The Three Pure Heavenly Venerables were the first to act, opening three heavenly realms. Primordial Heavenly Venerable forged the Jade Pure Qingwei Heaven, Lingbao Heavenly Venerable opened the Upper Pure Yuyu Heaven, and Moral Heavenly Venerable evolved the Great Pure Dachi Heaven. They presided over the source of the Dao of Heaven and Earth, stabilizing the Great Dao.
Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable followed close behind, opening the Yuanrong Immeasurable Heaven.
The remaining five Ancient Emperors who had once launched the Dark Turmoil respectively opened the Haoyue Golden Steel Heaven, Cangqiu Azure Wood Heaven, Canglan Profound Abyss Heaven, Liyan Burning Dome Heaven, and Thick Earth Mountain-Suppressing Heaven. They oversaw the Great Dao of the Five Elements and stabilized the foundations of heaven and earth.
It was not that these five Ancient Emperors were skilled only in the Great Dao of the Five Elements. On the contrary, all nine peak Human Path powerhouses were versatile cultivators, versed in Yin and Yang, Void, stars, myriad phenomena, and countless other Daos. Very few Ancient Emperors or Heavenly Venerables specialized in a single Great Dao; those who attained profound mastery were invariably among the very best of their kind.
For example, White Tiger Supreme Being's killing prowess had shaken the ages, while the later Great Emperor Void had faced several Forbidden Zone Supreme Beings alone...
Wang Xuan had arranged things this way deliberately.
The Five Elements were the core foundation of all things in heaven and earth, the basis for a world's stability and growth. Their Dao had to be established first, their foundation firmly laid.
Moreover, these five Ancient Emperors bore the sins of the Dark Turmoil. By wielding the origins of the Five Elements, they had to temper their Great Dao day and night, nurture heaven and earth, and cleanse themselves of their murderous