Time passed in the blink of an eye. The Great Luo Immortal Realm was peaceful and serene. Having endured the Great Calamity, all treasured the rare tranquility. Now that the Heavenly Court no longer served those who vied for supremacy, its operation helped keep Heaven and Earth in balance.
Under Fuxi's guidance, Heavenly Emperor Haotian continually refined the workings of the Zhou Tian Star Dou, restoring the celestial formations that had fallen out of alignment during the Wu-Demon War. Haotian appointed the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu as the Four Symbols, charged with guarding the stars of Heaven and Earth.
After ten thousand years of development, the human race had grown steadily stronger. Many of its people had left Shouyang Mountain and spread across the world.
Among the humans was a tribe with Lei Ze several dozen li to its west. Thunder God lived in Lei Ze. He had a dragon's body and a human head, and beat his belly like a drum. A woman was born by the waters of Mount Huaxu and was known as Huaxu Shi. She was graceful and kindhearted, with a lovely appearance.
One day, a streak of red light plunged from the sky into Lei Ze. Huaxu happened to see it and was amazed. After turning it over in her mind, she could no longer resist her curiosity. She waited for an opportunity, slipped away unnoticed by her tribespeople, and secretly followed the red light's path.
To Huaxu's surprise, a little way ahead lay a massive footprint, more than a hundred zhang long and nearly thirty zhang wide. Her childish curiosity took hold, and she stepped into it. A sudden change followed: a rainbow shot up from the footprint, a thousand zhang long and seven-colored. Celestial music rang through the air