all Innate Origin Qi, incomparably pure and far beyond anything seen today; Great Divine Ability Users came and went like people in a marketplace, their traces covering the wilderness.
It was just as the old saying went: "Golden Immortals are as numerous as stray dogs, while quasi-saints stroll leisurely everywhere."
Yet all living beings remained ignorant, constantly attacking one another amid blood and flames that reached the skies, all to fight for the title of protagonist of Heaven and Earth and the position of overlord over the myriad realms.
First, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans rose together, each occupying one region of the Primordial World and setting off the Primordial War. Then Demon Ancestor Rahu threw the world into chaos, and slaughter swept across the land. On West Kunlun Mountain, Hongjun obtained the Jade Plate of Fortune, inherited Heaven and Earth Destiny, and comprehended the Profound Method of severing the good, evil, and self corpses.
Afterward, Hongjun joined forces with Su Yang, Tianji, and Yuan Huan to wage an earth-shaking battle against Luohu on the Western Frontier of the Primordial World.
That was why Hongjun had been born in accordance with Heaven and Earth Destiny. He had no choice but to follow Heaven's will, prove the Dao, and become a Saint. Once the Saints were established, they acted on Heaven's behalf to govern and enlighten, extending grace to all living beings and shaking the Eight Wastes.
Though Hongjun bore Heaven's Mandate, Luohu insisted on defying Heaven, forcibly walking a dead-end path