As the day arrived when the gates to the nine Primordial Cosmoses opened, tens of thousands of immortals and gods from the Wilds World poured into the depths of the nine Primordial Cosmoses, fighting over the origin positions within them.
The Wild Wasteland rarely settled into peace.
The years flowed like water, always so heedless.
Across the land, the many human tribes had now chosen a new ruler.
The new ruler still came from the Xuanyuan Divine Clan. He was a great-grandson of the Xuanyuan Clan and Zhuanxu's nephew, named Gaoxin. He ruled through the virtue of wood and was honored as Emperor Ku.
This new sovereign of the Human Emperor Palace possessed immense prestige, no less than Zhuanxu's, and was thus deeply supported by the leaders of many human tribes.
Yet as a Human Emperor of wood virtue, Emperor Ku naturally understood the awkward predicament he faced.
There were five directional Heavenly Emperors throughout the heavens—the Azure, Black, White, Yellow, and Red Emperors—corresponding respectively to the innate Five Virtues, each wielding incomparably mighty divine power.
This position differed from that of the Human Emperor and Heavenly Emperor. It practically required no rotation of office, and it was also the ultimate destination sought by all Human Emperors and Heavenly Emperors.
Now, the positions of Azure Emperor, Black Emperor, White Emperor, and Yellow Emperor all had holders. Even if his own Dao achievements reached perfection in the future, this Human Emperor of wood virtue would likely only be able to retire to the Fire Cloud Cave alongside the many human sages, unable to take another step forward onto the great Dao of the Heavenly Emperor.
Yet Emperor Ku had his own plans.
Since entering the Human Emperor Palace, he had made many visits to the Purple Tenuity Imperial Palace and received