The Witch-Demon War had left the heavens and earth in ruin.
Afterward, the Vast Primordial World entered a new era.
The Witch and Demon Clans, once masters of heaven and earth, gradually faded into history. As the myriad races vied for supremacy, humanity emerged and came to rule the Primordial World.
The rise of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the eight Human Dao Emperors, raised the Human Dao to unprecedented heights. At times, all eight were even honored as Heavenly Emperors.
History always repeated itself.
After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Yu the Great rose to prominence, swept across the land, and cast the Nine Cauldrons, seeking to make the Human Dao supreme once and for all.
But on that day, heavenly punishment descended. Heavenly Thunder struck down Yu the Great, a mighty ruler of his age, until his soul was utterly destroyed. The eight Human Dao Emperors, including the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, were imprisoned in Fire Cloud Cave. Though they would be worshipped for all eternity, they would never again be allowed to leave.
Soon afterward, Haotian, the Heavenly Emperor, emerged. With the Dao Ancestor's decree and the support of the Cang Clan, he swept across the Primordial World and ascended to the supreme position of the Three Realms.
The Heavenly Court entered its golden age, marking a new phase in the struggle between Heaven and humanity.
At the end of the Xia Dynasty, the Witch people rebelled against Heaven. The peerless Great Witch Xing Tian was beheaded by the Heavenly Emperor beneath Changyang Mountain. Though he remained defiant and fought on without pause, mortal strength could not overcome Heaven's will.
The Xia Dynasty fell, and Yin Shang, a dynasty that worshipped ghosts and gods and revered the Heavenly Dao, took its place. The Heavenly