Three thousand years ago, a Jade Talisman suddenly appeared on the Dou Qi Continent.
At first, no one paid much attention to this Jade Talisman, which was smaller than a palm. Even when it found its way among the common folk, those who possessed it merely regarded it as a fine piece of jade.
It was not until someone discovered that it was the key to seeking an opportunity to become a Dou Di that this inconspicuous Jade Talisman stirred up towering waves across the long-silent continent.
Schemes, deceit, slaughter... This Jade Talisman passed through the hands of countless people, and one renowned strong individual after another entered the fray. It was only when the Ancient Clans, representing the continent's very peak, became involved that the battle for the jade escalated into a world war that swept across the entire continent. Countless strong individuals perished in the millennium-long war, leaving the Central Continent devastated and its people suffering untold misery.
It was not until the Sword Clan, one of the Nine Ancient Clans, emerged and used the combined power of their clan's sword formation to split the Ancient Jade into nine pieces with a single strike, distributing them among the Nine Ancient Clans, that the thousand-year war finally came to an end.
After that, the top powers of the continent established an unwritten rule to prevent such unrestricted wars from happening again: any Dou Saint of Five-star rank or above was not permitted to act without a direct grudge.
This rule remained in use to this day. Although the major factions all paid it lip service while secretly violating it, they still observed it on the surface.
"So now that Zi Yan has become a Five-star Dou Saint, if she wants to help you before you and the Soul Clan