Yuan Cang, the Dao Ancestor

With only a few Kalpas left before Jian Chen and Huan Jin's hundred-Kalpa imprisonment ended, thunder suddenly exploded across heaven and earth, shaking every corner of the Vast Universe Great World.

An ancient voice slowly rang out from the Deep Void, its words becoming ten thousand lines of golden script suspended above the Nine Heavens:

At the universe's dawn, one Saint Venerable arose; Yuan Cang established the Dao and set heaven and earth in place.

Twelve sacred heavens forged his Dao Fruit; the Myriad Laws returned to their source and formed his sacred foundation.

Primordial Violet Qi wound around him; a mysterious light of Chaos covered the nine reaches.

Soon he would ascend to Primordial Taiji; one thought could cross the heavens and quell all dust!

As the verse ended, a terrifying aura swept across the entire Vast Universe Great World.

It was the pressure of one who had fused with the World Origin and condensed the ultimate Dao of twelve sacred heavens. It felt as though heaven and earth had overturned and the Great Dao had descended. Throughout the universe, from Immortal Kings and Emperor Venerables to the lowliest mortals, all fell prostrate against their will, their souls trembling. Not one dared raise their head.

An unseen force drew every living being's gaze toward the center of Huan Yu World. They looked on in terror and reverence.

There stood an ancient divine mountain, hidden within violet Chaos qi.

At its summit, violet qi suddenly surged like waves rolling across the Nine Heavens. A pillar of mysterious light shot upward, piercing the Sky Dome of the universe.

A figure stepped slowly from the heart of the violet qi. His robes were tinged with Chaos's clear radiance, and twelve sacred halos revolved around him in layers. Each bore Dao Patterns from