Time flew by. Eight years had passed in the blink of an eye since Xiao Ling attained the Dou Di Position within Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and destroyed the Hun Clan, which had plagued the continent for ten thousand years.
Eight years slipped silently across every mountain and river of the Dou Qi Continent. The smoke of war and violent resentment once spread by the Hun Clan's schemes had long since been washed away by time. The entire world had shed its former tension and desolation, bursting forth with unprecedented vitality.
Central Plains, especially, located at the heart of the continent, welcomed an age of peace rarely seen in eternity. Everywhere flourished with prosperity, and the former chaos of countless sects locked in endless conflict was no more.
With no Hun Clan lurking in the shadows to sow discord and stir up bloodshed, the continent's various factions finally put aside their past grudges and barriers. Sects that had once stood at swordpoint could now sit together calmly and discuss the Dao. The clashes and killings once sparked by resources and territory had become dust in history, no longer mentioned by anyone.
The mountains and rivers stood unharmed, and all living beings lived in peace. Eight years had allowed the Dou Qi Continent to completely cast off its dark clouds and enter an age of prosperity unlike any before.
All this peace and prosperity stemmed from Xiao Ling, the newly risen Dou Di. With his supreme cultivation, he held the entire continent in check; with his benevolent heart, he protected countless lives. At last, this world that had suffered so much welcomed a time of true peace.
With the continent entering an age of everlasting peace and no disputes left to trouble him, Xiao Ling devoted more tenderness to